Jesus de Rosario
A master guitarist from Caño Roto, Madrid, and one of the most respected names in the Madrid flamenco scene. Jesús plays a Bartal Flamenca Blanca and recorded his upcoming album on it. A signature model, built to his own measurements with a 660 mm scale and traditional pegs, is now in the workshop.
Dan Ben Lior
A Madrid-based guitarist and composer known for original music that fuses free jazz with flamenco rhythms. Dan toured for years with Diego el Cigala and works with many leading names in the Madrid scene, including Juan Antonio Salazar. He plays a Jazzmenca Negra in cocobolo.
Yotam Silberstein
For many years one of New York's most respected jazz guitarists, Yotam has recorded alongside Ron Carter and tours and records worldwide. Now back in Israel, he also teaches. He plays a custom Jazzmenca in pau ferro, with an extra-slim carbon-reinforced neck, a 20" fingerboard radius and the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Petete de Graná
José Fernández "El Petete", known as Petete de Graná, is a flamenco guitarist from Granada, celebrated for his sensitivity and virtuosity. He worked with the late, great Enrique Morente and has accompanied singers including Estrella Morente and Enrique "El Piculabe". He also collaborates regularly with Juan Antonio Salazar and David de Jacoba. El Petete plays a Bartal Flamenca Negra with cocobolo back and sides and a spruce top.
Tula Ben Ari
A singer, guitarist and percussionist whose music blends folk traditions with Latin American and Ladino influences. She is known worldwide through the Playing For Change project, contributing to its albums and touring with the Playing For Change Band for many years, and has shared music with artists such as Robert Plant, India.Arie and Keb' Mo'. Her solo albums include Sheela and Skyland. Tula plays a custom classical guitar built specially for her, with the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Petete de Graná
Yechiel Hasson
A flamenco guitarist, composer and producer who studied classical guitar and composition before devoting himself to flamenco. He has produced and performed with leading flamenco artists in Israel and abroad, among them Miguel Angel Cortés, Adrián Santana, Rafael Campallo and Inmaculada Ortega. With singer Yasmin Levy he toured major stages including Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and WOMAD. He teaches flamenco at Rimon School of Music. Yechiel has played several Bartal guitars over the years. He recorded his latest album, Una Guitarra, Dos Manos, on a Bartal Flamenca Blanca, which also appears on the album cover, and today he plays a Flamenca Negra in Madagascar rosewood.
Itamar Erez
A composer, guitarist and pianist whose award-winning work blends contemporary classical, jazz, Turkish music and quarter-tones. He has performed with Omar Faruk Tekbilek and tours worldwide. Itamar plays a Jazzmenca Blanca with cypress back and sides and the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Noa Drezner
A Tel Aviv-based flamenco guitarist, composer and producer who spent over a decade studying flamenco in Andalusia. Her debut album El Hilo Rojo was recorded between Spain and Israel, and she has appeared in the documentary Tocaoras and teaches flamenco guitar internationally. Noa plays a custom Bartal Flamenca Blanca with a super-slim neck, fitted to her hands, and the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Rycardo Moreno
A flamenco guitarist from Lebrija whose experimental music fuses flamenco with jazz and world music. Rycardo plays a 7-string Jazzmenca cutaway with the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Idan Balas
A guitarist, composer and producer based in Seville. Idan grew up playing in the tablaos and dance companies of Seville, and his playing is rooted in pure flamenco rhythm and sound. He enriches flamenco melody and harmony in a deeply personal way, drawing on a wide knowledge of world and classical music. Today he works mainly in the studio, producing and recording for many artists in the Seville area. His debut album Endless Love Stories was followed by the EP Pájaro Raro. Idan has owned several Bartal guitars over the years and currently plays a Jazzmenca Negra in cocobolo.
Eran Horwitz
A bassist, composer and teacher who studied with flamenco bass pioneer Carles Benavent. He blends flamenco and world music in a very personal way. Eran plays the Bartal 5-string archtop flamenco bass, which he has used extensively for several years, including on his upcoming album. The bass is fitted with RMC Bass Excellence piezo pickups and a custom magnetic pickup built specially for it by Coils Boutique.
Kurtis Li
A London-based jazz guitarist and composer whose playing draws on Brazilian and classical music. He began on classical piano, became one of Hong Kong's most active jazz guitarists, and earned his master's at Berklee's Valencia campus. His debut album In Bloom (2024) was featured on BBC Radio 3 and Jazz FM. Kurtis owns two Bartal guitars: a Flamenca Blanca and a new classical cutaway with a cedar top.
Beppe Capozza
A Rome-based guitarist and composer who moves between acoustic, classical and electric guitar, blending jazz, blues, bossa nova, flamenco and Middle Eastern styles. He works internationally as a soloist, session musician and arranger, and his many albums include Viento de Algeciras, Mezquita Forest and Birds, Waves, Floods and Flavours (2023). Beppe plays a Bartal Jazzmenca Negra with the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Orlando Molina
A jazz guitarist, composer and producer based in Ireland, whose music blends contemporary jazz with Latin American traditions. He has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Rubén Blades and Gustavo Dudamel, at venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center. Both of his albums were recorded on his Bartal classical cutaway with a cedar top: Autorretrato en Tres Colores (2025), voted Best Jazz Album in Ireland, and the new Antes, Siempre (2026), a collaboration album of voice and nylon-string guitar where the guitar takes centre stage. His guitar is fitted with the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Guy Gottesfeld
Now based in New York City and active on the local scene, Guy studied at Berklee on a full scholarship and has worked with Julian Lage, Alain Mallet, Matthew Stevens, Berta Rojas and Oz Noy. His playing draws on flamenco, Brazilian and African music, blues and jazz. He plays a Bartal Flamenca Blanca with a three-piece back, fitted with the Carlos Juan VIP dual-microphone system.
Moti Rodan
A singer-songwriter from the independent music scene, whose songs blend Jewish folk with soft rock and lo-fi, carried by deeply personal lyrics. After two albums in English, he released his first Hebrew album, Tzlil (2021, released on vinyl in 2023), which was widely praised and compared to the great songwriters of the 1970s, followed in 2024 by Sambatyon, recorded with his band. Moti plays a Bartal classical guitar with a spruce top and cocobolo back and sides – see this very guitar here.
Yves Vandewalle
A Brussels-based guitarist trained at the conservatory in Barcelona, who teaches, records and performs flamenco and his own original music. He recorded an album on a Bartal Flamenca Negra, featured in the video above.
Jose Antonio Carrillo "El Fyty de Triana"
A flamenco guitarist born and raised in Triana, Seville. He spent most of his career touring the world with the María Pagés dance company, and for over a decade he has been based in Israel, where he teaches flamenco and collaborates with a wide range of artists. El Fyty has played a Bartal Flamenca Negra.