Welcome To The Music Go Round St. Louis Blog

March 10, 2016 by MGRSTL

We here at Music Go Round, St. Louis are excited to have our blog up and running!

We will be posting articles on interesting gear we run across, industry news, artist news – and many more topics that we find interesting and appealing to the gear crowd.

Beginners, intermediates and professionals alike will all find something of interest here! And be sure to check out our What’s New category to hop on newly acquired used gear!

And as always – be sure to check out the Music Go Round St. Louis Web Site to see and buy all of our gear!

Maestro RR ——– (Randy Rhoads)

44 years today. Unbelievable. That’s how long it’s been since the great Randy Rhoads was taken from this world so abruptly. His influence from just a few albums and a handful of live recordings is immeasurable. And, his influence on the gear we still buy is astounding. Jackson guitars only exist because of Randy Rhoads. […]

What Song Are You Gonna Hear At MGR STL?

Wayne’s World started a trend – a forbidden song trend – led by the all-time forbidden #1: Stairway to Heaven. Our opinion is if you can play that beauty – have at it. Masterpiece; always and forever! And, of course there are more on the ‘traditional’ ‘forbidden’ list: Sweet Child O’Mine, Smoke on the Water, […]

Top Shelf

At our ‘old’ store we had the Red Wall. It was where the cool high-end guitars and basses liked to hang out. It was a glorious attraction. Beautiful select gear framed in crimson for all to see and touch. At our ‘new’ shop we have lots more room. We have lots more inventory. So, we […]

Solid State Guitar Amplifiers

So I’m gonna confess something first and foremost: I’m a tube snob. I love the glass. I love the dynamic push and pull you get from having valves in an amplifier. Valves/tubes/glass – bottles of tone… BUT – let’s talk briefly about Solid State Amplifiers… They have their place. And in many cases – they […]