Stefan Sobell’s Model 1 Sicilian Design was made famous by fingerstyle guitarist extraordinaire Martin Simpson of England. Sobell’s design features a unique radiused top and back that makes for great clarity and separation that is the key feature of the Sobell sound that one hears in Martin Simpson’s recordings. The trebles are strong and the bass is controlled to allow everything to be heard. This Model 1 Sobell features a lovely set of Brazilian Rosewood and Stefan’s favorite topwood, European Spruce. In typical Sobell fashion the appointments are understated birdsfoot perfling and rosette and Brazlian Bindings. This one is like new but sounds better than new…
I owned a Sobell years ago and this one brings back the great clarity and separation that the Sobell Model 1 is famous for. If you enjoy Martin Simpson's tone, and who doesn't, this is how he gets it. The radiused back and top and along with great woods make this a superb fingerstyle guitar with that English voice. 
What a great guitar for fingerstyle. Its sound is clear and present and the string spacing is wide enough to accommodate any fingerstyle player. | Scale Length | 25.5 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.81 in |
| String Spacing | 2.38 in |
| Woods | Spruce - European, Rosewood - Brazilian |
Stefan Sobell's Model 1 Sicilian Design was made famous by fingerstyle guitarist extraordinaire Martin Simpson of England. Sobell's design features a unique radiused top and back that makes for great clarity and separation that is the key feature of the Sobell sound that one hears in Martin Simpson's recordings
I owned a Sobell years ago and this one brings back the great clarity and separation that the Sobell Model 1 is famous for. If you enjoy Martin Simpson's tone, and who doesn't, this is how he gets it
What a great guitar for fingerstyle. Its sound is clear and present and the string spacing is wide enough to accommodate any fingerstyle player. 