Nylon Stratocaster

[SustainerPlayer]

Did a search but didn't find it. But maybe a repost?

Someone on this board?

[youtube=425,350]2GXEfsDBGic[/youtube]

Pretty neat if you ask me.

 

[shan564]

Nice... I've been wanting to build something like that for a while; looks like he beat me to it.

 

[Mor Paul]

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=11042.15

 

[Jusatele]

that was one of the most exciting videos I have seen in a while, to think I could build a strat that I could get to sound like one of my classical's is insane.

I started to play guitar by studying cklassical, I love that, now I could do it during gigs, I have to know what pickup, and what programing he is running

 

[Panthur]

From the vid info...

Fender Japan body from the 90's

Warmoth (scalloped) neck w/ XJ frets and Sperzel locking tuners (locking tuners is a must!), and a graphite nut. I'm not sure graphite is the right way to go with nylon though, so I'll probably try something else.

Fender tremolo bridge with piezo pick-ups on the bridge saddles. The piezos are GraphTech's Ghost system, which also has MIDI out available.

There is another one at work here too...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCRIsRfa2Z0&feature=related[/youtube]

 

[DangerousR6]

I wouldn't have figure nylon strings would be able to exert enough tension on a neck intended for steel strings to keep it straight... :icon_scratch:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

A Strat that sounds like a Nylon.  Why?  Care to buy the world's fattest greyhound or a stainglass bathrobe?

 

[richship]

Chet Atkins thought a solidbody nylon string was a good idea.

 

[Steve_Karl]

I've got all my parts for my nylon strat build in the W cart already,
but need to go to the bank and make a deposit before I pull the trigger.

Why ?
A few obvious reasons made the idea desirable to me.
1) The comfort of a strat body and neck.
2) The possibility of using a direct line as opposed to a microphone, and direct with a graphtec system as opposed to the generic piezo systems in most all others ...
to get a believable recording that sounds like a classical guitar.

 

[shan564]

I have to know what pickup, and what programing he is running

Graph Tech piezo in the bridge.  You'd have to use a piezo - magnetic pickups wouldn't work with a nylon string guitar.  It looks like he also has a MIDI module in it, but that's not completely necessary.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Chet Atkins thought a solidbody nylon string was a good idea.

Chet was badass though.  He thought picks were bad ideas too, most of the time.

 

[Jusatele]

Chet Atkins thought a solidbody nylon string was a good idea.

Chet was badass though.  He thought picks were bad ideas too, most of the time.

Chet was a God, all the way around a axe. There are few guys from the C&W genre that anyone from any form of playing stop and listen to, he was one.

 

[rapfohl09]

I have loved this idea since aizenx built his, but I dont think ill ever build one. I dont have any experience with nylon strings and probally couldnt make it sound that good, maybe someday though.

 

[Cagey]

It's been a long time since I played anything with nylon strings on it, but I remember them being kinda tricky to play because they want to roll around under your fingers.

 

[Jusatele]

It's been a long time since I played anything with nylon strings on it, but I remember them being kinda tricky to play because they want to roll around under your fingers.

technique, practice technique

 

[Cagey]

Practice!? Wait... what? <grin>

 

[dNA]

am I the only one who thinks this is fairly bad tone for a nylon-string, piezo-equipped guitar? I've heard much better, and more authentic sounding designs before. that build that Max linked was more impressive in my opinion. and actually interesting to look at

 

[Steve_Karl]

I agree... the tone of those 2 videos is poor.
The one that sold me was the sound clip for the build done by a forum member.

The clip is right above the first pic on this page:
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=11042.15

And that one isn't perfect, but it shows enough to know what can be done with much less reverb and some tweaking with eq.

 

[OzziePete]

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=11042.15

Go thru the pages on this Thread that Max linked, and find the clip of the guitar that aizenx built. The sound quality is much better!

 

[Nando Vallart]

Anyone knows which string or how is he putting the strings? Because as far as I remember (seems like 8 years since I've changed a nylon string) it doesn't have the "ball" in the end of the string to hold on a electric bridge...

Everytime I see something like this I get really interested!