Review of the Ortega R131SN classical guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Solid cedar top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut width: 48 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Body depth 102 mm
  • Chrome-plated machine heads
  • Colour: Natural, silk matte
  • Gig bag included

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This guitar usually has a price around 211.00 €

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Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

I have been playing folk guitar for 5 cc and I wanted to try something new, like flamenco or classical music. I bought this guitar and, I have to say, I’m really happy with my choice. I was looking for an affordable guitar, but i didn’t want to sacrifice quality over price, and i think that a 250/300 ¤ budget it’s really good for a beginner. Having said that, the guitar lived up to my expectation, not only, it went a little further! definitely reccomended! It has a clean and warm sound, it feels nice when playing in it. The neck feels nice. The only thing that i feel like saying is that it felt a little smaller than normal classic/flamenco guitars, but it’s something that you won’t notice with time!

Comment:

Foreword: Part of the fault was mine: I wasn’t prepared to fully keeping the guitar at the recommended humidity. If I had done so, maybe some of the issues might not have manifested, although the recommended humidity of 50-60% is unreasonable. Onwards with the review:

I got this guitar after playing for about ten years without really knowing much about guitars (I just play them, damned if I know anything about how they’re made). After a few months of playing, the Finnish winter happened and I began to notice problems, namely string rattle around the 5th fret on the thick E and 11th fret of the thin E. After I contacted a luthier he recommended me to try increasing the humidity in my apartment and moisturize the guitar. I did so, by using a guitar humidifier as well as a general air humidifier in my flat. Using this, I managed to improve my apartment humidity to 40%, something that’s not always easy to do in the nordics.

The problems persisted: The strings rattled and the intonation sounded a bit off. I took the guitar to the luthier for repairs. Here’s the verdict, paraphrasing his words:

The guitar had a small bump on the neck around the points where I noticed the problem, at 4th and 11th frets, producing string rattle. Towards the center of the fretboard there was a decline, where in classical guitars an incline is typical. His suspicision is that Chinese guitars at the factories might not use wood that’s fully dry before it’s used to build a guitar, which in turn causes the guitars to get too dry in climates with less humidity (ie. the nordics). He also commented, having read the Ortega website, that they recommend the guitars to have 50%-60% humidity, something that’s a bit unreasonable considering most guitar manufacturers recommend 40%-60%, and in the nordics even that can be difficult to achieve during winter, and in most cases even 30% can be a challenge – better quality guitars will survive it.

Ignoring the problems, the sound is fine and the guitar feels fine to my hands, playability is okay and there’s a two-direction truss rod for dealing with the neck.

If you are going to buy this guitar, considering blowing 200¤ extra and get a better one in the first place – you’ll pay this sum to a luthier anyway.

Ortega R131SN vs Thomann Classic Guitar S 4/4

The guitar Ortega R131SN is usually 76 € more expensive than Thomann Classic Guitar S 4/4.

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Ortega R131SN

Thomann Classic Guitar S 4/4
  • Solid cedar top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut width: 48 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Body depth 102 mm
  • Chrome-plated machine heads
  • Colour: Natural, silk matte
  • Gig bag included
  • Size: 4/4
  • Top: Solid, tinted spruce
  • Back and sides: Solid maple, stained in walnut colour
  • Neck: Maple, stained in walnut colour
  • Fretboard: Acacia
  • Bridge: Acacia
  • Black top and back binding
  • Walnut-coloured neck finish
  • Neck width: 52 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Total length: 98 cm
  • Nickel-plated Van Gent machine heads
  • Round, warm, differentiated sound
  • Ex-factory stringing: Hannabach 815 (article no. 122784)
  • Colour: Natural high gloss
  • Made in Europe
  • Suitable strap pins: Article no. 213102 (not included)

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Thomann Classic S 4/4 Review

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Ortega R131SN vs Ortega RCE131SN

The guitar Ortega R131SNis usually 50 € cheaper than Ortega RCE131SN.

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Ortega R131SN

Ortega RCE131SN
  • Solid cedar top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut width: 48 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Body depth 102 mm
  • Chrome-plated machine heads
  • Colour: Natural, silk matte
  • Gig bag included
  • Cutaway
  • Solid Ceder top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut: 48mm
  • Scale: 650mm
  • Body depth: 102mm
  • Chrome-plated tuners
  • Pickup system: Magnus Pro
  • Colour: Natural, semi-gloss
  • Incl. gigbag

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DOUBLE ORTEGA GUITAR Unboxing - R131 and M4CS

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Ortega R131SN vs Harley Benton Santos Series C-40SCE NT

The guitar Ortega R131SN is usually 67 € more expensive than Harley Benton Santos Series C-40SCE NT.

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Harley Benton Santos Series C-40SCE NT
  • Solid cedar top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut width: 48 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Body depth 102 mm
  • Chrome-plated machine heads
  • Colour: Natural, silk matte
  • Gig bag included
  • Build: Auditorium with cutaway
  • Top: Solid spruce
  • Classic fan bracing
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Black walnut
  • 20 Frets
  • Wood / Cream-coloured body binding
  • Nut width: 48 mm
  • 2-Way truss rod
  • Bridge: Blackwood
  • Saddle and nut: Black graphite
  • Open headstock
  • Deluxe machine heads
  • Fishman Presys pickup system with built-in tuner
  • Stringing: D’Addario Pro Arte Nylon
  • Colour: Natural high gloss

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Santos Series C-40SCE NT

Harley Benton - Santos Series - C40SCE NT - Classical Guitar - Presentation -

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Ortega R131SN vs Ortega R131SN-WR

The guitar Ortega R131SN is usually 4 € more expensive than Ortega R131SN-WR, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Ortega R131SN

Ortega R131SN-WR
  • Solid cedar top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut width: 48 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Body depth 102 mm
  • Chrome-plated machine heads
  • Colour: Natural, silk matte
  • Gig bag included
  • 4/4 Size
  • Cedar top
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Walnut
  • Nut width: 48 mm
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Body depth 102 mm
  • Chrome plated machine heads
  • Colour: Wine red, high gloss
  • Gig bag included

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Ortega R131SN-WR

DOUBLE ORTEGA GUITAR Unboxing - R131 and M4CS

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Ortega R131SN-WR review

Where to buy the guitar Ortega R131SN

Amazon

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  • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

Thomann

  • Free Shipping.
  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
  • 100% reliable payment.
  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

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