José Ruiz Pedregosa (b. 1958) is the only disciple of the Spanish luthier Jerónimo Peña Fernández who is among the few luthiers to whom Luis F. Leal Pinar devotes an entire chapter in "Guitarreros de Andalucia" (2004) is now semi-retired, and no longer exports, although he continues to build instruments for collectors.  José's intruments, like those of his mentor,  are characterized by rich, roundness of tone.  Because he is a guitar maker who works alone using traditional methods, Jose's production is limited to 15 to 20 guitars a year. Since he doesn't have the expenses that guitar makers in Spain's principle cities have, his guitars remain very affordable. His workshop has become a meeting place for many guitar lovers and flamenco players: El Cabrero, El Tomate, Vicente Amigo, El Curri, Jose Luis Postigo, Manolo Siveria, and Juan Núñez.

This is one of the most regal sounding classical guitars, we have had with a beautiful tone and comfortable action. We imported this guitar in 2014, the owner took eight lessons, and has not played it since. He has set the price to sell, at a considerable loss, materials alone are worth nearly the asking price.