Zoe Guitars In The Press & The Community
Zoe Guitars believes that it is important to give back to our community, both locally and globally. We try to make a difference by donating either our time or actual guitars to worthy causes.
Article in San Diego Union Tribune
Visit from the Mayor of Oceanside, Esther Sanchez August 30,
Honoring Our Veterans
On April 20, 2022, Zoe Guitars hosted a group of veterans known as the “STRINGS” group.
STRINGS is a veteran peer support group. Veterans come together to further their guitar playing skills. In a relaxed environment, veterans are encouraged to interact, collaborate, and express themselves through the use of the guitar. The veterans meet twice a week to check on each other and play guitars.
Shawn gave the STRINGS group a tour of his shop and shared about the many types of tone woods and details that go Into building a guitar. After the tour veterans enjoyed hanging out and playing some songs.
Zoe Guitars considers it a privilege to host our nation's heroes and we look forward to the STRINGS group coming by again soon.
Photo Gallery of "Strings" Group taking a tour of the shop and playing some Zoe Guitars
Aaron Plessinger, at Anaheim 3, checking out the Zoe guitar being donated to the 2022 Supercross auction to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital
Honoring Heroes
(Written by Ted Peterson)
During the Saturday evening service RCA (Riverside Christian Assembly) had the privilege of honoring two combat veterans. Ted Peterson shared a little about each veteran. The two were then called up and given custom hand made guitars courtesy of guitar builder Shawn Weimer, owner of Zoe Guitars.
Shawn and Ted met in the summer of 2021 and the two play guitars and often discuss the therapeutic benefits of playing the guitar. Shawn and his wife, Sally, have endured trauma and understand first hand how playing helps a person. Shawn and Sally have led worship all over the world in the missions fields. Shawn felt moved to bless two veterans with his custom made guitars.
Ted often refers to guitars as “six strings of therapy.” Many veterans and civilians alike play the guitar, and use it as an emotional outlet.
The two veterans David (Iraq War) and Johnnie (Vietnam War) were surprised and grateful. Johnnie helped Ted lead worship and had no idea that he was receiving one of these beautiful instruments. He was moved to tears as he thanked everyone.
Thanks RCA and Zoe Guitars for honoring our Warriors.
San Diego Voyager
March 30, 2020
Today we’d like to introduce you to Shawn Weimer.
Shawn, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today . . .
Fallbrook Sourcebook - 2020
Go to page 11-12 to start reading an In depth article and see photos of Shawn's guitars and Sally's pottery.
Fallbrook Village News
(9/17/2019) Fallbrook has a new guitar maker in town.
(photo by Shane Gibson)