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After hearing folks proclaim that the Cervantes are better than Cordoba, I recently made a trip to Guitar Emporium in Lexington, Mass to kick the tires on their Cervantes in stock.
I tried out 3 of the Cervantes Spruce Crossover ($2,300) Cervantes Milenia Concert Escrito ($2,250) guitars & a Cervantes Fleta Signature ($3,500) Quite honestly, the small differences between my Cordoba GK Pro & Solista & Cervantes Crossover and Concert model were not that big to my ears. They certainly aren't sufficient for me consider choosing one over my Cordoba. Now the Fleta Signature model really turned my head with the sound & tone! But I don't play enough classical to justify owning it. Dave
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I played a cheap Yamaha G-231 II classical guitar for many years and thought it was great. I didn't have a lot of experience with them but I found the tone to be full and balanced. Then I bought an old 1968 Taurus model 56 student guitar and found it to be a clearer sounding but still warm guitar. It also has better sustain and plays better in the upper frets. It cost $350 U.S. (a screaming good deal from Kijiji Winnipeg), about double what the used Yamaha cost me about 30 years ago. I still have the Yamaha as it is still a nice guitar but not as good as the Taurus. Most used Taurus classical guitars are about $1000.
Then I got the bug to try a Concert level guitar and bought my Paulino Bernabe M-50. It beats the Taurus by a mile. Easier to play, fuller tone, better sustain, very responsive and can play louder. I have tried quite a few other classical guitars since and to me it is still the best I have ever played. It cost me $5000 used and it was worth every cent. It will be my last classical guitar, they will have to bury me with it when I go. So in my experience there is a definite difference in guitars as you pay more in general.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one Fazool. I thought all the classicals from $300 to $600 sounded excellent. I guess my ears aren't going bad after all....
I really should get one besides my $99 Lucero LC-100. It barely sounds better than a Toys-R-Us plastic guitar.
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A solid wood guitar from Larrivee -03 series will run you $1100-1200. (made in USA) A solid wood Road Series Martin will cost you $700-800 (Mexico) A solid wood Guild or Alvarez will cost you less than that (China) The guitars you are looking at are all made overseas with a commensurate reduction in labor and regulatory costs.
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Try Guitar Salon International or Siccas guitars to sample the "mid-to-high" end. I do agree, however, that its easier to get a very high end nylon (on average) for a bit less coin than a steel-string. There are a load of very talented nylon builders out there that have "name" players and yet who charge reasonably. A Kostal / Sobell / Claxton will cost you far, far more than an Ambidge / Kwakkel / Woodfield. Also, the crazy upcharge for certain woods in the steel-string world, e.g. BRW, just doesn't apply in the nylon world. Cheers, Steve |