August 2015 MSM News

August is always a month of changes around here. The seemingly quiet summer months in Lawrence are brought to a grinding halt as the KU & Haskell Students moving in bring a certain boundless exuberance with them. The local music scene has always thrived off that energy and the first event to take advantage of it is right around the corner! We’re thrilled to once again be a sponsor of … Continue reading August 2015 MSM News

Summer Strings Sale!

Summer Strings Sale! Let’s face it, your guitar is only as good as the steel it’s strung with. Sunscreen, sweat and even those summer-bbq-sauce-covered-fingers can corrode your strings leaving you with a dull muddled tone. Mass Street’s Summer String Sale is here to help. Through August 31 we’ll have electric sets starting at $5 with acoustic starting at $6. Come by the store, stock up, and … Continue reading Summer Strings Sale!

June 2015 MSM News: Jim’s EuroTrip, Events & Pete Huttlinger

  With Jim out gallivanting around Europe with Collings Guitars, a packed house at the Taylor Road Show and a metric ton of new gear here at the shop, June is shaping up to be a crazy month and we’re only half way through! Check out our “Just In” page for the latest and greatest here at MSM. Better still, take a look at the latest … Continue reading June 2015 MSM News: Jim’s EuroTrip, Events & Pete Huttlinger

Pete Huttlinger: Live @ Mass Street!

We couldn’t be more excited to announce the first in our new concert series Live @ Mass Street than with friend of the store, Pete Huttlinger! Pete’s a nationally recognized guitarist playing every venue from Carnegie Hall to Abbey Road Studios to Kansas’s very own Walnut Valley Festival. At Winfiled Pete not only won the National Finger Style Guitar Championship in 2000, but has continued to be featured there as a … Continue reading Pete Huttlinger: Live @ Mass Street!

Bill & Jim’s Excellent European Adventure Tour

It’s tough being the boss sometimes. Especially when one of Mass Street’s favorite guitar builders invites you along for a European tour! Jim is on the road with BIll Collings of Collings Guitars, touring fellow instrument shops and attending the AGM18 festival in Sarzana, Italy. Jim referred to it as the “Winfield of Italy,” but for some reason the weather is probably going to cooperate a bit better in Italy than it … Continue reading Bill & Jim’s Excellent European Adventure Tour

May 2015 MSM Staff Gear Picks

Josh Baldridge – Taylor 214ce SB Deluxe & Taylor 214ce DLX Black I’m blown away with how much more you get from the Deluxe version of the 214ce and at only $250 extra. Lets Break it down like James Brown: Hard Shell Case – $200 ES2 Pickup – $300 Full Gloss Finish – priceless These upgrades take the standard 214 beyond just an aesthetic step above the 100 … Continue reading May 2015 MSM Staff Gear Picks