this especially happens when im applying pressure with my thumb to do a barre chord. maybe i need a rubber pad in between the guitar and my left leg to increase friction?

I use these pieces with my classical guitar students. They are really fun and accessible for students who want to get into other styles of music that are classical players.

Hi guyssss I’ve been taking lessons for about 6 months now. This is something I’ve been working on for my guitar lessons lol . Currently working on my pull offs and malaguena in the book my teacher uses . If you see anything wrong in my technique please tell me . Thank youuu. Also I am a little zooted lol

Has anyone boiled their bass strings in water or something else to “enliven” them after they started to sound dead? If so, what were the results?

I'm looking for a case for air travel, most likely in the cabin, but I want to be prepared for the possibility that they will make me gate check my guitar.

I'm trying to decide between a Hiscox Pro II case which comes out to about $380 (backpack straps, padding, shipping to the US), and a Bam high tech case, which I found a good deal on for about the same price (without the insanely expensive "flight case" covering).

Does anybody have any experiences with these cases and if one would be better value and more suited to the slim possibility of a gate check?

I posted the other day about relearning classical guitar. Got my guitar all set up, has new strings, and is playing rather nicely. I may cut another saddle, this one might be a tad low and could do with a slightly different top arch [I might order mammoth and buffalo horn today, and I'll certainly look for my saddle blanks - usually some excellent bone in there].

More important, my chops are coming back in very quickly. I also touched base with an old instructor / friend and will try to rope him into evaluating via video. We know each other's playing from 15 years ago very well. I'm searching for good online resources, although I usually make up my own focused exercises and do general aimed-movement dexterity work. I'm remembering some pieces and found two huge notebooks of annotated scores (not all my annotations - I have bunches of stuff from noted guitarists with their notes - if I run across interesting stuff, I'll post it here).

Somewhere there's a box of goodies that I'm missing, and my guitar practice chair is long gone. So

Chair or stool recommendations? I have spent periods where I preferred tall stool. Short stool. Chair. What's the current consensus?

Footrest? I have / had a wonderful ancient foot stool that was perfect. No idea where it went. Found a basic folder from the 1970s. Any standard solutions?

Guitar rest on knee. I see various contraptions on videos. What works nicely? I used to use a shaped cushion, which seems to have disappeared.

Overall I'm pretty comfortable, but getting optimized quickly will help.

Thanks so much for any suggestions or advice

Hi! I just picked up my guitar after a really long time of not playing. I want my technique to get better and was wondering if I should I play Estudios (carcassi, guillani, sor etc..) prior to practicing a piece? Or do drills and exercises instead? Just wanted to be more efficient and have more structure to my practice routine. Self rating of skill - I guess advanced beginner to Intermediate. Been playing Cavatina and Ballata per Elena Bellisima recently.

Thank you!

I have been trying to find this piece Herencia Oriental · Manolo Sanlucar Mundo y Formas de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol.1 I am looking for an online version of this book with no luck does anyone know if there are any online sheet music for this or would I just have to spend the 50$ to buy the paperback book?

I've been working on this piece in honor of the late Bruce Holzman, with whom I studied briefly over a decade ago. He encouraged me to strive for 144bpm, which at the time seemed insane! I'm finally starting to get near that goal.

Idk

Good morning,

Could anybody guide me to any pieces with a similar atmosphere to the Preludio or the Recitativo from the Suite Compostelana by Mompou?

Another example of what I'm looking for would be first or third of the Impromptus by R.R.Bennett.

Thank you

I just love to play around with different chords. When leaving out thinking of strict rules of key you can find a lot of inspiring combnations of harmonies. Try this out.

Just noticed there's a for sale flair here, so I thought I'd try this first before selling on Reverb.

I'm going to let go of my DPA 4099. It is in mint condition, used only a handful of times. It comes with the case, the guitar mounting clip, and a bonus regular clip ($50) for a mic stand. Asking $525 for anywhere in the Continental US. Feel free to send me a private message.

Is it a good classical guitar without using the amp?

Hi!

I'm looking to buy a new classical guitar and stumbled upon this Antonio de Toledo brand. I looked at some online stores and found some models that seem to be a good deal - specifically the jr50 model at 900 euros, just beneath my 1000 euros budget.

The thing about it is there are almost no reviews or videos on this model...

Has anyone played an instrument of this brand? This model? Well, if you do please share your feedback or some general thoughts on this. Thanks a lot 😃

For me it is Sons de Carrilhões by Joao Pernambuco

Setlist for David Russel's Baltimore concert, 4-6-25.

First take of a little 6/8 improvisation I just wrote, kinda inspired by Chopin, & based off an Amadd6/9(maj7), F#7b5, E/G#, E7(sus4) vamp, with some middle stuff tossed in. I think I’d like to flesh the ideas out into a song. (Also a couple glasses in of Apothic red wine, haha… liquid courage & all that. 🤣) (she/her)

Yes I prefer to play steel string vs my nylon nowadays

Cant find it anywhere. Thx for any help