Blues City Music News

Soldano Custom Amplfication Update !!!

PLEASE READ !!!

News Flash, 24 July 18'.

As many of you may already know, Mike Soldano has listed his Soldano Custom Amplification building, in downtown Seattle, Washington, for sale, and with this, Mike begins his very well deserved walk into retirement. 

As of right now, there are many clients interested in the building, and it is widely expected that he will have a contract very soon, which will require him to vacate shortly thereafter.  Because of this time limit, and because of the fact that ordering custom made amplifier chassis and transformer sets takes anywhere between 6-12 weeks, Mike has terminated building any new amplifiers unless he has the current parts in stock. 

As of today, he only has a limited number of Hot Rod 25's, 50 watt Avengers, and Hot Rod 100+ amplifiers available.  He also has some 2x12" and 4x12" speaker cabinets.

Blues City Music is holding onto most of the current stock of amplifiers, cabinets, and head shells that we have for sale, until we know exactly what is happening in Seattle, so even though our page shows items out of stock, don't be alarmed.  When we know for sure, we will notify everyone about where and how to purchase the final group of products built in Seattle. It may be listed here, on Reverb.com, or on eBay. 

My gut instinct is that someone or some entity will make a last minute proposal to manufacture his legendary flagship SLO and maybe the Hot Rod 25 at another location using their own assembly line.  If this transpires, it is highly probable that Blues City Music will not be part of this new organization.  For us, it was all about that magical chemistry created in Seattle.  That was a legandary tone. 

I've left Soldano Hot Rod 25's, 44's, Hot Rod 100+'s, and variations of 2x12" closed back, and 4x12" closed back cabinets available for purchase on my web store.  I'll update when things change.

What I will have for sale when the time comes is the following:

Heads/Combos:

5 - SLO-100's - (2 - stock, 1 - 1 option, 1 - 3 option, and 1 - 5 option).

3 - 44 1x12" 50 watt combos in regency blue tolex/black hardware.

2 - Hot Rod 25 heads.

4 - Avenger heads  - (both 50 and 100 watt with and without effects loop).

1 - Lucky 13 50 watt head.

1 - Hot Rod 100+ 100 watt head (closest thing to an SLO there is).

1 - Astroverb 20 watt combo.

1 - Astroverb 20 watt head.

Speaker Cabinets:

1 - 4x12" slant closed back cabinet in purple tolex.

1 - 2x12" semi open cabinet in black tolex.

1 - 2x12" closed back horizontal cabinet in black tolex.

1 - 1x12" semi open cabinet in black tolex and black and silver grille.

1 - 2x12" empty closed back cabinet in black and burgundy snake skin.

Various Soldano SLO, Avenger, Hot Rod 100+ head shells:

Black, black and white snakeskin, black crocodile, black alligator, white, red, and purple may be available.

Thanks,

Lynn Burke / BCM Owner

Blues City Music, LLC, offers discounts to US Military and First Responders

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 

Blues City Music's owner James L. Burke III, is a proud former USAF and Tennessee Air National Guard C-130 Aircraft Commander, assigned to the 164th TAG / 155th TAS in Memphis, Tennessee, for 10 years.  Like his father, a former WWII (BB60 USS Alabama crewman) and Korean Conflict US Army Officer, along with his Nephew whom is a current USAF Fire Fighter, stationed in Kuwait, military service is a very integral part of his family. 

Because of this, we have always wanted to offer discounts on our new amplifier purchases to our fellow brother and sister warriors, but we also would like to include this discount to First Responders as well.  This includes Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, EMT's, Fire Fighters, Police Officers, State Troopers, State Police, Sheriff's Deputies, FBI, BATF, etc. 

The app is set up to verify your relationship with one of these agencies, so when completed, we will gladly offer a $100 discount to you for your new guitar amplifier purchase. 

Soldano, Diamond, Friedman, Diezel, Mezzabarba, Matchless, and Louis Electric Amplifers are available.

Contact us with any questions or concerns.

Lynn Burke / Blues City Music - Owner

New Instrument Insurance policy for Blues City Music purchases

Blues City Music is proud to announce our partnership with Anderson Musical Instrument Insurance Solutions, LLC.  This plan will cover all of your purchases from Blues City Music for theft, damage, or loss. 

Anderson has been in business many years, and is located in the Boston, Massachusetts area.  Now you can cover your musical instruments etc., from $500.00 all the way up to $20,000.

All you have to do is navigate to the Anderson Express Insurance drop down menu, click the blue link, and fill out the information.  You will receive an estimated quote right there, and approval within 24 hours. 

Now you can protect your investment.  Call or email with any questions.

Lynn Burke / BCM Owner

NEW LunaStone pedals in stock now !!!

Hello from Blues City Music.

We wanted to let you know that we now have all four of the new LunaStone guitar effects pedals in stock in the shop. 

Smooth Drive 1, Blue Drive 1, Distortion 1, and Red Fuzz 1, are all available for purchase.  You can buy right here on our web store or you can come by the shop and give them a spin.

LunaStone pedals are very inspirational.  They accent the good tones your amp already has.  True bypass and built like a tank.  Tone for days.  Get them while you can.

Lynn Burke / BCM owner

NEW DIAMOND GUITARS are here, ready for order.

Hello from Memphis.  Thanks for stopping by to visit Blues City Music.  We appreciate it.

Great news From DIAMOND GUITARS.  We just received a large shipment of new Diamond Guitars.  There are some really cool colors so by all means come by and check them out.  You won't find a better built electric guitar for under $1,000 bucks anywhere.  Diamond's are built in the same South Korean factory as PRS SE's, LTD's, and ESP's.  All Diamonds come with Grover tuners, graphite nuts, hand wound Seymour Duncan USA pickups, and many with coil taps.

Here is the link for Diamond Guitars.  Check them out then give us a call.  We can handle all your Diamond needs.

Diamond Guitars Home Page Link

For those wanting a Diamond RIGHT NOW, I stock 30+ Diamonds in my shop, in everything from Tele style guitars to 7 string metal monsters.  We have a small selection of original hard shell cases too, but also stock Diamond Tactical gig bags.  These are great for guitars as well as if you are a big rifle shooter.  They fit AK's, AR's, KH's, etc. all day long. 

Blues City Music is a part owner of Diamond Inc., and an active player with Diamond amps, guitars, and gig bags.  We know Diamond.  They rock.  Give us a call or by with ease right off this site.  HTTPS encrypted so all transactions are heavily protected just like your bank etc. 

Now TURN IT UP.

Lynn Burke

BCM - Owner

Blues City Music web store is adding a "Pre Owned" section.

Hello from Memphis.

Blues City Music is proud to announce that we are introducing a new collection on our web store of high quality "Pre Owned" products.  You'll see guitars, amplifiers, pedals, etc., priced at really good deals.  Most of these products are items I've accumulated, and some of them have only been played a few times. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out and let us know.  Until then, happy shopping.

Lynn Burke

Blues City Music - Owner

Soldano Hot Rod 50+ built into Hot Rod 25 chassis

Blues City Music is excited to announce that we have in stock the very first Soldano Hot Rod 50+ built into the Hot Rod 25 chassis. 

You'll get a smaller foot print, 50 watt full power transformers, the very best post master volume effects loop in existence, and that legendary tone that lasts for days.  We've even made sure this one looks amazing.  Dark oxblood sparkle naugahyde tolex, black mini chicken head knobs, and red jewel light. 

This is the full power version of the Hot Rod 25.  Same dead pan quiet DC heater system on the Sovtek 5881/6L6WGC output tubes, but you'll have more clean head room when needed. 

Give us a call, email, tweet, or text, we can easily sell you this one, or order one in any color imaginable. 

Lynn Burke - BCM Owner