Ibanez GA5TCE-AM

Amazing guitar for the money

I can’t understand why I waited so long to upgrade my classical guitar to this. My only classical guitar was the educational fender 100 euro model, for some reason the neck near the nut is not wide enough and it’s difficult for the fretting hand. I thought I’d get a new one and change it up a bit, thinline, cutaway and with a pickup, just to get excited a bit more about the upgrade. Once I started playing it was immediate perfection out of the box (after tuning)

The setup is absolutely perfect at least for me. And now I have decided to sell my educational fender as I’m sure I won’t be playing that any longer.

The sound (unplugged) is better than the full bodied fender classical guitar. I cannot talk much about the amplified sound as I don’t own an acoustic amp, although I did plug it into one of my electric guitar amps, at low volume it was quite nice, but I guess not ideal for a gig situation.

Quite nice, especially for the first nylon stringed guitar

I mainly play the electric and steel string guitars, so I decided to include a classical into my arsenal as well. The guitar has quite a mellow and quiet tone when unplugged so you won't disturb anyone while practicing. The pickup sounds quite good as well.

Great beginner guitar

Got this as my first guitar and I love its looks & sound! The neck is nice & slim and the fretboard feels quite pleasant.

One thing though: there seems to be some mess-up near the lacquer of the headstock. The strings also looked a bit used. Did they send me B-Stock?

Fair

Fair for the price.

Do not expect a high end Ibanez: lacks finish (on the varnish), the sound control is quite bad and you have no onboard tuner...however it is a good start for a begginner!

A good choise.

Recommended for beginners or intermediate players who want thinner body and lightweight guitars. The fingerboard is thin, almost like Ibanez electric guitars and the equalizer are basic but you can get a decent sound. The quality is ok for the price.