Product Spotlight - Cordoba GK Studio Negra Acoustic-Electric Nylon Sting Flamenco Guitar
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- Guitar Center's Product Spotlight showcases the Cordoba GK Studio Negra Acoustic-Electric Nylon Sting Flamenco Guitar.
Learn more at any Guitar Center store or online: www.guitarcenter.com/Cordoba-G... - Hudba
He’s not trying to blow you away, he just wants you to hear it, his explanation is right on the money.
Nothing beats nylon.. Pure pleasure to play...
Try gut strings, the original nylon
I knew nothing about flamenco guitars. I saw this at a guitar center while on vacation because I wanted something cheap to play and fell in love. It was more than I wanted to spend but after playing every single other nylon in the store I knew this was the one. It found me, I didn't find it.
Very nicely said my friend!
Stop being cheap 🤡
Picked one up today. Fell in love with the sound and feel. It's awesome.
I got one at a GC. I am not a classical player but I fell in love with the sound and quality of this guitar. I went to a store to buy just a basic nylon string something and when I played this that was it. It was more than I expected to spend but no regrets.
BILL, great explanations of this Cordoba GK Negra Flamenco Studio guitar! Best I have seen or heard. Thanks much.
I remember those songs from guitar class! Brings back memories. This guy sounds about as good as I did.
He is playing all the songs i used to play in music school as a 10 year old. brings back memories
An excellent review - thank you, much appreciated.
I just bought this guitar. Oh man! I love the way it plays. I haven’t put it down in 4 days. Nice electronics as well!
I appreciate this review. Thank you!
Very nicely done ❤
The song at 3:22 is Romance or Romanza and the composer is anonymous. The song at the beginning is Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega.
What' playing at 1:16?
Julio Maldonado Romance or Romanza by Anonymous.
@@juliomaldonado6916 musopen.org/ru/music/15387-estudio-in-e-minor/
A very excellent educational video on guitars and the video of the demo of the Cordoba GK Studio Negra is also excellent... thank you Guitar Center. That guy on the video is someone I can appreciate as sharing his knowledge and expertise.
Great sounding guitar!
electronics are very poor quality i got ripped off on one once never again!!
@@steveburchfield5576
Learn to use the electronics.
Blend in the microphone more.
Looks like it is being recorded with a condenser mic. Would have liked to hear how it sounds through on board electrics only.
I own one and I can say it is the best flamenco guitar I've ever owned ( I own 3 flamenco guitars aside from the GK Negra)
I just ordered one today. Advanced player on acoustic/electric but always wanted a good classical/flamenco. Love the diff feel it provides.
Sergio Flores It isn't a Flamenco guitar. Real Flamenco guitars always come with ebony fretboards, that's absolute essential for Flamenco. I sell Flamenco guitars for over 25 years and also build myself.
Actually it does have an ebony fingerboard, I've just been on the site and that's what it says.
+Panigale Tricolore Hi. Can you tell me why an ebony fretboard is better for flamenco? Por favor.
+Marielene Bouyeure Not according to the site i'm looking at. Which site are you on?
Any advice on buying new strings... I assume I should do that after owning mine for a while now.
I have had several friends buy a plywood guitar like this one that has laminated sides and back, basically plywood that sounded OK. I would run from anything that has a laminated (plywood) top. Personally I won't even pick up a guitar that has anything on it that is laminated. Unless it is only a veneer on the headstock or on the bottom of the heel are layers (veneers) acceptable. Having said all this, I have seen some very nice sounding guitars that have laminate sides and backs, just don't expect them to improve very much with age, once that solid top gets broken in, which happens fairly quickly, don't expect it to mature further. For those on a tight budget, laminated sides and back make sense as long as the instrument has a solid top of good quality and is otherwise of good quality and well set up, it takes an experienced ear to notice the difference. As to Cordoba guitars over all quality set up and ease of playing, even their lowest priced models play well and are set up very well. I. have two Cordoba guitars, a C9 Cedar top which has opened up with playing, it is a wonderful instrument with Mahogany back and sides and a Cedar top of high quality it has an amazing even response on all notes. I bought it used in filthy condition, spilled beer, sweat, and I am sure other nasty substances, were all over it, careful cleaning with Stewart Macdonald's Preservation Polish removed ALL the crud. The dirt was so heavy that what appeared to be deep scratches on the top, proved to be only on the heavy layers of crud, it now takes a careful eye to tell it was used at all, that crud was protecting the original finish. This abused instrument was headed for the dumpster, the dealer had taken it in trade, had already sold the case, and was about to remove the tuners when I spotted it. If I had waited for it to hit the dumpster it would have been free but I would have had to pay for new tuners, as it turned out, I got it for $100 plus the price of the clean up and the polish (I already had these items). My second Cordoba is a New Solista Cedar with all solid woods, this instrument sounds wonderful and will only get better as I play it, the response is a bit heavier on the bass side due to the solid Rosewood back and sides. Unless a player is just beginning and doesn't know whether he/she is going to like playing, my recommendation is to pay the extra money and buy an all solid wood guitar, Solid wood guitars will continue to improve throughout their lifetimes if proper care is given. I have a very old Martin D18 (1936) that is the best sounding steel string guitar I have ever seen, played and heard, bought used in 1956 for $450.00, it is now worth more than most homes. I would suggest to any Buyer of a Classical guitar that they look at the Cordoba Luthier Series, or the Espana Series, they all have been well made and are great sounding instruments. The Espana series has some models that are made with laminated sides and back so be careful if you are looking at a guitar from this series, check the specifications of the instrument, if it does not say all solid wood, remember my comments about this subject and buy as high quality as you can afford. If the buyer is knowledgeable, turn to the used market and buy after reading the specifications provided. when it was new Except for the Cordoba Master Series which starts around $5,000, all Cordoba guitars have a Polyurathane finish applied very thinly so that the finish has less of a dampening effect on the tone. For a new player, this finish makes sense as it is much tougher than Nitrocellulose Lacquer. Don't even consider an instrument with French polish, in my opinion it is even a little better than Nitrocellulose, lets the instrument breathe the best. properly applied the most beautiful, and yes, the most fragile, this finish alone will add at least $1,000 to the price of an instrument, and must be handled with care; happily it is easily repaired by a. well trained technician. Get out there, buy the best instrument you can afford, and get practicing! Music is a passion you can indulge in all your life, provided you are able to avoid amputations! Keep Practicing and play as often as you can Music is a lifelong passion, so get started early. I had to come back and clean up so I will make one additional comment: The Gypsy King Studio is a good instrument, but judging from the large numbers of them on the used market, many are not satisfied and want to upgrade. I have played this guitar, and it is a very good instrument. Having said t hat about the GK Studio, , I would pass it buy, wait to save the extra money, borrow it do whatever you need to do that is legal, and then BUY THE GYPSY KING PRO NEGRA! The {ro Negra is the same basic guitar but with all solid wood construction, on this model especially the all solid wood construction makes a HUGE difference, especially after break in. The GK Pro Negra I believe, if memory serves me well, Has a manufacturer's price tag a little over $2,000. The GK Pro Pro Negra can be had for a little less than $1700 at Guitar Center, Musicians Friend, Sweet Water and other retailers. An especially good place to turn to if you are considering mail order, is All Strings Nylon located on the East Coast, you can Google them, they do have a walk in store, but perhaps their best recommendation is that they give the best set up and inspection available on the market, they also feature FREE SHIPPING. I must say though after making that high recommendation for All Strings Nylon, that I have experienced excellent service at Guitar Center, I h ave bought two used instruments and just this last week bought a new Cordoba Solista Cedar. If you all decide to shop with them be sure to ask for any special unadvertised deals, this request saved me a nice piece of change, service was knowledgeable and delivery prompt.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I suffer from early onset arthritis (I am 30, been playing for 15 years) and I would like to get a flamenco for the easy playability, and a cutaway if possible. My budget is 1500 dollars. Please, with your wisdom, provide me with some suggestions?
I intend to keep it for a long time and would prefer to get the most for dollar, this thing will be played as my main guitar as I move away from steel strings.
@@ThinkingCap_ Dear Caveman: I've just now reviewed your comment and my original posting. If you are very experienced as a player and as a set up technician, I would haunt the Guitar Center's used offers on the Net. Unless you have the extensive experience as a player you can buy an instrument with problems though. Guitar Center's return policy is good, and after inspection, if there are any structural or mechanical problems, get hot on the return policy and send it back. What ever the cost it is better than beating a dead horse to make it work harder, so to speak,. Watch the large dealers if you live in a city where they exist and look for easily cleaned up and adjusted instruments, do this only if you are an experienced set up technician though as Luthiers command a high price for their expert service. Adjustment of a truss rod is relatively easy if you take the time to acquire the knowledge, as is changing a saddle if you are critical of fit and get a good tight fit at least as snug as the factory saddle. Having said this, make sure of a good cost estimate for the work, don't rely on a sales person, they get their money from sales and their expertise is quite variable. If I were to have to make a selection without the base of knowledge acquired by over 70 years of fooling around with string instruments, I would buy Cordoba's GK Negra Pro, the all solid wood model, and specify that the action be set up high enough to. eliminate the Flemenco Buzz unless that is what you desire. All Strings Nylon are great people to deal with and you can trust the proprietor Chuck for advice, they may even have a trade in that will fit your needs, just let Chuck know what they are. If at all possible, buy a New Cordoba GK Pro Negra, and unless you want that Flamenco Buzz/growl, have it set. up high. enough to eliminate it. The "Growl" is dependent on set up and technique, so this must be carefully done to get the comfortable action you need, that is why I recommend Chuck. and All Strings Nylon, and the GK Pro Negra. The prices are good and about as low as you can get anywhere and the pre sales set up is top notch quality. I would adjust your budget by 5 or 6 hundred dollars, and wait until you can buy that all solid wood instrument, the Cordoba GK Pro Negra, it is a fine instrument, easy to play and wonderful in it's sound, you'll have to get into 4 to 5 thousand dollar priced ranges to do better. I don't give a care about the electronics on board, but most. younger performers find that feature useful, basically, it can be ignored unless you go on stage with a sound system and a sound engineer. Electronics and sound reinforcement is a whole different world, and if you are good enough to perform on stage this feature is useful as most sound engineers today don't have or know how to use a proper microphone, this is a skill that nowadays is vanishing. The GK Studio is OK, but I really think you should consider that you are buying an instrument that you will be using for perhaps the rest of your life, a few hundred dollars spent now is almost meaningless if viewed over the time you will have the instrument. Save your money, talk to Chuck at All Strings Nylon, if you live close enough take a little trip to visit the shop, Make an appointment so that Chuck is present and prepared to help you. If you tell him your limitations and other needs he'll give you the best advice whether in person or over the phone, and they do provide free shipping on all new instruments. I am on the West Coast, so I can't easily visit his shop but I have received excellent free advice from him. Postpone your purchase long enough to pay for an all Solid Wood instrument. The modern finishes will never equal the French Polish finish, and it provides the best sound, but as applied by Cordoba in their Lutheir and Espana Series, works very well. A n all wood instrument with a French Polish instrument or even one with a Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish is going to cost at least $4500, and requires careful use and frequent touch. ups. Go with All Strings Nylon and Chuck, save yourself the extra 4-5 hundred dollars more that it takes, and buy a. new GK Pro Negra and have him set it up for your needs. Be sure to ask about trade ins for sale as well and rely on Chuck's advice. If you are a skilled amateur or professional luthier, you probably wouldn't be asking my advice nor would you need it, so contact All Strings Nylon, talk to Chuck and save. your money for the best all solid wood guitar you can buy from him. Keep your. hands limber by playing regularly. As an almost 80 year old musician, I know that it is easier to maintain mobility than it is to regain it after inactivity. My late wife and I both suffered /suffer with arthritis and have done so for years, and constant use at a level that is tolerable using what anti inflammatory therapies your DR. recommends will keep you in the game hopefully, the rest of your life. Save your money, buy the best you can afford and enjoy, music helps make life's difficulties easier to manage, don't go cheap on your investment of a lifetime, buy something that you won't want to replace after 4-5 years using it.
Go With God
@@ThinkingCap_ for that budget get a high end Yamaha and you cannot go wrong.
@@ThinkingCap_ so you asked for help and then ignored instead of being thankful?
@@donalddenison8896 A whole year later! Thank you so much, I did indeed end up going with the Negra Pro. Wish I had seen your response though, but I found that the action was totally perfect in every way, the little bit of flamenco buzz is kind of nice to be honest. Again thank you for taking the time to write all of that out.
What strings do you recommend ?
I want nylon treble strings that do not sound plastic but sound more like steel string.
is it good to use in studio recordings???
What is these songs that he plays when he is introducing this guitar ?
Every photo I see of one of these shows the guitar with mile high action. Then I watch a video and the saddle is low. No one talks about this
Lol I know
I bought one today and the action was low.
Are we hearing the room mics or the plugged in sound? Most important thing he could have told us and it's missed out.
Clearly an external mic.
What is the sing he is playing in the very beginning
lagrima-francisco tarrega
I played one of these at guitar center. It looked great online but when I played it it was buzzing like crazy. Is it that the one that I played was bad or was I probably being too rough
Kyler S it's supposed to be buzzy, it's a flamenco guitar of course
Jio Torres annoying bad buzz
Any flamenco guitar has a buzzy sound due to the low action, its a characteristic in flamenco music.
Jio Torres never heard that buzz in flamenco, probably just that guitar
Their supposed to have the buzzing mine has the buzzing but its normal
What’s the nut width?
I have one but the Low E String And A Are very unsmooth
Can someone tell me what the name of the piece is after minute 2:00?
It went from Study in E Minor by Tarrega to Study In A by Carcassi.
Study in E minor Francisco Tarrega
No thank you? 🤡
What song at 1:43
Study in E minor.Anonymous. Widely known
The guitarist is very sloppy. The guitar is lovely. Just got the GK Studio. Absolutely gorgeous instrument and way too addictive. Plays classical guitar just as beautifully as flamenco. Great purchase!
the problem is his finger picking sucks, his left hand aint bad
@@naegleriafowleri76 is because he has no nails lmao
What is the music at 3.22??
Study in Em by Tarrega. (The arrangement of Romanza is often attributed to F. Tarrega.)
Oops! My mistake. The music at 2:00 is study in Em. The song at 3:22 is Romanza.
+Don Asay Thank you very much for the answer. I'll take a closer look at both of them.
Why did you play classical on this flamenco guitar? Would loved to have heard it play real flamenco music.
flashbulbman 1. Because he can't. 2. Because this isn't a Flamenco guitar. Real Flamenco guitars always come with ebony fretboards. Absulutely essential for Flamenco.
Its a demo. Chill out.
There basically the same, same strings, same everything is just the styles are different
@@jeff0566jsm No
A flamenco guitar typically has cypress back and sides with a spruce top .
Not rosewood back and sides.
They also have thinner tops.
This review is quite helpful for classical guitarists exclusively who are looking for different sound with a faster attack and a little bit more sharpness to provide more aggression. But that´s just all. For a flamenco guitarist, this review is absolutely useless. None of the aspects a flamenco guitarist is interested in is neither mentioned nor demonstrated. But to be honest, it really is a good guitar at a very attractive price. I had the oppertunity to check this guitar. It also provides an authentical flamenco sound.
Very good review but wrong player and style to demonstrate a flamenco guitar
Be nice to hear some rest strokes at least. Hard to tell what this guitar can do. So many Classical electrics sound bad to me. I can't get a good idea from this video with the rather stiff argeggios.
Wow, the Chinese know how to make a good flamenco guitar.
kalosevillinas it’s made in Cordoba Spain 🇪🇸
Mgxterra Gonzalez No, Córdoba makes this as well as most of their guitars in China. The expensive models are made in either Valencia, Spain or Oxnard, California.
@@x-force7961 lmao no
@@powbobs china no good
La negra? I think that look different
Not sure I would call it fun to change the strings
Nothing fun about changing nylons :)
This is the gk pro , I have the gk studio and it doesn't look like this one. The gk pro is is $1000 more.
I think this should be rerecorded. The playing doesn't do the guitar justice.
Yo quiero golpear mis golpeadores en mi guitarra negra.
Not the correct style to show the capabilities of a flamenco model, his style suits classic guitars more.
Dude sounds like he’s asking questions instead of telling facts.
It's NOT a flamenco guitar. It's designed as a cross-over guitar.
Marmelademeister what exactly do you mean by cross over
Gig bags lose sales
Ha ha -- advertise a flamenco guitar by playing classical pieces. Also, the person playing the guitar needs to practice that last song (Romance) more . . . several flubs. :)
Why don't you demonstrate Flamenco music on a Flamenco guitar for us? The point of showcasing classical pieces does not demonstrate the guitar's capability as a true FLAMENCO guitar, so that was an erroneous decision to showcase classical Spanish pieces.
Moving forward, select Flamenco repertoire in order to showcase how these guitars actually perform, using Flamenco music.
"This is a flamenco guitar" *plays classical guitar repertory* lmfao. Flamenco is a different animal entirely.
This “IS NOT” an in stone Flamenco guitar! It’s a guitar that’s new on the Market and geared for the electric guitar players who want to add a nylon sound to there arsenal, the neck is specifically made not as wide as your normal Flamenco...Because most electric and acoustic guitar players are used to playing on much thinner necks, or let’s say...necks that aren’t as wide...overall it’s a great guitar that sounds good plugged in or not, comes with FISHMAN ELEMENTS & electronics, so you’ve got a decent, not to high end, nylon string guitar, that comes with high tension Savarez strings! Nuthin but the Best for my POODLE! Get it enjoy it great couch guitar or fire place guitar to sit around the house and learn new songs on....ALSO: This guitar is very,light! Hardly weighs anything! I love that!
Is a chinese fake flamenco
Playing classical music on it is a good idea, but it would have an even better demonstration if some actual flamenco pieces would have been played (after all it is suppose to be a flamenco guitar). The demonstration makes me wonder that in reality that this guitar is not a very good flamenco guitar and you are trying to hide this fact.
Correct!!
what a bad promo for overpriced guitar..
my pick up went out and thisGREEDY RIP OFF CHINESE COMPANY wanted nearly 400$ for a small metal bar to fix it.I would NEVER BUY ANOTHER POS CORDOBA get something of TRUE QUALITY with a company who BACKS THEIR WORK! NOT THIS POOR QUALITY RIP OFF!!!
GC ain't got no Flamenco. Boohoo.
Nice guitar if you're on a budget but this isn't a real Flamenco guitar, all the wrong specifications and no ebony fretboard. Chinese crap.
+Panigale Tricolore Suggest a good Flamenco guitar. Serious comment. I'm a self taught flamenco player, but have always played on a 50 dollar swap meet cheap ass flamenco guitar. I'm investing in myself so im looking for a legit one.
@John Irwin electronics are really crap on chinese cordoba
He just said the "N" word like nothing. What a jerk.
WTF?