San Antonio Guitar Store
Guitar Sales & Guitar Repair

 SHOP SMALL   SHOP LOCAL    BUY AMERICAN

A Few of Our Brands: SANTA CRUZ – C.F. MARTIN – LARRIVEE – COLE CLARK – NATIONAL RESOPHONIC – AUGUSTINO LOPRINZI – ORPHEUS VALLEY – REVEREND – WEBER MANDOLINS – HUSS & DALTON GUITARS

MARTIN LIFESPAN STRINGS. We Love ‘em.

New hours:

Monday through  Friday 10-6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Saturday 11-5

CLOSED SUNDAYS

WEBER VIGILANTE SQUARE NECK RESONATOR GUITAR IN STOCK! And it’s awesome. Surprisingly affordable USA made.

Check the “Used Guitar” page for pics and details on a 1997 Guild True American flat top acoustic/electric.

No other store in the area even comes close to having the selection and quality of fine guitars that we have at GUITAR TEX. We’ve been here for 13 years and meet new people everyday who are just now discovering us. Everyday someone comes in and comments on what a great shop we have. All I can say is that we’ve been here 13 years waiting for you.

 Acoustic blues guitar workshop with the great Steve James Saturday, May 19th at 4:30 pm. Steve is a dazzling performer, masterful instrumentalist, and highly regarded educator. This will be his only workshop in South Texas, so reserve your space now. $35.00 per student.

BIG CHANGES ARE UNDERWAY FOR GUITAR TEX!

We have found a nearby shop space for luthier John Thurston where he can set up all of his tools; buffers, sanders, saws, finishing supplies, etc. This will allow John to concentrate his efforts more efficiently and allow us at GUITAR TEX to offer even more extensive services and quicker turnaround on your instrument. John will be available for consultations by phone, email or by appointment only.

JOHN MICHAEL RAMIREZ will joining us at Guitar Tex.  To say that John has been on the music scene in San Antonio for a long time is something of an understatement. Both as a player and in music retail he’s been doing it for many years. He knows the music scene as well as anyone and he understands the player’s needs. Anyone who’s been playing for awhile knows John from way back to his Meteor Music days to more recently at Mars and Sam Ash. We are thrilled to have John with us at Guitar Tex and we know that the music community will welcome his return.

We would very much like to find an amp technician who has skills on all types of musical amplification. We can provide more than ample shop space and I believe in time we can build up a clientele that will provide good income to a motivated technician. Give us a call or shoot us an email: 210 822-185          info@guitartex.com

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We have some upright basses for sale right which is not something we always have:

1940s era EPIPHONE  B-3 Bass. This one is in remarkable crack-free condition with just some wear around the edges in a few spots. Neck is very tight and secure and the gorgeous Brazilian rosewood fingerboard is in very good shape. Can’t find any loose seams anywhere and there don’t appear to have been any any major repairs ever needed or performed on this bass. Nice fitting bridge set up for slap/rockabilly playing. $2,600.00

LAVA CABLES are here! If you have a great guitar then your guitar deserves a great cable. LAVA CABLES are USA made and they’re the best cables on the planet. You can’t get them anywhere else in South Texas except here at GUITAR TEX. RETRO COIL cable is the best coil cable ever made. The ULTRAMAFIC cable is simply the best cable you buy. BLUE DEMON cables is a premium cable at an affordable price point. We’re very proud to offer the LAVA CABLES at the best price you’ll find anyhwere.

C.B.I. CABLES is another fine USA made product. They make great cables at all price points, but for now we have their affordable PERFORMANCE SERIES cables in 10,15, or 20 feet ranging from $11.00-$18.00. High quality cable with Neutrik connectors for everyday use.

DO YOU HAVE A GREAT GUITAR? KEEP IT HUMIDIFIED!!!! You’re not taking proper care of it if you don’t keep it adequately humidified. It may sound strange but if you take the time to read the “care and feeding” pamphlet included with most new guitars (yes, even solid body electric guitars), you’ll note that it is strongly advised that you maintain a humidity level where you guitar is stored (the case?) at between 45%-55% humidity. Thanks to the prolonged drought in Texas, low humidity, cold weather and indoor heat, we’re seeing more guitars with humidity related cracks, fret ends poking out from dried out fingerboards, and other humidity related problems than ever before. These problems can easily be avoided by keeping your guitar in the case with a case humidifier. They are inexpensive and very effective; you can even make your own with very little effort. When I visited Martin Guitars for their Repair Summit last August we were told that center seam cracks may not be considered a warranty repair if the guitar was not humidified. Many problems and much heartache can be avoided with some simple precautions.

HUSS & DALTON OOO-SP

SANTA CRUZ OM/PW

Weber Vigilante Square Neck Resophonic Guitar.  A great American made lap acoustic guitar that speaks Hawaiian as well as  Bluegrass with equal authority!

NeoTech Straps! Made in the USA! These are some of the best straps for people who want the ultimate in comfort when they play. Their classical guitar strap is simply the best I’ve ever seen. Ditto for bouzouki, accordion, and many other instruments. We have straps from NeoTech for banjo, mandolin, guitar, ukulele, bass guitar, bouzouki and more. If you have back/shoulder pain; if you play a heavy instrument you should be using a NeoTech strap. Extremely well designed with quality components.

PICKUPS FOR RESONATOR GUITARS! We’re the only store in the area that has them and we’ve got the best there is from Highlander and National Resophonic. Click on the Pickups page for specifics.

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WE HAVE THE BEST SELECTION OF QUALITY ACOUSTIC GUITARS IN SAN ANTONIO. PERIOD.

HOORAY FOR THE INTERNET! It gave us this website, wonderful ways for immediate contact with people all over the globe, and access to information we never dreamed would be so readily available.                                                               HOWEVER……………..playing the guitar is a very personal thing, and having it in your hands, hearing it for yourself, feeling it, then talking to someone who truly knows all about that instrument. You can’t get that on your laptop. So we depend on people coming in the door and playing our guitars. Talk to me or Gus, or repairman John Thurston and you’ll find 3 people who are passionate about what we do.                                                                                                                                   Gus Wanner has a wealth of knowledge about guitars, fretted instruments and their history that is unsurpassed in San Antonio. John Thurston, as I’ve said before, is the most skilled all-around guitar repair person in Texas and can offer advice to those in need. Me, I’m just a pretty decent guitar player who also has some skills in repair and has translated a love of stringed instruments into a life’s work.                                                                                                                                    So if you’d like to send an email or text, friend us on Facebook, that’s great and please do, but it would be best if you stopped in to see us in person.

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 TWO TONS OF STEEL frontman KEVIN GEIL is now the proud owner of a new REVEREND PETE ANDERSON model guitar. Check out Kevin playing his new Reverend in a recent Austin show with Brian Setzer . Kevin called to tell us how great his new Reverend sounds through his rig. The Reverend Pete Anderson model is sort of a Gretsch-meets Guild-meets Silvertone kind of archtop with dual P-90 pickups and Bigsby vibrato. Boutique quality at a very down to earth price. New one just arrived in natural finish.

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Please visit our list pages for specific instruments. We try to keep everything in stock listed, pictured, and up to date, but sometimes we fall behind, so check with us about a specific instrument.

Please visit the “Repair” section of our website for information on in house luthier, John Thurston, who is the most experienced, talented, and capable luthier/repair person in South Texas. From simple truss rod adjustments to complete restoration of priceless vintage pieces- and everything in between- John can handle it expertly. Want your name inlaid on the fingerboard of your guitar? Several guitarists from the area have had John do exactly that. Frets showing a lot of wear? Most players don’t know that frets can usually be leveled and re-crowned and polished aka “Fret Dressing” at least once before new frets are needed. Far less expensive and invasive than a refret, and it feels like brand new frets afterwards. Modifications, pickup installations, you name it, John’s the guy. New bone nuts or compensated bone saddles that John makes are beautiful, gleam like polished porcelain when he’s done, and will enhanced the tone and beauty of your guitar, as well as the playability.

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WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL. And we won’t try to sell you a costly and bogus extended service agreement or warranty. I just finished reading 3 of these types of agreements for different big package stores and, as an experienced repair person, I can tell you that what they are offering is next to useless and provides very little, if any, more than the manufacturer’s warranty on the item you purchased. Don’t waste your money and don’t waste your time shopping where they’re going to try to gouge you with a useless service agreement. At GUITAR TEX we sell products that we have carefully chosen on the basis of quality first and foremost, then offer these instruments at competitive prices that beat the big guys.

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WE BEAT THEIR PRICES! You may think that because we’re the little guys that we’re more expensive than the big stores, but you’d be wrong.

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Check the Martin page for listings of vintage, used, and new Martin guitars 

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ROMA GUITAR PICKS ARE HERE! We are the only store in the area to offer hand made guitar picks and these are the latest offering. ROMA PICKS have a look and feel like no other and exceptional tone and clarity. www.romaguitarpicks.com    AT $10.00 each or 2 for $18.00 ROMA Picks are much more affordable than other specialty hand made picks. Come in and try one for yourself.

 JAZZ GUITARISTS TAKE NOTE: This is a pick that I think many jazz guitarists will love. Designed to appeal to Hot Club/Django style players, but these work exceptionally well on archtop guitars, imparting that wonderful round tone that jazz players seek.                                                                                                              MANDOLIN PLAYERS TAKE NOTE: Roma Picks work extremely well for mandolin, with the edge beveled for just the right angle of attack for a nice crisp “chop”, as well as speedy single note playing.                                                                                  BLUEGRASSERS TAKE NOTE: Roma Picks will drive a dreadnought powerfully without any strident or harsh tones and allow the player to achieve clarity and speed not realized with other picks

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. Whether you’re looking for a great guitar, mandolin, ukulele, or banjo, or you just need a case, strap or accessory, we’ve got more cool stuff in our little shop than you’ll find among all the cookie cutter gear at the big stores.Alien picks that glow in the dark

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LAYAWAY!

 We understand that an investment in a professional quality instrument is costly and not everyone has the resources to purchase a high-end guitar or mandolin, so we do offer the option of layaway. You can come in and select the instrument you like and with as little as 20% deposit we will hold it for you until payment is complete in 3-6 months.

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LARRIVEE GUITARS ARE BACK!!!                      

My roots are showing & they are all gray. I worked as an usher at all of the shows listed below on the Fillmore East marquee circa Dec. 1969- Jan. 1970. I  Below is the poster of the recent employee reunion party, which I attended. No concerts that I have seen since matched the great moments I witnessed at the Fillmore East. I’m honored to have been a small part of the family at the Fillmore East.

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WEBER  Rawhide has just arrived!    See our Mandolin Page for Details!

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Guitar Tex, San Antonio Guitar Store

We are authorized dealers for C.F. Martin, Santa Cruz, Cole Clark, Reverend, National ResoPhonic, Bedell, Gold Tone Banjos, Kiwaya, Ohana & LoPrinzi ukuleles, Weber mandolins 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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