Cordoba Fusion 14 Maple

Cordoba Fusion 14 Maple Electro-Classical 

The Maple belongs to Cordoba's Fusion series, a line of high quality crossover or hybrid style nylon string guitars designed to play and feel like steel string acoustics. Most notably, the necks are carved thinner than traditional Spanish-style classical guitars and have a nut width of 48 mm. With the option of 12 or 14 frets to the body on most models, these slimmer dimensions combined with a radiused fingerboard give the Fusion series the feel and playability that most steel string and electric guitar players are used to. Tonally the Fusion series models have all the warmth, body, and resonance that traditional classical nylon string guitars are known for, and are built using traditional Spanish guitar methods like domed soundboards and fan bracing patterns in the design.

Additional features include cutaway and non cutaway body styles, Fishman or BBand pickups, 2 way adjustable truss rods, and Savarez Corum Alliance strings that offer the higher tension feel that most crossover players are looking for. Cordoba's Fusion series was first to effectively merge the feel of a steel string with the tone of a classical guitar, and with a variety of wood options and finishes is the most comprehensive line of crossover style nylon string hybrids on the market.

The Maple is built with a solid European spruce top and flamed maple back and sides. The neck has 14 frets to the body (12 also available), and has an ebony fingerboard. The bridge, binding, and headstock overlay are made of rosewood, and the rosette is hand inlaid using maple and rosewood rings. The Maple is equipped with the Fishman Presys Blend pickup, and includes a deluxe Cordoba gig bag. Click here for a few tips on how to use the Fishman Presys Blend.

The 12 fret model more closely resembles a traditional classical guitar, and allows the bridge to sit a bit further back on the soundboard, where resonance is optimised for a large sound with long sustain. The 14 fret model has a more familiar upper register for steel string players. The bridge is shifted slightly forward from the centre of the soundboard, increasing ease of playability for the steel string or electric player. More frets are exposed, creating an easier territory for soloing.

Specifications:

• Model: 14 Maple
• Colour: Natural
• Bracing/Build : Spanish fan bracing, cutaway electric
• Top: Solid European Spruce
• Back : Flamed Maple
• Sides: Flamed Maple
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: "C" Shape, Fusion Style Neck
• Fingerboard: Radiused Ebony
• Fret Marker Inlays : Mother-of-Pearl at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17
• Nut Width: 1 7/8" (48mm)
• Nut/Saddle : Bone
• Scale Length: 640 mm (25.2")
• Frets: 14 to body, 22 total
• Binding: Indian Rosewood
• Purfling/Inlay : 3 ply maple and ebony top, back, and side purfling
• Rosette: All natural inlaid wood rings
• Tuners: Cordoba Silver Tuning Machines
• Bridge: Indian Rosewood
• Body Width & Length: 275mm (10.8") at upper bout, 365mm (14.4") at lower bout/ 492mm (19.375") body length
• Overall Length : 38.75"
• Body Depth : 98mm (3.9") at upper bout, 99mm (3.9") at lower bout
• Pickups: Fishman Presys Blend with 4 Band EQ + phase, undersaddle piezo and internal microphone with blender, built in digital tuner
• No. Of Strings: 6
• Case: Cordoba Gigbag