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Add to Compare2010 Matsuda Parlor, Bubinga/European Spruce
From 2010, we have a mighty fine Matsuda Parlor with stunning Bubinga back and sides paired with a European Spruce top. It features EVO frets and a multi-piece neck, showcasing incredible design elements that exemplify Michi Matsuda’s boundless creativity. Despite its compact size, this guitar is a powerhouse, delivering a balanced and powerful voice across all registers with exceptional clarity — all wrapped in the comfort of a small-body guitar.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, california, hoffee, fingerstyle, modern,
$26,000 Add to cartScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - European, Bubinga 
Add to Compare2015 Matsuda Parlor, Bubinga/Bearclaw Spruce
Such a treat to visit with this Parlor model from Michi Matsuda. Not only does Michi manage to build a visually arresting design, he also does so while maintaining utmost attention to the voice of the instrument as well. This is a petite Parlor that very much punches up above its weight. The trebles in particular have real strength to them that grabbed us right out the gate. Michi’s inventive flair manifests here with tightly figured Bubinga back and sides, Bearclaw Spruce top, an elevated fingerboard, and one of this two-tone bridges comprised of a Rosewood-Ebony laminate. All this culminates at the headstock rendered in a stair-step pattern that’s reminscent to our eye of a Stauffer style headstock with the tuners along the bass side. All told, this 2015 Parlor from Michi Matsuda is a captivating example of when the bleeding edge of modern lutherie works–one-of-a-kind, powerful, and clear.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, somogyi, 102, Hoffee
Additional demo: https://youtu.be/3ksQX4K5eOg
$26,000 Add to cartScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce, Bubinga 
Add to CompareBrand New Matsuda M1, Brazilian Rosewood/Master Grade Swiss Moon Spruce
Brand spanking new from the one and only Michi Matsuda—a true master of the craft with a style uniquely his own. This guitar has everything you’d expect from Matsuda: sleek elegance, singular construction, and innovative design. While Matsuda may never build the same guitar twice, his creations are unmistakable.
Crafted with Brazilian Rosewood and Master Grade Swiss Moonspruce, this guitar’s DNA is as exceptional as its sound. The tone is everything you’d imagine: clarity, power, and precision. It’s both powerful and elegant—a true dream guitar if ever there was one.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, somogyi, california, redwood, city, hoffee, 147
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareBrand New Matsuda M1, Maple/Italian Spruce
Michi Matsuda creates true works of art, and this example shows exactly how much creativity can go into a custom client commission. We often use the euphemism “getting lost” in a guitar in an attempt to describe how enthralling an instrument can be. This M1 literally has a compass in the rosette to provide creative direction. Gorgeous Blueburst Flammed Maple, with an Italian Spruce top; as well as Birdseye Maple lining the sides provides an intricate and precise tonal response from this guitar. Amazon Rosewood is the foundation for the fingerboard and bridge, inlayed with an ornate map of our planet earth and the cosmos that surrounds us. If you would like to explore and pursue your own creativity thorough the canvas of the instrument itself– reach out to us, and we will help cultivate your own true Dream Guitar.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, OM, fingerstyle, gotoh,
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Maple - Flamed 
Add to Compare2003 Matsuda M1, Mahogany/Cedar
What a delightful example of Michi Matsuda’s early work! Cedar and Mahogany are the ingredients for this 2003 M1. You can see a sneak peak into the development of Michihiro’s craft. The fingerboard extension has a bevel and the bridge has been carefully carved exhibiting the DNA of what Matsudas are known for. It’s clear that at guitar number 19,Michi, had it figured out. This instrument has recently had the French polished top refreshed by G.V. Rubio himself, so it is ready for years and years of more play time.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, Lutherie, fingerstyle, bespoke
Add to Compare2020 Matsuda M1, Madagascar Rosewood/Swiss Moonspruce
Michi Matsuda steals our heart yet again with this guitar. Madagascar Rosewood figured like a landscape; Swiss Moonspruce on top with interrupted purflings and Abalone, Wenge blocks; delicately carved heel and bridge–these are the marks of a master’s work. Each M1 is a unique offering to the world, and this example from 2020 is a particularly inviting piece. Michi voices this instrument for each register to fit together perfectly like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, painting a complete portrait that is complex, yet in harmony with itself at the same time. The voice on this M1 is inviting, peaceful, oh so smooth.
Other keywords/misspellings: somogyi, fingerstyle, 124, orchestra model, maddie, moon spruce, waverly, mainstage
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Madagascar 
Add to Compare2016 Matsuda Parlor, African Blackwood/Italian Spruce
Michi Matsuda’s eye is unparalleled in the field; ditto for his ear. This 2016 Parlor proves that on both counts. Each detail is executed cleanly and with an original aesthetic that nods to both Japanese stylings and Viennese Stauffer designs. African Blackwood back and sides plus Italian Spruce on top, elevated fingerboard and doubly carved heel–then at the headstock we find custom Wenge tuner buttons married to miniature Gotoh geared tuners that are hidden beneath an engraved metal backplate.
Other keywords: lutherie, matsuda guitar, abw, 109, parlour, 0
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Blackwood - African 
Add to Compare2011 Matsuda M1 “Skunk,” African Blackwood/European Spruce
Michi Matsuda excels on all fronts. Each instrument is unique and do it self, with a fine artists’ eye for curve and line, and commitment to the finest materials. Here we’ve got dark African Blackwood back and sides with gorgeous sapwood that matches the skunk stripe paintjob on the European Spruce top. This 2011 build has opened up so much! The Birdseye Maple fingerboard and headstock inlay maintain the skunk stripe motif all along the body.
Other keywords: lutherie, fingerstyle, petteway, abw, 79
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - European, Blackwood - African 
Add to Compare2020 Matsuda M1, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
Now here’s something to lose track of time with. Michi manages to make every one of his guitars a unique experience, acoustically as well as visually and ergonomically. Fine art meets function in the guitar form. This 2021 Matsuda M1 is a force of nature. Brazilian Rosewood body with Italian Spruce top, an expansive voice that mixes up smoothly across the registers and has a capacious midrange that fills out big chords. Played hard, soft, fingers or picks, this Matsuda is equally at home in each scenario. The trebles also have a liquid, glassy quality that transforms into sweet overtones when you let notes linger. Aesthetically, the fretboard and headstock are dressed up with a custom Larry Robinson koi fish inlay scheme to set off the spalted rosette and top appointments. Florentine cutaway, plus a carved heel that allows the left hand to synch up more closely to the fingerboard, and a smoothly contoured C profile neck, make for an effortless playing experience. Scale length is 25.25”, a sweet spot between short and long scales that works well in a range of tunings. If you’re looking for a once-in-a-lifetime guitar, look no further.
Other keywords: lutherie, ervin somogyi, somogyi, fingerstyle, flattop, brazilain, gotoh, scalloped nut, om, cedar creek, 129
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2019 Matsuda M1, Cocobolo/Italian Spruce
Michi Matsuda makes another dream come true with this 2019 M1. Cocobolo back and sides with rich ruddy reds, paired with Italian Spruce on top in a tasteful sunburst—then a splash of pearl inlaid at treble upper bout, add a voluptuously carved heel, and cap it all off with Larry Robinson maple leaf inlays along the fretboard. This M1 is dressed to the nines, and on the tone front it goes all the way to 11. The body is roughly an OM in proportion (15 5/8” across the lower bout), here with a 25 1/4” scale and 1 3/4” nut on a darkly toned Mahogany neck. Setup is effortless, and with a build weight of five pounds this Matsuda M1 feels solid and very real in hand.
A work of art from 2019 that is already fantastically wide awake: Matsuda M1 #119.Other keywords: lutherie, ervin somogyi, somogyi, fingerstyle, flattop, brazilain, gotoh, scalloped nut, om, cedar creek
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
Add to CompareBrand New Matsuda Double Neck Deconstruction
We commissioned this build on behalf of one of our clients (give us a shout if you’d like a bespoke Matsuda of your own), who loved Michi’s Deconstruction aesthetics but wanted to take it in a new direction. Enter: the Double Neck Deconstruction. Two necks designed with two playing styles in mind, the bottom set up for plucking and strumming, the top for tapping. Additionally, the bottom neck features a custom cittern-style bridge, whereas the top neck is outfitted with a hinged string damper at the nut. The assembled body of the instrument is decoupled from the acoustic top to allow it to vibrate freely, and an array of pickups across the arrangement allow for a wide range of setups heading out to the amp.
Other keywords: lutherie, guitarbuilding, custom guitar, luthier, somogyi, modern guitar, fingerstyle, wenge, gotoh, percussive guitar, maple, 128A
Add to Compare2005 Matsuda M1, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Gone before we could even list it! Another powerhouse M1 from Michi Matsuda, here for your viewing and listening pleasure. The trebles on this guitar are like an instrument unto themselves, and they pair up sweetly with a popping bass and well-defined midrange. Playability is silky to boot, and Michi’s one-of-a-kind aesthetics make this M1 stand out in all the right ways. Premium Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Adirondack Spruce top (we don’t see that everyday with Michi’s work), slotted headstock, and a unique carved heel and partial cutaway—the list goes on. Alas, this incredible feat of lutherie from 2005 sold before we were able to even wrap the listing! But we often know where to find other Matsudas, so if you’re in the market don’t hesitate to reach out.
Other keywords: lutherie, ervin somogyi, somogyi, fingerstyle, flattop, brazilain, gotoh, scalloped nut, om, slot head, cedar creek
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2018 Matsuda M1, Moena/Italian Spruce
Here’s a Matsuda which stands out even among Matsudas! A fabulous M1 model from 2018 with Moena back and sides, Italian Spruce top, and a distinctive sunburst paired with a squared off pickguard. Deeply cut Florentine Cutaway gives you easy access to the uppermost frets, and the slinky setup makes for an easy picking experience every time.
The voice is characterized by a crisp, clean note definition; overtones don’t get in the way. Quick and responsive, focused. An excellent fingerstyle instrument, especially if you want a guitar to keep up with agile playing, or an aggressive attack.Other keywords: lutherie, ervin somogyi, somogyi, fingerstyle, flattop, brazilain, gotoh, scalloped nut
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Moena 
Add to Compare2013 Matsuda M1, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
Handsome as only Michi Matsuda can make it, with a voice like velvet on the ears. This 2013 M1 is a well-oiled fingerstyle machine, the very image of the modern flattop with top notch tonewoods and Michi’s unique aesthetic to tie it all together. (Gorgeous) Brazilian Rosewood back and sides pair up with an Italian Spruce top and an appointment package of arcing purflings and an interrupted, segmented rosette. A thing of beauty.
The trebles are characterized by weightiness and depth, and really ring out. Overtones are lush and replete across the registers. It responds especially well to a fingerstylist’s touch; DADGAD and even C9 are both exquisite on the 25.25” scale.Includes brand new Hoffee carbon fiber flight case
Other keywords: lutherie, ervin somogyi, somogyi, fingerstyle, flattop, brazilain, gotoh, scalloped nut
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2007 Matsuda M1, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
Matsuda, Matsuda, Matsuda. You slay us every time. Our latest preowned M1 is a work of art from every angle. Built in 2007 with a Brazilian Rosewood and Italian Spruce body, this M1 features etched feather MOP inlays and Michi’s distinctive two-tone bridge (Rosewood sandwiched over Ebony), along with an interrupted Wenge rosette with black purflings tracing across the horn of the cutaway. A stunning Rosewood fingerboard pairs perfectly with Rosewood bindings and a segmented headstock veneer. Additionally, this Matsuda boasts custom Rodgers tuners plus Fossilized Ivory nut and saddle. Curvaceous and effortlessly playable.
The voice is designed to fill a room, and it does so without even trying. We love the sonority and presence of the bass register, which pairs so smoothly with clear and even trebles. It is, hands down, a fingerstylist’s dream come true.Other keywords: lutherie, ervin somogyi, somogyi, fingerstyle, flattop, brazilain, gotoh, scalloped nut
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian
I was born and raised in Japan. I have liked music, guitars, and making something by hand, since a young age. It seems that it was natural for me to get in guitar making, though I didn’t know about fine woodworking.
After finishing an apprenticeship with master luthier Ervin Somogyi. I started my luthier studio here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Following my apprenticeship, I studied guitar repair with renowned instrument repairman Frank Ford of Gryphon Stringed Instruments, where I am currently a member of the repair staff.
Tradition, Creativity, Identity.
They are always my focus in my guitar making. It is my challenge to find something new among them in the form of guitars.
Sound is important, but it is only a part of the entire relationship with you and guitars, also me and guitars. It can be mental, it can be physical, it can be intellectual. it is fluid, yet simple.
Therefore, each of guitars I make is unique, personal, and individual.
I want Matsuda guitars to be more than just tools for music. I would be happy if you find a meaningful experience with the guitars I make.