son jarocho / huapango
mariachi instruments
bajo quinto / bajo sexto
arpas
classical guitars
string bass / tololoche
ABOUT
Guadalupe Custom Strings is an independent, privately owned and collectively operated workshop. We have been serving Mexican and Latin American, Country, Folk, Tex-Mex, Ukulele and traditional musicians all over the world since 1990.
Founded in Goleta California in1990, by Francisco Gonzalez, founding former-member of Los Lobos. And brought to East Los Angeles by Margie Hernandez in 2003. We continue the tradition today, where our roots are, in East L.A.
ORDERING
Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. All of our products are handmade to order, by two highly-skilled string-makers on site in our workshop. We do not have a public retail location, however you may make an appointment by texting 323 266 2242.
We have a Youtube channel! please like and share.
In our first episode we discuss the differences in our materials, copper, brass, bronzer and more.
In our second episode we show you how to select the appropriate gauges and how to put your nylon strings on.
In our third video, we are joined by Neza Calderon as she shows us how to string our guitarron.
Retailers
Typically our retailers can get many of our products to you faster than we can.
California
Casa del Musico - Boyle Heights Los Angeles 323-262-9425
Mariachi Clothing Co. -San Ysidro (619) 352 0033 - mariachiclothingcompany.com
Harvard Street Music Exchange 134 S Harvard St. Hemet, CA 92543
Olvera Music -East Los Angeles 323-269-4935
Harvard St. Music - Hemet 951-259 -5545
Salinas Music- Salinas 831-998-8950
The Music Studio, San Ysidro 619-662-1378
Texas
Mariachi Connection - San Antonio
Texas Band and Orchestra 956-578-0333
Melhart Music- McAllen 956-682-6147
Tienda La Bombita, Dallas 214-779-5627
Weslaco Music, Weslaco 760-548-8519
Rasmussen Violin Shop (Arlington) 817-548-9820
Ceasar’s Music (Chicago, IL) 773-319-6372
Instrumentos zacua (xalapa, veracruz) +52 228 127 9317
Chicago Music Store (Tucson, AZ) 520-622-3341
DeLeon Records (Albuquerque, NM) 505-250-7927
WEST MUSIC (CORALVILLE, IA) 319-351-2000
Mainland Ukulele (nashville, in) 812-988-6760
Arismendez Music (Mexico, DF) US +1-512-626-8583
Lauderia Gallo Cimarron (los Tuxtlas, VC, Mex) 294-115-3250
Some of our friends that use guadalupe custom strings:
