We Pay Tribute to Another Legend

A Vermont Musician Shows Off His New Guitar

What a surprise to find this video on YouTube. We knew the McClain family was talented - didn't one of them thwart pretty much every known terrorist organization over the last couple of decades? but had no idea there was a musician in the clan. Thanks Joey!

Guerilla Seduced by Our Naked Lady

The headline evokes images of King Kong and Fay Wray but in this case the Guerilla is Ottawa's hip cultural zine (www.getguerilla.com) and the Naked Lady is, of course our Tom Rush guitar. She's been building a pretty strong fan base so it was no surprise when Tony Martins, Geurilla's editor wrote to tell us he really liked the one he bought. What did surprise us was that he also wrote a review of the guitar. All we can say is WOW...what great validation.

Announcing the Winner of our Last Man Ordering Contest

We offered to knock 10% off the purchase price for the last person to place an order in the Month of February. Congratulations to Dean S. of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada who saves an additional $154 by winning the contest.

Rob Lutes' New CD

Rob Lutes, one of our favorite singer - songwriters released his 6th disk, The Bravest Birds, last month. He's been playing our Tofino cedar top acoustic tuned to open D on the road and on the CD. Check out some of the great reviews.
Sala Rosa CD Launch
Airepepin
and then get your buns out the door and check our Rob himself. He's touring my old stomping ground, New Brunswick, or as my mother calls it God's Country.

What is your 7 day "Love It or Leave It" promise?

I'd love to try one of your guitars for a week if I can return it should it not be the one for me. Can I do that?

Our "Love It or Leave It" promise allows a potential owner to buy one of our guitars and try it for a week before committing to keeping it. Should the guitar not be perfect for you we'll happily take it back...no questions asked (well, almost no questions...we value feedback so we would like to know why you didn't fall in love but if you choose not to share that with us we'll accept your decision).

It's the Time of Year to Humidify Your Guitar.

When I was young and innocent – young and stupid would be more accurate – back in the 60s, I carried a Martin D-28 all over Canada and down into California - in a cardboard case – hitchhiking, jumping trains and delivering drive-away dealer cars. The guitar not only survived my careless treatment, but never suffered any ill effects from a lack of humidity. Truth be told no one seemed to be aware of any issues related to dry air back then. Fifty years later its different.

John Marr Goes West to Visit Ian Tyson

Last fall the CBC Dragons Den crew followed John Marr as he traveled down to Longview Alberta to meet Ian Tyson and get his reaction to the just launched Ian Tyson Limited Edition. Watch it here. Dragons Den November 2011

The Infamous MacKenzie & Marr Dragon's Den Episode

Thanks to folks in Scandinavia our 2010 appearance on Dragons Den is back on YouTube. Fast forward to minute 36 to see why Jonathan MacKenzie and John Marr sold out of their first guitar production 18 hours after the show aired in Canada.

June 2012 Newsletter

Welcome to our sporadically regular MacKenzie & Marr Guitars Newsletter. In this issue we talk about

  • Tom Rush's return to Club 47
  • John Marr's $1.62 an hour job in China (He also paid $1.04 for a haircut so he may have been well paid)
  • Mysterious Breaking Tuner Buttons
  • The Semi-Annual Less-than-Perfect Sale
  • A Sweet 25% Discount on Guitar Instruction
  • The Best Way to Contact Us

Please Come to Boston..She Said No

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