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Fusion 12 Maple Acoustic-Electric Nylon String Classical Guitar

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Overview

A nylon-string guitar for steel-string players.

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 (1-7/8 in.). 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 B-Band pickups, two-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 12 frets to the body (14 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.

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 optimized 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 center of the soundboard, increasing ease of playability for the steel string or electric player. More frets are exposed, creating an easier territory for soloing.

Features

Body
  • Body type: Classical
  • Cutaway: Single
  • Top wood: Solid European Spruce
  • Back & sides: Flamed Maple
  • Bracing pattern: Spanish fan
  • Body finish: High Gloss Polyurethane
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Fusion Style
  • Nut width: 1.875 in. (48 mm)
  • Fingerboard: Ebony
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Scale length: 25.5 in.
  • Number of frets: 19
  • Neck finish: High Gloss
Electronics
  • Pickup/preamp: Yes
  • Brand: Fishman
  • Configuration: Sidemounted preamp
  • Preamp EQ: 4-band
  • Feedback filter: Phase
  • Tuner: Yes
Other
  • Headstock overlay: Indian Rosewood
  • Tuning machines: Cordoba Silver
  • Bridge: Indian Rosewood
  • Saddle & nut: Bone
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: None
  • Case: Gig Bag
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: Info not available
Specs

Fusion 12 Maple Acoustic-Electric Nylon String Classical Guitar Specifications:

  • Scale length: 25.5", (650mm)
  • Fingerboard radius: 16"
  • Nut width: 1 7/8" (48mm)
  • Number of frets: 12 to body, 19 total
  • Body width at lower bout: 14.75", (375mm)
  • Body length 39.5", (1,003mm)
  • Body depth: upper bout: 3.7" (95mm), lower bout: 3.9" (100mm)
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