Founded in Japan in 1887, Yamaha Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of musical instruments, with a product line that includes pianos, guitars, electronic organs, violins, wind instruments, percussion, and other products, each of which has achieved a good market position in its own field. In the list of "Top 225 Global Musical Instruments and Audio Products Industry" released by Music Trades, Yamaha ranks first every year, and its sales revenue is far ahead. Yamaha has always been a leader in mid-range and entry-level instruments, and the classical guitar scene is no exception.
Yamaha has two guitar factories around the world, with the factory in Indonesia focusing on entry-level models and the factory in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, China, focusing on mid-to-high-end models. Yamaha's mainland factories only produce Yamaha's own guitars and never manufacture them for other brands, which is truly unique in the guitar industry, which is popular in the OEM business.
Yamaha classical guitars are mainly divided into three series, the C series is aimed at beginners and is the most cost-effective entry-level guitar on the market; The CG series uses an innovative sound beam structure and neck design, which greatly improves the volume and responsiveness; The GC series is a concert model that, as the name suggests, is primarily aimed at advanced classical guitar players.
The C-Series is designed to be beginner-friendly, with a standard fretboard width of 52mm, a compact cabinet and a low string spacing that provides a comfortable feel and more agile handling, at the expense of the guitar's volume and tone. The workmanship is simple and neat, the panel is spruce plywood, and the back and side panels can be selected from Nadu wood and willow eucalyptus, of which the three frequencies of Nadu wood are more balanced, and the willow eucalyptus wood is more prominent in the mid-frequency response. In addition to the standard 39 inches, there are also 36 inches and 34 inches to choose from, which are used by teenagers and children for practice, and the price is about 1000 yuan.
On the basis of the C series, the CG series has improved the support structure of the sound beam, and the thickness of the cabinet is also larger, so the vibration and response have been significantly improved compared with the C series. There are 10 models in the series, the panel is upgraded to veneer, with spruce and red pine to choose from, the back side panel and fingerboard are added with rosewood and ebony with higher hardness, and there is an electrical box version to choose from, the price is 1500-3000 yuan.
The flagship GC series is a full single configuration, that is, the panel, the back plate, and the side plate are all made of solid wood veneer, and the integration of the whole single is better than the resonance effect of the face single guitar, and the price of the series is more than 6000 yuan, which is a cost-effective full single classical guitar.
