Any tips for someone trying to learn classical guitar?

While cracking the code is primarily geared to pick playing. I was wondering if there were any classical guitarists on the forum. If so do you have any tips for someone trying to learn classical guitar.

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Pick up the book Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant, get a footstool, and a teacher. Classical has so many small touches that without an in person teacher I never would have gotten anywhere.

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Best resource for classical guitar I have seen on the net: https://www.classicalguitardelcamp.com/

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Take lessons, as was mentioned, technique is very specific.

Buy Principles of Correct Practice for Guitar, both the book and the DVD.

I think both a stool and a teacher are critical. In passing, a stool works really well for electric guitars as well…

Basically classical guitar is all figured out and there are established ways to teach it that result in great musicians. I also believe that this now holds (thanks to Troy) for the electric guitar as well, but we’ll see.

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Not yet, but one day.

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