Probably the hardest niche to fill in the classical guitar is that beginner’s guitar. Teaching for the last 35 years I have encountered abominations in wood destined to drive a poor guitar student into oboe.

First of all a serious beginner needs something far better executed than a $150 to $300 guitar. These guitars, although they may play well will not advance in tone because they generally have none to begin with. The opening process is nonexistent in these guitars, as a good guitar will open some in a month of playing.

The Martinez Classical guitar, imported by The Hill Guitar Company of Felton, CA from China is the guitar I’d suggest in $695 to $795 range. So far there is no guitar under this price that I could recommend and a few above this price that you’d be best staying away from.

I trust Kenny Hill’s guitar brain. He has been making some of the best historical reproduction classical guitars for decades. His Signature Series Concert Classical Guitar is one of the best professional instruments. When Kenny imports a guitar it is a guitar worth seeing.

Featuring a solid spruce soundboard and either a laminated Indian rosewood or laminated mahogany back and sides, Spanish cedar neck with ebony fretboard this is a guitar that is more than worth the money.

As a lot of cheap guitars don’t have solid tops there is little tone to be had therefore little tone is developed by the student. The Martinez is full of tone and has a wide pallet of tone color with ample volume. It is quite surprising how even and loud these guitars are and I took one dozen of them, the ones I considered the best at Hill’s Felton shop. All of these guitars were set up at the Hill shop so they’re guaranteed to play as well as any of the Hill guitars.

This is a solid top guitar and the main component in the guitar’s sound will be the top. The lamination of the back/sides is quite a bit less significant contributor to sound quality. The Martinez has a very well designed and executed 7 brace top with a Spanish foot construction and the sound is superb!

Honestly this guitar surpasses all of the student guitars from some major companies. New Millennium Guitar will only deal superior instruments so you can be assured that this is the finest in sound and playability in this student category.

As with all guitars and amplifiers at New Millennium Guitar we offer a full refund in 48 hours if not satisfied and you only pay for the shipping back to us.

Each guitar is cased in an arched Access case included in the price. The list on this guitar is $795 with case extra, our introduction price is $695 case included. The guitar has a full one-year warranty.

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