I bought mine second hand in 1978ish.. have it ever since… love the sound

I did receive an Ensenada Guitar nylon string guitar from a friend who had received it from a friend. It sound alright when picking. But, as far as strumming it is poor. It sound all base and hardly any treble. But, as far as value, as I investigated, you’d get more using it as firewood.

My guitar has the hummingbirds on the front plates. It is an Ensenada It is in pretty good condition. I have had this guitar for 41 years. Does it have any monetary value?
KW

Whas the WG-66 in good shape. T.Harou

I would start with a light gauge set to test the strength of the bridge and learning the angles, sets, etc, all of which will play into the gauges you will decide on.. Far too many great strings outthhere; grab thenm on promos, an they are ususallyc heaper. tks

Having just bought an Ensenada WG 66 in very good condition I was wondering if anyone can suggest a gauge and brand of guitar strings

Ive came across a wg65 on craigslist. Haven’t purchased yet. But the guy that owned it claimed it is an all solid woods guitar. Solid spruce top, solid tiger maple back and sides. It is from 1968 so I am curious of the sound cause I’ve never played an acoustic with solid maple. Even tho most of the sound is projected from the spruce top, I own 2 guitars with solid mahogany back and sides and solid spruce tops. ( sigma, blueridge ) and I have a guitar with solid rosewood back and sides with a solid spruce top. The rosewood has a real warm sound compared to the hogs. Tho my favorite guitar is the 1988 sigma sdm 18. Excellent guitar with all solid woods. Wouldn’t trade it for most martins I’ve played. Once I buy the ensenada I’ll give an update and give my honest opinion of quality and sound. Just because a guitar isn’t worth much doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be valuable to the right acoustic player.

Mine has a paper glued inside with Ensenada cg 105 on it. I assume CG means classical guitar. There is no designation anywhere on it that identifies where it was made. It has a mexican kind of design and the metal on the side of the headstock is stamped with a design. I’ve had it since I was 12 which would put it about 1970. I took classical lessons at one time in my twenties and it sounded pretty good – maybe it would again with new strings. It has survived pretty well for it’s age and having played it as a kid. The case is a cheap one but has also survived well- it has a yellow lining. I’ve seen ensenadas for sale on ebay and such for $50.

i have one it is model FG41 can anyone give a doller amount on it. i have had it cents the mid 70s

My guitar is marked on the backside of the headstock WG65. It is not marked as an Ensenada label but has the insignia in the middle of the front headstock. Directly below that insignia, but above the nut there is a screwed on triangular piece of plastic that I assume might give access to a neck adjustment. Nowhere is there any ” made in japan” identification marks on the guitar. It also has similar fret markings as other Ensenada guitars that I have seen pictures of. The headstock has the familiar Fender shape, it plays well and keeps pretty good tune for extended period of time. It is a one owner guitar that I bought at a Montgomery Ward store in Iowa City, Iowa in the early 1970’s. I would like to find an original pick guard that uses a five screw anchoring pattern.

Has a handwritten model #, makes me think it is even more rare in the line, but nobody can tell me where it is from. I do not think it is mij, but no markings indicating it was made in Mexico…found in new Mexico at an estate sale.

Well… this could be a longshot here as the previous post pursuant to the CG 108 was ten years ago. Anything further about this guitar? I’m awaiting the arrival of one recently procured on Ebay. Whilst googling around I did come across a site that actually had an old Ensenada catalog…. but it was not available sans paying a fee. I’ll post back here once mine arrives… I took a shot in the dark on it as it appeared to have some nice looking woods and inlay work….

We shall see…

Does anyone have any idea for sure what this is worth? I am in the job of selling things for people, and need to make some money……[email protected]

I also have a WG 65.. Great looking craftmanship and a really good sound.. Was bought in Dallas in 75 but dont remember anything else.. more info would be nice. I do have pics.. would be interested at looking at others..

I had a beautiful Country Western Ensenada guitar a few yrs ago,& let it go. I’d like to know if they are still being made today,& how much,would one cost? I’d sure like to have another one,because it sounded so good. Thank You.

I too am trying to find out something about these guitars. I have one that is model number CG 108. It does have quite a good sound and appealing looks.

Hola,

Ensenada guitars were produced in Japan in the 70’s. They were distributed in the US by Strum & Drum company of Chicago. This company(strum and drum) owned the National trademark in the 70’s and produced Japanese National guitars for a while.
Ensenada’s are pretty good guitars, kinda rare but not very valuable.

Jj

: i have a guitar from my mom that she bought 30 years ago. its in great condition, made by Ensenada, model no. WG 65. i dont know anything about em and was curious – are they good? valuable? rare? thanks for your help.

: ~Rachel

I also have an ensenada and was wondering the same thing, mine was purchased in Mexico by my uncle in the 1960’s it sounds great and has a very unique mexican design on the pick guard. I have tried everything to find someone that knows their value with no luck at all..
Good Luck!