Erlewine Guitars

Erlewine Guitars

Also known as: Erlewine, Mark Erlewine Guitars, Erlewine Instruments

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Erlewine Guitars is a custom guitar and repair shop founded by Mark Erlewine, who began as an apprentice to his cousin Dan Erlewine in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1969 before purchasing the business and relocating it to Austin, Texas in 1974. Originally operating as Erlewine Instruments, the shop rebranded as Erlewine Guitars to reflect its specialization and has remained a fixture of the Austin mus...

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Erlewine Guitars is a custom guitar and repair shop founded by Mark Erlewine, who began as an apprentice to his cousin Dan Erlewine in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1969 before purchasing the business and relocating it to Austin, Texas in 1974. Originally operating as Erlewine Instruments, the shop rebranded as Erlewine Guitars to reflect its specialization and has remained a fixture of the Austin music scene, now based on Burnet Road.

The brand is best known for a small catalog of distinctive original designs: the Chiquita travel guitar, co-designed with Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top and famously seen in Back to the Future; the Lazer, a compact headless solidbody associated with Johnny Winter; and the Automatic, a hardtail solidbody used by Mark Knopfler. The shop also builds one-off custom electrics and acoustics alongside its repair work.

Beyond building, Mark Erlewine is widely recognized as a repair luthier to high-profile players, with documented work on instruments belonging to Willie Nelson (including ongoing care of his Martin N-20 'Trigger'), Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Winter, Don Felder, Rick Nielsen, and Jerry Garcia, among others.

Erlewine Guitars has 2 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars and Extended Range Guitars. Their gear is featured by 2 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock and Blues. Notable users include Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter.

Artists Who Use Erlewine Guitars

Billy Gibbons uses 1 Erlewine Guitars product

Billy Gibbons

Guitarist · ZZ Top

Johnny Winter uses 1 Erlewine Guitars product

Johnny Winter

Guitarist, Singer · Johnny Winter And

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