El Oso Acoustics

I call this design "El Oso" (the bear) because it kind of looks like a bear face when you look at it.  The guitars are made from solid wood pieces that are glued together and carved (not bent).  The sides are 1/2 inch thick and the back is 1/4 inch thick typically.   They are usually travel sized.

El Oso Acustico

The basic El Oso.  it is a travel sized 6 string, all mahogany with a sitka spruce top.  Rosewood fretboard and bridge.  Right now this one is hanging in my studio.

El Oso Clasico

This was my second acoustic guitar and was much more successful.  This is a classical nylon string guitar with a full 25 inch scale but a shorter body and still has a nice sound.  It also has double-cutaways to access the higher frets.

All mahogany with a cedar soundboard.  The neck has a titanium rod for support and it also seems to help it resonate the sound into the sound box.

​This is my favorite nylon string guitar and I will probably never part with it.

El Oso 12 String

This is a 12 string version of the El Oso design.  It also has a 26.5 inch scale length and a "C" tuning.   The soundboard is cedar which is soft so it bent slightly under the pressure of the strings, but otherwise seems to be handling the stress.  It has a really nice sound.

La Osa Acustica

This is a modification of the El Oso guitar shape with electric guitar strings and tuners.  It is meant to have a steel string guitar sound but with lighter strings that are easier to perform bends with..  sort of like playing an electric guitar unplugged.  It also has a full 24 frets!