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It’s a hybrid so it’s not necessarily designed for purists, but the string spacing is wide enough to play with a proper classical or flamenco technique, whilst the cambered fingerboard might please steel-string or even electric players. The Lowden S25J is very comfortable to play. It’s nice and responsive, but has been built to be stiff enough so that you can play plugged in without worrying too much about feeding back. Overtones are kept in check too, so it’s easy to control regardless of playing style. The top end is detailed but smooth and there’s plenty of bottom end, without it being overbearing or ‘woofy’.

A solid red cedar top lends a wonderful warmth and lower-mid bump, whilst the solid Indian rosewood back and sides balance out the entire frequency range.

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It’s incredibly full and natural sounding. It’s expensive, but Lowden makes some of the most highly revered acoustic guitars in the world. This is the perfect choice for players who are more accustomed to the feel of a steel-string guitar, but want the mellow warmth of nylon strings, making it probably the best hybrid classic guitar out there. The new Atmosfeel preamp electronics are superb, offering quack-free tones courtesy of an under-saddle piezo with individual string sensors, a transducer to capture top-end, and an internal microphone to round the signal out and give it some depth.

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Given that it’s not strictly traditional with its fingerboard, neck profile – and there’s dot inlays, a rare treat indeed for nylon – feel free to attack it with a pick a la Rodrigo Sanchez (he uses a custom NTX1200) or layer some effects over the top of it. The acoustic sound is balanced, if a little on the quieter side, while plugged in the NTX1 is a natural, and sure to record. The contemporary construction is immaculate. The NTX had a narrower neck, a radius'd fingerboard and 14 frets to the body.īoth have been enduringly successful, but we’ve included the NTX1 here on the grounds that it’s ideal for winning over players of traditional acoustic guitars and electric players. It had a wider classical neck, the fingerboard was flat, and the neck joined the body at the 12th fret. The NCX was more traditionally classical. Yamaha's NX range dates back to 2009, when it offered players two similar but quite different guitars, the NCX and NTX. Read the full Taylor Academy 12e-N review With its crisp, defined classical voice, that’s a winning combo. You’ve got a great neck shape, an accommodating size with a bevelled armrest – praise be! – and incredible playability. A hard percussive approach reveals a border-line flamenco voicing, while turning down the intensity showcases a more Latin-voicing that would work well with your bossanova or jazz-fusion chord book. It has an adjustable truss rod and a lightly radius’d fingerboard and a narrower neck (about 1/8” thinner across the nut than your typical 2” wide classical guitar), but its voice is classical with an open, responsive midrange.

The 12e-N could be considered a “crossover” nylon-string. First off, it’s compact, and as the firm's smallest full-scale shape, the Grand Concert is the perfect size for a classical nylon-string. The Academy line offers a Taylor guitar without the hefty price-tag, making, as Taylor says, the “ acoustic guitar accessible to more players.” But the Academy 12e-N is accessible in all kinds of ways. Add to that a quality acoustic guitar pickup and you’ve got our top pick. It’s articulate and versatile, working for pretty much any acoustic genre you can throw at it. It’s got a really slick neck profile, good intonation and it sounds beautiful. For its playability, price and superb tone, we love the Taylor Academy 12e-N. In terms of the best classical guitar, it’s difficult to pin down, as there’s such a variety. Dispel any preconceptions you might have about battered old things that don’t stay in tune, our pick of the best classical guitars highlights some quality, well-made, reliable options and covers everything from beginner instruments to high-end, professional-grade models. Whether you’re looking to play straight-up classical, flamenco, gypsy jazz or soul, there’s a nylon-string guitar that’s going to be just right for your needs. You don’t quite get the same projection and direct sound as you do with a steel-string acoustic, but a great classical guitar can easily sound just as good. They also sound much more mellow, with a darker and warmer tone. Nylon strings are softer to the touch and as such are a little kinder to the fingers than steel strings.