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Classical Guitar That Plays like a Steel String





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Looking for an affordable nylon-string guitar that's comfortable to play? The CN-60S sounds great in the studio or by the campfire, and it has features normally found on more expensive classical guitars, including a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, a mahogany neck with a comfortable easy-to-play profile, and a smooth rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges. Its concert body shape and quality tonewoods deliver a solid, full-bodied sound with ample projection for vocal accompaniment, recitals, and other unplugged applications. The instructors at Sweetwater's Academy of Music often recommend Fender Classic Design guitars such as the CN-60S to their beginning ? as well as intermediate ? students because they offer a combination of quality, playability, looks, and value that can't be beat.





Quality tonewoods generate classic tone





Spruce is highly valued for guitar tops ? and for good reason. This variety of stiff but elastic softwood is both gorgeous and equally suited to aggressive flatpicking and fingerpicking styles of play. The CN-60S features a solid spruce top with traditional fan bracing and mahogany back and sides, producing warm, balanced tones from low to high. With its concert body shape and rosewood fingerboard, the CN-60S is a guitar that just looks and plays great.





Steel-string spacing for greater comfort and speed





Typically, classical guitars have necks that are considerably wider than those found on steel-string acoustic guitars. But on the CN-60S, Fender has replaced the wide-style neck with one that measures only 1.69" at the nut ? extremely narrow for a nylon-string guitar. The result is enhanced playability, and that means a more comfortable playing experience and increased speed.





Fender CN-60S Nylon-string Guitar Features:


Solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides look great and emit rich tones


Concert body style is extra-comfortable but still pumps out the volume


Rolled fingerboard edges for enhanced playing ease and confidence


Mahogany neck with slim easy-to-play profile for a fast, comfortable playing experience


Nylon strings are easier on the fingers than steel strings