The Applause AB24CS-4S Traditional Series nylon-string acoustic-electric guitar provides classical guitarists with resonant tone and effortless playability. Its mid-depth Lyrachord body and selected spruce top generate a bold, projected sound with warm, balanced overtones. The slim nato neck and ovangkol fingerboard feel familiar and fast under your fingers, allowing intricate passages to flow freely.

Resonant Tonewoods Produce Classic Sound
The AB24CS-4S's spruce top and Lyrachord roundback body is optimal for resonance and projection. The spruce top vibrates freely, producing crisp treble tones and a wide dynamic range. Lyrachord, Ovation's patented composite, provides a lightweight, durable alternative to wood with comparable tone
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Applause AB24CS-4S Traditional Mid-Depth Sprce Nylon-String Classical A/E Guitar

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The Applause AB24CS-4S Traditional Series nylon-string acoustic-electric guitar provides classical guitarists with resonant tone and effortless playability. Its mid-depth Lyrachord body and selected spruce top generate a bold, projected sound with warm, balanced overtones. The slim nato neck and ovangkol fingerboard feel familiar and fast under your fingers, allowing intricate passages to flow freely.

Resonant Tonewoods Produce Classic Sound

The AB24CS-4S's spruce top and Lyrachord roundback body is optimal for resonance and projection. The spruce top vibrates freely, producing crisp treble tones and a wide dynamic range. Lyrachord, Ovation's patented composite, provides a lightweight, durable alternative to wood with comparable tone.

Slim, Low-Profile Neck Plays Fast

The AB24CS-4S's nato neck has an easy-playing satin finish and slim profile that makes intricate fingering a breeze. Its ovangkol fingerboard adds warmth and snap while providing a smooth surface for bends and position shifts. With 18 nickel frets and a 25.6" scale length, the neck design balances playability and tradition. Overall, the neck gives you seamless transitions up and down the fingerboard at any tempo.

Onboard Preamp Provides Amplified Sound with Tuning Convenience

The AB24CS-4S includes an Applause CE304T preamp with 3-band EQ and built-in tuner for amplified sound and tuning convenience. The preamp allows you to shape your tone to match the acoustics of any venue. Its tuner ensures you're always in tune for performances and recording sessions. With the AB24CS-4S, you have an acoustic-electric classical guitar that's ideal for practice, performance and the studio.

Premium Components and Appointments

From its ivoroid binding and pearloid rosette to its nickel-plated machine heads, the AB24CS-4S is appointed with high-quality components. It ships with a custom set of Hannabach GOLDIN 725MHT Medium High Tension nylon strings for a traditional feel and sound. When you want resonant tone and playability in a handcrafted classical guitar, the Applause AB24CS-4S delivers.

Features:

Selected spruce top, ovangkol fingerboard and bridge
Mid-depth cutaway Lyrachord body, nato neck
Applause CE304T preamp with 3-band EQ and tuner
Factory-fitted Hannabach GOLDIN nylon strings

Specifications:

Body
Top wood: Selected spruce
Body type: Mid-depth cutaway Lyrachord®
Soundhole: Center
Binding: Ivory colored with multi-part purfling
Finish: Satin (silk matte lacquer)
Neck
Material: Nato (without adjustable steel rod)
Scale length: 650 mm (25.6")
Nut width: 48 mm (1 7/8")
Fingerboard: Ovangkol
Number of frets: 18
Inlays: Inlaid perloid rosette
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Applause CE304T Preamp with 3-Band EQ and tuner
Hardware
Bridge: Ovangkol
Tuning machines: Nickel-plated
Other
Strings: Hannabach GOLDIN 725MHT Medium High Tension Super-Carbon treble & GOLDIN bass strings, nickel and cadmium free
Orientation: Right handed

Shipping
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Payment
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Sales Tax
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Store Policies
If you’re not satisfied, neither are we. If for any reason you’re not completely satisfied with your purchase of a new item, simply return it in its original condition within 45 days of purchase (see exceptions below) and we’ll give you a full refund. It’s that simple. Returned items must be in original, brand-new condition, showing no signs of wear or use such as belt-buckle or pick scratches, scuffs, dings or scrapes on the instrument or collateral materials. Items must also include all original packaging, manuals, warrantees and accessories or your return may be subject to a return handling charge.

Your refund will be promptly processed upon successful evaluation of your returned item from our trained category professionals in 2-3 business days. Refunds are made for product value only, excluding shipping and handling charges. If you received Free Shipping on your order, the value of the uncharged shipping cost will be deducted from your refund.

Limitations and Exceptions
Returns of the following products must be made within 10 days of shipment - Stringed instruments priced at $1999.00 or more. The following products cannot be returned – Clearance items, Apple products, items identified as non-returnable, discontinued items, electronic software downloads, demo gear, vintage instruments, strings, reeds, computers, tubes, earbuds, earplugs, recorders, tin whistles, flutophones, "world" wind instruments, harmonicas, raw-frame speakers, drumheads, drumsticks, turntable cartridges, fog fluid, clothing/footwear, body jewelry, sheet music, cleaners, polishes and polishing cloths, software/soundware, books, CDs, DVD's, vinyl records, and videos.The following fees apply to Band & Orchestra returns - All returned woodwind and brass instruments incur a $10.00 sanitization fee. Returned bows are assessed a $4.00 restocking fee. Returned mouthpieces over $300 incur an $8.00 sanitization fee; the fee for mouthpieces under $300 is $4.00.

Should you decide to return your shipment, please follow the return steps printed on the back of your invoice and pack your return carefully to prevent damage in shipment. All returns must:

1. Include a Return Authorization Number; (Please contact us via eBay messages for an RA number)

2. Be in the original packaging complete with all collateral materials such as cases, straps, cables, care kits, certificates of authenticity, warranty cards, manuals, and any other materials that originally shipped with the instrument;

3. Be in brand-new condition, showing no signs of wear or use such as belt-buckle or pick scratches, scuffs, dings, or scrapes on the instrument or collateral materials.