Guitar Mod. Special Flamenco Marcelo Barbero (cedar/sicomoro)

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With this new flamenco guitar model, we aim to contribute to the market a Spanish flamenco guitar, built in Spain, economical and of quality that meets the same demands, in terms of adjustments and comfort, that we may have regarding a first-class guitar.

This model, like one of our best-selling models, is built from an original Marcelo Barbero guitar, one of the greatest guitar makers in history, respecting and maintaining the same measurements, scale, size, and aesthetics as the original instrument. And how have we managed to reduce the cost so much, compared to the other model, if they are practically the same? Well, only with the wood!

The woods used for its construction are of the highest quality, solid canadian cedar with a straight and uniform grain, and laminated sicomoro for the sides and back. This, which at first glance might seem like a downside, becomes a positive if we consider that the wood that could be offered by a guitar with solid sides and back for under a thousand euros has a much lower quality than what we achieve with the laminating process, being much more consistent with the latter and providing a higher sound quality and significantly improving the responsiveness.

The combination of cedar and sicomoro provides us with a guitar with a very flamenco, fast, and bright tone that reminds us of guitar masters like Sabicas or Serranito, artists who used a cedar “blanca” guitar in most of their concerts and recordings throughout their careers.

For its elaboration, artisanal and mechanical processes are used, allowing to reduce the production time and therefore the final price of the instrument. This way, we manage to create an instrument of the highest category at a very economical price that has revolutionized the current market of semi-artisan flamenco guitar.

Unfortunately, it is often taken for granted that a guitar in this price range will not be comfortable, and this is not the case. At Solera Flamenca, we have supervised and adjusted the height of each and every one of this series of guitars to offer the maximum excellence in terms of pulsation and comfort in playing. For this, we deliver the guitar with a standard bone and another one with a professional adjustment based on our criterion forged through more than 20 years of experience and corroborated by the best craftsmen and flamenco guitarists of today.

Its sound far exceeds what could be expected from a guitar of this price to the point that, after trying many guitars and different models, we have come to the conclusion that we are probably facing the best semi-professional flamenco guitar on the market for under a thousand euros, with a powerful, clear sound and a beautiful flamenco tone that surprises from the first moment and that could well compete with guitars that double its price.

We are very pleased to be able to offer this new flamenco guitar model and thus fill that gap that we had always had at Solera Flamenca for under €1000 and that you had referred to us so many times.