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Yamaha NCX1C Acoustic/Electric Nylon String Guitar

Nylon-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Cedar Top, Select Hardwood Body, Nato Neck, and Walnut Fingerboard - Natural
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Classical Guitar for the Modern Player

Yamaha’s NCX1 nylon-string guitar brings traditional craftsmanship into the modern era, with a familiar feel and touchstone appointments with cutting edge design elements. The NCX1 has an elegant, single-cutaway body shape that extends access to the upper frets, along with a flat radius walnut fingerboard with generous 11.8mm string-spacing. Overflowing with character, the NCX1 will appeal to nylon-string players of every level and impresses with a warm and resonant sound with ample projection. For performances where amplification is necessary, the NCX1 is equipped with an undersaddle preamp, 3-band EQ, and built-in tuner. Available at Sweetwater, the Yamaha NCX1 is a modern nylon-string guitar that’s impossible to put down.

Familiar Feel and Modern Performance

Yamaha’s NCX1 pairs a sharp, single-cutaway design with a traditional neck profile and width and standard classical guitar body depth for a familiar feel that appeals to players experienced with nylon guitars. The flat radius walnut fingerboard is a wide and comfortable canvas for painting musical lines in bright and woody hues. The Yamaha NCX1 has a deeply resonant character with plenty of natural projection, and its solid Western red cedar soundboard contributes a dark tonality with an open top end that sounds broken-in right out of the box.

Updated, optimized bracing system

Yamaha’s team of designers and luthiers delved deeply into the science and art of bracing design when developing the NX Series of classical guitars. Through thoughtful experimentation and precise measurement, they identified opportunities to refine the NX bracing system, enhancing the low-end resonance of the instrument and drawing out more of the natural character of the selected tonewoods and qualities inherent to specific body shapes.

Premium Onboard Electronics

Your NTX1 is ready to plug in and play out. Its undersaddle pickup is powered by an advanced Yamaha preamp system, with onboard 3-band EQ to let you sculpt your sound from the stage. The NTX1 also features an onboard tuner, so you can leave your pedals at home.

Yamaha NCX1C Nylon-string Guitar Features:

  • Modern nylon-string guitar with a timeless feel
  • Single-cutaway body shape expands access to the upper frets
  • Traditional neck profile and width, and standard classical guitar depth
  • Flat radius walnut fingerboard
  • Western red cedar soundboard has a dark and open tonality
  • Optimized bracing system enhances low-end response and draws out the natural sonic characteristics of the tonewoods
  • Natural gloss finish and circular rosette

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Nylon
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Body Shape: Classical
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Color: Natural
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Top Wood: Solid Western Red Cedar
  • Back & Sides Wood: Select Hardwood
  • Body Bracing: NX Bracing
  • Binding: Black/White
  • Neck Wood: Nato
  • Neck Shape: Modern
  • Radius: Flat
  • Fingerboard Material: Walnut
  • Number of Frets: 19
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Tuning Machines: Chrome with Matte Black Shafts
  • Bridge Material: Ebony/Walnut
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Urea/Urea
  • Nut Width: 2.06"
  • Electronics: 3-band EQ Preamp with Undersaddle Pickup
  • Strings: Yamaha S10 Mediums
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: NCX1C NT

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Rated 5/5

Excellent value

I've been playing for over 50 years. I own many guitars all electric but I've had many acoustics including a Yamaha classical years ago. I wanted to get back into classical and read many reviews. I didn't expect much from a guitar under $. Boy was I surprised! The build quality is top notch. The tone woods selected on my guitar are wonderful. The low end is warm but bright at the same time. The guitar is light which allows it to resonate very well. I played many expensive guitars that were heavy and absorbed tone. This whole guitar resonates! I've never had a walnut fingerboard and I really like the feel ,playability, and tone. The setup is as you'd expect from a classical guitar. Intonation is spot on. Esthetically the back and sides that look like mahogany are beautiful. The solid cedar soundboard has a wonderful range. The strings are good for a production guitar. I'll put my d'addario strings on it soon but I'll wait to break these in first and see. I am very pleased and recommend this guitar for anyone gigging or otherwise.
Music background: 57 years playing guitar, bass, drums, banjo, and keys.
Rated 5/5

Great value

I have had the guitar about two weeks. I am an older (50) beginner guitar player. I had a Cordoba C5 which I loved, but the bridge suddenly separated from the guitar just after the pandemic lockdown began and my local shop was closed so I could not get it repaired. After a lot of of online searching I settled on buying the Yamaha NCX1C. I was a little nervous about buying without ever trying it out, but Sweetwater made the buying process easy and very professional. The guitar arrived in less than a week and in excellent condition. It was packed very well and in flawless condition. The guitar has great tone and sounds great just as an acoustic. I have not needed to make any adjustments. The action seems perfect and it is just a delight to play.
Rated 1/5

Sounds good but fragile as a paper

Looks good and sounds good
The wood is not reisitent
Is Not for travel
Can get break easily
Leave it at home
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