Manuel Rodriguez 60-C Cedar

After reading the reviews for this guitar I had pretty high hope. I love the way the guitar feels in my hands and the comfort of the armrest is undeniable.

The sound is impeccable, I can't fault it for the way it sounds at all. Beautifully responsive, clear trebles and plenty of bass and volume. It's a great experience playing this guitar.

The main thing that lets my example of this guitar down is a sloppy finish. You can clearly see glue residue along the seem of the fingerboard and body. There is residue along the leading edge of the bridge and glue residue underneath the armrest. The fingerboard was also unbelievably dirty, lightly damaged and dried out.

The neck, heel, back and sides are all perfectly fine and look the part. The open headstock is beautiful and the tuners are a pleasure to work with.

I am both happy and a little disappointed with the guitar at the same time.