Yamaha C40II Full Size Classical Concert Guitar – Black
Meet Your Other Half – C40II
The Classical Guitar for Beginners
Didn’t everybody dream at some point of playing guitar or starting a band?
Time to make that dream a reality. Whether you have a band, or just play in front of a campfire and with your best friends at parties, with the C40II, that inner urge to play will never disappear.
Yamaha C40II is a perfect model for adult beginners, children or young people. A rich full sound is guaranteed, even with a few wrong first notes. There is a comfortable grip and nylon strings, also for younger players. Get ready to play!
Product Features:
- Perfect Beginner Guitar
- For Children and Young People, aged 11+
- Yamaha CG Shape
- Upper Body: Spruce
- Finish: Gloss
- Nylon Strings, comfortable feel also for children
Show your musical side
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Beginning Made SimpleWho says that learning to play guitar has to be difficult? The Yamaha C40II makes the first step to your guitar playing career as simple as possible. Yamaha guitars arrive ready to be played – it’s not even necessary to adjust the string height or neck angle! | Real CraftsmanshipYamaha Guitars stand for decades of modern, genuine craftsmanship made with the highest quality. It doesn’t matter whether it is a beginner or a professional model. The chrome mechanics of the C40II work with precision to create an undeniably gorgeous tone and atmosphere. | She‘s Got the LookYamaha guitars are designed with sound and playability first in mind. When it comes to designing instruments, we find beauty and a smart look don’t hurt. The spruce upper body of the C40II together with a professional glossy finish, makes it shine at home or on stage. |
Push Things Forward
Yamaha has designed guitars since 1966. Yet have we ever slowed down or been stuck in the past? Not a chance! Whether it’s entirely new models, or small changes and improvements – innovation makes Yamaha first in the world of guitars!
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| Body Shape | Classical guitar | Classical guitar for kids | Western guitar | Western guitar | Guitalele |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced | Beginner | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Recommended Age | Aged 11+ | Ages 8-12 | Aged 12+ | Aged 11+ | Aged 12+ |
| Purpose | Practice Instrument | Practice Instrument | Practice Instrument for Guitar Players | Getting a Start in Electric Guitars | Fun |
| Strings | Nylon (Comfortable Fit for Children) | Nylon (Comfortable Fit for Children) | Steel | Steel | Nylon |
| Size | 4/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 1/4 |
| Neck Width | 52 mm | 48 mm | 43 mm | 41 mm | 47,5 mm |
| Colour | Natural, Natural Matt, Black | Natural | Natural, Black, Tobacco Brown Sunburst | Metallic Blue, Metallic Red, Black, Vintage White | Natural, Black, Tobacco Brown Sunburst, Persimmon Brown |
| Suitable for Hand Luggage | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Weight: | 1.5 kg |
| Size: | 4/4 |
| Dimensions: | 102 x 46 x 13 cm; 1.5 Kilograms |
| Model: | C40BLII |
| Colour: | Black |
| Colour: | Black |
| Origin: | Indonesia |
| Size: | 4/4 |
Ottima qualità di suono
Buono il rapporto qualit prezzo. Una chitarra che va bene anche per i principianti.
Buena pinta.
Aunque la guitarra no es para m, que no la s tocar, el aspecto en general es muy bueno, vena muy bien embalada, ped esta guitarra por ser una de las ms recomendadas para principiantes incluso en el conservatorio. Adems si se cansa de aprender, es una guitarra que tiene muy buena reventa.
I received the item today on 13 th February 2023. After unboxing and close inspection I found
The build quality (body, neck, fretboard, keys) is good and mate finish is nice . The sound quality is not the best but acceptable. After playing for a few minutes i noticed a cracked sign on one edge . I think it’s because of the poor packaging of the product . The product came with the original paper box only . There was no extra protection for transportation. The seller should take care of it. I am going to ask for replacement. Finally I got refund on 13th March as the product picked up by courier. Thanks to the customer care executive.
Stunning value
I have been playing since i was 12 years old, that’s 50 years ago. My first proper guitar was a B&M Almeria and cost about 50 back in 1973. I hate to think where that price would be with inflation taken into account. It was a decent guitar, but not a patch on the Yamaha C40II. I now wish I’d bought another classical guitar years ago. The Yamaha is brilliant value for money, I’ve just checked the intonation and it’s pretty much spot on. I like the fact that it has some neck relief but the action’s very high and needs some work on the bridge. The strings are very average and I will change them tomorrow. I can’t believe how cheap it is as the fit, finish and sound quality are outstanding. If you are an acoustic or electric guitarist and want to try a classical, you can’t go wrong. Also excellent for beginners.
Instrumento muy fiable
Pongo 4 estrellas porque ped la C40II y recib la C40. Es un instrumento muy ligero (pesa muy poco) y tiene como ventajas que la fabricacin en serie es de calidad y no suele tener fallos evidentes de construccin y su sonido es sorprendentemente bueno. Tras los habituales ajustes las primeras semanas, las cuerdas mantienen muy bien la afinacin. Diseo super-clsico. Las maderas son de uso de este fabricante y no tengo referencias de su calidad, pero son resistentes. Soy un enamorado de los fabricantes locales, pero hay que reconocer que este producto es muy bueno para su precio.
Lovely Guitar for the money
This Yamaha classical guitar is excellent value for money. It has a lovely sound and once tuned a few times settles into an instrument that stays in tune longer than many nylon stringed guitars. So happy I read the reviews and chose this guitar.
A beautiful Guita
I bought this guitar for my husband who hasn’t played for many years. He was over the moon. Great guitar for beginners and fantastic all rounder.
Great!
Good sturdy guitar for the price. Doesn’t feel like those cheap beginner guitars.
A Must-Buy
As a professional musician, I am quite rigorous with sound quality and playability when it comes to buying instruments. This one, despite seemingly being an entry level instrument, beats easily most of the high-end classical guitars I have seen so far. It plays absurdly well straight out of the box. The quality of the sound and intonation are superb. The melodies and harmonies are projected beautifully due to its unbeatable natural reverb. Getting songs played on this fabulous asset is such a tasteful experience. It is well designed and finished. Such a sight for sore eyes.
The action of the strings is fair. They are not that close to the scale to the point of bringing up buzzing, nor so far as to cause discomfort during playing.
The only thing it will eventually need is a change of strings since the set of strings it comes with wears away quite quickly and snaps at some point. However, don’t take it as a disadvantage. Factory strings normally are this useless and mostly used for regulating and fine-tuning the instrument.
Having said all that, don’t think twice. Just buy it and have fun.
Edit 1: I decided to bring the action down myself using some sand-paper. I just needed to mark the amount I would need gone with a sharp pencil and ruler, scrubbed the bone saddle against the sand paper for like 10 to 15 minutes and and kept testing it until I felt comfortable playing the guitar on the high registries, just because I like to play pieces that involve going all over the neck. Although the action was fair up until the 5th fret, from there on I still had to make a slight effort to bring the strings down against the fretboard when playing chords, and I am the zero-effort type of musician when it comes to regulation and action of the strings. Now it plays perfectly. Lovely guitar. Still recommending it without a second thought.
Looks and sounds fantastic
Love it. Much easier to use and more forgiving than an accoustic guitar due to the wider neck and distance between strings. Also the nylon strings need less finger pressure to achieve good contact with the frets.
Yamaha C4011 classical guitar exceeded expectations
I am a complete beginner with this Yamaha C4011 classical guitar. I spent hours sifting through prices/ reports etc. I am a ex- brass musician so I knew Yamaha had a excellent reputation for quality in musical instruments. The reason for taking up a complete different instrument was I had a mouth problem, so I could no longer play a brass instrument. The choice of teaching myself a classical guitar has renewed my interest in
playing again and has proved a brilliant idea. The Yamaha C4011 Classical Guitar has been a pleasure for teaching myself, and I cannot praise Yamaha enough for its quality of this instrument on my journey of learning. It represents excellent value for this quality instrument. Baza
Where are those kneck dots? Apologies for the terminology.
You know the ones I mean, the nice mother of pearl dots that help us beginners navigate to octaves and fifths etc. This guitar is built for beginners and has ignored such a basic need that I’m unable to give it five stars. I can forgive the cost cutting of the neck materials, the black teak or rosewood is simply painted on, and the sound for us starters, is lovely, but come on Yamaha, you are musicians aren’t you, or are you driven by the accountancy department?
Looks good and no visible faul
I am not expert in Guitar. However I cannot fault it’s appearance.
Outstanding !
I have already done my ABRSM gradings to grade 8 and have played professionally in restaurants. I gave up six years ago owing to family commitments. I decided to dip my toe back into classical playing with a budget guitar and WOW ! Straight out of the box this is grrrrreat ! Lovely tone, volume, balance and looks. Despite what others say here I have found that the strings and the set up are absolutely fine (a classical guitar is meant to have a high action.) Of course, back and sides are laminate but several guitars have caused me to notice that tone woods aren’t what count – correct dimensions, fan bracing and scalloping are and the internals of this guitar are way beyond its budget with those things included. The intonation is spot on all the way up the neck, the back of which has a satin feel to it. The frets are well aligned and there are no sharp edges that you would expect to find on a cheap guitar.
I’ve even read someone complain that it has no truss rod but classical guitars never do have them. This is an accurate feature.
I LOVE this Indonesian guitar and it is a good guitar at ANY price and is a joy to play. Don’t hesitate to get one.
Yamaha est une valeur sre. J’ai achet cette guitare car je cherchais une guitare classique pas trop chre pour mon jeu en fingerpicking. Venant de la folk, l’paisseur du manche m’a un peu surpris ainsi que la largeur de la touche. Mais comme la guitare est bien rgle et parfaitement jouable, on s’y fait trs vite. La forme du dos du manche me semble galement trs bonne. Ayant lu des avis souvent positifs sur la C40 qui semble tre une rfrence en terme de premire guitare (classique) je ne regrette pas mon achat.
En revanche, les cordes de base sont changer d’urgence! Le son n’est pas quilibr avec elles. J’ai opt pour les savarez roses et le son est bien meilleur, et la jouabilit est renforce (les doigts accrochent bien sur les cordes, au lieu de faire rouler la corde d’origine sur elle mme). J’ai aussi pris des Pro Arte pour les tester une fois que le jeu de savarez sera bon changer, mais savarez est top.
Je regrette un peu la table non massive qui ressemble plus du carton qu’ du bois mais dans cette gamme de prix on ne peut pas tout avoir. Autrement la guitare est belle (mate), produit un bon son pour le prix et est jouable. Tout ce qu’on lui demande en somme.
Au niveau des finitions par contre, c’est un peu revoir. Il y a quelques traces de colle et de peinture o il ne devrait pas. Mais l encore je lui pardonne vu la gamme de prix.
Une bonne petite guitare classique en somme. Elle me semble trs bien pour commencer apprendre la guitare ou pour les personnes qui comme moi cherchent avoir une guitare adapte leur jeu sans se ruiner, car pour moi la folk ne convient pas bien au fingerpicking vu que les cordes sont trs proches les unes des autres.
Great sounding
This guitar is easy to use, so it’s great for a beginner. The sound is really nice too.
It is a lovely instrument for the price.
This is a well-made, high quality instrument at a very low price. I am very satisfied with this purchase.
Delighted
First full size classical guitar for a 12 year old who has been playing for a few years. She is delighted with it.
Newbie
Bought this for myself as a first guitar, it’s perfec
Good guita
Been learning on this guitar for year or so and i love it. It was expensive, but it feels more then it is. It has a great sound and the when it arrived it was packaged securely and very pleased with it. love it.
Play this most days .. to fill the gaps working from home
Nice easy to play guitar. Original strings a tad low quality but easy for people starting to play the guitar. I would recommend
The Yamaha C40ii is very much a beginners guitar.
It’s light in weight so good for young adults. Very much a beginners guitar. However, you get what you pay for so don’t expect it to be as good as a more expensive classical guitar. Nevertheless, better than most in this price range.
Lovely guita
Lovely guitar for beginners, but also the more advanced player. Lovely sound. My daughter loves it!
A really nice guitar with great sound
A really nice guitar, I’m no expert but this a nice guitar with a very nice sound and a good feel
Perfect For Beginners
Awesome guitar! Can’t say enough good things. Perfect for a beginner. Look no further 😉
Quality at a great price
Beautifully made guitar and sounds awesome (in the right hands) still getting my mojo on but this is very forgiving.
Beautifully crafted.
For a relatively cheap guitar, this is an absolute great purchase.
I got into guitar when I was at my friend’s house and I loved playing theirs. But due to lockdown, I couldn’t really go over. I wanted to keep playing so I started looking on Amazon.
I knew that Yamaha was always a good brand, no matter what you are buying, and this guitar is no exception.
I bought this guitar as a beginner and I have never looked back at the purchase.
It has a great weight and the sound it produces is wonderful.
The guitar is a great choice not only for those like me, a complete beginner but also for those who are already great and want a classical guitar!
10/10 will definitely buy another guitar from Yamaha in the future!
Overall a good guitar...
Good guitar with a good sound. However, the coating of the 4 and 5 strings started to peel off after 10 days.
Ideal for beginners and a great second practice instrument for accomplished player’s. Lovely sound and wide neck (handy if you have chubby fingers like me)
I would recommend this guitar.
Beautiful guitar for beginne
Beautiful guitar for my beginner son, recommended by teacher for this particular model. I was delighted Amazon had it in stock and delivered so quickly! Well made and good sound quality for beginners. Good price, too.
Very pleased :)
Yet to try, but really please with the packaging and the quality of the guitar. No marks, shiny and all ready to play!
Excellent quality.
As usual from Yamaha, this is an all-round decent quality instrument. Looks, feels and sounds like a classical guitar. Perfect purchase for those in search of a reasonable price, playable instrument.
Good value guitar, poor packaging
Nice basic guitar and value for money. Strings need to be tuned slightly every day, possibly cause they are new. I wish the strings were slightly closer to the fretboard though.
The only real issue was with the delivery and packaging. The box was just left outside the house on a random day with no updates. It was not expected to arrive the day it did. Plus there was no notification. Also the outer tape was opened. Plus there was no bubble wrap or something similar inside as protection.
The only Bad thing to say about this is that it only indicates where The 7th fret is.. those markings for 3rd 5th 9th 12th 15th Arent there.
Also dont settle for The strings IT comes with. Swap them as soon as possible as this guitar or any other will benefit from it greatly as all basic strings have just not got THE x Factor in them to put IT simply.
Perfect guitar for beginners!
I really like this guitar. It’s well manifactured and produces a very good sound. It was my first guitar and I’m very happy with the purchase. The strings weren’t top quality ones though, eventually I had to change the D string (third one) after a few months. I bought some Daddario here on amazon and changing the string was quite straightforward.
Worth
Absolutely brilliant. Arrived well in time. Good packing. Nice glossy finish as described. Son absolutely liked it.
I bought this for just a couple months, I’ve been playing for a few years, and I can tell this is a really good quality guitar for the price, definitely surprised, if your not a beginner you might want to change the strings to something with a bit more tension to get a really nice clean sound and it also will feel better as well.
Really great guitar though
I love it!
I only can say that I am very happy with my guitar. It has a super sweet sound, the strings are not very high like other guitars I have had and makes it easier to play it.
I expected something average, for the price, but it has surpassed all my expectations.
The size is ideal, at least for me. The color, beautiful and elegant.