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 enlarge | Brand: Yamaha
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $169.99
Buy New: $136.49
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 2461
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Dimensions (in): 40.1 x 18 x 5
Model: C40R
UPC: 086792828213
EAN: 0086792273754
ASIN: B00004UE2D
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Designed for Beginners, with an Eye and Ear Toward Quality and Affordability | | • | Spruce Top, Nato Neck | | • | Indonesian Mahogany Back and Sides | | • | Javanese Rosewood Fingerboard | | • | Melamine Gloss Finish |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Beginners and young learners alike will appreciate the quality found in this Yamaha C series classical guitar. This quality instrument delivers outstanding cost performance with exceptional playability and tone. The C40 is a full-size nylon-string guitar.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 29
 This is a great entry level guitar October 5, 2000
197 out of 202 found this review helpful
I have been playing the guitar for a couple of years now. This was my first guitar, and was great to learn on. It may not sound like a $5000 Martin, but this is a ton of value for the dollar. The price is about as low as you can get for any guitar, period. And this guitar is not merely a learners guitar. I've played it for a couple of gigs, and it performs great. The real advantage of this guitar is the ease of picking. The strings are set much farther apart than on a standard guitar; the neck is much wider. Thus, you can pick much easier than on a standard folk guitar. Because of this, however, and the nylon strings, it leaves something to be desired on the strum, but will perform good enough for most occasions. Overall, get this guitar if you are a beginner, don't want to invest a lot of money, or just want to experiment with the style of guitar, but not if you want a classical guitar to play professionally.
Unbelievable quality at an unbelievable price March 24, 2006
Wilhelmina Gaudy (Beaverton, OR USA)
50 out of 52 found this review helpful
When I was 15 years old I bought this same or similar Yamaha Classical Guitar model. It was one I bought used from a friend's guitar teacher. I loved that guitar. Never did I have a single complaint about it. And I had it with me everywhere I went until I was almost 40 years old.
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br /My son was an avid electric guitar player who wanted to give acoustic a try. Since I didn't have time to play my guitar during that time of my life I LENT my guitar to him. When I eventually had more free time and wanted to get back into my music I asked my son to please return my guitar, the one I let him BORROW. It was at that time he informed me that he SOLD it to a buddy when he needed money buy a Fender bass. Kids...
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br /So...I bought this one and am very happy to have a Yamaha Classical Guitar back in my possession. The only differences I can see between my old one and this one are the colors and design around the sound hole and the absence of Yamaha on the headstock. To be sure this was the brand of classical guitar I wanted, I tried several different brands and models available on Amazon.com at local guitar stores.
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br /Every other brand of classical guitar, regardless of the price, did not hold up to the sound of the Yamaha guitars. I'm not saying the other brands did not sound good. What I'm saying is the Yamahas sounded great. Should I ever decide to upgrade to a better classical guitar, I will stay with Yamaha.
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br /I could not find a lower price for this model than the Amazon.com price...anywhere. Having the Free Shipping option was a major plus.
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br /There is only one reason I needed to call the Yamaha Customer Support Line. I needed to ask where the serial number is located. I couldn't find it to save my life. On the C40, look inside the sound hole to the inside edge of the fretboard.
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br /My guitar was wrapped very well for shipping. It came with "The Yamaha Guitar Quickstart DVD." The DVD has some very useful information to help you get started if you have no idea what to do with your guitar once you take it out of the box. A "Welcome" sheet with some good basics for beginners was also included.
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br /It is so good to have another Yamaha Classsical Guitar back in my life.
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Happy with my classy Yammy August 28, 2004
bratford senior (SF, CA, USA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
The C40 is my first guitar and I could not be happier. It is well built, pretty and sounds beautiful to my ears. It sounds so good other people don't mind hearing me practice. And I even get compliments on the pretty sounds I make with my Yammy!
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br /I researched the C40 on the 'net before buying it and my experience with the guitar confirms the positive reviews.
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br /The C40 stays in tune. It's not LOUD. (I don't want loud at this point!) There were no rough wood edges or extra glue globs and the wood stain is evenly applied.
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br /The C40 has so much bang for the buck, I reccommend it to anyone who wants their first nylon string guitar. If you want to learn how to play guitar this is a wonderful place to start.
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br /I am happy the C40 exists and that I could buy it.
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br /If I ever buy another guitar it will probably be a Yamaha.
This is all you need to know about this guitar . . . . . . . March 26, 2005
T. Troceen (Atlanta)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is not a guitar that you buy to play led zeplin, Korn or any other american rock music. This is the perfect guitar to get that authentic spanish sound. This is not a guitar to learn on unless you want to learn classical spanish ballads, however I do think it is a good investment for a beginner that only has an electric guitar.
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br / The reason the strings are far appart is for finger plucking and nylon strings need to sit higher than steal strings. When I played this guitar for the first time at my local guitar store, I loved it (and still do!). You can't play rock, but songs like "dust in the wind" (all finger plucking) are great for this guitar. Just like a strat is for rock, a telecaster is for country, a les paul is for lead, hollowbodies are for blues and so on, this guitar is for classical spanish music. If you want a good beginner guitar, get a Ovation knock off or a Dean (Deans are the best for beginners).
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br /I have some very expensive guitars, but I love playing classical music for girls on this one, and they love it. It is my weapon of choice!
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br /Simply put: It's a great guitar for spanish ballads, and soft finger plucking songs, but not much else, because that's not what it was designed for.
Great guitar!! November 29, 2005
Jacob Z (Richmond, IN USA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I was amazed that I got such a great guitar for only $100. It is MUCH better than those similarly priced guitars at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, etc.
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br /First of all, it has a great sound and stays in tune really well. Also, the fretboard has a really nice feel to it; I find it much easier to play than most guitars. The finish is nice too; it looks like it costs 5 times what it does.
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br /Most people view it as a beginner's guitar, and so did I when I bought it. However, I don't really feel the need to replace it anytime soon, as I like it better than several more expensive guitars that I have played.
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br /Highly recommended for beginners and intermediates looking for a great guitar for a great price.
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