Thank you very much, your videos are great! Your excellent playing allows to really hear what the guitar sounds while enjoying interpretations with great musicality. And you have just the right amount of interesting information in them. Keep it up! 👍
@james Williams - that is wonderful to hear! thank you for letting me know it was helpful. I hope your EB brings you many joyful moments of guitar playing!
Wow, this is an amazing detailed video! ♥️💯👏 Thank you showing and comparing the two guitars and the bag. You play the guitar so well! 👏👏👏 It also sounds really well. ♥️
Thank you so much for mentioning the neckup strap. I'm looking to get a mini guitar because I have back problems and struggle to find a comfortable playing position. The neck up strap looks like it might be exactly what I need. Thanks!
@johndunbar5857 - I am glad the info was helpful! I love those neck-up straps they really make it easier on the back and the left hand - positioning the instrument is so much easier. I hope you enjoy yours. Thanks for watching!
@@pacho17z3 hola amigo ... Pacho la compré en mercado libre chile ... En ese tiempo me costó como 90 mil pesos chilenos. Búscala como Córdova mini mh suerte 🍀
@Onyxyoutube-p7t. Yes, they sound different but mostly because of the Tonewood instead of the laminate vs solid. The MH is all laminated and I actually prefer its sound over the EB which has the solid top. However, since the EB has the cutaway and the electronics, I play that one way more. But keep in mind that they both take nylon strings and they are smaller bodies so they’re not gonna be as loud as a full-size steel string guitar if you’re playing with other people. You’ll need to bring one of those little mini amps like the little honey tone to project the same volume. Hope that info helps.
@MateoMusico - Yes, standard will work. You could put your favorite on it most likely. They come from the factory with these: Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ. But I replace them with: Augustine Classic Black Set, Low Tension Classical Guitar Strings - because they are easier on my hands and they don’t squeak as much on the basses.
@jeetray11 - Hi, thank you. The sound sample was just me improvising accoustic blues licks, accoustic blues is one of my fav styles. I don’t have tabs. thank you for listening and for your kind comment!
Do you know how the fret spacing for the mini ii compares to the original mini? I play baritone uke and love the 20" scale, specifically because of the fret spacing. It is noticeably different?
@mr.schrecker - Hi, the mini II has longer fret spacing, it feels more comfortable than a full-size guitar, but you’ll definitely feel the difference between the 20 inch scale. In addition you feel the length in your left arm reaching away from your body. So more weight in your left shoulder reaching out. It will give you more projection/volume than the 20 inch - the regular mini - But you will still need to bring a little mini amp with you if you want to play with a bunch of people that have full size guitars, and be heard. For me, it is worth having and this size has become my preferred travel guitar for going to jam sessions and so on. Hope that helps.
Just got my fmh mini ii in the mail from pawn America for 99.99 shipped. Wow! This thing is amazing. I’ve got 45 guitars or more and this is what I’ve chosen to take with me on my motorcycle next season. Just gotta build a case for it and mount it on my bike. If anyone has a lead on a hard case that is road worthy… hit me up. Great video here at FF. Subscribed!
@backwoodsfreak - Congratulations on the new mini and your upcoming motorcycle adventures! I’m with you on that hard shell case lead… Finding one has so far been like the riddle of the Sphinx. I miss the olden days when a fitted hard shell case was always an option. Thanks for subscribing! 🎶🎶
Did you try the FMH model next to th e MH. The FMH (flamed mahogany) looks incredibly pretty but I wonder which one sounds better? To me it seems they will sound a lot like a baritone ukulele.
@jeetray11 - you mean the mini II series size right? The mini II sounds fuller and richer than baritone ukulele due to the larger body size. I have a video out there comparing the mini II to the baritone Uke sized regular mini. the mini II is a very weird size it’s not as big as a half size guitar. It’s not as small as the baritone uke. as for the FMH, I have not played one but agree with you that the flamed mahogany is just going to be cosmetic. I don’t think it’s actually maple - Think the FMH is still mahogany, however if it was actually maple, it would be crisper in tone. thanks for your comment!
@@fretfrontier - yes it is still mahogany (sorry i wrote maple while thinking mahogany) but I think the regular mahogany sounds much better. I was wondering if you compared both side by side. I play classical guitar but also occassionally arrange songs or notate songs, or say finding chords for melody parts. Putting an expensive nylon guitar for these types of work risks denting the guitar. Do you think this mini ii guitar can work totally fine for that scenario. Keeping it next to my desk/computer and noodle whatever? From what I can understand the sound has almost no sustain and very dry and weak volume. Please advise. I like the FMH look but if the MH is significantly better in tone I definitely want to go with it. Thanks.
@jeetray11 - I’ve never tried the FMH. But I have the MH and the EB (solid spruce top and laminate ebony sides with cut away and electronics) and I use them for what you are describing. They are great for that. none of the smaller cordobas can sustain like a high end full size classical BUT they have a charm all their own to my ear. The enjoyment of the sound of an instrument can be very personal, but for my purposes, the mini II series makes a very doable ‘everyday’ guitar. I even use my EB for small gigs cause of the ability to plug it into an amp. I have a video out there where you can hear a high end classical vs the MINI II EB to give you an idea. Hope that helps.
Hi! How is the fret spacing on this guitar, especially when playing chords? Do the fingers feel scrunched? Also, does the body feel too bulky? I have a Yamaha C40 guitar and it feels too bulky and uncomfortable for me.
@letshuman8985 - Hi, the fret spacing is very comfortable. I’m not sure you will feel a lot of change overall if the C40 seems bulky to you. I have not played the C40 but according to online specs that is a full sized classical. There is quite a big difference between my full size classical in my mini II. But I’m seeing less of a difference between the C40 and mini II. Here’s what I see: C40 scale length is 25.56inches. On the mini II it will be 22.875 inches and it is not a scrunched feeling at all. The nut width on the full size classical is 2 inches and on the mini II it’s 1.87. You might feel either more comfortable or slightly out of wack when you finger pick as you can tell a difference with the fine motor movements but it is not a difficult adjustment. On the body depth oddly enough Online specs indicate that the C40 is 3.33 inches. The mini II is 3 inches so not a lot of difference there. so the mini II will be shorter but it doesn’t sound like it will be much thinner. If you go with the mini two, you might want to get one with a cut away so you at least feel that advantage of easier access to the upper frets. From what you describe though, overall, you might be happier with the regular mini, the one that is the size of a baritone ukulele. The scale on that is as small as you can go without feeling scrunched. Stay away from the tenor sized Guitalele that is very compressed pass the 5th fret. Hope that helps.
@monaissam5607 - yes, the mini II is a very good choice for a beginner. The body and neck are smaller than a full sized guitar but not so much smaller that will be feel too much different, it should actually feel easier/more comfortable to play.
Hi, thanks for such a great video. Can you telll me the Action height of the strings of both of your guitar on the 12th fret on both the 1st and 6th string? Mine came with 3mm on both sides and im thinking on lowering it a bit.
@German A. Navarro B. - Hi, 3 is not bad, but it’s personal preference. I tend to skate the edge and like very low action. So, on my EB (which I had longer) the 12th fret at the 6th string is 2.75 and 2.50 at the first string. but I had to fiddle with it over a series of months to get it quite that low so it didn’t buzz. In other words I would adjust the saddle, play it for a few weeks, inspect the neck bow maybe adjust trust rod, etc. little by little, so it’s was not ‘one and done’. I went thru a few string changes before I got it there. on the MH looks like 3.25 at the 6th and about the same at the 1st… just a hair lower. But that was as factory set, I have not adjusted my MH yet and yes, it does feel a little high, but it’s still comfortable to play unless I bend strings, then it’s like I am going underneath the string above it, so I will bring it down at some point. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
you mentioned you did a little fret sanding? how do you do that? I... didn't know that was a thing and I have a puerto rican instrument that needs something like that badly.
@SassyTesla - Thanks for stopping by! I demo the task of how to deal with sharp frets in my ‘give your Uke some TLC’ video. it’s the same process for the guitar. Here is the link… ua-cam.com/video/btmi9Vt2Mb4/v-deo.html Hope it helps you out!
Good afternoon, is there an anchor in the neck of the guitar? Is it worth worrying that in the future there may be problems with the neck of the guitar, I plan to buy cordoba mini 2 ec-be :) sorry for my english, i know a little 😅
Hi, you mean truss rod? Both the mini IIs MH and EB have a truss rod to help with neck adjustment if any bow occurs. I did have some lifting on the bridge after two years on the EB but a luthier (or guitar tech at guitar store) can re-glue. I have had no neck problems on either guitar. I hope that helps. let me know if I misunderstood the question.
@@fretfrontier Yes, that's right, truss rod. Thank you very much, you helped a lot 😁. i have watched your videos and also many other videos on youtube but i am not completely clear, this guitar has a standard tuning but what about the sound, is it close to classical 4/4 guitar? some people say it sounds more like a ukulele sound, is that true?
Hi, I wouldn’t compare this to ukulele sound as the mini II series is meant to be tuned E to E and uke sound (except for the baritone) are A to A (capo 4th fret comparison with guitar). however since this is 1/4 size and not a high end build it will not resonate like a full size high end guitar. I have a video that compares the EB with a full size guitar, I’ll put the link here so you can hear sound sample… ua-cam.com/video/4Qb4t1ROKFg/v-deo.html Notice though that since the EB-CE has the electronics, amplified it is very lovely and does display depth of tone. hope that helps!
My eyes fell on this in a store. I ran my fingers across the strings and just had to bring it home . It didn't occur to me to ask what kind of strings I need when I go replace them. Would regular d'Addario classical guitar strings be ok?
@pradip pradhan - congratulations on your new MH! I hope it brings you much playing enjoyment. so according to the cordoba specs it comes with: Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ. They are ok, but I prefer low tension, so when I changed mine I put on the Augustine classic black low tension. When it comes to strings, personal preference can go a long way in making the guitar even more fun to play. The ones you suggest should be fine! Enjoy! 🎶🎉
Thanks for the review. I'm considering one of these or an alternate brand, but this one is starting to pull ahead. Also, great shirt! I want one for me and my housemate, both of us owned by a black cat.
@jeffbosch1697 - oh exciting, best luck with your search! I was hoping someone would come out with a higher end model in the minis that is readily available but until that happens, Cordoba is continually putting out options in the smaller body sizes that reliably tune to E and have comfortable playability. I appreciate them. Thanks for the T-shirt nod, I love these - got it from Hinsdale humane, they r still offering this design online.
@@fretfrontier I bought a Cordoba Mini II CE. It's going to need some work but I think I will like it once I'm done. (The action is very high, the D-string tuning machine doesn't like to turn, it goes way out of tune within a few minutes, and the fret ends are sharp. For the brief time it's in tune, it sounds nice, so I bought a set of the strings you recommended, maybe those will help with tuning stability, but I think it may also need some relief adjustment.) Meanwhile, I bought an Ibanez thin line nylon string single-cutaway. It too has sharp fret ends, but what a fun guitar to play.
@jeffbosch1697 - wow sounds like a lot of work for that new mini II. I enjoy working on the fret ends cause then I get them just like I want, but having to possibly buy a new tuning gear for the 4th string on a new guitar… not sure on that one. however, if you really like the way that particular one sounds, I can see not wanting to exchange it. How do you like the Ibanez thin line? I have always appreciated Ibanez instruments. are you going to do a UA-cam review on it?
@@fretfrontier I like the Cordoba so I think the work will be worth it. I'm hoping that I can fix the tuning machine instead of replacing it. The Ibanez is great. It's a GA35TCE, dark violin sunburst. It's quickly becoming one of my favorite guitars. I also have one of the Fender mini California series (Sonoma, I think) that's also great to play, just a little bigger than the Cordoba, but steel string. I doubt I'll do a UA-cam review. Too much to do in my life already!
I just found out about this model by trying it at a store and i really liked it. Finding from your channel about the EB version. Sometimes the acoustics and feeling is not as nice in the electrics ones. How do you compare them both ? do you find you end up preferring one over the other ?
@al3xandr3 - for all practical purposes I prefer the EB with the electronics because it has my all favorite things in a guitar: a cut away for upper fret access, can be easily amplified, sounds decent strummed and clean when playing solos, and has a solid wood top. Yet I was initially disappointed in the sound of the EB. New out of the box, the MH has the nicer sound. The EB did improve over time, maybe because of the solid top. Also, it came with high tension strings and they sounded pretty bright. The tone on the EB warms up with the Augustine low tension. In the end, if I was going to have just the one, it would be the EB-CE. I do have one of each now though… guitars 🤤… can we have too many? 🤔… anyway, I hope that helps, let me know what you decide, and thanks for watching! 🎶
Congratulations 👏👏 in my country Chile 🇨🇱 they don't sell guitars like the yamaha apxt2 and the baby taylors are very expensive. I bought the Cordoba mini II MH and it's coming home tomorrow. I hope I'm not wrong. any recommendations how to lower the bridge? cordial greetings 😃 Sorry my Bad English
@fernando Gonzalez Monsalve - how exciting! I hope your cordoba mini II MH brings you much playing enjoyment! hopefully you won’t have to adjust the bridge, but if you have to or want to, I did a UA-cam video on how to do an instrument set up. I demo on a ukulele but the same activities apply to guitar. here is the link - ua-cam.com/video/btmi9Vt2Mb4/v-deo.html - it’s called how to give your uke some TLC and it will show you how to adjust the bridge, as well as the nut slots to get your action lowered. It will also show you how to deal with sharp frets. I hope it helps you out. Let me know how it goes!
@gopesh-yoga - Hi, see if these links will work… Neckup guitar support NeckUp.com Cordoba 1/4 size guitar case www.elderly.com/products/cordoba-1-4-size-deluxe-guitar-gigbag so the strap is the ‘neck up’ comes in various sizes, depending on your need for your particular guitar. then the case is the cordoba 1/4 size guitar case. Hope this helps, thank you for watching! - p.s. - not monetized, just added the links for your convenience
🎼Just bought that tiny great guitar myself. Found you today making that review. I very much enjoyed your playing. Now I am going to stroll a bit on your channel. See you🙃
Hi, I just bought a Cordoba mini II EB-CE Spruce Ebony from Amazon. I already have another Cordoba C-9. I bought this Mini just to practice inside my Semi truck in my free time. By the way I just loved you played this blue and I really would love to know the name of this blues song. Because I want to learn it. Thank you for your helpful video. God bless you.
@Marco Defreitas - thank you so much! The blues I was playing was not any Song. It’s just riff based accoustic blues where you just kind of come up with some groove to play on the base strings and try to weave a melody on top of it. The closest I have to something tabbed out on that at the moment is in the lesson series I’m doing on acoustic blues played on baritone uke. if you’d be interested in viewing those, let me know and I’ll put a link in the comments cause baritone uke is basically tuned like the first four strings of the guitar. In any case I hope your cordoba mini II EB brings you much playing enjoyment! I actually got my replacement cordoba mini II MH from Amazon, and that one worked out! Thanks for watching!
@Marco Defreitas - wonderful, here is the link. ua-cam.com/video/wkXmOhf0au8/v-deo.html it’s pt1 of the series. there are four parts out there so far with a separate play along episode that puts everything together from parts one through four. You can follow the links in the descriptions to navigate from episode to episode. I hope you find it helpful! Again, it’s key of D because it’s on the baritone uke but you can play all the lessons exactly the way they are on the first four strings on a guitar. if there’s some interest, I’ll do some specific to guitar later. I love Accoustic blues! Thanks for stopping by!
2022.03.27 - hi I had a comment here that I was responding to that somehow vanished from UA-cam. I just wanted to let the person know whoever commented here today that it was a UA-cam issue and I appreciate your comment. I hope you end up seeing this note. 😧
Cordoba claims both the EB-CE and MH weigh the same. Interesting that you find the EB-CE more neck heavy. I find the MH equally as heavy so I prefer a headstock strap, not the button under the neck.
@ALIENsosa - yes, body design can make the balance feel different even when overall weight is same. Good point on the headstock straps vs the under neck button - agreed. On acoustic instruments I also tend to skip the under neck button.
Hi, I think you are asking me about secondhand or used guitars please forgive if my translation was bad. I have a few guitars I bought used and like them. in both cases they turned out to be good deals but I did get them from guitar stores rather than from individuals. One of them I was able to play first. in both cases, I couldn’t get them new as they had been discontinued by the manufacturer. sometimes you can get a good deal but it is safest if you can try it first or are getting it from a guitar store that will exchange or return it. I hope I answered your question. Thank you for watching!
@Canny - Hi, not at this time, but you can check back later. Or if you’d like to email me I can let you know when I start. thank you for your interest and thank you for watching! 🎶🎶
Welcome! Hope you enjoy this Fret Frontier style exploration of the cordoba mini II guitar. Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you very much, your videos are great! Your excellent playing allows to really hear what the guitar sounds while enjoying interpretations with great musicality. And you have just the right amount of interesting information in them. Keep it up! 👍
@thingsandso - thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it!
Thanks for your good review. Bought one, because you made it seem like just what I want, especially with your sound sample.
@Jeff Knighton - Thank you for your kind comment! I hope your Cordoba Mini II brings you much playing enjoyment!
Love the warmth and smooth mellow sound. Gonna take a run down to Guitar Center.
@D H - Hope you enjoy playing it! Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching! 🎶🎶
Awesome! I wanted a little travel guitar, and found the Cordoba EB with your help. Thank you so much :)
@james Williams - that is wonderful to hear! thank you for letting me know it was helpful. I hope your EB brings you many joyful moments of guitar playing!
Wow, this is an amazing detailed video! ♥️💯👏 Thank you showing and comparing the two guitars and the bag. You play the guitar so well! 👏👏👏 It also sounds really well. ♥️
@ElenasBarre - thank you for your kind comment! I appreciate it. Thank you for watching. 🎶🎶
I love this mini guitar!
Sounds great, love the blues sample!
@clayboi7 - Glad you liked it! Acoustic Blues shines on this little guy. Thanks for listening! 🎶🎶
Thank you so much for mentioning the neckup strap. I'm looking to get a mini guitar because I have back problems and struggle to find a comfortable playing position. The neck up strap looks like it might be exactly what I need. Thanks!
@johndunbar5857 - I am glad the info was helpful! I love those neck-up straps they really make it easier on the back and the left hand - positioning the instrument is so much easier. I hope you enjoy yours. Thanks for watching!
Hola es excelente la guitarra muy cómoda de tocar, lindo sonido la compré hace un año 😁 me encanta!. Saludos desde Chile
@cristianweibel8555 - greetings to you as well! that’s great, glad to hear you are enjoying it. I also still love this guitar. thanks for watching. 🎶🎶
@@fretfrontier que dulce, gracias
@@cristianweibel8555 cuanto te costo hrno
@@pacho17z3 hola amigo ... Pacho la compré en mercado libre chile ... En ese tiempo me costó como 90 mil pesos chilenos. Búscala como Córdova mini mh suerte 🍀
Did you heard any significant difference in tone, between this "all laminated" mahogany VS "top solid" other version?
@Onyxyoutube-p7t. Yes, they sound different but mostly because of the Tonewood instead of the laminate vs solid. The MH is all laminated and I actually prefer its sound over the EB which has the solid top. However, since the EB has the cutaway and the electronics, I play that one way more. But keep in mind that they both take nylon strings and they are smaller bodies so they’re not gonna be as loud as a full-size steel string guitar if you’re playing with other people. You’ll need to bring one of those little mini amps like the little honey tone to project the same volume. Hope that info helps.
Do you know what type of strings should I purchase for the cordoba mini II? Not sure if standard strings work
@MateoMusico - Yes, standard will work. You could put your favorite on it most likely. They come from the factory with these: Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ. But I replace them with: Augustine Classic Black Set, Low Tension Classical Guitar Strings - because they are easier on my hands and they don’t squeak as much on the basses.
@fretfrontier thank you so much
Very nice jazzy/bluesy piece. Is there a name for it? Is there a tab/notation for it? Thanks. Bravo on the performance!
@jeetray11 - Hi, thank you. The sound sample was just me improvising accoustic blues licks, accoustic blues is one of my fav styles. I don’t have tabs. thank you for listening and for your kind comment!
Do you know how the fret spacing for the mini ii compares to the original mini? I play baritone uke and love the 20" scale, specifically because of the fret spacing. It is noticeably different?
@mr.schrecker - Hi, the mini II has longer fret spacing, it feels more comfortable than a full-size guitar, but you’ll definitely feel the difference between the 20 inch scale. In addition you feel the length in your left arm reaching away from your body. So more weight in your left shoulder reaching out. It will give you more projection/volume than the 20 inch - the regular mini - But you will still need to bring a little mini amp with you if you want to play with a bunch of people that have full size guitars, and be heard. For me, it is worth having and this size has become my preferred travel guitar for going to jam sessions and so on. Hope that helps.
Just got my fmh mini ii in the mail from pawn America for 99.99 shipped. Wow! This thing is amazing. I’ve got 45 guitars or more and this is what I’ve chosen to take with me on my motorcycle next season. Just gotta build a case for it and mount it on my bike. If anyone has a lead on a hard case that is road worthy… hit me up. Great video here at FF. Subscribed!
@backwoodsfreak - Congratulations on the new mini and your upcoming motorcycle adventures! I’m with you on that hard shell case lead… Finding one has so far been like the riddle of the Sphinx. I miss the olden days when a fitted hard shell case was always an option. Thanks for subscribing! 🎶🎶
Did you try the FMH model next to th e MH. The FMH (flamed mahogany) looks incredibly pretty but I wonder which one sounds better? To me it seems they will sound a lot like a baritone ukulele.
@jeetray11 - you mean the mini II series size right? The mini II sounds fuller and richer than baritone ukulele due to the larger body size. I have a video out there comparing the mini II to the baritone Uke sized regular mini. the mini II is a very weird size it’s not as big as a half size guitar. It’s not as small as the baritone uke. as for the FMH, I have not played one but agree with you that the flamed mahogany is just going to be cosmetic. I don’t think it’s actually maple - Think the FMH is still mahogany, however if it was actually maple, it would be crisper in tone. thanks for your comment!
@@fretfrontier - yes it is still mahogany (sorry i wrote maple while thinking mahogany) but I think the regular mahogany sounds much better. I was wondering if you compared both side by side. I play classical guitar but also occassionally arrange songs or notate songs, or say finding chords for melody parts. Putting an expensive nylon guitar for these types of work risks denting the guitar. Do you think this mini ii guitar can work totally fine for that scenario. Keeping it next to my desk/computer and noodle whatever? From what I can understand the sound has almost no sustain and very dry and weak volume. Please advise. I like the FMH look but if the MH is significantly better in tone I definitely want to go with it. Thanks.
@jeetray11 - I’ve never tried the FMH. But I have the MH and the EB (solid spruce top and laminate ebony sides with cut away and electronics) and I use them for what you are describing. They are great for that. none of the smaller cordobas can sustain like a high end full size classical BUT they have a charm all their own to my ear. The enjoyment of the sound of an instrument can be very personal, but for my purposes, the mini II series makes a very doable ‘everyday’ guitar. I even use my EB for small gigs cause of the ability to plug it into an amp. I have a video out there where you can hear a high end classical vs the MINI II EB to give you an idea. Hope that helps.
Thank you for the review. This is great!
@P Jenviri - Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!
Learned a new attachment! Thanks
@John Morrison - that’s great to hear! I am glad it helped you out, thank you for watching. 🎶🎶
Hi! How is the fret spacing on this guitar, especially when playing chords? Do the fingers feel scrunched? Also, does the body feel too bulky? I have a Yamaha C40 guitar and it feels too bulky and uncomfortable for me.
@letshuman8985 - Hi, the fret spacing is very comfortable. I’m not sure you will feel a lot of change overall if the C40 seems bulky to you. I have not played the C40 but according to online specs that is a full sized classical. There is quite a big difference between my full size classical in my mini II. But I’m seeing less of a difference between the C40 and mini II. Here’s what I see: C40 scale length is 25.56inches. On the mini II it will be 22.875 inches and it is not a scrunched feeling at all. The nut width on the full size classical is 2 inches and on the mini II it’s 1.87. You might feel either more comfortable or slightly out of wack when you finger pick as you can tell a difference with the fine motor movements but it is not a difficult adjustment. On the body depth oddly enough Online specs indicate that the C40 is 3.33 inches. The mini II is 3 inches so not a lot of difference there. so the mini II will be shorter but it doesn’t sound like it will be much thinner. If you go with the mini two, you might want to get one with a cut away so you at least feel that advantage of easier access to the upper frets. From what you describe though, overall, you might be happier with the regular mini, the one that is the size of a baritone ukulele. The scale on that is as small as you can go without feeling scrunched. Stay away from the tenor sized Guitalele that is very compressed pass the 5th fret. Hope that helps.
a wonderful review, thank you
@Strappa Plank - thank you for your kind comment! And thank you for watching!
is mini guitar a good choice for a beginner? is it a good choice?
@monaissam5607 - yes, the mini II is a very good choice for a beginner. The body and neck are smaller than a full sized guitar but not so much smaller that will be feel too much different, it should actually feel easier/more comfortable to play.
Hi, thanks for such a great video. Can you telll me the Action height of the strings of both of your guitar on the 12th fret on both the 1st and 6th string? Mine came with 3mm on both sides and im thinking on lowering it a bit.
@German A. Navarro B. - Hi, 3 is not bad, but it’s personal preference. I tend to skate the edge and like very low action. So, on my EB (which I had longer) the 12th fret at the 6th string is 2.75 and 2.50 at the first string. but I had to fiddle with it over a series of months to get it quite that low so it didn’t buzz. In other words I would adjust the saddle, play it for a few weeks, inspect the neck bow maybe adjust trust rod, etc. little by little, so it’s was not ‘one and done’. I went thru a few string changes before I got it there. on the MH looks like 3.25 at the 6th and about the same at the 1st… just a hair lower. But that was as factory set, I have not adjusted my MH yet and yes, it does feel a little high, but it’s still comfortable to play unless I bend strings, then it’s like I am going underneath the string above it, so I will bring it down at some point. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
you mentioned you did a little fret sanding? how do you do that? I... didn't know that was a thing and I have a puerto rican instrument that needs something like that badly.
@SassyTesla - Thanks for stopping by! I demo the task of how to deal with sharp frets in my ‘give your Uke some TLC’ video. it’s the same process for the guitar. Here is the link… ua-cam.com/video/btmi9Vt2Mb4/v-deo.html
Hope it helps you out!
Good afternoon, is there an anchor in the neck of the guitar? Is it worth worrying that in the future there may be problems with the neck of the guitar, I plan to buy cordoba mini 2 ec-be :) sorry for my english, i know a little 😅
Hi, you mean truss rod? Both the mini IIs MH and EB have a truss rod to help with neck adjustment if any bow occurs. I did have some lifting on the bridge after two years on the EB but a luthier (or guitar tech at guitar store) can re-glue. I have had no neck problems on either guitar. I hope that helps. let me know if I misunderstood the question.
@@fretfrontier Yes, that's right, truss rod. Thank you very much, you helped a lot 😁.
i have watched your videos and also many other videos on youtube but i am not completely clear, this guitar has a standard tuning but what about the sound, is it close to classical 4/4 guitar?
some people say it sounds more like a ukulele sound, is that true?
Hi, I wouldn’t compare this to ukulele sound as the mini II series is meant to be tuned E to E and uke sound (except for the baritone) are A to A (capo 4th fret comparison with guitar). however since this is 1/4 size and not a high end build it will not resonate like a full size high end guitar. I have a video that compares the EB with a full size guitar, I’ll put the link here so you can hear sound sample… ua-cam.com/video/4Qb4t1ROKFg/v-deo.html Notice though that since the EB-CE has the electronics, amplified it is very lovely and does display depth of tone. hope that helps!
Great review👏
Thank you 😊
@user-eq3vo2yx3z - I’m glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching! 🎶🎶
My eyes fell on this in a store. I ran my fingers across the strings and just had to bring it home . It didn't occur to me to ask what kind of strings I need when I go replace them. Would regular d'Addario classical guitar strings be ok?
@pradip pradhan - congratulations on your new MH! I hope it brings you much playing enjoyment. so according to the cordoba specs it comes with: Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ. They are ok, but I prefer low tension, so when I changed mine I put on the Augustine classic black low tension. When it comes to strings, personal preference can go a long way in making the guitar even more fun to play. The ones you suggest should be fine! Enjoy! 🎶🎉
Thanks for the review. I'm considering one of these or an alternate brand, but this one is starting to pull ahead. Also, great shirt! I want one for me and my housemate, both of us owned by a black cat.
@jeffbosch1697 - oh exciting, best luck with your search! I was hoping someone would come out with a higher end model in the minis that is readily available but until that happens, Cordoba is continually putting out options in the smaller body sizes that reliably tune to E and have comfortable playability. I appreciate them. Thanks for the T-shirt nod, I love these - got it from Hinsdale humane, they r still offering this design online.
@@fretfrontier Found the t-shirts. And they support a good cause. Thanks!
@@fretfrontier I bought a Cordoba Mini II CE. It's going to need some work but I think I will like it once I'm done. (The action is very high, the D-string tuning machine doesn't like to turn, it goes way out of tune within a few minutes, and the fret ends are sharp. For the brief time it's in tune, it sounds nice, so I bought a set of the strings you recommended, maybe those will help with tuning stability, but I think it may also need some relief adjustment.) Meanwhile, I bought an Ibanez thin line nylon string single-cutaway. It too has sharp fret ends, but what a fun guitar to play.
@jeffbosch1697 - wow sounds like a lot of work for that new mini II. I enjoy working on the fret ends cause then I get them just like I want, but having to possibly buy a new tuning gear for the 4th string on a new guitar… not sure on that one. however, if you really like the way that particular one sounds, I can see not wanting to exchange it. How do you like the Ibanez thin line? I have always appreciated Ibanez instruments. are you going to do a UA-cam review on it?
@@fretfrontier I like the Cordoba so I think the work will be worth it. I'm hoping that I can fix the tuning machine instead of replacing it.
The Ibanez is great. It's a GA35TCE, dark violin sunburst. It's quickly becoming one of my favorite guitars. I also have one of the Fender mini California series (Sonoma, I think) that's also great to play, just a little bigger than the Cordoba, but steel string. I doubt I'll do a UA-cam review. Too much to do in my life already!
Great information, thanks.
@steveedward7572 - I am glad it was useful, thank you for watching! 🎶🎶
I just found out about this model by trying it at a store and i really liked it. Finding from your channel about the EB version. Sometimes the acoustics and feeling is not as nice in the electrics ones. How do you compare them both ? do you find you end up preferring one over the other ?
@al3xandr3 - for all practical purposes I prefer the EB with the electronics because it has my all favorite things in a guitar: a cut away for upper fret access, can be easily amplified, sounds decent strummed and clean when playing solos, and has a solid wood top. Yet I was initially disappointed in the sound of the EB. New out of the box, the MH has the nicer sound. The EB did improve over time, maybe because of the solid top. Also, it came with high tension strings and they sounded pretty bright. The tone on the EB warms up with the Augustine low tension. In the end, if I was going to have just the one, it would be the EB-CE. I do have one of each now though… guitars 🤤… can we have too many? 🤔… anyway, I hope that helps, let me know what you decide, and thanks for watching! 🎶
@@fretfrontier thank you, planning to order a EB version :)
Congratulations 👏👏 in my country Chile 🇨🇱 they don't sell guitars like the yamaha apxt2 and the baby taylors are very expensive. I bought the Cordoba mini II MH and it's coming home tomorrow. I hope I'm not wrong. any recommendations how to lower the bridge? cordial greetings 😃
Sorry my Bad English
@fernando Gonzalez Monsalve - how exciting! I hope your cordoba mini II MH brings you much playing enjoyment! hopefully you won’t have to adjust the bridge, but if you have to or want to, I did a UA-cam video on how to do an instrument set up. I demo on a ukulele but the same activities apply to guitar. here is the link - ua-cam.com/video/btmi9Vt2Mb4/v-deo.html - it’s called how to give your uke some TLC and it will show you how to adjust the bridge, as well as the nut slots to get your action lowered. It will also show you how to deal with sharp frets. I hope it helps you out. Let me know how it goes!
Hola! como fue tu experiencia con la guitarra Cordoba Mini II?
would you please tell me the name of the strap and the bag ?
@gopesh-yoga - Hi, see if these links will work…
Neckup guitar support
NeckUp.com
Cordoba 1/4 size guitar case
www.elderly.com/products/cordoba-1-4-size-deluxe-guitar-gigbag
so the strap is the ‘neck up’ comes in various sizes, depending on your need for your particular guitar. then the case is the cordoba 1/4 size guitar case. Hope this helps, thank you for watching! - p.s. - not monetized, just added the links for your convenience
Can you put all steel strings on this guitar?
@alaskan6384 - Hi, no it is made for nylon strings. But if you want a crisper sound you can use higher tension nylon.
🎼Just bought that tiny great guitar myself. Found you today making that review. I very much enjoyed your playing. Now I am going to stroll a bit on your channel. See you🙃
@meTermorphose - glad to hear! I hope your mini II brings you much joyful playing time! 🎶
Thank you for yhe detailed info.
@rdyapo - thank you for watching! 🎶🎶
Love your videos!
@bo pa - Thank you for watching!
Hi, I just bought a Cordoba mini II EB-CE Spruce Ebony from Amazon. I already have another Cordoba C-9. I bought this Mini just to practice inside my Semi truck in my free time.
By the way I just loved you played this blue and I really would love to know the name of this blues song. Because I want to learn it.
Thank you for your helpful video. God bless you.
@Marco Defreitas - thank you so much! The blues I was playing was not any Song. It’s just riff based accoustic blues where you just kind of come up with some groove to play on the base strings and try to weave a melody on top of it. The closest I have to something tabbed out on that at the moment is in the lesson series I’m doing on acoustic blues played on baritone uke. if you’d be interested in viewing those, let me know and I’ll put a link in the comments cause baritone uke is basically tuned like the first four strings of the guitar. In any case I hope your cordoba mini II EB brings you much playing enjoyment! I actually got my replacement cordoba mini II MH from Amazon, and that one worked out! Thanks for watching!
@@fretfrontier 👋 Hi, I surely will love to get this link that you mentioned and I will watch too !!
Thank you 🙏🏼
@Marco Defreitas - wonderful, here is the link. ua-cam.com/video/wkXmOhf0au8/v-deo.html it’s pt1 of the series. there are four parts out there so far with a separate play along episode that puts everything together from parts one through four. You can follow the links in the descriptions to navigate from episode to episode. I hope you find it helpful! Again, it’s key of D because it’s on the baritone uke but you can play all the lessons exactly the way they are on the first four strings on a guitar. if there’s some interest, I’ll do some specific to guitar later. I love Accoustic blues! Thanks for stopping by!
@@fretfrontier 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼I will . Thank you very much
@@fretfrontier yay! so nice!
2022.03.27 - hi I had a comment here that I was responding to that somehow vanished from UA-cam. I just wanted to let the person know whoever commented here today that it was a UA-cam issue and I appreciate your comment. I hope you end up seeing this note. 😧
Cordoba claims both the EB-CE and MH weigh the same. Interesting that you find the EB-CE more neck heavy. I find the MH equally as heavy so I prefer a headstock strap, not the button under the neck.
@ALIENsosa - yes, body design can make the balance feel different even when overall weight is same. Good point on the headstock straps vs the under neck button - agreed. On acoustic instruments I also tend to skip the under neck button.
Do you think this would be a good learning guitar?
@oncersm - Yes. It would be a good choice for learning guitar.
sounds great 👍
@Lee Owen - thank you for watching!
Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Nice playing...
@Bob Lee - Thank you so much, and thanks for watching!
ご意見を聞かせて下さい。ネットで中古の同じものを見つけました。フレットの残りが70%とありました。でも価格は通常の半分以下です。
私のテクニックはビートルズのブラックバードのさわりが弾けるくらいです。ソロギターをしたいと思いますが中古はどう思いますか？
Hi, I think you are asking me about secondhand or used guitars please forgive if my translation was bad. I have a few guitars I bought used and like them. in both cases they turned out to be good deals but I did get them from guitar stores rather than from individuals. One of them I was able to play first. in both cases, I couldn’t get them new as they had been discontinued by the manufacturer. sometimes you can get a good deal but it is safest if you can try it first or are getting it from a guitar store that will exchange or return it. I hope I answered your question. Thank you for watching!
ありがとうございます。
ブルースいいですね。
私もあなたと同じMHにします。
I hope your MH brings you much playing enjoyment!
weekend I get mini MHschedule
play movie adition please
OK?
today I get MH!
Do you give private lessons via Skype or Zoom?
@Canny - Hi, not at this time, but you can check back later. Or if you’d like to email me I can let you know when I start. thank you for your interest and thank you for watching! 🎶🎶
tnx love u
@modi - thanks for watching!
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@cholo2406 - Hi the overall length is: 873mm (34 3/8")… it fits in the Cordoba Deluxe Gig Bag 1/4 Size. Thank you for watching.