2024 German Vázquez Rubio "Classic Estudio" No. 010924 CD/PE

This 2024 German Vázquez Rubio “Classic Estudio” No. 010924 is a classical guitar with a cedar top and palo escrito back and sides, made in Los Angeles, California – his classic student concert model, made in Los Angeles.

The “Classic Estudio”: Made in Los Angeles

German builds the “Classic Estudio” in his workshop in Los Angeles, so it is a genuine G.V. Rubio through and through. It was designed as a student and entry-level concert guitar, and it is top of the line in that role.

Sound and Playability

Its back and sides are of palo escrito, one of the finest rosewoods of Mexico. Great-sounding and easy to play, it does everything a student guitar should and more. German finishes the model in hand-thinned lacquer.

Condition and Label

On the label: German’s signature, the year 2024 and the number 010924.

German Vázquez Rubio: Early Years in Paracho, Mexico

German Vázquez Rubio (also known as G.V. Rubio) has been making guitars since 1968 – over fifty years – and has developed his own signature sound that guitarists have come to love. He was born in 1952 in Paracho, Mexico, where there is an abundance of fine luthiers (with few exceptions, all of the finest guitars in Mexico come from Paracho). German’s first formal training began at eleven years old, when he left school to help support his seven siblings and went to work in the workshop of his uncle, Manuel Rubio. There, even at his young age, he made a conscious effort to make guitar building his life’s work.

“Desde 1968”

In 1968, at the age of sixteen, he made his first concert-level guitar (hence his label reads “Desde 1968”). German has since been able to learn from many different master builders such as Félix Manzanero, José Romanillos and Thomas Humphrey. He now resides in Los Angeles, California, where he builds a variety of both classical and flamenco models. He is also the maker of the real-life guitar from the Disney/Pixar film Coco – you can read more in our article on German Vázquez Rubio and the real Coco guitar.

First Prize in Mexico

In 2000, German won First Place at the Concurso Nacional de Constructores y Ejecutantes de Guitarras, Mexico’s national guitar-making competition.