I've said it before: travel might broaden the mind but it doesn't help your guitar playing. Every time I go away I find myself craving my guitar. And I travel a lot.
So today at lunchtime I popped into a nearby guitar shop where I tried out one of those travel guitars. If you don't know what they are, see the picture. I played a Martin one. Guess what? They're rubbish. Well, they're rubbish for someone who plays flamenco. They have no body so it's nearly impossible to play most flamenco right hand techniques. There's nothing to rest your thumb on for rasgueado or picardo, nothing to tap your golpe on etc etc. It's obvious really. They have no body and the body is critical to flamenco. What was I thinking?! So what I might do is buy a quarter size classical guitar. I need to measure my bag and measure the guitar. I'll keep you posted.
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