Archive for September, 2008

After my Yamaha Classical Guitars review, I thought id add two great products from the Takamine brand, these two wonderfull guitars will wow your peers with their amazing tone and playability!, sound like a pro even if you are just starting!.

The best thing about these guitars is, they are both under $300!!!!!!, these are a must have!!.

Takamine G124 Classical Guitar

Takamine G124 Classical Guitar

The Takamine G124 Classical Guitar is an excellent value with quality features like a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. The gloss natural finish, rosewood fingerboard, classical style soundboard rosette, and gold and pearl tuners add a nice touch to this very affordable 6-string classical guitar. The G124, from the acclaimed Takamine G-Series, offers impressive performance at a very affordable price. Perfect for the beginner or student guitar player. Takamine hard-shell case sold separately (model GC1118T).


Takamine G128S Classical Guitar

Takamine G128S Classical Guitar

The Takamine G128S Classical Guitar is an excellent value with traditional styling and materials and quality features like a solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides. Other features include a classical style soundboard rosette and gold and pearl tuners. The G128S from the acclaimed Takamine G-Series – traditional Spanish design, impressive performance, and a very affordable price. Perfect for the beginner or student guitar player. Takamine hard-shell case sold separately (model GC1118T).



There you go, expect allot more offers like this one, keep checking back for more reviews and interviews. Have fun!!!.

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I just wanted to put some brand awareness out there by giving you some information about Yamaha Classical Guitars, they have a very nice line of classical guitars out, even for the beginner they have starter bundle sets, one of which is offered here, as well as 3/4 size for kids, prices range from under $100 and can go up to $1000′s for the pro’s.

At the Yamaha Classical Guitars site they have a wealth of information all about the guitars, and not only is it just a guitars store, it also has allot more to offer, you get the chance to enter your guitar model or type, then up comes a huge list of books, equipment, DVD’s, and even computer software that you can use in conjunction with your yamaha classical guitar, its all fun stuff.

Not to show any bias toward yamaha classical guitars, I will post also on other companies guitars over the next few weeks, so if you have any other classical guitar brands and you would like me to take a look, please let me know and ill review what they have to offer too, any input is very welcome here.

Over the next few weeks i’d also like to post some interviews with classical guitar players, about how and why they love the guitar so much, hopefully they can inspire more guitarist to at least pick one up at the store and give it a play, you might like it;).

Thats the end of this post about yamaha classical guitars hope you got some good info out of it, so if you get a chance visit their site HERE and take a look around, or if you know you want one, then check out our shortlisted classical guitars starter bundle

Thanks again for coming back to visit…..

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The Classical Guitars term in the guitar world, has been around since the early 1600’s, with such an great history behind it, its really no surprise how popular this guitar has become, to explain a little about that history I thought I’d pull up a bit of that information from Wikipedia to share with you all.

The evolution of classical guitars and its repertoire spans more than four centuries. It has a history that was shaped by contributions from earlier instruments, such as the Renaissance guitar, vihuela, and the baroque guitar. The popularity of classical guitars has been sustained over the years by many great players, arrangers, and composers. A very short list might include, Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710), Fernando Sor (1778-1839), Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), Agustín Barrios MangoréAndrés Segovia (1893-1987), Alirio Diaz (1923), Presti-Lagoya Duo (active from 1955-1967: Ida Presti, Alexandre Lagoya), Julian Bream (1933), and John Williams (1941).Many people also think, that because they purchased a 1970’s guitar that was stopped being made after a small number of units is automatically valuable. Which is not the case at all. As for collectors of Vintage Electric Guitars or Acoustic Electric Guitars need to know that any guitar made since 1970 can easily be replicated with currently available materials (1888-1944), .”

Article source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar

So you can see that there is a vast history behind this guitar, in fact there is so much information about classical guitars that its hard to cover it in just one post, but I really do want to simplify it for the beginner who really wants to get started with classical guitars.

One guitar that I think every beginner must have, is the Yamaha C40 classical guitars bundle, it features outstanding cost performance with exceptional playability and superb tone. it is excellent for you if you’re a beginner, even if you’re a pro, this guitar will surprise you with its quality for only a fraction of what classical guitars can usually cost.

It includes a gig bag, method book, and learning CD, hear the beauty of that Yamaha classical guitars sound and share it with others as you play away for a countless number of hours!.

I think this is an absolute must have for someone who really is serious about classical guitars, or even for any serious guitar player to have in there possession.

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For most players, the realm of classical guitars is one that they’d just as soon avoid. The scale length is different, the neck is wider, and they’re harder to play, so why bother?

Why? Because the world of classical guitars is definitely one worth exploring and one that will reap incredible rewards the more you explore it. A well-executed classical passage within a rock song can give an air of class and distinction to the music, not to mention adding a great break in the middle of the song. Playing classical guitar, even if you use it traditionally (playing simple finger picker parts, strumming and single-note lines) can help your playing take a giant leap forward.

Classical guitars are very, very similar in their construction to traditional acoustic guitars. The body is smaller, but the bracing methods and wood types are similar. The necks are wider to accommodate your fingers, the nylon strings give the classical guitar its distinctive tone, but most players with average-size hands find that this transition isn’t as difficult as they first may have pictured it.
Classical guitars are very, very similar in their construction to traditional acoustic guitars. The body is smaller, but the bracing methods and wood types are similar. The necks are wider to accommodate your fingers, the nylon strings give the classical guitar its distinctive tone, but most players with average-size hands find that this transition isn’t as difficult as they first may have pictured it.

What can classical guitars do for you?

Well, give it a try and you’ll find out a whole new world…

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Deen_Jonse http://EzineArticles.com/?What-Can-A-Classical-Guitar-Do-For-You?&id=398637

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