Thursday, March 19, 2026

14 thoughts on “Hey Erik, what’s a good budget-friendly nylon string guitar?

  • i’m trying to stop myself from saying “THAT’S A CLASSICAL GUITAR’ DON’T FREAKING HOLD IT LIKE THAT!” but i realized; people have preferences and are comfortable with it.

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  • Got a used C5 for under $200 in good condition. Polished it up, conditioned the fret board, lowered the action by sanding down the saddle and nut and stringed it with new Augustine medium tension nylons and it plays beautifully! Great value and it does have a truss rod!

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  • Sounds good but they do not hold up. Mine is literally vibrating to pieces. Will never buy another Cordoba.

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  • In English, the word "Córdoba" (a city in Spain and also a guitar brand) is typically pronounced as:
    /ˈkɔːr.də.bə/
    "KOR-duh-buh" (with stress on the first syllable)
    This pronunciation drops the Spanish accent on the "ó" and softens the final "a" to a schwa (ə), as is common in English. Go ahead.

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  • I played every nylon string at GC from the $200 ones to the $2200 Cordoba. They were all way less than impressive.
    I found a $650 cordoba in a different room that played better than all the rest. Took it home and played it for two hours and all it did was make me want the real deal so i returned it and bought a Taylor 312ce-N.

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  • One of the few classical guitars having a truss rod. I loved my little C1MCE.

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  • I have a twenty year old Made in Spain Cordoba Flamenco that is my daily player. Believe it.

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