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@AkiraSamuray its not a rule..it just takes less effort to play…there used to be some great classical guitarists that played without nails

@Chon12490 There R things U just can’t do with a pick. Tremolo melody with fingers 1,2,3,4 while palying bass strings with thumb, Play chords with fingers 1 to 4 while playing accompainment with thumb,etc. You just CANT do that with pick.

@Chon12490 Of course U can be a virtuoso like Al Dimeola & play classical wiht a pick like him. But the thing about classical guitar is that you can play more than one thing (melody or rythym) at the same time. You just CANT do that with a pick, even if you are the great Al Dimeola. For example, you cant play recuerdos del Alhambra with a pick

There are things easier to do with a pick & things easier do to with fingers. Some classical pieces can only be played wiht fingers because do more than one melody an the same time. Fo exmaples, “recuerdos del alhambra”

First technique I ever really got down was tremolo, now going for arpeggio. I just wanna be good alll around, but of course by then I think most of my hair will be gone………but at least i’ll rock.

@AkiraSamuray I meant like playing with all fingers and not using nails.

@AkiraSamuray hear this old recording “Guitar played without nails played in c.a.1961″ on youtube

@AkiraSamuray What about finger picks?

@LTDGuitars420 I dont understad what you mean with your question “What about finger picks?”
Did you mean the one pick that you hold with thumb and index finger?
Did you mean the 5 metal picks that country music players use as “artificial” nails on eahc finger and look like claws?
Did you mena if is possible to play classical music with a pick?
As soon as you tel me I will answer you

@Chon12490 Thats different. A person could play with all fingers. but 1) will NOT sound as bright, strong and clear as with nails. Did you tried playing a nylon guit and play 1st with long nail in one finger and then with other finger without nail, if haven’t, just try it several times & compare the difference

2) With out nails you cant play fast or difficult techniques. Try to do tremolo piece like Recuerdos del Alhambra with out the nails. Or try playing the arpegios of El Colibri

@Chon12490 I dont know if are playing without nails because there is no video. Assuming they did, due the poor sound quality of an old recording, so is hard to know if any “bad” sound is product being and old recording or not using the nails.

The fact is the best CLASSICAL guitar players use long nails. Take virtuoso of any continent Segovia & De Lucia Spain, Barruecos & Barrios Latin America, Williams Australia, Bream UK, Boyd USA). Can you show a VIRTUOSO that dont?

@Chon12490 Using finger nails for CLASSICAL (nylon) guitar music (not country or blues) is not an invention of mine, is the norm among CLASSICAL players all over the world. Is the way is taught in ANY music conservatory in ANY part of the world.

Also just see ANY CLASSICAL guit virtuoso of any continent: Segovia, De Lucia, Barruecos, Barrios, William, Bream, Boyd, play with the nails.

With respect I ask, did you study classical guitar formally or, are you a CLASSICAL guitar player?

@AkiraSamuray i play classical and study it. I also use nails to play…the great guitarists that i referring to earlier were Fernando Sor and Francisco Tarrega they use more of a lute technique without nails and were classical masters. By the way Francisco Tarrega composed Recuerdos del Alhambra without the nails. I was just informing you that its not a rule and a person should play using the sound they desire.

@Chon12490 1) Im too a classical player. I didn know that about Sor. I knew that about Tarrega. For that reason I said the disadvantage of not nails. Because is well known in Tarregas case, at least 2 limitations as a consequence of not nails: one objective, a second subjective. The objective is volume. He is known

@Chon12490 2) to need to play in small halls, because his short nail doesn allow him to play too loud. Subjectively is tone not so bright as with long nails. Subjectively not because is not a fact the tone is not as bright as with nails, is a fact, but “subjectively” because some argue that the different tone is a matter of taste and not of that one is better that the other

@Chon12490 3) Obviously nails make it easy, but that is not the point. The point is nails make possible things not possible with out nails: Loud volume (Tarregas case), bright tone, speed &stamina (short nails tend to cause fatigue due extra effort needed to play). Probably playing well with short nails is reserved for a person with big hands, but still with the 4 mentioned limitations. Positioning nails technique as a better one. Would be interesting to know if Sor and Tarrega had big hands.

@AkiraSamuray Hmmm, I dont really remember posting this comment.

@AkiraSamuray fck the rule >:(

@amar54
If you wish you can f ck the rule like you said. But then you will never be a real good guitar player.

Musicians will be as good as they want. If just want to play guitar, will be average. If is serious and want to be exellent, then need to follow some rules about theory, technique and practicing. As simple as that.

@AkiraSamuray But than if i grow my nails i can’t play tap tap -.-

@amar54 Ou mean that you fear you cant play tapping with your rigjht hand long nails?

You still can. Maybe not as confortable, not as fast, buyt you still can. Just tryi it.

@AkiraSamuray HAHA thanks for the tip bro!

@amar54 You welcome. I play both, Classical and electric. Of course long nails affect tapping, specially if you tap with all the right hand 4 fingers. ICANT HAVE IT ALL from both world all the time. Then I sacrifice tapping 100% conformtable and fast, in order to be able to play a better classical guitar. After all, I dont need to tap for a recording or a show. If I ever need to tap at my 100% (or perfect my tap techinque), I cut my nails temporaly.
For classical dont need nails so long.

@AkiraSamuray Oh….. lols that what i only can say

guitar picking for retards ^