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Cordoba Guitars Introduces the GK Pro Maple

Cordoba Guitars Introduces the GK Pro Maple

The GK Pro Maple features the signature rosette of the Luthier series, a mother-of-pearl hand-inlaid design inspired by a 1920s Domingo Esteso rosette, and includes a humidified hardshell case.

Santa Monica, CA (June 19, 2014) -- Following the continued popularity of Cordobaā€™s GK Studio and GK Pro models, Cordoba is excited to introduce the brand new GK Pro Maple. This is Cordobaā€™s first cutaway guitar made with solid flamed maple back and sides, paired with a solid European spruce top. Like its sister GK Pro models, the GK Pro Maple features a flatter neck angle, allowing for low action and ease of playability. The Fishman Prefix ProBlend pickup makes this the ideal choice for gigging musicians across flamenco, rock, jazz, blues, and other genres of music. The GK Pro Maple features the signature rosette of the Luthier series, a mother-of-pearl hand-inlaid design inspired by a 1920s Domingo Esteso rosette, and includes a humidified hardshell case.

GK Pro Maple Specs: Solid spruce top, solid flamed maple back and sides, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, natural high gloss PU finish, 50mm nut width, 650mm scale length, Fishman Prefix ProBlend, Savarez Cristal Corum strings. Includes Cordoba humidified archtop wood case.

Street: $1679.99

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