John BartonJul 1, 20181 minBeatleMainea!Hofner basses are in great demand! Too great in fact. Our vintage inventory is rapidly diminishing and the new gear is coming in slowly....
John BartonJul 1, 20181 minBits and PiecesFor the past year or so I had been getting my Visual Sound guitar effects from Fender. I had been very happy with that arrangement, but w...
John BartonJul 1, 20181 minWhat's up with the Taylors?Probably the biggest news has been Taylor’s new solid body guitars. They are two pickup, single cutaway instruments that look spectacular...
John BartonJul 1, 20181 minSpeaking of FenderAmerican made Fender gear is really hot! The Eric Johnson Stratocaster is rightfully one of our most popular instruments. I love the neck...
John BartonJul 1, 20182 minOrange AmpsCliff Cooper opened the Orange Musical Instrument Shop in London, England in 1968 and is still running things. I have carried Orange Ampl...
John BartonJul 1, 20183 minUkelele MeleeAccording to Ko’olau, a builder of highest quality ukuleles in Hawaii, the ukulele which was called a Braguinha traveled from Braga Por...
John BartonJul 1, 20182 minFretboard careAt some point in the future David and I will do a photo essay on restringing, but haven’t got to yet. For now, this is something you can ...
John BartonJul 1, 20182 minBut...it's a dry cold.For those of us fortunate enough to live in New England really need to recognize that our instruments may not feel as fortunate. Our clim...
John BartonJul 1, 20181 minWhat's this I hear...For many years now I have always had at least one guitar in the shop set up in Nashville Tuning. I have no idea when or how I learned abo...