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Cordoba C5 Acoustic Nylon String Classical Guitar with Gig Bag

Front of the Cordoba C5 guitar.

Presenting the Cordoba C5

One of the original models of the Iberia series, the C5 is a full size acoustic nylon-string guitar with a solid Canadian cedar top, mahogany back and sides, and a rosewood fingerboard. Handmade in the traditional Spanish style, the C5 also features an all wood inlaid rosette, rosewood binding, hand-carved headstock, fan bracing system, and bone nut and saddle.

Cordoba Guitars

The C5 at a Glance:

  • Solid Canadian cedar top
  • Mahogany back and sides
  • Full-size classical with a 650mm scale length and 52mm nut width
  • Lightweight, two-way truss rod built into the neck
  • Savarez Cristal Corum strings in High Tension, 500CJ
  • Optional Cordoba gig bag
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Detail of the rosewood fingerboard.

Rosewood Fingerboard (Enlarge)

Detail of the mahogany back.

Mahogany Back and Sides (Enlarge)

Detail of the gold and pearl tuning machines.

Gold and Pearl Tuning Machines (Enlarge)

Detail of the gig bag.

Gig Bag (Enlarge)

Why the C5?

The best-selling C5 is a lightweight, full-size nylon string guitar built in the Spanish classical tradition. The combination of the solid cedar top with mahogany back and sides gives the C5 a warm, round sound. Whether you’re a classical player or simply shopping for a new acoustic guitar, you’ll love the feel and tone of the Cordoba C5.

Traditional Craftsmanship

Nylon string guitars are built more lightly than steel string guitars, allowing the soundboard to vibrate and resonate more freely. The fan bracing pattern gives the center of the soundboard more surface area to vibrate, and respond to the tension of the strings. A more responsive soundboard makes the guitar louder, and provides better tone. Like all Cordoba guitars, the C5 comes equipped with a lightweight, two-way truss rod that allows you to adjust the amount of relief in the guitar’s neck. A Cordoba deluxe gig bag is optional.

C5 Full Specs

Solid Canadian cedar top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, bridge and binding, natural high gloss PU finish, 52mm nut width, 650mm scale length, Savarez Cristal Corum strings. Available in left-handed. Optional Cordoba Deluxe Gig Bag.

More about the Iberia Series

Iberia models range from half to full size, and feature solid Canadian cedar or solid European spruce tops with African mahogany, cypress, or Indian rosewood back and sides. The scope of the Iberia series is quite broad; whether you’re browsing for a student model, traditional classical, traditional flamenco, or a stage-ready nylon string guitar with a cutaway and pickup, you’ll find what you’re looking for! These completely handmade guitars are lightweight, with a warm, resonant tone and comfortable playing action. All models include two-way truss rods.

More about Cordoba Guitars

Founded in 1997, Cordoba seeks to guide the evolution of the nylon string guitar, blending traditional craftsmanship of the early master luthiers with modern developments. Inspired by the organic beauty and honesty of acoustic instruments, every Cordoba is lightweight, responsive, and a direct descendant of the Spanish tradition. Cordoba continues to challenge the definition of the acoustic guitar without sacrificing the authenticity of its heritage.

Related Instruments:

C5 Line Features Comparison C5 C5-CE C7 C9
C5 C5-CE C7 CD/IN C9 CD/MH
Light-weight
Solid Canadian cedar top
Mahogany back/sides
Indian Rosewood back/sides
All-solid woods
Standard Classical Nut Width (52mm)
Classical with Cutaway/Pickup

$ 440.00

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103 of 104 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best in it’s price range and beyond, March 18, 2010
By 
Doc74 (A2, MI, USA) – See all my reviews

This review is from: Cordoba C5 Acoustic Nylon String Classical Guitar with Gig Bag (Electronics)
At the time of this writing I have only owned this guitar for 6 days. It is still brand new, it still needs to be ‘broken in’, heck even the strings have not matured yet and let me tell you, this guitar is just plain wonderful. It is very hard to put down.

It does look beautiful, it is very well made and yes even the gig bag is of great quality and offers a lot of protection…all good qualities but that is not why I bought this guitar.

I asked my wife to join me to the local GC, quite early, before everyone else arrived really. She has a very good ear and I wanted her opinion on a classical guitar, it was not my intention to buy a guitar that day, at all.

I started with some higher priced guitars, 0 – 00 range. Fine guitars on their own, no complaints. I wanted to pay a more expensive guitar because I needed to know what a really good clssical guitar sounds and feels like.

My wife simply grabbed guitars of the wall and handed them to me, I merely took them and played the same things on all guitars to have a good comparison.

When she handed me this one I plucked one string and something clicked. I played for less than 20 seconds and both my wife and myself were stunned at the sound quality and projection. This was even with old, worn strings on it. I looked down on it and saw the beautiful wood sides and thought oh no, I have found my guitar and it’s going to be 2 grand, something I just can not afford.

I flipped the tag and it was less than 0, I was blown away, could not believe it.

There was one more C5 on the wall, tried it out and it was the same wonderful sound. Looked both of them over carefully, played them both again and picked one, they were really identical in every way except a small defect in the clearcoated headstock. I left that one on the wall but held on to the other for dear life, nobody was taking this baby away from me.

I have played several guitars in the past and still own several. Never have I been this excited about a guitar. Not even with my first Gibson or Fender.

I don’t think this guitar can be beat. I would have payed double for this guitar.

On top of everything it truly is a beautiful guitar, the woods are simply gorgeous, I especially love the rosewood binding. The tuning gears are gold plated and have ivory knobs and I like it!

Don’t take my word for it people, do what I did. Go play a bunch of expensive guitars, then give this one a shot.

Btw, I put a set of new strings on it and I could not be happier with this sound.

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just awesome sound …, February 3, 2012
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This review is from: Cordoba C5 Acoustic Nylon String Classical Guitar with Gig Bag (Electronics)


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Cordoba C5 Classical Guitar Review

After weeks of searching, researching and trying out a bunch of acoustic brands, I have finally found what I was looking for. The Cordoba C5 is a full sized acoustic guitar with a warm, rich and deep tone. My Cordoba has no ‘buzzing’ at all. When I had to make a decision in choosing an acoustic, it not only had to look nice and produce this warm deep sound but my acoustic should have a truss rod as well.

About truss rods
Although it is not traditional to have truss rods in the classical world, thank God this Cordoba C5 comes with one. With the option of having a truss rod you are now able to have the adjustability to setup the guitar to taste or to make an adjustment as the guitar reacts to the environment ones it gets out the shop.

The thing with truss rods is that they can overweigh the neck. This truss rod in the C5 is no more heavier than the wood that is used to put it in. The truss rod is custom designed for the C5 and you can hardly feel it in the neck. To me this is more of a benefit that the C5 has a truss rod rather than something I should be concerned about and it is nice to have that protection. It is wood after all.

The neck
The C5 has a wide neck for classical playing with a low action. It comes with Savarez nylon strings but I’ve changed these with d’ Addario J45 strings. It now has a great playability and it sounds much better. Other then the action, there are no flaws with the guitar, the intonation and finish are just awesome. The Cordoba C5 has a deep, dark and a highly resonant sound than the rest of the classicals I have tried (even at 00 range) at Guitarcenter. The sound of it is just excellent. Just love the deep bass sound.

This Cordoba C5 works perfectly and stays in tune. Do not change the strings a day before a gig otherwise you will have to tune and re-tune the whole night. I would highly recommend this guitar for mainly classical style.

One more thing … don’t just purchase a classical guitar on the internet, just because of the looks and without really trying the guitar first. You should at least go to a guitar store and play a bunch of them in order for you to know that it has the appropriate action for you. Only then you will know that you are making a good choice and then purchase on the internet. Wanna see more video’s with the Cordoba C5? Search for “Romero Rai” on Youtube for my channel.

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful guitar. I simply love it., May 22, 2009
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I am extremely happy with my Cordoba C5 guitar. Beautiful sound (cedar top), great playability (low action). Esthetically, it’s really beautiful (great combination of woods–cedar top and mahogany back and sides). One more thing: it came with a gig bag. I thought I would probably have to buy a better one but, when I received it, I was happily surprised by the quality of the gig bag: thick padding, 2 shoulder straps to carry it on your back, 2 handles to carry it horizontally, and 1 handle to hold it vertically. The Cordoba gig bag is of much better quality than the one shown on the amazon website. Since I received my Cordoba C5, I have been playing it every day with great pleasure. I simply love my guitar.

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