Guitars for Sale & Stringed Instruments for Sale
San Antonio Guitar Store & San Antonio Guitar Repair
Ray Wylie Hubbard's Roots & Branches show on New Braunfels Radio KNBT 92.1 FM every Tuesday from 7-9pm is now being sponsored by Guitar Tex. If you don't know the station or the show, you should definitely check them out. One of the highest rated Americana stations in the nation & their programming is definitely excellent; bluegrass, blues, classic country, singer-songwriter, Dylan to Doc Watson to Los Lonely Boys, Allison Krause, Robert Earl Keen & such. Great stuff. Ray Wylie is a jewel in the crown of Texas music & we're extremely pleased & proud of this affiliation. The show is broadcast live from Tavern In the Gruene in beautiful downtown Gruene, Texas.
Stocking Stuffers for guitarists. We've got cool & unique stuff you won't find anywhere else in town like the Pick Stick pick holder that's as attractive as it is useful. How about a humidifier for that fine acoustic instrument? We have the best selection of vintage style & custom straps around, because a great guitar deserves a great strap. We've got goft boxes to put them in & for the premium Action straps a luxurious velvet gift bag is provided.
DAN CRARY CAPO. If your guitarist uses a capo, he or she will surely love getting this, the finest capo I've ever seen. Even if they don't use a capo now this thing is so beautiful it could inspire them to start. The DC Capo comes in a jewelry box & packed with a velvet bag to keep it in. In fact it is rather like a piece of fine jewelry in that it is beautifully machined & polished in gold & is simply the most elegant & well designed capo. At $80.00 each it also may be the most expensive capo out there, but in the words of Dan Crary "The important thing isn't a better capo, it's better guitar music". Each one is carefully made & finished by hand in Oregon. These capos were sent to us directly from Mr. Crary himself for total assurance that the master has inspected & approved each one. Usually only available at his workshops or from the artist direct. You can see & buy the actual product here at Guitar Tex.
Business hours:
Mon. & Fri. 10am-5pm
Tues,-Thurs. 10am-6pm
Sat. 11am-4pm
MARTIN GUITARS*SANTA CRUZ GUITARS*CA GUITARS* COLE CLARK GUITARS*WEBER MANDOLINS*SUZUKI HARMONICAS*BLUE RIDGE GUITARS* REVEREND GUITARS* KAY VINTAGE REISSUES
Gifts for Guitarists. Even if your guitarist seemingly has everything imagineable, we have some cool stuff & accessories that are sure to please. A cool strap is always a welcome item. Or maybe a nice harmonica with a neck holder to get the Dylan thing going. For the acoustic/electric player the new Venue DI from LR Baggs is the coolest preamp/direct box on the market in a very attractive stomp box format. A clip-on tuner or a hand made glass slide makes for a nice, inexpensive gift for someone special. Let us know who it's for & we'll try to help you choose just the right item in your price range.
Dugain Picks. Hand made in France by Charles Dugain & used by some pretty good players like Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana & others. The quest for tone could well stop right here. These are not like any other pick & they simply have to be tried to be appreciated. Thicker than almost any other pick but sculpted for your digits, Dugain picks have found favor among bluegrassers, rockers, Gypsy & jazz players. Made of wood, bone, acetate, acrylic & horn, among other choices. The revelation is just how fast you can play with these unique plectrums. We also have some Dugains made from silver & gold for a special gift item.
We carry hand made guitar, ukulele, mandolin & banjo straps by Souldier Straps of Chicago, Couch Guitar Straps from California & Action Guitar Straps from Indianapolis.
Souldier Straps are from mostly from NOS fabrics & auto materials & are just the most stylish things around. Priced from $30.00-$60.00
Couch Guitar Straps are also made from NOS furniture & auto upholstery stores & are unique & wonderful with a style of their own. Priced from $18.00-$45.00
Action Guitar Straps are in the style & fashion of a great pair of boots or a hand made belt. Gorgeous, supple leathers with flawless craftsmanship. Priced from $125.00-300.00
KAY VINTAGE REISSUE GUITARS!
These are the coolest vintage reissue guitars ever, designed by luthier extraordinaire, Roger Fritz of Fritz Brothers Guitars, with hand wound single coil pickups & looks to kill for. What we have so far are 2 of the "Thin Twin" models & one Pro Bass. Coming soon will be the Jazz II guitar with Bigsby. Before Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards & even Elvis there were guys named Howlin' Wolf & Jimmy Reed, among others, who made classic recordings that will be listened to forever on Kay Thin Twin model guitars. Before players had ever heard of or considered the name "Fender" Kay guitars were well known & accepted. Much of their output was lower end student instruments, but they also made some deluxe instruments with excellent craftsmanship & nice appointments like these, which are still desireable & collectable fetching some fairly serious $$$. The reissues are true to the originals with just the right updates, like an adjustable truss rod & improved bridge. Fritz Brothers has made reproductions of these classic Kays in their shop in Northern California. Now they introduce an Asian made version at a fraction of the price. The quality is outstanding. Come in & try one. I think you'll like it.
After having some time with these instruments now I can honestly say that they are awesome! The Pro Bass sounds more like an upright than any fretted instrument I've heard & it's only a 31 & 1/2" scale. The Thin Twin guitar with 26" scale length imparts a classic Chicago Blues sound that no other guitar can lay claim to.
Guitar Tex is thrilled to be San Antonio's exclusive dealer for Kay Vintage Reissue Guitars.
Visit their website for pictures & specs:
www.kayvintagereissue.com
COLE CLARK VIOLAP GUITAR. As played by none other than Jerry Douglas from Allsion Krause & Union Station, currently on tour with Elvis Costello & using a Cole Clark Violap Guitar. Sort of a hybrid between a Weissenborn & a vintage type lap steel. If you're looking for killer new tones to add color to your sound, look no further. We've got one of the 1st ones to arrive in stores for sale in the USA. There won't be many & it probably won't last long. Like their fine acoustic guitars, the Violap uses the unique FaceBrace Sensor pickup as well as dual humbucking magnetic pickups hand made by Cole Clark, allowing you to easily dial in a great tone in any setting. Built entirely of solid Tasmanian blackwood, a wood strikingly similar to Hawaiian koa.
one of many things you'll find at Guitar Tex that you won't find at any other store in town
Which guitar store owner/musician was asked to perform with bluegrass guitar great Dan Crary & former frontman for the band The Mavericks & singer/guitarist extraordinaire Raul Malo at Oct. 7th's promotional event for the upcoming PBS documentary Primal Twang? That was none other than me, Mark Waldrop from here at Guitar Tex. It was a very cool show at Casbeer's at The Church & a special moment of glory for me. As a guitarist I am humbled in the presence of Dan Crary & as a singer I'm just a voice in the choir next to the remarkable Raul Malo. The moment he opened his voice & began to sing it literally took my breath away & the swooning from the women in the room was palpable.
Dan Crary simply is the history of flat-picked steel string guitar personified. As a young boy the stylings of the great Hank Snow caught his ear & his heart. With no teachers around he taught himself to play &, along with legends like Clarence White & Doc Watson, actually created a style of playing that never existed before. His importance & influence cannot be overstated.
Dan's brief but informative guitar workshop was engaging & enlightening.
UT & A&M Alumnus take note: While supplies last we have some custom made racing stripe straps from Couch Guitar straps in your school colors.
SUNRISE PICKUPS ARE BACK IN STOCK! Completely hand made in California by Jim Kaufman. Only 1000 are made per year. The pickup of choice for Lyle Lovett, Pierre Bensusan & many others for trouble-free stage use.
sorry but we are sold out on Sunrise pickups until Feb. 2010.
It's Very Easy Being Green, in spite of what Kermit The Frog once famously sang. We're striving to offer more eco-friendly products like:
CF Martin Sustainable Woods Series guitars. FSC Certified & unquestionably Martin.
Composite Acoustics Guitars. From Louisianna & made entirely of composite materials.
Cole Clark Guitars from Australia. Made from inidigenous, sustainable yeild woods.
Misi Pickups. The coolest new thing to come down the pike. Rechargeable (in 60 seconds) active acoustic pickups that don't require batteries! We discovered these products when we got our Martin D-Cherry-09 guitar with this installed.
Souldier Straps. Completely hand made in Chicago (Souldier Field, get it?) from recycled NOS materials, including some that are exactly the same as classic vintage straps as used by Hendrix, Clapton, Santana & others.
Couch Guitar Straps. Also completely hand made in Southern California from NOS materials used in vintage 50s-60s upholstery. Cool stuff like the material from vintage Mustang & Mercedes trunk liners, not to mention the wonderful VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE straps made from seat belt material embossed with the Virgin image.
Wheatware Musical Products: Guitar picks & drumsticks made entirely from wheat! Guess what? They work really well & sound great
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Recently I got a call from Scott across the street at Redbone Guitar Boutique asking if I have any mandolin pickups. I tell that I have some due to arrive tomorrow from K&K pickups. He tells me that it's needed immediately because they're taking this left-handed Collings mandolin to Sir Paul McCartney in Dallas where he will be performing & it must have a pickup. Recognizing the importance of the task, I took the pickup from my own Weber Yellowstone A style mandolin & transfered it to the one of which Paul McCartney will take ownership. I hope he appreciates my sacrifice.
LEFTY ALERT!!! We don't carry many lefties, but we just got in a lefty Reverend Flatrock model with a pair of Revtron pickups & a delicious orange finish. Now you can see for yourself just how exceptional a guitar Reverend makes.
LINDY FRALIN PICKUPS. If you're trying to get the classic sound with just the right sparkle, there are no better pickups than those made by Lindy Fralin. Completely hand wound to exacting specifications & attention to detail that results in a pickup that's as attractive to look at as it is to hear. We are keeping a selection in stock for most types of guitars & basses. We are happy to order anything we don't have in stock or pickups to your specifications.
MiSi Acoustic Instrument Pickups are something new & exciting that you'll be seeing a lot of in the future. An active acoustic pickup that require no battery & recharges in seconds & sounds fabulous.
MANDOLINS*MANDOLINS*MANDOLINS*
MANDOLINS IN SAN ANTONIO. We have a full stock of new & used mandolins & we can & do actually play them. As players we understand the nuances of mandolins & the needs of mandolin players. Right now we have a selection of Weber mandolins in both A & F styles. If you've never played a Weber & you're considering the purchase of a nice USA made mandolin, we'd like to invite you in to try one out. Workmanship that is unexcelled by either the big name maker (starts with a "G") or boutique builders. We're the only store in San Antonio for serious mandolin enthusiasts & the only one where mandolinese is spoken. Guitarists who seek a new voice for their music should consider adding mandolin. We also have new & used mandolins by Kentucky, Ovation, Michael Kelly & others. If you're not in the area call us for details & specifics about an instrument. We ship all over the world. FREE SHIPPING IN THE CONTINENTAL USA FOR ALL WEBER MANDOLINS.
CF MARTIN PORTER WAGONER "WAGONMASTER" Dreadnought. 41 style appointments with abalone trim around the top & rosette, unique block inlays. Catches everyone's eye & pleases all who play & hear this wonderful guitar. Interior label is signed by the late Porter Wagoner as well as Marty Stuart, its namesake signature is also inlaid at the 20th fret against the ebony, bound fingerboard. Unusual batwing pickguard is actually very attractive in real life. #66 in this series of Custom Shop Guitars. With its rich balanced tone & volume this guitar will keep up with the banjo in a bluegrass setting, but I think it would be an ideal choice for worship leaders who need a powerful & dressy acoustic guitar. We've seen excellent dreadnoughts from all the great makers big or boutique, new & vintage, & this Wagonmaster model is as good as anything we've seen. Come & see for yourself. MSRP: $5,999.00 MAP: $4,500.00
Guys,
I want to thank you for the kindness & service you gave to me the past couple of days. It is refreshing to walk into an establishment & be provided with a genuine smile & politeness. In this day of grudging service & phony smiles I sincerely appreciate your family style of service. I most definitely will tell my friends & family about you & your store.
Otha D. Shannon
Thank YOU Perry & Otha. It's because of good folks like yourselves that make our work here a pleasure.
LAYAWAY. Layaway. layaway. Remember living within your means & buying only what you can afford? Probably not but anyway it can be done! Make your best deal on any guitar, mandolin, banjo, etc., in the store & provide a 25% deposit to layaway that item with up to 6 months to complete the payments with NO INTEREST
Guitar Tex, San Antonio Guitar Store
We are authorized dealers for Larrivee, C.F. Martin, Santa Cruz, Reverend, National ResoPhonic, Eastman, Composite Acoustics, Cort, Gold Tone Banjos, Kiwaya ukuleles and more. Custom orders are welcome & we are happy to work with you to get the guitar of your dreams.
WE LOVE TRADES* WE ACCEPT CONSIGNMENTS
If you've never been in or if it's been a while, we'd like to invite you visit us here in Olmos Park. Bring your spouse along, too, since there are many wonderful shops & restaurants close by.
WHAT"S IT WORTH? Figure it out for yourself. We've put our entire research material available to you so you can look it up & do it yourself. This is at considerable expense to us to accumulate some hard to find & rare books, as well as current price guides. You may use these at no charge. If you require assistance with your evaluation, we will give you a verbal appraisal at $10.00 & written ones at $35.00.
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