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Pictures of some of our electric guitar inventory. If something interests you, please drop us a line, we’d be more than happy to help you find your new guitar!

Electric Guitar Gallery

Strum is pleased to welcome Trinity  to our line up of amps. Hand built, hand wired, point to point tube amps, made  one at a time, at very reasonable prices. Trinity Amps are designed/made in Toronto by Stephen Cohrs. Stephen designs low wattage amps based on Vintage Matchless, Marshall, Fender and HIWATT products.  With stylish looks, impeccable tone and solid design, Trinity Amps are comfortable in the  bedroom and on stage.
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Come by and try out the new Tramp model.

PRS welcomes frontman Mike Åkerfeldt of Opeth to the PRS family with this signature model SE. One of the first SE models to include old-school bird inlays, the Åkerfeldt signature model SE is both handsome and versatile. The 24 jumbo frets, PRS designed tremolo bridge, SE HFS and SE Vintage Bass pickups, volume and tone control with a 3-way toggle switch all add to this guitar’s unique voice, while the Opeth “O” on the body, tortoise shell finish, and gold hardware give this model a unique look.

Pronounced “Cahone”!

Strum is offering a Cajon clinic with renowned hand percussionist and drummer Dave Tolley(Nine Mile, Xavier Rudd, Berklee graduate). Dave will demonstrate his Cajon playing and offer instructional tips and tricks for all levels of players. If you’ve never heard or seen a Cajon, come out and see what it is all about. The cajón is heard extensively in Cuban, modern Flamenco and certain styles of modern Rumba. The Cajón was introduced into flamenco in the 1970s by guitarist Paco de Lucía. The modern Cajón is often used to accompany the acoustic guitar and is showing up on worldwide stages in contemporary music.

Tickets:
$10 in advance $12 at the door, available at Strum 613-476-7966. Seating is limited so get your tickets early! Each ticket will enter you into a draw to win a Cajon and is good for $10 off the purchase of a Cajon at Strum

Clinic will run from 10am till 12 noon Sat May 8th @ JJ’s Texas Grill, Bloomfield.

Nine Mile will also be performing at 8pm at JJ’s the same day. Come out and enjoy the show

This new amp couples 16 watts of cathode-biased 6V6 output tube power with features usually found on larger amps such as reverb, a full TMB tone stack, and our transparent PRS master volume circuit. All amps are hand wired in Stevensville, Maryland using hybrid circuitry techniques for consistency and durability.

Available configurations

• 16 Watt Head
• Matching 1×12 and 2×12 Cabinets Available (more info soon)

Features

• 6V6 Power Tubes
• Reverb
• Bright Switch
• Cathode Biased

Les Paul, one of the most revered guitarists in history and the father of the electric guitar, passed away last night, August 12th at the age of 94. Paul’s manager confirmed to Rolling Stone that cause of death was respiratory failure, and a statement from Gibson indicates Paul was suffering from severe pneumonia and died at a hospital in White Plains, New York.

An inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Hall of Fame, Paul is credited as the inventor of the electric body guitar and the pioneer of recording techniques like electronic echo and multi-tracking. Paul also had a celebrated career as both a solo artist and with singer Mary Ford, his wife until 1964. In 2003, Rolling Stone named Les Paul to our list of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and his influence on guitar greats who followed him is undeniable. “He was one of the most stellar human beings I’ve ever known,” Slash posted on his Twitter today, referring to Paul as his “friend and mentor.” Chickenfoot guitarist Joe Satriani released a statement that reads, “Les Paul set a standard for musicianship and innovation that remains unsurpassed. He was the original guitar hero, and the kindest of souls.”

In the early ’50s, Paul and Ford had a string of hits including Mockin’ Bird Hill,” “How High the Moon,” “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” and “Vaya Con Dios.” Paul also began experimenting with the electric guitar, building the Les Paul Recording Guitar, an instrument that allowed for “hot” pickups and “fatter” tone than the Fender on the market. Paul linked up with Gibson Guitars and his six-string became one of the guitar maker’s signatures.

Around this time, Paul also made the first-ever eight-track recording, as well as the dual-pickup guitar, the 14-fret guitar, and various types of electronic transducers used both in guitars and recording studios. For his achievements as a technician, Paul was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005, joining Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.

Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1915, a fact noted in the name of the 1980 Les Paul documentary The Wizard of Waukesha. Last November, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honored Paul with its annual American Music Masters Concert, where Slash, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Richie Sambora and the Patti Smith Group’s Lenny Kaye paid tribute to Paul (watch footage from the event, below). Kaye told the audience, “Before Les, guitars were only amplified. Les made them truly electric.” During his acceptance speech, Paul joked, “Everybody thought I was a guitar until I played here tonight.” One thing is for certain: Les Paul is responsible for changing the way rock & roll sounds and he will be greatly missed.

From Rolling Stone magazine

Watch out Fender, PRS has brought new levels of tone,

style and reliability to the single coil world. Here is the

new 305 model:

305

Body Spec: Alder Body

Neck Spec: Set maple neck

Fretboard Spec: E.I. Rosewood

Scale length: 25 1/2”

Neck Shape: 513

Fret wire:  513

Inlay: 513 birds

Pickups: 3 PRS [513] single coil pickups

Electronics: Volume, tone, 5-way blade

Bridge Spec: Tremolo

Colors: Violin Amber Sunburst, Vintage Orange, Vintage

Cherry, Vintage Mahogany, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst,

Black, Tri-Color Sunburst

Bring your guitar, help us choose the best Canadian song of all time - and get Toronto into the Guinness Book of World Records!

We’ve put together a list of our top 10 Canadian guitar tunes. Now’s your chance to help choose the all-time Number One Tune - and join what could be the world’s biggest jam session.

Once a winner is selected, visit here again for music and guitar tablature. Then grab your guitar and come to Yonge-Dundas Square, where The Heartbroken will play all 10 top-ranked songs, ending with the Number One Tune. Join the band in playing it as we try to break the world record for largest guitar ensemble. (The number to beat is 1,802: that’s how many gathered in 2007 in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, to play Smoke on the Water.)Don’t play? Be sure to come anyway! It’ll be an historic occasion - and a great Canadian concert!

Guiness Book of World Records registration begins at 2:00 PM
Countdown begins at 4:00 PM.

THE STRUM BUS HAS BEEN CANCELED BUT WE WILL BE THERE….SO….SEE YOU THERE!!!

LETS SET A NEW RECORD!!!!!

Working with acknowledged guitar industry guru Trevor Wilkinson, Vintage has now introduced a fantastic new
line-up of Wilkinson-equipped Vintage electrics and semi-acoustics. Using Trev’s excellent range of pickups, tuners and hardware has taken Vintage electrics to the next level.

Vintage guitars – great looking, great sounding, great to play – and all at unbelievably competitive prices.

Vintage guitars – the best just got even better.