(This interview was originally done in August 2009, before his Sept ’09 show). We’re excited to have the great Roy Book Binder play Mass St. Music again on Friday, June 11, 2010.  He’s not only a killer blues and folk guitarist, but a real entertainer who has lived a life that provides plenty of fodder for his true tales. He was kind enough to take some time to answer a few questions because, you know, inquiring minds want to know. Tickets for this show are $15 and are available at the store, by phone (785-843-3535) and at our store website at www.massstreetmusic.com

More tunes and tales than you shake a stick at

TAKE 5 with Roy:

1. How did your friendship with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen (Roy teaches sometimes at Jorma’s Fur Peace Ranch) come about?

ROY: Back in the ‘old days’, back in the ’60s, often when I played ‘Hesitation Blues’, someone would yell out, “JORMA!!”… Continue reading

Blazer & Henkes 'Milwaukee'

We’re very excited to host a free  guitar clinic with exceptional builder and restorer Rudie Blazer from Tuebingen, Germany here at Mass St Music on Sept. 26th at 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Rudy is the founding partner of  Blazer and Henkes  Guitars, makers of  some of the very finest steel stringed guitars.  Blazer and Henkes guitars are built in the tradition of the finest American steel string  guitars from Martin, Gibson, Larson, and others. They are also considered to be some of the finest repair and restoration  luthiers in the world. Anyone interested in, or just curious about, guitar building, repair and restoration, and in the tradition of fine steel string guitars will find this clinic fascinating. This will be an informal clinic with plenty of Q & A time plus the opportunity to see and play some very special guitars. This unique clinic is free, but it would be great to know how many folks to plan for – please drop us a line at info@massstreetmusic.com to rsvp.

These are the great guitars, pedals and other goodies the Mass St. Music staff has taken a real shine to lately-

John Flynn – Lava Guitar Cable

You have to hear this Lava cable to believe it. Ridiculous! Punch like you never thought your rig had. Worth every penny.

Seriously better sound

Jim Baggett- I can’t decide between the Collings OM1 Sunburst

As always, a killer burst on a killer guitar from Collings

…and the Collings OM1 short scale Engelmann Spruce top! Continue reading

Remember a while back Andy McKee brought  his beautiful Greenfield into Mass St Music for a top crack repair? Well, Josh in our repair shop did an outstanding job fixing it. See for yourself in the shots below. Here’s the Continue reading

The 29th Annual Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships are happening in Lawrence this coming weekend and Mass Street Music is very proud to sponsor the Flatpicking Guitar Contest.  Whether you’re a fiddler or picker Continue reading