NEW GUITAR DAY! Alhambra 9P CW E8 Classical Guitar with Cutaway and retiring my Alhambra 5P CW 

Link to X-Guitars, Authorized Dealer for Alhambra Guitars in USA: xguitars.com/ Professional people indeed. Geoff does not only sell guitars, he really loves what he does. Pay them a visit if you think about buying a classical Guitar or any accessories. I have no link with them whatsoever.

Dear Cesar, First I want to express how much I appreciate your honesty and ability to say what you genuinely feel and believe. Second I wish to thank you for your smile and your optimistic attitude. Third I want to say how grateful I am for you making the time and taking the effort to create your youtube channel. I find it very insightful and positively instructional with detailed and useful information about life and various topics concerning the guitar. I have lived 5 years in Central America and 22 years in South America working in conservation. My wife and I founded a Nature Refuge and Habitat Restoration Project that we ran until tourism became a casualty of the recent pandemic. We are both self taught musicians. I also compose songs. I play and create mostly jazz/latin/folk style arrangements for piano/guitar/bass/drums and horns. We lived without electricity and tech-no-logical toys so we are lacking knowledge in this respect. I tell you this because we sold or gave all of our instruments except my wife's Alto Sax before moving to the USA recently. A Yamaha piano and two inexpensive hand made Ecuadorian classical guitars were to big and cheap to bring with us. I am looking to replace my classical guitar. I am hoping to finally own a well built quality guitar that I can use in recording my compositions. This is how I serendipitously came across your youtube channel as I was researching the Alhambra 9p CW E8. I contacted XGuitars.com like you suggested and let Geoff know you highly recommend his services. I also found him to be very helpful. I explained to him my situation and he suggested the Alhambra 10p as an option. My concern with the 9p Cw E8 is the cutaway possibly diminishing the overall sound. I do like the idea of the cutaway allowing access to higher frets and the mic and pre amp possibly making recording easier. Do you have any comments? I know you have stated the top produces most of the sound, so my question is, " Should I be concerned about the cutaway?" Perhaps this would be a possible theme to some future video? Cesar...again I wish to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your insightful and experiential knowledge about life and the guitar. Thank you for your efforts and your smile. Shine On Bright Spirit, Tony

I love the fishman electronics in acoustic guitars, this is a nice axe brother congrats!

You are like the Godfather of classical Spanish guitars.

es preciosa la guitarra. me encanta. gracias por compartir! 🙌🏻

Nice review

Love the warm sound of the Alhambra guitars you show on your channel. I am thinking about getting one, most likely th 5 P for now. Always loved classical music vs folk and rock, or blues. Something soothing about it. I played cello in orchestra, so not stranger to classical music. Have not played guitar before, so would the 5 P be a good investment for a beginner? Thanks and love the channel!!

Such a wonderful instrument Cesar I would like to have an acoustic even close to that great quality great video brotha and Rock On lovely instrument!!

Hi Cesar! I'm a big fan of your channel! I've been playing electric and steel string acoustic guitars for 40 years, semi-professionally and professionally for 30, although my skills feel more like I've been playing for just 5 years, 8 times in a row, lol. I'm getting a bit bored with my playing, so I've decided to explore nylon/classical guitars to venture into new musical directions. While I know a lot about electric and steel string acoustics, I'm still learning about what to look for in a nylon guitar. Your videos have been incredibly helpful, and I'm excited to have discovered Alhambra guitars! I'm looking for something unique and not mass-produced. I've come across a couple of 9P CW E8 models and I'm thinking of buying one without playing it first, trusting the workmanship. I'm still considering it. Thanks again for your refreshing and positive videos and advice! Sending blessings from Texas!

Beautiful guitar Cesar, congratulations and love the inlay too. My first classical is a Cordoba C5 solid cedar top and cleverly has a dual action truss rod (great value), but your Alhambra is so beautiful and traditional it's likely next on the list albeit quite a significant upgrade. I seen your video to check a classical guitar at the shop, but difficult to do this presently. Were you able to check yours before buying and correct me if I'm wrong that truss rods are a bit taboo for a traditionally handmade Spanish classical guitar? That said they can be very useful, but without maintaining humidity is even more important. Have you ever experienced twist in an Alhambra?

Gracias por hacer este video! Comprare una pronto pero tengo una duda sobre que estuche me recomiendas para viajar en avión y que la guitarra no sufra ningún daño?? SALUDOS!!!

I am considering a classical guitar with “cutaway” but really more for the access to higher frets than any desire to amplify ( all my mistakes!) but am worried about the quality of sound when they are “unplugged”- as to whether the cutaway detracts from the tonal quality compared to a non-cutaway classical guitar. Do you have any advice on this please? Many thanks!

Please. Il gonna Buy it. Is it thé best one for 2000€. Right here only positives comments. I saw negatives comments in another video like, this guitar sounds good only connected and it’s missing bass. Thx a lot for your answers.

Is it true that solid wood guitars are more susceptible to _temperature and humidity-change_ issues than "layered" wood guitars?

So this guitat cannot be used for flamenco music? Is there a hambra just like this Alhambra 9P CW E8 w/Case for flamenco? ? Thank you.

I'm always looking for the most guitar for the money. Would you say Alhambra gives us the most for our money?

do you think this is the best guitar for the money?

Wow, those things aren't cheap! Good stuff, love the Albeniz too.

Thank you Cesar

Thank you for this wonderful video - it would be great if you could do some videos with the guitar but played acoustically without plugging in please?

Hello Cesar, my best regards from Thessaloniki, Greece! Your review is excellent, congratulations on your new Alhambra! I own an Alhambra 4P (for almost 10 years) and was thinking seriously upgrading to a 9P like yours (without electronics and cutaway)......so your video was really what I needed to make up my mind and.... "pull the trigger". I always assumed that the step up from a 4P to a 9P would be big......now that I see your video I'm pretty sure about that! Take care.....Teo!

Great guitar Cesar, you are truly the best classical guitarist I watch on RU-vid. 😉

Thank you for this. I also have this guitar, which I also bought from X Guitars. I needed the instruction on the Fishman controls. Thanks again. A great review!!

Excelente review! Muchas gracias por compartir con nosotros! Quiero comprarme una clásica normal (no cut ni amplificada) y estoy indeciso entre la 7P y la 9P. Vale la pena la diferencia de precio? Muchas gracias y seguiré tu canal que me ha gustado mucho!

what is the current price for the alhambra 9P CW E8 classical guitar. iwant to buy it.

what is the current price on Alhambra 9P CW8 Classical guitar.

Preciosa guitarra César. Enhorabuena y a disfrutarla. Saludos cordiales, cuídate / Antonio

Awesome beautiful guitar. I'm sure I will give you many years of pleasure. (I can tell you love the guitar). Thanks for sharing your video. Thumbs up always. Stay well & safe my friend.

Good for you Cesar . Beautiful instrument. I hope you keep the old friend also?

Beautiful looking and sounding guitar.

Guitarrón, la calidad de las Alhambra esta fuera de toda duda. Lo del piezo si, pero lo del micrófono en la boca es la primera vez que lo veo ....que curioso!! Un abrazo