This beautiful classical guitar from Yamaha has classic features you d find on expensive classical guitar models yet is offered at a surprisingly low price. The full-size classical body gives lots of bold tone balanced from lows to highs with a slight emphasis on the mid-range that enhances punch. The result is a classical guitar with plenty of projection to fill a small room with the soft intimate sound of a nylon-string classical guitar. The top features solid European spruce a wood that emits full balanced tone recommended for rhythmic chording and fingerpicking. The nato neck and rosewood back and sides provide the force behind this classical guitar s tone bringing out the deep sound of nylon strings. The rosewood bridge and ebony fretboard add crisp sustain and clarity to your chords. Dressed in a gloss finish and featuring a mosaic-design rosette gold hardware and white mother-of-pearl peg tuners the Yamaha CG182S guitar embodies the appearance of the classical guitar yet is priced for anyone to own. Drawing upon the vast knowledge know-how and techniques of its master craftsmen Yamaha developed the Concert series to deliver the best tone and performance from a classical guitar. With slightly thinner back and sides and Yamaha s trademark thin finish these classical guitars deliver better sound response. To increase playability the Yamaha guitar neck was slightly thinned and also made slightly lighter in weight. The result is a classical guitar with outstanding tone and exceptional quality. It s built from the ground up for durability and performance. Case sold separately.