Cordoba Mini II FMH, Flamed Mahogany, Small Body, Nylon String Guitar

Bought this to have an easy to handle recliner, patio and travel guitar. It is SMALL, it is LIGHT, almost shockingly so when you unbox it. But whether you are an adult looking for a travel guitar or buying for a young beginner this performs and is fun. As for not staying tuned? It's a nylon string guitar, the strings stretch especially when new, they all do more than steel strings. They do settle in and it's a non-issue. You can't beat the cost either.

I've always found that standard sized classical guitars have too beefy of a neck to play comfortably. I've been playing a Fender nylon guitar for a while because the neck is much slimmer. I picked up a Yamaha guitalele as a travel guitar and I discovered a lot of new chords I could play on it that my hands couldn't reach on a full size guitar. The guitalele was too small to play some chords like the standard A-major so I bought this Cordoba mini instead.I absolutely love this thing! It's the perfect size for me and it's become the only guitar I play. The tension feels perfect. I have no trouble reaching any chords and it's the first time I feel like I can just play whatever I set my mind to with ease. I recommend this guitar to anyone who has medium sized hands.

I grew up teaching myself to play guitar and played actively and in bands during my younger years. I collected several great guitars over the years, both acoustic and electric. Time passed and my career took other turns and I stopped playing for many years. Now retired, I went back to my great guitars and found, even with their great fast action, the steel string guitars were hard to start playing again after many years. As a lark, I bought this Cordoba nylon string guitar to see if it would be easier for me to get my dexterity back playing a nylon string guitar. I am impressed! It was easy to play AND it sounded pretty good. The fretboard is a little wider than I like, but still easy enough for my out of practice fingers to play. My goal is this guitar will help me regain my dexterity so, I can play my steel string guitars, but I have to say, this little guitar, out of the box, is fun to play!

I've purchased many guitars through Amazon both acoustic and electric. It's difficult buying an instrument when you can't physically see it, touch it and hear it. I've gotten some diamonds and some duds. This is a diamond. I took a chance and purchased used. Let me say I can't find a thing on this guitar to indicate it has been used. In fact I've gotten "new" instruments through Amazon in far worse condition. Having said all that I love the sound, the look and playability of this guitar. Love it!

I have owned all three models of the MINI II, and found the FMH to be the best in terms of sound projection and tone quality (the EB-CE, ironically, is the lousiest of the bunch). The only reason I am leaving a one-star rating here is due to the inaccurate product description by Amazon Warehouse. It was stated that the used guitar has "small cosmetic imperfections," which turned out to be a long and deep scratch mark on the back of the guitar... more like a damage to me! I am returning the used guitar and will re-order a new one. Let the buyer beware!

I've been playing guitar for 30+ years, and have been classically trained. I can say this is a great little guitar for the money. It has decent tone and volume for it's size and price range. Does it compare to my concert guitars? Of course not.. Does it make a perfect couch guitar for learning repertoire while watching TV or listening to an audiobook? Absolutely. It makes a great travel and campfire guitar as well. I would also recommend getting the Cordoba Deluxe 1/4 Size Gig Bag which is sold separately to go along with it to protect it.

I like the design of this Cordoba Mini II FMH, compact, frets spacing and etc. The first arrived with an annoying buzz on the 5th string and all the fret copper bars were not de-burred. The sharp metal edges were sharp and may cut the left hand fingers moving up and down the neck. I returned it. The second one arrived with a tuning knob bent about 3 degrees making it hard to tune and it slipped with turning. I returned for another replacement but the policy as set up did not allow me to do that. So I had the money refunded. Then I went to the guitar center, had them opened up their inventories one by one until I found a reasonable quality one without sharp metal fret bars, without buzzing sound, and without crooked tuning knob. This guitar design all of them sound nasal, but I put up with it, because I couldn’t ask for more for the price. Cordoba should build this mini guitar with better sounding wood for better sustain and more punchy sound like the flemingco guitars. I would pay up to USD$800 for on of such a guitar. First, Cordoba in China must get the quality control in order!!

This is a perfect guitar for me. It fits nicely in my room and I pick it up and play constantly. Just great!