5 Best Classical Guitars for Beginners 2017
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- What is the best classical guitar for beginners? We take a closer look at a few instruments in the $140 - $300 range from two of our favorite brands, Yamaha and Cordoba! Let's go over the value, construction, and tonality of each to see which is best fit for those just starting in classical guitar.
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1. (2:28) Yamaha C40II → www.alamomusic.com/yamaha-c40...
2. (5:44) Yamaha CGS104AII → www.alamomusic.com/yamaha-cgs...
3. (7:47) Cordoba C1 → www.alamomusic.com/cordoba-pr...
4. (11:35) Yamaha CG122MCH → www.alamomusic.com/yamaha-cg1...
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Demo comparison
Yamaha c40II 4:55
Yamaha CGS104II 7:01
Córdoba C1 10:52
Yamaha 14:34
Córdoba C5 16:33
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Manuel Rodrigues MOd C is better than those guitars..
My first guitar was a Guild Mark III. That was back in 1981. I still have it and still play it.
SUPER helpful--thank you! These were the two brands I was considering and your breakdown of each model was really thorough and helpful.
You did an excellent job with this overview. Thank you.
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C40 Yamaha..had mine for 10-12 yrs. It's what I find myself "picking up" the most. It is a total steal. So sweet and simple. You can not go wrong with this baby. I paid around 100 USD...incredible to find such quality for the dough. This is a beginners guitar but you will probably not "outgrow" it, ever.
I know that feel bruh 😆😆👍🏼👍🏼
Same i got a c40 for 150$ loving it
I have a Yamaha C40 too and even tho I bought it cuz I wanted to guitar and it was the only one I could afford and I'm playing rock songs on it and it's awesome!
What about yamaha cx40 and Yamaha c80
I have the Cordoba C5 and couldn't be happier. It's fantastic!
For someone like me knowing nothing about guitars but loving it, you did a great job on this video! Thank you.
My first guitar is the Yamaha C40. I still play it to this day. Great guitar for beginners and for learning Spanish music.
I think a lot of us cut our teeth on a C40 or one of its antecedants. I did, but wish I'd known then what I do now. Althought still referred to as the C40, it's been superseded by the C40//02. Because of its wide neck and action, if well informed there are preferred equally affordable instruments to learn guitar with these days outside the nylon stringed Classical genre IMO. But the venerable 'C40' is a decent choice for treading the Classical path. I recently bought one for my studio to expand my options and skills.
Thank you, very informative. I can listen to you play all day.
I have a Córdoba Protege. This is first guitar and I couldn’t be more happy with it! I play almost every day of the week and the guitar stays I tune VERY well! The sound is great and it’s very comfortable to play and hold.
Awesome video. I can see that this video took a lot of work and it required some serious knowledge about classical guitars, probably years of knowledge in this video. It was very well articulated. It was great at explaining the different beginner guitars at different levels. I am writing down the model numbers and will use this video as a reference for my next guitar purchase. Thanks for your hard work, you've helped a ton of aficionados of classical guitar. I will definitely check out the website. Have a good day.
Eric Johnson recorded "DESERT SONG" with a $150 classical guitar which he says he loves the sound he gets from it.
Great review. Refreshing pace and informative.
Great review. I possible correction: at 12:50 should say $220 for the CG122MCH.
Thank you very much for the short comparison video. I've played on several beginner Yamaha guitars and they have always been terrific value for money. It would be most appreciated if you could perhaps compare them to a few more brands. In particular the very attractive 'Artist' range of classical guitars which come with fishman nylon pickup and EQ built in. (An example would be the Artist CS180CEQ which features a solid spruce top(kind of more a Flamenco guitar material but never the less there labelling it as a classical), and is within the price range you have put forward in this video.) There a numerous other brands and it would be great to have a nice comparison recording like the one you presented here so you can hear the differences between the models. Thank you for your work on this video.
Great video with great information. Very well presented and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
My first guitar was a Córdoba C9. I later added a Alhambra 9P to the mix. I love Alhambra guitars!
Very helpful... thanks a million!
Whet with a CP100 and then a while later the C10. Love my Cordoba guitars.
Enjoyed this video, you are an excellent talker. you also play a nice guitar, I would definitely have my children come to you as a teacher, I don't have the patience to teach. Thanks again for the great overview.
hi, I am planning on learn classical guitar in 2023. I have very limited knowledge regarding strings instruments and it is kinda overwhelming and scary for me. Your video really help!! I have picked yamaha c40 and I couldn't be more grateful dor your review!
This was great, i learned a lot. thanks Chris.
Excellent review. Thank you
Very good video. I read a lot of reviews about the Cordova c5 and the bridge breaks apart from the guitar body way to often.
Great presentation, very articulate and teaches us about guitars. I love this guy, very talented and knowledgeable.
I have a G100 Yamaha classical bought in 1968. Needs some bridge work. It sounded great but now with the bridge problem I retired it. I hope someday to get it fixed.
hey sir great review very informative . I bought a cordoba c5 ce could you tell me what string tension I need for this guitar?
Perfect choice of music for demonstration purposes!
I got a Washburn classical guitar in 2004 from online musicians friend which was a popular site back in the day. Cost only $130 on some kind of sale. I didn’t touch it for ten years when I was depressed then opened it, tuned or replaced the strings, and it sounds even better. (Where I live it’s relatively humid and it was in a case all the time)
Great video :D Also i wanted to ask, what do You think about Ortega R122? (of course if You played it). I'm going to look for it and try it on my own, but i'd also like to know what do You think about it (i'm especially focused on flamenco, but unfortunately i own only acoustic and electric guitars, so i want to buy a classical too, 'cause playing flamenco on acoustic is a little bit annoying)
Awesome video, thanks. Which Savarez strings would be best for the Yamaha CG122MCH when it comes time to replace them? Thanks.
Very well explained!
I just got a brandy-new Córdoba C3M ($200 street price) and absolutely love it! SOLID cedar top, truss rod and beautiful matte finish! If like me, you are not into the glossy look, you should check this one out.
Thank you for the overview! What about Yamaha c70, c90 and cg142s?
The the colors of the guitars behind you and the ones you introduce😆
look very tradition, beautiful in traditional way, pieces of arts, love it 🥰
Great info; thank you!
I have the Yamaha CGX 102, with built in pick up, it's only $299.00 new, and I quite love it...has great sound, it surprised me for how inexpensive it is, but great tone.
I bought the Cordoba C1M-CE; cuttaway with piezo AND a truss rod. Love it.
I watch one your videos about various guitars. And I wanna learn how to play guitar... Therefore, is epiphone masterbilt dr400mce considered a beginner's instrument?
Helpful video. Thx man
Great video presentation.
and alambra are very very good to!
getting myself a 3/4 cordoba! good vid, thanks!
I'm only here looking to play ACE COMBAT ZERO songs, anyone have recomends best guitar for those songs? Im a beginner i want to make the best choice based on those songs so like Flameco i suppose?
I have a 1967 Martin 00-18-C; my childhood guitar. My dad bought it in 1967 for $300.
Got an almost unused
And Japanese made ibanez 2840 made for Scandinavia from the 60s any good?
Yes
excellent review .thanks very much
Yamaha C40 is a very good guitar. It's not loud, but sweet and singing. Good intonation and easy to tune. Definitely recommend it.
I play 3 years guitar, should i buy a alhambra 3c or fender cn-140sce ?
I was in a guitar store just yesterday and asked where Yamaha guitars are made. I was told that Yamaha guitars are made in Indonesia now. Before I think they were made in Japan. They are great-sounding guitars -- at least when I used to play one in the 80s.
Electric or acoustic, all except top tier of some segments are now made in Yamaha's factory in Indonesia. The Yamaha units in this video are Indonesian origin. Many decades ago when the JPY was much softer, even the antecedent of the C40//02 which I own (I owned its venerable predecessor in 1973) was made in Japan. The quality is still pretty good. Not as good as Made in Japan then or now, but outstanding for what you pay. Most problems you'll find with Yamaha from Indonesia are minor finish related which of course crosses over into QC. Whether that's related to policy a consequence of worldwide demand which always outstrips Yamaha's ability to supply or cultural attitude is anyone's guess.
I bought a cp100 pack a few months back, the bridge was too low and was prone to buzz. My father and I brought this in, and they replaced it free of charge, great customer service!
Good vid. Really. Thanks!
Very good informations! 👍
I tested some of those Cordoba models but did not like to me. Yamaha beginner models for their light weight seem to me a bit delicate in construction.
I want to give a try to VGS actual models.
For some reason, the guitars from VGS/Hora/Thomann are barely even known here in the US. Some of those are good, basic no-frills guitars which (among those that actually see/play/buy them) have loyal and happy customers.
I bought the Thomann S and love it. Hora makes several all solid guitars and offer them for what most Chinese student type guitars sell for. The VGS Gold (all solid spruce top, maple back/sides) gets great reviews and Thomann sells a lot of them. Be ready to take it to a shop/luthier for proper setup and have the frets checked too.
All the models included in this review use laminates for back and sides! (Booooo).
Hello , I have a question. I have a big hands and a little thick and I Learn playing guitar . Wich one is better for me and thank you about this videos it’s really interesting.
Great review!
Could you comment about a Cordoba CP100 for a beginner ? Been playing on steel guitar so far.
I have practiced on it for 2 years. Its a decent beginner, I switched to a C10 on occasion
Excellent guitars and I know everyone has there preferences but personally I would recommend looking at the alhambra range I have used these guitars for years and am a big fan.
I'm worried I've just bought an ortega r131 sn I was told they are really good ? Thoughts please
I have just bought the Admira Dianna solid Ceder top , It came with terrible strings on it , i have replaced those and it sounds crisp . Heaven
I want yo buy a guitar and learn to play. I like 3 kinds of Yamaha i dont know if some of this are still at stores but i really like them. Yamaha c40 - Yamaha CG 102 - and Yamaha CGX 102. I like the CGX 102 the most for the fact that if im not mistaking it comes with built in tuner and can be pluged to an amp speiker to what i understand both of the CG's are the same exept for the electronics part. Can you help me make the best choice and tell me why its better i would really appreciate it.
How about takamine Gc1 nat , is it good
Very well made video.... .... Please give your opinion on yamaha C80 vs C40 vs C70...... Thanks in advance
Which guitar has greater playability at higher frets, the low tensioned yamaha c40 or the high tesnioned cordoba c1 m.
Yes! Yamaha and Cordoba, best of the inexpensive new guitars. Also look for the old japanese luthier guitars.
I acquired a C1M 3/4 for my granddaughter - truly appalling. Sharp fret ends down the full length of both sides of the neck but, MUCH worse, the brace through which the trussrod could be accessed was split from the centre to the one end and for about 2" going the other way. Also, the neck seemed to have been set badly or had shifted when the brace shattered. It was garbage.
On the other hand, I have the C5-CET which is superb. My only niggle there was the very high-gloss neck but that was easily remedied with 500 and 1200 grit wet/dry.
Excellent review.I am I classical Guitar instructor/recording artist and I am not evaluation your review based on your technique /sound but on the way you explained the different features of all guitars.
Theres a c45m, g231and cg102 all for same price. Which is the best?
What is your opinion of the guitars that are made in Canada? I purchased a Lapatrie guitar some time back and now that I'm retired I want to take lessons and get back into guitar playing and want to use the Lapatrie guitar that I bought some twenty years ago. I don't see that brand on the market anymore. Can you give me some information on them. Thanks. I have subscribed to your channel and enjoy your thorough understanding of these kinds of guitars.
I've been a classical player for many years and I've also taught classical for quite a few. To me, the Cordoba is ok, but I think Yamaha makes a better instrument, regardless of price point. It amazes me the level of sound quality a laminated top Yamaha produces. But when you you move up to the solid top models, I think this is where the Yamaha begins to distance itself from the Cordoba. I own a CG-170CA that I picked up used, probably sold new for around $500-600. This is a simply wonderful sounding instrument with a very Spanish sound quality.
Do you have any suggestions for classical guitar pieces? I've been playing for a year and I would really like to play more classical pieces.
I agree...the first classical I had an say about was a Yamaha. Obviously anything at $300 and under is going to have laminated woods, so the volume suffers (in a college dorm that's not a bad thing), but Yamaha guitars play very well and do have a nice balance sound.
@@TaartjeMetSlagroom without knowing your skill level, as well as your preferences, it's hard to make a recommendation. There is one collection that works across all skill levels that I can recommend: Carcassi's 25 studies. They range from easy to difficult, more or less in numerical order. So, expect number 12 to be more difficult than number 3, for example. I prefer the Carcassi studies over those by Carulli - a bit more challenging and a lot more interesting sounding - and to those by Sor. The Sor studies are much better known, but I don't care for them. They don't have the range of difficulty found in the Carcassi studies and I just find most of them to be just plain boring sounding. Anyway, hope this helps some and good luck with your future adventures on the classical guitar.
@@mwmcbroom I will definitely check those out, thank you!
Very clear explanation and demo. Thank you.
starting to get into fingerstyle a little bit. i’m learning to zanarkand from final fantasy and it’s honestly helping me a lot with my fingerpicking
Ffx has a fantastic soundtrack and is a great choice. When I started out, "the calm before the storm" was one that I learned. Transcribed it from an arrangement by a guy named lonlonjp here on youtube.
Kremona is the best choice for the money. Even the less expensive models perform very well.
Just my thoughts after trying them all.
Great video! I put on my old Koss headphones to hear the difference. They are all excellent values, but MY ear actually prefers the Yamaha c4011, the Yamaha cgs10411 and Cordoba C5. The two Yams have the warm tone that I prefer. The Cordoba seems more balanced. The guitars I didn't mention are fine but a little more edgy and just not my preference.
You really can't go wrong with any of them for about $300.00 or less.
I got a C5CE cheap that had been made in Portugal and had Barcus Berry electronics ... firm case and like new. No trussrod back then. A midrange CE guitar for $250 with case barely used is a good deal. .
I got a CG100A here, and believe me, it sounds far better than the C40.
Do u think i could put strings of hard tension (d addario pro art) on Cordoba C5? Or it would be more advisable to put strings of normal tension?
I have D'addarios hard tension on my C5 and it sounds great. It just takes a some more tunning as these stretch more than normal tension.
I Just got a yamaxa c80. Its nice to its sound / quality. And if you want to spend additional money you will get a guitar that sounds better two times in comparison to c40.
my favorite guitar that i have ever had was a yamaha c-45, made in indonesia. it sounded amazing for a cheap guitar. its too bad they dont make them anymore.
I have it , but after 3months when I hait the strings a littel bit hard there is shacking sound is it from the guitar ? or from the strings which is 3weeks old
Michael here in mexico you can get the c - 45 yamaha at COOPEL
I saw a Cordoba Fusion Orchestra C5-CE and it was selling used for $600... What is the difference between that C5 and the one you demonstrated, please (aside from a cutaway on the one I saw)?
I love your advice on guitars but the one I have seems to have a interesting a life time feel to her it was made in Spain and the more I play it the better it is sounding more worked in and it would want to be considering that I sung it down from $1200 to $1000.00 it is a very much a life time guitar that is for someone who wants that sound that comes from an advanced player I just love that quality of sound that can't be matched by anything else I want to be just as good as what Andre Segovia was
great job thank you
super dramatic fore arm shot at 11:00. Nice playing.
You recommend the Yamaha c45 for beginners and medium ?
Thank you for helping me decide
Can anyone help me find some sort of a year on a Sierra model S714 I know nothing about classical music or guitar I’m a blues player just saw it cheep and got it but very curious so if anyone can thanks
Hi ¿What about the Fender CG-7?
what kind of recording microphone is that??
What about Kremona F65C? Cedar top for classics and good resonance and good at low freqs
So there is a vintage Aria AC-15 "concert" for sale locally. Would that be a higher quality guitar than the ones here?
It's been too many years, so I don't recall the AC-15 specifically, but it used to be the case with Aria that the higher the number, the better quality the guitar. For instance, for years, the top Aria in the AC range was the AC-60, and it was a well made, decent sounding guitar. So, following that design, I'd say the AC-15 was probably the cheapest Aria classical you could buy - or close to it.
@@mwmcbroom Thank you. I ended up buying a '76 Alvarez Yairi CY125 and also a '58 Goya G10. Both good guitars, but I think I will keep the Alvarez and sell the Goya.
@@bradh6185 All the Alvarez Yairis I've played have been exceptional guitars. Hang onto that one. They've already become collectible.
@@mwmcbroom Yes, I am aware. Picked it for $400 which may be a little on the high side for them. But it's a lot less than I could get a new one of comparable sound quality for.
@@bradh6185 actually I think $400 for an AY is a good price, provided it's a good sounding and playing instrument. And because of their collectibility the value will only increase.
Fortunately there are other nice classical guitars! I have Washburn c5ce. Luv it😀!
Which Cordoba high end model is the best in your opinion? Thank you for this excellent review.
Ive never heard of Cordoba until I listened to David Gilmours new song "Yes, I have Ghosts" love the sound of that guitar a Cordoba C10 Luther's Crossover $1,100-$1,500.
Someone answer pls.
Than what's different between this guitars,are their sound comes differently...or just because of shape???
How would a vintage Dauphin model DR-80 compare to these?
I have more expensive guitars however my friend gave me a yamaha apx 500 and it sounds amazing and stays in tune
Same. I keep coming back to Yamaha both on classical and electric. I have a 24 fret Pacifica custom, and nothing plays like it.
The action on my Cort Earth 70 NS was hard on the fingers....I put nylon / classic guitar strings on the Cort and now it sounds way better and it is easy to play. It is a real pleasure . I can not put the Cort Earth 70 NS guitar down.
If you are a poor boy like myself, this Cort Earth 70 NS and nylon strings gives you great quality sound for just $100 plus TG
I prefer the look of a Spanish guitar
I love the sound on the cordobas.
Can you do a video on how to use the humidor in the Cordoba C12 case?
The case has a humidor in it? That is a cool idea! Then you can store your Cohibas in your Cordoba.
The Yamaha CG122MCH or MSH has a low action, meaning that the string is closer so less pressure and less painful finger issues for the beginner (nylon is better than steel for the beginner) meaning more playing time sooner and less running away from it. I think that unless you are a pro, it will be really hard to outgrow it. Worth the extra $100 over the "el cheapo" store-brand guitars.
A couple of months ago I was in the market for a guitar. I have a music store a short distance from home. I have NO real knowledge about what makes a good guitar. I only knew I wanted nylon strings.
The store had a variety of steel string acoustic guitars but only 2 or 3 different nylon string classical guitars. I was not planning on learning to play classical music. I wanted to just do accompaniment for folk music.
I had narrowed it down to two guitars, one of which was the Yamaha CG122MCH. I don't remember what the other one was. It was yellow in color and heavier than the Yamaha. I got the Yamaha as the weight was less, it sounded really nice to me, and I liked the color/finish better.
From this video, it seems I didn't totally waste my money. Whew! I'm retired so have plenty of time to practice. So far, I've really been enjoying my practice. It was a good decision on my part and I don't always make good decisions. 😅
Very helpful video. Just ordered a Cordoba C5 after watching this and a few other reviews. Thanks!
What is a good beginner acoustic electric guitar? I would like to play metal and acoustic if possible i am not gonna shred by any means.
if you want to play metal get an electric.