Beautiful, mellow tone from a solid spruce top.

The Oscar Schmidt Cuatro has mahogany back and sides that look great and add warm projection to this instrument's timbre which lies somewhere between a 12-string guitar and mandolin. Gold tuners enhance the Cuatro's beautiful genuine rosewood fingerboard and bridge. A sweet-sounding traditional instrument that will last a lifetime.

Oscar Schmidt Cuatro Features:

• Solid spruce top
• Mahogany back and sides
• Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
• Gold tuners

Oscar Schmidt Cuatro Includes:

• gig bag

Well-made to be well-played. Make it yours today.

Oscar Schmidt Cuatro

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Sizzling sound.

Posted by Bax Burgess from Villanova, PA on Mar 29, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Pop

One of the better buys I've made. It projects well, and blasts when strummed with gusto. The finish and tuners are good, if the sharp contours and robust weight making it vaguely tanklike, but it's as exciting as a 12-string with one less pair of strings to tune, and, due to its smaller dimensions, more convenient to handle. (Three of the strings had small spots of corrosion.)

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Oscar Schmidt Cuatro

Posted by Boricua from North Port, FL on Mar 16, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musican

Reviewer's Play Style: Salsa,Latin jazz,rock&roll

Great guitar for price and sound i own five diffrent cuatro each made in diffrent countrys this one Oscar Schmidt i can put right up there from one i had made in Puerto Rico.The truss rod works great.I install in a shadow pickup,the sound and action is great.

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A Gem for a great price

Posted by CuatroWizard from Thorndale, PA on Apr 15, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Latin,Country,Classical,Pop, Rock

I just received mine yesterday and played it right away. The sound is sweet, loud and balanced. With a solid spruce top, I expect the sound to get better and better with age. The neck and low string action allows you to play it with comfort.

As far as visuals, it is not the most beautiful Cuatro, has minor cosmetic flaws (2) but the rosette and the binding make it look decent. The finish is nice. I noticed that the Cuatro has a Truss Rod which is not listed in the product specs. Anyway, for just $199.00 I just got a nice puertorrican style Cuatro.

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A Very Nice CUATRO

Posted by Boricua from Bayamon, Puerto Rico on Jan 5, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Folkloric

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this instrument. The details are superb and the sound is sweet. Very smooth fretboard. Excellent value.

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A Puerto Rican Pleasure

Posted by D.R. Wyatt from Marion, AR on Nov 26, 2004

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician/Recording Enginer/Producer

Reviewer's Play Style: Contemporary and traditional Christian music

This ethnic variation on the guitar is different and unique. It is well made and has a wonderfully mellow sound. It sounds like a cittern or a cross between a 12 string guitar and an octave mandolin or mandolin. I collect unusual instruments, and this is one of my favorite. I plan on restringing it with nickel silver strings (what it traditionally is strung with). I only discovered this insrument a few months ago, so I cannot compare it with any make or other brand, but it sounds really great.

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