GAS OF THE MONTH

At The Crossroads

What? Cordoba C9 ‘Crossover’ Cedar Top, Slim Neck Where seen? www.gak.co.uk Price? £747

Many players love the sound of a nylon-string guitar but are put off by their large necks and wide, flat fingerboards. Several manufacturers now make ‘crossover’ guitars – essentially classical in style and sound but with narrower necks and radiused ’boards. Cordoba has a great reputation for hand-building quality classicals at very reasonable prices. So if you’re thinking of taking the plunge, GAK online currently has the C9 Cedar for a very reasonable £747. It features a solid cedar top, solid mahogany back and sides with rosewood binding, and that much more playable mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. It’s a purely acoustic instrument, so you’d need to fit a pickup system should you want to use it live, but why not just while away these chilly evenings noodling in front of the fire?