Manuel Rodriguez Magistral D-C

Ho acquistato tante chitarre in Thomann. Questa Rodriguez è davvero eccezionale considerando il suo costo modesto. La chitarra è fatta bene, senza sbavature di colla o altre imperfezioni. È davvero tutto ok. Il cedro si fa sentire attraverso il suo suono con attacco pronto e rotondo.
Unico piccolissimo neo, nel mio caso, le meccaniche non reggono perfettamente l'accordatura, ma le corde sono nuove, un po' è anche questa la causa; proverò a sostituire le corde e montarle in modo migliore....

Bella chitarra, grazie Rodriguez.

Guitar is well built, gorgeous looking, all solid wood, thin matte finish. Action was slightly too high at 12th fret (6 mm), I would say this can be easily rectified by visiting a quality luthier. There was no scratches or visible damages, however internal section of hand rest had quite ugly signs of glue which I need to take care of, hopefully I'll be able to correct it and remove it properly. (glue is not visible from the outside).

Guitar came with a high-tension Hannabach HTC 815 strings (to be fair, strings were in a bad shape, rusty basses and obviously poor QC from Thomann prior shipment).

Sound:
Sound is very reach. Basses sound quite powerful and there is a certain amount of depth which is a nice surprise. Good attack and sustain can be easily identified. Guitar is quite loud.. Sound is well balanced and there is a harmonious volume between bass and treble strings.
E1 and B2 strings sound slightly thin but I believe this can be rectified by using another set of strings, probably I'll go with Savarez Cantiga. Definitely I need to tryout several brands, types and variations of strings.

Overall look is absolutely phenomenal for this price range. I am happy with this purchase. The only down side are strings which came in a poor rusty condition.

I decided to take a risk and buy this online, since I can't find these in my country, and I'm really glad I did.

This is one of the best value options for an all-solid wood classical, and once I got it in my hands I discovered why this matters. I've never felt a guitar come to life when I played it quite like this, the whole instrument resonates when you play and gives a beautiful tone. It came strung with high tension strings which I will be changing to try different tone options, but they stay in tune and play well. As others have mentioned the bass strings tend to sound louder and fuller than the trebles, so there is some experimentation to be done.

The build quality, QC, and setup are excellent IMO. The smell of the cedar whenever I open the case is amazing which is always a lovely way to start a session. I've rated the quality 4/5 only because there are some small things like some glue residue etc, but nothing that can't be rectified. My biggest surprise was that my Ebony Fingerboard wasn't all black, but has some pale figuring, so I guess this is down to the wood available but I've come to kind of like it since it gives the guitar some character. The setup out of the box is textbook, with the action 4mm on the bass side and 3mm on the treble, and the guitar has zero buzz or rocking frets.

The tuners work nicely and don't skip, the arm rest is fitted well and helps to keep my arm off the soundboard. The only features I would have personally liked are a strap button on the bottom and some fret markers, at least at the 7th, but this is a traditional Spanish guitar so this is not surprising.