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Wolfetone Pickups at Mass Street Music

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

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Behind the Bench: Demo of Four Collings OM1 Guitars

We’re always working to keep a wide selection of guitars around for you to check out, play and get a feel for what could be your next lifetime guitar! While we’d love for everyone to be able to come by and enjoy Downtown Lawrence, we’re doing our best to make the online experience the next best thing. Enter out our Behind the Bench demo of four Collings OM1 guitars, … Continue reading Behind the Bench: Demo of Four Collings OM1 Guitars

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Band of Gypsys: A trip to Fender, a Conference and a Builder

The Staff here at Mass Street Music is always working hard to keep up with all the gear, techniques and builders you know and love. This past month three of our staff members made trips out to do just that – or swung by on their vacations!  A Trip to Fender While we’ve got to be a little secretive about this one, at least for a few … Continue reading Band of Gypsys: A trip to Fender, a Conference and a Builder

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Tinker Taylor Powers Redesign: The Taylor 800 Series at Mass Street Music

If you’ve been in the store lately you’ve probably noticed the row of stunning Taylor 800 series guitars. We’re fortunate enough to have a relationship with Taylor that allows us to keep the 800 line of body sizes in stock, including a Brazilian Rosewood backed 812! Taylor has always been known for innovations in guitar building, and they’ve taken that one step further with their recent redesigns … Continue reading Tinker Taylor Powers Redesign: The Taylor 800 Series at Mass Street Music

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Repair Spotlight

Repair Spotlight: New Banjo Old Tricks

There is no end to the unique requests that come through the Mass Street repair shop. Everything from gluing down a stubborn bridge, to restringing an elaborate lute, to performing free setups on new gear, the guys will do just about anything to keep your instruments performing. Sitting less than 10 feet from the shop I’m constantly amazed by the unique instruments that come through, and … Continue reading Repair Spotlight: New Banjo Old Tricks

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Top 10 Mass Street Music Moments

Note: We all have our favorite Mass Street Music moments, but these are from Anne Tangeman, who after 10 years at Mass Street Music is moving on. She began in sales, but since 2008 has headed up our website, marketing and social media… In no particular order: The first staff meeting when they asked if I had any questions. I said, “I have a few questions about the … Continue reading Top 10 Mass Street Music Moments

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Collings Full Bodied Acoustic Guitars

We’ve got a spectacular array of Collings D, CJ and CW style guitars in stock right now at Mass Street Music – these are the big bad boys of bluegrass and many other music styles, favored for their presence, volume and ability to show up in the sound mix even if you’re the lone guitarist in a banjo orchestra or playing to accompany Ethel Merman. … Continue reading Collings Full Bodied Acoustic Guitars

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Behind the Scenes at Collings Guitars

Two of our staff, Eric M., sales and Anne T., marketing, went to Austin, Texas in February to visit Collings Guitars. Though Mass Street Music has been a Collings dealer for acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolins and ukes for many years (in fact we were the third dealer ever), this was Eric and Anne’s first jaunt to the Collings ‘factory’. We say it with quotation marks … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at Collings Guitars

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Moog at Mass Street Music

One of the great things about working at Mass Street Music is that rather than trying to carry every musical product under the sun, we get to sell brands and products that we really believe in. I’m so jazzed to announce that we’re now an official Moog dealer. Ever since I was a kid, listening to my mom’s Emerson, Lake, and Palmer records, I’ve wanted … Continue reading Moog at Mass Street Music

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