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Doesn't have to be the Yamaha Silent Guitar, I have never played the Donner so I can not speak to how it will work with pedals, ect... Thanks for watching!

Great question!! I don’t use a the Bose Tonematch mixer, I just roll some of the bass off on the guitar. I like the piezo/mic mix at about 2 o’clock . If there is a classical guitar setting on the Tonemix, I’d start there and adjust to taste. Good luck!

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I have never played a Godin nylon string guitar. Many famous players do. In terms of which is “more quiet” and portable, probably the Yamaha. I have seen videos showcasing the sound of both and they sound very similar. Keisel guitars makes the NS-1 and Sadowski makes an electric nylon if you want to go the custom route. Good luck!!

Sounds like you had a negative experience and that can happen with any instrument brand. I hope you found something that works for you! Thanks for watching.

You might want to try! I have strung steel string guitars with nylon strings and it works - low cost experiment! Good luck!

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Thanks for watching and Commenting! I have never been a fan of heavy (weight) guitars! The Les Paul is heavy - 8-10 pounds or so - about the same as my Schecter ( 8ish pounds) which I bought while my Parker (4 pounds) was getting frankensteined! The Yamaha Silent Guitar is around 4 pounds as well. Very light, easy on the shoulder. But you should get a guitar that is going to give you the most music options - if you like playing rock and blues styles - get the Les Paul, but if you want to play classical finger style music - then the Yamaha is the way to go. Hope this helps.

Excellent question - I have never played the Cordoba or the Ibanez models, so I can't speak to how they feel, react to pedals, or loud amplification. Since you are a beginner, any of these models will be long term guitars for you. I think the only draw back to these instruments is you need amplification (except for the headphone jack on the Yamaha!) - good acoustic guitar amplification for classical guitar is harder to get - I guess 15watt Fender Acoustisonic might be an inexpensive way to go but I don't like the sound of Acoustic guitar amplifiers which is why I use the Bose S1 Pro. Before the Bose - I used a mixer and self-powered studio monitors!!! Good Luck!

Great question! I think to find out, all you need to do is put a set of normal tension nylon strings on it. People might look at you funny but I've certainly strung nylon strings on a steel string acoustic. Since this works with Piezo pickups - it "should" work but if it doesn't you didn't have to invest much to find out. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!

It doesn’t happen enough for me to want to take it to a luthier - but it is good to know it is common! Thanks for watching!

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Thank you Mike! I hope putting the lessons into sequential playlists by topic and ability helps and that future videos are useful!

Awesome! Glad it looks like something you might try. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching and commenting! I hope it helps.

It is possible they are nickel, I actually can't tell you, but my other guitar's frets are stainless steel, so maybe they are too - I can't tell from the specs. I suppose if you really wanted to, you could get it refretted with stainless steel frets and maybe that would help. Best of luck! Thanks for watching!

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Great! Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

I have checked out the Guitarlift, it isn't terribly portable (meaning it doesn't fit in my case), so for gigs I use the strap.

You are very welcome! Hopefully it helps in some way.

I don't use a foot rest with my regular classical guitar, instead I use a Sage Works guitar support. I found that by keeping my feet flat on the floor and my hips level that my lower back is happy with hours of playing. The silent guitar doesn't have a good portable support system outside of using a Strap. The guitar is light enough that it doesn't bother my shoulder and I get the benefit of keeping my feet flat on the floor. And at a lot of gigs I am standing and playing classical music/jazz/popular song....anyway, so strap it is! Thanks for watching, hope this is helpful.

Thanks very much for the quick response. I'm thinking of getting this guitar, but I am a little concerned about the mixed reviews I've seen regarding its ergonomics. Some say it's not comfortable to hold with thin, relatively sharp edge sides. Unfortunately, i can't find one in any of the local shops to try. I've tried playing a guitar with a strap but I found it difficult because it didn't feel stable. The guitar would move around too much as I tried to go up or down the neck. That's probably just me and may be something I could overcome with practice.

@@patrickhawley600 I play live on it multiple times a week and have not found it to be problematic but you do want to have a nice strap (wider is better). Once I set myself up, I think it feels close enough, maybe the neck is a couple of degrees closer to my left shoulder than when I am playing my classical. I still prefer my classical but for gigging in the situations I play in, the Yamaha wins every time. The pros out weigh any cons for me.

Thank You! Hope it is helpful!

@@ShavasanaKitty great talent in music maestro Amos.

Thanks for watching and commenting! I hope you are able to get some good sounds out of your rig - nylon string guitars are truly amazing sounding.

I think the Nylon Silent Guitar is about as loud as a solid body electric guitar unplugged, not loud at all. If someone is watching tv or listening to music, they wont hear you at all. If it is really quiet, sure they will hear your practice but it isn't intrusive, not like an acoustic instrument. Hope this helps, thanks for watching and commenting!

Absolutely! The "Autumn Leaves" style riff is found in a lot of songs. I love taking a song like Still Got the Blues and seeing how many ways I can play it. Here is a video I shared only with my newsletter folks for a "Stray Cat Strut" style riff. fingerings were include in the newsletter. studio.ruclips.net/user/videotpHcX0e9F2c/edit

Thanks! I have seen the Guitarlift - as you say it is a little too bulky for travel - but I consider it as a possibility. Thanks for watching and commenting!

So the difference between 200n and 200wn is the size of the nut (width of the neck) I use the regular nut and it feels just like my classical guitar so I am not sure I would want the wide nut version. The guitar comes with Yamaha ear buds - they are good enough to get you rolling. I almost never play this with headphones on, just isn't how I am using it. Hope this helps, thanks for watching and commenting!

@@ShavasanaKitty thank you for the reply! I wonder how this nw variant feels like, I used to play on classical when I was a kid, but it's been a 20 years since then.. I want to go back into classical music..

@@warden8288 My experience with the silent guitar 200n is that it is very similar to my Alan Harold Chapman classical guitar. I play that guitar here ruclips.net/video/o8WAfBH7xPU/видео.html .. If you can play a wide nut version and a regular nut version side by side. I am not one for guitar "specs" as a way to determine whether or not I will like an instrument, it is all feel for me, so maybe it will be a good fit for you, maybe not. Hope this helps!

@@ShavasanaKitty thank you!

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Thanks for the tip! Thanks for watching and commenting I am sure this advice will help more than just me!

Thanks for watching and commenting! I hope it helps!

Most of my Extraneous Solutions songs are rather quirky! There are a few here, more on Spotify/Apple and all of them are on Bandcamp. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@ShavasanaKitty You're welcome. Thanks for the great tune.

Thanks!! Glad you found it and enjoyed it!

It definitely can be used for metal - it is sludgy - with some tweeking of the settings it could be crisper. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Glad it can help! Thanks for watching and commenting!!

Thanks! Hope it helps! Thanks for watching and commenting!

This is the Yamaha SLG200N. Thanks for watching!!

Yeah, definitely a yawn worthy backing track, all of the notes played over it were from the same 7 natural pitches just with different organization. The last bit with the Cmaj7 was actually cascading 7 chords running through a cycle 4 using the 7 notes. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I am actually using my Bose S1 and a Boss pedal board for these videos. That is my primary gigging "rig" since it doubles as a personal monitor for PA sized events and runs totally on batteries. The JVM is for recording only at this point. I love it but it is heavy 40+ pounds. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks Tom!!!

Thanks for watching and commenting! There are definitely many many possible ways to practice and learn music. With regards to loopers, I am a big fan of recording yourself as a tool for practice. If that is done with a looper, a phone, a cassette tape, a computer, 24 track studio ----- the how it is done is not really important or detrimental. Just do it and practice. Capos are another useful tool. If you want to play music with others who do not play guitar or understand the guitar, then it is important that the guitarist is able to share what they are playing in as concise a way as possible.

iReal Pro can be bought at the Apple app store or Android App stores. I think it is like $15 but totally worth every penny. I use it as charts for gigs, share set lists, and as a practice tool. Thanks for watching and commenting!

You are very welcome! I am still playing on it all time. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thank You for sharing your experience! I hope it can help guitarists, and really anyone trying to progress. Thank you for watching and commenting!

All love right back. Supporting each other as we grow is critical to maintaining any kind of practice. Thank You for watching and commenting and I hope my videos can be useful to you. I put them in sequential order, so my playlists are like mini-courses.

It is an interesting theory. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Holding common tones definitely creates a smooth sound and reveals some really cool chord voicing.

Appreciate that you are enjoying these and finding them helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks again for checking out these videos!! Hope the are helpful!!

Thanks again for watching and commenting! Glad this perspective is helpful!!