Wide Awake
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Playing nylon string guitars with your fingers, do you use your fingernails, flesh, or a combination of both ? I'm thinking about buying one and it looks like gear lust has struck again. I do play steel-string acoustic but I use a pick 90 % of the time. I keep my fingernails short and they aren't very strong. Any advice you can give me would be great.
I found what I think is the most amazing instrument. I tried out almost every one in town at any price range and I stumbled upon a Yamaha that just sounds incredible.....and it's freakin' beautiful. I think it's got a spruce top but I'm not positive. It just has a very Spanish sound and it is very expressive. It's amazing how some instruments make you come up with songs right on the spot and some don't, and this is the one that made me want to play it for hours. I'm probably going to buy it on Monday. I'm not sure if I will end up writing with it and doing a lot of recording with it, but even if I just play it on my couch it's worth it. I feel the same way with my acoustic.....I don't record with it as much as my electrics but in many ways it's more satisfying to play.
I found what I think is the most amazing instrument. I tried out almost every one in town at any price range and I stumbled upon a Yamaha that just sounds incredible.....and it's freakin' beautiful. I think it's got a spruce top but I'm not positive. It just has a very Spanish sound and it is very expressive. It's amazing how some instruments make you come up with songs right on the spot and some don't, and this is the one that made me want to play it for hours. I'm probably going to buy it on Monday. I'm not sure if I will end up writing with it and doing a lot of recording with it, but even if I just play it on my couch it's worth it. I feel the same way with my acoustic.....I don't record with it as much as my electrics but in many ways it's more satisfying to play.