Cordoba F7 Paco Flamenco Iberia

I've been playing Electric Guitar for 20 years and wanted to learn playing Classical and Flamenco guitar. I did my research and the specs on the f7 paco really resonated with what I wanted in my first classical guitar. It is built as a flamenco guitar which makes it really lightweight and very comfortable to play due to a lower depth on the body and bracing construction. On top of that it also has a lower action than a classical guitar which is something I really welcomed.

What makes this guitar also suitable to not just Flamenco but also Classical guitar, is the choice of woods, specifically the top. It features a solid Cedar top which is very uncommon for Flamenco guitar. The Cedar top gives the guitar a more mellow and warm sound which is less bright and snappy than a Spruce top. The quality is really good for the price. Nothing feels cheap and I really liked the fact that the nut and saddles where made of bone because I always encountered cheaper guitars to have plastic ones.

This guitar is really beautiful, and I think that is a very important aspect of a first guitar to learn on because it inspires you to play. The contrast of the wood tones makes it a really eye-pleasing guitar, with the beautiful dark rosewood back and sides joining the warm, but less dark cedar top, with the maple binding. The black and gold tones on the tuner also makes this guitar just really beautiful.

I'm very happy with this guitar. I only gave 4/5 to sound and quality, because I know there's much better sounding guitars out there that costs thousands of euros and are built by luthiers. As far as features go, I can't think of anything that I would have liked differently. The choice of a solid top and laminated backs is a good balance for a first and learning guitar, since it doesn't sacrifice resonance of a solid top but also is less sensitive to humidity and temperature with the laminated back and sides. It has a trussrod too which is really nice.