The Spanish luthier Jesús Bellido (born 1966) is a member of one of Granada's leading families of guitar makers. Both his father, Manuel López Bellido and his uncle José López Bellido have achieved international fame as luthiers. Taught by his father, Jesús began his career as a guitar maker when he was 14 years old. By the time he has 17, he was already making and selling guitars under his own name, but continued building guitars in his father's workshop until he finished his B.A. in the natural sciences at the Universidad de Granada. In 1989 he established his own workshop.

While Jesus Bellido makes a model is based on the 1883 Antonio de Torres guitar, SE 54, which Jesus has been able to study closely, this guitar is his homage to Torres model, in which he takes the structural principles he has learned from making 1883 copy, and applies them to a larger modern bodied guitar. This guitar with its birdseye maple is visually stunning, and is just the kind of guitar I love.

The guitar is in excellent condition, with only minor player wear. It is set up as classical guitar, and plays comfortably.