Godin, Yamaha, & Bullfighter Nylon guitar shootout
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ย. 2021
- Showing the differences between all 3 guitars.
Link to Bullfighter guitar: amzn.to/3eaYFXa
Link to Godin guitar: amzn.to/3fNOKYh
Link to Yamaha silent guitar: ebay.us/HFGSoT
Link to Mackie powered speaker: amzn.to/3rS1bFj
Link to wireless guitar system: amzn.to/3M7DmTb
Other Silent Nylon string guitars:
Headless: ebay.us/WfjowD
ESP: amzn.to/3CbIAc0 - เพลง
I cannot get over that bullfighter. It looks stunning and looks expensive to me! I expected it to sound horrible but it doesn’t!
Always interesting to see what is out there. Great playing :) A wonderful, affordable deal. I might try one myself. Have a great day and appreciate your time in making this comparison!
Thank you!!!
Thank you for this! Just ordered one because I wanted to delve into nylon electrics without spending too much right away
I'm glad this video helped!
Incredible guitar playing!!!
Thank you so much!!!
Well don, great comparison...keep the good work!
Thank you!!!
Very informative Paul. Keep pumping them out. Can't wait for tips on producing music. Would love to see a step by step process from guitar to full scale production. Use one of your originals.
Thanks brother!!!
Thanks for this! I have been wanting an electric nylon alternative. The Bullfighter will provide a great testbed. Good job!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! I've been digging nylons for a while now but I simply can't justify spending so much for the Godin. Bought the Bullfighter and I'm currently waiting for it. Very excited to get it!
Glad the video helped! Thanks for watching!!!
How is it? How’s the action / intonation?
@@Ishment its great! The action was a bit high to me so I sanded down the saddle and niw the height is perfect. Intonation is good too!
@@Ishment I haven't played it a whole lot yet, but my experience so far has been pretty positive.
I've had no issues with build quality.
Action was fine for me out of the box. It's a bit high but nothing I can't deal with, plus I do like my action somewhat high.
Intonation is okay as far as I can tell as well.
It definitely has its issues though.
The pickups are super "loud". If you play too hard, they'll clip with a strong popping sound. They'll also catch any movement, so playing clean is a bit difficult if you're not careful.
Rolling off the volume to 5 or so helps, and using a noise gate is almost necessary if you don't want unwanted noise.
It also goes out of tune pretty quickly. I can't tell if that's the bridge, tuners, or strings to blame. Again, I haven't played it a whole lot since I got busy with other things.
In general, it's a good guitar for the money.
@@rubbunwhat is the width of the nut in mm? What is the string distance at the saddle? Thanks!
Wow Paul....that was amazing!! :D
Thanks!!!
Great content and editing~
Thank you!!!
I own a Godin asc sa nylon slim and it sounds clear and pronounced. Synthesizer 13 pin connection takes it to another level unmatched by any nylon string acoustic electric guitar 🎸
True but the price reflects that
thank you for this video
My pleasure!!! The links for the guitars are in the video description.
Thanks for a great vid!! Just last night I learned of yet another new fangled and rather inexpensive solution that just hit the marketplace: the Cordoba Stage. I have two other Cordobas, a parlor and euk mini nylons, that are decent. This Stage holds more promise. I've not put fingers on it, yet. I was remiss as I sold a Seagull branded nylon that was Godin under the hood, and an approach towards the Gibson Chet Akins Les Paul style nylon, and liked it plugged in: but it had zero projection volume unplugged, which at the time turned me away from it. Anyways, the regret of selling it has lead me on a replacement quest, and to your vid, and maybe one day towards this Cordoba Stage. Anyways, Happy Pickin'!
EXCELLENT VIDEO! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING! I THINK WHAT THIS GUITAR IS MISSING IS AN EQUALIZER PEDAL...YOU SPEND MAYBE ABOUT $30 AND YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT SOUND!!
Very helpful! THANKS! :)
I'm glad the video was helpful!!!
I have the Bullfighter, and it plays very nice! Surprisingly it sounds the best when I plug it into my laptop rather than my other amps.
I had to tweak it myself though. I put Savarez high tension carbon strings and lowered the action. I replaced the saddle and nut, but I went back to the original nut.
Can you play it without amp?
@@franverer7549 it won’t be loud but yes
@@thenormie Sorry to resurrect you to this comment chain, but is the action easy to lower if a person has pretty good mechanical aptitude?
@@Maelthorn1337 wdym by that?
Hey Paul,
JoJo here, hope you’re well. The other with the Tele headstock is actually a steel string. My buddy has one. Very high action.
Correct. I have both. Steel and Nylon. Both sound and play great. Thanks for watching!
That Bull Fighter is a looker, I’m taking your guitar out on a date.
Hello, thank you for your video!
Does the guitar play too loud without any amplification? I’m searching for a cheap silent guitar which allows me to practice also during the night, in the hotel rooms, while I travel, without disturbing my neighbours.
Hi Jean, It's very quiet!!! Perfect for practicing at night without bothering anyone.
That Yamaha with built-in mic is worth $2,000.00 now!!...
Wow really? I didn't know that. Guess I should hold onto that guitar! :) Thanks for checking out the vid!
Just to add to the collective, I just bought the bullfighter as an alternative to the 700 Tim Henson preorder.
I don’t think the bullfighter would ever be a studio guitar, but for a $200 backpacker, this thing is awesome.
Aloha Paul, nice playing Braddah! I think by now you have heard of the Cordoba Stage nylon guitar? Check that one out! Awesome! Mahalo nui loa for sharing your time.
Thanks Michael!!! I have heard of that Cordoba model but I havent tried it yet. Some day I'll get one and check it out!
Thanks for this, Paul. I was not aware of this Bullfighter guitar. I own an Angel Lopez solid body nylon string guitar, which I like a lot, although it is as heavy as many solid body electrics, and the Piezo sound is not ideal. Are you familiar with the Yamaha SLG (silent guitar) series? I own an SLG200S, steel string model, with Yamaha's SRT pickup system. It has a Piezo AND a microphone "emulator", which sounds very authentic, and you can "blend" between Piezo and mic. (plus built in tuner, chorus, and reverb) I really want the Yamaha SLG nylon. They look kinda cool, because they're a "skeletal" guitar body. My Angel Lopez, (made by Stagg, BTW) serves me well for now. It cost about $350, so MUCH less than the Godin.
I've decided I'm tired of gigging at high volume, and a nylon string guitar is my way of scaling back, and simplifying. Thanks again.
I would like to see a comparison between the Cordoba stage and the Ibanez Tin Henson nylon string guitar. Both $699, which sounds best?
I saw a video on the comparison between the two and the main thing I noticed mentioned was that the stage has a blend knob that you can play with between the neck pickup and the mics near the bridge which you can’t do on tod10n. I own the tod10n and love it but I really do want a cordoba stage. I played one once about a year n a half ago and it just felt so smooth.
@@GenesMode Thank you for the information
Several reviews (backed up by photos) say the bridge popped off on the nylon string Bullfighter guitar. I'm curious if you've had any issues like that?
Hasnt happened to me yet. That did happen to my Ovation Al DiMeola signature model and that is an $1800 guitar so that isn't really a barometer of the quality of the guitar.
@@PaulJBaccash yeah you can have issues with guitars from any company but, there are some that are more prone to issues than others for various reasons. When I saw the reviews showing the bridge having popped off I did consider that perhaps they got guitars that just didn't have enough glue on the bridge. I also know you have to take reviews with a grain of salt as some people review things based on what they wanted them to be rather than what they are. Or they unfairly compare a budget priced item to one that is much more expensive. That's why I will often research a product for a long time before making a purchase. All of the videos I have found about this guitar are positive. Though they all say the tone control doesn't do much. I suspect that is because the controls are wired like a standard electric guitar where piezo pickups need a preamp for a tone control to be useful. Thanks for the info!
@@MisterJWJ71 I hear ya! And yes the tone knob isn't that responsive but I plug into a mixing board when playing live and the EQ on the board helps get it closer to the tone I need. Thanks for watching!!!
I’m gonna get the Tim Henson Tod10n soon
Check my video on the Ibanez Nylon. It's the same model as the Tim Henson without the volume and tone controls. th-cam.com/video/H2g-ZxVITNs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wmeBOe0HOHF8SNqe
Okay so I bought the bullfighter and the only personal issue I'm having is that I can't get any distortion coming from it through my amp. I've been trying to figure out why and I can't find a clear answer.
Is it a limitation of the Bullfighter piezo pickup? The onboard preamp?
If anyone can tell me why this is, I'd be very grateful.
I've never tried distorting a Puedo pickup. The whole concept of a Puedo is to simulate an acoustic guitar which is rarely distorted but I guess anything is possible. If distortion is what you were after I would have bought a traditional electric like a telecaster or strat. Maybe someone reading this will have had some experience with what you're looking for but I am not sure. Thanks for watching!
You can put the bullfighter through an EQ pedal
Add a pre-amp acoustic electric pedal and watch it take off !
Don't mean to keep asking but did you find those race car bumpers from the CW4KIDS great skills btw
No. Please stop asking on my music videos. I will let you know when I have the time and am able to restore those files. They're on VHS and it's a timely process to convert it and make it look have decent.
@@PaulJBaccash ok awesome guitar skills by the way
@@kalebingle6239 Thank you!!!
@@PaulJBaccash of course I'm terribly sorry for disturbing you I really am 😰
@@kalebingle6239 No worries.
When you said "Paul Baccash here" i swear i heard "Paul the cashier."
Thanks for the review! Looking into the Bullfighter.
Great playing and comparison of these guitars. The Bullfighter does seem to be a solid guitar for the price and the tone is definitely decent for that low cost. Once you get to the above mid-tier to highest pricepoint Yamahas they're generally great guitars (as they should be). Godin is definitely the best all around, but for almost $2000 it better be amazing shit lol. Definitely going to consider a Bullfighter to dabble in solid body nylons so I can tweak everything on my rig without worrying about feedback. I recently got a Washburn C5CE and it's actually a really great budget friendly guitar as well.
Thank you!!!
What model is the bull fighter ?
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098HXHF7M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
can the bullfighter compete with tim hensons new signature?
As for price comparison, it blows away the Tim Henson model. As for sound quality, it's probably similar to the Godin and this video shows that comparison so you get the idea. Thanks for checking out the video!
What's the nut width on that Bullfighter please ? Cheers for the Vid.
Thanks! The nut width is 1 7/8"
@@PaulJBaccashsorry I asked this elsewhere. What is the string spacing from 1st to 6th at the saddle?
The string width from 1st to 6th at the saddle is 2.25"@@drewg5987
Here is another demonstration of the Bullfighter Nylon String Guitar: th-cam.com/video/iXv3pI7Uhhk/w-d-xo.html
The cheap guitar has a lot of quack, which can be solved with a 20 bucks Behringer ADI21. With yamaha you always have the best price / quality . If i could TRY the el cheapo with an adi on my little roland33 , i would surely do it, but if i can t find it in a dutch store , no way.
They all sound “noisy” and like they’re clipping but coujd just be your recording levels. If I was your sound guy I would be wincing every time you plug and unplug without muting or turning the volume down…..ouch!
LOL. I used my cell phone to film this video so my "sound man" was the phone's built in condenser mic which clips audio inherently. Of the 12k views, hundreds of Likes and countless positive comments on how helpful this video was for people, you focused on a completely irrelevant factor... Good for you. Hah!
@@PaulJBaccash not irrelevant to me paul. you're right though most people don't care! I was genuinely trying too help sorry if it came across overly negative x
Man I really want the bullfighter but alas… I am left handed
Sorry I don't think they offer a left hand version.
@@PaulJBaccash oh trust me sir, they don’t. It’s just an assumed fact for me at this point. Strandberg? Nope. Bullfighter? Nope. Caparison? Nope. Ibanez SC500N? Nope. Yamaha Silent Guitar… the list goes on man.
Couldn't you just restring it lefty and install a new nut?
@@jimmyj4811 I could but higher frets would be annoying. I played a tele like that once n didn’t enjoy it.
Wow. I've only seen that price for nylon string guitars..... that have been used as decorations at a Mexican restaurant or something. Have always been curious what a skilled player can do with it.
Thanks!
Why don’t more people use ball end strings, is there a disadvantage? I feel guitarist are lost in tradition.
It's definitely the tradition aspect. I use both ball and tied end strings depending on the guitar and there is no detectable audible difference. At gigs theres not enough time for me to change a broken string with the non ball end. Those take more time to stretch out than the ball ends. It comes down to convenience and a personal preference.
Wish you demoed without effects. Just a nylon classical sound.
That chin hair is hilarious
LoL! That's what you focused on??? Drugs are bad, nkay... LMFAO!
@@PaulJBaccash your whole look screams drugs.
4get Yamaha