2025 German Vázquez Rubio "Classic Estudio" No. 81625 CD/PE

This 2025 German Vázquez Rubio “Classic Estudio” No. 81625 is a classical guitar with a cedar top and palo escrito back and sides, made in Los Angeles, California – with a padauk bridge; Aaron Haas plays Joe Hisaishi in the video above.

German’s Student Concert Model

The “Classic Estudio” is built in the G.V. Rubio workshop in Los Angeles, and it is a genuine G.V. Rubio in every sense. For the student and the player starting out on the concert stage, it is a top-of-the-line instrument in every way.

Sound and Playability

This particular guitar also has a padauk bridge. Palo escrito, a very fine rosewood from Mexico, is German’s choice for the back and sides. It has a great sound and is easy to play. German finishes the model in hand-thinned lacquer.

Condition and Label

On the label: German’s signature, the year 2025 and the number 81625.

In the Video Above

Aaron Haas plays Joe Hisaishi’s “Carrying You” on a 2025 G.V. Rubio “Classic Estudio”.

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.