Electric Guitars

[steve_man]

I've driven by this place several times, but decided to stop and check it out today.  Wow, some really cool stuff in there!  They sell a lot of brands that I had not seen in person before.  Trussart, Suhr, plus a whole bunch of others....

https://www.facebook.com/AustinGuitarHouse

A few pics of some great guitars/amps that I tried out

This Tele had one of the greatest necks on it that I've ever tried

This Michael Tuttle Tele was my favorite...amazing action, great neck, great sounding pickups, and the top/back edge was rounded a bit.  Very comfortable.

All through this AMAZING amp!  Headstrong Princeton type, 25watts...12" speaker...sounded incredible!

Played a couple of Trussarts...they were okay, but not for the money, IMO.  These other guitars played/sounded better, IMO.  Trussarts certainly had a cool look, though.  If you live in Austin, it's worth a stop.  Owner is from Brazil, and was incredibly helpful.

[sfarfsky]

I went there but everything was more than i wanted to spend. the stuff was nice though and the shop was sweet

[steve_man]

Yeah, they're the first shop I've ever been to that actually sold Turbo Tuners.  Tried one out...it was pretty sweet.  Loved the stuff there, but it wasn't cheap.  The blonde Tele was about $2100, and the red one was about $3000.  Amp that I liked was marked $2100.  Not sure if those were "list" prices, and they would come off of them.  Didn't ask.  Although, all their Fender type stuff really was amazing.  Higher-end cables, as well.  Lava, etc.  Pretty cool place.  Didn't buy anything, though.

[GreatDane]

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steve_man wrote:

Yeah, they're the first shop I've ever been to that actually sold Turbo Tuners.  Tried one out...it was pretty sweet.  Loved the stuff there, but it wasn't cheap.  The blonde Tele was about $2100, and the red one was about $3000.  Amp that I liked was marked $2100.  Not sure if those were "list" prices, and they would come off of them.  Didn't ask.  Although, all their Fender type stuff really was amazing.  Higher-end cables, as well.  Lava, etc.  Pretty cool place.  Didn't buy anything, though.

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how did the guitars you tried out compare to the stuff you're used to playing and owning?

[steve_man]

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GreatDane wrote:

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steve_man wrote:

Yeah, they're the first shop I've ever been to that actually sold Turbo Tuners.  Tried one out...it was pretty sweet.  Loved the stuff there, but it wasn't cheap.  The blonde Tele was about $2100, and the red one was about $3000.  Amp that I liked was marked $2100.  Not sure if those were "list" prices, and they would come off of them.  Didn't ask.  Although, all their Fender type stuff really was amazing.  Higher-end cables, as well.  Lava, etc.  Pretty cool place.  Didn't buy anything, though.

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how did the guitars you tried out compare to the stuff you're used to playing and owning?

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Hmm...good question.  First time I've tried out some hand-built electrics.  The attention to detail on these guitars (the Teles) were first-rate.  Fretwork was flawless, neck finishes were really nice.  Plus, none of the parts had a "production" feel to them.  Rather, that they had been selected because they were "choice" parts.  One thing that I did not care for was how tight the pots were on these.  I'm sure they'd losen up over time, but I'm used to fairly easy to move (on the fly) controls. 

Tone was about the same.  The red tele had pickups that were hand wound by the guitar maker.  They sounded fine, but I didn't really compare them to a production tele.  Plus, it would be hard for any guitar to sound bad through that amp...it sounded better than any Fender I've ever tried...

Granted, all of these SHOULD have these traits.  The teles I tried were 2 and 3 times the price of my American Standard...which I LOVE. 

[clickonce]

Did not know that was there... will check it out.  

About a block to the east (on Anderson).. on the right is Enchiladas Y Mas.  mmmm best fajitas.  Used to eat there about once a week.

[steve_man]

That's the place!