Re: neck width of classical guitar vs. steel strung guitar
Learnwell expounded in news:1c0fb2ca-268f-40b3-8464-
8ba3c419c32c@z16g2000prn.googlegroups.com:
>> You refuse a student on the basis of "tone"?
>
> That was one of several things, but yes, tone is crucial and needs to
> be developed from the beginning from a technical standpoint.
>
> If tone is not important then why do electric guitarists spend all
> that money on certain amps, pedals, modifications, pickups, etc?
> You've got only two things for tone on a classical guitar: the guitar
> and your hands. Nothing worse than a guitarist with bad tone.
Don't forget we are speaking of "beginning levels" of
guitar education. I don't disagree on the later levels
of development.
The beginner is busy learning so many other things,
including reading standard notation that tone
is probably the least of his worries!
Snark.
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