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Popping in to say that I played one of these at my local Mom & Pop shop this weekend. I'm looking through the closet for trade material now.
I play 90% fingerstyle and, these days, mostly classical guitar, so I was digging the Stage played through a Fishman Loudbox. Lots of string noise through the amp, but if that can be tamed this guitar is a winner for the way I play.
If anyone in New England wants to buy my lightly used Godin Kingpin II w/ P-90s today, I can buy the Staqe tonight. 8-)
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01-03-2023 12:17 PM
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Ironic since I have my eye on a Godin 2 locally as well...
Originally Posted by Michael Neverisky
I have a Fishman Artist. I found that turning the treble and tweeter settings down to about 11 o'clock on each made a big improvement, also keeping the undersaddle/body mix on the guitar about 50%. The body pickups add to the warmth and body of the tone, but do seem to increase string and ambient noise (whereas the US pickup has a bit of that annoying piezo click). I am still playing around with the settings.
I also ordered some La Bella polished strings, which should help.
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According to the spec sheet they are Savarez Alliance /Cantiga High Tension 510AJ. Originally Posted by Alder Statesman
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A steal at $700 shipped, brand new, on Reverb! Time to get your Nova groove on!
Last edited by 2bornot2bop; 05-22-2023 at 02:51 PM.
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Is there enough saddle that you can get the action really low? I mean, like, Jerry Reed rattling low? Of course, he used the lightest flamenco strings he could find but I like that sound sometimes if I'm playing (or trying to play) his stuff.
Update: just pulled the trigger from Sweetwater - should be here in a couple days. I looked at these when they first came out but was not enamored with the red burst but the antique amber is drop dead gorgeous. Pics when it gets here.Last edited by Skip Ellis; 05-22-2023 at 04:15 PM.
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I thought it might be useful for anyone thinking about picking one up to note that there is no grounding for the bridge/strings. If you use strings with metal wrap you will know about it. A fix for this is to run a wire from underneath the strings behind the bridge to the sleeve on your jack. This will ensure the metal strings are grounded.
I was very surprised I needed to do this, and though I've reached out to Cordoba support several times, they have not responded.
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Me too, because a priori there is no magnetic PU on these guitars, for rather obvious reasons. Have you ever heard about having to ground strings on an electro-acoustic? Originally Posted by pedr.browne
Unless of course they did add a PU so the thing can double as an e-guitar?
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Any neck dive on that? With such a light body, I’m wondering.
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Not on mine. I find it well balanced. Originally Posted by macuaig
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^^I agree. Excellent ergonomics.
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I've had mine now for a few weeks. I put strings on it that have somewhat flatter winding so there isn't as much fret squeak, but otherwise it is a lovely guitar and I'm having a lot of fun playing it.
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I purchased my Cordova Stage a few months back. I truly love it; it is light, has good sound, and has a comfortable neck. I enjoy playing it every day. I almost purchased a Godin until my friend pointed me in the right direction. I play bossanova and jazz and write music. I do have one question, it appears the battery goes quick. Is there a way to turn it off so it does not continuously drain it? I genuinely enjoy this guitar.
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To this day the wife says the Cordoba Stage is the best sounding guitar I ever owned.
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Do you pull the plug from the guitar when you are done playing? Originally Posted by Juan Aguirre
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I was going to ask the same thing and then realised this guitar may have some built-in amp and speaker (see the "soundholes" in the left shoulder). Originally Posted by Woody Sound
I also remembered that I killed a battery overnight in the Cordoba I had by leaving the tuner function on ... but I assume that the Stage doesn't have Fishman circuits inside.
FWIW, I got a lithium-based rechargeable 9V block battery for that guitar after that one mishap. I don't know if you can charge these while connected to the circuit they power. If so it might be an option to see if you can put in one of those with a USB cable hanging out so you can just hook the instrument up to a charger after each session.
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I recently acquired a Cordoba Stage and love it. I also have a Cordoba amplified classical with a cutaway and on that one, the battery will die overnight if you leave the tuner engaged. I like the Stage for stopping battery drain when you unplug. The Stage is exactly what I wanted in an amplified nylon-stringed guitar.
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I just picked up the new limited edition with a ziricote veneer. Like you i opened up the back chasing down a buzz/rattle/vibration but to my surprise; this “solid spruce top with a thin ziricote veneer” is looking a hell of a lot like a mahogany top with a thin veneer and spruce bracing ?? Originally Posted by Alder Statesman
I’ve seen pictures of other maple topped ones with mahogany and now yours with actual spruce. So idk what is going on here.
I’ve thought about it alil and i can’t say it was an intentional decision by the heads of cordoba per say but maybe it has to do with the factories in china where they are produced who made the decision?
I don’t think it’s a QC issue because if you have someone who’s trained to build guitars i think they’d know the difference between a spruce and a mahogany top right? So i think somewhere along the line this was a decision by someone..perhaps their spruce supply was low and they said just use the mahogany for now. It’s possible they are having a materials shortage or are perhaps repurposing some wood because well..look at this picture of one of the spruce braces (who is gavin?)
Alil disappointing though since they are sold as having a spruce top. It doesn’t sound bad - it’s got a very fundamental-y & mid rangey tone. I do miss the deeper spruce tone with all the lovely overtones and harmonics though. I would totally prefer the spruce tone so idk if i should return it or not
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I would call or write to them in detail, as you did here. Can't hurt. I did that with a D'Angelico problem and they sent me a brand new guitar, I just had to send the goofy one back. Originally Posted by Lemons
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I have to wonder if Cordoba/Yamaha changed the specs from spruce top with maple veneer to mahogany top with maple veneer. I popped open mine this evening and the top is undoubtedly spruce. Not the same grade of spruce a luthier would use on a concert classical guitar, but still spruce.
Mine is one of the very early runs, if not the first run. When I saw it announced at such a low price I grabbed it as it was exactly what I was looking for.
Since then, Yamaha acquired Cordoba and introduced four or five variations of the model.
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