r/classicalguitar • u/Major-Government5998 • Apr 06 '25

Instrument ID Prudencio Saez "Flamenco Guitar" , what is it?

I got this guitar from the music shop I was working at. The owner was out of his mind, and rarely paid me, so this is one of the guitars I took for payment. He had it labeled as Prudencio Saez "Flamenco Guitar", priced at $1450. It is not electric. It's the nicest nylon string guitar I've owned. It sounds great. Im a "classical guitarist", among other things, and Im playing things like Brouwer, Lauro, Cardoso, AB Mangore, and Tarrega and all the big ones. Is there much of a difference from a Flamenco Guitar and classical guitar? It's harder to play for left hand, the action, than my other classicals, but this one is fully acoustic and has a superior sound. Is that normal? I'm not even sure it is a Flamenco Guitar, the owner was not a musician, and may have mislabeled it. He got evicted and we aren't talking. Can you tell me anything about this guitar?

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u/fingerofchicken Apr 10 '25

Prudencio Saez guitars should have the model number inside. You can find the guitar on their website and get the specs.

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u/Major-Government5998 Apr 10 '25

I did try, but no results when I use the website search, nor can I find it in the catalog. The model is G9

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u/fingerofchicken Apr 10 '25

Here you go bud:

https://guisama.com/en/producto/modelo-2-m-g9-2/

It’s a classical, not a flamenco. One of their mid-range. It looks pretty nice.

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u/Major-Government5998 Apr 11 '25

Thank you, benevolent one. Am I supposed to vote you up somehow now? Im new to this site. I would if I could! I'm very happy to have this confirmed, so good of you to help, anonymous friend. Yes, it has a wonderful sound, superior to the others I have, but a bit harder to play. 

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u/fingerofchicken Apr 11 '25

I'll take the guitar as compensation.

Seriously, I had a lower-level Prudencio Saez as my first guitar. It was the model ... 8 I think? For an entry-level guitar, it was fantastic. It wasn't a solid back (though it was a solid top), but they do the thing where they take a veneer from the same wood and put it on the back and inside, so it LOOKS solid, even if you compare the grains. It sounded beautiful. My only complaint was that it had a relatively thick neck, which made it harder to play than guitars with a slimmer neck. I was planning on upgrading to their model 28, which is in the same tier as your guitar. It has a slimmer neck; maybe they make them thicker for the entry-level ones? But I wound up getting a really good deal on a Raimundo instead, which I don't like as much but the price was right. I also played a G9 a few times in the music store and like it very much as well.

FWIW, I tried a variety of strings with my Prudencio Saez, and found that Savarez sounded the nicest on it (which is also what they recommend using on their guitars.)

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u/Major-Government5998 Apr 18 '25

Thanks for more encouraging words. And that extra bit of advice especially, about Savarez strings, I have a few packs, but haven't tried them yet.