by GB_Teddy

Question by Andrew: What type of guitar do you need to play traditional Irish folk music?

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Answer by Nick
While I’m not incredibly familiar with traditional irish music, the word “traditional” makes me imagine that you’ll need a classical guitar. They look something like this:

http://hendrix2.uoregon.edu/~dlivelyb/phys152/images/classical_guitar.jpg

As you can see, the headstock and tuners are different. The neck is also a bit wider, and the strings are made of nylon rather than steel which gives it a very different “softer” sound that’s great for certain styles.

Nick

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