Jose Marin Plazuelo is the nephew of the famous luthier, Antonio Marin Montero, and has recently been gaining quite a bit of fame on his own. He and his uncle share a small workshop in Granada, Spain where they build some of the world's finest guitars.

The workmanship, materials, and attention to details of this guitar are all absolutely exquisite.

The top is German spruce; the back and sides are beautiful Brazilian; fretboard is ebony, neck Spanish cedar.

This guitar sings throughout all registers. Its sound is full, agressive, rich, loud and VERY Spanish; with great sustain. Its basses are defined but have real clout; its trebles are concentrated and lush. Overall, its tone is complex, having tremendous color and nuance.

This guitar's condition is near mint. Notice, finally, the Sloan arabesque machines: These are not standard on most of his guitars, but were installed when the guitar was originally built. Clearly, this guitar was built for the serious concert performer.

This guitar has the Schertler Dual Source system installed.

This system generates an incredibly natural signal for when amplification is necessary.

(The only modifications to the guitar are a tiny hole for the under-saddle pickup, and a hole in the rear of the guitar for a 1/4" plug. )

The Dual System is the latest Schertler innovation for acoustic guitar amplification. It combines the two main Schertler technologies, the electrostatic under-saddle transducer (BLUESTiCK) with the electrodynamic contact transducer (DYN-Series). The combination of BLUESTiCK and DYN enables the player to create a wide variety of tones. Either pickup may be selected alone, or a blend of the two may be created. The flexibility of the Dual System is complemented by its simplicity; a double rotary controller is mounted inside the sound hole. The black control adjusts the overall system volume level, while the white control adjusts the blend between the BLUESTiCK and DYN transducers.