Roy Clark was a pretty good guitarist, but he's been in over his head every time he's tried to play this.
Here's an example played properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ8rUUnpJp8
A critical difference, not apparent in the example, is that with Spanish guitar the strings are individually plucked by each of the individual fingers, not heavily strummed with a pick.
That's a great version, Eric. I kinda think Roy just had his own take on it. As good as he was, I think he could have played it the traditional style if he'd wanted to.
In any case, this is a fun short -- 10 levels of Malagueña:
Gut strings (traditional Spanish and European) versus steel strings (Americas) also makes a difference. Spanish guitar masters in the 1800s-early 1900s sometimes sneered at Americans as "barbed wire players" because of the use of steel strings. Guitarists in Latin America didn't have ready access to gut strings.
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It's astonishing, but you should look up the "Mountain Dew" bit from this episode too.
Roy Clark was a pretty good guitarist, but he's been in over his head every time he's tried to play this.
Here's an example played properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ8rUUnpJp8
A critical difference, not apparent in the example, is that with Spanish guitar the strings are individually plucked by each of the individual fingers, not heavily strummed with a pick.
Eric Hines
That's a great version, Eric. I kinda think Roy just had his own take on it. As good as he was, I think he could have played it the traditional style if he'd wanted to.
In any case, this is a fun short -- 10 levels of Malagueña:
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZGKqr1XcKUs?si=5QnCRBbgIubv4oHL
That is a cool short.
Eric Hines
Gut strings (traditional Spanish and European) versus steel strings (Americas) also makes a difference. Spanish guitar masters in the 1800s-early 1900s sometimes sneered at Americans as "barbed wire players" because of the use of steel strings. Guitarists in Latin America didn't have ready access to gut strings.
LittleRed1
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