NEWMAN 5 STRING - BURNT CARAMEL 5-String Tortoiseshell Binding

Tortoiseshell Binding

Music City Wraparound Bridge

When Ted left Keith as his guitar tech/builder to establish the shop on 4th Street in Austin

Ted worked for Keith Richards exclusively from 1972 to 1978

Original Banger (Tangerine w/ BFG Logo)

NEWMAN 5 STRING - BURNT CARAMEL 5-String Tortoiseshell BindingNEWMAN GUITARS was established in Austin, TX in 1977 by Ted Newman Jones. Ted was a pioneer of design and began to working for Keith Richards exclusively in late 1971. Ted and Keith designed the first five string open G guitar during the 1972 Rolling Stones U. S. Tour for Exile on Mainstreet. Ted worked for Keith Richards exclusively from 1972 to 1978. But, by 1977, Ted showed interest in setting up shop in Austin, TX. When Ted left Keith as his