There is a reason the most popular amplifier since the beginning of musical instrument amplification is the ‘combo’. If you’ve never thought about it – that’s ‘combination’ – the combination of an amplifier and speaker(s) in one box… From glorious Fender Tweeds, to the Fender Brown’s and Blacks and crossing over to Magnatones (made right here in STL these days!), Gibson, … [Read more...]
It’s Christmas EVERY DAY at MGR STL
It’s Christmas EVERY DAY at MGR STL… Or whatever flavor you prefer… It’s October - that means a lot of the retail world is starting to spin up and begin advertising for the holidays. And while we often participate in some of those fun shenanigans - we believe it’s always Black Friday and Cyber Monday here… Why? Prices, baby! Yeah man, it’s the cool cash you can save by buying … [Read more...]
Accessorize!
You look good with just your rock star guitar. You are dapper sporting that sexy bass. That drum kit sounds thunderous under your hands and feet… But… New strings will make you sing brighter and in better tune. How long has it been since you refreshed that kit with new heads? Music Go Round St. Louis is known for great used gear on all fronts – but did you know we also carry … [Read more...]
Instrument Depreciation – It’s a Delicate Topic…
Often when you buy a piece of musical gear; the guitar you’ve always wanted, a drum set you had your heart on, that perfect bass… it is wrapped with emotion. Emotion is priceless. Unfortunately, the market doesn’t typically heed our emotions. The value of what something is worth “used” is subjective to the market: volume, demand, rarity, condition, etc. Our emotions take a … [Read more...]
A Drummers Delight!
One of the benefits of a large store is having large space. And drums can seem to command space. Yes, we all know guitarists who can command space with stacks and pedalboards the size of small refrigerators. But, drums can require serious footprint. And gloriously warranted footprint. Neil - footprint! Terry - footprint! Alex - footprint! Danny - footprint! And the great Bonzo … [Read more...]
