November 30th, 2008 . by MacNichol
Here are some pictures of Breedlove’s new acoustic bass, model Solo BJ350/CM4, with the new side monitor soundhole. The final picture was taken with a flash so that you can see the new lightweight JLD bridge truss.
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November 15th, 2008 . by MacNichol
Win a Brand New Breedlove Stage Acoustic Bass Guitar!
Breedlove Guitars and MacNichol Guitars are giving away a brand new Breedlove Stage BJ350/CR4 Acoustic Bass Guitar.
For each purchase made through MacNichol Guitars from November 15 to December 14, 2008, you will automatically be registered for this giveaway. The winner will be announced on December 15, 2008.
You may also register by clicking here: Breedlove bass online registration form. No purchase necessary.
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November 10th, 2008 . by MacNichol
Selling your used guitar or mandolin online is much easier than many expect. Here are some tips on how to increase the chance that your instrument will sell, along with tips on how to protect yourself from fraud.
First, determine your asking price. The best place to do this is via TeraPeak.com, which offers a free trial at:
http://www.terapeak.com/ebay_research/
You may do a search for your guitar or mandolin’s builder and model to determine whether any similar instruments have sold on eBay. If so, you’ll get a good idea for the market value of your instrument and can set your price accordingly. Don’t do “best offer” or similar wording. Prospective buyers want to know how much you’re asking and are much more likely to contact you if they know you’re asking price. Also, I advise stating “firm” next to your price so that you don’t get into haggling. If your item does not sell within two weeks, reduce the price by a bit and post again.
Next, find avenues to list your instrument. The first thought that comes to mind for many is eBay, and, certainly eBay is a great way to connect with many prospective buyers. However, eBay does take a percentage of the sale. As such, you should first try some of the free venues, such as craigslist.org and local online classified ads. You should also check into some of the forums online, many of which feature a classified section. Some of these forums include acousticguitarforum.com, breedloveforum.yuku.com, larriveeforum.com, and carbonguitar.com. You might also want to try contacting some bloggers and ask whether they’ll post your listing on their blog. Try doing a search for blogs at blogsearch.google.com
At this point you’ll want to create your actual listing. There are three parts to your listing - the title, the description, and the pictures. Let’s start with the title. You should use a capital letter for the first letter of each word, and include about forty to fifty total characters. Here’s a sample title:
“Breedlove Guitars Pro Series Concert Body C25/CR, Herringbone”
Make sure you think of potential keywords that people may search for as this will help people find your listing. For example, contrast the above title with this title:
“Breedlove Pro C25/CR”
The first title will appear for many more search phrases, including “breedlove guitars”, “breedlove concert body”, “breedlove pro c25″, “breedlove herringbone”, whereas the second title will appear less often and is also less likely to attract the attention of potential buyers.
Next, the description. Write about two to three paragraphs describing the instrument, the condition, and why you are parting with it. When describing the instrument, you must distinguish between benefits and features. Benefits describe how an item is going to improve a person’s life, whereas features list the components but do not explicitly state why those components are a plus. Contrast these two sentences:
“This CA Guitars GX model comes with Gotohs (18:1).”
“This CA Guitars GX model comes with Gotoh Tuners, considered by many the best of all guitar tuners, with an 18:1 ratio, which allows for finer tuning than the standard 15:1 ratio tuners.”
The first sentence describes the features only. However, imagine you are an intermediate guitar player looking to upgrade to a higher quality guitar, and do not know much about tuning machines. If so, then you may not know what Gotohs are, why they’re a benefit, or what 18:1 means and why that’s a benefit. The second sentence details this information and increases the likelihood that someone will purchase your guitar or mandolin.
However, don’t spend too much space discussing the instrument itself. Most likely, potential buyers already know about the model and have decided to purchase that model. What they’re concerned about is the condition of your instrument and why you’re parting with it. This will help alleviate their concerns that something is wrong with the instrument that you’re not telling them about. If something is wrong with the instrument, even something minor such as a scratch or a ding, then let this be known. People know that a truly perfect guitar or mandolin simply does not exist, and if you’re upfront about little things, they’re much more likely to trust you and make a purchase.
Finally, pictures. First, don’t use a stock image from the builder’s website. With used instruments, people want to see what kind of condition yours is in. Second, four pictures is optimum. People don’t want to look at fifteen pictures on their initial reading of your posting. So, post full view shots of the front and back, as well as close ups of the fretboard and top. Then, if someone wants to see more pictures, then s/he can contact you.
Now, let’s discuss payment. By far, your best bet for online transactions is via PayPal, which offers built-in security measures for both buyer and seller. Be very wary of any offers to send you a money order or check. In fact, you’re probably best off stating in your description that you will only accept PayPal. For people you can meet locally, be up front and let them know that you’ll only accept cash.
Buying and selling guitars and mandolins online is easier than you might imagine, and especially useful for specialty instruments for which you can not find a local buyer.
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October 10th, 2008 . by MacNichol
MacNichol Guitars and Mandolins now carries the new Oasis case humidifer, model OH-6. Below is the information from the Oasis website detailing the case humidifier.
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The huge success of our original Blue Oasis® “sound-hole” humidifier has brought many inquiries about ways to provide humidification for other instruments including violins, violas, cellos, mandolins, ukuleles, jazz guitars and guitars with flat top cases.
After careful consideration, we decided that the best approach to solving this challenge was to develop a humidifier that attaches to the inside of the instrument case. Finding a secure way to attach the humidifier to the inside of the case, and still have it easily removed and re-attached, was no small challenge.
Starting with our proven technology, the Blue Oasis® humidifier, we inserted two neodymium magnets in the seam of the humidifier*. The magnets then attach to the instrument case using either a steel belt style clip or a stainless steel strip with adhesive backing. The belt style clip fits over the side of the case and provides a flat vertical surface for the magnets to adhere. The adhesive backed stainless steel strip allows for either vertical or horizontal attachment anywhere there is a flat surface inside the case**. An advantage of this type of humidifier is the flexibility to position the humidifier in a wide variety of locations within your instrument case.
That’s not all folks! We are also including a 10cc. syringe. The syringe will increase the user’s control during filling or refilling the humidifier. Since the humidifier holds about 32cc’s of water, it will take 3+ syringes of water to fill the first time. After that, refills should only take 1+ syringe of water. As always, we recommend the use of distilled water which will extend the useful life of your humidifier.
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October 1st, 2008 . by MacNichol
Beginning October 1, MacNichol will hold a sale on select Breedlove guitars. and twelve strings. The sale will include discontinued Atlas models, as well as some blemished Pro Series and Roots Series models. Models include concert bodies, dreadnoughts, and jumbos.
Atlas models included in the sale are AJ250/SF, Plus - 12, AC25/CM - “Black Magic”, AD20/SR, Plus, AC25/SM, AC250/CR, AD25/SM (Sunburst), AD20/SM, Passport C25/FS, AJ250/SM - 12, and an acoustic bass guitar model, AJ250/SM-4. Pro series models only include blemished Pro C25/SR, Herringbone models. Roots Series models includes one Roots OM model. Numbers are limited and sale will end once the above instruments are sold.
Please call 1-800-849-3305 for more information.
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October 1st, 2008 . by MacNichol
Here are the details for the new Breedlove Studio Bass BJ350/SM4.
Studio BJ350/SM4
Details:
•Jumbo, Extra Deep Body, Soft Cutaway
•Solid Sitka Spruce Top
•Mahogany Laminate Back and Sides
•Extra Deep Body: 5.00″ at heel, 4.00″ at tail block
•Lower Bout Width 17″
•Improved Breedlove Bracing with Ultra-light JLD Bridge Truss for stability and sustain
•Tortoise Binding, top, back, with BWBWB Purfling
•Abalone Rosette with Black Border
•New STUDIO Inlay Pattern by Kim Breedlove
•Glossy Finish, Satin Neck
•Breedlove Atlas Rosewood Bridge
•Rosewood Fretboard, Scale Length 34″
•Nut Width 1-5/8″, Tuned to E on lowest string
•Double Action Truss Rod, sound hole adjustable
•Chrome Grover Bass Tuners
•New L.R. Baggs Stage Pro pickup
•On board chromatic tuner with in-line mute, notch, phase, EQ
•D’Addario EXP bass strings
•Breedlove Deluxe Gigbag included
•Designed by Kim Breedlove and Peter Newport, Crafted in Korea
•Final Setup & Quality Assurance in Bend, Oregon USA, new label, QC sticker
Description:
The Extra Deep Studio JB350/SM4 is a solid top bass that takes advantage of bold Breedlove bass bracing and the JLD Bridge Truss system. Voiced for recording, this highly resonant and full sounding bass comes in a four string or five string and a four string fretless configuration. The extra-deep jumbo body sounds great acoustically and is ready to plug in and play out.
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September 19th, 2008 . by MacNichol
MacNichol Guitars and Mandolins is pleased to announce the availability of gift certificates. MacNichol gift certificates are a great way to provide that perfect gift for the musician you love. Gift certificates are available in any amount above $10, and may be used for custom made instruments, guitars, mandolins, or accessories. These certificates are entirely refundable.
For more information, please visit MacNichol Guitars and Mandolins Gift Certificates, or contact us at 1-800-849-3305, or info@macnichol.com. Thank You.
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September 18th, 2008 . by MacNichol
Breedlove Guitars Announces New Stage, Studio, and Solo Series.
The all new Breedlove Atlas Series comes in four packages: Stage, Studio, Solo and Retro designs.
Each new Atlas Series name (Stage, Studio, Solo, and Retro) implies the purpose of each design. The Stage, Studio and Solo models are all braced for balance and reinforced with the bridge truss to maximize sustain and dynamics.
What’s most innovative is the fully voiced “monitor” side sound hole on each Solo model. This sound hole projects a balanced sound directly to the player. Breedlove reports some players are already creating percussive effects with the body resonance. The body pitch can be changed by a fifth by covering both sound holes in a percussive style.
President, Peter Newport says, “We have been experimenting with voicing side sound holes for years and we feel the time is right for our clients to enjoy the unique performance of this feature.” He continues, “Solo guitars are especially great for playing and songwriting in noisy environments such as tour busses, jam sessions, bars and coffee shops.” They believe that the “monitor” sound hole allows for a better connection to the subtleties of each instrument.
The Atlas Series Retro models follow the custom shop Revival and Roots Series and also feature the all new LR Bagg’s Stage Pro pickup. Each are based upon traditional designs while the geometry is focused on balance and power for bluegrass and blues.
These 2009 models will be In U.S. stores starting December 1st, 2008.
For more information visit breedloveguitars.com or contact MacNichol Guitars at 1-800-849-3305 or info@macnichol.com.
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September 4th, 2008 . by MacNichol
MacNichol Guitars and Mandolins has a special deal on a Breedlove acoustic bass guitar, model ABJ250/SM4. This particular instrument has some slight scratches on the headstock. Please see the pictures below. This ABJ250/SM4 has a great tone - the “woody” sound associated with mahogany. Because of the blemish, the price is reduced to $630, which includes a hardshell case and free shipping within the continental United States. Please call 1-800-849-3305 for more information.
If there is something functionally wrong with a guitar, Breedlove lists it as a “third”, and then saws out a part of the body and then sends the guitar to a dealer to show customers the Breedlove bracing and JLD bridge truss system. MacNichol’s Breedlove guitars third is a twelve-string and looks as though a shark took a big bite out of it.
Breedlove cosmetic blemishes still have the manufacturer’s warranty, however, the blemish is not covered in the warranty. Please call 1-800-849-3305 for more information. Thank You.
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