C3M Classical Guitar

THIS IS A GREAT GUITAR!!! GET ONE! Is a warm rich sound. Get a foot step for classical guitar playing and some music books. Then fire up youtube and listen to the songs, then try a few chords. For < $200.. lifetime guitar.. it's like a time machine.. hours fly by... totally worth it. Rich full deep sound. I was at the music store and played a $2800 guitar.. This was pretty damn close to it. I got this guitar as my good one and then a $100 used guitar for my "beater".. I keep it in a locker at work and noodle on my lunch hour. Make sure to get a nice tuner and a foot step. Best product I bought in a few years. Many thanks to the guitar maker for such a fine product. Also...get a guitar wall hanger mount.. so nice to keep it out of the way when no using. I play it every night before bed.. adding a chord and noodle here and there.. Here's strategy... get a few of these....one for the office for lunch hour, home and one for the car. It's also hand to buy a little tripod camping seat that folds up https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FXVAYW/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_15 and a nice guitar case. Also a nice tuner with extra batteries. I am continually grateful to the makers of this fine instrument. I have been to guitar center and played $3k guitars and this is damn close. I did do one hack with this. I like silky smooth fret ends. So I got some painters blue tape and a guitar file set and taped up the frets after removing the end strings. I filed the frets to a fine rounded end point. There is NO issue with the frets.. it's just my own choice and feel for the instrument. I play non stop and play it like making love to a beautiful women with great care and feeling. In my 50+ years on the planet this is the best darn thing I ever bought. No BS. There is no way this guitar could be improved upon. Now I just need to pick out a Spanish female name for my new love. Get a guitar, learn via Spanish music and enjoy the rest of your life by the camp fire. If I won the lotto tomorrow I'd still be playing this guitar. Sorry for such passion about this instrument, but it's wiped out my mid life crisis...who needs a sports car and chasing women. Get a Cordoba C3. Steve from Buffalo, NY. Ironic... when I play on my lunch hour.. women come around to hear.

I've got no real regrets. The guitar has a natural wood blemish, but I've realized is not an issue. Same goes for the slight imperfection (of glue?) just under the finish on the top of the head of the guitar. The sound is really very decent for a $200+/- student guitar! I've even changed my first pair of strings (not entirely simple on a nylon-stringed guitar). Great guitar to learn to string on and especially to learn to play on. It makes decent sense as a flammenco practice guitar also, so long as you realize you cannot slap the bejesus out of an inexpensively-made classical guitar without wearing out the face of it quickly. But if the alternative is to not slap or to slap gently, still not a bad choice. Flammenco or classical students would probablyu get the maximum value out of this guitar. I don't store it at a constant 70 degrees and have had no problems with the bridge glue coming off the bridge. To thoser who've had that problem, yes it's possible to simply get a poorly glued Cordoba classical at this price range. Put some miles on early to avoid getting locked out of the return window. Also, avoud direct sunlight or playing outside in summer or humid weather, leaving the window down, getting it rained on, etc. It's a delicate instrument by design. Use a soft-lined hard case, even for a cheap practice guitar. You can re-use the case if you care for it even after you graduate to a more expensive guitar.

Bought this for my daughter to start learning guitar. Beautiful looking and great sound. Had to add my own buttons for a strap. After just a few months (of course after the return period!), the bridge just detached completely. Seriously - we were in the other room and heard it go. Very disappointed to pay this kind of $$ for such poor quality.

Disclaimer, I messed around and took a few lessons for electric guitar in 8th and 9th grade, but wasn't serious about it. I am now 22 and picked up the classical guitar. Here are my thoughts: Verdict: - I'll keep it and might get it looked at by a shop to fine tune. I think it will be quite a nice guitar! Suggestion: - If this is your first classical guitar or if you are looking for something not too expensive but not cheap, this is a nice compromise. The body seems like the gem here, the other bits might need some fine tuning, but it's easier to adjust a bridge or nut than replace the sound board, panels or frets. Overall: - GREAT price for a guitar that has solid wood on the front, back and side panels! (See pro) - Not so great, but not terrible on the nut and the bridge, but those will hopefully be cheap and easy fixes. (See con) Pro: - Price seems good being solid wood on all sides. - Great color for a classical guitar. - Nice volume for someone who want to be both quite when practicing in the apartment and louder when playing for friends etc.. - Comfortable size. Con: - The wood stain used to darken the rim is smudged on a small section of the front rim. It isn't big, but it bothers me all the same. I really don't want to go through the hassle of sending it back and hoping a get a better one in return. So, I probably won't return it. - The nut doesn't fit every string. The G string (in standard tuning) is too tight so it is hard to tune properly. If I tune it too hight, I have to really tune it down then work my way back up. This is the most annoying part.... - The strings seemed a tad high off of the fret board. I lowered the strings with the wench, but I couldn't move it much without getting buzz from the frets. I think the bridge might be too high. Might take it to a shop to get sanded down just a tad and get the top part looked at and adjusted. - The wood that holds the bridge to the guitar looks cheap. It was also painted with a dark but almost velvet textured paint that indents easily (the paint was already intended/scratched on arrival). I don't notice it when playing or from a few feet away, but it's a small detail that surprised me. Couldn't they have used better paint? Recap: - This is a great body for a beginner guitar that you'll want to keep forever (both for sentimentality and because it has a great body). The nut and bridge might need some adjustments to make the guitar easier to play but there was nothing that affects playing too much. The wood stain could use tighter quality control, but the small smudge gives the guitar character and isn't really visible to anyone who would be watching me play. Only I (and now you) know this secret :P.

This is my first classical style guitar that I've purchased. I spent some time looking at various Cordoba models as well as other brands. I decided to purchase the C3M due to it's low price and the company's excellent reputation. I am very glad I bought this guitar. The sound is very pleasant and I do appreciate the matte finish on it. The guitar is rather light but seems very solid when held and plays well. It has the feel and sound of a much more expensive guitar. After playing 2 different Yamaha classical guitars before placing this order, I think I made a good choice for a beginner classical guitar and would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a competitively priced quality guitar.

The first C3M I received had a ding on the lower bout and the bridge was lifting off the soundboard. It appears not enough glue was used. The machine heads were very creaky and the high E string slipped off the peg before I could even tune it to the right pitch. There were barely any grooves cut into the nut,so the action was a little high, but it was acceptable. In the past, I purchased a factory second Cordoba Dolce (the Dolce is a 7/8 sized C5) at a steep discount. It was considered a factory second because it had an almost unnoticeable dent on the soundboard, and the bridge was slightly lifted. That factory second Dolce was in much better condition than the brand new C3M I received. I returned the C3M and amazon promptly shipped another one. The second C3M I received was much better. It had good machine heads, a nice low action, and no dents. However, the back of the bridge was ever so slightly off the soundboard. I can slip a piece of paper about a millimeter or two underneath the bridge. It is much better than the first C3M I received. It seems Cordoba just doesn't use enough glue on these. Additionally, the low E string buzzes. Both of these issues are minor and can be fixed with a little work. In my novice opinion, the tone on the C3M is the best in the price range that I've tried. I also find the C-shaped guitar neck to be more comfortable. It's a real bargain for a solid top classical. The first one I received I would give 2 stars. The second one I would give 4 stars. That averages out to 3 stars. This would get 5 stars if it had no imperfections.

I'm just a casual player - definitely not an expert in guitar quality - but I spent a bit of time researching guitars in this price range, including trying a number of brands and models in stores. This was the model I liked most for the price, and the guitar I received through Amazon sounds as good as any I tried. I've had it for a couple of months, and played it at least a dozen times. The build quality seems to be good. The sound is clear and has the warm timbre that I expected from a solid cedar top. If you're more than a casual player, I would suggest you look at the C5 or C7. For a bit more money you do get a noticeable improvement in sound, but the C3M is perfect for my purposes. There was a small ding in the headstock that must have happened before shipping as the packaging showed no signs of damage. But it's purely cosmetic and barely noticeable.

I'm a bassist by profession and purchased this guitar to play for fun. I was really pleasantly surprised by what I got for the money-I got mine for $188.00 including shipping. My double bass is a 100 year old instrument from germany that cost $10,000. I'm around other musicians and their fancy, amazing sounding instruments all the time. Can this instrument compete? Well, maybe not. Haha! But STILL, it seems like real thought and effort went into producing a good instrument in this price range. And it's a pretty low price range. It's easy and pleasant to play and the tone is not bad at all-a bit bass heavy and a nicer guitar would have more volume and character....but c'mon 188 bucks!. There are no weird resonances or dead spots, no buzzy frets or fret wires hanging over the edge of the fretboard. Thin layer of matte finish instead a guitar that's been coated in plastic. So yeah....I like it!