Yamaha C40 is a 6 six NYLON. Yes the bass strings look like metal but their core is nylon or sometimes silk.

I recommend it. I have one and use D'addario Hard Tension strings on it. Mine doesn't sound bright, kindof mellow actually. The top is spruce not cedar. It's stained spruce.

Classical guitars are generally one size only. Acoustics come in many 'flavours' so to speak. Dreads, those funny 000 ones, jumbo, etc.

Fretboard wider, tuning head different, etc.

If you want to buy a capo for a classical, DO NOT go for the Dunlop Trigger Curved Acoustic Capo. For one, it is curved. Fretboard for classicals is flat. Another, it is too small. I've tried it on my classical and it cannot reach the treble strings.

I think the Flat variety can work. I have no idea as I bought the capo for my acoustic.

Lets see... RM 400 for tuner, capo and guitar... only can recommend Yamaha F-310. I guess you guys know I bashed the guitar earlier but I played one in Yamaha One Utama and it sounded very nice. The sales people also didn't bother me haha. I just noticed them staring at me as I fingered the F-310 and asked them if I could try. They said yes .

RM 350 I think for guitar. Other RM 50 can get cheap capo but not sure about tuner. My Metro Chromatic tuner cost RM 120.

Try looking for some other brands... but don't simply buy ar. Play first. Or drag someone else with you who knows guitars if you cannot play anything.

Oh yeah, decide if you want classical or acoustic. Can play interchangeably but difficult.

Well it does make a difference if you use a RM 50 guitar and a RM 300 guitar. My RM 700 solid top Ibanez is also billed as an advanced beginner's guitar btw.

The TS should just get the best he can afford. It does suck playing on an RM 50 guitar. Trust me I know. I had a Rhythm guitar that cost around RM 100, now just a C40 that cost RM 360 and an Ibanez that cost RM 700 (not counting the custom bone nut and saddle I'm having installed). The classical C40 just had more tone than the Rhythm.

I really don't like that reason. My parents always pull that card with me. But it doesn't take long to realize your guitar sucks and when that happens, your 'will to learn' suddenly drops.

Much better to get the best you can afford rather than playing a cheaper one and having to get another guitar. Cheap guitars (I mean below RM 200) are horrible to learn on. And they don't really produce nice tone or sound funny so you will sound different from other people. It can be disappointing.

But of course... it's stupid to go buy a guitar most people can only dream of and expect to play like Clapton or something.

This post has been edited by secondrate: Jun 11 2009, 08:08 PM