what is the difference??

Question

What is difference between a classical guitar and a acustic guitar and which one is usually cheaper??

Answer 1

A classical guitar is made of different woods, sometimes the more expensive woods, and have different finishes, also the neck is flatter and wider and you use nylon strings instead of metal. Some of them have different insides like lattice work done according to the luthiers style. Your concert classical guitarist use these. Some people like to use them like you would an acoustic, they like the sound better for playing finger style. As for price, my niece just got one for $150.00 a Yamaha, great starter guitar, of course you have to play a lot of them to find the one that fits your likes, comfort, sound etc. I have an old classical guitar (Yamaha) that I got about 35 years ago and it still has the sweet sound that it had when I first got it, strangely it was like a fine wine it got better with age. You could also get an acoustic for about the same price, they come in all different price ranges. The acoustic guitar uses metal strings and has a much different sound. Try them both out and see which one that you like better, no one can tell that but you, the finger board may be a little to much so make sure that you see if that's for you, the acoustic has a much narrower neck. Everything depends on what your interested in if you want to just play classical music then go for that, otherwise I'd go for the acoustic especially in strumming, I don't like classical guitars for strumming using a pick. Listen to the music of Liona Boyd on youtube to hear what classical guitar sounds like at it's best.

Answer 2

Good acoustic classical guitars are usually made with red cedar for the tops and mahogany or rosewood for the backs and sides. The top of the line, which are many by name, can run $50,000, such as a Ramirez might cost. The fretboards on classical guitars, and on some folk guitars, are wider than the average acoustic.

The other acoustic guitars, a lot less inexpensive, range from $250 to $5,000, depending on types of wood used and how delicate it is made with whatever embellishments a client may want. These types of acoustics--both folk guitars having nylon strings, and regular six-string guitars having steel strings, are usually made having spruce for its top and mahogony or rosewood for backs and sides. The fretboards often come in rosewood, but some, such as Martins, have ebony fretboards.

In my days of early guitar playing the most inexpensive guitars around were Kays and Stellas, outfitted with Black Diamond strings. Now there are as many models of guitars as there are automobile models.

Answer 3

Classical guitar is a style of playing and playing different types of music. Ever heard of Segovia? Listen to a few extraits.

I don't know but I believe classical guitar is built quite differently from the placticized popular guitar. It is made of wood. The sound of the instrument is very different from rock guitars.

Listen to the Rodriguiz Concerto for Guitar to get a good interpretation of this sound.

Answer 4

Classical? Weird . . . I've never heard that before! Well, I play acoustic and depending on what brand you get they aren't that expensive. I actually won my first guitar at the boardwalk for a matter of quarters! You can probably go to Wal-Mart or something and get an acoustic for less that $50. Be warned, it won't be that great of quality but it will be nice to start out on.

Answer 5

Classical is a style of playing a guitar. There eletric guitars and accustic guitars. Electric menaing amplified and accustic meaning not amplified.