Dan Ritchie

When I was a little kid, on Christmas Eve, my dad would play Christmas songs on his old acoustic guitar.

When I married and was starting a family, I thought to myself, “It would be cool to learn guitar and do the same.”  So, my dad gave me his old acoustic, and I started to teach myself.

Once I started getting better, I wanted to move on to the electric guitar. I looked around online and found a good deal on a sunburst Fender Stratocaster. I started playing it and learning some new things, but something didn’t feel right. My guitar just wasn’t comfortable.

Again, I looked online to find someone or someplace that could fine-tune my new Strat. I stumbled across Jason’s Guitars. That afternoon I drove to Jason’s and dropped off my guitar. By that evening, it had been setup perfectly and was shining like new.

While picking up my guitar, I mentioned to Jason that I was interested in lessons. We set up a day & time and, well… That was almost five years ago and still going strong, every Friday at Jason’s studio.

One thing about Jason is that he has a lot of patience. There are times that I struggle, but he stays positive and always keeps me motivated. If it weren’t for him, I would have probably put the guitar down a long time ago.

Now I have three guitars! Jason guided me to the right instruments, and later, I had them customized to suit my needs right there at his shop.

I am a math teacher, and I think Jason and I have a lot in common. We don’t do our jobs for the money; we do it because we love to help people and see them succeed.

Big thanks to Jason’s Guitars!

Teacher and Army National Guard Veteran