The Woodside GS4-LEV Guitar Support Our favourite brand, new When it comes to guitar supports, Woodside has always ..read more

Common knowledge You’ll find a guitar for almost every musical taste in the Prudencio Saez catalogue: classical, flamenco ..read more

When is it time to buy a new guitar? All change! Most beginner guitarists wisely opt for an ..read more

The Taylor effect Possibly the world’s greatest celebrity, Taylor Swift is a cultural icon of our times. A ..read more

How to transport your guitar safely on holiday Strapped in for the ride: the GFS-3 by Ortola classical and flamenco guitar case Happy holidays For many guitarists, this time of year comes with a painful dilemma: to travel or not to travel with their prized instrument. For others of course, the whole point of a holiday is to spend more time with their beloved guitar: they wouldn’t leave it home alone, any more than they would leave the kids. But, travelling with a guitar can be stressful. It is made of fragile woods and if it is not handled with care, it can get damaged. Thankfully (as with ..read more

Summer Guitar Care: Tips to Keep Your Instrument Safe in Hot Weather Hot on the Spanish heel: Camps M16 classical concert guitar Summer love Here at Guitar From Spain, it looks like we’re in for another hot, sizzling summer. But wherever you are and wherever you are heading (in the northern hemisphere), chances are, temperatures will rise and (relative) humidity will follow suit. You probably already know that extremes of either of these elements can be a danger to your valuable instrument: taking your guitar outside for a strum in the sun can be no picnic. But there are also plenty of thing ..read more

Nothing elementary about the Amalio Burguet 2F flamenco guitar  Another string to our bow We’ve recently added one or two new makes and models to our catalogue here at GFS, in our quest to offer you an ever-more comprehensive collection of instruments and accessories. Amongst these are Abraham Luthier from the island of Tenerife (makers of the Canarian Timple and Venezuelan Cuatro), Saenz de la Rosa (handcrafted guitars and artisan traditional capos) and a vibrant selection of original Paco López guitar straps made by the man himself in what can only be described as a labour of love. 1966 ..read more

Another Alhambra with ingenious architecture: the 9P 7/8 The whole works In the business of making and selling guitars for nearly sixty years, the Alhambra name is possibly the most familiar of the leading Spanish manufacturers today. Their exhaustive collection of models ranges from classical guitars (professional, concert, conservatory and student), flamenco guitars (concert, conservatory and student), semiacoustic and acoustic (classical cutaway, flamenco cutaway and crossover), bandurrias and lutes, to left-hand guitars and short-scale guitars. One of the guitars belonging to this latter g ..read more

Alhambra 9PCW E8 Electro Classical Guitar: At Alhambra, beauty is not just cosmetic. All of their woods come from sustainable forests and they adhere to stringent recycling processes too A world of difference Most of us understand by now that we should be doing our bit for the planet. We don’t have to be told that buying environmentally-friendly products can help mitigate our carbon footprint – and we know that reducing our level of personal waste is also paramount. A guitar, of course, is not something we need to purchase every week, like our groceries. What’s more, a guitar you buy from Spai ..read more

Black beauty: Alhambra 1C Black Satin Worlds apart In today’s global world, Spain is not the only country making and selling classical guitars for beginners; the market is flooded with ‘low-cost’ instruments made in Asia, as well as several other European countries. Yet there is no place in the world with stronger cultural ties to this instrument than Spain; the classical guitar is as inextricably linked to these shores as the bagpipes are to Scotland. So, before you buy a student guitar, it’s worthwhile doing your research: you may be surprised to learn that each of the most renowned Spanish ..read more