Do You Have Capo-bilities?

The capo has been around for a long time in different forms, starting in the vicinity of the 1700s. The 300+ years has yielded refinement, ease of use, and interesting options for current capos, and Guitar Tex has a wide range on hand, including the broad selection of...

Ukulele Fun

Ukuleles are a little slice of magic. Whether soprano, concert, tenor, or baritone, they make for fun and easy playing, though like any instrument a masterful musician can make them do extraordinary things. If you want some further reading, Marion Jacobson’s Atlantic...

National Resophonic Guitars

Guitar Tex is San Antonio’s only dealer for National Resophonic Guitars www.nationalguitars.com, makers of the finest resonator guitars in the world and are the benchmark against which all others are judged.

Visiting Martin Guitars

Mark’s Corner by Mark Waldrop September 2014 Newsletter A Visit To Martin Guitars The trip had been arranged for me to visit the folks at Martin Guitars, select some woods and meet with Emily Meitzel and the Custom Shop staff. I had been to Martin a few times...

Reflections on 15 years of Guitar Tex

I guess it started by in 1990 when I first moved back to San Antonio. My brother mentioned to me that he had seen a Martin 12 string at a pawn shop and it was pretty cheap. I went to check it out and it had only 6 strings on it which is not that uncommon for folks to...