Alhambra Guitars

This is the real deal, folks. This guitar has complex and well-crafted design, with a solid cedar top, rosewood back and sides, an ebony fretboard, a mahogany neck and gold plated tuning heads. There are about 18 frets, but all the frets past 12 are difficult if not impossible to reach. UTILIZATION As I said before, the last frets are hard to reach. However, this is typical of nylon stringed classical guitars. It's very easy to get a really nice sound out of it, it plays like a dream. It's a great size and shape, too. SOUNDS The sounds are undeniably great. The differences in sound are entirely up to the player, considering it's a nylon classical, but as far as those go, this is stellar. The dynamics possible with this guitar are exceptional, it's capable of being much louder than most nylon-string guitars. This was always an issue for me, and one of the reasons I wasn't particularly interested in these instruments in the first place. I now know that I was settling for second-rate instruments that weren't capable of the range and dynamics that I wanted. Now that I am more of a player of the types of music that are played on these instruments, I can appreciate the subtlety that this guitar brings. At the same time, the loudness is refreshing for a naturally quieter instrument. OVERALL OPINION The guitar looks and sounds beautiful. I have no complaints about it. It'd be perfect for performers as well as for recording, it sounds great with the right mics. It's a bit pricey, it usually lists over a grand but I've seen some great deals on guitars that seem to be new. This is one classical guitar that I think is far beyond most others I've played, and one of the few that I really liked that I thought I could realistically afford someday. Therefore, it's one of my favorites.

I'm really a beginner in guitar playing. My dad was a wonderful guitarist and he taught me some before he passed away. I lean more towards country and folk music but perhaps may expand my repertoire as I learn. I paid just under $1500 for my Alhambra 7P in a local music shop and I really think it was a steal at that price, given the quality. Taken care of properly, this guitar will be around long after I'm gone. I do have a friend who bought one used that was quite similar to mine and he paid about $850 so if budget is a big issue, try scouting out a well taken care of used Alhambra. It's better to buy it used than to settle for a lesser quality guitar. This is my favorite guitar due to the absolutely phenomenal range it has. It is one of the most expressive guitars I've ever played and can sound both soft and sweet or loud and hard. I've had the guitar for about a year now and it was my first with the spruce in construction. I wasn't thrilled with the sound of it when I first got it but I learned that spruce opens and seaons over time. That certainly turned out to be true because now it is one of my finest sounding guitars. It's a well made, beautiful instrument that comes from Spain with a spruce top and sides of rosewood. Fine grain and finished perfectly, this guitar would look great as part of the décor if you wanted to be able to grab it down and play at a moment's notice. I'm very happy with my Alhambra and I know that I will be playing it for many years to come. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com