“This guitar is my interpretation of a round-shoulder dreadnought, with a new musical personality, and the high standard you would expect from a Taylor guitar.” Andy Powers – Master Guitar Designer
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Check out our man Brian putting the Chupacabra Overdrive/Fuzz from Mythos Pedals through its paces. Update: We have the new top jack model available. Head on over to the website to check out our current collection of Mythos Pedals. Continue reading Mythos Pedals – Chupacabra Overdrive – Fuzz – Demo
Have you ever wanted to A/B a legendary pedal with its modern counterpart? Well do we have the demo for you. Recently we had our very own Eric P demo the classic Klon Centaur with the newer Klon KTR. Demo’d as a boost as well as an overdrive, we ran these pedals through both single-coils and humbuckers to give you a range of tonal variations. … Continue reading Klon Shootout – Centaur vs KTR Demo
The shop has been abuzz with the latest additions to the expanding Collings Traditional Series, so much so we wanted to have an evening to show them off. Come on down to the store Tuesday, June 5th at 7pm for a night of Collings Guitars – Mass Street style. Check out the all new models including 01, 02H, Parlors and of course the elusive Julian … Continue reading An Evening with Collings Guitars – Event and Livestream Info
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
The crew at Waterloo Guitars, led by master luthier Bill Collings, continues to build these stripped down, vintage inspired guitars, each one filling another niche in the all but forgotten parlor guitars of the past. Whereas the original Maple backed WL-12 has a bright sparkle to the tone, this all Mahogany 12-Fret model is dark and moody, with a direct, crisp attack followed by a … Continue reading Waterloo WL-12 Mh – First Impressions
To say there’s been a focus on Collings at the store this past month would be an understatement. It seems like every few days another Traditional model is rolling in, ready to be inspected, photographed, demoed and recorded. We thought it might be a good idea to take a selection of our photos and demos videos, along with some first thoughts from the luthiers up in the Repair Shop and really showcase this new line up of Traditional T Series guitars from Collings. Continue reading First Look: Reviews and Impressions of the Collings Traditional T Series
We have a pretty awesome relationship with Collings Guitars. Bill and Jim bounce ideas back and forth constantly regarding new models, product updates, custom appointments and the like. However, it’s something special, even for us, when a guitar like this comes in the door.
Being located right off of I-70 has it perks. One of them being whenever our favorite vendors, artists or customers are heading across the country, Lawrence, KS makes for a fantastic mid-prairie-pit stop. We had a great time on Monday hosting our friends from Analog Outfitters as we checked out some of their latest gear, and discussed what we would like to see in some potential future products. … Continue reading Analog Outfitters NAMM Detour
The staff here at Mass Street is always on the look out for the latest gear, repair techniques and technology to help improve everything about your musical experience. We take this same sort of care and research with every product that comes through the door, whether it’s the latest boutique acoustic guitar, or a customers very first instrument. We know first hand how important quality construction is … Continue reading Wolfetone Pickups at Mass Street Music
