Martinez - Almeria Cypress + Housse

Cypress is not a wood one chooses by chance: it has always carried the dry, punchy sound of flamenco, and Martinez has placed it at the heart of the Almeria Cypress. The cypress sides and back unleash that crisp attack, characteristic of the rasgueados and rhythmic strums that bring the style to life.

The solid spruce top captures this energy and reproduces it with a lively tone, whilst the rosewood bridge transmits the vibration to the strings without losing any of its essence. The mahogany neck meets an ebony fingerboard, providing a smooth surface for the rapid scales of the picado. The cutaway facilitates access to the highest frets, a detail that stage guitarists quickly notice. The 650 mm scale length and the 50 mm nut width – narrower than the classical average – provide a playing feel close to the flamenco tradition.

On the electronics front, the Fishman Presys preamp features a built-in tuner, a three-band EQ, an anti-feedback notch filter, a pickup balance control and a phase switch: everything you need to master any amplified stage. Supplied in a gig bag, this electro-acoustic flamenco guitar arrives well-protected, ready for both the studio and the concert stage.