Cordoba C5 Classical Guitar

by Cordoba Guitars

Product Features

• Solid Cedar top
• Mahogany back and sides
• Rosewood bridge and fingerboard
• All wood inlaid rosette
• Includes Cordoba gig bag

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 46 x 8 x 18 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001LNN30E
• Item model number: Cordoba C5
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,662 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #23 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Classical & Nylon-String Guitars

Product Description

The C5 is the first solid Canadian cedar top guitar in the Cordoba line. It features a 5 fan Torres style bracing with handmade real wood inlaid rosette, African mahogany sides and back and rosewood fingerboard.The C5 isideal for aspiring classical guitarists, as well as steel string /electric players interested in expanding their skills into the classical and Spanish realms. Cordoba padded Gig Bag with shoulder straps included.The Cordoba Iberia series features solid cedar tops and mahogany back & sides for a rich tone. With comfortable necks and low action, these guitars are fun and easy to play. At their entry-level price point, they are even easier on the wallet. Priced to compete with assembly line guitars, these handmade instruments offer players an increased level of quality and tone not commonly found in this price range. Top: Cedar Back: Mahogany Finish: lacquer Scale: 650MM Width at Nut: 52MM Country: Portugal Fingerboard: Rosewood Tuning Machine: Nickel Plated Neck: Spanish CedarBridge: Rosewood.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best in it's price range and beyond, March 18, 2010

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Doc74 (A2, MI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cordoba C5 Classical Guitar (Electronics)

At the time of this writing I have only owned this guitar for 6 days. It is still brand new, it still needs to be 'broken in', heck even the strings have not matured yet and let me tell you, this guitar is just plain wonderful. It is very hard to put down.

It does look beautiful, it is very well made and yes even the gig bag is of great quality and offers a lot of protection...all good qualities but that is not why I bought this guitar.

I asked my wife to join me to the local GC, quite early, before everyone else arrived really. She has a very good ear and I wanted her opinion on a classical guitar, it was not my intention to buy a guitar that day, at all.

I started with some higher priced guitars, $700 - $1000 range. Fine guitars on their own, no complaints. I wanted to pay a more expensive guitar because I needed to know what a really good clssical guitar sounds and feels like.

My wife simply grabbed guitars of the wall and handed them to me, I merely took them and played the same things on all guitars to have a good comparison.

When she handed me this one I plucked one string and something clicked. I played for less than 20 seconds and both my wife and myself were stunned at the sound quality and projection. This was even with old, worn strings on it. I looked down on it and saw the beautiful wood sides and thought oh no, I have found my guitar and it's going to be 2 grand, something I just can not afford.

I flipped the tag and it was less than $300, I was blown away, could not believe it.

There was one more C5 on the wall, tried it out and it was the same wonderful sound. Looked both of them over carefully, played them both again and picked one, they were really identical in every way except a small defect in the clearcoated headstock. I left that one on the wall but held on to the other for dear life, nobody was taking this baby away from me.

I have played several guitars in the past and still own several. Never have I been this excited about a guitar. Not even with my first Gibson or Fender.

I don't think this guitar can be beat. I would have payed double for this guitar.

On top of everything it truly is a beautiful guitar, the woods are simply gorgeous, I especially love the rosewood binding. The tuning gears are gold plated and have ivory knobs and I like it!

Don't take my word for it people, do what I did. Go play a bunch of expensive guitars, then give this one a shot.

Btw, I put a set of new strings on it and I could not be happier with this sound.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful guitar. I simply love it., May 22, 2009

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Musicplayer "Musicplayer" (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cordoba C5 Classical Guitar (Electronics)

I am extremely happy with my Cordoba C5 guitar. Beautiful sound (cedar top), great playability (low action). Esthetically, it's really beautiful (great combination of woods--cedar top and mahogany back and sides). One more thing: it came with a gig bag. I thought I would probably have to buy a better one but, when I received it, I was happily surprised by the quality of the gig bag: thick padding, 2 shoulder straps to carry it on your back, 2 handles to carry it horizontally, and 1 handle to hold it vertically. The Cordoba gig bag is of much better quality than the one shown on the amazon website. Since I received my Cordoba C5, I have been playing it every day with great pleasure. I simply love my guitar.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best. purchase. ever., May 28, 2010

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Berkeley, CA USA - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cordoba C5 Classical Guitar (Electronics)

I conducted my guitar search blind to price (double-blind really, the guitars didn't know how much they cost either). This guitar was the most playable (low action, standard neck dimensions), had no buzz on any string/fret combination, and has an unimaginable tone that projects like no other guitar that I've played. I'm not sure what to call the opposite of buyers remorse, but months later, I still can't put this guitar down and I revel daily in the memory of its bargain price.

Cordoba has a customer for life.