Kyle Ralston – Taylor Acoustic Guitars – 417e-R – RosewoodThis is a great slope shoulder style Grand Pacific with a very warm, seasoned tone that is a little different than the bright and precise tone of the very popular Grand Auditorium Series. If you love the way a Taylor plays and feels, but want to explore another tonal avenue, this may be the guitar for you! … Continue reading May 2023 – Mass Street Staff Picks
This vintage 1934 Gibson L-7 is an absolutely stunning guitar. Based on the sought after L-5, this tone bar L-7 is essentially the same guitar body as Gibson’s lauded L-5 with cosmetic appointments setting the two guitars apart. An early ’34 L-7, this guitar retains the original 16″ body, along with the original varied-pattern mother of pearl inlays starting at the 3rd fret. Continue reading Vintage Gibson 1934 L-7 with hardshell case
This Collings D2H traditional sports the most lovely Adirondack top, with a subtle bear claw to the spruce that really needs to be seen in person to be properly appreciated. Paired with a striking set of East Indian Rosewood back and sides, this tone wood combo leans towards a full rich tone, with an immediacy to the pick attack which makes it an easy, responsive … Continue reading Upgraded Collings D2H Traditional – Bear Claw Adirondack top
Let’s kick off the holiday weekend with a vintage 1969 Fender Thinline! Head over to the website to check out all the details on the late ’60s Fender telecaster. Continue reading 1969 Thinline – Vintage Fender Vibes
Jim’s just wrapping up the setup on this stunning D-28. Commonly known as a ‘Herringbone,’ or ‘Bone’ due to the distinctive herringbone purfling, this guitar was built in 1938, which was a transitional year at Martin in terms of their X-brace design. This particular guitar is one of 24 built* with rear-shifted X-bracing that year, which makes it a bit unique with a wide, 1 … Continue reading 1938 Herringbone – Vintage Martin D-28
We’re excited for Taylor’s latest addition to the 400 series to arrive here in the shop, the 417e-R! Featuring a V-Class Grand Pacific body shape, paired with a Sitka Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides, this slope shoulder dreadnought delivers loads of clear articulate tone whether you’re strumming a country ballad or busting out a flatpicking fiddle tune. Continue reading Taylor 417e-R – Rosewood Grand Pacific
This Carmen Ghia from Dr. Z Amps has long been a shop favorite, and this 35th Anniversary version sports some sweet special edition tweaks. The standout feature is the post-phase inverter master volume, which delivers versatile low-volume overdrive, that when turned up to the maximum setting is removed from the signal path. This bit of engineering wizardry is the sort of things we love from … Continue reading 35th Anniversary Carmen Ghia from Dr. Z
Say hello to the Stonk Box! This MKI style fuzz pedal comes to us from the crew at @bensonamps and features their “thermal bias” technology. This Benson tech allows for the germanium transistors to be automatically regulated by a circuit that gently warms the germanium transistors, resulting in a consistent sound no matter the ambient temperature.Benson used this technology to great effect on their Germanium … Continue reading New Stonk Box from Benson Amps
We recently had the privilege of spending some time with a guitar owned by the great Norman Blake. This 1936 D-18 was featured on the cover of Blake’s iconic album, Whiskey Before Breakfast, and after a time was sold by Blake. Brent Hawley, a friend of store owner Jim Baggett’s, has been the caretaker of this guitar for almost 50 years and recently brought it … Continue reading The 1936 D-18 from Norman Blake’s Whiskey Before Breakfast Album Cover
This used Collings CJ features a mahogany top, back and sides for a warm, focused and woody tone. A customer reached out requesting a sound sample, and of course we were happy to oblige! With Tortoise fingerboard, headstock and body binding this CJ has some simple visual touches that really set it apart. Continue reading All Hog – Collings CJ Mahogany
