Vicente Carrillo over the past 25 years has earned a place among the finest flamenco guitar makers in Spain.  His guitars are used by such top flamenco guitarists as Paco de Lucía, Tomatito, JM Cañizares, El Niño Josele, Vicente Amigo, Rafael Cañizares, Javier Limón, Keith Richards, Josemi Carmona. His flamenco guitars offer a bright, percussive flamenco sound, with the balance, power and depth that flamenco players demand. Vicente’s Pasión flamenco is the top of his line, featuring a new bracing system that produces an even higher more sparkling sound even more impressive power than his  1A models, which were already famous for their power.  I purchased this guitar at a recent guitar show directly from Vicente seen in the photo above holding this guitar. It is an exceptionally fine example of his work, he would bring no less to such a venue. The quality of its German spruce top is an absolute gem, as as result this guitar has a crystal clear tone, with rich firm basses and rounded trebles that sing even in the highest registers without losing their power or becoming plinky. It has quick attack and responsiveness with the rasp, and depth of tone, that give a fine flamenco guitar duende. The guitar has a think modern neck, with the kind of setup that is optimal flamenco, making it very comfortable to play.