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Washburn Classical C5 Nylon String Acoustic Guitar - Natural

Nylon-string Classical Acoustic Guitar with Spruce Top, Catalpa Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Rosewood Fretboard
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The Mellow Sound for Nylon Strings

Get the mellow sound of nylon strings with the Washburn C5 classical guitar. The select spruce top and catalpa back and sides deliver warm tones with great projection. A comfortable mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard offer an ideal shape, width, and string spacing for the classical player. The classical guitar is great for the beginning student due to the ease of play and low tension strings. Gold hardware and pearloid-buttoned tuners give the C5 classical guitar a touch of class. This affordable instrument is great for students and more advanced players. From flamenco to jazz to classical, the Washburn C5 is ready to perform.

Washburn C5 Nylon-string Guitar Features at a Glance:

  • Full-sounding, affordable nylon-string guitar
  • Wide nut width is perfect for classical guitar finger techniques
  • Spruce top provides a bright and lively sound
  • Rosewood fretboard and bridge
  • Mahogany neck

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Nylon
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Body Shape: Classical
  • Body Style: No Cutaway
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Color: Natural
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Top Wood: Spruce
  • Back & Sides Wood: Catalpa
  • Body Bracing: Quartersawn Scalloped Sitka Spruce
  • Neck Wood: Mahogany
  • Fingerboard Material: Engineered Wood
  • Number of Frets: 19
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Tuning Machines: Pearloid button tuners
  • Bridge Material: Engineered Wood
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Graphtech Nubone
  • Nut Width: 2"
  • Strings: D'Addario Pro-Arte Normal Tension, .028-.043
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Overall Length: 39.75"
  • Body Length: 19.125"
  • Body Width: 14.5" lower bout, 11.125" upper bout
  • Body Depth: 4" lower, 3.7" upper
  • Manufacturer Part Number: C5-WSH-A-U

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My daughter loves her guitar. She's always liked to just play around with musical instruments but just for fun as a kid, but this times she really wants to take it seriously. She even signed up for classes since I can't afford the lessons she signed up for it as one of her sophomore classes for next year. So thank you Sweetwater for being able to provide an affordable and yet reliable real guitar to help her evolve her intrest. So thank you!!
Music background: I don't have any. Actually no one that I know of in the family does really, so I pray that hopefully my daughter will be the first. She really wants to learn how to play it!!! She's even tried learning through YouTube lol
Rated 5/5

Don’t be fooled by the price!!!

Way better guitar than the price would indicate. Plays great, sounds great, and the built in electronics are worth more than the price of admission. Highly recommending to all of my students.
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Very Pleased

Very happy with guitar. I upgraded the strings & it"s good to go.
Rated 4/5

Washburn C5

Now that I'm retired, one item on my bucket list was to go back to reviewing all the classical guitar material I went through in the 70's. Looking for an entry level low priced instrument I relied on the Washburn name and was correct in my choice. It was made in China, but considering the price the construction is excellent. The only criticism is the polyurethane finish even covered the bridge. That might inhibit the volume but the tone and balance between the strings is excellent. It complete met my needs at a great low price. What was even more rewarding was the great service and communication during the transaction.
Music background: Electric bass and guitar, live performance and recording. since 1964
Rated 4/5

Great Affordable Guitar

I bought this at Gearfest 2017 to replace a no-name classical I never bonded with. The guitar looks great, sounds great and plays great. It stays in tune well.
Music background: Blues, Rock, Acoustic and some Classical
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