DonnerClassical Acoustic Guitar 4/4 with Nylon String Classic Guitar Full Size 39 Inch Guitar Starter Kit with Gig Bag Tuner Capo Picks Footstool (Natural)

This guitar package is an excellent value in my opinion and excellent for beginners with one caveat concerning a fairly high "action" (height of strings above fretboard). It makes a perfect gift because of all the goodies that come with it - electronic tuner, pics, extra strings, a foot stand (!), capo, cleaning cloth, fast winder. The one glaring omission is a simple "starter" chord chart and some songs that would be easy to throw in for almost no cost. Plenty on the web I'm sure. I was buying it for a friend who wanted to learn guitar. I could not give it to her until I lowered the action by sanding down the saddle to lower the action. I succeeded in making it much more comfortable to play, but you have to be careful attempting that -- go too far and you get buzz and need to buy a new saddle or you might make uneven loudness of the strings. The guitar has a very pleasant sound but does not breathe fire like an expensive classical guitar, to be expected. The sound is a hair too mellow for my taste, but you can get reasonable brightness with crisp finger technique or fingernails / pick. In a music shop, I tried another inexpensive guitar, the Cordoba Protege C1M, which is probably $70 to $100 more if you add in the extras and tax. I will say I prefer the Cordoba sound, it has just enough crispness to keep me happy and a beautiful action, although the frets are so low profile that you really have to bar a chord perfectly up the neck even with the low action. For for a beginner learning the mechanics or who might abandon learning to play, the Donner is a smart investment. It is a nice looking guitar sitting in a stand in a room. I wish it had a strap and at least a peg to attach one -- I guess most classical guitars don't, but it would be much more versatile if the Donner did. I recommend it as a beginner guitar or an extra guitar for casual playing, traveling or to get the nylon string sound. Who knows, investing in a saddle of better material and better strings might kick up the brightness if ever desired later on.

This guitar comes with accoutrements that are imperative for a professional musician and icing on the cake for a beginner’s evolution at an outstanding price point! I recorded my first contemporary jazz tune with a 70 dollar guitar and I’m going to record my next upbeat happy jazz composition with this outstanding guitar for the price for the love of evidencing how passion and price drown out the need for an expensive instrument for the sake of musical bragging rights. Either a guitarist can play or he or she cannot. You can’t teach soul and passion. “St James Court” is the tune on Amazon Unlimited that was recorded with the “cheap” guitar I referenced above. The Donner DCG-1 39 has the truss rod and tool to lower the action and for 109 dollars, unbeatable. Highly recommend it to any individual who is passionate to play — PERIOD! Donner gets 5 stars plus! Thank you Donner

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It's a beautiful looking guitar; quality of the wood and the paint are decent; it has a truss rod which is a plus. Overall, it is a nice and decent sounding guitar. But the most annoying thing is that the fret ends are so sharp that they would scratch my fingers. If I were a beginner, I would be so frustrated and disappointed if somebody bought this as a gift for me; it took me three hours of careful filing to round off those fret ends. Please do not release guitars with sharp fret ends! Round them properly at the factory BEFORE installing them on the fret board. If they were supposed to be rounded before leaving the factory, then you need better quality control.

I am not an expert, or professional player. I've taken lessons, owned several guitars prior to this one. I learned on a classical 20+ years ago, and decided to pick it back up. I found the price of this guitar to be a very good value. The finish is beautiful. The tone is rich. Like most inexpensive guitars, the strings "mech" not so good. The machine head is a bit wonkey, the frets and laid in nicely even if the edges stand out a bit. Those things can be delt with. Get some good strings, and you'll have a nice guitar to learn on. I wish my first one was as nice as this.