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All solid wood no laminates. You will be hard pressed to find a better sounding classical guitar in this price range and higher even. The Cedar top makes for a warm deep sound. Mine needed some fret dressing on the ends. For the price no problem. Bone nut and saddle. The gig bag is excellent. I have gone through countless guitars of all kinds. This is one of the best buys out there. To Note: Cedar will ding and scratch just looking at it. Make your own pickguard out of some clear vinyl you can find at Wal Store in the material department. Cheap. It clings to the gloss finish.

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As a classical guitar student looking for a step up from my original "starter" guitar, I was particularly anxious to find a guitar with not only better sound, but also with high quality workmanship made by a company fully dedicated to producing superior quality instruments. The Cordoba C5 was perfect for my budget, and my research into Cordoba convinced me that this company is seriously into this business for the long haul, and that the C5 would be an excellent choice for me at this stage - and that they have a full range of guitars to meet my future needs as well. Now that I've experienced the C5 for a month I'm absolutely delighted with it.

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Was really impressed by the online and phone service I received. I had ordered the C5 and a gator classical guitar case, separate, while inquiring about the discount price and how that would apply to both together, even though but both would be sent separate. "how nice it would be if both were sent together, I was told that probably was not going to happen, because both were not in the same proximity. I received the order in about 5 days, WY is a hard place to get an order of this size in this amount of time. I received "one" package, the guitar was sent in the gator guitar case, which was excellent, goes to show my individual situation was taken into account. The guitar is of superior make, the C5, beautiful wood and sounds rich and vibrant, I do plan to buy the same again. I have always felt in order to get a good guitar you must be able to sample them, I have not been able to find a guitar in WY or surrounding states that are not a toy quality. I am not disappointed in following these online reviews, invaluable.

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This guitar is wonderful!! I am a newbie, but even my teacher was impressed with the quality and sound - especially as I chose a "B-stock" to save some money. I was very impressed with the price, quality, speed, etc. Would definitely recommend zzzsounds and this guitar to anyone!!

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I couldn't believe this nice and beautifully-made guitar was available for even$300, let alone $200! The mahogany body is very attractive, the neck/fingerboard width is great, the tone is wonderful, and it's also very light. I plan to do some recording with it very soon so I will fin d out more about THAT particular aspect of it!

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Awesome guitar. action is perfect right out the box. I would recommend this guitar to all my friends.

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I will most likely keep this guitar as a main stay and as it wears or fails I will keep getting things repaired and beefed up. The saddle and nut are plastic but for the money and quality this is quit a bargain. I will eventualy replace the nut and saddle with bone after they wear out. You cant ask for a better guitar for this cost.

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If you're thinking about learning the classical style of guitar playing this is the instrument to choose. Very playable and sounds great. With a solid cedar top for under $300 is a steal. I agonized over a more expensive model(C10) but realized I just needed a decent guitar to learn on and this instrument goes way beyond that. Looks and sounds like a more expensive classical guitar, so just go for it you will be pleased!

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I bought this guitar 5 years ago to have something a little easier on the fingers with which to take lessons. The top is solid cedar, the back and sides are no doubt laminates. Overall it’s an easy-to-play student guitar, once you address one, critical issue.The frets aren’t finished or dressed properly at the edges. They are VERY sharp, and must be smoothed a bit unless you wish to add some profane vocals to your playing. As a student guitar, the action is pretty high, at least mine was. As I became more proficient, it was an easy task to reduce the height of the saddle a bit. If you do so, be careful as the saddle already sits low in the bridge. If overdone, the strings will contact the bridge, and you’ll need to shim the saddle until you can replace it. The C5’s voice has mellowed with age and use. It came with Savarez strings, but after trying a lot of brands, it’s worn D’Addario Pro Arte Hard Tensions for a few years now.Although I have others, this is my “go-to” guitar when I want to relax a bit and play. It’s a good investment, but it will require a little attention before it becomes comfortable. I haven’t had reason to contact Cordoba about any issues, but a “Manufacturer Support” rating is required.

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I waited awhile to do this review so that I had time to play with my new axe for awhile! Boy, oh boy what a guitar. I had fully expected for this to be a 300.00 guitar but was I wrong! This is a beautiful instrument, bar none! The tonal quality is what one would expect with an instrument costing hundreds, if not thousands more. I watched Tavi Jinariu play this guitar on youtube and it was fabulous! Perfectly sized with one minor, and it is very minor and did not reflect on my ratings, is that the neck is just a fraction too small for my big palmed, shorter finger hands. But, I found that if I rotate it slightly outward, it sounds so much better (no buzz). I would recommend this for any beginner and professional!

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First thing zZounds delivers a great product always. The cordoba c5 is more than i thought beautiful looking and sounding. Marine vet currently residing at the va.

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The Cordoba C5 is a Great buy for a classical Guitar. A few years ago I tried a C5 , C7 and C9 and I thought the C7 and C9 were Fantastic and was not impressed with the C5. So I had the C7 on my radar but never got around to buying one (I mostly play acoustic and electric guitars), but recently I decided to take the plunge and finally get a Classical and went to test them out. I was very surprised when testing the C5 it had the C7,C9 feel and sound , huge improvement over my previous experience. I also tested others brands and none came close to the Cordoba's in the same price point. After doing more research, the main difference between the C5 and the C7 aside from some cosmetic upgrades is that the C5 has Mahogany Back & Sides and the C7 has Rosewood. This usually means that the C7 will have more Hi/Lo sounds accented and have a little more volume, the C5 will have more Mid's accented and have a warmer mellower sound, Honestly I can barely tell the difference and other than then that its virtually I identical to the C7. When I received the C5 it was in perfect condition and came in the Gator GLCLASSIC Lightweight Classical Guitar Case I had ordered with it after playing the C5 for a month I can say I made the right decision, I am so happy with my purchase and quality of the guitar it sounds great and plays great. The finish on the guitar is perfect it really make the details in the wood look awesome and the Case fits perfect and protects the guitar very well. Thanks zZ

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The Córdoba C5 acoustic guitar is a good instrument to start learning to play guitar. It has great sound and clean sounds. The only problem I had with my guitar was on the E string. It had a buzzing after sound after the first week. It wasn't hard to fix, all I used was a small peice of paper underneath the string holder (by the neck of the guitar). Other than that I am glad I got the right guitar.

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Solid Top Classical with no issues for this price is unbelievable. Purchased this guitar for my wife because she just couldn't play a steel string acoustic without hurting her fingers. She Loves this guitar and I find myself picking it up quite often over my other steel string acoustics. Great Big Tone and wonderful feel. The strings that it comes with are Premium Avarez Strings! Beautiful Guitar!!

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I purchased this guitar and have no regrets! It plays great. Very deep loud sound. Lightweight and easy to transport. Great for the price. Would reccomend.

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I bought the Cordoba C5 to begin my transition into classical guitar. After playing music for years I finally thought it was a good time to pick up a "starter" guitar. Thus far (2 weeks) it has been great. The 5th string (A) broke for no reason but I chalk that up to storage and shipping. The guitar showed up packed well with no blemishes or damage. I have read that the bridge separating from the body is an issue after a few months. It looks like I may have to return to this review at that time. Overall, for the price paid, it sounds good and plays well.

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We where impressed when taking it out of the box and this was reinforced when we heard it played the first time. Great looking and great sound. There was a small blemish on the top (factory finish) but not enough to return it. Other than that imperfection, we are delighted with our purchase. Best value for a guitar in this price range.

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Beautiful guitar but lacks articulation and the string action is god awful. Truss rod is fully maxed out and still above 7mm on the basses....

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The overall build quality was good with one glaring exception. The frets were not dressed at all. This was hands down the most painful guitar I've ever tried to play. The tone seemed good, but the guitar as it arrived was unplayable. This is not a reflection on zZounds, but on Cordoba's quality control. Even for an inexpensive guitar, this is not an area to economize on. So if you order one, you may be lucky and get a more finished guitar, and if so, you should be satisfied, but I was disappointed.

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I researched this for a couple of weeks, and have played guitar for over 30 years so I've owned some good ones in the past. All these reviews about this c5 being the bees knees are astonishing. Maybe I received a different c5. Now this guitar is just fine played ok and sounds ok but there is very little that is special, in fact I should have bought the c3 and saved $100 but I'll live. Actually I really should have waited and bought a used Yamaha for $50 but again this has a trus rod and warranty so I suppose its a good buy. In the end it's a $300 guitar, don't be fooled into thinking it's anything else.

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The sound is not really good, I always have to tune it right everytime I use it.

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Had I paid full pop for this item it would have gone back. Wonder if YAMAHA wouldn't have been better. Its ok for a beginner which my wife is but I have a Martin so I am not impressed. It is beautiful to look at and is light and easy to hold for her.

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