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HOT GREG HOWE NEWSFLASH!! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO....'NUFF SAID!
Tone Merchants is an intimate shop offering a wide selection of some of the finest guitar gear available. You can find quality equipment here, but what we offer first and foremost is personalized, one-on-one service. At Tone Merchants, you're not just a customer; and as a matter of fact, local players love to come in just to try out new gear, or just "hang out", and we offer them a cozy environment where they can do exactly that. We like to think we're more than just a business.
And, in "The Back Room", our acoustically treated performance venue, you can catch some of the finest guitar talent out there. Artists such as Greg Howe, Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson, Guthrie Govan and Michael Landau have graced our stage with powerhouse performances, and we'll continue to offer concerts and clinics featuring these amazing guitar players.
A little something about myself...I'm just a local SoCal guy who's been gigging around town for a LONG time. I contracted G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) in the mid-90's, and basically went nuts as the boutique guitar scene bloomed. I discovered Tone Merchants as a customer back in 2003 and was sucked into the machinery in August, 2004. Now I have the dream job of running the operations (and it's really a one-man operation...I'm the only person here). It's great being around all this fabulous high-end guitar equipment, but the biggest perk is having the opportunity to interface with all the incredible players that grace this little shop. And it really is the players that make Tone Merchants what it is today...
Noel Evangelista, Manager
NEW!! HERE'S A VIDEO CLIP TAKEN FROM THE BRETT GARSED & DIRTY MARTINI BAND PERFORMANCE IN "THE BACK ROOM" ON MAY 11, 2007. AMAZING MUSICIANSHIP FROM BRETT, BASSIST RIC FIERABRACCI, AND DRUMMER JOEL TAYLOR:
Brett Garsed At Tone Merchants 5-11-07
JUST ADDED! A BRAND NEW VIDEO CLIP...AGAIN, FROM THE BRETT GARSED SHOW ON MAY 11, 2007.
Brett Garsed At Tone Merchants 5-11-07 Part 2
Vinetto Artifact SC 50 BG Specifications
Vigier Shawn Lane Master Specifications
Suhr Pro Series S5 Specifications
65 Amps Soho Specifications
Faustine VT-58 Specifications
Sweet Sound Fillmore West Fuzz Specifications
Barber Electronics LTD SR Specifications
SPECIAL SALE ON SINGLETOUCH GUITARS!! PRICES REDUCED DRASTICALLY!

Triune Cream - $1,950.00
Crossroads - $950.00
Del Prime - $2,000.00
Call or e-mail for details on these unique handcrafted guitars.
Check out the Tone Merchants Demo Video of the HOT new Suhr Badger 18-Watt Head:
Oh...and by the way...guitarist extraordinaire Greg Howe is our "resident artist"; he is offering one-on-one private instruction here at Tone Merchants. For more info please e-mail: [email protected]

And for more info on Greg Howe, check out his website:
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Member Since: 8/6/2006
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Chris Poland & OHM / Thomas Leeb - May 31, 2008!

It's my pleasure to have OHM, featuring Chris Poland on guitar, bassist Rob Pagiliari, and drummer Frank Briggs returning to the Back Room on Saturday, May 31st, 2008. This should be a killer show wit...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:02:00 PST

VHT SIG:X...IT"S HERE!!

Ahh....the much anticipated VHT SIG:X (which was a sensation at the '08 NAMM Show, by the way) has finally touched down here at Tone Merchants. I'm going to cut directly to the chase. I had a chance ...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:38:00 PST

WELCOME GROSH GUITARS!

Tone Merchants is pleased and proud to announce that we have added Grosh Guitars to our lineup! These fine instruments are beautifully crafted, and Grosh offers a wide array of options, enabling you t...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:28:00 PST

65 AMPS NOW AT TONE MERCHANTS!!

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome 65 Amps to the Tone Merchants lineup. There's been quite a buzz on these for a while now, and we're fortunate to be able to offer them to you all. At the ...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:47:00 PST

ABOUT

Okay, so I managed to dig out this tune I wrote & recorded waaay back when...to give you an idea, it was done on a Tascam 244 Portastudio 4-track cassette deck sync'd up to Calkwalk...yikes! Lotta...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:04:00 PST

New Song Uploaded....

A good friend (and regular "hanger-outer") of Tone Merchants, Jimmy Ray Hawkins, has a very unique style of playing, incorporating bass, rhythm, and melody simultaneously while playing solo! i've been...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:38:00 PST

Moody Fine Leather Straps...Now available at Tone Merchants!!

So you've got a hi-end, custom-made guitar...and you have it hanging off your body with a seat-belt? NOOO WAAAYYY!Well, I'm totally jazzed to announce that Tone Merchants is now a dealer for Moody Str...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:48:00 PST

Tone Merchants Welcomes Nash Guitars!

I'm pleased to announce that Tone Merchants is now a Nash Guitar dealer. In case you're not familiar with these unique instruments...these are wonderful traditional and classic designs, that are speci...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:15:00 PST

Some people have been asking about the tunes...

So here's a little rundown of the songs on the site... Trinidad is a cover of a Jim Krueger album cut (he wrote "We Just Disagree") from the 70's. A band I played with back then performed that song qu...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:56:00 PST

Frank Gambale Debut A Huge Success!

Well, the Frank Gambale debut performance in the Tone Merchants Back Room this past September 9th was a smashing success! We had a capacity crowd on hand, and they were really responsive and appreciat...
Posted by Tone Merchants on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:36:00 PST