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Announcements

Mass Street 12 Month Promotional Financing – 5/24 – 6/06

From May 24, 2018 through June 06, 2018 take advantage of our promotional financing on Qualifying Instrument & Amp Purchases and get 12 Months* no interest payments if paid in full. Whether you’re looking to snag that guitar of your dreams or upgrade your rig with that new amp we’ve got you covered with convenient 0% Interest financing through Synchrony Financial. Stop by the store for more … Continue reading Mass Street 12 Month Promotional Financing – 5/24 – 6/06

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Staff Picks

May 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

Josh Baldridge – Fender Guitars – 1988 Custom Shop ’57 Stratocaster – Surf Green Used I have grown to love Alder-body/Maple-neck Strats, so this early Custom Shop version has been killing me since we picked it up a couple weeks ago. The pickups have that 50’s chime that sounds great clean in a band and keeps the tone from getting too dark when I’m really pushing … Continue reading May 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

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Collings Guitars 1 11/16 Traditional Series Models
Announcements

Collings Traditional T Series – New 1 11/16″ Nut Width Models

We’re thrilled to once again be a part of the ever expanding line of Collings Traditional models. For the past two years we’ve been big fans of the Traditional T Series of guitars from Collings which feature lightweight bracing, traditional voicing, thin nitro finishes and animal protein glue builds. And now with the introduction of the newly designed 1 11/16th necks, players of any nut width … Continue reading Collings Traditional T Series – New 1 11/16″ Nut Width Models

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Fender American Originals Guitars
Features, Videos

An American Original: Fender’s New Vintage-Inspired Lineup

We’ve been in countdown mode ever since the folks at Fender announced the all new American Original series. These “Best of the Decade’ guitars deliver vintage tone, style and appointments with some modern playability. With era-appropriate materials, build and construction techniques these solid-body electrics have set themselves apart at this price point. Here are just three of our favorite features across the line. Vintage Voicing … Continue reading An American Original: Fender’s New Vintage-Inspired Lineup

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TV Jones and Emmerson Kit upgrade to Gretsch
Repair Spotlight

Repair Spotlight: Gretsch Electronics Upgrade

While we often focus on the acoustic side of things in our Repair Spotlight posts, the shop also specializes in all things electric. In this edition of the Repair Spotlight we’re talking electronics swap out…all of the electronics. Here Matt Street Luthier Matt H is taking a stock Gretsch G5420T and upgrading all of the pots and switches with gear from our friends at Emerson Custom and … Continue reading Repair Spotlight: Gretsch Electronics Upgrade

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Staff Picks

April 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

Josh Baldridge – Collings Acoustic Guitars – Parlor 2H Traditional T Series If you’re looking for a guitar that does its thing and does it well, this parlor has it. Super responsive and comfortable, with so much volume for a little guitar. Check out our collection of Collings Traditional Guitars! Jim Baggett – Collings Acoustic Guitars – 02H Traditional T Series This little guitar has a big sound. Extremely … Continue reading April 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

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Repair Spotlight

Repair Spotlight: Custom Neck Profile

Up in the Repair Shop our luthiers get unique requests from customers on a daily basis. Whether it’s something standard like swapping pickups, to a neck reset and a complete refret, the shop is more than willing to make musical dreams come true. Cut to a recent request to thin down a neck on one of our customer’s favorite guitars. Originally the guitar had been … Continue reading Repair Spotlight: Custom Neck Profile

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Staff Picks

March 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

Josh Baldridge – Gretsch Electric Guitars – G5420TG 135th Anniversary Electromatic Limited – Dark Cherry Metallic/Casino Gold Gretsch did two color schemes on this one, and I got to see both of them at the name NAMM show. I was, and still am, absolutely blown away by this dark cherry metallic top. Check out our collection of Grestch Electric Guitars! Jim Baggett – Blazer and Henkes Guitars … Continue reading March 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

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Staff Picks

February 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

Josh Baldridge – Tom Anderson Electric Guitars – T Icon Classic – Transparent Brown We did something we don’t often do with the pickups on this one with a tv2 and tv1 being the most vintage of pickups, with the VA boost delivering a little more meat when you need it. With the standard setting it’s so clear you can get back to that late ’60s … Continue reading February 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

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Staff Picks

January 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

Josh Baldridge – Gretsch Electric Guitars – G5420TG Electromatic – Candy Apple Red I’m a sucker for Candy Apple Red guitars, especially with this classic Gretsch headstock. These Black Top Filter’Tron pickups do that clean, low output Gretsch sound so well. Check out our collection of Gretsch Guitars! Jim Baggett – Martin Acoustic Guitars – 1953 D-28 Great “mystery top” D-28 that’s in superb condition. Our Acoustic inventory … Continue reading January 2018 – Mass Street Staff Picks

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