Yamaha CGS102A Half-Size Classical Guitar - Natural

PRETTY VERY CUTEI am 5’1 and it may be a bit big for me but still okay sizeIt sounds AWESOME I love itAnd its very easy to playComparing to my first guitar which was very cheap($50), it’s far more superior. So far, after 294 throws across the room, no scratches.My second guitar, I love it so muchNo complaints whatsoeverLooks very pretty I love the color it looks old but in a good way

Good sound

Edit 12/14/21: After spending some quality time with my new guitar bestie, I believe the "why was this returned" question has been answered, and as usual the answer was under my nose the whole time. Looked in the soundhole, aaand...noticed that this is NOT a CGS103AII, rather it's an Indonesian made CGS103A; hence, older stock. I still stand by the rest of the review - it's a fantastic git even at full price.Oookay...I'd been kicking around the idea of getting a second guitar for quite awhile; due to changes in my living arrangements I wanted to get something smaller, nylon stringed, with good sound quality that didn't cost too much. I'd looked for parlor guitars, but most were steel stringed and still fairly spendy.So...I decided to look into smaller "student" classical guitars, figuring that "hey, they're designed to withstand what an 8 year old can dish out and still sound reasonably good, why not?" Other than the shorter scale length (which isn't a show stopper for me - I'm a fairly small guy anyway) the issue was to find one that was, um, "inexpensive". And...gravitated to Yamaha, since I've been playing (i.e. torturing) their instruments for over half a century now.Looked into the CGS103AII, still a bit pricey at $139, buuuut...they had a factory return in "very good" condition for quite a bit less. Figured it was in the "cheap enough" category, and pulled the Amazonian trigger. The kindly folks even dropped it another $6 & change, so with fear and trepidation I awaited the arrival of "the beast".It arrived with the usual Amazon haste - and, I got a box that hadn't been banged up. Inside...poured foam protecting the contents. The git was in a high density polyethylene bag, taped up securely, inside what appeared to be the lower part of the original box, with the usual Yamaha documentation in a Ziploc bag. Pulled 'er out...out of tune (natch) and spent a good 10 minutes looking for damage. The original blurb said "cosmetic damage to lower body" which turned out to be...tape adhesive. 30 seconds with guitar cleaner and a microfiber cloth, and I had what was effectively a brand-new 3/4 scale classical guitar. Tuned her up...very nice mellow tone, good sustain, a bit of loss on the high & low frequencies but not at all "boxy". Intonation was pretty darn decent ("G" doing what "G"s usually do, everything else stays within 8-10 cents which for a guitar just a shade over $120 is not at all shabby) and it's quiet enough that the neighbors (my roommates) don't complain.Overall - a fantastic little guitar for anyone looking for a nylon stringed instrument. It's a keeper!

I am a self-taught, okay campfire guitar player. I often play guitar for my grandson who is 4 years old. He has shown interest in strumming my guitar every time I get it out and play for him. I wanted him to have his own guitar that would be more suitable for a smaller child. This fits the bill. It's a good size for him.This is not a guitar for an adult. I found it very difficult to play, but then again I'm only an average player so maybe that's why I struggled with it. And it seemed the tone was also not great even when properly tuned.But my main goal for this was to get my grandson involved with music and that meant getting him a guitar that he could start to learn notes and chords on and do it comfortably with a guitar his size. I know this will not be his forever guitar.It seems to be well made. It was easy to tune, but it went out of tune quickly. I expect that's because it has some nylon strings and they are brand new and stretch easily. Hopefully after using it for a period of time the guitar will stay in tune longer.I think it's a good value for the money. It's not real expensive, but it looks nice and is a good size for a child. Since it's not real expensive if the child decides to give up after some period of time then it's not a great loss.Who knows, maybe my grandson is the next Eddie Van Halen. :-)

I have owned more advanced Yamaha classical guitars in the past and this one is as good if not better. Plays easily sounds wonderful.

I love the looks and feel of this guitar in my hands, very easy to play and push them strings down. I have a vintage Ventura acoustic guitar that my Dad bought me as a teen, it's hard for me to play , hard to press steel strings down, and the size is big. I have child size hands, and my fingers are smaller and shorter. This 1/2 size guitar is perfect for me! I spent an hour just playing on it, easy to tune and I love the sound. I tried an Enya carbon guitar and it was not for me, wasn't comfortable at all! This is my first Yamaha and I love it! There were a couple small perfections on finish but I don't care it's beautiful! I believe the model # is CGS102A and I got the 41" acoustic guitar padded gig bag by Faswin that came with a couple extras, it has a ton of pockets and very nice. I love this guitar, after a few decades I'm playing again!