2011 Tobias Berg SP/IN

This 2011 Tobias Berg is a classical guitar with a spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides, built in Germany as his guitar #77.

Our First Double-Sided Tobias Berg

This particular guitar (#77) is the first we received from Tobias with his new double-sided construction method. Tobias had been perfecting this method in his own guitars for some time, so we were thrilled to finally have one for sale - our blog post has the full story.

Sound

Like all his guitars, it is lightweight and so very comfortable and fun to play, with a beautiful, liquid tone and incredible balance. The spruce top has fantastic clarity, with a rich, woody texture to the sound. Along with a bold and unique appearance, Berg's guitars are very impressive overall, and we are excited to be representing this fine luthier here at GSI.

Tobias Berg: From Sweden to Germany

Tobias Berg was born in 1972 in Helsingborg, Sweden, and grew up in the fishing village of Viken. After building his first classical guitar in 1995, he set out to learn the art and craft of guitar making, with courses and diplomas in Canada, England and the USA and time spent with top luthiers including Robert Ruck and Jeffrey Elliott. In 1998 he settled in Germany, where he worked for six years at Lakewood Guitars before earning the German master title (Meister) in Mittenwald in 2004 and opening his own workshop. Today he works in Kirchhain-Anzefahr, in Hesse.

Light, Compact Guitars with Double Sides

Tobias builds traditional, lightweight guitars with a slightly compact body, in the spirit of the Spanish makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and since 2011 he has built them with double sides - a practice known from Madrid builders and from Daniel Friederich, whom he holds in very high esteem. His headstock, rosette and bridge designs reflect a fondness for traditional Japanese architecture. GSI has been working with Tobias since 2005, when he sent us his 20th guitar; in 2026 he built his 50th guitar for us.