Review: Cordoba C12 Classical Guitar
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Review: Cordoba C12 Classical Guitar. This is one of the best affordable factory made classical guitars I’ve tried. I could easily get away playing it next to very expensive competitors.
-lattice braced guitar
-raised (elevated) fingerboard
-Solid cedar top
-Solid Indian rosewood back & sides
-flamed maple wedge on back
-Indian rosewood binding / Indian rosewood bridge
-650mm, 52mm nut width
-mother-of-pearl weave rosette
-truss rod
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My Cordoba Reviews so far:
➔ Cordoba C12 Classical Guitar: https://youtu.be/awRxTN_mwp8
➔ Cordoba C10 Classical Guitar: https://youtu.be/SlnPJa0m04g
➔ Cordoba C10 Parlor Classical Guitar: https://youtu.be/xQFOE9ekr1Q
➔ Cordoba C9 Parlor Classical Guitar: https://youtu.be/AOSiKdEmmxQ
➔ Cordoba C5 Classical Guitar: https://youtu.be/RPdfbaNB7jg
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Please suggest me which one is a better choice between cordoba c12 and saers a90…
Your sound more clear and delicate
My cedar C12 arrived today sadly with hairline crack.????
I bought one today
The difference in sound between your guitar and the Cordoba is exactly what I don’t like about the Cordoba when I first heard it.
It seems to me that your guitar is slightly lower volume than the Cordoba, because what your guitar does is dampen the sound of each note much quicker between plucking, and that my friend gives your guitar more separation and clarity between each note.
The Cordoba, on the other hand, blends the notes between plucks increasing the volume sustain, but reducing note separation. Nevertheless, this added sustain volume occurs along higher frequencies, which ends up being a little annoying to the ear. It almost feels like the added volume is noise that reduces clarity and sweetness.
I am wondering if the top on the Cordoba is a bit too thin for the lattice bracing design it has. I would sacrifice a little volume to gain the separation that I hear on your guitar.
So you are exactly right on the volume and the added benefit of the larger bridge effect.
In one of your reviews, you compared the De Cascia, Sylvia, and C12. I would greatly appreciate it if you could offer a similar comparison between the C12 and C10, particularly in terms of playability, balance, and sustain. I am in search of a guitar for my daughter, and I aim for her to have an instrument that she can grow with as she advances in skill, while also experiencing quality sound from the outset. I have narrowed down my choices to the C12 and C10, but lacking experience, your insights and advice would be greatly appreciated.
What guitar would you recumbent between Cordoba C12 and C12 if the money is not an issue?
Hi. First, many thanks for your efforts with the videos. Best channel! My question is which guitar did you play for comparison? This sound is really sweet and smooth
Thanks much for message. ????
Danke! Thank you for the detailed advice that helped me find a guitar that I really like.
“We will never go back.”
Great review, and yes, I could tell tone quality between the guitars. Your was very refined,
Excellent review!
Do you think this is a better piece for price than an Alhambra 8P?
Can you help me with my consideration between Cordoba C12 and Cordoba Hauser, currently I owned C10. Thank you,
your personal sounds waaaaaaaaaaaaay better then the cordoba
12 hole bridge?
Yours sounds a bit fuller to me.
Yup, there's a difference, your luthier guitar sounds indeed "better". Now, is it 4000$ better? absolutely not.
Looking at this video now which I first come across circa 2018. You get what you pay for. It is a very decent balanced instrument, but according to my ears the sound is a bit inhibited and lacking a distinct voice. That can actually be a good thing for an intermediate player. Without overpowering basses it is going to be easy to play. I think what you're getting with a C12 is a premium sound that's not too punchy or boomy and the kind of sound you can't really complain about. The Cedar ads to how forgiving this instrument is. Would I recommend it? Yes absolutely if you're an intermediate player and it will be great for studio recordings too, even in professional settings. However if you're looking for a bit more of an expressive instrument (but that will be harder to play), a bit like a more wild stallion, and trust me on this, that's not always desirable, then you might want to start thinking about a luthier solid spruce top.
And I just bought a c o r d o b a c 5ce
Even with your microphone you definitely can hear the difference it sounds more crisp your instrument
Your guitar sounds FAR better. It really projects the sound a lot better and has a sweet midrange bite. What is the brand and model of your guitar?
The cordoba I like is the Hauser 1937 replica.
What strings do you prefer? Been using the saverez originally on my SP12. Find the trebles sound "thin". Also did you have set up seems bridge a little high?
I hate to like this guitar. I don't like the rosette, I don't like the pale color of the spruce, I don't like the tuners, I don't like the binding, I don't like the maple strip in the back, I don't like that its factory made, I don't like that its made in China, I just don't like anything about its style, but gosh darn if it doesn't sound absolutely great for the price. I got one! (Spruce, of course!)
i just bought a yamaha gc12S, i also like the mahagony sides for less resonance and note separation it seems. also my 41 year old Yamaha G240 is at the Luthier for fret change, action adjustement etc.
French Polish is a coating application method rather than a coating. Shellac is what is used in French Polishing and can be mixed or simply bought at a box store like Home Depot.
It is easy to do but is labor intensive because of dry times between coatings as well as having to wipe excess oils away with spirits after each coating.
It has to be applied in many coatings which drives up production time. And this is a big part of why instruments with Shellac cost as much as they do.
The store that sells this guitar here in Bangkok closed due to Covid, but I picked up a Prudencio Saez that is not nearly as pretty looking but is very loud with good sustain for much cheaper. Hope to get a chance to compare. Maybe I will pick up the C 12 someday or fly up to China to check out the luthiers up there and see what they are up to. There is a street called "guitar street" in Saigon that sells guitars from local luthiers, but now I am ashamed to admit that the best guitars that I bought there are pretty bad relatively speaking. The Cordoba C 12 is massed produced in China. I have an old hand made-in-Spain Madrigal, not as loud, but has some very nice colorful timbre. Not a bad idea to check out old guitars. The old Japanese Shinanos-
not Shimano after the bicycle derailers-are very nice, but there are some excellent better old guitars from Japan. The Cordoba C 12 is massed produced in China. I have an old hand made-in-Spain Madrigal that I picked up used in Bangkok, not as loud, but has some very nice colorful timbre. Thanks for the nice reviews I have seen from you…Thanks for the detailed video! Could you recommend some guitars in the same price range as the C12 that have a better raised fingerboard?
hi Werner Bradford! thanks for your good videos about guitars do you know the Cordoba Friederich or the Cordoba Esteso SP ? do you know if there is a raised finger board on any of them ?
I purchased the Cordoba C12 recently and noticed that whenever the D string is fretted using a chord shape, A, Am etc. it buzzes.
I took the guitar back to the shop and they confirmed the issue and ordered a replacement. The replacement arrived and it too buzzes on the D string.
Not sure that a brand new, reasonable high end guitar should have a problem like this – anyone else who owns one noticed that?
I'm sorry for Córdoba fans , there's a lot of great guitar makers, but the best sound , sand guitar from Kirk Sand in California and of course, hermanos conde , in Spain
Nothing beats a Kazuo Yairi CYM75 classical guitar that goes for $2000. Cedar top, Indian rosewood back and sides. Yairi classical guitars are sold under the Alvarez name in the US.
I agree with a previous commenter…truss rods are for adjusting relief..you want better action you lower the bridge and or nut..
I think this is a case of familiarity breeding contempt. I'm a steel sting player looking to buy my first classical. Your instrument sounds so much better than the Cordoba that I'm stunned to even think you're comparing them.
How heavy is hardcase of it? I know it is made of wood.
I'm trying to decide between this and the Kremona 90th Anniversary. Have you had a chance to try that guitar and which would you recommend over the other?
What's the name of the piece that u are playing it sound beautiful
Why is it that some people state FAN bracing is better because of yada yada, then someone else goes and touts LATTICE bracing ??!!
where can I buy your guitar?