{"product_id":"yamaha-classical-guitar-cg182s","title":"Yamaha Classical Guitar CG182S","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;\"\u003eRosewood Body, Ebony Board — Most of the Flagship, for Less.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eYamaha CG182S\u003c\/strong\u003e is the value proposition of the CG range. It shares the things that most define the flagship CG192S — \u003cstrong\u003erosewood back and sides\u003c\/strong\u003e, an \u003cstrong\u003eebony fingerboard\u003c\/strong\u003e, gold tuners and inlaid wood binding — while costing meaningfully less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe top is \u003cstrong\u003esolid spruce\u003c\/strong\u003e, so you get everything a solid soundboard offers: more volume, more dynamic range, and a guitar that keeps opening up the more it is played. Yamaha describes the CG series as delivering “rich tone with improved volume, tone quality and response” alongside “superior playability with its easy to hold neck design and comfortable string height”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eFull \u003cstrong\u003e650 mm scale\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e52 mm nut\u003c\/strong\u003e, 11.8 mm string spacing, flat classical fingerboard radius, rosewood bridge, gloss body and matte neck. For a student moving up from a laminate guitar, or a player who wants a rosewood-bodied classical without flagship money, this is the sweet spot.\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 a Solid Top Changes the Instrument\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eThis is the real dividing line between the C Series and the CG Series, and it is worth understanding before you spend the difference.\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. A solid top moves more freely\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eA laminate top is several thin layers glued together, and the glue stiffens it. One solid piece of spruce flexes far more readily under the strings, which means more volume, a wider dynamic range between soft and loud, and more tonal colour available to your right hand.\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. It gets better as you play it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eSolid wood keeps loosening with use. A solid-top guitar played regularly for a few years will sound noticeably more open than the day it left the shop — something a laminate top simply does not do. You are buying an instrument that improves rather than one that stays put.\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. And it asks for a little more care\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#ded3ee;\"\u003eThe honest trade-off: solid wood responds to humidity in a way laminate does not. Keep it out of direct sun, out of hot cars, and away from air conditioning blowing straight at it. In dry conditions a case humidifier is cheap insurance. None of this is difficult — it just needs knowing.\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=\"Solid top\" 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;\"\u003eSolid spruce top\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eOne piece of spruce rather than laminated layers — more responsive from the first note, and it keeps improving for as long as you play it.\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=\"Rosewood\" 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;\"\u003eRosewood back and sides — same as the flagship\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eDense and reflective, rosewood adds depth in the bass, shimmer in the treble and the long sustain classical repertoire depends on. The CG142S below this uses nato; here you get the flagship's timber.\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=\"Ebony fingerboard\" 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;\"\u003eEbony fingerboard with a flat classical radius\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eEbony is harder and smoother than rosewood, feels glassy under the fingers and resists wear over decades. Combined with the flat radius and 52 mm nut, it is a fingerboard built for real classical technique.\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;\"\u003eGold tuners and inlaid wood binding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eGold machine heads on the slotted classical headstock, with rosewood and wood-inlay body binding rather than plastic trim — the same appointments as the flagship.\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=\"Playability\" 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;\"\u003eEasy-to-hold neck and comfortable string height\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eYamaha specifically cites the CG neck design and string height as making these guitars easier to play than the price suggests. It is the sort of thing that keeps you practising for another hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 style=\"padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #6b3fa0;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eCG182S, CG192S or CG142S?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eAll three are solid-top CG guitars with identical playing geometry. What changes is the timber — and on a classical guitar, timber is most of the price.\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\u003e \u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCG182S (this guitar)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCG192S\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCG142S\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003c\/thead\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid spruce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolid European spruce\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid spruce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack \u0026amp; sides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosewood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosewood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNato\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFingerboard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbony\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbony\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRosewood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNato\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican mahogany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNato\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRosewood + wood inlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRosewood + wood inlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack + white\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChrome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale \/ nut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"yms-same\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003eIdentical — 650 mm scale, 52 mm nut, 11.8 mm spacing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe best balance\u003c\/strong\u003e — flagship body and board, lower price\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThose who want the very best of the range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe most affordable way into a solid top\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 What do I give up against the CG192S?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eTwo things: the flagship's top is solid \u003cem\u003eEuropean\u003c\/em\u003e spruce rather than solid spruce, and its neck is African mahogany rather than nato. You keep the rosewood back and sides, the ebony fingerboard, the gold tuners and the wood binding. For most players that makes the CG182S the better buy of the two.\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 Why step up from the CG142S?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eBoth have solid spruce tops, so the top is not the difference. The CG182S gives you rosewood back and sides instead of nato, an ebony fingerboard instead of rosewood, gold tuners and inlaid wood binding. If budget is the constraint, the CG142S still gets you a solid top — which is the change that matters most.\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 this a big enough jump from a C Series guitar?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eYes, and it is the jump worth making. Every C Series model has a laminate top; every CG model has a solid one. That single change does more for volume, dynamics and long-term tone than any amount of nicer hardware. If you have outgrown a C40 or C80, this is the natural next instrument.\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 How do I look after a solid top in India?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eKeep it out of direct sunlight, never leave it in a parked car, and do not sit it where an air conditioner blows straight onto it. In dry weather a case humidifier costs very little and prevents the cracking and shrinkage that dry air can cause. Ask us and we will include 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 — and at this price the damage would be costly. A classical guitar is built for the far lower tension of nylon and has no truss rod. Steel strings will pull the neck forward and can lift the bridge, and that is not covered by warranty.\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 CG182S is purely acoustic. A quality pickup can be professionally fitted if you perform regularly; talk to us about the options rather than fitting something hasty to a solid-top instrument.\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 included?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eNo — the CG182S is supplied without a case. On a solid-wood guitar a proper case is worth having, both for knocks and for buffering humidity swings. Ask us and we will pair a suitable classical case before it ships.\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, which matters more on a solid-top instrument than on any student guitar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 11px;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eExpert guidance:\u003c\/strong\u003e We will tell you honestly where the CG192S is worth the stretch and where this one is the smarter buy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 11px;\"\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eCare for solid wood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ask us about hard cases, case humidifiers and looking after a solid top in the Indian climate.\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":48081711726757,"sku":"WU15860","price":47491.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7159\/6197\/files\/CG182S.jpg?v=1786888540","url":"https:\/\/ymsformusic.com\/products\/yamaha-classical-guitar-cg182s","provider":"YMSFORMUSIC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}