Twenty-eight-year Guild member Richard Echeverria attended the Roberto-Venn school in 1980 and has run his own repair shop since 1984. He also builds guitars, but he does that at home. He mentions that Echeverria is a Basque name, not Spanish.

▪ bio current as of 1992

1992
AL#32 p.68   BRB3 p.489            
Richard Echeverria                                                                                           

▪ Quickie tips on the thinline switch fisher-line, clay dot replacements, fret size selector, cloth braided wire, and tune-o-matic bridge wire.

1991
AL#28 p.58   BRB3 p.480            
Richard Echeverria                                                                                           

▪ This modification provides a smoother trem action to reduce friction and improve sustain.