Kauer Guitars
The Kauer of love-guitars with a sound all their own.
Doug Kauer is a builder from California. His shop turns out handmade electric guitars that are designed by them or in our case, custom ordered to our specs and deliver outstanding craftsmanship and tones.
His original designs include the Korona, Starliner, Electroliner, and Super Chief while the Banshee nods to an eclectic classic. Most of our builds from Kauer include Spanish mahogany bodies, locking tuners, MONO Vertigo gig bags and premium pickups from Arcane and Lollar.
We are proud to carry both his guitars and the DRS line of bamboo guitar racks for display and storage of your guitars. The DRS racks are available in four and seven space varieties and can be stacked to yield the nicest display for your instruments your space has ever seen. Come by and check out the Alpha 4 or 7 and their matching Bravo 4 & 7 counterparts today, only at Rusty’s Cool Guitars.
Why Boutique?
Creativity through expression. Our instruments inspire you to play your best.
We all are unique. From our hair color, to fingerprints, the music we love and the sounds that excite us are all different while maintaining the constant of joy derived from our experience within ourselves. At Rusty’s we explore that creativity with unique, hand built, hand wired, and carefully crafted instruments from guitars to amplifiers to pedals.
Our goal is to provide our customers with instruments that speak to their creativity and inspire them to pick up the instrument and play for the sheer pleasure of creating sonic memories. Each guitar and amp we sell is a reflection of that commitment to providing a quality product at a fair price with unmatched customer service. That’s why we offer one on one consultations for guitars, amps, pedalboards and incorporating our wares into your guitar palette so that the only limit is your imagination.
If you haven’t owned a hand made, hand built instrument you owe it to yourself to explore the possibility. From incredible brands like Huss & Dalton, Maton, Rebel Relic, Rock N Roll Relics, Kauer, Heritage and B&G to amps like Headstrong, Germino, Top Hat(COMING SOON!), and Carr; pedals from Strymon, Xotic, and Catalinbread (COMING SOON!) we bring only the best in artisan grade player friendly gear.
We bring over thirty years of live, studio, and hands on experience to the table when we work with you to find that tone you hear in your head and want to express through your choice of instrument. That’s why we do this: to encourage everyone to create and inspire each other through music.