

The Sinsonido AS-101C uses a SoloEtte pickup which is usually found on more expensive guitars.

It doesn't give you the same shape and ergonomics as a classical so it may feel awkward in the beginning, but these are necessary trade-offs to make the guitar smaller, making it more convenient to carry around. The Aria Sinsonido AS-101C is a nylon stringed guitar designed with travel and convenience as its top priority, resulting in a smaller scale headless design, which is quite unique for a classical guitar. For the complete specs and to check out other Yamaha Silent Guitars, head over to Yamaha.

It requires a 9 volt battery for operation. On top of its great nylon string sound, Yamaha equipped this guitar with reverb, chorus and echo effects that will be handy when practicing. The SLG130NW matches the balance and ergonomics of real classical guitars so that it won't slant awkwardly when you play standing or sitting. So you won't miss your tonewoods too much, even the smoothly curved body frame is made of rosewood and maple. The neck construction follows the conventional classical method and employs an ebony fingerboard. The SLG130NW is the top-of-the-line model designed to give you the true feel and vibe of nylon stringed classical guitars in Silent Guitar format. And big name artists like Brian May, Mike Stern and Lee Ritenour seem to agree. It seems unnecessarily large.Yamaha is the Silent Guitar manufacturer to beat, thanks to their impressive price to quality ratio. I think the package can be made much smaller than this. And money saved :) The package is nicely peacock colored velvet lined. So Googled some nice 'tuning Guitar with Piano' links: link, link. I suddenly remember, I can actually tune my guitar using my piano - Yamaha P155, which never ever will be out of tune, due to the obvious reason. Just when I was about to order the tuner from online. Those reliable BOSS brand tuner, normally would cost US$100. I was considering to buy a dedicated guitar tuner. Back then, I remember I tune the guitar by remembering the tune of the 1st string, then 1 by 1 tune the others by making the tone of the string on the previous tuned string. I use to play a little bit of guitar long time ago. But it supposes to be more comfortable to hold. Aria 101C of course is bigger than theBone when packaged. I put a A4 paper underneath the guitar body, so you may have a bit of idea of the size. Anyway, I got it from Rakuten - the biggest online store in Japan. 101C is the newest model that replaces 100C, however, I couldn't find anywhere explaining the difference or improvement of 101C over 100C. SBK is the name of the color - seen through black. SPL means nylon string classical guitar with a twist of a more modern look. So I decided to get a Aria Sinsonido 101C / SPL SBK. But they seem to choose to ignore the clients outside Europe at the moment. Was trying to get a the BONE the Classical of Switzerland.
