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dkstott 02-01-2020 11:43 AM

New guitar day
 
As I posted last week, I decided to buy a Cordoba C-12 cedar. It arrived on my doorstep last Wednesday.

It was listed by Guitar Center as a "return" & was really discounted from brand new. I spent a lot of time on the phone asking questions and getting photos sent to me before making the purchase.

It got the usual 24 hour acclimation period in my house before I opened up the box.

Upon opening it, I gave it the magnifying glass examination and aside from a couple tiny scratches on the tie block. It's like brand new. I sent the serial number to Cordoba and they said it was made around June 2019.

I started playing It & noticed 3-4 sharp edges on some frets and it appeared to need a minor tweak on the truss rod.

After playing it for about an hour, I put it in the case & humidified it for 48 hours. 2 Oasis humidifier (1 in the sound hole and 1 near the headstock) and a double bag of the D'addarrio humidity packs under the headstock.

Now that it's been properly humidified; I've dumped the strings that it came with. It's now got Savarez Cantiga normal basses paired with Hannabach 825 normal tension trebles.

The fretboard relief is great, a quick swipe with my fret file got rid of the small remaining sharp edges on the frets.

I'm going to play it for a bit more before deciding if I want to lower the saddle & action a bit.

I'm really loving the elevated fretboard!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...08e776b55c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...00f26bccae.jpg

offkey 02-01-2020 12:12 PM

Wow! Beautiful looking guitar, if it sounds half as good as it looks it will be great!

dkstott 02-01-2020 02:44 PM

Thanks!!

This guitar has lattice bracing... Wow, it's loud and has sustain for days!!

:D:D

Kerbie 02-01-2020 03:33 PM

That's beautiful! They make some sweet guitars. Congrats. :)

Gitfiddlemann 02-01-2020 05:33 PM

Beautiful guitar! Hearty congrats on your new C12.
The back medium strip looks like sapwood. I have a very similar one on my Cervantes. It's an attractive finish.
Main thing though is the tone. Glad you're happy with it, as well the elevated fingerboard.

dkstott 02-02-2020 06:07 AM

According to the Cordoba site, it's flamed maple wedge on the back of the guitar.

It's a nice looking wedge. :D

srick 02-02-2020 06:13 AM

Enjoy it Dave!

TBman 02-02-2020 08:46 AM

Nice, congrats!

BallisticSquid 02-02-2020 11:43 AM

Very nice!!! Congtrats on your NGD!

MasterMonkeyMan 02-02-2020 05:28 PM

Nice! It's a keeper for sure. Enjoy!

DownUpDave 02-06-2020 04:45 AM

That is one stunning guitar. Congratulations and enjoy it.


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