NWTFHTY Guitar Day

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This guitar has been my constant companion for the past month. I've had an interesting old classical belonging to my ex for months but I never gelled with it. This one's different.

I pick it up and start noodling. After a few minutes, I relax into my playing and suddenly the guitar sounds rich and deeply satisfying.
Tone really is in the fingers with something like this.

It's not effortless to play; the neck is slightly too wide even for my big paws and there's fret wear beyond anything I knew was possible on a nylon string. But everything about it speaks of an instrument that has been played lots and loved for 45 years.
Now it's got me for however many years I have left.
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I had an M70. Great guitars. Played an M100 which was awesome. Haven’t played classical stuff for years.

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MrDINO wrote:I had an M70. Great guitars. Played an M100 which was awesome. Haven’t played classical stuff for years.
Always hoped to score an M100. Never met one. This doesn't do much classical either which is why the neck's too wide.
But I never played a Matsuoka I didn't like.
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Slowy wrote:
MrDINO wrote:I had an M70. Great guitars. Played an M100 which was awesome. Haven’t played classical stuff for years.
Always hoped to score an M100. Never met one. This doesn't do much classical either which is why the neck's too wide.
But I never played a Matsuoka I didn't like.
The M100 if I remember had a solid spruce ( I think) top as opposed to the veneered one I had. Mine still had a sweet sound but the 100 was fuller.

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MrDINO wrote:
Slowy wrote:
MrDINO wrote:I had an M70. Great guitars. Played an M100 which was awesome. Haven’t played classical stuff for years.
Always hoped to score an M100. Never met one. This doesn't do much classical either which is why the neck's too wide.
But I never played a Matsuoka I didn't like.
The M100 if I remember had a solid spruce ( I think) top as opposed to the veneered one I had. Mine still had a sweet sound but the 100 was fuller.
M50 upwards has a solid top. The M100 was the first model with solid back & sides.
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Slowy wrote:
MrDINO wrote:
Slowy wrote: Always hoped to score an M100. Never met one. This doesn't do much classical either which is why the neck's too wide.
But I never played a Matsuoka I didn't like.
The M100 if I remember had a solid spruce ( I think) top as opposed to the veneered one I had. Mine still had a sweet sound but the 100 was fuller.
M50 upwards has a solid top. The M100 was the first model with solid back & sides.
Mine was different. I loved the detailed pattern wood on top but it didn’t match underneath.

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I sold it as my dad gave me his Ovation classical. I always battle with the round back on those guitars but very nice sound.

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Polar Bear wrote:Savarez are my go to HT nylon, preferably the Alliance series.
I didn't realise they come in different tensions. Will the HT ones work on any classical guitars? Or are there guitars with special features to look out for?

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codedog wrote:
Polar Bear wrote:Savarez are my go to HT nylon, preferably the Alliance series.
I didn't realise they come in different tensions. Will the HT ones work on any classical guitars? Or are there guitars with special features to look out for?
Yep, three tensions, and I use the same ones as Slowy, so these are on the guitar you just bought from me. I just restrung it! It takes bloody ages for a classical guitar to settle down when you restring it. Those strings keep stretching. So annoying. You could also use mediums on the Walden because it is bright enough to cope with them.

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olegmcnoleg wrote:
codedog wrote:
Polar Bear wrote:Savarez are my go to HT nylon, preferably the Alliance series.
I didn't realise they come in different tensions. Will the HT ones work on any classical guitars? Or are there guitars with special features to look out for?
Yep, three tensions, and I use the same ones as Slowy, so these are on the guitar you just bought from me. I just restrung it! It takes bloody ages for a classical guitar to settle down when you restring it. Those strings keep stretching. So annoying. You could also use mediums on the Walden because it is bright enough to cope with them.
Perfect, thanks Mark! I'll give these a go first. If I'm happy with it I'll get the exact make and model from you, unless you still have the packaging you can throw in as well?

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I can now affirm that not only does this look AWESOME, but plays wonderfully - I'm not an afficianado of anything other than electric but I could have spent many wonderful hours with this wee beastie. I've never played a nylon that hasn't felt like rubber bands - wonderful strings on this.
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