2025 Yulong Guo "Torres SE 124" SP/IN

A 2025 "Torres SE 124" classical guitar by Yulong Guo, with a spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides, after the 1888 Antonio de Torres SE 124.

In the video above, we present all three "Torres SE 124" guitars, this one among them.

Three Flavors of One Torres

Yulong's passion project follows SE 124, a second-epoch Torres with maple back and sides, and he offers it in maple, cypress and Indian rosewood. Each is lightly built, with the rich, old-world sound and the "pulsation" of a vintage guitar, which the player feels through the whole body.

Smooth and Plump

The Indian rosewood version plays and sounds very smooth, with excellent balance and sustain and a hearty, plump quality of sound; the body resonance is low, around F#. The neck is extremely comfortable, and the finish color is subtly adjusted to the wood. A classy instrument that brings the vintage experience within reach.

Yulong Guo: Classical Guitar Maker in Guangzhou

Yulong Guo has been building guitars since 1983 and works in Guangzhou, in China's Guangdong province. He made his name with high-quality double-top guitars – student models as well as concert models such as the "Chamber Concert" and "Philharmonic", based on the soundboard designs of Antonius Müller.

Back to Tradition: The "Granada" Model

At the 2018 Musikmesse in Frankfurt he was able to examine an authentic Antonio de Torres guitar, and after playing a guitar by his friend Gabriele Lodi he returned to traditional building. His new "Granada" model won second prize at the 2nd Antonio Marín Montero Guitar Building Competition in Granada, Spain, in 2018 (see the results), and in 2025 he followed it with a model after the 1888 Torres SE 124.