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Bluegrass Night With Jacobe Lauzon and “Backcountry” – 13 May

On April 23, 2019 / Events

Join us for a night of Bluegrass Music with Jacobe Lauzon and Backcountry. Steeped in tradition, passion and talent, Backcountry plays the kind of hard-driving and soft-hearted bluegrass music you know and love. This lineup of award-winning musicians have formed a band built on a reverence for the old standards, a fearlessness in playing with new sounds, and years of friendship and musical collaboration. Jacobe will be on guitar with Backcountry members Marc Roy on mandolin, Alanna Jenish on

Locking Tuners

On April 16, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: locking tuners, tuners

Locking tuners are one of the more recent significant innovations in the field of musical instrument tuning gears and bring real benefits to electric and acoustic guitarists. Though they are simple in concept and name, we’ve found that there can be some confusion about what exactly it is they do, how they work, and what they are for. And specifically, what they lock. First, though, let’s state what locking tuners do not do. They do not lock your guitar into

Fender Celebrates Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff McKagan with Latest Artist Signature Bass Collaboration

On April 10, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: bassist, Fender, Fender Celebrates Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff McKagan with Latest Artist Signature Bass, Fender electric, guns n' roses, signature bass

Fender Celebrates Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff McKagan with Latest Artist Signature Bass Collaboration

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) released the Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass the latest iteration of Fender’s collaboration with the Guns N’ Roses bassist and New York Times bestselling author. The newest model in Fender’s Artist Signature Series captures the true musical essence of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee McKagan. Best known for his work with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver McKagan has had an epic music career, entertaining and inspiring countless fans. Now, with the Duff

Must See Documentary Carmine Street Guitars Opens April 5th Across Canada

On March 27, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: Carmine Street Guitars, Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan Band)., Christine Bougie (Bahamas), Dave Hill, Eszter Balint, Jaime Hince (The Kills), Jim Jarmusch (Sqürl), Kirk Douglas (The Roots), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Band), Marc Ribot, Nels Cline (Wilco), Rick Kelly, Stewart Hurwood, Travis Good (The Sadies)

Must See Documentary Carmine Street Guitars Opens April 5th Across Canada

Following screenings at the world’s most prestigious film festivals – Venice, Toronto, New York and SXSW (Austin, TX) – Carmine Street Guitars opens in Theatres across Canada on April 5th, 2019 with exclusive engagements at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto, The Cinematheque, Vancouver and Cinema du Parc, Montreal. Ron Mann’s latest feature documentary Carmine Street Guitars is an intimate portrait of the fabled Greenwich Village guitar shop. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej build handcrafted

Jimi Hendrix Electric Church Critically Acclaimed Film Ticket Giveaway

On February 28, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS

Tags: jimi hendrix

We’re Giving Away Five Pairs of Tickets (10 tickets total) to see Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church – on 13 March, 6:15pm – a documentary film playing at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, about the music legend’s Atlanta Pop set and the circumstances surrounding it. Back in cinemas for a limited time, the film documents the massive festival hailed then as the ‘Southern Woodstock’ and recognized now as the last great US Rock Festival. The film presents the story of how

Boucher Studio Goose SG-21-G High Quality Hand Crafted

On February 10, 2019 / •NEWS AND REVIEWS, SOLD

Tags: Boucher, boucher guitars, boucher studio goose SG-21-g, made in Canada, torrefied top

Boucher Studio Goose SG-21-G High Quality Hand Crafted

Boucher Guitars make very high quality hand crafted guitars in the heart of Quebec and their calling card is their use of locally harvested Adirondack Red Spruce. Simple elegance and outstanding quality control are on display when you first observe these fine instruments. Top notch materials and a wonderful build translate to a sonic palette that will go toe to toe with all other boutique builders and classic flat top guitars. The Boucher Studio Goose SG-21-G is an orchestra

Bluegrass Night With Jacobe Lauzon and “Backcountry” – 13 May

Locking Tuners

Fender Celebrates Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff McKagan with Latest Artist Signature Bass Collaboration

Must See Documentary Carmine Street Guitars Opens April 5th Across Canada

Jimi Hendrix Electric Church Critically Acclaimed Film Ticket Giveaway

Boucher Studio Goose SG-21-G High Quality Hand Crafted

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