Guitar 106 - Flamenco Guitar vs Classical Guitar - English (Dr. ANTF)

7 main differences between Flamenco Guitar and Classical Guitar (flamenco versus classical).

[BESTEVAAR]

The real difference between the classical and flamenco guitar is that the classical guitar puts you to sleep and the flamenco guitar wakes you up  :-)

[KelloggsCornflake]

Very informative video! I would really like to know the name of the song that starts at 11:28. I loved the sound of the flamenco guitar!

[DONMAZ]

I'll have to disagree. some of the information is misleading .While most of the content in the video is true, Both classical and flamenco guitar have the same volume . There is no one is louder than the It's just only the tone is different . Beside, A great classical guitar is judged by the sign that it can be used equally well in either style of music, classical or flamenco.
Flamenco guitar masters, Mario Escudero in his prime years used a Hauser classical guitar. Serranito used a Ramirez 1A classical guitar.

[jeromeimad]

great video as always
im getting my first flamenco guitar but not sure if i should get a blanca or negra

[ecgodsmack]

what brand are the guitars. Awsome video great info

[DaBinChe]

That yamaha cgx is not a real classical guitar. It has a cut out, has electronics....it is really a nylon string acoustic guitar not classical. Should of compared it to Yamaha's real classical guitar

[anderola]

A classical guitar has never a cutaway.

[jayjohnson]

1. Weight 0:57
2. Wood type 1:45
3. Guitar Sound, Tone, and Volume 3:01
4. Guitar thickness 5:03
5. String Height 5:35
6. Tapping Board 7:26
7. Flamenco Buzz 8:30
Guitar Tests 10:46

[DenatiousT]

This was the clearest information I could find on YouTube. Thank you.

[justinc]

the quick cuts in the editing at the end are exactly what I wanted to hear.

[mandiferrer]

All these decades, I thought nylon guitars were just the same, and only, different manufacturers made a different sound from each other...
Your video is very informative, thanks for sharing

[MiloMcCarthyMusic]

When he says “string height” does he mean the action?

[MrVolkanay]

Good informative video, but the the first measurement is not right, the first guitar is not clasical, its electric class. the preamp on that guitar is about 300gr, so their weights are almost same.
Main differences between classical and flamenco guitars are prevalent in materials, construction and sound.

Classical guitars are generally made with spruce or cedar tops and rosewood or mahogany backs and sides to enhance sustain. Flamenco guitars are generally made with spruce tops and cypress or sycamore for the backs and sides to enhance volume.

The body of classical guitars is generally deeper and the woods are slightly thicker. Flamenco guitars have a flat or negative neck relief, making the action very fast at the cost of some buzzing. The strings are also closer to the body on flamenco guitars to facilitate tapping. Flamenco guitars often bear a golpeador, which is a sheet of plastic mounted to the face of the guitar to protect its finish.

The classical guitar is designed to give the soloist the tools to perform poly-timbral music. The attack is soft with a longer and gradual decay. The flamenco guitar is designed to cut through the sound of dancers stomping their feet. The sound is a bit more percussive, a loud sonic burst followed by a swift decay.

[jazzmystic]

A few problems with your analysis... First, one reason why your classical guitar was that much heavier than your flamenco was that you chose a classical model with built-in electronics. This also includes a battery and makes the instrument noticeably heavier. Second, you failed to mention that classical guitar can also have spruce tops. I have a wonderful Romanian Kremona classical with a German spruce top which makes it just as loud as any flamenco guitar. Third, string height is highly subjective and often, if not always, adjusted by the player. My Spanish Alhambra classical has been customized to an almost identical height to your flamenco. The height of the frets also have an affect on the "buzz" you mentioned. You also forgot to mention the difference in string tension normally used by flamenco vs classical players. Finally, there was a huge quality difference between your high end flamenco guitar and an average Yamaha cutaway classical. The lower end guitars are made heavier and with less projection to accommodate the needs of a beginner. You're obviously a flamenco player and don't get me wrong, I love flamenco guitar, but you really should have had an exclusively classical player to demonstrate with you. The techniques used have as much to do with the difference in instruments as any other factor.

[AFA]

There's a flamenco guitar, I thought it's just Acoustic & Classic.

[davidosbiston]

I think the main difference is that the flamenco is designed mainly for rythmn playing whilst the classical is designed for the single note, more melodic with warmth.

[gish]

So classical guitar have more deep and low frequency sound, while flamenco guitar is more bright and high, right?

[pinewaves]

I never knew the difference between the two before this video. Thank you for this. Now that I'm a little more educated, I prefer the sound of the Famenco but I see or rather hear the purpose for both styles of guitaring and guitars.

[borninkaraj]

He is the doctor i want to see when im sick !

[oldmanandthesea]

The difference between the sound of two types of guitar is like the difference between the white bread and bagel.