Cordoba C1M 3/4 Small Body Acoustic Nylon String Guitar, Protégé Series

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 346 ratings

Price: 170.68

Last update: 09-06-2024


About this item

Perfect nylon string guitar for students of all levels
Perfectly at home in the classroom or at home
Great guitar at an affordable price
Built with a spruce top, mahogany back and sides and slim neck profile, traditional mosaic rosette, and a matte polyurethane finish
C1M models feature premium Savarez strings and an adjustable truss rod for lifetime neck stability

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Top reviews from the United States

evelyn araujo
5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds very nice! Easy on fingers.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020
I bought this Cordoba Protege C1M guitar for my daughter by her teacher's recommendation. It is laminated but it's very pretty and it has a very nice sound, very warm and sweet. The action is also very comfortable, so the strings don't hurt her fingers even though it hasn't been set up yet. She is very petite, at just 5 feet tall, and it fits her just right even though it is a full size (teacher helped with proper posture). We tried many other brands, including other top brands, and this was the most comfortable for her fingers and size, plus it had the best sound for price range. Comfortable and a good sound means her motivation won't suffer because of equipment. The one which is worth twice as much doesn't feel or sound twice as good, only about 1/4 better. Teacher says that later, when she has to do recitals in a year or two, then we might want a solid wood one with a bigger sound from a way bigger budget ($$$$). I recommend you have yours checked for defects upon arrival. Ours was in good shape with no real defects. It does have a buzz on the 12th fret but she won't be there soon. It came with a tool to adjust the action to make it lower or higher. We are very happy with our purchase. Good price and delivered in two and a half days.
william wynne
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Surprise!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
I am exceptionally pleased with this guitar! I have been played and moved on a great many Martin, & Gibson , Eastman, searching for the one guitar that is honest and has a true sound. I am very surprised when I decided to try a Willie Nelson approach to guitars and get a nylon string classical. Because, I prefer parlor size guitars, I went with an inexpensive Cordoba 1/2 size, and I must say the voice of it is both loud and the set up was perfect out of the box with perfect intonation throughout the fret board. I am very pleased with this guitar build, voice and strings.
Xuanyi Liu
4.0 out of 5 stars Fair instrument as my little boy’s first guitar
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024
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 Comes with some nice strings, no case/bag.
Guitar: Pretty good sustain, the tone is better than I expected, some colors, response to attack and articulation is okay. Response to vibrato is poor. Trebles are a bit harder to play, which I believe is a good thing-builds good technique on ima fingers. In general, far exceeded my expectations for a beginner guitar at this price.
Taking one star off because of some minor intonation issues on higher frets. Intonation, in my opinion is the most important thing to a guitar for kids. I am hoping to retire this guitar by the time my little boy works on repertoire that goes up there.
HK
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2024
Beautiful sound and good quality. Perfect for my kids that are learning
My Experience
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Guitar from Alto Music (not from Amazon fulfillment)
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2023
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 RECEIVED SECOND REPLACEMENT:
The first two guitars came from Amazon fulfillment and had no connection with Alto Music. I'm very happy with this replacement guitar from Alto Music and they provided excellent packaging: an outer box with bubble wrap, and UPS shipping arrived a day early! The first two guitars from Amazon fulfillment came from different warehouses far away from where Alto Music is located, and the entire buying experience from Alto Music is far superior in every way. The spruce top on both of the Amazon fulfillment guitars had a strange discolored dark yellow tinge and the strings were rusty. The spruce top color on guitar from Alto Music is a light natural spruce wood color, (the way it should be), the strings are not rusty, and the action plays beautifully with zero buzz. This is the way it should be! I'm so glad I decided to keep trying and gave Alto Music a chance even though I was nervous to buy from a third party seller after two very disappointing experiences with the Amazon fulfillment guitars. But now thanks to Alto Music doing everything right I'm more than happy to restore the two stars deducted from the last two reviews and give this final guitar and buying experience a 5 star rating. I highly recommend this guitar as long as you work with a supplier such as Alto Music who takes good care of their guitars (storage, packaging and shipping).

RECEIVED REPLACEMENT: Packaging was same as last time but fortunately this time packaging and guitar was not damaged. However, I'm returning the replacement guitar due to a horrible buzzing sound on strings 4-6, a slight buzz on 1-3, and shallow resonance, weak sustain and overall very unpleasant sound of this guitar even when playing gentle enough on strings 1-3 to avoid buzz. Unacceptable and very disappointing. Apparently a quality control issue at the factory in China.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Unfortunately the guitar arrived damaged due to lack of outer packaging from Amazon fulfillment. I ordered a replacement and will hopefully add two more stars and update my review when the replacement arrives in good shape.

As you can barely see, there's a small dent on the flemsy Cordoba box where it happened. I noticed I'm not the only customer who mentioned the need for outer packaging. I would greatly appreciate an outer box with padding inside for proper protection. I'm sure other customers would appreciate the same.
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My Experience
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Guitar from Alto Music (not from Amazon fulfillment)
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2023
RECEIVED SECOND REPLACEMENT:
The first two guitars came from Amazon fulfillment and had no connection with Alto Music. I'm very happy with this replacement guitar from Alto Music and they provided excellent packaging: an outer box with bubble wrap, and UPS shipping arrived a day early! The first two guitars from Amazon fulfillment came from different warehouses far away from where Alto Music is located, and the entire buying experience from Alto Music is far superior in every way. The spruce top on both of the Amazon fulfillment guitars had a strange discolored dark yellow tinge and the strings were rusty. The spruce top color on guitar from Alto Music is a light natural spruce wood color, (the way it should be), the strings are not rusty, and the action plays beautifully with zero buzz. This is the way it should be! I'm so glad I decided to keep trying and gave Alto Music a chance even though I was nervous to buy from a third party seller after two very disappointing experiences with the Amazon fulfillment guitars. But now thanks to Alto Music doing everything right I'm more than happy to restore the two stars deducted from the last two reviews and give this final guitar and buying experience a 5 star rating. I highly recommend this guitar as long as you work with a supplier such as Alto Music who takes good care of their guitars (storage, packaging and shipping).

RECEIVED REPLACEMENT: Packaging was same as last time but fortunately this time packaging and guitar was not damaged. However, I'm returning the replacement guitar due to a horrible buzzing sound on strings 4-6, a slight buzz on 1-3, and shallow resonance, weak sustain and overall very unpleasant sound of this guitar even when playing gentle enough on strings 1-3 to avoid buzz. Unacceptable and very disappointing. Apparently a quality control issue at the factory in China.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Unfortunately the guitar arrived damaged due to lack of outer packaging from Amazon fulfillment. I ordered a replacement and will hopefully add two more stars and update my review when the replacement arrives in good shape.

As you can barely see, there's a small dent on the flemsy Cordoba box where it happened. I noticed I'm not the only customer who mentioned the need for outer packaging. I would greatly appreciate an outer box with padding inside for proper protection. I'm sure other customers would appreciate the same.
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Adrian Guillen
5.0 out of 5 stars Adequate
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2018
I bought this guitar for my 4 year old son. The C1M 1/4 fits him perfectly.
The construction is really good, and the matte finish is also perfect for the expected handling by a child.
The tuning holds pretty well. The first day or two, expect to have to re-tune often as whenever changing out strings until they stretch and settle in, (this is absolutely normal for any guitar any price).
The guitar plays well, the action out-of-the box was good too, comfortably low but no buzz anywhere down the neck either, it is really nice to have the truss adjust bar in case the action ever needs adjusting.
Sound:
Don't expect to be blown away by the sound of the guitar. The sound is exactly what you would expect for a guitar of this size and robust construction of the sound box. Meaning, expect it to sound a little "muffled". To get a livelier sound, you would need a lighter sound box which would make the instrument too delicate for the handling of a child. Though a little "muffled", the sound is still pleasant and balanced. I'm certain a different set of strings could liven the instrument some, but I haven't done that yet. It is still most adequate for what I needed, a pleasant sounding, small well built entry-level instrument for my young child.

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