The Alhambra 7FC CW E8 Flamenco Guitar is a handmade Spanish guitar with cutaway & electronics. It is a beautiful, all solid, flamenco guitar. It is beautifully crafted, has a wonderful tone, is very loud, and is very playable. This is an excellent choice for the serious guitar player. (Click here to hear the pronunciation of "Alhambra".)
(The guitar shown in photos has the Fishman Prefix system. The guitar you would receive has the Flex M System like the 9P CW E8 does, as shown in the final photo above.)
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- Solid Spruce Top
- Solid Cypress Back & Sides
- Fishman Flex M Blend Electronics
- Cutaway Body
- Spanish Cedar Neck with Ebony Reinforcement
- Ebony Fingerboard
- 650mm Scale Length
- 50mm Nut Width
- Fret Markers: On Frets 3, 5, 7, 9 12, 15
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Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish on the top (gives the top improved resonance)
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Polyurethane Finish on the back & sides (provides improved durability)
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Strings Installed by Alhambra: D’Addario XTC44 Extra High Tension
- All Solid
Alhambra Deluxe Soft Case Included
Made in Spain
Recommended Strings: This guitar comes with D'Addario EXP44 Extra Hard Tension strings installed. These are not bad strings, but don't allow the guitar to live up to its full potential. I recommend the following strings for this guitar:
Carbon: My favorite strings of all I've tried are
Savarez Alliance set 540J. These strings provide great volume and resonance. Being Carbon, they are a bit thinner in diameter than nylon strings. The tone is brighter and not as mellow as nylon strings. If you want a softer sound, nylon may suit you better.
Nylon: For nylon strings, I really like Savarez Corum New Cristal set 500CJ strings. They provide a nice round tone, good volume, and a comfortable feel.
If you would like to have strings installed other than the ones that come with your guitar, you can add the
Strings Installation Service to your order.
-Geoff Ferdón, owner of XGuitars
