yamaha GL-1
By
Ms Noodle, in Electric Guitars
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General Comments
I love the size of it for carrying around and storing. I can grab it and play it any time.
I can play pieces that I cannot stretch to on a regular classical. I use it to learn tough pieces that I transfer to a regular sized guitar once my hands are ready.
The smallness is a drag when you play on the higher frets. It is very tight up there.
The sound is very sweet and gets many compliments. The size is an attention-getting crowd pleaser.
The high tuning makes transposing songs from a regular guitar tuning a bit of a challenge, a bit like transposing from a guitar to a ukulele.
I would love to have one with a built-in pickup. Apparently there used to be a GLX-1 with a pickup but it was inexplicably discontinued. Perhaps it made it sufficiently more expensive to move it into competition with regular sized guitars, so it didn't sell.
The bridge is narrower that a regular classical guitar, so I don't know if an aftermarket undersaddle piezo could be found.