Nylon strung semi acoustic for 16 yo - please advise!

viz

What do you recommend? Needs to have a cutaway and a strap for standing-up-folk-rock material. 

Balrog68

Valencia Guitars are well made, quality sounding instruments that won't break the bank. I have a nylon strung model with a cutaway and a cedar top, its not a semi acoustic but I know they do them. 

Funkfingers

Semi-acoustic or electro-acoustic? I’m guessing the latter.

There is an argument for investing in the best possible instrument you can afford and keeping it for life.

There is a counter-argument for buying something inexpensive but playable on the assumption that it is likely to be neglected, abused or stolen.

Brands such as Fender/Squier, LAG and Sigma make cutaway electro-acoustic guitars at reasonable prices.

My leftfield suggestion is the Godin Multiac range. These are available in nylon-strung form, with a built-in transducer AND, in the longer term, the capability to drive a synthesizer.

Brad

A lot of choice out these days but I don’t think you can ever go wrong with Yamaha. Maybe keep your eye out for a used APX5NA. I got one dirt cheap a few years ago, decent enough electronics, strap button at the neck heel, so no need to faff with a shoe lace at the headstock end for attaching a strap. 

They replaced the APX5NA with the NTX and NCX a few years ago. NTX is the same shape as the APX whereas the NCX is a more traditional classical shape/dimensions. These are a step up from the old APX5NA and there is a ‘basic’ model through to more expensive, but I’m sure you could find either of these for a good price used too. 

drofluf

@blueskunk ;is selling a Cort CEC-5 that sounds ideal. 

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/169607/cort-cec5-hybrid-fs-200#latest

blueskunk

drofluf said:

@blueskunk ;is selling a Cort CEC-5 that sounds ideal. 

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/169607/cort-cec5-hybrid-fs-200#latest

Thanks @drofluf ;

Anyone is welcome to come and try the guitar in person if local. 

Grangousier

The Cort sounds like the guitar you're looking for. For the sake of completeness I'll mention that I have an Ovation 1867-AX - it's been discontinued, but if you are looking for a nylon string for this sort of purpose and one turns up second-hand, it's excellent, especially with the OP-PRO preamp. The tuner buttons are the only weak spot, weirdly, but everything else is great. 

viz

Thanks - does the cort have the ability to have a strap does anyone know?

in fact, I have a couple of electro acoustics (thanks @funkfingers!) without strap buttons - can I just screw one in?

drofluf

viz said:

Thanks - does the cort have the ability to have a strap does anyone know?

in fact, I have a couple of electro acoustics (thanks @funkfingers!) without strap buttons - can I just screw one in?

Pretty sure it does, I no longer have my CEC-1 to check, and the images here https://www.cortguitars.com/product/item.php?it_id=123#tab_Images seem to confirm. 

viz

drofluf said:

viz said:

Thanks - does the cort have the ability to have a strap does anyone know?

in fact, I have a couple of electro acoustics (thanks @funkfingers!) without strap buttons - can I just screw one in?

Pretty sure it does, I no longer have my CEC-1 to check, and the images here https://www.cortguitars.com/product/item.php?it_id=123#tab_Images seem to confirm. 

Ah, there it is! Sneaky!

ICBM

Just spotted this...

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/185036/yamaha-aex-500ns-nylon-electric-guitar-now-quite-rare#latest

No affiliation with seller!

Funkfingers

The Cort CEC-5 has a solid top and laminated back and sides. I’m not sure about the Yamaha AEX.

viz

Thank you both