Grosh Guitars Retro Classic

Retro Classic, swamp ash body, brazilian rosewood fingerboard, med roundback neck. Lindy Fralin pickups with blend control. Grosh-modified Gotoh 1088 vibrato bridge. Dunlop 6105 frets. Mary Kaye blonde see-through finish.

This is one of the most alive and resonant strat-style guitars I have ever owned. The only thing that has come close to this guitar was one of my Sadowsky guitars -- it was basically the same woods and style as the Grosh. But somehow, the Grosh differs from the Sadowsky in that the Grosh has a vintage, "played in" sort of feel that I really like. Nice glassy strat sounds from the Fralin pickups, all the vintage tones are to be found here -- also, I like the blend control a LOT...Tele type twang tones can be gotten with a quick twist of the blend knob. I play blues, blues rock, and whatever the boss wants -- I'm a hired gun most of the time, and I need a reliable, versatile, and replaceable guitar when I tour. I wouldn't want to take vintage guitars on tour, especially internationally.

This guitar was quite near perfect. Fit, finish, and playability are what you would expect from a guitar that lists for nearly $2700. I a/b'ed this Grosh guitar with a real 1959 rosewood neck Stratocaster...and while the vintage strat had a little bit of mojo that the Grosh didn't possess, I couldn't agree that it was $6,000 worth of mojo :-)

This is a guitar that is built for the working professional. It is one of the ultimate strat style guitars I have ever owned. Grosh has immediately become one of the creme de le creme of the custom strat-style builders -- easily as good as Sadowsky, Tyler, etc.

Never had to contact them yet...but I may order another one of these guitars in that cool tye-dye finish that Don creates.

If you are lusting for a vintage Fender strat, but don't want to spend $8000-$10000...this is your guitar. And it pplays better than most vintage strats I have owned. Yes, it's still a lot of money for one of these guitars. But if you are a working professional touring or studio cat, this guitar will repay your investment really quickly. And, you'll enjoy your work that much more. There are maybe one out of a 100 guitars that I have ever picked up that were as resonant and alive as my Grosh. This one's a keeper!

This Guitar is a 2001 Don Grosh Retro built in the USA in Dons Custom shop. It has 22 polished high medium frets. The color is a Sonic light blue. It has Don's cool blend control system that allows you to Blend the neck pickup with the Bridge or Bridge with neck pick up. This Vintage Style Strat produces a superior sound to all others with more flexability then any guitar I have ever played. Pickups are 3 Lindy Fralin with 5 way selector switch. The alder body is a bit lighter in comparison to my Delux American Standard Fat Strat. Tim at Buffalo brothers and I weight my Grosh and it at just slightly over 7 pounds. This is a cool vintage ax with a great feel. A real comfortable guitar for giging. Accessories incude a very nice G&G Black Tolex hard case.

This guitar is every thing you would ever want in sound from a
Vintage strat and yet it allows even more varations in sound then those of the classic years. This guitar is as resinant beyond any thing you could imagine. Its great with that clean vintage sound or with a bit of compression offers that snap from the 60's and 70's that vintage guitar players want. It came perfectly sit up for me and ready to play. It stays in tune perfectly. I couldn't imagine playing any thing else.

The workman ship on these guitars is flawless. Don's guitars are simply solid as a rock. No they are not noiseless pickups. Remember the pickups are Lindy Fralin with the vintage cool sound that Leo Fender originally built in his guitars 50 years ago. Don Grosh gives you even more with the perfection of Fralin's superior sounding pickups.

This is one kick ass guitar that that will stand up to the riggers of every night giging masive Jam and recording sessions. No short cuts by Don grosh on this guitar. Pure quality in every since of the word. No the paint on this guitar is not overly done and I wouldn't want it any other way. Don's guitars are painted to insure the srong resinant sounds are not lost.

The People at Don Grosh are there to help you. Also I called Don on the phone to see what strings he had sit me up with. Don Uses SIT. I like them, they are a bit hard to find and its about as easy to order them off of the enter net as shop around for them. He recomments 10's. I had several question and Don answered every one of them. Also Tim and the Gang at Buffalo Brothers were just great. I had waited anxiosly for my Grosh to arrive. Time let me know immediately. Tim specializes in vintage guitars and his support and knowlege are as good as they come.

This guitar is the Cream of the crop in vintage style Strat type guitars. I have never played any thing better. All players have a wide range in likes and dislikes. If your looking for a Vintage Strat and want the sound and feel of one from the early 60's compare the Don Grosh Retro Classic with the others. You won't be sorry you did.

Late 2000 model Retro Classic made in California. This is a strat copy so everyone knows the layout. Alder body with maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, pickups are all single coil Lindy Fralin vintage hotset with base plate on bridge pickup. Vintage style trem with two pivots rather than six. Neck is a custom profile on the backside and fingerboard has a constant 10" radius. Finish is a nitro three color burst and tuners are gotoh vintage locking. No accessories other than a case and allen wrench for the trem. Single master volume, single tone and blend pot for mixing neck/bridge pickups. Five way selector switch.

I bought this particular guitar after about three years of shopping and it is suitable for any music you would play a strat on. It's not reinventing the wheel but just a beautifully made Strat with a lot of character. I plug straight into a Rivera Quiana 2x12 amp with only the occasional wah pedal or tremolo in line. Pickups are single coil and subject to some noise but I wanted a strat and this is the only way to get those tones, noise is just a small issue when the tone is this good. If you follow the reviews on this site alone you know that this is top of the heap for this style of instrument. I could try and justify the construction and trem etc. but the tone is what counts and I don't really care to argue, just play. I have had a lot of good guitars over the last 20 years and curently own a PRS custom 22 and several tele's but if you want pure Strat tone all you have to do is play one of these through a good amp and there is no question left. If you are seriously considering spending the two plus grand that a custom guitar goes for you already know what you are looking for and if you haven't played a Grosh you really deserve to give one a try. I would never say that they are better that a Suhr, Anderson etc. but I tried them all and this is the one that moved me to drop the coin.

It's perfect or it wouldn't have left the shop. I am picky and still have not felt the need to make even a small adjustment. I will be moving to an 11 guage set of strings but can't bring myself to put the guitar down long enough to reset the trem and intonation yet, maybe soon though. The finish work is as good as it gets in this business without the sterile, machine finished look of some custom instruments. I have hand built a couple of instruments over the last 10 years and Don really knows what he is doing, you won't find anything better.

It's a Strat what else do you need to know. As far as gigging without a backup, not a chance, I never have and never will. This has nothing to do with the instrument just my experience says that would be foolish.

Small shop, real people that are themselves giging musicians. If you have any question give Don a call he's a really nice person and talks music as well as guitar. Doesn't get any better unless you are a relative of the owner. The guitar shop that I frequent is also the very best I have been in so I do not expect any problems or aggravation. These people are all players and can easily relate.

I have been playing for 20+ years and this is the best choice I have made so far. I would definately replace it and even buy another as monies allow. This kind of instrument is incredibly personal and I really took my time making the choice so of course I think it's the best, otherwise I would be writing about something else. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

RETRO CLASSIC/ONE PIECE ALDER BODY/MAPLE ROSEWOOD NECK/6105 DRESSED TO .090 X .047/CHROME/6 POINT GOTOH BRIDGE/TORTOISE PLASTIC/FRALINS/
BLEND POT/LOCKING TUNERS/10" RADIUS/1 5/8" NUT/GUITAR WAS ROUTED TO
50'S SPECS./3 TONE SUNBURST

SOUNDS REAL STRONG IN MIDRANGE/ONE PC. BODY 6 POINT BRIDGE AND OLD TIME ROUTE HELP THIS I'M SURE/GUITAR IS EQUALLY STONG IN HIGHS AND BASS, JUST A REAL GREAT TONE/THIS GUITAR IS A REAL KEEPER ONE OF THOSE
JEWELS YOU ALWAYS HOPE FOR

MAN WHAT CAN I SAY/ IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER/ THE LACQUER FINISH IS TO DIE FOR, THIN AND PRETTY/ THIS GUITAR WILL AGE REAL NICE

BUILT LIKE A TANK

FORGET ABOUT IT/ STU AT FAT SOUND IS THE BEST/ SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN
AND HONEST/HE IS ALSO A PLAYER/ALSO ROB IS A REAL NICE GUY /HELL EVERYONE THERE IS AWESOME/ IF YOU ARE BUYING ANY GUITAR OR DECENT
AMP CALL HIM AT 919-467-1003/YOU WON'T BE SORRY

AS YOU CAN SEE I'M VERY PLEASED

Grosh Retro Classic custom built with the following specs: One-piece southern Swamp Ash body, 1-piece solid maple medium round neck with 10" radius fretboard. 6105 frets and locking tuners. Three Lindy Fralin Blues single coils and "blend" electronics that allows the neck pickup to be dialed into the bridge pickup using the bottom tone control.
Finish: I wanted a guitar that looked 40 years old right out of the case. The guitar has a transluscent robin-egg blue (Daphne Blue) finish, vintage tinted neck/fretboard (darkened to honey color) and vintage tinted knobs and pickup covers. The pearl pickguard is vintage tinted to a grey-green hue. Very striking appearance.

The Don Grosh Retro Classic is supposed to do the vintage strat vibe well. The guitar does the vintage thing exquisitly. The guitar takes the vintage strat tone on all pickup positions and makes it just HUGE. Typical noise in 1-3-5 positions, but really clean power reduces the hum significantly.
Biggest surprise is that the bridges pickup is totally useable both clean and for distortion leads. Very midrangey without a hint of brittleness.
Next biggest surprise is how well the tone/volume controls work. When the volume is rolled back, MOST of the clarity of the pickups remain in tact. Very nice. The tone control allows you to darken the tone just a bit at a time as you roll it closed. "7" on the tone control feels like a bit of soft compression. "5" sounds "jazzy." Very useable control.
Clean sounds are bright and chimey but with more fullness to the overall tone.

The guitar was perfectly setup right out of the case. Fit and finish are superb all the way around. Trem system was setup perfectly and according to my request. Action perfect.
Only nit is that the guitar came with 10s, I replaced the strings with 10s of a different tension. The guitar did not respond well at all. I had to call Grosh to get the EXACT original equipment string set and put them on the guitar. Since the string change, the guitar is NOT setup as well as when it was delivered. No Grosh dealers anywhere in my area.
The guitar still plays great...just not as good as it did BEFORE the strings change.

The new Grosh has been on 1/2 dozen gigs already. It performed VERY well. My first concern is playing guitars live that can stay in tune an entire one hour set. The Grosh does. I use the trem system often, but not a lot of dive-bombs. The guitar stays in tune very well even when played hard.
All aspects of the guitar appear to be very solid and the guitar is really confortable to play. It's also fairly lightweight.
Oh, and I ALWAYS take a backup guitar to gigs!

Very nice people to work with. Talked with Don and his assitant, Mike during the build process. They were both very helpful in helping me plan the guitar so when it delivered I would be happy.
They also helped with the original equipment strings so I could get the guitar back to stock and back into shape.

The Don Grosh Retro Classic is without a doubt the finest guitar I've ever played in my life. I have 25+ years playing experience and 20+ years gigging experience. Don Grosh guitars are the real deal.
I also own a PRS, now relegated to backup status. The Grosh is just THAT good of a guitar. The Retro Classic blows away any strat I've ever played in terms of feel and tone.
I don't ever expect to lose it or have it stolen. I may just order another based on its quality and value.

The guitar that I am reviewing is a 1999 Grosh Retro Classic that has been built on the cross platform of a Retro Classic offset double cutaway that is not unlike a streamlined Stratocaster, with the hardware of the venerable blackguard Telecaster. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Don Grosh's work, let's start with his stint at the original Valley Arts Guitars, where he built guitars for such luminaries as Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather.
Don's base of operations is north of Los Angeles, CA, where he crafts a limited number of instruments to whatever specs his customers care to dream up. Grosh guitars is a true custom shop, where every guitar is built to order.That being said, we will begin our review of my custom order.
I alway loved the sonic possibilities that a Telecaster offered, namely the sustain that came with that particular hardware setup, not to mention the bridge pickup, which was so harmonically rich and detailed, yet I missed those 2 and 4 positions that are hallmarks of the Stratocaster.I also felt that the contoured sleek body of the Stratocaster felt much better to me than the hard edges digging into my ribs reality that I faced with the Tele. My only concern was loss of contact between the neck and body. When I saw that both guitars joined the body at the same fret, my decision was made. Here's what Don and I came up with.. This guitar has a HUGE(.900 the 1st fret and 1" @ the 12 fret) one piece maple V neck with 22 6105 frets on a 25 1/2" scale length. The one piece Ash body is featherweight and is finished in an impeccable butterscotch finish, with a black phenolic Tele pickguard, one volume control, and a concentric tone pot that utilizes a master tone and blend control. The blend control, which is a Grosh feature, enables one to blend the bridge or neck pickup volumes(depending upon the pickup selection)with whatever combinations are selected.Let's say you have selected the neck position and you want to brighten things up, but you don't want that full on bridge pickup, turn the blend pot until you find what you want. Very useful. The pickup layout here is Dimarzio Twang King pickups in the neck and bridge with a Lindy Fralin reverse wound Strat pickup in the middle position. The hardware is pure blackguard Tele, with the 3 brass saddle bridge. Tuners are locking Gotoh Klusons. This guitar is shipped with formfitting a G&G hardshell case.

This guitar is extremely flexible.It is as at home with shred as it is with Clarence White pedal steel bends. Detailed resonant clean sounds, with every possible variation on the clean strat or tele theme.This guitar is also great for more aggressive music as well. The bridge pickup would make any metal guitarist convulse with joy! Nice throaty neck pickup as well. The sustain afforded by the Tele bridge really becomes obvious in high gain situations. What's not to like about an instrument that covers this much stylistic territory with so much ease? This guitar is as well suited to extremely processed situations as it is to old skool plug in and play routine.

The guitar played flawlessly right out of the box. Don's setup work is the stuff of legends and his attention to detail is flawless. The wood selection and the hardware are top drawer, and through Don's gifted hands they came together to create an astounding musical instrument!

This guitar follows the tried and true Leo philosophy of well constructed warhorse. This guitar could withstand a nuclear assault without even going out of tune.Don uses an extremely thin nitro finish, yet I have no problem believing that it will remain on the instrument forever. This guitar could be shipped with straplocks, if that is what the customer specifies. This instrument is extremely dependable, yet I always bring a backup guitar for gigs and sessions, as I don't look forward to extended down time that is the result of a broken string.

Don will do backflips to address the needs of his clientele! He has the patience of a saint and he warranties his work for the lifetime of the original owner. What more can you ask for?

I've been playing for 27 years and I've had custom guitars built by all of the major players, including Gibson, Fender, PRS, Hamer, etc, etc. I knew what I wanted when I ordered this guitar and I got it.You want the Fender tonal lexicon? Here it is! There is nothing that I could compare this guitar to,that is commercially available.I am extremely satisfied with this guitar!

purchases used/don't fool yourself this is not a retro classic,this is no better than a Fender American Standard, underneath pickguard is routed out poorly not for 3 single coils but for a big blank hole/ routing job is poorly done like an import, actually some imports are routed closer to originals than this piece.also top tummy cut has ripples from poor sanding, easily seen/Fender Custom Shop is much better/also many other options in country/owners should look under pickguard to see the $20 router job on a $2000 guitar/ Beware!!!!!!

like a fender american standard

neck great / body poor

not a retro WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bridge should be 6 point

used

a good american standard

It was completed on April 9, 1999. Made in CA, USA by Don Grosh. It has 22 frets, Strat style alder body in 3 tone sunburst finish, 5-way switch with blend control on the second tone knob. Master volume and tone. S/S/S Lindy Fralins Blues Special. Mint green pickguard and plastic parts. Gotoh vintage bridge that was modified by Don. Gotoh locking vintage kluson tuners. Beautiful tight pores rosewood fretboard on a large maple neck. 1 5/8 radius and Dunlop 6105 frets. Neck scale is 25.5" like a Strat. A hardshell case made by G & G vintage case is provided with the guitar. It also came with a registration card attached to the spec. sheet, 2 springs and an allen wrench for bridge adjustment. I rank it 10 for enhancement to the basic feature of a Strat.

Don has created a perfect machine with his combination of wood, hardware, and pickups. The guitar is true to its vintage vibe and yet versatile enough for any style of music. I play mostly blues/rock but the guitar is capable of producing funky music at 2 & 4th positions, middle position is great for Hendrix style music. The bridge pickup is really usable and came with a baseplate at the bottom of the pickup to help enhance the bass response. When I first got my Grosh, I tried it through a Crate solid state amp and the sound was not too happening becos' of the amp... right now I am using a Crate tube amp and the sound is really amazing. The single coils are not too noisy and since the middle pickup is reverse-wound, it's hum-cancelling on position 2 & 4. The blend control can be activated by turning the 2nd tone down to 1. When that is done, position 1 & 5 will engage both neck and bridge pickups. Position 2 & 4 will engage all three pickups and you can turn up the blend control knob to blend the pickups.

The guitar was setup for .010 - .046 strings as requested. The action and fit are perfect. The neck joint is tight. It has flawless fretwork. It has dunlop 6105 tall narrow frets on this guitar and at first, it was a bit hard to fret with your fingers because of the fret height but after playing for a while it now plays wonderfully.
When you pickup a Grosh guitar, you will know that Don takes pride in what he does. Every single details of the guitar is perfectly setup and installed. I've not found a single flaw with my Grosh except a slight buff marks on the contour of the body which Don assured me that it can be polished off easily. Don told me that since the finish is nitro, it makes it really hard for him to polish it perfectly. I am sure this is an isolated incident and do not mind it as it kinda adds character to this perfect axe.. The finish is not very shiny like the polyester used on modern guitars. It will get thinner with age and will lose its shine, but the guitar will breath better and will only improve the tone of the guitar. The large neck of my Grosh needs sometime to get used to it. I realized I've sold most of the other guitars becos' of the thin neck. This neck is just perfect for me and many believe thicker neck adds sustain and improve the tone of the guitar. I've also tried Don's large V-neck and really prefers it and wanted it on this guitar. Stu always has a few stock guitars he ordered from Don every month and this one happened to be available. I took that order but at that time, Don has already built the neck so I decided to stick to the large neck rather than the V.

Like all Strats, it is almost indestructable. The hardware seems durable for many years to come. The finish will wear off in times, but with good care and cleaning, it will last for a long time. The strap buttons are the regular ones, I might install strap-lock in the future to prevent me from dropping it. I can definitely depend on this guitar for live situation. I will bring a backup just in case, but I doubt this guitar will fail me anytime.

Don answers his email and phone call if you ask for him. I've spoken to him before I bought the Grosh, during the building process and after I got it. He's been super nice, friendly, loves to explain his work and very knowledgable. Initially, I thought the fralins are vintage hot models and Don cleared up the misunderstanding. He even offered to change them for me if I am not satisfied with the Blues Special. I don't know how long is the warrany but I think Don stands behind his products and I am sure he will help me out if I need to.

I got this guitar for only 4 months. I've own a G&L Legacy, McInturff Glory Standard, Hamer Special FM, Heritage H150CM, Fender American Standard, a couple of acoustic guitars, and a Yamaha electric. If this Grosh is stolen, I will definitely order another one from Stu. I love this guitar for its craftmanship, sound and compared to the inconsistent Fender Custom Shop guitars, it's a bargain. There's really nothing I hate about this guitar, except maybe I should have ordered a baby blue finish (sonic blue) rather than sunburst. I've never seen that color on any Grosh before so I decided to be on the safe side and ordered the most popular color instead. I've compared the Grosh with Anderson, G&L, and McInturff. First of all, I am a single-coil guy and realized that the McInturff is not really for me even though Terry McInturff is also a super cool guy and one hell of a builder! G&L makes great guitar but since I have big hands, the legacy's neck is not for me. Anderson has more of a modern vibe and currently it's not something that I want to consider, but would love to buy a bent top in the future with the X-bridge.
I think Don has really perfected the vintage strat formula. I would highly recommend him if you want a guitar with great vintage vibe.

USA made, 1999, serial #612, swamp ash body, solid maple neck, 22 frets, 6105 size frets, 12" radius, 3 single coil Lindy Fralin Pickups, Volume, Tone, Blend Pot, 5-way switch, two-tone burst, chrome hardware, Gotoh 1099 FE tremolo, Gotoh locking kluson style tuners, med/large "V" neck shape (very Sharp "V") with a satin finish, white pickguard, form fit case

I mainly play heavy, hard blues style rock. I play through a VHT 50/12 combo with the Fulltone Soul Bender and Fulldrive 2 along with the Danelectro Dan-echo. The Grosh is very alive sounding with a lot of nuances and a very tight low end. It is a very transparent, yet full, sounding guitar with a lot of clarity to notes even when heavily distorted. Although it sounds great as I originally ordered it, I have considered changing the Lindy Fralin Bridge pickup to something a tad bit fatter. Don't get me wrong, the Fralin has a great sound, but I think I would like something with a bit less treble and a little more mids. The middle and neck are perfect as is.

The finish was perfect. As an artist, I really appreciated the balance of colors and even application of the two-tone burst. This was actually a major concern for me, since many manufacturers sometimes spray bursts quite unevenly. Some guitars have too much black/brown or the width of the darkest color is uneven around the edge of the body. You can also tell the layer of paint was applied extremely thin, allowing the wood to resonate much better. All hardware was installed perfectly, nothing loose or misaligned. The neck to body joint is perfectly fit and tight. Frets were beautifully polished with rounded edges and the string height was just right.

I haven't had the guitar for very long, so I'm not sure how durable it is. But I can say honestly that when I pick it up, it has the feeling of a very well crafted instrument, a feeling I don't always get from other guitars in the same or higher price range.

Although I have high praise for this guitar, I have even higher praise for the customer service. Don Grosh really cares about the instruments he builds. Although I never spoke to him personally, he did communicate with me through Dan of Dan's Guitars, Honolulu, Hawaii, where I ordered the guitar. Don Grosh called on separate occasions to ask how light a piece of swamp ash body I wanted since he had different ones in stock, asked what type of wood I wanted for the skunk stripe on the back of my neck, wanted to know whether I wanted a screw-in or drop-in type of tremolo arm along with other questions he felt were important that I forget to address in my order. What was very impressive was his build time. He told us it would be three months from the time I ordered my guitar to delivery. The guitar arrived within only a few weeks after the exact 3 month deadline (yes, I was keeping an accurate count), unlike other manufactures who miss their deadline by months. Don Grosh proves you CAN have speed AND quality. He even called to let us know when he was shipping the guitar out.

Although I'm not a working musician or seasoned pro, I do know a finely crafted instrument when I play it and think I have a good ear for tone. I also own a custom made strat style guitar with a Jackson neck, Tom Anderson Body and various hardware (much more of a heavy metal/hard rock guitar). Before deciding on the Grosh, I narrowed the field down to either the Grosh, a Fender Custom Shop or a Tom Anderson. At the end, I felt the Grosh was much superior to the Fender in both feel and tone (as a bonus, also in price). Although I do love Tom Anderson guitars, and wouldn't mind owning one someday, the Grosh had the vintage vibe I was listening and feeling for (I've also tried the Tyler and Pensa Suhr). By far my favorite feature, aside from the tone, is the neck. I love "V" shaped necks and Don Grosh created a very sharp "V" upon my request and it is exactly how I wanted it. Even the contours on the body make it an extremely comfortable guitar to play. If I had the money, I would definitely buy another guitar from Don Grosh, especially knowing that he is directly involved with every instrument he makes and takes pride in what he creates. As a visual artist I can truly respect this attitude.

FRALINS,BLEND,LOCKING,MED ROUNDBACK,6105 FRETS AND VINTAGE TREM.

THIS IS THE BEST SOUNDIND STRAT I HAVE PLAYED!GOOD BLUES AND DIRE STRAITS THING GOING ON

SET UP WELL WITH A GREAT NITRO FINISH

GUITAR WILL HOLD UP WELL/DOES NOT STAY IN TUNE AS WELL AS MY PRS, BUT STILL OK

DON WAS A REAL PRINCE/ A REALLY GOOD GUY

PLAYING FOR 32 YEARS. FAVORITE FEATURE IS NECK AND FINISH! CANNOT GET USE TO 6105 FRETS, JIM SAID I WOULD IN A MONTH OR SO, BUT I DID NOT. I CALLED AND TOLD HIM I COULD NOT GET USE TO THEM. HE SAID HE WOULD BRAIN STORM IT AND CALL ME BACK. IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS AND HE HAS STILL NOT CALLED. WELL I WILL NOT BEG ANYONE. IN ALL FAIRNESS DON HAS OFFERED TO DRESS THE FRETS FOR A NOMINAL CHARGE. IF LOOKING FOR A GROSH CALL FAT SOUND IN VIRGINIA AND GET ONE BRAND NEW FOR A FEW HUNDRED LESS THAN ELECTRIC CITY MUSIC WILL CHARGE! I PURCHASED A KLON FROM HIM AND WILL PURCHASE MY NEXT GROSH FROM HIM ALSO.A REAL NICE GUY WHO WILL FOLLOW UP EVEN ON SMALL PURCHASES!