Cordoba C5-CET Limited Spalted Maple Thin Body Cutaway Classical Acoustic-Electric Nylon String Guitar, Iberia Series

This guitar was a replacement of an older Cordoba acoustic electric classical guitar. In my search, I looked at different brands since the availability of moderately priced left handed cutaway classical electric guitars was more plentiful than it was 20 years ago.In the end, I decided to stick with Cordoba since it’s consistently one of the best in the classical guitar space.This guitar was actually less expensive than the guitar I had before. Action level was good - especially for someone who has to fight bouts of arthritis in my right hand) and the sound was a very nice surprise even without amplification. (I found some acoustic electrics guitar to have a thinner sound without using amplification.) The guitar body is beautiful and thicker than my prior guitar, which might contribute to the fuller sound. However, the guitar is amazingly light and maneuverable.I also love that this guitar has fret markers which my prior guitar didn’t. Yes, I know at some point, you shouldn’t need them… but I guess I’m not at that point. But the fret markers are on the side of the neck so, they’re only visible to the person playing the guitar (or someone flying a drone above you).One last note. I am grateful to Amazon for making it easy to acquire this guitar. Although Cordoba has many certified dealers, I quickly realized that acquiring a left hand version of this guitar through these dealers was going to more difficult and time consuming than I thought it should be. Acquiring this guitar through Amazon was easy and fast.

I received my Córdoba guitar earlier this week and have not been able to put it down since receiving it. First I must say I’m using my wife’s Amazon Prime account to write this review.The guitar arrived doubled boxed. I was a little surprised by the weight of the packaging and guitar. The packing was quite small and lightweight. I thought I ordered the incorrect model. That leads me into the guitar itself. This is a lefty guitar. I learned how to play about 37 years ago on a righty playing the guitar strung upside down. About 7 years ago I completely went to left handed guitars and strung for lefties.This guitar is lightweight but packs a heavy volume with a mellow to bright tone. My hands are not large so I was concerned with neck and fretboard size. Those concerns are without merit. Moving up and down the fretboard is easy and navigable.I can’t say enough about the size, weight and comfortable fit of this instrument. I’m 5’ 7” and this guitar fits perfectly and would fit a person of larger stature quite well.Wood and craftsmanship of this guitar is impecable and detailed. The headstock and tuning keys are detailed and quite stiff.The electronics are superb. I have fishman in my other guitars. I played this clean through my Acoustic amplifier and voila gorgeous bass and mid range tone rang through.It’s been only 5 days since this instrument arrived but so far this guitar is on par with more expensively priced guitars.I plan to buy Córdoba thin body next year.

Excellent electro-acoustic nylon guitar. The sound, the feel, incredible. I am very happy with it. I composed a jazz tune with it and it sounds amazing,

I received this guitar in perfect condition. The finish is flawless and the maple is beautiful. This thin body is a real comfort to play. Sound is very good, clear with lots of sustain. Setup was not great or I would have given it 5 stars. The action was too high. I tightened the truss rod a bit to make sure the neck was flat. I then loosened the strings and removed the bridge. I sanded it down about 4 mm to get the action at the 12th fret to 4 mm. Unfortunately, the high E string snapped when I retuned it. You can imagine my frustration having to run out to buy another string. That said, I don't think much of the Saverez strings. This guitar is sounding even better as it is being broken in. It's also very nice to have a tuner built in. The electronics are good quality and sound great. This is a very nice guitar.Update: 8/8/24. I replaced the bridge saddle which is plastic with a bone saddle purchased on Amazon. The sound is even better now. Plugged in, the high E and B string have better volume and sustain. The balance of sound is greatly improved.