While the staff has been wrangling holiday ornaments and decorating the store, we’ve also had our eye on a few spectacular instruments and gear, including a few perfect for first time players – here are our last staff gear picks for 2014! Josh Baldridge – Taylor 214ce SB Deluxe Acoustic This 214 is a lot of guitar for the price – classic, old school tobacco burst finish, Taylor … Continue reading December 2014 MSM Staff Gear Picks

All of us at Mass Street Music had a tough time picking just one Staff Pick this month, between the new pedals, a boatload of cool used gear and new acoustics, but for you, we narrowed it down to our top favorites: Josh Baldridge – Collings OM1A CutawayThis is surprisingly light and has the low end responsiveness of a larger bodied guitar. It’s comfortable to play too … Continue reading November 2014 MSM Staff Gear Picks

October has brought plenty of great new and used gear to the store, including a load of cool vintage guitars and new pedals, but in our humble estimation, this is the cream of the crop… Josh Baldridge – Taylor 718E Fall Limited The Maple Taylor Jumbo was my favorite until this 718E showed up a couple of weeks ago. Sassafras adds just the right amount of depth to this body size … Continue reading October 2014 MSM Staff Gear Picks!

Half the staff is heading off to Winfield soon, but we had to share some of the latest gear that has caught our attention this month… Josh Baldridge – Fender Deluxe Dimension IV Bass Great workhorse of a bass with a cool ’70s vibe. Fender Deluxe Dimension IV Bass, a stripped down solid player. Jim Baggett – Taylor 514CE Fall Limited 2014 Really nice sound … Continue reading September 2014 Staff Gear Picks!

This month most of the staff favored unusual and custom made items, from a modded amp to a guitar made with old-school hide glue and electric guitars with custom made pickups. Read on to check out all our July Staff Picks. Jim Baggett – SOLD! Taylor Koa 12 Fret BTO Acoustic Guitar This guitar has a very nice sound and I think the Koa is … Continue reading July 2014 Staff Gear Picks!

It’s been a busy month already at Mass Street Music with actual truckloads of guitars arriving weekly – new Fender and Squier guitars, more of the great, redesigned Taylor 800 series acoustics and some sweet used gear. Of all the great instruments, the following are our absolute favorites this month: Jim Baggett – Collings D42 Brazilian A Varnish Acoustic Collings proves again that they make … Continue reading June 2014 Staff Gear Picks!

The whole staff has been checking out our recently arrived stock of gear, a few of us have even purchased guitars this month in preparation for a music filled summer. Here’s what we’ve had our eye on most… Josh Baldridge – Don Grosh Retro Classic Hollow T I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this guitar since I placed the order at the beginning … Continue reading May 2014 Staff Gear Picks!

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

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