Boasting an all-solid construction with a comfy cutaway in the lower shoulder and a narrower-than-average neck, the Cordoba C4 CE electro-acoustic classical guitar has been built using solid African mahogany, ensuring that the sound and playing comfort of this detail-rich model is nothing short of stunning. While it also comes at a pretty straightforward price, the Edge Burst finish, abalone soundhole inlay, gilded machine heads, and mother-of-pearl tuning buttons provide expensive finishing touches. Pure Sound The natural tone of this guitar is just as expensive. The solid mahogany soundboard combines with the matching mahogany back and sides to produce a balanced, pure sound with distinct clarity in the higher registers and excellent sustain. Plug it into an acoustic amplifier, and the fitted undersaddle pickup and Fishman Sonotone preamp are activated to provide honest on-stage sound that can be shaped with further depth using the discreet tone and volume control tucked just inside the soundhole.