Thursday, September 19, 2024
ClassicalGuitar

Buy Cordoba GK vs Alhambra Linea PRO


$650 Cordoba vs $3000 Alhambra comparison. Which one wins?
Link to Fender Strat made in Mexico vs USA:

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As promised, links to guitar-hunting websites:

to order Alhambra or Ramirez:

https://www.guitarfromspain.com/en

Link to Alhambra Linea:

https://www.guitarfromspain.com/en/premium-classical-guitars/204-alhambra-linea-profesional-classical-guitar.html?search_query=linea&results=1

To Order Amalio Burguet:

https://www.guitarrasdeluthier.com/en
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9 Greate Spanish made classical guitars artycle:

9 Great ‘Made in Spain’ Classical Guitars Compared


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Andy Paul AKA Andrew Pal AKA Andrey Palashenko is a decorated guitarist, singer, and music composer from East Europe, who moved to the US in 2005.

Andy is a well-known guitar teacher in Europe and USA. He’s got “Best Guitar Guru” award in Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia 2000-2005. Performed with music bands “O-ZONE” and “UTOPIA” in Europe.
He’s been teaching guitar in the US since 2005 (Music & Arts Centers, VA, and Guitar Center, DMV area and online.

Andy Paul had participated in live concerts with music bands:

Utopia: https://youtu.be/bFdIpmxSS0g

O-Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnopHCL1Jk8

National Chamber Ensemble in DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liUrahOuiwA

Arlington Fashion Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fPzzDpKowI

Leonid Sushansky (violin), Andrew Pal ( guitar)
“Tango with the National Chamber Ensemble ” concert
www.NationalChamberEnsemble.org:

Andrew Pal @Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bvKTH8zNpo

Link to Andy Paul’s YouTube channel where you can learn guitar for free:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxR0aR5YsiWGO-x-QWuQiWA

Telegram: https://t.me/AndyPaulGuitar

#Buy #Cordoba #Alhambra #Linea #PRO

Originally posted by UCxR0aR5YsiWGO-x-QWuQiWA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jlb7X61M_A

29 thoughts on “Buy Cordoba GK vs Alhambra Linea PRO

  • A budget flamenco guitar (Blanca) and high end classical guitar (Negra) are very different animals. Flamenco guitars have very low action and fret buzz, and they have short sustain, and a more brittle sound. The classical guitar has very high action, more sustain, and a booming sound. I don't understand the comparison.

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  • Yess, why Cordoba GK is buzzin guitar, because It's flamenco guitar, and It's not comparable to Alhambra anyway,so I don't understand why to compare stage guitar to classical guitar, there's no purpose. I've got GK studio and play it electronically????????

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  • A high quality guitar will sound better mainly because of the wood material. It's hard to explain. But you will hear it. Wood has character. A personality. It makes you think and feel the wood as it plays – the brittle quality of wood. A low quality guitar has no character. It gives a generic sound. Or it can sound harsh and unmusical.

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  • My Alhambra 5Pa has no A on the head what does that say? Yours has no A on head too, meaning?

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  • Maybe someone has mentioned this, but these are two different types of guitars. The Cordoba GK is a Flamenco guitar, hence the slight buzzing of the frets, whereas the Alhambra is a Classical guitar. Flamencos are made with less sustain, for fast picados and punchy rhythms. Classical guitars have longer sustain. There is the Flamenca Negra, a hybrid between the Classical and Flameneco guitars, which often can be used for both types of music. The GK is a Flamenca Blanca, though made with Sycamore back and sides instead of the traditional Cypress while the Alhambra is made with rosewood. So it depends more on what you want to play Flamenco or Classical music.

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  • I've played guitar for fifty years. I think that at this point in my life I deserve a class A guitar. But I lead such a hard scrabble life I can't get comfortable with the idea of subjecting such a guitar to vagaries of my day to day. I think I might have a heart attack if I scratched it, let alone exposed it to some of the other possible dangers. The struggle with this decision will continue, unresolved for now.

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  • The Alhambra sounds a lot better than the Cordoba with headphones on. A much fuller sound and I suspect sustain as well. The Cordoba does have a cut away which will affect the sound and is a thinner bodied, more flamenco orientated guitar. One sounds good, the other sounds great. Sure, there is a big price difference. One is a good guitar mass produced in a factory in China, the other is great guitar, hand-crafted in Spain. I would take the Alhambra any day. It's a guitar you can have for life.

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  • Thanks for this comparison, Andy; offers points to consider. I wonder if – or how – the review would be amended if you compared the Alhambra Linea Pro against a Cordoba GK (Negra) Pro (i.e. Not the Studio). Also, What tension strings would favor each guitar. Cheerz!

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  • Heard of the saying 'to punch above your weight' . Well Cordoba do not punch above their weight. In fact quite the opposite. Dollar for dollar there are several Spanish made brands that will give you more quality in a flamenco guitar. And a couple of Chinese made as well. Altamira for one. But a comparison of these 2 is apples and oranges. Not only are they of very different qualities of instrument, they are also different kinds of instrument. Even an Alhambra 3F will outshoot the Cordoba. This obsession with cordoba guitars in the U.S. is quite amusing, as they are really quite mediocre. I guess it's just top marks for the marketing strategy. Really they (the affordable ones) are just another Chinese made guitar with decent quality control.

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  • Between alhambra 7p and almansa 436, which of them is better for someone who is near to guitar certificate exams?

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  • What is the process or Customs steps, would that not be included in the price?

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  • As an endorsed professional artist with Alhambra since 2007, I admit I have a BIG bias.
    The Linea Pro is a fantastic guitar. In terms of sound, esthetic, and playability, the Linea Pro “punches way above its weight class.”
    Guitarras Alhambra proves that a truly great professional classical guitar does not need to be $20k.
    Thanks for posting.
    P.S. Have you tried RC Sonata Strings on the Linea? They are fantastic. Available with either traditional Nylon trebles or Carbon fiber.
    Check them out, I think you will really appreciate them.

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  • Hello I bought a guitar cordoba c3m and c5 From a site in Morocco,both I did not like with manufacturing defects I think they sell defective products without declaring them, do you know a classic brand much better than that

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