The typical nylon string guitar is not any louder than the typical steel string; in fact the opposite is usually true.You don't need an amplifier to hear the sound properly and they are often available at a lower price than electric guitars.
That's a great story! I don't think ukulele players are quite that snobbish!I have a friend who lives and breaths classical guitar and when I retired he got me interested in playing the guitar. But I had no idea. I hung out for a week at the bar with him and his classical guitar friends and they talked classical guitar. They were always walking around with their guitars in cases, so my wife had this old Sears and Robuck steel string dreadnought guitar and I dug it out. I showed up at the bar with that thing and I kid you not, I thought that they were going to take me out in the alley, blindfold me, put me up a against the wall, shoot me, and call it justifiable homicide. They did not want to even be in the same bar as that Sears and Robuck guitar. So then I was a bit embarrassed and went looking for a righteous classical guitar. About that same time a series of events resulted in me buying a ukulele instead. That ended my soiree into the world of classical guitar.
I have a friend who lives and breaths classical guitar and when I retired he got me interested in playing the guitar. But I had no idea. I hung out for a week at the bar with him and his classical guitar friends and they talked classical guitar. They were always walking around with their guitars in cases, so my wife had this old Sears and Robuck steel string dreadnought guitar and I dug it out. I showed up at the bar with that thing and I kid you not, I thought that they were going to take me out in the alley, blindfold me, put me up a against the wall, shoot me, and call it justifiable homicide. They did not want to even be in the same bar as that Sears and Robuck guitar. So then I was a bit embarrassed and went looking for a righteous classical guitar. About that same time a series of events resulted in me buying a ukulele instead. That ended my soiree into the world of classical guitar.
I do play guitar now but I just find classical guitar unapealing. I have two ukuleles and two guitars. That keeps me busy enough.Rllink said:
But why choose one or the other?
I have classical, classical with built in reverb etc., flamenco, Baroque replica, 150 years old parlour, 12 string steel, western steel dreadnought, western steel parlor, 5 string banjo, several mandolins, banjolin, electrical Les Paul, 8 ukuleles, 3 Guitaleles, mandola, Octave mandolin.
I can't/don't play them all but if I feel so inclined, the opportunity is there.
I've run into a few snobbish ukulele players. I don't think they are immune to it.That's a great story! I don't think ukulele players are quite that snobbish!
I didn't realize that!I've run into a few snobbish ukulele players. I don't think they are immune to it.
Is there a vaccine for snobbishness?
I think they are few and far between. I think that there are a lot of good people who play the ukulele, but playing the ukulele does not make a person good. Of course, that goes for just about every group of people you run into.I didn't realize that!
I hope I'm not a snob....I have chosen to pretty much not be involved with TBUS anymore except I am still the official greeter of new members, and have agreed to teach beginners for them again this year.
I have not been to a club function in months....and I'm not a recruiter now....
Is there a vaccine for snobbishness?
TBUS?I didn't realize that!
I hope I'm not a snob....I have chosen to pretty much not be involved with TBUS anymore except I am still the official greeter of new members, and have agreed to teach beginners for them again this year.
I have not been to a club function in months....and I'm not a recruiter now....
Is there a vaccine for snobbishness?
TBUS?I didn't realize that!
I hope I'm not a snob....I have chosen to pretty much not be involved with TBUS anymore except I am still the official greeter of new members, and have agreed to teach beginners for them again this year.
I have not been to a club function in months....and I'm not a recruiter now....
Is there a vaccine for snobbishness?
Tampa Bay Ukulele Society.TBUS?
"Nylon strings" is the generic term for the strings used on classical type guitars, they can be made from nylon, fluorocarbon, etc. Prior to the development of plastics, they were traditionally made from animal intestines.Speaking of classical guitars, what's up with the strings? I've always heard them referred to as "nylon strings" but I've seen a lot of classical guitars lately with wound bass strings. Is that a matter of personal preference for the guitarist or has string technology evolved now that they're better?