Video Contents: 👇 1- Intro Falseta "Mí Bulerías": (00:00 - 1:16) 2- Video Introduction: (1:16 - 1:37) 3- Type of Strings: (1:37 - 2:24) 4- What I'm using: (2:24 - 3:35) 5- Ideal Tension for your Guitar's Safety: (3:35 - 5:46) 6- Balancing the Tension "Maximum Playability" to End: (5:46 - 9:11) I hope you found the video helpful as always, and like I said in the video, I would be happy to hear your feedback in the comments below if you tried this method! Warmest regards, Luciano
Hello Luciano your a fine flamenco player and the Devoe guitar Negra that you play has truly some beautiful notes , are you old enough to remember José Manuel Ortega Heredia (manzanita) your playing of bulerias put me in mind of his playing both his guitar playing and singing could take to me to a place deep inside my soul this is one such piece that does exactly that th-cam.com/video/kJEoNUd3nxQ/w-d-xo.html
Another great video! As you said Playbility more important than anything and would like to add from my humble experience, most of the good quality guitars ( Light wood ) will shine more with low tension strings. Low tension string will add more air / Breathing and bigger range of tonality warm vs aggressive tone production. Tight strings ( Hard tension ) will force you to add more power and loudness and less warmth plus there is less sustain specially the basses where you want to sustain the growl. I think there is a misconception when it comes to flamenco tone. The snappy, fast & precise attack in flamenco tone production can very easy mislead to more muscle and power which where people get confused and want hard tension strings.
Dear Luciano, I am Brazilian (Villa Lobos passionate), and thank you for the tips on tension. Congratulations for your amazing generosity to teach unkown people so many motivational things. You are the best on TH-cam and as fantastic player. Thank you! 🙏
I decided to try this and replaced the high tension E string (EJ25B) with a lower tension string (Mari 100P) and it worked out really nicely. noticeably easier to play across strings, barre chords and hammer on / pull offs sound better. I was skeptical but this made an improvement in my playing that I would have never thought of.
So I did try those after seeing your advice, I went for mix medium/high on my 650 scale conde, I could not be more impressed, transiting from high tension savarez, the sound and the feel is much improved, and I like to think that it is gentler on the neck overtime as well, very very good strings thank you so much!!
I totally understand what you mean! Despite the force you have in the fingers, even if you have so much, I like to control it by playing softer instead of always playing hard on the strings, and when I need more force I can add to the dynamics. I understand higher tension strings can go higher in volume though of course, but I like to leave that job for the microphone. 😉 Cheers!
Thank you Luciano for everything , I remember seen Paco de Lucia mixing strings I think they were first and second strings I’m not that sure knowing that sometimes he changes guitars between some songs in the concert ,so I think he was trying to give every song his particular taste (I think) , thanks again Luciano because you’re showing us things that other guitarists know about but don’t dare to show , Hope to see you someday playing live in a concert ❤️
You're welcome Josuee! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! It's interesting what you said about Paco, I believe it's common among professionals yes. I know they not only change the strings depending on the Palo or piece that they're playing, but changing the guitar itself haha I hope I can play a concert someday where you are of course I would be more than happy to meet you. Cheers!
Regarding the high tension bending the neck it would be great to know how you think the bridge height should be adjusted. Many seem to advocate leaving it quite high. Like what is the low E gap at the 12th fret?
Thanks so much Luciano especially for Cueva del gato y Los pinares tutorial!!! I learnt them so easily! Actually I have a Esteve 8F with knobloch medium tension luna flamenca and...I really can't play fast pieces without struggling. Action should be ok so I'll give a try to the string you are recommending here.
Thank you as always Luciano for sharing your very interesting music and experience! Different brands' tensions sometimes differ, too. I especially like the point you make about using lower tension on 655+ mm length. I find this especially true, medium/hi tension worsens playability a lot on these scale lengths.
You're welcome Hierro! I totally agree with you about different sets on different guitars sounding different! That's always a good experiment we can do until we find what's best for our instrument. Cheers!
Luciano, thank you for the tip on the strings, just now I tried Knobloch Carbon hard tention, they are softer than d'Addario carbon normal tention, and I at last got rid of buzzes on my guitar! It's a magic! I spent several days with my luthier to refret the instrument, frets were adjusted ideally, but I had buzzes on some of them with d'Addario, and now I can play clearly and quickly. Thanks once more for opening Knobloch to me
Interesting information. My guitar came with high tension strings from the maker. I was concerned that changing to lower tension would affect the neck relief but perhaps I'll try your tips next time I change them.
Luciano, this is exactly what i needed to know! I will stick with low tension on my new flamenco for the reasons you just explained. The strings that came with it seem to be a higher tension, i don't know for sure what tension they are. I would think that low tension would also make certain barre chords more easy. Thank you.
Man, this was very, very interesting. I am always with those high tension thinking that it's needed for flamenco and I am never satisfied with them cause it's hard to play. Let's try that now..
Thanks for that valuable info. A beginner here, got a question. By mixing high tension and low tension strings as you mentioned, is it going to unbalance the tone/volume etc.. as the entire set is not coming from the manufacturer as a mixed tension (in which I believe they have balanced it) ?
HI luciano,i am a classic guitarist for a long time now, I've been following you since several months. You put a smile on flamenco and it’s really a pleasure to listen and to see you play so well and smiling !! I would like to hear more of your compositions in order to perform them (as i can ;-) ). I love the harmonics sound & technics of the flamenco guitar less the solo pieces but a day to remember is quite good to my hears (guittarra de amor not bad as well), i hope one day we’ll listen more of your compositions. (and if you could adapt them by level such as lucas brar for example it would be even better ;-) ! ). Thanks a lot anyway.
Hey Benjamin, Thank you for what you said, I appreciate it! I'll try my best to put more videos of original compositions, and I'll always have to balance them with covering pieces from others as well. Maybe after I record and release my album officially I'll be able to put my pieces more often. Cheers!
Thanks a lot for this information i will try it a soon as i can. Also if it is posible make a video about the action of the strings for flamenco guitar. Cheers ! Gracias por la información, probare esto ni bien pueda. Porfa si es posible podrías hacer un video sobre la altura de la cuerdas con respecto a diapasón para tocar guitarra flamenca. Saludos !
My recommendation on this (As a classical and not flamenco guitarist) use strings that compromise the less the comfort on both hands, meaning, use strings that are easy enough to press down on the left hand but hold to the attack of the right hand properly. (Low string action and high tension is very good) In my case, i could use pretty much any purely nylon string of around high to extra high tension, and medium tension of carbon.
Very interesting. I have noticed difficulties playing picado across the strings because of the tension difference. Also arpeggio and barre chords. I have always thought that lower tension strings don’t sound good when playing them hard, but obviously you make them sound great. Maybe it’s my technique.
I am a big fan of the buzzing! Haha Vicente Amigo too by the way, if you listen closely to his latest Album it's very clear how much buzzing is going on in his guitar, some people might not be a fan, but I am! Good luck with that. Cheers!
Great video and fantastic playing (as always) I'll consider your advice. Just wonderig why do strings manufacturers make their strings this way? (thinking of the big tension difference between E and B strings) Many times i feel that (especially when practicing picado) But of course I know my playing technique needs more more mroe adjustment or change the way i approach the strings in general..So I also think that I don't have the right technique yet and that's why I feel it since I started learning flamenco guitar 2 years ago. So I'm very much at the beginning of this endless journey.. :D Actually I'm using hard tensions strings, but I'll try medium or mixed tensioned strings in the near future. But I always told myself that I would learn to play harder first, then I would make it easier. Or should I let this perception go? Thank you
Thanks Luciano, perfect, going to buy some Hannabach 815 super low tension strings, i hear that they are comparable to low tension in other strings. I play electric, and use heavy gauge strings, so good to give the hands a break. Lovely playing as well.
I've noticed the following: 1. Strings La & Re wear-out quicker than the others especially strings 1,2,3. But buying replacement for only Re in UK one has to buy the whole set of 6 Knobloch strings. 2. The length of strings generally has shortened to just fit a medium length guitar. Meaning when the strings wear-out, one can not move the string up or down and retune it. So we are forced to buy a new set. 3.This attitude among string manufacturers to increase their sales in a blatant underhand way is ultimately a false economy and a hostile act because nothing is given in return as in added value, to non professional guitarists. The quality of strings seems to vary directly with price. In addition there's little competition in price of strings. 4. A solution is that professional guitarists ONLY use ONE brand eg Knobloch. This may force others to lower their prices. 5. Guitar clubs should try to get discounts on strings which then they could sell to club members cheaply.
I used to love the Luthier too! Apparently now they closed down though.. ☹️ But anyway, I honestly feel that the Knobloch sets are lasting longer for me than the Luthier did. But I have to say, I love both! Cheers!
Are the higher tension strings on the classical guitar set lower to the neck and what's basically the difference? I feel like you didn't cover that, nevertheless, great lesson, thank you!
Flamenco guitar style, shapes and strings seemed aimed towards a sharp mid tonality to cut through the noise of dancing etc..? where deeper tones might become "muddied" by ambient noise.
Muy interesante Luciano! Lo había escuchado en guitarristas clásicos pero no en flamencos. Estoy loco por probar esa disposición de tensiones. ¿Y Carbono no te gusta? Personalmente, lo que más me acomoda es la facilidad para afinar en temperaturas diferentes, pero no me termina de gustar el sonido en grabaciones. Enhorabuena por tu contenido amigo. Eres un ENORME GUITARRISTA 🎸🎵👌
Muchas gracias Pitu! Aver estoy curioso de escuchar tu feedback sobre esto! A mi personalmente odio el carbono jajaja "Sonidamente" hablando, el nylon siempre proyecta el sonido mas natural de la guitarra creo, y cuando la tension es un poco bajita, y trastea un poquito, es la leche para mí jajaja Muchas gracias por las felicitaciones sobre mi canal! Creo ni hace falta decir esto pero lo digo igualmente. "Tu canal esta en otro nivel de todos!" Enhorabuena a ti amigo, también que eres un gran Guitarista. Fuerte abrazo!
Hi maestro. Great video as always! Ruben Diaz has some videos showing that you can accomplish the same thing if you have a guitar with double holes for strings by putting the 1st and 4st strings the regular way and the other strings using both holes. I am using Savarez 510MJP New Cristal/Alliance/Cantiga Premium HT, Full Set (510MJP)
Very interesting! That would be an ideal way I guess without having to go with the trouble of buying different sets every time. I'm not sure if it works the same though, but definitely better than putting the whole set as is. Thanks for letting me know as well, Cheers!
@@Gitanoz the difference between the 12 hole and the 6 hole (or traditional) stringing method is the angle of the strings at the bridge. In the traditional method the angle is less pronounced, therefore less tension. Give it a try and you will realize it.
This was very informative. Thanks! That explains the [recent] high action on my Vicente Carrillo Pasion guitar. In your opinion is the bent neck repairable? Considering flamenco guitars don't have truss rods?
Hey Farhad, sorry to hear about your Carrillo.. Once the neck is bent it's very difficult to repair, (I believe you should ask a Luthier though of course as they can go in details more). In some cases, they change the ebony!
Luciano Ghosn This happens very often with old Ramirez guitars. I have had three old Ramirez guitars from the 60's and 70's. All of these had bowed necks. I was able to get them fixed just by a re-fret and sanding the fingerboard a little to decrease the angle to the top!
Muchas gracias Gabriel! Claro si te interesa clases conmigo estoy disponible. Puedes escribirme un correo aquí: luciano.ghosn.flamenco@gmail.com O si me das tu correo yo te escribo por ahi. Saludos!
Hi Luciano, thanks for the information. I have a cheap flamenco guitar that had the action of the 6 string at 3mm and I was happy with it. I have always used it with Extra High Tension strings. Now I noticed (After 2 years of playing it) that the action increased to 3.5mm. Is this why you were saying about avoid using extra high tension strings as it can bend the arm of the guitar? If so, Do you know If I change the strings to a low/Medium tension will the action go back to 3mm?
The action will not return. When wood or glue joints change, there is no (or only a very small amount) of "healing". I can only fix the action on guitars and once a neck gets a bump or the angle changes, I must fix it, it doesn't return, even if the problem was humidity. Even when the humidity returns to 40-50% the neck does not return (only a tiny bit) to where it was before the wetness, or dryness, changed the shape of the guitar.
@@herman29958 I'm old. Been playing a long time. Soon as I played acoustics I had to learn to put the action right. I've never reset a neck, but all the rest of the geometry on the neck, nut, and bridge I can put where I want it. Finding a guitar tech you can afford can mean your guitar plays and sounds its best. I could rarely afford the tech so I slowly learned myself. I'm a carpenter, so I had most of what I needed. Wish you good fortune and normal humidity!
The devil is in the details. Luciano this is a hell tremendous piece of advice on your part! Some guitar players may be also unaware of such factors as the different distances between strings themselves which ultimately may affect the speed of picado. Do you know of producers that sell balanced packs of strings according to your description in which the 2nd and 3rd strings are of higher tension while the rest is of lower tension? Or I should basicaly buy traditional pack of low tension and only those two of high tension?
Maestro!, veo que tus cuerdas habituales son las solera flamenca concierto, una pregunta, has probado las daddario ej45?, Yo uso la combinación de daddario ej45 con bordones knobloch double silver tensión media y es un conjunto espectacular en una buena guitarra
Im about to buy my very first flamenco guitar which is a normal sypress spruce flamenco guitar and handmaded also. Is this gonna work? I mean I don't wanna damage it at all!
Excellent video and the falseta at the beginning is really beautiful and well structured !! Otherwise I have a question : what about the sound regarding different tensions ? is it practically the same or are they some differences ? Keep it up Maestro 👍
Thanks! Regarding the sound of the strings and how much they get affected by the tension, yes of course there is a small difference in sound. Usually higher tension results in slightly higher volume, and have another advantage in better sounding rasgueados. The thing I like more about lower tension strings though, is their slightly higher buzzing sound, I am a fan of that sound. And also like I said in the videos, I like the legados more on the lower tension strings. I guess in a way also I feel they can be more sensitive! Cheers!
Thank you Maestro. I use Knobloch strings too and I'm very happy with them. I have a 655 scale guitar and use Medium-High CX strings. If I would balance them according to your suggestion, would it work with Medium-High on 2nd/3d string and Medium the rest of the strings? Also, do you always change the whole set of strings, or the basses more often than the trebles? I look forward to your feedback.
Hey Stefan, glad you're happy with this brand too! I heard that they have slightly higher tension than other brands in general so maybe medium/high tension could possibly be high/extra high from other brands, but I'm not sure 100% as I haven't tried yet. I think it should work with the way you are saying, but I would still recommend low and high tension combination I think it'll work better that's all. Cheers!
Thanks Master, that answers all my questions . Mixing two set of strings , you are throwing away a lot of brand News strings! Unless you have a friend guitarist that mixes his strings exacly the opposite of you , you can share the bill with him...
I never ever throw strings away don't worry! Haha I am the kind of person who even washes the strings with laundry detergent so their sound gets refreshed, and will last me another week or two! And also like Alex said, you can sometimes find shops where you can buy only the trebles set or only the basses set, that way you don't have to throw anything that you are not using. Cheers!
@@LucianoGhosn i am going to try your mixed set string. May i suggest another topic: NAILS ! Products, false nails, shape, size... To be honest i had never heard about mixing set strings in 20 years of flamenco Guitar ( with a big pause of 10 years) It really is a privilege to take advices from a first class guitarist Like you, Luciano! Que vayas bien
Luciano Ghosn I used to wash my strings also as well as changing the strings into the opposite direction, end to end which makes them sound new again. Instead of washing them, you can put some mentholated spirits on a cloth, loosen the basses and rub them up and down which cleans them and you don't have to remove the strings! Just be careful than you don't get any spirits into the polish especially with French polish as it will melt it!
Ciao Luciano, sei davvero bravissimo! Ti scrivo il resto in inglese, because I want everybody to understand. Thanks a lot for the interesting and helpful review, I have never tried the Knobloch strings, but as Samuelito uses them too, I will definitively give them a try. Concerning string tension, I always use hard or even extra hard string tension on my flamenca blanca Mundo Flamenco F3 from 2013 and I had never any neck issues. It's the same model as the Cordobo F7, made in China with a metallic rod inside. Actually I'm using the Aquila SUGAR EXTRA strings made in Italy and they sound really great. Do you know these strings? I've put them on my classical guitar too, but with normal tension of course, as my handcrafted Asturias built in 1978 in Japan by M. Matano does not have any rod inside. Keep up the good work! Cordiali Saluti
Thank you! Yes I would definitely recommend the Knobloch strings, especially the ones I used in this video, I always like to go for Nylon, I never liked the Carbon sound. I have never tried the Aquila, I have heard of them before yes, but never played on them yet, they sound interesting I will definitely give it a go one day. Also what you mentioned about the neck never gotten affected, that's good! There are some guitars that react more to that than others. Happy to have you here and thank you for watching my videos! Cheers!
@@LucianoGhosn Ciao Luciano, grazie mille for your kind answer. I'm strictly nylon, too. The Aquila SUGAR strings are really bright, loud, but the trebles have got also a lot of sustain. I play the SUGAR EXTRA in my last video, but as I am not a professional guitar player like you, I recommend to watch Gabriele Curciotti's videos to get an idea how they sound especially the trebles. Cheers
hey luciano, great video as always thank you for that. why don´t you put some affiliate links to the strings so we could get the same ones and you could get some benefits from it (just a suggestion) With love...
Video Contents: 👇
1- Intro Falseta "Mí Bulerías": (00:00 - 1:16)
2- Video Introduction: (1:16 - 1:37)
3- Type of Strings: (1:37 - 2:24)
4- What I'm using: (2:24 - 3:35)
5- Ideal Tension for your Guitar's Safety: (3:35 - 5:46)
6- Balancing the Tension "Maximum Playability" to End: (5:46 - 9:11)
I hope you found the video helpful as always, and like I said in the video, I would be happy to hear your feedback in the comments below if you tried this method!
Warmest regards,
Luciano
Hello Luciano your a fine flamenco player and the Devoe guitar Negra that you play has truly some beautiful notes , are you old enough to remember José Manuel Ortega Heredia (manzanita) your playing of bulerias put me in mind of his playing both his guitar playing and singing could take to me to a place deep inside my soul this is one such piece that does exactly that th-cam.com/video/kJEoNUd3nxQ/w-d-xo.html
Another great video! As you said Playbility more important than anything and would like to add from my humble experience, most of the good quality guitars ( Light wood ) will shine more with low tension strings. Low tension string will add more air / Breathing and bigger range of tonality warm vs aggressive tone production. Tight strings ( Hard tension ) will force you to add more power and loudness and less warmth plus there is less sustain specially the basses where you want to sustain the growl. I think there is a misconception when it comes to flamenco tone. The snappy, fast & precise attack in flamenco tone production can very easy mislead to more muscle and power which where people get confused and want hard tension strings.
Dear Luciano, I am Brazilian (Villa Lobos passionate), and thank you for the tips on tension.
Congratulations for your amazing generosity to teach unkown people so many motivational things.
You are the best on TH-cam and as fantastic player.
Thank you! 🙏
I decided to try this and replaced the high tension E string (EJ25B) with a lower tension string (Mari 100P) and it worked out really nicely.
noticeably easier to play across strings, barre chords and hammer on / pull offs sound better.
I was skeptical but this made an improvement in my playing that I would have never thought of.
So I did try those after seeing your advice, I went for mix medium/high on my 650 scale conde, I could not be more impressed, transiting from high tension savarez, the sound and the feel is much improved, and I like to think that it is gentler on the neck overtime as well, very very good strings thank you so much!!
I am glad you say this because people show off about They using high tension as the only possible strings for pros.
I totally understand what you mean! Despite the force you have in the fingers, even if you have so much, I like to control it by playing softer instead of always playing hard on the strings, and when I need more force I can add to the dynamics.
I understand higher tension strings can go higher in volume though of course, but I like to leave that job for the microphone. 😉
Cheers!
my guitar with one-year-old strings is crying at the moment
I call That Baby strings 😂
One of the most helpful videos on TH-cam
Thank you for this. I have tried so many strings, and haven't found many that I love yet. Ordered some of these to try!
Knobloch, same string I use. Very good string! Thank you for this video!
Thank You … i always had this doubt and will definitely try the combination of low and high tension strings
Vero interesting video Luciano, thank's!
Interesting concept ! I will try this method and determine playability. Ciao
Thanks for the informations Luciano . It was really beneficial.
Greetings from Algeria. ❤️
Thank you Luciano for everything , I remember seen Paco de Lucia mixing strings I think they were first and second strings I’m not that sure knowing that sometimes he changes guitars between some songs in the concert ,so I think he was trying to give every song his particular taste (I think) , thanks again Luciano because you’re showing us things that other guitarists know about but don’t dare to show , Hope to see you someday playing live in a concert ❤️
You're welcome Josuee! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
It's interesting what you said about Paco, I believe it's common among professionals yes.
I know they not only change the strings depending on the Palo or piece that they're playing, but changing the guitar itself haha
I hope I can play a concert someday where you are of course I would be more than happy to meet you.
Cheers!
@@LucianoGhosn Thank you It would be really a big pleasure!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks I will try this set up with the strings. Interesting!! Ciao
Thank You! You knowledge and expertise is greatly appreciated.
Very helpful information. I will try mixing the tensions.
Regarding the high tension bending the neck it would be great to know how you think the bridge height should be adjusted. Many seem to advocate leaving it quite high. Like what is the low E gap at the 12th fret?
What size frets do you prefer for best playability? 🎸
You are a fabulous gift to every guitar player and I love everything about you 😍
You are great on any guitar and any strings. Bravisimo!!
I've now been using the knobloch strings for about a year, and they have been fantastic! Cheers!
Excellent video ,Luciano ! You have given very useful information for the classical and flamenco players .. Thank you
Whatever that was in the beginning was really beautiful. You've really got that rolling, kinda flick-looking picking pattern mastered.
lol
Thanks so much Luciano especially for Cueva del gato y Los pinares tutorial!!! I learnt them so easily! Actually I have a Esteve 8F with knobloch medium tension luna flamenca and...I really can't play fast pieces without struggling. Action should be ok so I'll give a try to the string you are recommending here.
Great video you convey meaning and feeling in a special balance!
Great information I never heard anywhere else.
I BOUGHT 2 SETS LOW TENSION AND A HIGH TENSION 2ND AND 3RD TWO OF EACH. I WILL TRY THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank you as always Luciano for sharing your very interesting music and experience! Different brands' tensions sometimes differ, too. I especially like the point you make about using lower tension on 655+ mm length. I find this especially true, medium/hi tension worsens playability a lot on these scale lengths.
You're welcome Hierro! I totally agree with you about different sets on different guitars sounding different! That's always a good experiment we can do until we find what's best for our instrument.
Cheers!
Amazing Video, Maestro ! thank you . Very informative.
Luciano, you are an amazing guitarist and also a great teacher/adviser! Thank you for all of your tips and videos.
Luciano, thank you for the tip on the strings, just now I tried Knobloch Carbon hard tention, they are softer than d'Addario carbon normal tention, and I at last got rid of buzzes on my guitar! It's a magic! I spent several days with my luthier to refret the instrument, frets were adjusted ideally, but I had buzzes on some of them with d'Addario, and now I can play clearly and quickly. Thanks once more for opening Knobloch to me
Interesting information. My guitar came with high tension strings from the maker. I was concerned that changing to lower tension would affect the neck relief but perhaps I'll try your tips next time I change them.
Luciano, this is exactly what i needed to know! I will stick with low tension on my new flamenco for the reasons you just explained. The strings that came with it seem to be a higher tension, i don't know for sure what tension they are. I would think that low tension would also make certain barre chords more easy. Thank you.
Thank you Sir! You just saved my guitar' life haha. Jokes aside, this is the most helpful tutorial on TH-cam!
Amazing playing. Truly. And good information.
Thank you!
Hi Luciano … took your advice on the knoblock medium- low silver, put them on my prudencio saez 3m best strings I’ve used. Thanks
I will definitlly switch the first string... It's always so hard to play on it! Thanks for this amazing insight.
Man, this was very, very interesting. I am always with those high tension thinking that it's needed for flamenco and I am never satisfied with them cause it's hard to play. Let's try that now..
Bravo Luciano sei sempre tra i numeri uno. Tanto che sei entrato così profondamente nel cuore del flamenco che uno pensa che tu sei andaluso.
Jajajaja Grazie Poppy!
I'm learning so much from you, thank you
Awesome advice!!!
Thanks for that valuable info. A beginner here, got a question. By mixing high tension and low tension strings as you mentioned, is it going to unbalance the tone/volume etc.. as the entire set is not coming from the manufacturer as a mixed tension (in which I believe they have balanced it) ?
HI luciano,i am a classic guitarist for a long time now, I've been following you since several months. You put a smile on flamenco and it’s really a pleasure to listen and to see you play so well and smiling !! I would like to hear more of your compositions in order to perform them (as i can ;-) ). I love the harmonics sound & technics of the flamenco guitar less the solo pieces but a day to remember is quite good to my hears (guittarra de amor not bad as well), i hope one day we’ll listen more of your compositions. (and if you could adapt them by level such as lucas brar for example it would be even better ;-) ! ). Thanks a lot anyway.
Hey Benjamin,
Thank you for what you said, I appreciate it! I'll try my best to put more videos of original compositions, and I'll always have to balance them with covering pieces from others as well.
Maybe after I record and release my album officially I'll be able to put my pieces more often.
Cheers!
Thanks a lot for this information i will try it a soon as i can. Also if it is posible make a video about the action of the strings for flamenco guitar. Cheers !
Gracias por la información, probare esto ni bien pueda. Porfa si es posible podrías hacer un video sobre la altura de la cuerdas con respecto a diapasón para tocar guitarra flamenca. Saludos !
My recommendation on this (As a classical and not flamenco guitarist) use strings that compromise the less the comfort on both hands, meaning, use strings that are easy enough to press down on the left hand but hold to the attack of the right hand properly. (Low string action and high tension is very good) In my case, i could use pretty much any purely nylon string of around high to extra high tension, and medium tension of carbon.
Very interesting. I have noticed difficulties playing picado across the strings because of the tension difference. Also arpeggio and barre chords. I have always thought that lower tension strings don’t sound good when playing them hard, but obviously you make them sound great.
Maybe it’s my technique.
Gran lección, gracias.
This is your guitar imo👍Perfect sounding
Reasonable tip, Luciano! Will try.
Hope it goes well for you!
Interesting. I have used mostly medium-high to high tension strings but will try your method.
I just worry about getting too much buzzing if I go low.
I am a big fan of the buzzing! Haha
Vicente Amigo too by the way, if you listen closely to his latest Album it's very clear how much buzzing is going on in his guitar, some people might not be a fan, but I am!
Good luck with that.
Cheers!
can you show, demonstrate when u explain sounds? thx u❤
gonna try mixing tensions in the future sounds promising
that's a very tasty buleria falseta, cheers.
Great video and fantastic playing (as always) I'll consider your advice.
Just wonderig why do strings manufacturers make their strings this way? (thinking of the big tension difference between E and B strings) Many times i feel that (especially when practicing picado) But of course I know my playing technique needs more more mroe adjustment or change the way i approach the strings in general..So I also think that I don't have the right technique yet and that's why I feel it since I started learning flamenco guitar 2 years ago. So I'm very much at the beginning of this endless journey.. :D
Actually I'm using hard tensions strings, but I'll try medium or mixed tensioned strings in the near future. But I always told myself that I would learn to play harder first, then I would make it easier. Or should I let this perception go?
Thank you
Thanks Luciano, perfect, going to buy some Hannabach 815 super low tension strings, i hear that they are comparable to low tension in other strings. I play electric, and use heavy gauge strings, so good to give the hands a break. Lovely playing as well.
Maestro! You are so kind for sharing all these helpful information with all. Thank you for your great and amazingly valuable videos. Salud!
Happy to know you're enjoying them Andreas, for me that's the most important thing of making these videos!
Saludos!
thank you Luciano!
I've noticed the following:
1. Strings La & Re wear-out quicker than the others especially strings 1,2,3. But buying replacement for only Re in UK one has to buy the whole set of 6 Knobloch strings.
2. The length of strings generally has shortened to just fit a medium length guitar. Meaning when the strings wear-out, one can not move the string up or down and retune it. So we are forced to buy a new set.
3.This attitude among string manufacturers to increase their sales in a blatant underhand way is ultimately a false economy and a hostile act because nothing is given in return as in added value, to non professional guitarists. The quality of strings seems to vary directly with price. In addition there's little competition in price of strings.
4. A solution is that professional guitarists ONLY use ONE brand eg Knobloch. This may force others to lower their prices.
5. Guitar clubs should try to get discounts on strings which then they could sell to club members cheaply.
Well said, Thank you
Thanks Luciano, will try Knobloch next set change. Currently my favorite are Luthier Concert Silver 30 endorsed by Paco :)
I used to love the Luthier too! Apparently now they closed down though.. ☹️
But anyway, I honestly feel that the Knobloch sets are lasting longer for me than the Luthier did. But I have to say, I love both!
Cheers!
fetzcou
I also liked the Luthier 30 strings. It's a shame they closed down after the boss Tony Acosta passed away this year.
you are successful man , keep going, thumbs up 💃🌹❤
Thank you, I'll do my best!
Olé, exelente información muchas gracias
Are the higher tension strings on the classical guitar set lower to the neck and what's basically the difference? I feel like you didn't cover that, nevertheless, great lesson, thank you!
Flamenco guitar style, shapes and strings seemed aimed towards a sharp mid tonality to cut through the noise of dancing etc..? where deeper tones might become "muddied" by ambient noise.
Tu es mon guitariste préféré
As well
@@josueeilde466 yo también 😻😻😻
Thank you all!! ❤️❤️❤️
Non, c est MON guitariste préféré!
😉
interesting topic, thanks for covering it!
Indeed it is!
Muy interesante Luciano! Lo había escuchado en guitarristas clásicos pero no en flamencos. Estoy loco por probar esa disposición de tensiones. ¿Y Carbono no te gusta? Personalmente, lo que más me acomoda es la facilidad para afinar en temperaturas diferentes, pero no me termina de gustar el sonido en grabaciones.
Enhorabuena por tu contenido amigo. Eres un ENORME GUITARRISTA 🎸🎵👌
Muchas gracias Pitu! Aver estoy curioso de escuchar tu feedback sobre esto!
A mi personalmente odio el carbono jajaja
"Sonidamente" hablando, el nylon siempre proyecta el sonido mas natural de la guitarra creo, y cuando la tension es un poco bajita, y trastea un poquito, es la leche para mí jajaja
Muchas gracias por las felicitaciones sobre mi canal! Creo ni hace falta decir esto pero lo digo igualmente. "Tu canal esta en otro nivel de todos!" Enhorabuena a ti amigo, también que eres un gran Guitarista.
Fuerte abrazo!
Hi maestro. Great video as always! Ruben Diaz has some videos showing that you can accomplish the same thing if you have a guitar with double holes for strings by putting the 1st and 4st strings the regular way and the other strings using both holes.
I am using Savarez 510MJP New Cristal/Alliance/Cantiga Premium HT, Full Set (510MJP)
Nice one, I'm using for the 1st time same set but ARJ mixed tension and I love them
Very interesting! That would be an ideal way I guess without having to go with the trouble of buying different sets every time. I'm not sure if it works the same though, but definitely better than putting the whole set as is.
Thanks for letting me know as well,
Cheers!
Luciano Ghosn
I can't see how that stringing method would make any difference.
@@Gitanoz the difference between the 12 hole and the 6 hole (or traditional) stringing method is the angle of the strings at the bridge. In the traditional method the angle is less pronounced, therefore less tension. Give it a try and you will realize it.
Hi, amigo🖐️Your picado better on low or high tension strings?
Great information thanks a lot
You play with such good control
This was very informative. Thanks! That explains the [recent] high action on my Vicente Carrillo Pasion guitar. In your opinion is the bent neck repairable? Considering flamenco guitars don't have truss rods?
Hey Farhad, sorry to hear about your Carrillo.. Once the neck is bent it's very difficult to repair, (I believe you should ask a Luthier though of course as they can go in details more).
In some cases, they change the ebony!
Luciano Ghosn
This happens very often with old Ramirez guitars. I have had three old Ramirez guitars from the 60's and 70's. All of these had bowed necks.
I was able to get them fixed just by a re-fret and sanding the fingerboard a little to decrease the angle to the top!
Que grande eres LUCIANO me gustaria dar clases con tigo MAESTRO...
Muchas gracias Gabriel! Claro si te interesa clases conmigo estoy disponible. Puedes escribirme un correo aquí:
luciano.ghosn.flamenco@gmail.com
O si me das tu correo yo te escribo por ahi.
Saludos!
Ole big cheers Luciano! 👏🏼
Cheers Omar!
Grazie tanto Luciano, è molto utile questo video....
Prego!
Hi Luciano, thanks for the information. I have a cheap flamenco guitar that had the action of the 6 string at 3mm and I was happy with it. I have always used it with Extra High Tension strings. Now I noticed (After 2 years of playing it) that the action increased to 3.5mm. Is this why you were saying about avoid using extra high tension strings as it can bend the arm of the guitar? If so, Do you know If I change the strings to a low/Medium tension will the action go back to 3mm?
The action will not return. When wood or glue joints change, there is no (or only a very small amount) of "healing". I can only fix the action on guitars and once a neck gets a bump or the angle changes, I must fix it, it doesn't return, even if the problem was humidity. Even when the humidity returns to 40-50% the neck does not return (only a tiny bit) to where it was before the wetness, or dryness, changed the shape of the guitar.
@@jeffmoore9487 Thanks very much for the explanation.
@@herman29958 I'm old. Been playing a long time. Soon as I played acoustics I had to learn to put the action right. I've never reset a neck, but all the rest of the geometry on the neck, nut, and bridge I can put where I want it. Finding a guitar tech you can afford can mean your guitar plays and sounds its best.
I could rarely afford the tech so I slowly learned myself. I'm a carpenter, so I had most of what I needed. Wish you good fortune and normal humidity!
Maestro 🔥
The devil is in the details. Luciano this is a hell tremendous piece of advice on your part! Some guitar players may be also unaware of such factors as the different distances between strings themselves which ultimately may affect the speed of picado. Do you know of producers that sell balanced packs of strings according to your description in which the 2nd and 3rd strings are of higher tension while the rest is of lower tension? Or I should basicaly buy traditional pack of low tension and only those two of high tension?
Love knobloch strings ,very interesting informative and always skilful playing 😉
Love them too! Thanks for watching.
Cheers!
Maestro!, veo que tus cuerdas habituales son las solera flamenca concierto, una pregunta, has probado las daddario ej45?, Yo uso la combinación de daddario ej45 con bordones knobloch double silver tensión media y es un conjunto espectacular en una buena guitarra
Im about to buy my very first flamenco guitar which is a normal sypress spruce flamenco guitar and handmaded also. Is this gonna work? I mean I don't wanna damage it at all!
I had to subscribe after listening your playing
Excellent video and the falseta at the beginning is really beautiful and well structured !!
Otherwise I have a question : what about the sound regarding different tensions ? is it practically the same or are they some differences ?
Keep it up Maestro 👍
Thanks! Regarding the sound of the strings and how much they get affected by the tension, yes of course there is a small difference in sound.
Usually higher tension results in slightly higher volume, and have another advantage in better sounding rasgueados.
The thing I like more about lower tension strings though, is their slightly higher buzzing sound, I am a fan of that sound. And also like I said in the videos, I like the legados more on the lower tension strings.
I guess in a way also I feel they can be more sensitive!
Cheers!
Luciano "The kid from Lebanon"...😊
Hola Luciano me gustaría que si tuvieras posibilidad de hacer tutorial es también en español
Is the high tension suittable to play fast(picado) because it's not bouncy?
And may sound of high tension is more attack?
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Muchísimas gracias!!!!
De nada gracias por ver el video.
Saludos!
Great !!!!!!!!!!!
You know you're a good performer when they're already clapping and you haven't even started playing yet.
Thank you Maestro. I use Knobloch strings too and I'm very happy with them. I have a 655 scale guitar and use Medium-High CX strings. If I would balance them according to your suggestion, would it work with Medium-High on 2nd/3d string and Medium the rest of the strings? Also, do you always change the whole set of strings, or the basses more often than the trebles? I look forward to your feedback.
Hey Stefan, glad you're happy with this brand too!
I heard that they have slightly higher tension than other brands in general so maybe medium/high tension could possibly be high/extra high from other brands, but I'm not sure 100% as I haven't tried yet.
I think it should work with the way you are saying, but I would still recommend low and high tension combination I think it'll work better that's all.
Cheers!
@@LucianoGhosn ¡Gracias!
Thanks Master, that answers all my questions .
Mixing two set of strings , you are throwing away a lot of brand News strings!
Unless you have a friend guitarist that mixes his strings exacly the opposite of you , you can share the bill with him...
@Alex 0ut-Of-Magic Good to Know, thank you Alex!
I never ever throw strings away don't worry! Haha
I am the kind of person who even washes the strings with laundry detergent so their sound gets refreshed, and will last me another week or two!
And also like Alex said, you can sometimes find shops where you can buy only the trebles set or only the basses set, that way you don't have to throw anything that you are not using.
Cheers!
Agreed!
@@LucianoGhosn i am going to try your mixed set string.
May i suggest another topic: NAILS ! Products, false nails, shape, size...
To be honest i had never heard about mixing set strings in 20 years of flamenco Guitar ( with a big pause of 10 years)
It really is a privilege to take advices from a first class guitarist
Like you, Luciano!
Que vayas bien
Luciano Ghosn
I used to wash my strings also as well as changing the strings into the opposite direction, end to end which makes them sound new again.
Instead of washing them, you can put some mentholated spirits on a cloth, loosen the basses and rub them up and down which cleans them and you don't have to remove the strings! Just be careful than you don't get any spirits into the polish especially with French polish as it will melt it!
it's like Vinnie Moore played flamenco REH vhs video tutorial in parallel universe !
Ciao Luciano, sei davvero bravissimo! Ti scrivo il resto in inglese, because I want everybody to understand. Thanks a lot for the interesting and helpful review, I have never tried the Knobloch strings, but as Samuelito uses them too, I will definitively give them a try.
Concerning string tension, I always use hard or even extra hard string tension on my flamenca blanca Mundo Flamenco F3 from 2013 and I had never any neck issues. It's the same model as the Cordobo F7, made in China with a metallic rod inside. Actually I'm using the Aquila SUGAR EXTRA strings made in Italy and they sound really great. Do you know these strings? I've put them on my classical guitar too, but with normal tension of course, as my handcrafted Asturias built in 1978 in Japan by M. Matano does not have any rod inside.
Keep up the good work!
Cordiali Saluti
Thank you! Yes I would definitely recommend the Knobloch strings, especially the ones I used in this video, I always like to go for Nylon, I never liked the Carbon sound.
I have never tried the Aquila, I have heard of them before yes, but never played on them yet, they sound interesting I will definitely give it a go one day.
Also what you mentioned about the neck never gotten affected, that's good! There are some guitars that react more to that than others.
Happy to have you here and thank you for watching my videos!
Cheers!
@@LucianoGhosn Ciao Luciano, grazie mille for your kind answer. I'm strictly nylon, too. The Aquila SUGAR strings are really bright, loud, but the trebles have got also a lot of sustain. I play the SUGAR EXTRA in my last video, but as I am not a professional guitar player like you, I recommend to watch Gabriele Curciotti's videos to get an idea how they sound especially the trebles. Cheers
This has been great
thanks amigo
Ciao Luciano sorry for completely different question did you bought Lester DE VOE online ?
Hello Nello, no I bought it from a shop in Tokyo personally after trying it.
Cheers
@@LucianoGhosn wooooow but in Tokyo is much more expensive no ? they ask me about 1 milion yen
thank you for great tips do you have somthings about nails
You're welcome Liran, I'll get there hopefully.
Cheers!
@@LucianoGhosn thank you you amazing player
Love to see you
hey luciano, great video as always thank you for that. why don´t you put some affiliate links to the strings so we could get the same ones and you could get some benefits from it (just a suggestion) With love...