{"product_id":"yamaha-classical-guitar-c40","title":"Yamaha Classical Guitar C40","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"]{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;max-width:100%;padding:0 18px 0 20px;margin:0 auto;overflow:visible}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] *{box-sizing:border-box}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] h2{font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,28px)!important;font-weight:700!important;line-height:1.3!important;letter-spacing:-.01em!important}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] h3{font-size:clamp(17px,2vw,19px)!important;font-weight:700!important;line-height:1.4!important}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] p,[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] li{overflow-wrap:anywhere;word-break:break-word}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] .yms-scroll{width:100%;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;min-width:560px;font-size:15px}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] th,[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] td{padding:10px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e7eb;vertical-align:top}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] th{background:#faf6ff;font-weight:700}\n[data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"] td.yms-same{color:#3f7d3f;}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-yms-description-gutter=\"true\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:20px 16px;border-left:4px solid #6b3fa0;background:#faf6ff;border-radius:10px;margin:0 0 26px;max-width:100%;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe Guitar More People Learn On Than Any Other.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eYamaha C40\u003c\/strong\u003e is the default first classical guitar. It sits in music schools, in classrooms and in the hands of first-year students all over the world, and it has done for decades. Yamaha's own description is straightforward: a “perfect starter guitar” with “excellent cost performance for beginners” and “exceptional playability and superb tone”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eIt is a proper full-size classical, not a cut-down beginner's toy. Full \u003cstrong\u003e650 mm scale\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e52 mm nut\u003c\/strong\u003e, 11.8 mm string spacing, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, gloss body with a matte neck. Everything is where a method book expects it to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eWhat makes it the recommendation is not that it is cheap — plenty of guitars are cheap. It is that it is cheap \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e it stays in tune, plays properly and does not put a beginner off. That combination is rarer than it should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:22px 18px;background:#2a1b3d;color:#f4effa;border-radius:12px;margin:0 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#ffffff;\"\u003eWhy Teachers Keep Recommending This One\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eA first guitar has one job: to not be the reason someone quits. Three things about the C40 are aimed squarely at that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 16px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border-radius:10px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:#ffffff;\"\u003e1. It holds its tuning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eThe fastest way to put a beginner off is a guitar that will not stay in tune, because they cannot tell whether the wrong sound is the guitar or themselves. Yamaha build quality and properly geared tuners mean this one holds pitch — which sounds unglamorous until you have watched a child give up on a cheaper instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 16px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border-radius:10px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:#ffffff;\"\u003e2. Nylon strings do not hurt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eNylon sits under far less tension than steel and is much kinder to uncalloused fingertips. Beginners who start on steel often stop practising simply because it is painful. This is the single biggest reason classical guitars are the standard first instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px 16px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border-radius:10px;\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:#ffffff;\"\u003e3. It is the correct size for real study\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong style=\"color:#fff\"\u003e650 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e scale is what classical repertoire, method books and graded exam syllabi are all written around. Learning on the right scale means the fingerings in the book match the guitar in your hands — which matters a great deal if grades are the goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 style=\"padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #6b3fa0;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px;margin:0 0 14px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;background:#fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Classical body\" style=\"display:inline-flex;width:40px;height:40px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d9c7eb;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\"\u003e🎸\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eFull-size Yamaha CG classical body\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eThe standard non-cutaway classical outline with a spruce top, traditional decorative rosette and gloss natural finish. Full-size, so it is the correct instrument for teenagers and adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px;margin:0 0 14px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;background:#fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Neck\" style=\"display:inline-flex;width:40px;height:40px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d9c7eb;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\"\u003e✋\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003e650 mm scale, 52 mm nut, 11.8 mm string spacing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eStandard classical geometry with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge. The wide neck gives the right hand room to pick cleanly and the left hand room to hold shapes without muting neighbouring strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px;margin:0 0 14px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;background:#fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Nylon strings\" style=\"display:inline-flex;width:40px;height:40px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d9c7eb;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\"\u003e🎵\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eNylon strings, gentle on the fingers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eFar less tension than steel and much kinder to fingertips that have not built calluses yet. Warmer and rounder in tone too, which is what classical, bossa nova and a great deal of film and church music is written for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px;margin:0 0 14px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;background:#fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Tuners\" style=\"display:inline-flex;width:40px;height:40px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d9c7eb;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\"\u003e🎯\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eChrome RM-1252X tuners on a slotted headstock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eThe traditional slotted classical headstock with geared chrome machine heads. Geared rollers give the fine control that settling a fresh set of nylon strings actually requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:14px;margin:0 0 30px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:12px;background:#fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Value\" style=\"display:inline-flex;width:40px;height:40px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d9c7eb;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\"\u003e🎓\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eHolds its value, and its place\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eC40s resell easily and keep turning up in classrooms and lesson rooms years later. If the player moves on to something dearer, this rarely becomes dead money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 style=\"padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #6b3fa0;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eWhich Yamaha Classical Should You Buy?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWe stock the whole range. All the full-size models play identically — same scale, same nut, same string spacing — so the decision is about size, materials and whether you need a pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"yms-scroll\" style=\"margin:0 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctable\u003e\n      \u003cthead\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat sets it apart\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBuy it if\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003c\/thead\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC40 (this guitar)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChrome tuners, black binding, gloss body\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou want the proven starter classical at the lowest price\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC40M\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIdentical, but all-matt satin finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou prefer a non-shiny finish — same price as the C40\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC70\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGold tuners, black-and-white binding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou want the nicer hardware for a modest step up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC80\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNato back and sides, cream binding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou want the best C Series materials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCS40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3\/4 size\u003c\/strong\u003e — 580 mm scale, 48 mm nut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe player is a child of roughly 8 to 12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCX40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC40 with a pickup fitted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou need to plug into an amp or PA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 style=\"padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #6b3fa0;margin:0 0 4px;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e7eb;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#6b3fa0;\"\u003eQ.\u003c\/span\u003e Is the C40 good enough, or should I spend more?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eFor a beginner, the C40 is genuinely good enough — it plays exactly the same as the dearer C70 and C80, because the scale, nut width, string spacing and top are identical across the C Series. The dearer models add nicer hardware and materials, not better playability. Spend the difference on lessons instead; that will improve your playing far more than a guitar upgrade at this level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e7eb;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#6b3fa0;\"\u003eQ.\u003c\/span\u003e Is it the right size for my child?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eOnly if they are a teenager or close to adult height. The C40 is full-size. For a child of roughly 8 to 12, the 3\/4 size CS40 is the correct instrument — a guitar that is too big leads to poor posture and, very often, to giving up. Tell us the player's age and height and we will point you at the right one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e7eb;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#6b3fa0;\"\u003eQ.\u003c\/span\u003e Can I put steel strings on it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eNo — please don't. A classical guitar is built for the far lower tension of nylon and has no truss rod to resist steel. Fitting steel strings can pull the neck forward and lift the bridge, and that damage is not covered by warranty. If you want steel strings, you want a different guitar and we can point you at one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e7eb;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#6b3fa0;\"\u003eQ.\u003c\/span\u003e Does the C40 have a solid top?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eNo. Yamaha lists the top as “Spruce” rather than solid spruce, so it is laminated — as it is across the whole C Series. At this price that is entirely expected, and a laminate top copes far better with humidity swings and with being carried to lessons. Solid tops begin with the CG Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e7eb;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#6b3fa0;\"\u003eQ.\u003c\/span\u003e Can I plug it in?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eNot as it comes — the C40 is purely acoustic. The CX40 is essentially this same guitar with a pickup and a volume-and-tone panel fitted, so that is the one to look at if you need to be amplified. A pickup can also be retrofitted later; ask us about the options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e7eb;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#6b3fa0;\"\u003eQ.\u003c\/span\u003e Will the wide neck be hard to get used to?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eIf you have only played steel-string or electric, 52 mm will feel wide for a few weeks and then stop being a thought. If you are starting from scratch you will simply learn on it and never notice. Players with small hands sometimes prefer something narrower — come and try one if that is a concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 26px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#6b3fa0;\"\u003eQ.\u003c\/span\u003e Is a case or gig bag included?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eNo — the C40 is supplied without a case, and a classical body needs a classical-shaped bag rather than a dreadnought one. If it is going back and forth to lessons a padded bag is close to essential, so ask us and we will match one that fits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:18px 16px;background:#f8f8f8;border-radius:12px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhy Buy from YMS?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 11px;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eAuthorised Yamaha Premium Retailer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buy a genuine India-market Yamaha instrument with official manufacturer warranty support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 11px;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eSet up before it reaches you:\u003c\/strong\u003e We check action, relief and intonation so a beginner is not fighting a badly adjusted guitar — which matters most on the cheapest instrument in the range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 11px;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eHonest guidance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tell us the player's age and height and we will tell you which size and model is actually right, even when it is the cheaper one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 11px;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eSupport beyond the guitar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ask us about classical-shaped gig bags, footstools, clip-on tuners, nylon string sets and stands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 11px;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003ePan-India delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Order from anywhere in India, subject to serviceability for your location.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003ePhysical-store support:\u003c\/strong\u003e YMS teams in Bengaluru and Mangaluru are available for product enquiries and after-sales guidance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yamaha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48081711857829,"sku":"WY46190","price":9016.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7159\/6197\/files\/c40.webp?v=1786888492","url":"https:\/\/ymsformusic.com\/products\/yamaha-classical-guitar-c40","provider":"YMSFORMUSIC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}