Yamaha NCX3C NT Cedar Top Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Nylon-String Classical Guitar With Reinforced Carrying Bag , Natural

Fantastic guitar! After locally purchasing two different Cordobas and having to return them I decided to give this one a try. Great quality, great sound and resonance, great action out of the box and quick shipping!

I’ve owned several high-end steel string acoustic guitars ( Alvarez GY-1, Taylor XXX-MS, Goodall RCJC ) but this mass-produced, made in China nylon string is my favorite.It has an extremely well-balanced tone which delivers deep bass without draining out the treble. Percussion sounds incredible acoustically and translates very well through the blended pickup. If you do a lot of taps, slaps, and rhythmic finger style techniques then this guitar will deliver where others fall short. It delivers a very broad and resonating sound that will elevate your songwriting and performance. Many of the techniques I struggled with on a steel string are much more manageable and audible with this nylon string while still providing a very familiar feel.Despite the narrow body and cutaway I found that it has a pretty decent volume and the blended pickup is ready to go if you need more punch.I’ve always been impressed with Japanese instruments and this is no exception.The design of the guitar is top notch and I love the natural tone of the sitka spruce and the minimalist look of unmarked fingerboard. It was the aesthetics that initially caught my eye but the specs, blended pickup system, and the way it handles percussion are ultimately what sold me.Mine had a couple minor cosmetic issues which included several nicks on the neck in an isolated area as well as a small dent on the back which had occurred prior to the clear coat being applied. This model is made in China but they do offer a higher-end model that’s finished in Japan although it may not fit the budget.I did notice some rogue vibrations and twanginess in certain instances that could be problematic for recording in a professional setting. However, I was able to overcome them with some precision but this could be problematic for some people.

I had been singing and playing guitar my whole life, it is my favorite pastime. I was a songwriter some decades ago; since then, my guitar skills became somewhat stagnant, and I decided to come back to the hobby, leaning new styles and do some recording. I mostly play arpeggio/fingerstyle.On a whim, I bought Yamaha NTX1 when it went on sale here. I liked the guitar, looks nice, plays easy, the tone is balanced, I can use it for recording provided the mic is added because the installed pickup is basic piezo. The only thing I do not like is how low it is as an acoustic. I am not a guitar guru, I have only 2 guitars to compare to -- both nylon -- the venerable classic Resonata (made in DDR in the 70s, all layered wood but still sounds ok), and also classic all solid wood one made by Sergio Zepeda from early 00s in Nicaragua. This one is nice instrument. Both are way better acoustically compared to the NCX, especially the Zepeda's. I compared the guitars, and it looks like the top wood of Yamaha is way too thick (3.5mm vs 2mm for the others). It is instantly noticeable when one taps under the bridge: NCX1 sound is lower/dull, other two are the same and way higher/crispier tone. So, I am pondering sending it back and buying a different crossover. NCX5 may be, or another brand altogether. Not this time Yamaha!

I'm a beginner, but steel strings (even thin coated ones) are just too hard on my fingers. The nylon strings require less pressure to play a note and are just on the fingers. I find that the volume is adequate without resorting to an amplifier for my needs. There is a cool feature in the electronics that I like as a beginner. The internal computer analyzes the frequency of a single note and displays its value; hence you can quickly see what note you just played if you haven't sorted out the frets and strings yet. I suppose if you are seasoned classical guitar played you don't need marks to guide you on which fret is which, but only #5 and #7 are marked with a dot on the side of the neck. I miss #3, #9 and a double #11. I suppose I could add my own dots, but this is the only thing I don't like about this guitar.

The guitar sound, quality and after-sales service are all very good

I usually don't write reviews but I'm not at all happy with Yamaha. I bought this guitar for a discount presented "As New." It looked new out of the box, had the original tag on it, and at first I was delighted. A classical guitar with cutaway, built in tuner, piezo pickup. I was all in. Just what I wanted.When I went to tune it, I soon discovered that it was totally missing the G string tuning peg and that the B string peg was very bent. Try playing anything when you can't tune one string! (I tried it out by tuning the other strings to the G string - a short -term solution, but I got to know that I like the guitar and wanted it fixed.)I called Yamaha support Saturday - they said that I had to call the Yamaha guitar support. I had to wait until Monday to call. When I called them, they told me that they wouldn't repair it (even though the Yamaha store sold it to me) and my only recourse was to return it to Amazon. A new one was around $150 more.I was ticked off. This guitar was just what I wanted at the price I wanted. It was supposed to be "AS NEW" except it wasn't. They wouldn't stand behind their own product. They misrepresented this guitar and I've had to spend hours on the phone, going through the return process with Amazon, packaging it, driving an hour to the UPS drop off site, and waiting on line. My time for THEIR lie.Their lack of integrity in fixing what they'd f'd up resulting in me having to take way too much of my time to fix it is seriously aggravating. They misrepresented their item and I spent hours trying to get what I wanted. I am not a happy customer!Beware buying from the Amazon Yamaha store. No integrity.