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ARRIVING SOON
Artinger chambered Mahogany body double cutaway. P90's. HERE! PHOTO'S SOON.
March
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Turner Model One. Mahogany body, Maple neck, Ebony board. Turner rotating magnetic pickup, preamp, eq with sweep and boost/cut controls, coil tap.
More Veillette Gryphons and an electric baritone 6 coming soon.
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Pricing
LAYAWAY - We are very flexible with our terms!
We take AMEX, Paypal, Visa, Mastercard and Discover over the phone. You can also pay right here on the site with Visa or Mastercard.
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. The prices you see are the discounted minimum prices - but - 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 Matt, 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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