Brings together a bubinga body with a cedar top for resplendent tone.

Featuring a carefully chosen, solid Canadian cedar top and laminated bubinga back and sides, the Caballero 11 classical guitar is a beauty to behold and play. The headstock and fretboard are of Indian rosewood. Nickel-plated tuners and Silver-plated frets are installed to last a lifetime. The body binding and wood rosette are exquisite.

The Rodriguez Guitar is hand crafted and glued to create precise balances. From the invisible careful sanding, even inside the body, that ensures the finished instrument's purity of tone, to the beautifully unique rosette inlays around the soundhole and on the back of the neck, each guitar is a credit to its luthier and worthy of being handed down from one generation to another.

The tone, resonance and beauty of fine guitars are all dependent upon the wood from which they are made. The wood used in the construction of Rodriguez guitars is carefully chosen and aged to guarantee the highest quality. No wood is purchased before the tree has been cut down, and at least 2 years must elapse before the tree is turned into lumber. The wood has to be well cut from the log. The grain must be close and absolutely vertical. The shop is totally free from humidity.

The Rodriguez Caballero 11 guitar features a multi-colored wood rosette, as exquisite as the sounds that issue from it. Their intricacy and beauty signify the attention to detail that characterizes every Rodriguez guitar.

For backs and sides, Rodriguez uses Brazilian Rosewood and Indian Rosewood (Jacaranda). Brazilian Rosewood has a beautiful color and design, making it ideal for an elegant concert classic guitar.

For the top, Rodriguez has experimented with other Spruce woods from various parts of the world including North America, Canada, Alaska, Russia and Sweden, but the Spruce from Central Europe is unique. Red Western Cedar is obtained from Canada and the Northwest U.S. There are many different qualities and colors. As with Spruce, stiffness, grain and weight are important.

For the neck, Rodriguez uses cedar from Honduras as preferred over heavy Mahogany. There are many kinds of Cedar, as the name is used on so many continents. The Honduran Cedar used is very hard and stiff, but at the same time, light. Necks are reinforced with 2 Ebony strips on the underside of the fingerboard to give total rigidity and to eliminate movement cased as a result of the aging of the guitar.

Rodriguez Caballero 11 Cedar Top Classical Guitar Features:

• Top: Solid Canadian Cedar
• Back & Sides: Laminated Bubinga
• Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
• Bridge: Sapele
• Neck: Sapele
• Tuner: Nickel Plated (Standard)
• Headstock: Indian Rosewood
• Nut & Saddle: Tusq Graphite
• Body Binding: One Rosewood

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Rodriguez Caballero 11 Cedar Top Classical Guitar Specifications:

• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 2" (54mm)
• Body Depth: 3.71" 3.94" (95mm 100mm)
• Body Width: 11.42" 14.53" (290mm 369mm)
• Scale Length: 25.6" (650mm)
• Rosette: Multicolored woods
• Body Binding: Wood
• Frets: 19, Silver-plated Fingerboard Width at Nut: 2" (54mm)
• Body Depth: 3.71" 3.94" (95mm 100mm)
• Body Width: 11.42" 14.53" (290mm 369mm)
• Scale Length: 25.6" (650mm)
• Rosette: Multicolored woods
• Body Binding: Wood
• Frets: 19, Silver-plated

Rodriguez Caballero 11 Cedar Top Classical Guitar

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Absolute best you will find in this price range :D

Posted by otonno from NYC on Oct 15, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Classical, flamenco, rock

This is arguably the most authentic-sounding and best performing classicals you will find in this price range.

From the width of the neck, to the fret size, to the medium-high action and the fact that it is produced in Spain--- this guitar is a quality instrument, and plays exactly how a classical guitar should play. I find the tone to be excellent for the price range. I have sampled the Fender CDN90 and the Yamaha CG111C and the Dean Espana; and the Rodriguez Caballero is FAR superior.

Aesthetically the guitar is also beautiful. This truly is the best quality guitar you are going to find for a factory produced classical. If you're in the market for a cheap classical guitar to clunk around with, you will not be disappointed. This is a great instrument.

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Great first classical

Posted by DeathEvil from Sacramento, CA on Jan 2, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: classical, rock, metal

I have been playing acoustic/electric for a few years and lately I took a classical guitar course at college. This guitar is very beautiful and was perfect except few wood imperfections. From inside you can clearly see that it was hand crafted which for the price is absolutely rare.

The sound is great on the trebles and on low notes; however I wish it had a bit better sustain...

Overall, for the price this is really a steal and I highly recommend it for a beginner/intermediate player.

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Great guitar for a good price.

Posted by GuitarPlayer from Cincinnati on Jul 25, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Classical, Flamenco, and Pop

This is the third Manuel Rodriguez guitar that I have bought. All three have excellent craftsmanship. The Caballero 11 Cedar Top Classical Guitar play, sounds, and looks as good as my Rodriguez model C which was more than twice the price. The tone and clarity of each fret position rings nicely and the bubinga wood of the back and sides looks great. The guitar looks much nicer than the pictures indicate. The Caballero 11 is simply a great but inexpensive classical guitar. You can't go wrong buying this Spanish made guitar.

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