Cordoba Iberia F7 Flamenco | Natural

The Iberia range from Cordoba gives players a chance to get experience the brand’s design and build expertise at an affordable price point.  The F7 is the first model in their flamenco lineup and is perfect for someone looking to get started with the style or an intermediate player.

Flamenco guitars tend to have a lower action than classical guitars.  The reason for this is classical players will want to play various dynamics without getting any fret buzz from the guitar.  Flamenco players on the other hand embrace the buzz as part of the sound and in fact even require it for some techniques.  They are usually built with a spruce top (whereas a classical tends to use spruce or cedar) and cypress back and sides – for bright, snappy attack.  Cordoba also make a range of ‘negra’ models to compliment the aforementioned ‘blanca’ models.  These will feature a different wood choice for the back and sides.

In this instance, the F7 Flamenco goes with the standard spruce (in this instance solid spruce) and cypress combination for classic Spanish sounds.  The body is a little thinner than a classical guitar and a clear tap plate is installed on the top (to protect it from the flamenco style).  The neck is fitted with a two-way truss rod so that the action can be adjusted over time if needed or desired.