Shop Keyboard Deals, Financing, and More

Cordoba C5-CE Nylon String Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Cedar

6-string Acoustic Nylon-string Classical Guitar with Red Cedar Top, Mahogany Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Rosewood Fingerboard - Gloss Finish
32 Write review Item ID: C5CE
Building your custom Guitar Gallery
$499.00

Earn $25 back in Bonus Bucks† OR pay $21/month with 24 month financing*

55-point
Inspection

Free
Shipping
Tech Support

Free Sweetwater
Support

Free 2-year
Warranty
In Stock!

(Hurry, limited quantity available)

Add to Cart
Notify me about deals

Ask An Expert

Our expertly trained Sales Engineers are ready to help!

(800) 222-4700
What is a Sales Engineer?
Sweetwater Gear Exchange

Have one to sell?
Check out Sweetwater's Gear Exchange!
Learn More

Most Popular Accessories & Related Items

Cordoba C5-CE Nylon String Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Cedar
In Stock!
$499.00
Add to Cart
Add to list
Back to navigation

Written By

Our Product Research Team

Get to know them!

Great Value in This Acoustic/Electric Nylon-string Guitar

The Cordoba C5-CE is a great value in a nylon-string acoustic-electric guitar. The C5-CE sports a mahogany back and sides, with a solid Canadian red cedar top, for rich tone with a lively presence. The solid mahogany neck provides excellent sustain and detail. You'll also appreciate the playability of the slightly thinner neck and cutaway design for easy access to the upper frets. Whether you're a beginner or experienced player, the C5-CE is a great deal. And with the gloss polyurethane finish, Indian rosewood binding, and a stylish rosette, the Cordoba C5-CE looks as good as it plays.

Related Videos: C5-CE Nylon String Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Cedar

Traditional design

The Cordoba C5-CE classical guitar doesn't skimp on construction. The C5-CE features traditional handmade classical guitar design, including the solid red cedar top (choice top wood for classical guitars) and Spanish-style fan bracing. Fan bracing is preferred for classical guitars over lattice bracing, as it allows the guitar's top to vibrate more freely while still providing evenly balanced tone.

Quality tonewoods

While the Cordoba C5-CE nylon-string guitar is inexpensive, Cordoba did not sacrifice quality materials. The mahogany back and sides set a powerful tonal foundation for the solid cedar top, giving you the right blend of deep richness and brilliance. The neck is also solid mahogany for optimum transfer of string energy to the cedar top. A rosewood fingerboard and bridge complete the elegant look.

Fishman electronics

Your Cordoba C5-CE nylon-string guitar comes with a built-in Fishman Isys+ pickup system for great plugged-in tone. Whether you're playing live or just want an easy way to record, you'll love how the Fishman Isys+ system picks up every nuance of your performance. It also has a built-in tuner for easy tuning anytime.

Cordoba C5-CE Nylon-string Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • Great-sounding guitar at an amazing price
  • Traditional Spanish fan bracing provides a balanced, lively sound
  • Mahogany back and sides for full-bodied frequency response
  • Solid cedar top for excellent definition and projection
  • Great plugged-in tone from Fishman Isys+ electronics

Why Buy Your Guitar from Sweetwater?

See how Sweetwater goes to great lengths to give you the very best online guitar buying experience. From our online Guitar Gallery that allows you to see and select the exact instrument you want to our 55-point Inspection process and our in-house guitar techs, we take the guesswork out of buying your next guitar online.

Additional Media

Acoustic Guitar Buying Guide

Warranty Info

Sweetwater's FREE 2-Year Total Confidence Coverage Warranty

Extra peace of mind at no extra cost.

  • Save money with FREE parts and labor
  • Get back to making music with the industry's fastest turnaround time
  • Fix it the first time with our award-winning, factory-certified Service Department
Learn More about Total Confidence Coverage
2 Year Total Confidence Coverage
$68.00
FREE!

Free 2-year Warranty

Sweetwater's 2-year Total Confidence Coverage™ Warranty gives you extra peace of mind at no extra cost.

Learn More about Total Confidence Coverage
Tools Icon

Save money with free parts & labor!

Fast Icon

Get back to making music with the industry's fastest turnaround time.

Award Icon

Fix it the first time with our award-winning, factory-certified Service Department.

Back to navigation

Tech Specs

  • String Type: Nylon
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Body Shape: Spanish Classic
  • Body Style: Single Cutaway
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
  • Top Wood: Solid Canadian Cedar
  • Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
  • Body Bracing: Fan Bracing
  • Binding: Indian Rosewood
  • Neck Wood: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: Cutaway-Electric Style Neck
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Number of Frets: 19
  • Scale Length: 25.6"
  • Tuning Machines: Gold Tuners
  • Bridge Material: Indian Rosewood
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Bone
  • Nut Width: 1.96"
  • Electronics: Fishman Isys+ with tuner
  • Strings: Savarez Cristal Corum in High Tension 500CJ
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Overall Length: 39"
  • Body Width: 14.75"
  • Body Depth: 3.7"-3.9"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 99-751-0230

What Makes Our Sales Engineers Great?

Sweetwater Sales Engineers are a world-class team of experts dedicated to you. Hand selected from across the globe, each brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of music gear to provide you with unparalleled service completely free of charge. Friendly relationships, real trust, and the right gear are only a call or a click away!

(800) 222-4700
Contact Your Sales Engineer
Back to navigation

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5

Customer Added Media

Write your review

Compared Side by Side with Lucero LC235SCE - Both great guitars

We also did a blind test. I had both new guitars here as reviews were high for both. Since both are made in China and both had the same Fishman electronics they started out even. Unfortunately, the Lucero was picked up in a light weight box from a major guitar store and due to covid, couldn't really pull it out and play it. Once home and the first F chord felt 2 cracks extending down the neck from the nut on the back. Yet it played great, sounded great, stayed in tune, and had beautiful tiger wood. I played them both switching off and other than the crack which would be fixed with an exchange, it played well. The Cordoba was rock solid out of the box. The strings were a little farther apart than on the Lucera but both had the same width neck.

My good friend and excellent guitar player came over and I sat him down and gave him both guitars to play while he wore a blindfold. He immediately felt the crack but went on to play beautiful music on it, playing the full neck with never a buzz. Then he played equally beautiful music on the Cordoba.

In the end we both knew the right guitar to pick was the Cordoba. The sound texture, playability, and classic build of the guitar shined through. The Lucero was a nice guitar, but the intangibles of the Cordoba made us choose it. Sweetwater was excellent as usual, I bought a very nice Stratocaster from them a year ago and that was flawless also.
by Dan from San Diego Ca on
Music background: Intermediate Player

Good quality guitar

I received the first classical guitar I've owned. I chose this Córdoba because it fit my budget and I was not disappointed. My initial reaction was how nicely the guitar was with the beautiful glossy finish. The sound and playability of the guitar is exactly what I hoped for. I have no negatives for this Córdoba. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I am mine.
by Alan Hecko from Hurst, Texas on
Music background: Non professional lifetime player.

Top Quality As Always

This is my 3rd Codoba and I honestly just can't get over the quality of these amazing guitars. The tone is so rich and deep, you can almost play a bass line with the low E. It just fills so much space and the action is absolutely flawless. These guitars made me give up playing a normal acoustic basically all together. I can not streets enough if you're a beginner or a pro, this guitar will do anything you need. My original Cordoba I got 10 years ago now got messed up when I feel backwards on it in a soft case. It messed up the entire body and cracked it everywhere. I still perform with that guitar, that's the quality of these bad boys!
by Jonathon Cathcart from Portland, TN on
Music background: Musician

Greatest guitar I have ever played

This guitar has a big resonating sound with the mahogany back and sides and the cedar top. I am trilled with the recorded sound that is much better than ever before. It's like having an orchestra in your musical gut with sounds that so please your ears.
by George Atkinson from Crowley, Texas on
Music background: Heavy band concert and marching BME

Excellent guitar

This is my first classical guitar, I love everything about it from searching through the online store, to the delivery. I'm living my dream and my bucket list is being filled.
You all are awesome and going to love this relationship
by Brian Hathaway from La Pine, Oregon on
Music background: I was introduced to the guitar at the age of 13 and still learning
See also: 6-String Guitars, Cordoba, Cordoba Classical & Nylon String Guitars, Cordoba Acoustic / Electric Guitars, Cordoba 6-string Acoustic Guitars
Close Close $2,000 Pick Your PRS Giveaway -- input your email address below to enter or click here to learn more.

See giveaway details & rules or check out our past winners!

Enter Now

Success!

Your email, has been entered to win this giveaway. Good Luck!