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lohan

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Joined: Nov. 29 2020

Camps - Alhambra

**Here is my question:**

In the global market, the Camps M7 guitar is priced about the same as the Alhambra 5F.
However, for the purpose of my question, please completely disregard global pricing. Prices in my country are structured very differently.
Here, the price of a Camps M7 is equal to the Alhambra 7FC

I know that the Alhambra and Almansa brands are all essentially the same.
But what is my dilemma?

Does feeling the heaviness of the neck exist with the Alhambra 7FC?

The Camps M7 is very lightweight and has a very comfortable, playable neck. When I hold this guitar, I don't feel the weight of the neck at all, perhaps because it is made of cedar. But despite having laminate back and sides, it costs exactly the same here in my country as the Alhambra 7FC.

Now I am torn on what to do. Should I get an all-solid wood guitar where I have to deal with a heavy-feeling neck, or a lightweight, comfortable laminate guitar?

My options are limited; these are basically it. The Almansa 447FC is also available here.

Does anyone have any experience with these that they could share with me?

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Ricardo

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Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: Camps - Cuenca - Alhambra (in reply to lohan)

The thing about weight is subjective. All I can say is that I have in the past tried a couple of the Alhambra 7 flamenco guitars and they were better than average for the price range. I feel Cordoba is made by those guys but the 7f seemed more like a "real flamenco guitar" to me. Not sure if the quality is the same or gone down since then, sorry.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 7 2026 13:17:05