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Holiday Deals at Mass St Music!

peppermint candyWe’ve got some great holiday deals all throughout the store this month including big markdowns on select electric guitars and amps – in store only. Also we’re giving instant rebates online and in-store on many Fender and Squier guitars. We’ve also got the value priced Squier electric guitar packs with everything the budding guitarist needs to get started, including an amp  or the Fender Folk Pack for acoustic players, which features a solid Spruce top acoustic with some nice extras including a strap, tuner and extra strings.

In addition, we’ve put together our own great ‘Step Up’ electric guitar packs which include your choice of the very cool Squier Classic Vibe Tele or CV Strat (professionally set up by our own luthiers) plus a Mustang I amp, Mass St. Music gig bag, Ernie Ball Strap and a 10′ cable at 40% off ($475). Looking for stocking stuffers? Mass St Music shirts and hats are also on sale. We’ll be here Monday through Friday 11- 6 & Saturdays 10-5. We are closing at 2:00 pm on Christmas Eve, Saturday Dec. 24. Questions? Just give us a call 1-800-747-9980 or stop by the store at 14th & Mass St. in Lawrence.

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Our 2011 Customer Appreciation Party Was A Blast!

Thanks to all who were able to make it out to our Customer Appreciation Party last Thursday, Dec. 1. It was great to see old friends and new, and enjoy some great tunes from Bill Crahan and Scott Tichenor! We know a lot of our friends are scattered around the globe, so we thought we’d share some photos here. Thanks to all our friends, near and far. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

Bill Crahan and Scott Tichenor play music at Mass St Music 2011

Bill Crahan (left) and Scott Tichenor (right) played some wonderful tunes throughout the evening.

 Orval Mr. Ibanez and his wife

Our good friend Orval 'Mr. Ibanez' and his lovely wife.

Ted Kritikos playing stand up bass

Ted hams it up on bass.

 

John Flynn calling out a winner's name

Boss Flynn plays Santa and calls out a prize winner's name.

Jim Baggett and Craig in Mass St Music's Virtual Room

Jim Baggett and one of our facebook trivia masters, Craig Limbocker, check out one of the new Collings CJs which had just arrived that day.

Jim Baggett

Jim enjoying of the custom Collings CJs.

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Collings CJ Custom Slope Dread Pays Homage to Vintage Gibson J-35

A word from one of our owners, Jim Baggett, on the three spectacular Collings Custom CJs we recently received:

The three new Collings Custom CJs at Mass Street Music were inspired by my late 30s Gibson J-35. These are different than most modern guitars – with a short scale (24 7/8″ on two of them) and three non-scalloped tone bars (on all three). These sound very different from a typical Martin or traditional Collings. We intentionally tightened these guitars up. The sound is compressed significantly and the short scale makes me feel like a real guitar player. It’s really amazing what a fraction of an inch can do, giving you easier reach and less tension. We collaborated on three variations of these.

Collings CJ Custom Slope Dread Sitka with Mahogany

The CJ with a Sitka top and Mahogany back and sides is Jim's favorite.

 

The CJ MH SS SB Custom is a short scale with  Sitka Spruce/Mahogany, the CJ MhA SS SB Custom is a short scale Adirondack Spruce/Mahogany, and the CJ G Maple SB Custom is a standard scale (25.4″) German Spruce/Maple.  The fact that every player in our store seems to prefer a different guitar is very encouraging. I have tried to block out the opinions of others and make my own decision. The Sitka/Mahogany sent me home with tired fingers  – I just couldn’t put it down.

Collings CJ Custom Slope Dread Adirondack top Mahogany back and sides

Our Repair Shop Manager, Mike H. favors this CJ Custom with the Ad top and Mahogany back and sides.

My old fav, the J-35, is still at Collings, but if my memory serves me, this Sitka/Mahogany is the Alpha pup. Not the loudest like the Adirondack, nor the prettiest like the German Spruce/Maple, but the one that continues to surprise and tickle my curiosity.

Collings CJ Custom Slope Dread German Spruce, Maple back and sides

Our acoustic manager Tim Nelson says this Collings CJ Custom with a German Spruce top and Maple is "very responsive to even the lightest touch".

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Great Interview with Rudie Blazer at FretboardJournal.com

Rudie Blazer with guitar

Rudie Blazer

One of our favorite magazines, Fretboard Journal, just did a fantastic interview with one of our favorite guitar makers, Rudie Blazer – the interview is linked below.  Rudie is an exceptional luthier, and all around great guy. We’ve been selling Blazer and Henkes instruments for several years now (our old 2009 interview with Rudie can be found here) and are happy to see him getting more much deserved recognition stateside for his remarkable skill. Fretboard’s Jason Verlinde did a great job on this…

Check out the Fretboard Journal Interview with Rudie Blazer here.

If you haven’t checked out Fretboard Journal magazine, we highly recommend it! It’s an amazing quarterly magazine that you’ll want to keep all year long – it never disappoints. Get a subscription, or stop by our store and pick up the latest issue which features Gillian Welch, a fascinating piece on veteran guitar tech Larry  Cragg, Linda Manzer & Bruce Cockburn in Conversation and tons more!

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Black Friday Restrings! Friday, Nov. 25!

guitar strings in a massive heap

Free Restrings this Friday with purchase of new set of strings!

We’re giving FREE RESTRINGS all day Friday, November 25 to anyone purchasing a new pack of strings. So, day after Turkey Day, come down for some fresh strings and we’ll put ‘em on for you — until Ted’s hands fall off or we run out of strings!

Due to time constraints, only 6 string electrics and acoustics, basses, classicals, mandos, and banjos please – no 12-strings, locking trem guitars or autoharps.

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