Cordoba Protege C1M Nylon String Acoustic Guitar - Natural Reviews
With its affordable price, the Cordoba Protege C1M nylon-string guitar is perfect for beginner players. It sounds rich and full thanks to mahogany back and sides topped with real spruce. As a new player, you can become frustrated if you have to learn to play on an instrument that doesn't feel and sound great. Have more fun learning to play, with the Cordoba Protege C1M nylon-string guitar!
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Great for starting a new hobby!
I bought this as an experience guitarist learning classical guitar for courses I took at UTSA and was really happy with the feel. Its not as well made as a 600$ guitar but it still feels great for the money.
Excellent student guitar
I am a middle school music teacher. I use these guitars in my classes and I highly recommend them for a beginner guitar. They have great intonation. They have a pleasing sound. They hold up under some pretty hearty use.
Really nice classical guitar
Received quickly after the first guitar I ordered arrived with very poor quality. I won't mention the brand but it wasn't a Cordoba. I really like this guitar, the finish and craftsmanship is excellent. I lowered the action a little bit and it sounds great. Super lightweight and was to hold. Plus a truss rod in the neck will help support your instrument for years to come. Buy one you can't go wrong!
Cordoba C1M 1/2 size
This guitar has some great things to be said for it, especially at this price point. I had to go through a couple of these to find the right one, so quality control isn't the best and that's the worst that can be said of these guitars. The finish on mine is wonderful and minimal, I'm guessing to allow it to resonate and sing out - probably a necessity because of its size. Plays great and sounds surprisingly good, given its size. This guitar is very comfortable. Tuning machines are more than adequate on this particular guitar I have. I have no dead frets and the intonation is pretty good. The only other negative thing I have to say is that the fret ends are sharp as heck, but easily fixed with a small file and most guitars at this price have the same issue. If you find a good one, it'll be a keeper - the second one I picked up was my keeper.
C1
Not mentioned in the description is that this guitar's back, sides and front is all HPL. And for an HPL instrument it has a good sound and looks great.
Good thing about HPL is that it holds up well to bad environmental conditions. Bad things is if you bump it and it cracks it is not reparable. Save your money up for a real guitar.
I was a big fan of Cordoba ...
I own two Cordoba guitars, the C10 and a C5, and am very satisfied with them - great guitars for the price. I have owned the C1M for about 6 weeks and Cordoba should be ashamed of themselves for producing a guitar like this. Even as a beginner, or entry level guitar, the Cordoba C1M is really awful. Here are three main reasons (I could list more).
1. The back of the guitar is stained, but otherwise unfinished. It is very rough and I am getting splinters in my shirt when I play this guitar.
2. The soundboard has a 2 inch strip that is entirely unfinished - just bare, rough wood.
3. The tuning machines are ridiculously cheap. They are very herky-jerky, with LOTS of skips and gaps. To tune this guitar, plan on spending 4-5 minutes for each string.
I own a Yamaha C40, which is similar in price. The Yamaha surpasses the Cordoba by leaps and bounds. For the price, the Yamaha is a great guitar - the Cordoba is a waste of money. I wouldn't even feel good about giving this guitar to someone, so I will just trash it.
