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Yamaha CG142C Classical Guitar in Gloss Natural
Solid cedar top classical guitar with warm nylon-string response and traditional feel
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SKU: GCG142C
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Product Description
The Yamaha CG142C is a full-size classical guitar with a solid American cedar top, designed for players who want a warmer, more responsive sound than Yamaha’s entry-level models. Sitting comfortably as a serious beginner or intermediate instrument, it is an ideal step up from a C40 or CX40, offering richer tone and greater dynamic control for developing classical and fingerstyle technique.
With its traditional classical body shape, gloss natural finish and comfortable neck dimensions, the CG142C feels familiar and inspiring from the first chord. The solid top construction allows the guitar to open up and improve with playing time, giving you a dependable partner for lessons, practice and performance as your playing progresses.
Warm, Expressive Cedar Top
At the heart of the CG142C is its solid American cedar top, a significant upgrade over laminated tops found on more basic classical guitars. Cedar naturally produces a warm, rounded tone with a quick, immediate response, making it particularly suited to expressive fingerstyle and classical repertoire. Even with a light touch, notes speak clearly and musically, helping you to shape phrases and dynamics with confidence.
Ideal Step Up from Entry-Level Models
If you have started your journey on a Yamaha C40 or CX40, the CG142C is a natural next step. The familiar feel and full-size classical body are retained, but the solid cedar top and refined construction deliver more depth, nuance and projection. This makes it an excellent choice for students moving into graded exams or more advanced pieces who need an instrument that can keep up with their progress.
Traditional Classical Feel and Playability
The CG142C features a traditional 650 mm scale length and a 52 mm nut width, giving you the correct spacing for classical left-hand technique and accurate finger placement. The nato neck and rosewood fingerboard provide a smooth, stable playing surface, while the full-depth classical body supports proper posture and right-hand positioning. It is a guitar that encourages good habits from day one.
Dependable Construction and Finish
With its gloss natural finish, nato back and sides and rosewood bridge, the CG142C combines durability with a classic, understated look. The solid top construction ensures that the guitar will reward regular playing with an increasingly open and resonant sound, while the overall build quality gives you the reliability you would expect from Yamaha in both practice and performance settings.
Features
- Solid American Cedar Top - A solid cedar soundboard delivers a warm, rounded tone with quick response, ideal for expressive classical and fingerstyle playing. Compared with spruce, cedar offers a softer, more immediate character that flatters developing technique and brings out subtle dynamics.
- Perfect Step Up from C40 and CX40 - Building on the strengths of Yamaha’s popular entry-level models, the CG142C adds a solid top and enhanced tonal richness. This makes it a great choice for students and advancing players who need more nuance and projection without sacrificing comfort or familiarity.
- Traditional Full-Size Classical Dimensions - With a 650 mm scale length, 52 mm nut width and full-depth classical body, the CG142C supports correct classical technique. The generous string spacing and body proportions make it easier to develop accurate fingering, clean chord shapes and controlled right-hand articulation.
- Comfortable Nato Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard - The nato neck and rosewood fingerboard offer a smooth, stable playing feel that suits long practice sessions and performance alike. Combined with the rosewood bridge and nato back and sides, the guitar delivers a balanced, resonant nylon-string character that inspires confidence as you play.
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: Classical
- Top: Solid American Cedar
- Back and Sides: Nato
- Finish: Gloss Natural
- Body Depth: 94 mm to 100 mm
Neck
- Neck Wood: Nato
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Scale Length: 650 mm
- Nut Width: 52 mm
Hardware
- Bridge: Rosewood
Construction
- Body Type: Traditional full-size classical
- Top Construction: Solid top
- Sound Character: Warm and responsive nylon-string tone
