The Yamaha GL-1 guitalele just recently came to the US, but now already has a competitor. Well, not exactly a competitor, as it is in a different price range.
Take a look on the Cordoba guitars web site, and they have a new guitalele called "guilele". It was supposed to become available here yesterday, June 3, 2011. I do not know if they are actually available anywhere yet..
Definitely looks like some upgraded components compared to Yamaha. Solid spruce top. (Perhaps solid overall, but I do not recall.) Bone saddle, looks like better quality components overall.
Of course though, the real test would be in the listening and playing. I really like the sound of my GL-1, and like to play it. (Although the action was too high out of the box, and I had to pay a shop $40 to lower it.)
It costs twice as much as the Yamaha GL1. The latter sells for $99, and the Cordoba Guilele will sell for $199. Still much less though, than the Hawaiian guitaleles like those from Kanilea, Koaloha, Mele, etc.
Anyhow, if anyone here runs across a real live Cordoba Guilele in a store, please try it and report to us, how it plays and sounds. If there is a Yamaha GL-1 Guitalele in the same store, try one right after the other, and compare how they sound, how they play, etc.
Thank you.
Take a look on the Cordoba guitars web site, and they have a new guitalele called "guilele". It was supposed to become available here yesterday, June 3, 2011. I do not know if they are actually available anywhere yet..
Definitely looks like some upgraded components compared to Yamaha. Solid spruce top. (Perhaps solid overall, but I do not recall.) Bone saddle, looks like better quality components overall.
Of course though, the real test would be in the listening and playing. I really like the sound of my GL-1, and like to play it. (Although the action was too high out of the box, and I had to pay a shop $40 to lower it.)
It costs twice as much as the Yamaha GL1. The latter sells for $99, and the Cordoba Guilele will sell for $199. Still much less though, than the Hawaiian guitaleles like those from Kanilea, Koaloha, Mele, etc.
Anyhow, if anyone here runs across a real live Cordoba Guilele in a store, please try it and report to us, how it plays and sounds. If there is a Yamaha GL-1 Guitalele in the same store, try one right after the other, and compare how they sound, how they play, etc.
Thank you.