Cordoba C5 CET Limited Electro-Acoustic Classical Guitar

Sustainable product	not specified
Age	12 and older
electro-acoustic	no
left-handed	no
instrument size	4/4
colour	wood/natural
Classical guitar sound	traditional (warm)
Body construction	solid top
cutaway	no
Nut width	52mm
Number of strings	6
Number of frets	19

includes cover	no
includes case	no
Fretboard wood	pau ferro
Wood type (soundboard)	cedar
Wood type (sides)	mahogany
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Type of left-handed guitar	~
pickup type	~
built-in electronics	~
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Sustainable product	not specified
Age	12 and older
electro-acoustic	no
left-handed	no
instrument size	4/4
colour	wood/natural
Classical guitar sound	modern (clear)
Body construction	solid top
cutaway	no
Nut width	52mm
Number of strings	6
Number of frets	19

includes cover	no
includes case	no
Fretboard wood	pau ferro
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	mahogany
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Type of left-handed guitar	~
pickup type	~
built-in electronics	~
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Sustainable product	not specified
Age	12 and older
electro-acoustic	no
left-handed	yes
instrument size	4/4
colour	wood/natural
Classical guitar sound	traditional (warm)
Body construction	solid top
cutaway	no
Nut width	52mm
Number of strings	6
Number of frets	19

includes cover	no
includes case	no
Fretboard wood	pau ferro
Wood type (soundboard)	cedar
Wood type (sides)	mahogany
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Type of left-handed guitar	acoustic classical guitar
pickup type	~
built-in electronics	~
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Cordoba C5 CET Limited Electro-Acoustic Classical Guitar
Product no: 9000-0080-0973 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty, the strings come with a manufacturing defects warranty.

General

The newest member of the Cordoba C5 range, the CET Limited electro-acoustic classical guitar features a comfortable thinline body built from spalted maple and topped with a solid spruce soundboard for a tight look and sumptuous sound. Due to the development of very particular fungus within the wood, the spalted maple is shot through with naturally fluid patterning before being sealed in high gloss lacquer. This singular instrument has been finished with gilded machine heads and white tuning buttons.

Lightweight Versatility

The lightweight Cordoba C5 CET Limited immediately guarantees comfortable playability, not only because the body has been slimmed down, but because the neck is also thinner and a deep cutaway has been carved into the lower shoulder to grant smooth access to the highest frets. When unplugged, the transparent and warm sound of this guitar is backed up excellent sustain in both the lower and higher registers, and once plugged in, the shallow body efficiently counters on-stage feedback. The amplified sound is shaped by an under-saddle piezo pickup and a neatly integrated Fishman Presys II system that delivers a clean and honest signal to the connected P.A. or acoustic amplifier, and provides a built-in tuner as well as tone and volume controls.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	19
Number of strings	6
Body construction	solid top
Cutaway	yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Electro-acoustic	yes
Pickup type	piëzo
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	pau ferro
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	maple
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Built-in electronics	tone control, tuner, preamplifier
Instrument size	4/4
Classical guitar sound	modern (clear)
Colour	wood/natural
Left-handed	no
Nut width	50mm
Age	12 and older

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	1,4 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	107,5 x 46,0 x 14,0 cm

Product specifications

Cordoba classical guitar
- model: C5 CET Limited
dimensions:
- upper bout width: 292mm (11.50")
- lower bout width: 371mm (14.625")
- body depth upper bout: 65mm (2.5")
- body length: 489mm (19.25")
- total length: 984mm (38,375")
body
- solid top
- thinbody
- cutaway
- size: 4/4
- top: spruce
- sides and back: maple
- finish: polyurethane gloss
- binding: composite
- soundhole rosette: All Wood Traditional
- soundhole rosette: 84mm (3.33")
- bracing: fan
neck
- binding: dovetail
- material: mahogany
- finish: polyurethane gloss
- profile: C
- scale length: 650mm (25.6")
- fretboard: pau ferro
- fretboard radius: flat
- number of frets: 19
- position markers: none
- nut material: bone
- nut width: 50mm (2")
- truss rod: dual action
hardware
- bridge: pau ferro
- bridge saddle: bone
- machine heads: Cordoba Gold, 14:1 ratio, with black buttons
- strings: Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ
- electronics
- under-saddle bridge pickup
- preamp: Fishman Presys II PSY-BAF-AAA
- tone and volume controls
- phase switch
- built-in tuner
- power supply: 9V battery
- jack output
made in China

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Carleone May 16, 2024

Wrote the following about Cordoba C5 CET Limited Electro-Acoustic Classical Guitar

I am big fan of the Cordoba brand (pronounced Córdoba, with the accent on the first 'o'), not just the overall quality but also because most of their classical guitars include a truss rod, which is a must-have for me.

Putting that aside, this C5 CET Limited edition is a bit of a beauty, so thin (only 6.5cm deep) it is so easy to handle. The 50mm neck makes a significant difference and seems easier and somewhat faster to play compared with a 52mm one. The fishman pickup feels absolutely top class, the response and quality are superb.

The spalted maple side and back make this guitar a bit of a piece of art. It is an absolutely beautiful pattern to look at with a rather strong but sleek character. And the sound on its own, despite the thin body is second to none. You can play this guitar without using the pickup and will still sound like a full body classical, with the tone perhaps a bit on the sharper spectrum. It is still a classical sound.

My only issue with this guitar was with the factory setup, it seems the action play was setup a bit too high, around 3.5mm, so I did carry out the duly neck and bridge nut filing to bring this down, but due to the design I also had to tighten the truss road a bit to achieve an action play around 2.5-2.75mm. However this made the neck ever so slightly convex, this is more noticeable on the neck side close to the soundhole. I believe this is down to its build with a cutaway, not sure. In general terms, it felt a bit more difficult to set up than a standard C5 without cutaway. This is the reason for the 4x stars rather than 5. I am sure some trationalists could disagree with the action play parameters, but this is down to preferences, if I can bring the action play lower, I will certainly aim for that. It makes a huge difference when playing.

I am afraid the delivery service used by Bax in the UK, is not that great, frequently late and there is no way of actually having at least an estimated window for delivery (am or pm). Having had two below-standard deliveries previously, it is unfortunately something that I will certainly keep in mind when deciding to buy another product.

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S. G. August 3, 2024

Wrote the following about Cordoba C5 CET Limited Electro-Acoustic Classical Guitar

De gitaar ziet er goed uit en de afwerking is ook goed. Qua afstelling hoefde ik er bijna niks aan te doen. De frets zijn mooi egaal (iets wat polijsten doet wonderen). De hals is erg fijn en vergeleken met mijn klassieke gitaren een stuk makkelijker en sneller te bespelen. Het geluid is ook goed. Het is helder en meer geschikt voor bijvoorbeeld flamenco stijl. Volume droog is voor een thin body ok (een ideale oplossing als je later op de avond wilt oefenen) over de PA of versterker is het een totaal ander instrument en komt het beter tot zijn recht. Met een goede eq kan je van klassiek, flamenco tot wat je ook wilt spelen.

Twee minpunten. Een beschadiging in de lak op de zijkant van de toets. Wat echt lelijk oogt.
En de snaren waren werkelijk verschrikkelijk. Oud, gebruikt en beschadigd.
Voor de €10 minder als een niet B-stock had men bij Bax op zijn minst kunnen vragen welke snaren ik er op zou willen en de lakschade even wegpoetsen.
De 4 sterren zij. Echt voor de gitaar in dit geval.