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Budget Classics • Alhambra Classics • Almansa Classics • Takamine Classics • Hirade Classics Budget Classicals Montana CL80 • Budget Student Guitar • Special Price Quality budget guitars for the beginner. Spruce top, mahogany back and slides, hardwood fingerboard, chrome tuning heads and glossy finish. 50mm nut and 65cm string length. Made in China. Pro Tec Gig Bag, Recommended Purchase CL80, list: $185.00 our price $99.99 Jasmine C20 • Famous Make on a Budget Quality budget guitars for the beginner. Spruce top, mahogany back and slides, hardwood fingerboard, chrome tuning heads and glossy finish. Five-year warranty. Made in China. 50mm nut and 65cm string length. Pro Tec Gig Bag, Recommended Purchase JS441, list: $249.00 our price $199.00 Alhambra Classicals • New! Made-in-Spain value for the serious beginner to advanced player. Even the least expensive model, the 4P, features a solid cedar top. All other models have rosewood back and sides, solid cedar or spruce top, ebony fingerboard & gold plated heads. Alhambra 4P • Rosewood and Cedar Elegance This is a wonderful instrument for beginning to intermediate players: responsive and robust in tone. The 4P features all the basics of a great guitar: solid cedar top, rosewood back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, mahogany neck and gold plated heads. Plus, this one is a real screamer, i.e., one of the loudest guitars I've played in this price range. 52mm nut and 65cm string length. Made in Spain. SKB Case, Recommended Purchase 4P, list: $800.00 our price $650.00 Alhambra 5P • Refinement & Style Alhambra takes the basic features of the 4P and refines them for the discerning player: solid cedar top, rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, mahogany neck with ebony reinforcing insert and gold plated heads.52mm nut and 65cm string length. Made in Spain. SKB Case, Recommended Purchase 5P, list: $950.00 our price $825.00 Alhambra 10P • Romanza Your Heart Out This is a great guitar for intermediate and advanced players: responsive, refined and robust in tone. It's 90% of the feel and tone of a concert guitar at 1/4 the price. The 10P features a solid red cedar top, solid rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, Spanish cedar neck with ebony reinforcing strip, and deluxe gold plated heads. 52mm nut and 65cm string length. Made in Spain. SKB Case, Recommended Purchase 10P, list: $1960.00 our price:1700 Budget Classics • Alhambra Classics • Almansa Classics • Takamine Classics • Hirade Classics Almansa Classicals Made-in-Spain value for the serious beginner to advanced player. Even the least expensive model, the 401, features a solid cedar top. All other models have rosewood back and sides, solid cedar top, ebony fingerboard & gold plated heads. In addition, the 459 and 461 sport solid rosewood back and sides, deluxe tuning heads and master luthier workmanship and design. Almansa 434 • Rosewood and Cedar Elegance Larger Almansa 434 Photo This is a wonderful instrument for intermediate players and one of our most popular models: responsive, refined and yet robust in tone. The 434 features all the basics of a great guitar: solid cedar top, rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard and gold plated heads. The neck is slightly more slender than other Almansa models, appealing to players with smaller hands (still larger than Takamine necks). Plus, this one is a real looker (the picture doesn't do it justice). 52mm nut and 65cm string length. Made in Spain. SKB Case, Recommended Purchase 434, list: $800.00 our price $700.00 Other Almansa Models Available on Special Order • Please Inquire Budget Classics • Alhambra Classics • Almansa Classics • Takamine Classics • Hirade Classics Takamine Classicals Takamine G128S • Basic Solid top Quality Larger G128S Photo A quality classical guitar for the intermediate player. This beauty sports a solid spruce top, rosewood back & sides, rosewood fingerboard, mahogany neck, gold plated heads, inlayed rosette, adjustable thrust rod and a lifetime warranty. SKB Case, Recommended Purchase G128S, list: $389.00 our price $275.00 Takamine EG128SC • Electrified Larger EG128SC Photo A quality acoustic-electric for the intermediate player or budget conscious gigging classical guitarist. This easy to play beauty sports a solid spruce top, rosewood back & sides, rosewood fingerboard, mahogany neck, gold plated heads, adjustable thrust rod, inlayed rosette, TP4T preamp with 3-band EQ, built-in tuner, cutaway and a lifetime warranty. SKB Case, Recommended Purchase EG128SC, list: $569.00 our price $375.00 Takamine C132S • Ultimate Student Instrument Larger C132S Photo The C132S is Tak's midrange classical and mucho bang for the buck. This guitar is perfect for discriminating beginners and serious intermediate players, so no wonder it is the best selling classical guitar in the USA. The slender neck, low profile frets, full tone and impeccable fretwork make it one of the easiest to play guitars in its class. Plus, its has all the important appointments: solid cedar top, solid rosewood back, rosewood fingerboard, adjustable thrust rod, mahogany neck and gold plated tuning heads. Lifetime warranty. 50mm nut and 65cm string length. Handmade made in Japan. Hard Shell Case Included C132S, list: $1219.00 our price $854.00 Takamine TC132SC • Ultimate Gig Beast Larger TC132SC Photo Take the well appointed C132S, add a cutaway and pickup and what do you get? A fire breathing gig monster, i.e., the TC132SC, perfect for solo guitarists that play weddings, parties, restaurants, etc. I played one of these for years in Waikiki restaurants (I use a Hirade EH8SS now). This model was good enough to be played by the Eagles in the acoustic version of Hotel California. The sweet acoustic sound is fed into Tak's Cool Tube pickup system (TC132SC) with chromatic tuner and EQ. Of course, like the C132, this model boast a solid cedar top, solid rosewood back, rosewood fingerboard, adjustable thrust rod, mahogany neck and gold plated tuning heads, so your acoustic tone will still be kickin.' Lifetime warranty. 50mm nut and 65cm string length. Handmade made in Japan. Hard Shell Case Included TC132SC, list: $1805.00 our price $1265.00 Cool Tubes Preamp Infomation Page Other Takamine Models Available on Special Order • Please Inquire Budget Classics • Alhambra Classics • Almansa Classics • Takamine Classics • Hirade Classics Hirade Classicals Note: All current Hirade Classical Guitars have solid ebony fingerboards. The information at Kamanmusic.com stating they have rosewood fingerboards is incorrect. Also, some of their model numbers are wrong (EH & TH models are the same). Hirade H5, TH5 & TH5C Larger H5 Photo The Hirade H5 classic represents Takamine's premium line of guitars. Deep robust tone and a slender easy to play neck are hallmarks of this model. The handmade H5 series features a solid cedar top, solid rosewood back, fancy rosette, ebony fingerboard and gold plated deluxe Gotoh tuning heads. The TH5 is an acoustic-electric version of the H5 featuring the CTP-1 pickup system (Cool Tubes Pickup System), with preamp, chromatic tuner and saddle pickup. The TH5C adds a cutaway. Lifetime warranty. 50mm nut and 65cm string length. Handmade made in Japan. EH5C Photo Hard Shell Case Included H5, list: $1929.00 our price $1350.00 TH5C, list: $2299.00 our price $1600.00 Hirade H8SS & TH8SS Larger H8SS Photo (TH8SS looks the same) The Hirade H8SS (SS=solid-solid) classic is an exquisite example of design and workmanship. The handmade H8SS series is constructed of the finest solid woods: solid spruce top, solid rosewood back & slides, solid mahogany neck, fancy rosette, solid ebony fingerboard and gold plated deluxe Gotoh tuning heads. The sound and feel of the H8SS is designed to appeal to advanced players and professionals: the soundboard is braced stiffer than lower models and thus provides enhanced dynamic range and increased string tension for a concert guitar feel. Full, clear, consistent and transparent tone are hallmarks of this model. The TH8SS is an acoustic-electric version of the H8SS featuring the CTP-1 pickup system (alias Cool Tubes Pickup System), with chromatic tuner and saddle pickup. This is one of my favorite guitars and the one I do most of my teaching and practicing on. Lifetime warranty. 50mm nut and 65cm string length. Handmade made in Japan. Hard Shell Case Included H8SS, list: $2649.00 our price $1850.00 TH8SS5, list: $3129.00 our price $2200.00 Hirade TH90 Larger TH90 Photo This stunning beaty combines unique design, impeciable workmanship, easy upper fret acess and sweet sound into one great stage guitar. Like the H8SS, this puppy is constructed of the finest solid woods: solid spruce top, solid rosewood back & slides, solid mahogany neck, fancy rosette, solid ebony fingerboard and gold plated deluxe Gotoh tuning heads. Plus, it sports a cutaway, fancy binding inlays, a unique oval soundhole and an additional fret useable with the first two strings (20 frets). The TH90 features the Cool Tubes Pickup System whereas the EH90 sports a CT4B Pickup System (my fav due to longer battery life and sweeter tone). The sound and feel of the EH90 is designed to appeal to advanced players and professionals: the soundboard is braced stiffer than lower models and thus provides enhanced dynamic range and increased string tension for a concert guitar feel. Sweet tone, clarity, low string noise and long sustain are hallmarks of this model. Acoustically, the EH90 is not as loud as the H8SS or H5. It is at its best amplified with a high quality PA or acoustic guitar amp, e.g., Trace Acoustic TA100R. Lifetime warranty. 50mm nut and 65cm string length. Handmade made in Japan. Hard Shell Case Included TH90, list: $2849.00 our price $1995.00 Cool Tubes Preamp Infomation Page Other Hirade Models Available on Special Order • Please Inquire Need a Guitar Tuner? Budget Classics • Alhambra Classics • Almansa Classics • Takamine Classics • Hirade Classics

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