Archive | February, 2010

Fender American Special Tele & Strat Review: The Real Deal

Fender American Special Strat in classic Candy Apple Red

Fender American Special Strat in classic Candy Apple Red

The Facts Jack

There was a lot of hype when we first heard about the new Fender American Special Strats and Teles – the series sounded good: American made, classic design, Texas Special pickups and less expensive – so what’s the catch? We set our own Jason Jones, Matt Christenot, and Matthew Khomsi to the task of checking these out from stem to stern.  Here’s what they had to say:

Jason: Aesthetically pleasing, the American Special series was a sensible move for Fender. These give you  many pro features with cost effective attributes that, all in all, create a great instrument for a reasonable price.  Borrowing the gloss Urethane finish from the American Standard series, and incorporating Fender’s most popular pickups, the Texas Continue Reading →

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Tim Nelson back at Mass St. Music!

We’re happy to announce that Tim Nelson, who worked at Mass St. Music for twelve years, is now back in the fold, as our new Sales Manager. The past eight years, he’s been putting in time with some very cool manufacturers and dealers including work with both Collings, and Huss and Dalton.

“It was a great experience,” Tim said. “I learned a lot working the other side of the counter, but I’m excited to be back home, working at Mass Street again.”

Welcome home Tim!

Welcome home Tim!

Tim has over 20 years of experience in the music business and knows instruments inside and out. He’s got a penchant for Collings and if he’s not playing his acoustic,  you’ll  find him playing his Ernie Ball bass. We’re happy to have him back!

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Piccolo Mandolin!

Mike Black's beautiful piccolo mandolin

Mike Black's beautiful piccolo mandolin

Just when I thought I’d seen it all, a friend of the store, Mike Black, stopped by and showed us his very cool piccolo mandolin (tuned an octave higher than a mandola) – made for his son James. While it may be a while before 3 month old baby James is able to pick this up, he’ll know it’s his when he does, as his name is beautifully inlaid and Continue Reading →

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