Members kojdogg Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm looking one as a gift for a friend as a starter guitar. I'm currently considering either a Lucero LC100 or a Rondo music Valencia. Does anyone here have experience with either or could you recommend some decent alternatives in that general price range?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 You'd be better off with a low end Yamaha classical. BigAl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woodsmithious Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 hey, i picked up a cordoba ano 20, i believe its labeled, for $100. it is my first classical after playing electric for 8 years, and i couldn't be happier for what it is. sounds great, holds tuning well (if strung, stretched and cased properly) neck isn't HUGE, only thing i found fault with it is two tiny spots of finish drip on the bass side of neck. i can't seem to find anything about it online, but if you can find one, i'd recommend it. Bought mine at daddy's junky music, by the way later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 When I was shopping for a guitar for our daughter, I looked at a Washburn C40 that seemed pretty decent. It was $110 new at the time but it's gone up in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarVlog Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 $150 - Yamaha C40 package (laminate top, includes gig-bag)$200 - Cordoba CP110 package (solid cedar top, includes gig-bag)$230 - Yamaha CG111C (solid cedar top)$300 - Cordoba C5 (solid cedar top) You can usually get any of the above four for less (about 10-15%) if you shop right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members butterfly Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 My first guitar was a Valencia TC14. I really can't compare it with others though because the next guitar I bought was not a beginner guitar. It served me well for my first few years playing. I just pulled it out then and was amazed by the size of the neck, but then as of late I've been playing a narrow necked steel string. Compared to my good Classical, the neck is still quite wide, so I wouldn't recommend it for a person with small hands. My teacher lowered the action after I'd been playing for about 2 years with it really quite high, it was not fun to learn barre chords on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sixgunner455 Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 The Cordoba C5 is very worthwhile. I think it may be easier to get into a steel string that's worthwhile at the low price point. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm looking one as a gift for a friend as a starter guitar. I'm currently considering either a Lucero LC100 or a Rondo music Valencia. Does anyone here have experience with either or could you recommend some decent alternatives in that general price range? Thanks! I read some decent reviews about the Rondo Music Valencia a while back but you are going to find that most classical guitars in the sub $200 range are going to be very similar in quality and tone. Yamaha usually gets the most recommendations in that range. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Galabar Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 You may smile when you add this to your cart: http://www.amazon.com/Cordoba-C5-String-Acoustic-Guitar/dp/B001LNN30E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Existentialist Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 Cordoba gets my seal of approval too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kojdogg Posted December 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 thanks a lot for the recommendations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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