Continuing in our quest to supply new, exciting, and classic brands to our offerings in the electric instrument world, Maple Leaf Music has added the legendary Orange amplifier line. Starting from humble beginnings as Cooper Technical Industries (CTI) in the mid ‘60s swinging London, Cliff Cooper made products like a small transistor headphone amp. In [...]
Collings Electric Guitars – Custom Designed by Maple Leaf Music
Maple Leaf Music continues its commitment to electric instruments with the addition of two truly custom Collings electric guitars in a slab-bodied P90-style. We couldn’t be more excited to get these in. In fact Christian and Aaron have been dreaming up how to custom spec these electrics from the factory for years and they’ll probably [...]
Brattleboro Reformer catches up with Whetstone Guitars
In December, the holidays were in full swing here at the shop and we didn’t have an opportunity to share with you this wonderful interview with Scott Hausmann of Whetstone Guitars which are made right here in Brattleboro Vermont. So, in our opinion, we’ve included the article below since we feel it’s better late than [...]
Maple Leaf Music Supports Vermont Luthiers
Maple Leaf Music Supports Vermont Luthiers Maple Leaf Music takes pride in representing some of the finest stringed instruments to local, national and international players. In the past six months, we have made great strides to develop and increase our selection of talented luthiers from the Green Mountains. We now carry handmade acoustic guitars, mandolins [...]
Ampeg Amps – Simplicity and Reverb
Ampeg amps, traditionally speaking are something that bass players talk about. What is often overlooked is that Ampeg amps were also on the cutting edge of electric guitar amplifier design, introducing some concepts to the amp world that still stick today. When most people look back on the golden era of amplification (the late 50′s [...]
Diamond Bottleneck Slides in Handblown Crystal
Diamond Bottleneck slides are hand blown crystal slides that are annealed and finished in Great Britain by Ian McGee and his team. Their atelier is located in the historic, world famous ‘glass-quarter’ of the Wordsley / Amblecote area of Stourbridge, England – traditionally known as the ‘spiritual home’ of British glassmaking for over 400 years! [...]
Pisgah Banjos Just Arrived
The banjos from Pisgah Banjo Company are handcrafted in Fairview Valley, North Carolina with native Appalachian hardwoods including cherry, walnut and maple pots. The necks are constructed using persimmon wood and are appointed with lovely headstock inlays with contrasting woods. Patrick Heavner, master luthier at Pisgah Banjo Co and a native of North Carolina has [...]
Slides, Resonators & The Music of Robert Johnson Workshop
“Slides, Resonators & The Music of Robert Johnson Workshops” A Workshop with Scott Ainslie Saturday, December 1st, 2012 from 1-3pm Well-known Blues musician and songwriter Scott Ainslie will be at Maple Leaf Music in Brattleboro, VT on Saturday, December 1st presenting a workshop on slides, resonators and the music of Robert Johnson. “Everybody I know [...]
Have you turned on your heat? Then it’s time to humidify!
Fall is here and that means you’re just beginning to heat your living environment. Whether you heat with wood, forced hot air, electric, or radiant, the truth is the humidity in the air is dropping. If you have a solid wood instrument (top or back & sides – mandolin, acoustic/electric guitar, ukulele, etc), then now’s [...]
Effects Pedal Workshop
“MEET, TWEAK, and STOMP!” An Effects Pedal Workshop with Aaron Chesley October 27th, 2012 from 1-3pm Effects pedals, indispensable to some, downright scary to others have become an addictive aspect of music making for many modern guitar players. The flexibility and constant idea inspiration that pedals are capable of creating can breathe new life into [...]