Review of the Yamaha CG122MC classical guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Solid cedar top
  • Bottom and sides: Nato
  • Neck nato
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Body binding: Plastic
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • 19 Frets
  • Chrome machine heads
  • Colour: Natural matte

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This guitar usually has a price around 219.00 €

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Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

The Yamaha CG122MC’s sound is excellent for a guitar priced in the lower bands. I have played a variety of guitars, for decades, and was finally looking to replace a classical guitar made in Spain that I have had for 40 years. I will be using this for guitar compositions since classicals are so self-contained, but although the sound is secondary for me in this writing process I appreciate an instrument that I can use in a final recording too.

The Cedar top is similar to that on my 1992 Seagull S6, giving a warmer overall sound to the notes which, on a classical guitar already have considerable natural warmth anyway. The result is a very mellow sound that still carries well, and seems to respond well to picking position, becoming nicely "plummy", almost harp-like, when you pick closer to the neck.

The action on classical guitars is always a little higher than I’d like, simply because of the characteristics of nylon strings. Even so there’s absolutely no difficulty fretting notes cleanly. I may decide later to install a slightly lower bridge saddle to see whether that still gives me clean notes and a faster action.

I also noticed that the tuners stiffened somewhat as the strings came up to tension, although the tuning was smooth and accurate. I’d hoped that they might be easy to turn throughout the range (although my old guitar was worse).

Best of all, for me, is the 52mm nut, which at last gives me a guitar that makes clean notes possible, unlike my Ortega nylon strung guitar that has closer string spacing and is much harder for me to play well with my sausage-like fingers! Since I learned to play on my old classical guitar, the wider neck is no problem at all and it’s a joy to be able to play pieces through without any accidental string muting that I get when playing the Ortega.

It’s a lovely guitar, priced above the absolute beginner range, but if you want a guitar to grow with you, this is a great option.

Comment:

I’ve been playing guitar (electric and acoustic) for over 10 years now and I have both played cheap acoustic guitars that sound thin and have a lot of fret buzz and more expensive ones. This guitar feels very smooth to play. The frets are well rounded, there is no fret buzz anywhere on the neck and tuning stability is good too. The sound is good, although it does not sound quite as full as another acoustic guitar I played that cost 3 times as much. I nonetheless enjoy playing this guitar.

Pro:
+ Overall quality
+ Good fret job
+ Playability
+ Tuners
+ Tone (for the price)
+ Price/Performance

Con:
– Sound not quite as full as for more expensive guitars

Overall I do recommand this guitar to anyone who is looking for an inexpensive classical guitar that sounds good and plays well. I doubt that one can get a better quality guitar for this amount of money

Yamaha CG122MC vs Yamaha CG122MS

The guitar Yamaha CG122MC is usually 6 € more expensive than Yamaha CG122MS, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Yamaha CG122MC

Yamaha CG122MS
  • Solid cedar top
  • Bottom and sides: Nato
  • Neck nato
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Body binding: Plastic
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • 19 Frets
  • Chrome machine heads
  • Colour: Natural matte
  • Top: Solid Engelmann spruce
  • Back and sides: Nato
  • Neck: Nato
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Bridge: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Body binding: Plastic
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • 19 Frets
  • Machine heads: Chrome
  • Colour: Natural matte

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Yamaha CG122MS

Yamaha CG122MS Classical Guitar

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Yamaha CG122MC vs Yamaha CG142C

The guitar Yamaha CG122MCis usually 45 € cheaper than Yamaha CG142C, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Yamaha CG122MC

Yamaha CG142C
  • Solid cedar top
  • Bottom and sides: Nato
  • Neck nato
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Body binding: Plastic
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • 19 Frets
  • Chrome machine heads
  • Colour: Natural matte
  • Solid cedar top
  • Back and sides: Nato
  • Neck: Nato
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • 19 frets
  • Chrome machine heads
  • Colour: Natural High Gloss

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Yamaha CG122MC vs Thomann Classic Guitar S 4/4

The guitar Yamaha CG122MC is usually 84 € more expensive than Thomann Classic Guitar S 4/4.

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Yamaha CG122MC

Thomann Classic Guitar S 4/4
  • Solid cedar top
  • Bottom and sides: Nato
  • Neck nato
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Body binding: Plastic
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • 19 Frets
  • Chrome machine heads
  • Colour: Natural matte
  • Size: 4/4
  • Top: Solid, tinted spruce
  • Back and sides: Solid maple, stained in walnut colour
  • Neck: Maple, stained in walnut colour
  • Fretboard: Acacia
  • Bridge: Acacia
  • Black top and back binding
  • Walnut-coloured neck finish
  • Neck width: 52 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Total length: 98 cm
  • Nickel-plated Van Gent machine heads
  • Round, warm, differentiated sound
  • Ex-factory stringing: Hannabach 815 (article no. 122784)
  • Colour: Natural high gloss
  • Made in Europe
  • Suitable strap pins: Article no. 213102 (not included)

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Thomann Classic S 4/4 Review

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Yamaha CG122MC vs Ortega RCE131SN

The guitar Yamaha CG122MCis usually 42 € cheaper than Ortega RCE131SN, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Yamaha CG122MC

Ortega RCE131SN
  • Solid cedar top
  • Bottom and sides: Nato
  • Neck nato
  • Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • Body binding: Plastic
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • 19 Frets
  • Chrome machine heads
  • Colour: Natural matte
  • Cutaway
  • Solid Ceder top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut: 48mm
  • Scale: 650mm
  • Body depth: 102mm
  • Chrome-plated tuners
  • Pickup system: Magnus Pro
  • Colour: Natural, semi-gloss
  • Incl. gigbag

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Ortega RCE131SN

DOUBLE ORTEGA GUITAR Unboxing - R131 and M4CS

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Where to buy the guitar Yamaha CG122MC

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  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

Thomann

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  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
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  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

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