This Collings D1A Traditional T Series is a bold guitar. From it’s gorgeous Adirondack Spruce top to the rich Mahogany back and sides this guitar means business. Perfect for flat-picking and bluegrass fiddle tunes, this D1A produces tons of volume and with plenty of head room to really drive through a jam. This bluegrass cannon has the sort of big, bold, full sound that flatpickers … Continue reading Collings D1 A Traditional Demo
This version of the MS-00 from the crew at Iris Guitars is a lovely, vintage-inspired build. The 12-Fret design on this model moves the sound hole more centrally on the top, delivering a sweeter, more refined sound than its 14-fret cousin. The result of a collaboration between our friends Mark Stutman of Folkway Music and the crew at Iris Guitars, these small body guitars are something special. Link: … Continue reading Iris Guitars – MS-00 – 12-Fret Demo
This used Santa Cruz 1934-D, from 2021, is an absolutely stunning example of a modern, vintage-inspired dreadnought. Featuring an Adirondack spruce top paired with a gorgeous set of Brazilian rosewood for the back and sides, this guitar has that lush rosewood sound, with a clear and articulate tone, absent any of the boom associated with rosewood guitars. A fantastic flatpicking guitar, with an even response … Continue reading Brazilian Rosewood Santa Cruz Demo
We’re going to try something new* here that we’re dubbing #60secondstrum. Featured this week is a 2009 Martin OM-21 that just arrived in the shop. Sitka top, Rosewood back and sides and a great deal on a Nazareth made Martin at only $1850. Head over to the website for more details, photos and specs! *This may be the first of many of these quick, lo-fi … Continue reading 60SecondStrum – 2009 Martin OM-21 Demo
This Iris Guitar OG is a wonderful homage to the X-braced LG builds of the past century. Here with it’s own visual and sonic identity, this OG is powerful, with a nice low-end growl that can cut through a jam, with a high-end that is expressive and dynamic. These OG style models make for a great folk, singer-songwriter and old-time instrument, and are lightly built … Continue reading Demo: Iris Guitars – OG Black
This Iris Guitars MS-00, here with Ivoroid binding, is the result of a collaboration between our friends at both Iris Guitars and Mark Stutman of Folkway Music. Inspired by the 00 builds of the 1930s, this small-body guitar delivers on the X-Braced growl and bark of some of our favorite vintage guitars. This particular 00 has a powerful low-end for bass runs and a sweet top-end … Continue reading Iris Guitars – MS-00 14-Fret Demo
This Greer Amps Black Mountain Crunch Drive delivers vintage-inspired crunchy British amp tones to your guitar and bass pedalboards. As always from Nick over at Greer Amps this is a highly usable pedal, crank it up for full on crunch and gnarly overdriven tones, or back it off a bit for a midrange grit that can sound great pushing any rig. Continue reading New From Greer – Black Mountain Crunch Drive Demo
It is hard to get more iconic in the world of vintage acoustic archtops than this. Say hello to this stunning 1935 Gibson L-5 that recently landed here at the shop. An early ‘35 L-5, this guitar retains the original 16” body sought after by so many players today. The quilted maple back and sides are striking, along with the dark sunburst accentuating the carved … Continue reading Vintage Gibson Guitars 1935 L-5 – Demo
This is a very nice example of a favorite Gibson slope-shoulder D model. The original finish is bright and clean with the normal weather checks one would expect with Gibson finish. For more details and photos of 1951 Gibson SJ visit MassStreetMusic.com Continue reading 1951 Gibson SJ Demo
