STEVE SWAN GUITARS

Steve Swan Guitars specializes in vintage acoustic guitars from Martin and Gibson, with a good measure of high quality contemporary makers. While the great majority of instruments are flat top guitars, we also carry a few archtops, mandolins, banjos, electric guitars, and electric bass guitars. I try to supply comprehensive text descriptions a full compliment of supporting photographs... My shop specializes in both high quality new and used doublebasses and in high quality new and used acoustic guitars and related instruments. Since starting out my career as a guitar repairman in Sacramento in 1975, I have managed acoustic instrument stores, worked for an import musical intrument wholesaler, built Santa Cruz Guitar Company instruments 1988-90 as their 4th employee, worked as a dealer service agent for a couple of instrument manufacturers, played both doublebass and guitar semi-professionally, and have owned and operated my own retail store since 1990. My guiding philosophy is to stock..

Primary location: Burlingame United States