Yep, my #2 son took my Ibanez thinline classical off of my hands and my 4 working children all pitched in the difference to buy me a Fender CN240SCE Classical that my daughter saw me drooling over at Ken Stanton Music. Here is the Amazon link:https://www.amazon.com/Fender-CN-240...ender+CN240SCE
Yes, I know it has laminated rosewood back and sides. Yes, it is VERY thin for a classical and the bass does not resonante quite the way a full bodied classical does. It DOES have a very nice SOLID cedar top. The neck is thinner and narrower than most typical classicals. The body is probably just a bit deeper than a Les Paul. The bottom line is that it is very easy for me to play, and sounds absolutely wonderful. I tried the Fishman pickups through my daughter's Fender acoustic guitar amp and it sounded wonderful.
I haven't played much the last several years as the hands get sore much faster these days. I played one of my short instrumentals for my daughter last night and she asked me who wrote it. Her jaw dropped when I told her it was one of my pieces. I'm hoping my daughter will take to playing this as well. She shows great promise as a fingerpicker on her ukulele, but doesn't do near as much on her Baby Taylor. Once I get this guitar new strings and lower the action a tad, I think she will play it a lot.
Anyway, this is an instrument worth checking out if you've longed for mellow classical sound (and strings that are much easier on the fingers), but had trouble with the huge necks they usually have. It's a great stepping off point for electric players.
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