The Rodriguez family has been making guitars since 1905, founded by Manuel Rodriguez, who was born into a family of guitarists and began to learn to make violins at the age of 13, with his grandfather a 19th-century flamenco guitarist and his father a classical guitar maker. Known as one of Spain's national treasures, Rodriguez won the 1994 Spanish Award for Best Craftsmanship and the 2000 Players' Choice Award from American Acoustic Guitar Magazine. It is worth mentioning that the national gift given by the Spanish government to foreign dignitaries is also a Rodriguez guitar.
Rodriguez guitars have been worn by many legendary musicians throughout history, including soul pioneer Stevie Wonder, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, and Mexican rock guitarist Sergio Vallin.
Rodriguez set up a factory in China, but later moved the factory back to Spain due to declining reputation, and officials say that the current guitar is 100% made in Spain, with about 15,000 guitars produced each year.
Rodriguez guitars are sourced from all over the world, with tops and back panels coming from places like North America, Canada, Alaska, Russia, and Sweden, and come in a variety of grades and colors. The neck is mostly Honduran red pine and mahogany, which have strong hardness and rigidity.
The positioning of the Rodriguez product line from high to low is A series, B series, C series, and Caballero series. The A and B series are the missing corner electric box models, which are gorgeously decorated, support hand-customization, and are built for guitar collectors; The C series is an advanced mainstream series with the highest cost performance; The Caballero series is mainly aimed at beginners. The whole collection is designed with Spanish adaptors, and the factory accessories are Daddario strings. The mid-to-high-end series, on the other hand, is designed to be ultra-thin and thinner than regular matte paint, making it look as if it is unpainted, which gives the guitar protection and enhances resonance.
Rodriguez C3 ECO EBONY and C3 ECO PALO ROJO are the representative models of the C series, the price in the domestic market is 6000-7000 yuan, and the ECO representative wood is FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified, these two models respectively use Madagascar ebony and African rosewood as the back side panels, and the panels are Korean pine veneer. The former Madagascar ebony has an outstanding appearance, with black and yellow stripes and a strong grainy sound; The latter African rosewood is bright red in color, more elegant, and has a better resonance.
Like many guitars produced by Spanish manufacturers, Rodriguez guitars also have the characteristics of full volume and long timbre, but some piano friends report that the workmanship is relatively rough, the quality control is not very stable, and enthusiasts who pay special attention to details need to pay attention when buying. Rodriguez has a narrow sales channel in China, and most models need to be purchased or ordered on the official website.
