The Stephen Hill sound

Here’s a nice selection of some top players on my guitars. Scroll and take a look!

Gary Ryan

Gary Ryan is one of the world’s leading classical guitarists. He has been captivating audiences with his exceptional virtuosity and creative genius for many years, winning universal critical acclaim for his formidable blend of flawless technique, profound musical artistry and highly varied concert programmes. He is currently head of strings at the Royal College of Music in London. Gary Ryan and I have been working together for 23 years and this collaboration has resulted in the successful development of my Lattice model guitars now known amongst players as the ´Gary Ryan model´!

”I have the pleasure of owning 2 cedar top Stephen Hill guitars and have been exclusively using his instruments in concert since 2001. They are truly remarkable guitars with fantastic projection and an amazing range and depth of colour. They also feel so nice to play and look beautiful. People are always coming up to me after recitals and asking about them. Stephen is a great maker to work with and I would highly recommend him to anybody.”

Declan Zapala

Declan plays 2 Hill guitars, a Concert guitar in Cedar and Madagasgar rosewood and a Fusion spruce and Cocobolo.

www.declanzapala.com

Manus Noble  plays a Hill lattice guitar  manusnoble.com

Fabiano do Nascimento playing a Cedar top Granada guitar

Paco Seco playing a Cedar top Granada guitar.

Ricardo de la Juana playing a spruce and cypress guitar with Antonio el Turry on the cajon

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