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On 1-Aug-06, at 10:01 AM, Todd Pafford wrote:
> I've considered (when I win the lottery) picking up a Godin Multiac.
> Nylon strings full classical scale & neck width, but built to be
> plugged in with minimal accoustic projection. Dreamy. Maybe I'll
> sell off some of my old gear.
Played one in Halifax at a festival recently. VERY very nice. Like
playing butter after so many years of steel strings. And it sounded
very good. Don't know if it could ever replace the thunder and growl
of quality steel strings, though.
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> Todd
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> On 8/1/06, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com > wrote:
>>
>> Awesome, Krispen! I'm really excited to hear what you do with it.
>>
>> What I like about messing with the nylon-string, besides the
>> contrast of
>> the rich tone, is the fingerstyle possibilities. It's possible to play
>> fingerstyle on electrics or steel-strings, of course, but to really
>> dig in
>> without destroying your nails you need one of these. And I haven't
>> heard
>> many people really going in an experimental direction with one. Though
>> there's Dominic Frasca (who I found out about here), who I hear uses a
>> laptop for his effects, and does amazing things on nylon-string.
>>
>> Someday I hope we can play together, I'll bring my four-track, you
>> bring
>> your laptop and we'll have a super-lo/super-hi-fi nylon-string
>> duet...!
>>
>>
>> Daryl Shawn
>> www.swanwelder.com
>>
>>
>> I just bought a new Taylor Nylon string today, oh my....why I didn't
>> I buy a
>> nylon strong years ago baffles me, even when I had a traditional
>> classical
>> guitar sitting in my corner for years and years. This may very well
>> be my
>> main guitar now for looping. These Taylor's are really interesting
>> guitars,
>> because even though they are often shunned by traditional classical
>> guitarists and even some acoustic jazz players (based on some reviews
>> I
>> read) as sounding very flat and sterile unamplified (which I agree is
>> partly
>> true), they sound tremendous through the electronic pickup system. I
>> believe these guitars were designed to be played amplified, not
>> "unplugged".
>> In fact, my inexpensive Yamaha classical guitar sounds better
>> unplugged...but that is not the point here.
>>
>> I bought the NS32-CE, which is the entry level model for Taylor nylon
>> strings....after weighing the options I got with higher models, and
>> the fact
>> that the neck and fretboard (playability) is basically the same on
>> all the
>> models, I went this route because I prefer a simple guitar, rather
>> than one
>> with exotic woods and all the other bells and whistles. This guitar
>> is
>> basically the sibling of my Taylor steel string electric, the 310 CE.
>> They
>> look very similar.
>>
>> http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/model.aspx?model=NS32-CE
>>
>> What I like most about the nylon string and what I like to do
>> looping-wise
>> is that the tone of the nylon string sounds very traditional and
>> authentic
>> (maybe because I was trained on the classical guitar and it is often
>> considered the instrument for academic study), yet I am placing this
>> in
>> juxtaposition with some serious tone mangling and experimental
>> effects. I
>> just love the contrast of these two extremes. It would be analogous to
>> placing a microphone on a grand piano and running it through a bunch
>> of
>> insane soft synths. You have this beautiful and warm bell-like tone
>> of a
>> nylon string guitar, but driving the most wild and bizarre VST
>> effects. It
>> really is a wonderful thing. The tone of the guitar can be so soft
>> and warm,
>> yet the effects it triggers can take a whole new course of action and
>> life
>> of their own.
>>
>> I hope to bring this to Y2K6, unless I think I might not be able to
>> get it
>> on the plane safely. I had no problems last year.
>>
>> Kris
>>
>>
>>
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