Boogie Street Guitars

So, my good friend and fellow Boogie Street keeper of the ‘madness’ – Sir Fred Kowalo, has penned his ‘State of the B’Street Address’… or… ‘Things as Fred sees them!’ Take your pick.

Below is the direct text – straight from Sir Freddy K himself!

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The State Of Things At Boogie Street…by Freddy Kowalo.

Hello My Friends!!!! Here we are at the end of another great year at Boogie Street Guitars. Over the past year, Eric has done his best to bring us all the superior guitars that you can only find here at Boogie Street. Well, it is my pleasure to give a review of some of the guitars we still have in stock, and a few that Eric may have forgotten we have.

Let me start with the Washburn Import Paul Stanley Preacher guitars in White. These guitars are great sounding and great playing guitars. They are exclusive BOOGIE STREET imports that play and sound like an American made guitar. These guitars have the Blessing of Paul Stanley, Himself. That should speak volumes about these fine guitars. We have a few, About 10 or so, maybe a little less out of the original 50 we ordered. The black ones have completely sold out. Or maybe just One or Two left… email eric to see. Again: There may be a few private stock ones left in black, but I would have to check on that. I think Eric may have kept one for himself that is still on the shelf…lol.

I have just completed setting up every BSG “The Cross” guitar. This guitar is Boogie Streets tribute to Dimebag Darrell Abbott’s Southern Cross guitars. The USA Southern Cross Guitars arecompletely sold out. As you may know, the entire Run of 100 guitars was never completed. These USA guitars are highly collectable. I have seen them go as high as $5,000 dollars on E-Bay. Due to the high demand for this unfinished Series, Boogie Street commissioned 100 Import “The Cross” guitars, an import model of the Southern Cross that rivals its USA made counter part at a much lower price. These guitars boast USA Seymoure Duncan pickups, a DIMEBUCKER in the bridge and a ‘59 in the neck. Each has Black Grover tuning machines and Washburn’s licensed Floyd Rose tremolo systems. Each guitar is numbered, so call Eric if you are interested to see if your favorite number is available. This is definitely a quality import guitar at a fraction of the price of the original USA model.

We also have a few ET’s left. Eric will be happy to hear that in my search for more guitars to set up, I uncovered a few import ET’s, a USA in red and a few of the original USA NO LOGO ET’s with ET only on the fret board. The No logo ET’s have Exceptional flame tops on them. They are fast and fantastic players. These guitars were hidden away…lol… more like misplaced by me while I was stocking the boxes on the new shelves that were installed by Joey M last year.

We have several USA Nuno Designs. Some of these guitars are exclusive to Boogie Street. Again these guitars are top of the line. We have a few of the all white and a few of the all black. They are great. We also have A few and extremely RARE, surely to become a collectors piece PADUKE NUNOs. We have both the oil finish and the Gloss finishedbody. These guitars are RIPPING!!! Sustain and tone for days. I am not just saying that… trust me… I am forever on the quest for great tone… These guitars are a complement to any amp.

We still have a few BSG designed Washburn INSTIGATORS and Hollow Bodies on the shelf. These guitars sold well, but for some reason, we kept a few back.

There may also be some miscellaneous Idols lurking around along with a Fallen Idol or 2. I was breezing over the boxes and thought I saw the number codes. I will have to take a closer inspection when I get back there next week. We also have a number of acoustics on the shelf.

This brings me to the guitars that Boogie Street is famous for: Custom runs of the highest quality USA model Guitars. I have already spoken of the PADUKE NUNOS and the Limited Run of NoLOGO ETs in stock. Now I would like to tell you of the USA WASHBURN PAUL STANLEY models we have in stock. Washburn and Paul and Eric have made great strides in producing a guitar that would rival any guitar out there, including the Crown Jewel of flame top guitars, the Gibson Les Paul Standard.

We have several BEAUTIFUL USA Paul Stanley Preachers with exceptional flamed tops. We also have a few of our gloss and oil coated Paduk preachers left. These guitars are exclusive only to Boogie Street.The wood grain on these guitars is unique, also. The tone is beyond incredible. These guitars are sure to become collector’s items and will increase in value.

As of this writing, I have begun setups on the New BSG designed PS5 Preacher. This guitar features an oil finish, Tone Pros, Grover hardware and Seymoure Duncan JB (bridge) and Pearly Gates (neck) pickups. The Tone on this guitar is MASSIVE! Through my little Johnson Combo amp it sounded killer, through Eric’s Marshall, It sounds killer!!! These guitars are limited to a run of 8. They will go fast. I have set up the first 2 and I am impressed at the quality of this USA made guitar for under $2000.

In the ongoing attempt to bring our customers the best quality guitars available, Eric has expanded the horizons of Boogie Street Guitars. At the end of 2007 Eric started selling guitars from world famous luthier, BERNIE RICO, JR.

Bernie has an incredible vision when it comes to the quality and design of guitar making. His attention to detail is second to none. I am a stickler for detail… Bernie meets MY standards every time. His finishes are virtually flawless. Thesmall details are addresses on every guitar. We are proud to offer a variety of USA RICOs. Each guitar is handmade to perfection. We have a few Divas, Jeckylls, Alais guitars and a bass.

Bernie’s answer to imports is the Hybrid. The bodies may be assembled overseas to Bernie’s strict guidelines, but each one is finished in Bernie’s shop and sent out. We have both the black and the white V’s. These are the ultimate shred guitars. They feel and play like their USA counterparts, but at a fraction of the price. I am planning on buying a set of these for myself. You gotta have one in Black and White…

There is no such thing as ever owning too many guitars. Each one is a little different than another. Boogie Street offers the finest variety of guitars anywhere. That is what Eric set out to do and he has accomplished that goal and then some. We have a guitar for every kind of player, for every style of music, to fit any budget. Keep an eye on the new E-Store, and remember, we have more than what you see listed on there. Give Eric a call or better yet shoot him off an e-mail to see if there is something that may suit you before we list it. Great guitars do not last too long around here. I expect the new ones that I have just found to fly out of the shop being the holiday season.

Thank You everyone for a great year. It has been a pleasure working on these fine guitars for everyone and meeting and conversing with some of the Boogie board members at the shop. I know Eric appreciates each and every one of you. We really do have a “Family” atmosphere on this board. I look forward to a successful 2009 for everyone here and hopefully we will welcome many new members to our family… Be safe everyone… Happy Holidays!!!!

ROCK ON!!!!

FRED KOWALO

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