About Us

Who is Jett Austin Guitars?

Simply put, the namesake is my son Jett. I wanted to build something that if he wanted to continue a “legacy,” he could. Who am I? I’m JR Heaps. In my 4 decades on earth, I have been blessed to work in numerous trades. From General Contracting to Woodworking, Sound Engineering, Consulting, Design, Distilling…and much more. It took me a while to figure out that building guitars is what drives me, and building them more so than playing them, if you can believe that. What also pushed me was seeing major corporations charging several thousand dollars for “custom” guitars that didn’t hold up to the price tag. When you build a guitar with us, you know that money is going to our family and not a global company’s bottom line. All guitars are proudly built in my shop in York County, PA.