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Solbach Guitars: wood, shape, sound

Published the 31/05/25

A vocation shaped by wood

At Solbach Guitars, everything begins with the material: wood, alive, vibrant, the bearer of history. It's this instinctive bond with material that Mathieu Solbach has cultivated since childhood. Trained by his grandfather, a carpenter, he learned early on to respect precise gestures, well-used tools and a job well done.

He honed his skills with the Compagnons du Devoir, the benchmark for exacting craftsmanship. But it was when he discovered lutherie that he found his calling. In the guitar, he sees the perfect object: at the crossroads of wood, sound and the hand, it's an intimate, personal, immediate instrument.


Echoes - Deluxe Humbucker: elegance and power


Among the models recently presented, the Echoes - Deluxe Humbucker alone sums up the brand's approach: coherent design, choice of proven components, and impeccable finish.

Beneath its superb Cherry finish, it hides two Classic 57' double-coil pickups, perfect for delivering a wide palette of sounds: brilliant cleans, rich crunch, precise attack even in saturation. The guitar adapts flexibly to a wide variety of styles, without ever losing its character.

The Echoes is built on a solid foundation:

Mahogany body for depth and natural sustain,
Rosewood fingerboard for warm attack and playability,
Comfortable neck profile for long, fatigue-free playing sessions.

The overall balance is perfect: neither too heavy nor too light, the guitar invites you to play, without forcing you. It responds immediately to nuances of play, with precise dynamics and a natural sustain that's very present.

A modern, assertive vision of the handcrafted guitar

Solbach Guitars does not seek to follow a trend or copy an icon: each model developed by Mathieu Solbach bears a clear signature, a coherent design, and a real demand for lutherie.

Far from sleeve effects or the search for the spectacular, the brand assumes a sober and contemporary line, where sound takes precedence over appearance, and where the quality of construction is at the heart of the project. Each guitar leaves the workshop after a meticulous process, controlled down to the smallest detail, from choice of wood to final adjustment and hand finishing.

It's this precise, authentic approach that is winning over more and more musicians: handcrafted guitars built in France, designed to be played, recorded and shared, not just admired.

A brand to keep an eye on

Amid the proliferation of emerging brands, Solbach Guitares is forging a unique path. A craftsman with a keen ear for sound, rigorous in his choices, and faithful to a certain idea of the guitar: a musical tool, an object of transmission, a companion on stage or in the studio.

With models like the Echoes - Deluxe, Mathieu Solbach demonstrates that it is possible, today, to design instruments with a strong identity in France, without falling into excess or one-upmanship.

This is the very essence of fine contemporary lutherie: offering musicians an instrument that matches their simple, precise, powerful and inspiring playing.