Yamaha CG-100 A

From what I can tell the top is laminated, scalloped bracing. Rather crude tuners. The neck is fairly wide but soooo comfortable.

This guitar has a very sweet and mellow sound. I play mostly classic rock tunes on it, Beatles, Led Zepp and you can get funky with it if you jam with care. Dont expect to get monster bends or thrash with it because its not made for it. Ideal for soft melodies.

Ok, the cosmetics on this guitar suck in apperance but it's tougher than hell. I've droped this thing, it's fallen off the wall, smacked it into the coffee table and it's almost always still in tune. The white plastic saddle located in the bridge has a tendency to fall out when I'm changin strings so watch that.

This guitar could easily be giged with without backup (I've done it) however you need to add a pickup because it's a nylon string, pretty quite unless youre playing in a church or something. I suspect this guitar is going to last for many many years, like I said, it's pretty tough.

Never had to call them, sorry

The thing I love about this guitar is the size and ease of handling. To this day, I compare every new acoustic I am interested in against this little yamaha. If your just starting to play, I can easily recommend this guitar

My guitar was originally bought for my mother. She hadn't played it for years when I "borrowed" it some 15 years ago. so I'm figuring this guitar is about 25 years old (because the case had a peter paul and mary book in it dating to 1974). The neck is quite wide and I sometimes find it hard to wrap the thumb. The nylon strings allow me to bend almost all the way across the board. The top I guess is spruce. The tuners are cheap...but will hold the tuning. oh, and it's asian made, korean i believe.

I use this almost exclusively for finger picking. For as cheap as this guitar is, it has a very mellow full sound. The bass could ring a little better. it could be louder (but then again, the other campfire guitar is a yamaha 12 sting which is loud). And don't ever compare it to a 53' martin. (drool drool..but then again there's a small car difference in price). if you bang on it, it starts to sound out of tune. it's meant to be played gently, but can do some of the heavy work. Basic, gentle, warm.

still looks ok after 25 years. the action is fine. the machine heads (as stated before) are cheap. don't expect to be able to bend the neck, it's stiff.

really, if you're playing live gigs, there are better guitars you should be looking at. if you're looking to learn, this is a pretty good guitar for the money. this finish has lasted well, but there is one issue with the neck...the area where the neck and body meet, the finish has cracked. I play this guitar on the dock, by the campfire, just about everywhere but underwater. it travels well. in the trunk on the x-country route, the 12 string mentioned earlier cracked, this didn't.

never had the notion to call them. I doubt they'd really do anything for me, but then again...don't have a real issue to call about.

I've been playing for 15 years...this has been with me the whole time. it's what I learned on. I think this lends to my overall ablity to finger pick better then all my friends who learned on electric guitars. but then again, I can't flat pick very quickly. The guitar has mellowed a bit and still sounds good. If you're looking to begin spanish or classical guitar, you can't go wrong. I still play it...how bad can it be.

A great beginning piece. but after 4-5 years, you'll start to look for a higher end guitar. Check out the martin D-28. You'll see what I'm talking about.

This guitar has a great sound. It has a great clean deep sound even when I play High scaled chords (like C on the 8th fret), it's also have a very direct sound.
The sound is great for playing a guitar version of common songs (Which I do with my friends) and for playing spanish flamenco. I also like the sound of classic tunes on it.
It's good for both stfumming or popie songs. and has a great sound for both backup, rhythem and solo.

The Guitar is made from a fine strong wood covered with a thin layer of lak.
I don't have the energy to be more specific, but if it's so critical, read the review before me.
I think this guitar is beautifull.
The fretboard is very comfortable and it has a great action.
The guitar is made so good it's imposible to see the acoustic body top, sides and bottom are seperate.
There is a little flaw, the last fret's (not on the neck, the totally last one) metal peice was cut in the middle so this fret is no good for the 2 middle strings.

I had this guitar for about 17 months now. it was beaten up, pounded against walls, falling down - not even a bruise.
Once my friend dropped a full 1.5 litres soda bottle from my bed (about 6 ft. high) on it, what's only caused a little external crack.
The tuning keys are very delicate, and it's hard to tune. But the tunning lasts as long as nothing touches any of'em.
I could tune it every 2 weeks and it wouldn't bother me.

I never had any problem.

I got it after 8 months of playing a shitty guitar my fother has found on the street, and the diffrence was great. I think this guitar has a great sound, and it's comfortable, not to manssion I rarly have to tune it.
I've been playing it whole nights without it's loosing it's tuning.
It's great for classic rock as well as Flamenco. It's also great for rhythem.
It's very well done, and it's a strong, solid guitar which can take about anything.
I think this guitar is the best accoustic guitar I've ever played (except a 220 million dollars worth of one, but that doesn't count)
And, i've been playing many.

Get it, now.

This is a Classical Guitar with Spruce Top, Nato Back & Sides, Bubinga Fingerboard, Nato Neck and Chrome-Plated Tuners.

I've had this guitar for 5 years now and for the price I paid ($155), I think the sound is great. It is full and rich. Lots of lows, few highs. I play mostly folk rock (strumming) and fingerpicking tunes. I don't know Spanish classical, but have had others play that style on it and it sounds great.

No set-up needed. The action is perfect. It rises slightly as you descend along the fret (high bridge?) but I think this is a standard feature of Classical guitars.

I am pretty clumsy. I leave my guitar lying around the apartment and it constantly falls or receives abuse from nearby microwave oven doors, falling metal chairs, Timberland shoes and the like. I have travelled with it alot. I can count maybe twice where the guitar has fallen out of tune after the spill, let alone suffer any structural damage. I give my highest marks on this category as well as Sound. The gloss finish protects from scratches although it tends to attract fingerprints. Buy some guitar cleaning fluid and a lint free cloth to preserve the finish and woods -- it's worth it.

I haven't had to deal with Yamaha personally. The guitar came with a one year parts & labor warranty but I didn't need it. I suppose other manufacturers provide better warranties, but when you have a guitar that's "low-maintenance" like this one, it's a non-issue.

This is the guitar I basically learned on and I couldn't conceive of how the experience would have been better. I am nostalgic writing this because I am transitioning to a steel string and am in a way closing a chapter of my life with my Yamaha CG-100 A. But it will always be my baby and my first love. Not just because I learned on it, but because of the beautiful sound and look. It has given me hours of enjoyment and genuine pleasure. It is just right for me. If it was stolen, I would cry, but would immediately go out and buy the exact same model, which I've noticed is still being retailed. It is the very definition of value for money. Get it!