Cordoba C12 Cedar

I bought this guitar to upgrade from the cordoba C5. It was bought during the lockdown and so I was unable to play before buying. I did a lot of research, watched tons of reviews and they all said a similar thing. This is one of the best factory guitars on the market before you get to the handmade luthier guitars which are twice the price. Sure enough, it is. I agreed with the reviews I read.

The guitar arrived in perfect condition and played great straight out of the box. The string height was set at 4mm at the twelfth fret which is a little high for me, but, this was easily remedied by filing the bridge down to my desired height. The high tension strings do sound fantastic but I opted to go back to normal tension. For the one reason my hand is just not strong enough for them!

The gutar comes with a humidicase – once a week I remove the sponge, soak in distilled water, ring out, and then place back in the holder. To know the guitar will be kept at the right conditions inside the case is good for peace of mind.

Every aspect of this guitar feels quality. I am so glad I opted to buy this guitar. It is expensive but, you are getting a lot of guitar for your money. I really doubt I will ever buy another acoustic again as I don’t see how I could get anything better for this price.

I emailed Cordoba with a couple of quieres in regards to settng up the guitar and they responded promtpy. great guitar, great service from both Thomann and Cordoba.

I can't fault the quality of this guitar at this price point. however I initially found the bass strings on the guitar (Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ) overpowered the sound of the treble strings. I switched to D'Addario EJ45s (normal tension) which I believe sounds much better on this guitar but appreciate this will come down to personal preference and style of play. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase.