Grown' Out the Nails in the Right Hand Again...Welcome, Cordoba 55CFE!

NSJ · #1 07-03-2009, 10:23 PM

I decided to take the nylon plunge again and picked up a thinkline Cordoba 55CFE nylon string guitar with cutaway and Fishman.

I am longing to play rasqueados and tremelos again, as well as true contrapunctual lines. Don't hear 'em in jazz? Go back and listen to Mingus' *The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady*. A classic.

Anybody have experience with this guitar? I got it on sale at Guitar Center (25% off). Apparently, the Gypsy Kings endorse it or something to that effect. I think I wanna take the action down a bit, so it'll need a setup.

bfloyd6969 · #2 07-04-2009, 07:30 AM

I've owned Cordobas in the past and found them to be nice guitars for the money. I had a classical and a flamenco, both nice and just under the $1000 price mark. Didn't play the 55CFE though. Is that the thinline model?

NSJ · #3 07-04-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bfloyd6969

I've owned Cordobas in the past and found them to be nice guitars for the money. I had a classical and a flamenco, both nice and just under the $1000 price mark. Didn't play the 55CFE though. Is that the thinline model?

Yes, thin line. I got it for $900, new. Given that its $1200 usually, that's not a bad price. Playing it right now. Sounds and looks like it may need new strings. Actually, it's the 55 FCE, according to the tag inside.

bfloyd6969 · #4 07-05-2009, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by NSJ

Yes, thin line. I got it for $900, new. Given that its $1200 usually, that's not a bad price. Playing it right now. Sounds and looks like it may need new strings. Actually, it's the 55 FCE, according to the tag inside.

Very nice!