CORDOBAFusion 5 Jet Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Nylon String Guitar, Jet Black, Fusion Series

I've had one of these for several months now and have got used to its various points.It is an unusual classical-style guitar. The most obvious feature it has, is the thinner and 'tapered' style of neck/fingerboard. This is the Fusion element - which is designed to appeal more to general players of guitars [electric, steel string] which usually have thinner necks. I've never owned or tried this style on a classical, in 52 years of playing, so thought I'd give one a try.For seasoned classical players, this neck profile is a little unusual. I thought I might get used to it given time and this has more or less happened. I quite like the way it plays, but it does lead to some issues with fingering and getting ones brain and fingers to respond to the fiddly nature of it. I'm still unsure of the benefits of slimmer necks on nylon instruments. The body is extremely light and it almost floats onto one's lap. This is pleasant, but still disturbs me. the neck appears heavier than the body. The cutaway is great, though could be a bit more rounded at its point.As to the sound. The electrics are decent enough though rather basic. The overall acoustic sound is clear, beautiful and smooth. There are no buzzes, rattles or dead spots and it projects rather well. I did have to spend quite a long time filing and buffing the fret edges and generally setting it up from new, but it responded well and I've more or less forgotten all that bother now.It's a treble heavy sound and the the first 3 strings are as sweet as any classical could be I think. The bass side of things leaves a little to be desired. One misses the bass resonances one gets even on less good instruments. I cant work out why the bass notes are weaker sounding, but they are a bit.Overall, this is an excellent instrument for the money. It is well built and feels like a professional guitar. My only caviat would be [advice] to classical players to think a bit about whether to chance a slimmer neck. I wouldn't buy another, but that's no reflection on the brand or design; more on me.

I got my Fusion 5 a day earlier than expected and opened it up and tuned it.It is a great sounding guitar and am looking forward to playing it,I have had steel string acoustics all my life and plenty of electric guitars but this really opens up a lot of new musical ideas.I will say it is a great value and quality is great.Am pleased with purchase and delivery time.

The metal frets on the board in some places were longer than the wood the metal was on , in some places on the fret board on the one guitar from them is a good guitar really though the metal over the wood and longer over the wooden board is not safe at all for playing the guitar b/c would honestly cut your hands while playing or when moving along the fretboard ,b/c the frets were over or longer in some places on the fret board and interferes with playing safely , was unusual, just maybe a defect on this one guitar! Not all Cordobas have an issue like that , just the one I purchased. Though there are good guitars by Córdoba!I don’t like to say something derogative w/out saying something positive, the Matiz Guitar ‘s are excellent by Cordoba ! They are the Matiz Cordobas were perfect when I played one at the Guitar Shop ( Guitar Center) really beautiful! Ty O:)

This was an upgrade for me from the Cordoba CM3 & I must say, I feel it’s quite an upgrade.I purchased it from Amazon Warehouse as “acceptable” condition, so was a little concerned but when it arrived it was packed in some kind of form fitting foam & in like new condition. I was debating the Cordoba GK studio at around $700 & couldn’t be happier with this Fusion, don’t think I’ll be outgrowing it. Action is great, no fret sprout, the Salvarez strings just sound so beautiful. I have tried many different brands, models of similar guitars, but they all had the wider classical neck, I would take either as far as neck width, but what won me over on this guitar is the sound. It doesn’t sound thin for a guitar of it’s size. Seems like many this size don’t sound good unless plugged in, & you just “put up” with a less than stellar acoustic sound. The fusion is very resonant & still sounds great when plugged in. I would definitely recommend this to anyone, especially at the warehouse deal I received. I’ve seen some reviews saying Amazon is getting “seconds” from Cordoba and they are subpar items. Definitely not my experience in this instance.

In early November of 2022 I ordered this guitar from Amazon for $312, great price considering everybody else is selling it for $449. One week later the price dropped to $266. Amazon wouldn't match the lower price, they suggested for me to ship it back and get another at the lower price. Well this one had to go back anyway because it had problems. The wiring inside the guitar was loose and swishing around and the control knob had no effect on the tone what so ever. And the action was very high, and I couldn't sound down the saddle to lower the action because someone else had already done that to the point that anymore sanding would make the strings sit on the bridge and that is a "No No". I shipped it back. I ordered one more at $266. Two hours later I ordered a second one because of the awesome price. One guitar was shipped with UPS and one was shipped with USPS. The USPS arrived on schedule and the UPS one came two days late because by mistake it went to a different state then it had to be turned around. These two guitars were also problematic. I don't mind cosmetic blemishes because it doesn't effect functionality or sound. But, the problems with these guitar were very sloppy construction and craftsmanship that made these guitars unplayable and repair cost would be more than what I paid to buy them. Both guitars had a hump where the neck and body join, which caused fret buzz all over the fretboard. The one that arrived with UPS had a crack on the back of the body, and it also had loose wiring that swished around inside the body. And all three guitars had a lower amplified volume on the low E string. SO FRUSTRATING. First, shame on Cordoba for selling factory "Rejects"or "Seconds" or "B-stock" to it's sellers. Selling them at lower prices does not justify placing these unplayable guitars in public hands. Especially people who are buying a guitar for the very first time and don't know what to look for and blame themselves for not being able to play cleanly without fret buzz. I've been playing guitar for 47 years, and have purchased about 85 guitars and played hundreds of others in music stores and I do my own set-up and minor repairs. Shame on them for not advertising these guitars as "B-stock" or more appropriately "Rejects". These two are also going back. Shame! because all three had a beautiful sound acoustically.UPDATE:. I just purchased the same model of guitar at its regular price from a different dealer. It's a Regular / Perfect guitar. No flaws of any kind any where. It plays beautifully and sounds awesome and the built-in Fishman electronics amplifies all six strings at the same volume level and produces the bass notes beautifully. Yes, I paid more, but I got a much nicer and perfect guitar. I give this new guitar that I purchased from a different dealer a 5-star rating and the three guitars I ordered from Amazon a 1-star rating.I noticed that Amazon is now asking the regular price that all other dealers are asking. I hope they are now shipping the "Perfect" ones and not "B-stock".

nice guitar fair price