We’re excited to have John Dillard lead our Open Bluegrass Jam ‘workshop’ this Saturday, March 15 at 1PM! This will be a lot of fun for folks of all playing levels, so bring your guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, uke – whatever floats your boat. There won’t be any technical instruction, we’re just going to play and have a great time. This will be a standard … Continue reading Free Workshop Sat. March 15: Open Bluegrass Jam 1PM
Here’s a look at the guitars, amps and other gear that have captured the staff’s attention most recently: Jim Baggett – Collings 042 Brazilian Acoustic This is a little guitar with a big sound – and so lovely to look at. Josh Baldridge – Eastman E20 00 Acoustic This 00 really has more depth and power than you’d expect from the 00 size and it … Continue reading March 2014 Staff Gear Picks
We do a lot of pickup installations for folks and we love offering different pickup combinations for you to try out (and our luthiers always come up with killer pairings). This used Epiphone G-400 arrived and our luthier Matt H. jumped at the chance to mod it with some new pickups (Fralins) – it’s a great, inexpensive way to change up a guitar. He ended … Continue reading Pickup Test Drive: Fralin Blues Special & 8k Humbucker
Take your playing to the next level with the first of a two part series of workshops on the ukulele. It’s free, and held here at Mass Street Music on Saturday, March 8 at 3pm. Jim Jeans will be leading this workshop – concentrating on the right hand. Players of all levels will benefit from easy ways to spice up your playing with a variety … Continue reading Free Uke Workshop Sat. March 8: Ukulele Right Hand Techniques
Just a reminder that we’ll be in Kansas City on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Feb. 20-22 at the International Folk Alliance Conference at the Sheraton Crown Center & the Westin at Crown Center. If you’re there, stop by our table in the Exhibition Hall at the Westin – we’ll be on hand 3pm-6pm Thursday – Saturday. The conference is in two sections – the Conference … Continue reading Mass Street Music at the Folk Alliance Conference this week
Join us on Saturday, March 1 at 3PM for our free workshop: Playing Dynamic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar! Tired of feeling like rhythm guitar is boring and one-dimensional compared to lead guitar? This great workshop will explore the depth and possibilities of rhythm guitar in a bluegrass context. Led by Mike Horan, guitarist for the Midday Ramblers and Repair Shop Manager at Mass St Music, this … Continue reading Free Workshop March 1: Playing Dynamic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
NAMM – Jim returned from the recent NAMM show in California with great stories of meeting up with good buddies and music retailers from all over the nation. While there he got a sneak peek at some great new gear and you’ll see some of it headed our way over the next few months. He also brought back a few very fine Collings guitars from … Continue reading February Mass Street Music News – 2014
Sometimes you want THAT sound, but a new guitar isn’t in the budget, or you love your guitar but want more sonically – swapping your pickups and possibly reconfiguring pots and wiring can make a huge difference. And those with boutique taste on a beer bottle budget can get what they’re after with a little research and a great repair shop. In fact, most of … Continue reading Repair Spotlight – Upgrade a Strat with Grosh Pickups
Here are, in our humble estimation, the best of the best that have captured our staff’s attention lately: Josh Baldridge – Don Grosh NOS Retro Classic This NOS is one that I asked Don to build when I visited his shop last November. The NOS is quickly becoming my favorite S style guitar. The gold sparkle on this one is flawless and beautiful – as … Continue reading February 2014 Staff Gear Picks
Join us every Saturday for our Free Workshop Series. We’ll be doing everything from demystifying big topics to in depth run-throughs of some of our favorite gear and pedals – we’ll even have a few open jam playing sessions from time to time. Workshops are at 1PM or 3PM as noted (we don’t want you to miss any KU games!). Have an idea for a … Continue reading Free Workshops for January & February!
