Cordoba Mini II EB-CE, Spruce Ebony, Small Body, Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Guitar

When considering this guitar, its important to take two things into account. 1) this is a half size guitar, and 2) it is built to a specific price point. Those things considered, it is a very good value and good sounding LITTLE guitar. Its small and very light, so it's easy to take places. It's about half way between the size of a baritone uke and a full sized classical guitar. Since it is a short scale guitar and tuned to standard tuning, the strings carry less tension, and its just not as powerful (unplugged) as a full size guitar. You may also notice that the lower tension makes the strings feel softer, and may or may not like that. For a short scale guitar with a small body, I think the guitar sounds great and has good harmonics and a sensitive feel to it. I especially like it for finger style and classical. However, it is built to a price point, and the finish on mine had some flaws. Action is good, about 3.5 mm at 12th fret with plenty of saddle available to lower it if you wanted. Intonation is spot on. I would say they focused more on getting the sound and playability right, and compromised a little on the finish in order to be able to offer it at a lower price.

I bought this guitar for myself, and also to entice my 8 year old daughter to play acoustic (she previously only wanted to play her electric). I was lucky and saw one "Used - Like New" and nabbed it for about 30% off. When it arrived, it was clear it had been stored in a dry warehouse, as the wood was very dry, and the frets were sprouting out both ends. I left it in a fairly humid part of my home for a week and took a fret file to the sharp edges. Add a little bit of lemon oil on the fretboard, and some felt tape to stop the battery from buzzing along to certain notes, and this has become the house favorite. It cost a small fraction of as much as my other two (full size) guitars and yet for the past 3 months it has been by far the one I play most. It looks a bit silly in the hands of a grown man, but I couldn't care less. I play it plugged into my Spark Amp (with only compression and a tiny bit of reverb, no amp sim) and it sounds excellent. I've played it a ton along with my friend on the double bass and the two sounds go so nicely together. My daughter and I have lovingly named her Claire, and now frequently fight over who gets to play her. As a final note, I'm recovering from some health issues and need to spend a lot of time in bed - and it's small size has made it playable lying on my back to an extent that is not possible with larger guitars. I highly recommend this beauty - but maybe get a new one if you don't feel like giving it some TLC like I did.

サイズもデザインも良いし何より弾きやすい❗生音の響きはエレガットだしミニなのでそれなりだけど大満足です。

Me gustó que llegó muy rápido. No me gustó porque es un producto caro- para lo que es- y tiene detalles que denotan un control de calidad un poco bajo: algun par de residuos de resina en la tapa por ejemplo. También me parece que la selección de madera de la tapa en mi guitarra específica no fue la más atinada- el grano de la madera tiene un par de manchas naturales que denotan que no es de grado alto, n tuvo mucha atención en selección y construcción. Algunas secciones del laminado de ébano tienen un tipo de filler (relleno blanco) dentro del grano de la madera- estéticamente inusual, aunque no tan relevante. La que yo compré trae el brazo un poco pandeado. Los trastes venían demasiado filosos de los bordes (muy probablemente a causa de condiciones de almacenamiento deficientes) y algunos venían un poco despegados según el laudero a quien acudí para darle mantenimiento a los pocos días de haberla recibido. La caja venía rota (traspasada) de algunos puntos- aunque ninguno impactó la guitarra. Trae algunas marcas ligeras sobre el acabado donde se nota que fue almacenada reposando sobre uno de los costados. En términos de funcionalidad: las cuerdas vienen muy altas: casi 4mm en el 12vo traste. Aunque según la página de Cordoba las cuerdas son Savarez high tension estas en mi modelo no sostienen consistentemente la afinación- aún después de dos semanas de estarla usando. Requirió un trabajo de rectificación de trastes entre otros por parte de un laudero profesional para dejarla cercanamente decente (unos 50 dlrs extra). Aún así las cuerdas siguen sin ajustar bien. Habría de intentar comprarle el modelo de cuerdas específico que Cordoba diseñó junto con Aquila para ver si sostienen mejor la afinación. ¿La volvería a comprar? No, por gusto no. La adquirí para un trabajo específico que requiere estas dimensiones y que - una vez bien ajustada- se puede tocar cómodamente. Esperaba un ejemplar en mucho mejor estado y con un control de calidad bastante más meticuloso para este rango de precio. Pensé en regresarla pero ya no había más stock del modelo específico y yo ya tenía que trabajar con la que me mandaron. Esto fue mi experiencia específica, talvez las demás vengan mejores.

First of all, this guitar came with a dent in the soundboard. I would have considered taking it anyways because it is a lovely guitar, however this scale lenght is just no good when tuned to e. The strings are very buttery because of the low tension which also leads to alot of buzzing and distorted tuning if you dont have your fingers pressed right up against the frets. Im a 10 yr finger style player and have experience with having owned around a dozen guitars. It's too bad, because the actual sound and tone of the guitar was great for its size.