bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/randy-bachman-guitar-exhibition

Randy Bachman Teams With National Music Centre for Epic Guitar Exhibition at Calgary's Studio Bell.

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tramsey Loc: Texas

And that's one man's opinion

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I agree. A pianist has their tuner and technicians who set up and maintain the instrument.

The guitarist is responsible for transporting, tuning, changing strings, etc. It's all up to that one person.

I'm a trained classical guitarist and Renaissance lutenist who had performed recitals, concerts, etc. It is a very personal instrument. When playing the guitarist feels the life flow of the music through the vibrations of the guitar and its contact area of the chest. There is nothing more personal than that sensual experience of feeling the instrument as one plays.
--Bob

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

That it is.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

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tramsey Loc: Texas

What about a violin Bob? I have a grand daughter that plays violin solos in concerts. When she plays she closes her eyes and in no longer in the room. Don't ask me where she goes because she doesn't know either just , 'out there,' is the only answer I've ever gotten.
So you are a professional guitarist! Congratulations. I would've never guessed that

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Tramsey, I'm basing my opinion on the amount of contact between the instrument and the performer, and classical guitar only. The violinist's contact with the instrument is quite limited, to the chin and collarbone. In many cases, they use mechanical devices which limit the contact even more. Additionally, the violinist uses a bow to initiate the vibration of the strings.

The classical guitar is held against the chest and the vibrations of the back can be clearly felt while playing. One can clearly feel the entire body of the guitar vibrate. Those vibrations are initiated by the fingernails of the guitarist. Thus, no mechanical devices separate the guitarist from the instrument.

To clarify a bit more, I've been paid to perform. However, I'm not considered a professional.
--Bob

BebuLamar

My Yamaha silent guitar gives me no vibes and the contact is also quite limited. I like it though. I got it because it's the only pure electric guitar in the form of the classical guitar. Other classicall guitars are either acoustic or acoustic/electric.