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can anybody recommend a decent classical guitar for under £100 ?

i'm starting to practice some fingerpicking & i'm thinking the sound of nylon strings would be be nice for this.

basically looking for something that stays in tune, a nice sound & a thin neck for my small fingers (not asking for much :rolleyes: )

any help is appreciated, thx
 
deibid said:
i'm starting to practice some fingerpicking & i'm thinking the sound of nylon strings would be be nice for this.
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Yeah, your supposed to use nylon. Instead of dishin out dough, why not just put some nylons on an acoustic with a cutaway? For that price it doesn't really give you that much more anyway.

Unless you don't have an acoustic...
 
i've bought a new acoustic not so long ago, Takamine G330s-ns which i like, so i'm really not wanting to spend a lot more, wasn't even planning on buying a nylon but now i think it might be a good idea to have one.
 
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That, and traditional classical guitars typically have a wider neck so why not try putting them on a traditional acoustic?
 
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deibid said:
i've bought a new acoustic not so long ago, Takamine G330s-ns which i like, so i'm really not wanting to spend a lot more, wasn't even planning on buying a nylon but now i think it might be a good idea to have one.
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Well unless you just want another guitar, I'd put nylons on that acoustic. Otherwise, keep your eye out for just any old acoustic with a wide neck (like hungerovermorning said) and a cutaway so you can hit all the way up to fret 22 and slap on some nylons.
 
Classical fingerboards are flat. But more importantly, the nut of a steel string acoustic will not be cut properly for the larger nylon strings.
 
i'll keep the takamine steel stringed :cool:

can anyone recommend any good nylon string guitars for £100 or less?

any makes? or any to avoid?
thx again
 
Yamaha probably makes a decent one in that price range, especially if you can find a used one.
 
The Yamaha CG100A which is superceded by the CG101 is a great classical guitar at the low end price range!
 
Isn't the exchange rate something like 1.5 pounds to 1 dollar? If so, then the top 5 results here are all under 100 pounds:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitar/navigation?page=1&N=100001+308533&Ns=P_Price|0

Yamaha would get my first vote, but I know that Washburn, Alvarez, and Ibanez all make respectable entry-level guitars. I would suspect that their nylon stringed ones would be on par with their steel string models.

But like has been stated above, nylon stringed guitars tend to have wide, flat necks by design. Its to space out the strings to allow more room for fingerpicking. But it takes much less finger pressure to fret notes and chords on a nylon stringed guitar so I don't think that the wide neck is going to be too much of a problem. I just don't think that you can find many nylon stringed guitars, especially in this price range, that have thinner necks.
 
I have to agree with the Yamaha choice. I've had one for many years...rarely take it out of the case...and it's been great! No neck problems, easy to play and just gets mellower with age. Go find one! ;)
 
if you put nylon on a steel string guitar, you'll have to adjust the truss rod too as the tension is not as great with nylon. and then if you put steel strings back on, you'll have to go through the whole process of adjustments. And as someone has said, the nylon won't sit on the nut properly.

With the wider neck of traditional classical guitars, you won't get the right feel. Especially if you decide you like it and want to buy a "real" classical guitar. Do it right the first time.
 
Putting nylon strings on a steel string guitar won't get you any kind of a decent nylon sound. They're different animals, construction-wise.

Tim
 
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