Giambattista Guitars, France

G4 Model

From Paris, the City of Light, comes the most brilliant line of high-end student and professional guitars ever offered in the U.S. Their fabulous clarity, resonance, sustain and projection set them far apart from the common Spanish and Japanese guitar brands in the under-$2,000 range. These instruments come from the workshops overseen by Jean-Baptiste Castelluccia.

I am quite impressed by this instrument. The workmanship is very refined. The woods are very nice as you can see. I especially like the back and sides.

The tone is clear and quite loud. The basses are warm but have a very direct quality to them. I have not come across such a refined guitar for under $2,000 anywhere.