Richard Echeverria, founder, owner and expert luthier has been designing, building, restoring and selling guitars since 1980, but closed his business 2007 when he went to work for a major guitar manufacturer.
Echeverria Guitars is an authorized service center for C.F. Martin, Fender, Guild, Takamine, Ovation and is also a retrofit center for the Buzz Feiten tuning system.
Echeverria Guitars is well known in the professional musicians community as well. Current and past customers include Peter Buck/Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Rich Robinson/Johnny Colt/Marc Ford (The Black Crowes), JB Bell/Michael Houser (Widespread Panic), producer-musician Brendan O’Brien, Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule/Allman Bro’s), Peter Holsapple, Gary Kuitert (Titan Valley Warheads), Bob Log III, Midnight Oil, Glen Phillips, Tinsley Ellis, Bill Davis (Dash Rip Rock), Bruno Speight (Maceo Parker Band), Spencer Bean (Gladys Knight Band), Alex Cooley (Concert Southern Promotions), Leon Wilkerson (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Jeff Johnson (Jason And The Scorchers), Jackyl, Rick Savage (Def Leppard), Robert Hayes/Bill Taft (Jody Grind), Danny Shirley/Gates Nichols (Confederate Railroad), Kevin Kinney/Tim Nielson/Buren Fowler (Drivin’ and Cryin’), The Verve Pipe, Doppler Sound Studios, Tommy Dean/Billy McPherson (The League of Decency), Mathew Sweet, Bonham, Tom Principato, David Ryan Harris (Follow ! For Now), Bob Mould/Dave Barbe (Sugar), Luther “Houserocker” Johnson, Swervedriver, Eugene Chadbourne, Michael Penn, The Producers, “Doc” Tommy Scott, Duke Robillard (Fabulous T-birds), James Hall, Circle Jerks, Russell Malone, Oteil Burbridge (Aquarium Rescue Unit), Col. Bruce Hampton, Jeff Calder/JE Garnett (The Swimming Pool Q’s), John Keane, TSOL, ‘Nando’ Rivas (Ph8), Mick Jagger/Keith Richards, Billy Corgan/D’arcy (The Smashing Pumpikins), Eric Erlandson (Hole), and Pylon.