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Which is better?

by Ris

Hi,

My mum recently gave me a classical guitar and actually, I want an acoustic guitar. I haven't learned the guitar yet and the reason why I want to cause' I like the sound of the guitar made when being played in those pop songs. So I was just wondering if an acoustic is better for those pop songs and is the classical guitar okay to be strummed to play those pop songs? Does it make a lot of difference?

Thanks.

Hi Ris,

The main difference is the nylon strings of a classical guitar versus the metallic strings of an acoustic guitar.


The nylon strings give a different sound, timbre and feel altogether and are more suitable for plucking rather than just strumming but both do sound good on a classical. The nylon strings are a lot "easier" on the tips of your fingers when just beginning too.

The acoustic guitar can also be plucked but is probably better as a strumming and accompanying instrument whereas the classical is often a solo instrument. The metal strings of the acoustic are very "bright" and can "cut through" other instruments and be heard.

The style of the acoustic and classical are often quite different with some similarities. They're more like cousins rather than brother or sister, if you know what I mean :))

I hope this short description was of help.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.