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 |
Wow! Beautiful looking guitar, if it sounds half as good as it looks it will be great!
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Thanks!!
This guitar has lattice bracing... Wow, it's loud and has sustain for days!! :D:D |
That's beautiful! They make some sweet guitars. Congrats. :)
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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. |
According to the Cordoba site, it's flamed maple wedge on the back of the guitar.
It's a nice looking wedge. :D |
Enjoy it Dave!
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Nice, congrats!
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Very nice!!! Congtrats on your NGD!
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Nice! It's a keeper for sure. Enjoy!
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That is one stunning guitar. Congratulations and enjoy it.
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