Anyone that lives in Lawrence, Kansas knows we’ve got a killer music scene – from folk and bluegrass to punk, garage, experimental and everything in between. There are a lot of great shows, concerts and jams that happen on a regular basis and we thought you’d like to know. If you have a regular gig or jam in Lawrence, or know of one we missed … Continue reading Lawrence Regular Gigs and Jams
Jim Jeans will be back this Saturday, April 19, to lead this free Ukulele Left Hand Techniques Workshop, at 3p.m.! In this uke clinic, he’ll focus on left hand techniques, including showing you to how to do chord inversions, which will open the whole fretboard to you and enable you to add a little something more to any song. This hands-on workshop is open to … Continue reading Free Clinic – Ukulele Left Hand Techniques 4/19
We’re excited to have our own (and Midday Ramblers’) Mike Horan lead this great Bluegrass clinic, PT 2 Playing Dynamic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar, on Saturday, April 12 at 1PM. Mike will have help from friend and bandmate Leo Posch on banjo too! Mike will be going over some bluegrass essentials that will make your playing really sing like ‘bluegrass punctuation, the G run, rest strokes, … Continue reading Free Clinic: PT 2 Playing Dynamic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar 4/12!
We’ve seen some great used guitars come in the store as well as some new models, new Leather Aces and Henry Heller straps, and some other great gear, however, we can only pick one for the cream o’ the crop…here they are, our favorite guitars, amps and pedals for April: Jim Baggett – 1954 Gibson ES-295 Electric Guitar I love this guitar – it just … Continue reading April 2014 Staff Gear Picks
Just get your first guitar? Not sure where to begin? Join us on Saturday, April 5 for a free workshop open to all beginners – acoustic and electric. Esteemed Lawrence guitarist and instructor at the Guitar Studio, Bill Crahan, will be showing folks the very basics. Holding the guitar, to use a pick or not, a couple basic chords to get you going and more. … Continue reading Free Workshop 4/5: First Guitar Lesson
Our owner, Antiques Roadshow veteran and vintage guitar expert, Jim Baggett will be leading this special Vintage Guitars of the Past & Future clinic on Saturday, March 29 at 1pm. Jim will have several of his favorite vintage guitars on hand for you to play and check out, and we invite you to bring your guitars if you’d like to know more about them and/or … Continue reading Free Workshop Sat. 3/29: Vintage Guitars of the Past & Future
In guitar news we’ve received some very special instruments lately, including several new Martin guitars. One of our favorites, the D-18, now has many of the same features the ‘Vintage’ D-18V was known for, including a 1 3/4” nutwidth and forward shifted scalloped X bracing – we’re really enjoying these models and have several more great Martins headed our way. We also have some truly … Continue reading March Mass Street Music News – 2014
Sometimes ‘that guitar’ comes along unexpectedly, or you see a great deal but you need a little more time to get the money together, or would rather split the payments up without putting it on a credit card. For those times, we’re pleased to announce 6 month interest-free financing when you order through our website using Paypal’s Bill Me Later program. It’s easy to use … Continue reading Financing Available with Bill Me Later
While we do a lot of standard repairs here at Mass Street Music, we also do a heck of a lot of specialty repairs for folks. This sweet custom Gibson style pickguard is one. A customer brought his Gibson SJ-200 in to luthier Matt H. wanting to install an LR Baggs M1A acoustic pickup. His original pickguard was already starting to come off, but Matt … Continue reading Repair Spotlight: Gibson Pickguard for Acoustic Pickup
Eric Mardis of Split Lip Rayfield leads this unique banjo clinic on Saturday, March 22 at 3PM. Leaving tradition aside, Eric will take folks through some of his unusual banjo influences and trick bag, and look at the non-traditional, hi-octane banjo styles of Split Lip. Split Lip’s gas tank bass player, Jeff Eaton, will be on hand too. Bring your banjo and questions but leave … Continue reading Free Workshop Sat. March 22: Playing Banjo Wrong
