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  • Year2012
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerCordoba
    Instrument ModelC10
    Top woodCedar
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerCarl T. Geenen
    Strings Comment
    Sounds wonderful with cedar, and easy to play.
  • Year2019
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerCordoba
    Instrument ModelC10
    Top woodCedar
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerChris Zarecki
    Strings Comment
    Excellent sounding strings, very lively but still balanced, and with excellent playability.
  • Year2021
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerCordoba
    Instrument ModelEsteso SP
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodPau Ferro
    Back woodPau Ferro
    PlayerAl Choi
    Strings Comment
    The Regal trebles are likely one of the most round and sweet sounding trebles, at least on this particular guitar. It feels very nice to play, and feels like butter after breaking them in. They are high tension, but they don't necessarily feel stiff or difficult to play. I love the sound and feel of the Black basses, but I do feel that Red basses feel a bit more solid in the hands, and perhaps little better for performances.
  • Year2021
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerCordoba
    Instrument ModelProt?g? 7/8
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodMahogany
    Back woodMahogany
    PlayerJoscelyne Kravitz
    Strings Comment
    The Cantiga basses on this set really make this guitar sing, and the carbon G string is a perfect balancer to brighten the melancholy tones of the mahogany. This set has also maintained its sound quality longer than other sets I've tried. Lastly, though the tension is medium, I would say it's more of a medium-high tension, which again complements the mahogany and feels really great to play.
  • Year2020
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerCordoba
    Instrument ModelC10 Parlor
    Top woodCedar
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerD. Paul La Montagne
    Strings Comment
    Lovely tone, very comfortable, just right for playing without nails.
  • Year2012
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerCordoba
    Instrument ModelC8
    Top woodCedar
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerAnonymous
    Strings Comment
    I like the balance of richness and brightness that they deliver and they last.
  • Year2013
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerCordoba
    Instrument ModelC9
    Top woodCedar
    Side woodMahogany
    Back woodMahogany
    PlayerYiren Hu
    Strings Comment
    none
  • Year2003
    Instrument typeElectric
    Builder / ManufacturerCort
    Instrument ModelMirage Series
    Top woodMaple
    Side woodMahogany
    Back woodMahogany
    PlayerGWP
    Strings Comment
    Sustain and ease of playability.
  • Year2015
    Instrument typeElectric
    Builder / ManufacturerD'Angelico
    Instrument ModelEXL-1 Hollowbody
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodMaple
    Back woodMaple
    PlayerAlex
    Strings Comment
    I like the feel and deep bass sound of the E and A strings. The light gauge is better if you want to play blues / jazz, because anything above 11's becomes difficult to bend.
  • Year2009
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerDake Traphagen
    Instrument ModelTorres-Santos
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodCypress
    Back woodCypress
    PlayerMr. Kazuhiro Yoshizumi
    Strings
    Custom Customer Concoction | Torres_Santos Classical Set
    Custom Customer Concoction | Torres_Santos Classical Set Model: C3 Torres_Santos Price: $16.25
    Comment
    Crystalline highs, controlled mid, warm lows.