Meet the Maple, a beautiful crossover guitar that features a solid European spruce top and flamed maple back and sides for a bright, snappy tone and sweetly pronounced high end. Other than its strikingly beautiful back, the 12/14 Maple's main feature is its slim steel-string feeling neck (48mm nut width) and 16" radius fingerboard. Available with 12 or 14 frets to the body, the Maple is ready for the stage with its Fishman Presys Blend preamp.

12 Maple

Key Features

  • Family:
    • Cutaway & Electric
  • Style:
    • Fusion
  • Construction:
    • Solid Top
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14 Maple

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  • 12 Maple Front
  • 12 Maple Back
  • 12 Maple Detail 1
  • 12 Maple Detail 2
  • 12 Maple Headstock
  • 12 Maple Detail 3
Tuning Machine Ratio14:1
Target Instrument Weight3.5 lbs / 1.6 kg
Tuning Machine ButtonsBlack
Frets to Body12
HeadplatePau Ferro
Headstock LogoCordoba Arches Logo - Mother-of-Pearl
psid4
Number of Strings6
Fret Dimensions2.0mm (W) x 1.1mm (H)
Waist Width235mm (9 1/4")
Back Center StripPau Ferro
Battery Pack Installation LocationFlip Up Preamp
Battery PackInside Preamp Compartment - 9V
Nut String Spacing40mm
Middle PickupN / A
Pickup TypeUndersaddle Piezo + Microphone, Onboard Tuner
Electronics Vendor & ModelFishman OEM-PSY-B03
Tuning Machines Vendor & ModelDer Jung DJ206CK-P12 (S3)
Back BindingPau Ferro
Neck JointDovetail
pcid1
TuningE-A-D-G-B-E
Tail StripPau Ferro
Master Carton Dimensions112x58x69 (cm) - Cordoba Triangle Master Carton (6 Pack)
Shipper Carton Dimensions104 x 47 x 14 (cm) - Cordoba Guitar Triangle Box (No Case)
Does it contain shell?Yes - MOP
ExclusiveNo
Item Number05412
FamilyCutaway & Electric
BuildFusion
ConstructionSolid Top
Body TopSolid European Spruce
Top Bracing PatternFan
Soundhole Diameter84mm (3.3")
RosetteMaple and Black Rings
Top Purfling Inlay6-ply Maple and Black
Top BindingPau Ferro
Side Purfling Inlay3-ply Maple and Black
Back and Sides WoodFlamed Maple
Back Purfling Inlay3-Ply Maple and Black
Neck MaterialMahogany
Scale Length650mm (25.6")
Neck ShapeCrossover C Shape
Nut Width48mm (1 7/8")
Neck Thickness 1st Fret21mm
Neck Thickness 9th Fret24mm
Truss RodDual Action
Truss Rod Wrench4mm Allen Key
Fingerboard MaterialEbony
Fingerboard InlaysN / A
Frets Total19
ColorNatural (NAT)
FinishGloss Polyurethane
Bridge MaterialPau Ferro
Saddle MaterialBone
Nut MaterialBone
Tuning MachinesCordoba Silver with Black Buttons
Tap PlateN / A
ElectronicsFishman Presys Blend
StringsSavarez Alliance /Cantiga High Tension 510AJ
Included CaseCase Sold Separately
Upper Bout Width279mm (11")
Lower Bout Width368mm (14 1/2")
Body Depth Upper Bout95mm (3 3/4")
Body Depth Lower Bout100mm (4")
Body Length483mm (19")
Overall Length978mm (38 1/2")
Country of OriginChina

Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.

The Fusion Series

Design Features

The 12 Maple belongs to Córdoba’s Fusion series, a line of high quality crossover/hybrid nylon string guitars designed to play and feel like steel string acoustics. 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 prefer. 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.

All Fusion guitars feature Savarez Corum Alliance strings that offer the higher tension feel that most crossover players want.

12 vs 14 Frets

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.