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Comments on Difference between Gibson acoustic/electric and classical guitars?
steel strings normally almost always have sitka spruce. More durable for the steel strings hitting it. It is also much brighter and twangier.
classical strings are nylon. More dull, and warm sounding.
Picture Steel Strings sounding like Eric Claptons Layla, and Nylon Strings sounding like Tears in Heaven.
By the way, unless your going vintage, don’t buy a Gibson Acoustic. Try Takamine, Seagull and Parkwood. All MUCH better.
The Gibson L-130 is a small body steel string acoustic guitar. As such, it has a solid head, pin bridge, radiused fretboard, and a nut that’s either 1 11/16″ or 1 3/4″. It has a pickguard since it’s frequently played with a pick. It produces a sound that’s characteristic of a steel string acoustic. It’s used for pop, rock, folk, and similar styles.
Classical guitars use nylon strings and have slot heads, tie bridges, flat fretboards, and a wide nut (over 2″). There’s no pickguard since it’s alwaysplayed fingerstyle. It produces a softer sound that results from the nylon strings. It’s used almost exclusively for classical music.
Here’s the bottom line: don’t buy a classical guitar unless you’re interested in classical music. Don’t buy a classical guitar because someone told you that it’s easier on your fingers; after a month or so with light gauge steel strings your fingers will stop hurting anyway. Plus, the additional width of the fretboard makes it more difficult to play, especially for a beginner.
I own and play a classical guitar and several steel string guitars so I have no bias against classical guitars.