Yamaha GC22C Classical - Natural

I could not be happier with the build quality, playability, and sound on this classical guitar.

I’m a fan of Yamaha guitars, but in my experience, it seems the more expensive ones don’t necessarily sound or play better than the less expensive ones. To me they over build the guitar, it could be more resonant for the money in my opinion. Although it’s a very nice guitar, it really depends on your level of play.

This guitar sounds AMAZING. I've heard some people complain about the action is a little bit too high, but I think it's not. I have the action gauge to measure it at the 12th fret and it came out perfectly matched with the standard specs for classical guitars: 1st string: 1/8" and 6th string: 5/32". Classical/nylon-strung guitars in general tend to have higher string action than the steel-strung guitars.

The top surface is wavy at the area right next to the bridge. After a year the wavyness is still there, however I think it will not affect anything at all other than some minor appearance. Overall the guitat is very good, from materials to sound that I want to give it a 5 stars minus a half star for the wavy issue. I put 4 stars here but 4.5 stars is my actual rating.

The GC22C is what you would expect from Yamaha, especially at this price; excellent quality throughout, beautiful finish, a classy hard case. Good sound, easy playing, no tuning or other issues. Had to lower the saddle a bit but that's not unusual on a new guitar. Does not seem to be too sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity. Why only four stars? The sound is very good, but not the kind of beauty you'd fall in love with. It could use more volume and more nuance. Of course, experimenting with different strings might produce surprising results. Right now I'm using medium tension Savarez, next set will be a set of Italian strings and the sound will be different.