Bonneville88
Senior Member
TX, thanks for posting the write-up... definitely not what I was hoping to hear.
I also know these new Cordoba models are built for Light gauge strings only where as New Hartford models were mostly made for Mediums.
Is this the official line from Cordoba? I can't see the rationale behind that, makes no sense to me.
What a shame. And it's surprising to me - I've spent some time with an Oxnard D-40 traditional, and I thought it was glorious. Big and bold sounding with huge bass, and beautifully finished too.
Thank you. Not the first impression we were hoping for but...
I don't follow the market for new acoustic guitars that closely but lots of folks talk about a Taylor tone that is comparatively light and tinny. Is it possible that CMG tweaked the specs (including light strings) because someone there thought they were competing with Taylors rather than continuing the Guild sonic tradition? I'm not saying that was a good decision but it might explain what was observed.
What a shame. And it's surprising to me - I've spent some time with an Oxnard D-40 traditional, and I thought it was glorious. Big and bold sounding with huge bass, and beautifully finished too.
LOL that's a good one. Given that Taylor is very popular with younger players and by many considered the modern standard of what is considered "great" sound this may be a step in the right direction to claim some market share from this segment of players.It mostly reminded me of that Bright Tinny sound that Taylors are known for so that was extremely disappointing coming from a Guild Flagship model.
Now on to fit and finish! The sides were of a Beautifully figured rosewood but the back pieces were kind of Blah in their appearance and even had a completely different color to them. The top looked nice and had some silking to it. However there were some finish issues that I think were unacceptable for a $3500+ guitar to leave the factory with. There was a considerable notch in the side of the ebony bridge wing. The Nitro finish was much thicker than any of my other D55's including my Corona Models. Also there was already finish crackling along the entire fretboard extension where it meets the top along both sides from the neck joint to the soundhole. There was also a small but noticeable amount of run out in the top.
" I was in there to get a thorough evaluation done on a Guild that just showed up at my doorstep last night"
TX,
I'm surprised no one asked, NGD??
James
It's from their website, it's new, and I can't believe Cordoba would risk the fallout from having it shown that they used an NH D55 to promote their flagship model.The guitar in the video sounds like a typical D55 to me. Are we certain it was made by Cordoba, or may it be a carry over guitar from New Hartford?
I take into account this guitarist's light playing touch as being his particular style. Is it perhaps that this is perhaps the type of sound that Cordoba is constructing guitars to sound like?
I don't follow the market for new acoustic guitars that closely but lots of folks talk about a Taylor tone that is comparatively light and tinny. Is it possible that CMG tweaked the specs (including light strings) because someone there thought they were competing with Taylors rather than continuing the Guild sonic tradition? I'm not saying that was a good decision but it might explain what was observed.