NAMM was a whirlwind couple of days catching up with vendors, putting faces to names and scoping out all of the new gear for 2017. This year we sent managers Josh B and Matt K to track down everything from new Academy Series Taylors to Chase Bliss Pedals or new Collings Relics. Below you’ll find a photo gallery of some of our favorite gear. Make sure and follow us on Instagram for more details about some of the great new/used gear to hit the store.
This armrest is one of the signature features of the new Academy Series from the folks over at Taylor
Web guy Matt K play testing Taylor’s new Academy dreadnought
One of our favorites from the show was the new Taylor GS-Mini bass. This little bass sounds great!
Sales Manager Josh B checking out the new SB59 solid body electrics from Eastman
Close up on these gorgeous SB59
Brand new analog Gainstage pedal from Chase Bliss. Can’t wait to get this new Brother pedal in stock.
Brand new for 2017, Collings introduced this killer baritone acoustic guitar featuring all the fit and finish we adore from them
Following the baritone theme, Collings introduced a 360 model with the same tunning as the new acoustic.
No one beats a Collings burst finish
We fell in love with this all mahogany prototype parlor guitar. Once this little guy goes into production look for it at the store
Collings is getting into the relicing game, and are making quite the statement in the process. The tasteful distressing of this new Burgundy Mist finish is stunning
More relicing details on this headstock
This new Collings I-30 LC features two P90s and a trapeze tailpiece
More awesome distressing details from Collings
More awesome distressing details from Collings
We couldn’t be more excited about these new Fender Acoustic 100 Amp – complete with bluetooth!
So many gorgeous details from the Gretsch crew
Checking out some of the new high-end guitars coming out of Gretsch
One of our favorites were these new budget-friendly parlors from Gretsch
You’ll be seeing this one at the store soon! It was great to see our next Anderson at their booth
Josh ordered this build personally, and we can’t wait to have it in the shop
Wouldn’t be a trip to the Martin booth without a little Clapton love
New “Aged” guitars was a theme at the show this year, even Martin is getting in on the trend
The two millionth guitar from Martin features a unique clock motif
The back of the two millionth Martin continues that clock motif – was so cool to see it in person
We did a little shopping with the Martin Custom Shop – check out the East Indian Rosewood back and sides that we picked out for our new custom shop dread!
Finalizing the details on our custom Martin order…on a stack of Rosewood!
Always great catching up with our friends at OME – love their attention to detail!
We’ll have some great new ukes coming soon – including solid wood models!
We had a great time getting to discuss with vendors and builder what our customers are after. If there’s something you want to see in the store let us know, the team here at Mass Street is always working hard to bring you the best gear and a great price