|
|
#2
11-10-2022, 07:47 PM
|
|||
|
|||
If there's a Guitar Center near you, then the returns are easy if you're not happy with it.
|
|
#4
11-10-2022, 09:07 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I had the cypress GK Studio for a couple years and it probably got more play time than my high $$$ guitars. I didn't plug it in but the tuner seemed to work OK. One of those I wish I hadn't sold. Local GC has a 'negra' version that I need to check out again. Pretty good guitars IMHO.
__________________
2022 Brook Lyn Custom, 2014 Martin 000-18, 2022 Ibanez GB10, several homebrew Teles, Evans RE200 amp, Quilter 101R and various speaker cabinets, Very understanding wife of 48 years
|
|
#5
11-11-2022, 06:29 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I have a GK Studio Negra that I got as a “blemished” guitar. I’ve looked the thing over with a fine tooth comb and can’t find a single thing wrong with it.
It has great action and great tone.
|
|
#6
11-12-2022, 09:23 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
The GK stands for “Gipsy Kings”. I believe that The Gipsy Kings guitarists influenced the design of the Cordoba GK pro and GK studio. So the GK guitars are meant to be flamenco style guitars, low action with flamenco growl. The GK guitars have a 50 mm nut width and a flat fretboard. Most flamenco guitars, like classical guitars, have a 52 mm nut width. The GK has a 59 mm string spacing at the bridge, and the most common string spacing at the bridge on classical guitars is also 57 mm.
‘Crossover’ is a term that has no specific definition. Most guitars marketed as crossover guitars have a 48 mm nut width and a fretboard with a radius, so as to be more familiar to steel string guitar players. Many “crossover” guitars also have closer string spacing at the bridge than classical guitars. I hope this helps. 
|
|
#7
11-12-2022, 12:02 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Cordoba does have a few models that they designate as being crossover guitars:
C9 crossover C10 crossover Fusion crossover Fusion Orchestra CE
|
|
#8
11-12-2022, 11:56 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I agree with CecilG, the word "Crossover" is used loosely with guitars. The intention, IMO, is a 48mm nut width and a slightly radiused fretboard.
I also had a GK Studio and like Skip says, it's a decent enough instrument and I played it a lot. I had the cypress version. And CecilG makes some excellent points about features of this model. I knew this when I made my purchase (here on AGF) - I just needed an inexpensive nylon-stringed guitar, after some major chemo/radiation. The GK Studio body is also quite thin. All of its features helped me get back to playing with some dexterity, without getting tired or feeling discomfort (which was happening with my larger guitars). It was also a great into nylon strings. So I did what many do here - sold it and moved up the food chain. I currently have a Cervantes I that I consider a true crossover: 48mm nut, slight radius to the fretboard. You can find them used for <$2000. I couldn't resist trying the Kenny Hill New World Player. I figured I'd try it a bit and move it on but I've now had it a few years and still enjoy it. It's a 50mm nut (which many advertise as "crossover" but again I don't agree). It's also a 628mm scale on a small (nearly Parlor) body. A sporting little thing.
__________________
~~~~~Bird is the Word~~~~~ Martin D-41, Larrivee L-19; Gibson L-130; Taylor 614-ce-L30; R Taylor 2 H&D Custom OM; Bauman 000 Cervantes Crossover I; Kenny Hill 628S; Rainsong Shorty SGA; CA GX Player, Cargo; Alvarez AP70; Stella, 12-string; 2 Ukes; Gibson Mandola; Charango, couple electrics
|
