Cordoba 20TM-CE Acoustic Electric Tenor Ukulele

I am a long time guitar player and have a collection of guitars. I own electric, acoustic, classical, bass but have never gotten into ukulele until recently. After doing a bit of research I decided on the Cordoba 20 TM-CE Acoustic Electric Tenor for my first ukulele. I am very happy with it. First off, it is a very nice looking ukulele, with a very solid feel to it. Nothing on this looks cheaply made. I was very pleasantly surprised with how nice it looks. I was really worried because this was the first time I have purchased an instrument online and without having spent some real time playing with it. Plus, I realized I would be getting an instrument right out of the box without any kind of "setup" which is not the ideal way of making a perfect match. I would recommend always playing an instrument before buying it but I will say that I was lucky and it worked out for me this time. Admittedly, I am new to the ukulele and there is an adjustment to make from the guitar but so far it has been a pretty easy transition. I am loving this thing. The tone is nice and I couldn't be happier. There is a learning curve with the different tuning/fret size/action and I will probably switch out to a low G string but I am having a blast learning this thing. There are no strap buttons on this ukulele so if you are one to play with a strap you will have to improvise with that or install one. There are kits and they are easy to install if you want to wear a strap. If you are looking for a mid range ukulele, this to me feels like a great bang for your buck.

When I first became obsessed with ukes, I purchased a Luna Tattoo tenor. It sounded reasonably well, but it felt cheap and was not a joy to play. Knowing I'd never pick up the instrument and play it often enough if I didn't feel passionately about it, I returned it and instead purchased a really nice KoAloha tenor for a considerable chunk of change. I've played that instrument every day since purchasing it and it's proved itself to be worth every penny of its price, even as my first instrument. I eventually decided I wanted a soprano uke as well, though, for the sake of the versatility of having two instruments with different tunings and portability factors and sounds. After poking around on Amazon for a while I saw that a couple of Cordobas, though low in price, had nearly flawless ratings from customers, unlike almost all of the other budget-oriented ukes around, so it was an easy purchase to make. As soon as I pulled the 20SM out of the packaging and held in my hands I knew it was a quality instrument: perfectly balance with a center of gravity where the neck meets the body (just like my tenor that cost more than four times as much), geared tuners that stay nice and tight, a perfectly straight neck with spot-on intonation all throughout the scale, and a richness that will make any listener grin with pleasure. No, no aficionado's going to mistake this for a hand-crafted work of art, but this uke feels and sounds and plays like models that cost twice as much. You could easily give this as a gift to a beginning musician and they're not going to run into the problem of being discouraged by a mediocre instrument.

Been playing guitar for forty years, decided to pick up the ukulele about 10 years ago just for fun. Bought a $99 Luna Tattoo concert uke, thinking it was a decent beginner instrument. Played it a few years, then teenage son got interested, and adopted the Luna as his own. Decided to replace it with something slightly better. Did some research, decided on the Cordoba 20CM since it had a solid top (as opposed to the Luna's all-laminate construction), a compensated bridge, a higher price tag and good reviews. The Cordoba is a beautiful little instrument, and immaculately constructed. The neck is thick and wide (making complex chords easy) and the fretwork is flawless. The compensated bridge seems to do its job, tuning and intonation are spot on. However, it seems that these more expensive features don't translate into sound quality. The Cordoba is much softer in volume than the Luna (they're the same size and dimensions, and they have the same strings) and its tone is heavy on the midrange, with very little bass. The Luna's tone is bigger, louder, bassier. You can feel the Luna's body vibrate as you play it, and it just projects sound. This is not the case with the Cordoba. If I had to do it again, I'd have saved some money and gotten another Luna. They're a little rougher around the edges and lacking some features, but there's something about the way they're put together that makes them sound fantastic. The Cordoba 20CM is a perfectly good little ukulele, very nicely made with a nice neck, and completely sufficient for entertaining yourself. But if you're looking for a great sounding uke with enough volume to have some friends singing along, you'll likely find it lacking.

terrible buzzing on the first and second fret. this often means a too-low nut, so i checked it out - and it had shims on it. shims under the nut, right out of the box?! and the nut was still crooked and misaligned... i can also see that some of the frets aren't the right height, as well as being sharp/unfiled on the edges. overall just bad quality. it's a shame because it's beautiful and the sound from the functioning parts is great. a lot of reviews also mention it becoming untuned sooo quickly and often. i am hesitant to agree because strings have to be broken in at first of course - but it does seem like the tuners loosen far more than any other quality ukulele.

コンサートサイズを持っているので、ティナーサイズがほしくて購入しました。価格的にも初心者の私には購入しやすい価格です。音もよく響き簡単な曲のソロ演奏で楽しんでいます。手ごろな値段で、音もよく購入してよかったと思います。

He leído y buscado mucho antes de comprarme este barítono de Córdoba para reemplazar mi Donner tenor (que fue mi primer uke) y la verdad es que estoy bastante decepcionado. Y no es para menos. Pagar por un producto que dice tener una acción muy buena y suave que exige poca fuerza en la mano izquierda pero cuando llega resulta que es durísimo para tocar!! Ya desde el primer traste para tocar un C# requiere mucha presión. Comparado con el Donner UT 6 que tengo que es bastante duro también al ser un instrumento barato el Córdoba 20BM lo supera en rigidez de acción ampliamente. Mañana lo llevaré a alguna tienda de música para ver si me ayudan a bajar las cuerdas un poco y ver si esto resuelve la dureza de la acción y sino intentaré devolverlo. Actualizaré esta opinión con los nuevos resultados. Tenía tantas ganas de ponerme a tocarlo hoy mismo y salir a tocar a la calle con él pero así no tendré más que calambres a la hora de estar tocando. 3 clavijas no funcionan correctamente y al afinarlo saltan casi medio tono hacia arriba. Respecto al sonido y demás detalles del instrumento está bastante bien pero nada del otro mundo... Había probado un Kala Ka B y sonaba incluso mejor que este por 140 Euros, es decir 80 Euros menos. No me lo compré porque tocándolo noté que a partir del tercer traste los acordes con cejilla zumbaban demasiado y eso ya requería un trabajito extra. Saben la decepción de comprar algo y creer que es algo bueno y cuando llega no lo puedes creer? Así estoy con este Córdoba 20BM. Mucha publicidad y bla bla bla y llegá en una cajita que parece de papel. Increíble.

hola ha todos .. estoy muy contento con el ukelele .. esta muy bien y suena muy bien merece la pena .. lastima que no venga con la funda un saludo

On aurait aimé que le sillet de tête et chevalet soit limé car l'action est très haute, la justesse est très limite dans les aiguës , après modifications rien à redire!!!

Schade, aber leider verzogen. Ich spiele seit etwa einem Jahr die 20SM von Cordoba. Ein sehr schönes Instrument. Oktavenrein und alles. Also dachte ich mir, versuche mal eine größere Cordoba, mit E-Ausgang. Im ersten Moment war auch alles wie erwartet, nur die Stimmung wurde nie richtig gehalten. Recht normal bei neuen Saiten dachte ich mir und gab ihr noch ein paar Tage. Allerdings fühlte sich rund um den neunten Bund immer etwas falsch an, es schnarrte. Nun bin ich kein Experte was Instrumentenbau angeht und zeigte das Stück mal rum. Es stellte sich heraus das der neunte Bund einfach nicht ordentlich in den Hals gearbeitet wurde, daher zu weit abstand und ständig Kontakt zur Saite hat, wenn man den tieferen Halbton anschlägt. Ich sag mal so, vielleicht kann das ein geübter Gitarrenbauer einfach reparieren, für mich blieb realistischer Weise nur die Rücksendung. Ab dem 200€ Preisniveau erwarte ich ehrlich gesagt eine Endkontrolle die den Namen verdient. Solche Defekte kann man automatisch, Stichwort Laservermessung oder manuell, einfach mal stimmen und alle Töne anschlagen - leicht im Werk herausfinden. Bleibt nur wieder die Erkenntnis -niemals Musikinstrumente online kaufen.