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Jose Ramirez 140 Years Spruce Classical Guitar

Some guitars are chosen for their materials; others for the history behind their name. With Jose Ramirez, the two belong together. More than 140 years of Spanish guitar making and five generations of a family tradition provide the background to an instrument made for the music you want to play today.

Spruce brings a clear, direct and bright tonal character. The solid top is paired with solid Indian rosewood back and sides. It is a combination for players looking for an instrument with its own identity, whether working patiently through a demanding piece or returning to a favourite melody simply for the pleasure of playing.

The full classical body preserves the familiar outline of the Spanish guitar. It invites advanced students and committed players to spend time with their sound: shaping a phrase, balancing melody and accompaniment, and developing an interpretation that feels their own.

An ebony fingerboard and 650 mm scale are complemented by a cedar neck, Indian rosewood bridge and polyurethane finish. Designed by Ramirez and made in Spain, the guitar is checked and adjusted at the Ramirez workshop before distribution.

For amplified playing, choose from the electronics options listed on this page; the version without electronics keeps the instrument purely acoustic. A Ramirez to accompany serious practice, new musical ideas and the everyday pleasure of getting to know a guitar. Guitar case included.

The José Ramírez 140 Years Cedar Classical Guitar is part of a special collection created to celebrate more than 140 years of history and five generations of guitar makers from one of the most renowned names in Spanish guitar making.

This version combines a cedar top with Indian rosewood back and sides, a classic combination offering an immediate response, a warm, harmonically rich sound, strong basses and a particularly expressive character.

The 140 Years models use the same body shape as the commemorative Ramírez 125, 130 and Tiempo guitars. Their distinctive appearance features a design by Amalia Ramírez inspired by the narcissus flower, a symbol of “new beginnings”, giving the instrument a unique visual identity closely connected with the Ramírez family tradition.

The guitar features an ebony fingerboard, 650 mm scale length, Ramírez tuning machines and a synthetic finish. For players requiring amplification, an optional LR Baggs system combining microphone and pickup is also available.

A versatile and expressive classical guitar combining the tradition of the Madrid School of Guitar Making with more than a century of José Ramírez guitar-making experience. Guitar case included.

The Amalio Burguet LA BURGUET classical guitar is one of the top of the range models of this luthier and an authentic reference within the Spanish handcrafted concert guitars. This guitar stands out for its powerful sound, with a lot of projection, well balanced and full of nuances. Its exquisite design, its excellent workmanship and its delicate marquetry details complete a professional guitar with an excellent quality/price ratio.

The LA BURGUET model is made with the best selection of woods from this luthier. Woods meticulously selected for their tonal characteristics and cured in the Spanish Mediterranean air for over 20 years. This is reflected in its detailed and unique sound. Powerful basses and defined trebles while maintaining a perfect balance and clarity in all its notes along the fingerboard.

The Amalio Burguet LA BURGUET has a solid cedar or spruce top, solid Madagascar rosewood back and sides, cedar neck with ebony slatted backing and ebony fingerboard. The saddles are made of bone and the finish is nitrocellulose varnish. The headstock is Schaller high precision. Case included.

The Amalio Burguet Lattice classical guitar is one of the top of the range professional concert guitar models of this luthier and a real reference within the Spanish handcrafted concert guitars. This classical guitar is made with the Australian lattice system adapted to the more traditional Amalio Burguet way. The luthier has sought to achieve a sweet, balanced and at the same time powerful sound.

The Amalio Burguet Lattice is available with both spruce and cedar top.

This instrument is one of the best value for money guitars we can find in the market, if we take into account the materials, the meticulous manufacturing process and its great sound quality.

The Amalio Burguet Lattice is made from woods meticulously selected for their tonal characteristics and cured in the Spanish Mediterranean air for more than 20 years.

This is reflected in its detailed and unique sound. Powerful basses and defined trebles while maintaining a perfect balance and clarity in all its notes along the fingerboard.

The Amalio Burguet Lattice features a solid spruce or solid cedar top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, cedar neck with ebony slatted bracing and ebony fingerboard. The saddles are made of bone and the finish is nitrocellulose varnish. Case included.

The Camps GL18 guitar is a concert model made with solid woods and the finest materials, embellished with delicate light and dark accents. The craftsmanship is flawless. The shellac resin that has been used as a varnish offers an exceptional sound quality and is environmentally friendly on top. This model is fast responding and has a superbly balanced sound, open in all registers. The GL-18 is very comfortable to play and contains a truss rod inside the neck which protects it from warping. Available in solid cedar or solid spruce top. Guitar case included.

The Alhambra Premier Pro Madagascar guitar is a classical guitar with a powerful and dynamic sound, full of nuances. An instrument that is comfortable to play and totally dependable - a guitarist with an Alhambra Premier Pro Madagascar in his or her hands will have complete peace of mind: you can push the guitar to the limit and still achieve a clean and flawless sound. The investment that the master luthiers at Alhambra Guitars have made over the last few years in research and development has come to fruition in this sublime signature model. As well as its excellent quality-price ratio, it is a beauty of an instrument, with a streak of colour from heel to bottom. Only select woods have been used, including exquisite Madagascar rosewood for the back and sides, which add to the character and distinction of this guitar.

In addition to the solid Madagascar back and sides, the guitar boasts a high-quality cedar top, and Schaller Grand Tune Classic Hauser machine heads. Bone has been used for the saddle and nut because of this material’s excellent ability to transmit sound.

For the finish of the Alhambra Premier Pro Madagascar, nitrocellulose lacquer varnish has been applied to the top. This varnish offers greater flexibility and a greater capacity of vibration to the guitar, which contributes directly to the resonance of this instrument. This model also incorporates a twelve-hole bridge for easier installation of the strings and an innovative bracing design called Chinese house. Case included. Optional: Alhambra 9650 and 9270 ICONIC.

Ramirez SPR Classical guitar. This is an intermediate model between the studio and professional collections of Ramirez guitars. It is an upgraded version of the SP model designed by Amalia Ramírez in 2002 and features improvements to the quality of the instrument. The soundboard of the Ramirez SPR guitar is built in the Ramírez workshop, where it is carefully inspected, adjusted and certified once it is totally finished. Wonderful playability and a warm, colourful tone. This top of the line studio model produces a superb volume and is a very good choice for conservatory students or professionals. Excellent quality-price ratio. Ramirez guitar case included.

The José Miguel Moreno C guitar series was developed and made in collaboration with guitarist and luthier José Miguel Moreno and is a fine example of one of the most advanced contemporary guitars in the Alhambra catalogue. José Miguel has created an instrument that transmits feeling, as well as precision, balance, power and projection.

As a result of the meticulous design of the bracing, and the superb woods chosen for the top, the José Miguel Moreno C guitar series offers an extraordinary sound response. It is a very obliging instrument and responds beautifully to both a firm and gentle touch. The range of expression is huge and it has astonishing harmonic potential. Intelligence, knowledge, experience, and exquisite woods were the four main ingredients used to design this guitar. Add to that a large pinch of determination: like every other luthier at Alhambra, José Miguel Moreno dedicates his life to the search for perfection.

The instrument itself is exquisite. José Miguel Moreno chose the world-class cedar used for the top, as well as the Indian rosewood for the back and sides. The combination of tones achieves an elegant and modern aesthetic. 

The Luthier guitar Alhambra Mengual and Margarit Serie NT has tremendous sound potential as well as featuring exquisite finishing. This sublime concert-grade model provides the professional musician with the indispensable tool needed to express his or her artistry to perfection. This professional classical guitar, made by the Alhambra Luthiers Mengual and Margarit, has everything a professional guitarist needs in terms of playability and finish. The sound this guitar produces is rich, and full of detail and nuances. Full-bodied sonority and volume. The Alhambra Mengual & Margarit Serie NT guitar has a select solid cedar top, solid Indian rosewood body and cedar neck with ebony fingerboard. The luxury machine heads give the guitar a precise and smooth tuning. Alhambra 9650 case included. Alhambra by BAM guitar cases 9720 and 9568 as an option.

Jose Maria Vilaplana (JMV) has been the master luthier at Alhambra for more than 35 years; he started building guitars with his father when he was only 16 years old, and is one of the founders of Alhambra guitars. There are several models built by him and they are sold under his name as signature guitars, rather than under the Alhambra name. 

A maestro of great patience, JMV dedicated much time analyzing the past history of guitar making, as well as investigating the present moment of this noble art, with the objective of designing the finest of instruments imaginable. Following in the footsteps of the brilliant guitarist and luthier from Málaga, Antonio Torres, he succeeded in his objective, with his JMV Serie NT: this instrument has a breath-taking sound quality, which is all-enveloping and both powerful and delicate. It is no surprise that this is the instrument of choice of many of the world’s greatest performers.

The José María Vilaplana Serie NT features solid red cedar top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, Spanish cedar neck, (internally reinforced with ebony), and luxurious gold-plated head tuners. Exquisite French polish finish. A very exclusive guitar for the most exacting guitarist. Alhambra by BAM guitar case 9568 included. Alhambra by BAM AB ICONIC 9270 as an option.

The Prudencio Saez 6-PS formerly model 132 is a professional classical guitar made from solid woods and with exquisite craftsmanship. The model 6-PS is one of the professional models from Prudencio Saez that has a particularly good price-quality ratio. Features a lattice bracing system which is especially handy for performing musicians due to the increase in volume and sustain this system affords. Special attention has also been paid to the action of the guitar with the advanced student and the performer in mind. The sound is full of details, very nuanced and with plenty of volume and balance. The solid Madagascar rosewood back and sides give the guitar great projection and the well-crafted solid top of cedar or spruce transmits a polished and professional sound. A highly recommendable instrument for professional guitarists. Free Guitar case included.

The Alhambra 10 Premier guitar encompasses all of the knowledge acquired over half a century of classical guitar-making at Alhambra atelier. The expert artisans at Alhambra Guitars have produced an exquisite contemporary classical model, with perfectly balanced bass, medium and treble sounds and superb sound projection. The modern guitarist will find that this sublime instrument responds flawlessly to his or her highest demands. The Alhambra 10 Premier guitar is made by a select group of artisans at Alhambra who dedicate their time to every detail of the elaboration process. The Alhambra 10 has a bracing design that favours maximum volume and projection and perfect string action that is high enough to contribute to the richness of the sound, but is extremely comfortable too. With this world-class instrument, you will produce a dynamic, radiant and detailed sonority. 

The Prudencio Saez 1-PS (formerly model 280) belongs to the collection of professional classical guitars made by Prudencio Saez at their atelier in Valencia. Features beautiful select solid woods and superb craftsmanship. The model 280 has an excellent quality-price ratio and incorporates a lattice bracing system which offers the guitarist the possibility of increased volume and greater sustain. Special attention has been paid to the action of the guitar with the advanced student and the performer especially in mind. The sound is full of details and nuances, and is very well balanced. The solid Indian rosewood back and sides give the guitar great projection and the well crafted solid cedar or spruce top ups the professional tone of the guitar. A superb choice for both advanced students and professional guitarists. Gig bag included.

The Ramirez Guitarra Del Tiempo is a commemorative guitar designed to celebrate the 135th birthday of the founding of Guitarras Ramirez in 1882. José Ramírez I started building his sublime Spanish instruments at the end of the 19th century and his craftsmanship has been passed down through each generation of the Ramirez family with the very same passion and pursuit for perfection. This limited-edition guitar replaces the model 130 años and every now and again will have some changes in the design, whilst preserving its natural sound and spirit. This is why it is called Guitarra Del Tiempo: it will travel in time and evolve as each significant  anniversary is celebrated. The shape of the Guitarra Del Tiempo, dimensions and internal bracing are the same as those used to build the model 130 años, but with a more advanced construction and a different rosette which was especially designed for the occasion. The Ramirez Guitarra del Tiempo features a solid red cedar top or solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, cedar neck with ebony fingerboard and rosewood bridge. A very exclusive guitar and a special model for collectors. Guitar case included.

The Alhambra Luthier Aniversario guitar is at the top of the series of 50th Anniversary commemorative models made to celebrate Alhambra Guitars’ half century, some ten years ago now. The new Luthier model features a solid cedar top and a breathtaking solid ziricote body which gives it a vibrant personality and unusual beauty. The sound is superb: an unparalelled harmonic richness combined with precise tuning make it the perfect instrument to grace any auditorium or concert hall in the world. Lush rosewood headstock, ebony fingerboard, luxury tuners, and detail on the bridge to match the rosette. This is a limited-edition guitar, and is an excellent opportunity for collectors. Every Alhambra Luthier Aniversario guitar is unique: the patterns in the wood are exclusive to each instrument. Case included. Optional: Alhambra 9650 and 9270 ICONIC.

Guitar Camps CL-18, Classical Guitar. The Camps CL18 is a concert model made with solid woods and the finest materials, embellished with delicate light and dark accents. The craftsmanship is flawless. This model is fast responding and has a superbly balanced sound, open in all registers. The CL-18 is very comfortable to play and contains a truss rod inside the neck which protects it from warping. Available in solid cedar or solid spruce top, the back and sides are made of solid Indian Rosewood. Guitar case included.

The Alhambra Mengual and Margarit Serie C signature guitar features exquisite finishing and tremendous sound potential, providing the artist with the indispensable tool needed to express his or her musical ideas to the fullest perfection. This professional classical guitar made by maestro Alhambra luthiers Mengual and Margarit, has everything a professional guitarist needs in terms of sound, playability and world-class woods. The sound of this instrument is rich, full of details and nuances, and full-bodied, with a powerful volume. The Alhambra Mengual & Margarit Serie C guitar has a select solid cedar top, solid Indian rosewood body and cedar neck with ebony fingerboard. The luxury machine heads give the guitar a precise and smooth tuning. Guitar case Alhambra 9650 included. Alhambra by BAM guitar cases 9720 and 9568 as an option.