Description
SQOE EC3968C Spruce Black Classical Guitar
A 39-inch classical guitar with a solid spruce top and sapele back and sides in a Black finish - a straightforward nylon-string build for classical technique or fingerstyle playing, without premium-tier pricing.
Quick Snapshot
Why You'll Love It
A 39-inch classical guitar with a solid spruce top and sapele back and sides in a Black finish - a straightforward nylon-string build for classical technique or fingerstyle playing, without premium-tier pricing.
A Classic Nylon-String Build
A sapele back and sides pair with either a spruce or cedar top depending on finish, the two most common classical-guitar top woods, giving you a genuine choice in tonal character within the same 39-inch body.
A Neck Built For Classical Technique
A mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and 19 frets follows standard classical guitar proportions - a wider, flatter neck than a steel-string guitar, built for the thumb-and-finger technique classical playing calls for.
Hardware Built To Last
A rosewood bridge and chrome-gold classical machine heads round out the build - classical guitar tuners you turn by hand, not the sealed geared tuners found on steel-string guitars.
The SQOE Standard
SQOE traces its name back to a Spanish guitar-making lineage - the Esquivel family, who by SQOE's own account have handcrafted guitars since 1883 - and builds its identity today around the backronym "Sound Quality Over Experience." Guitars sold under the SQOE name are manufactured in China, with a catalog spanning classical, folk, dreadnought, and electric models. The Classic-Series 39-inch classical guitars, including the EC3968 and EC3968C, sit in SQOE's traditional nylon-string line-up.
Engineered With Purpose
A Solid Spruce Top Over Sapele Back And Sides
Spruce is the traditional classical-guitar top wood, prized for a bright, clear, articulate tone that continues to open up with playing time, paired here with sapele back and sides.
Mahogany Neck, 19-Fret Rosewood Board
A mahogany neck carries a 19-fret rosewood fingerboard and rosewood bridge, standard classical-guitar proportions built for fingerstyle and classical technique, finished off with chrome-gold classical machine heads.
Specifications
| Model | EC3968C-BK |
| Top | Spruce |
| Size | 39 Inch |
| Back & Sides | Sapele |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Frets | 19 |
| Bridge | Rosewood |
| Tuning Pegs | Chrome Gold Classical Machine Heads |
| Strings | Nylon (Standard For Classical Guitars) |
| Finish | Black |
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