So what exactly are "kapok" guitar?

[guitarsan]

I heard Kapoks have no truss rod in their necks. Any truth in that?

 

[theunknown]

i initially thought kapok was like an adjective for lousy guitar. like "the guitar so kapok sial..". then i saw that kapok is a brand! so much for reputation.

 

[eclipze]

kapok means bad luck , give up..
has no truss rod? so its a classic nylon guitar

maybe its not from spruce...

 

[Soul Asylum]

i'm an owner of the kapok classical, priced at est. $35. probably the one that u actually saw in the shop. its my first ever guitar that i've purchased + played + owned. however its sitting by my guitar stand facing the wall now. probably inhabiting a natural environment of creepy crawlies in its soundhole now. haha!

 

[Cavett]

A Kapok classical was the first guitar I ever had.. Many memories of it back during my secondary school days under the block and school canteen sessions... Hahaha.. Though I had to tune it to C or D standard cause the action was ridiculously high when tune in E..

 

[[vogue]angel]

Kapok eh. Hahaha. I dunno bout u guys in singapore, but Kapok is still surviving here in Malaysia.

Sometimes I walk around my area, I still see malay boys playing kapok brand guitar. I dun own one, but play it b4. Tension and keras sial the strings. But good for training finger strength

 

[theunknown]

haha agreed. play a kapok for a year and u will find playing a well setup electric guitar a breeze.

 

[maryjane^^]

proud owner of one!! it was my very first guitar and it was sure tough being a beginner and having to learn barring of chords on it! But it does serve it's purpose as a beginner's guitar and like what the rest has said, it really trains the finger strength!