Today’s acoustic guitars are all derived from the modern classical guitar design.
Over the next several thousand years, further modifications would lead to ancestors of the guitar such as the 15th century gittern, 16th century vihuela, 17th century baroque guitar, and the early-19th century romantic guitar.Įach step in this evolution would lead closer to the development of what is now referred to as the modern classical guitar. The guitar itself has a long and rich history, with the earliest lutes dating as far back as 3000 BC in ancient Mesopotamia. Right off the bat, the idea of classical and flamenco guitars being considered different is a relatively new concept. To accommodate their own stylistic purposes, classical and flamenco guitars vary in terms of of construction in order to appropriately enhance the sound to compliment their genres. In a nutshell, classical guitars are larger, warmer instruments designed for balance, having a full, sustaining sound would help to draw attention to such a harmonically rich piece of music. If I had to recommend just 1 of each, this Cordoba C10 would be my choice for Classical, and this Cordoba F10 for Flamenco. There are many different Classical and Spanish guitars made for different skill levels. These closely-related guitars may be more different than a cursory glance can tell, and their primary differences boil down to what each one is trying to accomplish musically. The growth of the modern nylon-string guitar has become an ever-evolving movement which has produced two different prime categories: classical guitars vs spanish guitars (or flamenco guitars). Nylon stringed guitars come in many shapes and sizes.