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MONTREAL
Don't miss Scott Walker at the
Montreal Guitar Show.
Matt Artinger may be there as well. Some of the finest luthiers who build electrics will be there this year.
ARRIVING SOON
Early July
:
Veillette Archtop 14. Cedar top with a Mahogany body and neck, Ebony board and bridge. Single pickup. This guitar will have a satin finish.
Veillette Archtop fretless bass. Cedar top, Poplar body, Maple neck, Ebony fingerboard and bridge. This guitar will have a stain finish.
S Walker Santa Cruz. Outrageous solid curly maple body and neck with an Antique Cherry finish. Beautifully figured Rosewood board. Lollar Imperials neck and bridge.
S Walker Santa Cruz. Outrageous solid curly maple body and neck with an Antique Cherry finish. Beautifully figured Rosewood board. Fralin P 90's neck and bridge.
End of July
:
S Walker Santa Cruz. Outrageous solid curly maple body and neck with an amber-burst finish. Beautifully figured Rosewood board. Three single coil Kinman noiseless pickups and a five way blade selector. This guitar will also have a Gotoh tremolo.
S Walker Special. Another outrageous solid curly maple body and neck with an Antique Cherry finish. Beautifully figured Rosewood board. Lollar Imperials.
Breedlove Mark One. Very rare Amboyna Burl top, Mahogany body, Koa binding. Lollar Imperial and peizo pickups with a blend control, CAE preamp, Stellartone tone control, preamp bypass and coil tapping mini switches.
Breedlove Mark One. Quilt Maple top with a Peacock burst finish. Special inlay designed by Kim Breedlove himself. Lollar Imperial magnetic opickups, peizo pickups, a blend control, CAE preamp, Stellartone tone control, preamp bypass and coil tapping mini switches.
Veillette Hi tuned 12. Highly flamed Myrtle back and sides tinted amber, Adirondack Spruce top (from John Arnold) and Madagasgar fretboard, bridge and bindings. Built-in tuner and DTAR electronics.
Early August
:
Breedlove Mark One. Solid Mahogany with a hand rubbed wax finish, an exquisite Snakewood fingerboard and binding, Lollar Imperials, CAE preamp, Stellartone tone control.
Giffin Single Cut! A brand new guitar style from Roger. If you love Roger's guitars, be one of the first to own one of these exquisite single cutaway guitars. It will have my standard spec of Lollar humbuckers, CAE preamp, Stellartone tone control and coil tapping mini switch. Top will be a AAAAA flame Maple with a tiger eye finish.
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Welcome News
As you may have noticed, we are now a Breedlove dealer and have some very special Mark One electrics on the way.
The next bit of exciting news is that we are now dealers for Artinger Guitars as well. Our whole approach to choosing what we sell is to represent cutting edge luthiers with varied styles and interesting electronics. Matt's guitars fit perfectly into our line-up. Our first two Artingers should arrive in November and December. Stay tuned.
Pricing
Most of the luthiers we deal with ask or require that we use their minimum advertised prices (MAP). We agree wholeheartedly with this approach but sometimes for one reason or another we have guitars or other items that we can offer for less. It always pays to give us a call!
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Photographs
What you see is what you get. Each of the guitars we sell is unique and cannot be represented by stock photographs. The photographs on our site are of the actual guitars for sale.
What You Need to Know About Handmade Guitars:
Recently I watched a TV tour of the Gibson factory in Memphis. It became instantly clear to me that I was on the right track with Terra Guitars. There really is a difference in the way guitars are made at Gibson compared to the way they are made by independent luthiers.
Watching the TV show, I saw a factory atmosphere where quotas are clearly in place. Workers were efficient and competent - and seemed to be in a bit of a hurry. There was no pausing to look twice, or taking a moment to get an opinion from a co-worker. No interruptions in the assembly line process, each instrument comes together like every one before it.
Nothing wrong with that. Gibson makes good guitars. But if you watch the process in a luthier's shop, you see a difference. Granted, most independent luthiers also use machines to one degree or another. The difference becomes apparent as you watch the personal attention that a luthier puts into each stage of the process, from design through construction.
Luthiers build guitars because they love building guitars, and every instrument grows from a personal focus. The woods have been carefully considered; the finish is discussed and compared; the sound components are weighed and selected. There are LOTS of interruptions in the process, and all of them contribute to the value of each individual instrument.
This difference - factory vs. craftsman - might not matter to you. But if it does, you will appreciate the fine, one-of-a-kind instruments that come from the shops of luthiers like Roger or Rick, Joe, Scott, Kim or Vincent.
At Terra Guitars we spend a considerable amount of time discussing interesting combinations of woods, appointments, finishes and electronics with our luthiers prior to ordering each instrument. We think this attention to detail makes a difference in the collection you will find here, and in your ultimate pleasure in your purchase.
One last note: We know you might have your own unique specification for a guitar from one of our luthiers and not find it in our inventory. If that's the case, we would love to take your custom order. You will find our prices to be extremely competitive and our service beyond compare. Call us to find out if that makes sense for you.
Questions
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call at 203.815.4166.
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Let's Talk About Your Dream Guitar
The guitars you see here are just a sampling of the capabilities of our luthiers and the options they can provide. If you don't see something that tugs at your heart strings, we can take your specifications and order one for you. The price will be the same or sometimes even less than you would pay if you ordered it directly from the luthier.
Appointments
If your interest is high in any of our guitars or amps, we would be happy to make an appointment for you to visit. You will be able to try out your dream guitar or amp without having to compete for sound space. Evenings and weekends are rarely a problem.
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