Inexpensive Classical Guitar

[AllanAllen]

I'm looking for a classical guitar. Caveat, my family is going camping on Lake Superior for a week and I want an inexpensive, but quality, guitar to bring on the trip. Some other family members casually play and I think they'll want to jam. So, good excuse to buy my N+1th guitar.

Electric budget guitars have improved VASTLY in the last decade, is the same true with Classical guitars? Is there an Epiphone/Ibanez of classical, or should I just look at Epiphone and Ibanez?

[nyc chaz]

Cordoba is probably your best bet.They are made well enough and sound good enough for what i think you are looking for.

[mr. beaumont]

Yamaha and Cordoba are the best in the budget nylon department.

You can probably find a used Cordoba C5 for around $300 if you hunt a bit.

[AllanAllen]

Don't even have to hunt. Guitar Center website has some starting at $200

[Christian Miller]

Yamaha


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[gcb]

Cort

[GuyBoden]

You can buy the lower value range Cordoba guitars very inexpensively on the used Guitar market. I think that the lower value range Cordoba guitars are NOT made in Spain.

[kris]

You can buy the lower value range Cordoba guitars very inexpensively on the used Guitar market. I think that Cordoba guitars are made in Spain.

All these cheap Cordoba guitars are made in China.

[RJVB]

Best stay away from Cordoba, unless for some inexplicable reason the QC on their Chinese junk is much more selective in the US than it is here. NB: not just my opinion based on a desastrous experience with a not-that-cheap model; my classical guitar teacher agrees whole heartedly. OTOH he has good experiences with Prodipe (Prodipe, imported overseas through Technopolis in Canada). Probably slightly up in price there is Kremona.

I think the suggestion to go to a store likely to have a decent selection also of used guitars is the best here.

You don't mention your definition of "cheap", nor what kind of music will be jammed and why you'd want a classical for that. Someone suggested Cort, and their OC8 Gold Nylon "modern classical" might fit the bill (used they go around 600€ here, if you can find them).
Or - consider a flamenca? Thomann have 1 or two cheaper ones that get very positive reviews.