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We get a lot of questions about whether we buy used records.

YES!! 100% yes. In fact, most of our inventory is used. We prefer to do it this way for a few reasons: we can keep the prices low (vs charging more for a reissue), to keep perfectly good things out of the landfill, and to keep money circulating in our neighborhood by buying from people who live here (most of the collections come from people who live within a 6 block radius).

Here’s a quick FAQ of how our buying process works!

#recordcollection #recordcollector #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

We get a lot of questions about whether we buy used records.

YES!! 100% yes. In fact, most of our inventory is used. We prefer to do it this way for a few reasons: we can keep the prices low (vs charging more for a reissue), to keep perfectly good things out of the landfill, and to keep money circulating in our neighborhood by buying from people who live here (most of the collections come from people who live within a 6 block radius).

Here’s a quick FAQ of how our buying process works!

#recordcollection #recordcollector #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

We get a lot of questions about whether we buy used records.

YES!! 100% yes. In fact, most of our inventory is used. We prefer to do it this way for a few reasons: we can keep the prices low (vs charging more for a reissue), to keep perfectly good things out of the landfill, and to keep money circulating in our neighborhood by buying from people who live here (most of the collections come from people who live within a 6 block radius).

Here’s a quick FAQ of how our buying process works!

#recordcollection #recordcollector #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

We get a lot of questions about whether we buy used records.

YES!! 100% yes. In fact, most of our inventory is used. We prefer to do it this way for a few reasons: we can keep the prices low (vs charging more for a reissue), to keep perfectly good things out of the landfill, and to keep money circulating in our neighborhood by buying from people who live here (most of the collections come from people who live within a 6 block radius).

Here’s a quick FAQ of how our buying process works!

#recordcollection #recordcollector #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

We get a lot of questions about whether we buy used records.

YES!! 100% yes. In fact, most of our inventory is used. We prefer to do it this way for a few reasons: we can keep the prices low (vs charging more for a reissue), to keep perfectly good things out of the landfill, and to keep money circulating in our neighborhood by buying from people who live here (most of the collections come from people who live within a 6 block radius).

Here’s a quick FAQ of how our buying process works!

#recordcollection #recordcollector #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

We get a lot of questions about whether we buy used records.

YES!! 100% yes. In fact, most of our inventory is used. We prefer to do it this way for a few reasons: we can keep the prices low (vs charging more for a reissue), to keep perfectly good things out of the landfill, and to keep money circulating in our neighborhood by buying from people who live here (most of the collections come from people who live within a 6 block radius).

Here’s a quick FAQ of how our buying process works!

#recordcollection #recordcollector #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

Enjoy the holiday! We will be back Tuesday...

Head down to Common Beat Music Saturday, June 27th for a night of big riffs featuring:

NOUN - Philly rock royalty

Replica City - Denver, CO noise rock

Dagwood - CT’s loudest power pop band

This will be a fun one. Do not miss it!

4916 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
Doors 7pm, All ages
$10-15 Sliding scale

Credits:
Flyer @matt_dunne
Slide 3 @tja_photos
Slide 4 @rachelbabon

Head down to Common Beat Music Saturday, June 27th for a night of big riffs featuring:

NOUN - Philly rock royalty

Replica City - Denver, CO noise rock

Dagwood - CT’s loudest power pop band

This will be a fun one. Do not miss it!

4916 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
Doors 7pm, All ages
$10-15 Sliding scale

Credits:
Flyer @matt_dunne
Slide 3 @tja_photos
Slide 4 @rachelbabon

Head down to Common Beat Music Saturday, June 27th for a night of big riffs featuring:

NOUN - Philly rock royalty

Replica City - Denver, CO noise rock

Dagwood - CT’s loudest power pop band

This will be a fun one. Do not miss it!

4916 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
Doors 7pm, All ages
$10-15 Sliding scale

Credits:
Flyer @matt_dunne
Slide 3 @tja_photos
Slide 4 @rachelbabon

Head down to Common Beat Music Saturday, June 27th for a night of big riffs featuring:

NOUN - Philly rock royalty

Replica City - Denver, CO noise rock

Dagwood - CT’s loudest power pop band

This will be a fun one. Do not miss it!

4916 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
Doors 7pm, All ages
$10-15 Sliding scale

Credits:
Flyer @matt_dunne
Slide 3 @tja_photos
Slide 4 @rachelbabon

Head down to Common Beat Music Saturday, June 27th for a night of big riffs featuring:

NOUN - Philly rock royalty

Replica City - Denver, CO noise rock

Dagwood - CT’s loudest power pop band

This will be a fun one. Do not miss it!

4916 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
Doors 7pm, All ages
$10-15 Sliding scale

Credits:
Flyer @matt_dunne
Slide 3 @tja_photos
Slide 4 @rachelbabon

Back like we never left.
Vinyl Tap 215
West Philly Porch Fest Edition
5/30/26
Lineup

100-140 @bigm9

140-220 @john_liberator

220-300 @steven_ferrell

300-340 @comradecota

340-420 @djaptone

420-500 @courtneeowens

500-600 @chickdafunkman

@duiji_13

Here’s an overhaul post about couple of mid 1970’s gems!

First is a Fender Bassman 135. We installed all new electrolytic capacitors, plate resistors and output tubes on this one. This amp probably hasn’t sounded this good in many years as it still had the original components from over 50 years ago. The output tubes were shot and the plate resistors were out of spec or burned up.

Second amp is a Musicman 2100-RD. It received the same freshening up of all the electrolytic capacitors and a new set of output tubes. It’s full sounding and clear as a bell now.

We can’t stress enough that if you are playing a vintage tube amp how important it is to have the power supply components like filter capacitors updated to preserve the sound of your amp and keep your tubes happy. We see a lot of amps from this era in our shop that have never been touched except for tubes. Replacing tubes without also freshening up the power supply, especially if the components are still original, isn’t going to allow the amp to reliably produce the high voltages needed to keep the amps performing at their best. Power supply stability is key for great sound and long tube life. Hit us up for amp work if you ever have any questions.

Thanks for looking!

#repairshop #musicman #fender #amprepair #bassman

Here’s an overhaul post about couple of mid 1970’s gems!

First is a Fender Bassman 135. We installed all new electrolytic capacitors, plate resistors and output tubes on this one. This amp probably hasn’t sounded this good in many years as it still had the original components from over 50 years ago. The output tubes were shot and the plate resistors were out of spec or burned up.

Second amp is a Musicman 2100-RD. It received the same freshening up of all the electrolytic capacitors and a new set of output tubes. It’s full sounding and clear as a bell now.

We can’t stress enough that if you are playing a vintage tube amp how important it is to have the power supply components like filter capacitors updated to preserve the sound of your amp and keep your tubes happy. We see a lot of amps from this era in our shop that have never been touched except for tubes. Replacing tubes without also freshening up the power supply, especially if the components are still original, isn’t going to allow the amp to reliably produce the high voltages needed to keep the amps performing at their best. Power supply stability is key for great sound and long tube life. Hit us up for amp work if you ever have any questions.

Thanks for looking!

#repairshop #musicman #fender #amprepair #bassman

Here’s an overhaul post about couple of mid 1970’s gems!

First is a Fender Bassman 135. We installed all new electrolytic capacitors, plate resistors and output tubes on this one. This amp probably hasn’t sounded this good in many years as it still had the original components from over 50 years ago. The output tubes were shot and the plate resistors were out of spec or burned up.

Second amp is a Musicman 2100-RD. It received the same freshening up of all the electrolytic capacitors and a new set of output tubes. It’s full sounding and clear as a bell now.

We can’t stress enough that if you are playing a vintage tube amp how important it is to have the power supply components like filter capacitors updated to preserve the sound of your amp and keep your tubes happy. We see a lot of amps from this era in our shop that have never been touched except for tubes. Replacing tubes without also freshening up the power supply, especially if the components are still original, isn’t going to allow the amp to reliably produce the high voltages needed to keep the amps performing at their best. Power supply stability is key for great sound and long tube life. Hit us up for amp work if you ever have any questions.

Thanks for looking!

#repairshop #musicman #fender #amprepair #bassman

Here’s an overhaul post about couple of mid 1970’s gems!

First is a Fender Bassman 135. We installed all new electrolytic capacitors, plate resistors and output tubes on this one. This amp probably hasn’t sounded this good in many years as it still had the original components from over 50 years ago. The output tubes were shot and the plate resistors were out of spec or burned up.

Second amp is a Musicman 2100-RD. It received the same freshening up of all the electrolytic capacitors and a new set of output tubes. It’s full sounding and clear as a bell now.

We can’t stress enough that if you are playing a vintage tube amp how important it is to have the power supply components like filter capacitors updated to preserve the sound of your amp and keep your tubes happy. We see a lot of amps from this era in our shop that have never been touched except for tubes. Replacing tubes without also freshening up the power supply, especially if the components are still original, isn’t going to allow the amp to reliably produce the high voltages needed to keep the amps performing at their best. Power supply stability is key for great sound and long tube life. Hit us up for amp work if you ever have any questions.

Thanks for looking!

#repairshop #musicman #fender #amprepair #bassman

Here’s an overhaul post about couple of mid 1970’s gems!

First is a Fender Bassman 135. We installed all new electrolytic capacitors, plate resistors and output tubes on this one. This amp probably hasn’t sounded this good in many years as it still had the original components from over 50 years ago. The output tubes were shot and the plate resistors were out of spec or burned up.

Second amp is a Musicman 2100-RD. It received the same freshening up of all the electrolytic capacitors and a new set of output tubes. It’s full sounding and clear as a bell now.

We can’t stress enough that if you are playing a vintage tube amp how important it is to have the power supply components like filter capacitors updated to preserve the sound of your amp and keep your tubes happy. We see a lot of amps from this era in our shop that have never been touched except for tubes. Replacing tubes without also freshening up the power supply, especially if the components are still original, isn’t going to allow the amp to reliably produce the high voltages needed to keep the amps performing at their best. Power supply stability is key for great sound and long tube life. Hit us up for amp work if you ever have any questions.

Thanks for looking!

#repairshop #musicman #fender #amprepair #bassman

Here’s an overhaul post about couple of mid 1970’s gems!

First is a Fender Bassman 135. We installed all new electrolytic capacitors, plate resistors and output tubes on this one. This amp probably hasn’t sounded this good in many years as it still had the original components from over 50 years ago. The output tubes were shot and the plate resistors were out of spec or burned up.

Second amp is a Musicman 2100-RD. It received the same freshening up of all the electrolytic capacitors and a new set of output tubes. It’s full sounding and clear as a bell now.

We can’t stress enough that if you are playing a vintage tube amp how important it is to have the power supply components like filter capacitors updated to preserve the sound of your amp and keep your tubes happy. We see a lot of amps from this era in our shop that have never been touched except for tubes. Replacing tubes without also freshening up the power supply, especially if the components are still original, isn’t going to allow the amp to reliably produce the high voltages needed to keep the amps performing at their best. Power supply stability is key for great sound and long tube life. Hit us up for amp work if you ever have any questions.

Thanks for looking!

#repairshop #musicman #fender #amprepair #bassman

Here’s an overhaul post about couple of mid 1970’s gems!

First is a Fender Bassman 135. We installed all new electrolytic capacitors, plate resistors and output tubes on this one. This amp probably hasn’t sounded this good in many years as it still had the original components from over 50 years ago. The output tubes were shot and the plate resistors were out of spec or burned up.

Second amp is a Musicman 2100-RD. It received the same freshening up of all the electrolytic capacitors and a new set of output tubes. It’s full sounding and clear as a bell now.

We can’t stress enough that if you are playing a vintage tube amp how important it is to have the power supply components like filter capacitors updated to preserve the sound of your amp and keep your tubes happy. We see a lot of amps from this era in our shop that have never been touched except for tubes. Replacing tubes without also freshening up the power supply, especially if the components are still original, isn’t going to allow the amp to reliably produce the high voltages needed to keep the amps performing at their best. Power supply stability is key for great sound and long tube life. Hit us up for amp work if you ever have any questions.

Thanks for looking!

#repairshop #musicman #fender #amprepair #bassman

Saturnday May 16 🌕 join us under the open sky and let the sun and moon bear witness to the dankness of the vibes

@stinking_lizaveta the legends send off for their european tour

@ropetrickband baked and burnt rounding out their spring season

@deathbirdearth buzzing off their new album release

@commonbeatmusic backyard show
4916 Baltimore ave
Doors 6:30, Show 7:00
All ages / BYOB
$15

#philly #psych #stonerprog #doomjazz

We will be having an administrative day on 4/22 and will be CLOSED so we can catch up on some projects we have been meaning to get to around the shop!!

We will be back our normal hours on Thursday 4/23

Thank you

Quick setup and some upgrades and other work on this cool Fender Duo Sonic. A new 3 way toggle switch was wired up and we shortened the switch tip per the customers request. We also installed some new brass compensated barrel saddles and set up the instrument with Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky strings in E standard which worked out great since the Duo Sonic’s have a very short 22.5” scale length. Topped it off with some new black knobs to match the pickups and switch tip.

#repairshop #brickandmortar #smallbusiness #localbusiness #westphilly

Quick setup and some upgrades and other work on this cool Fender Duo Sonic. A new 3 way toggle switch was wired up and we shortened the switch tip per the customers request. We also installed some new brass compensated barrel saddles and set up the instrument with Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky strings in E standard which worked out great since the Duo Sonic’s have a very short 22.5” scale length. Topped it off with some new black knobs to match the pickups and switch tip.

#repairshop #brickandmortar #smallbusiness #localbusiness #westphilly

Quick setup and some upgrades and other work on this cool Fender Duo Sonic. A new 3 way toggle switch was wired up and we shortened the switch tip per the customers request. We also installed some new brass compensated barrel saddles and set up the instrument with Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky strings in E standard which worked out great since the Duo Sonic’s have a very short 22.5” scale length. Topped it off with some new black knobs to match the pickups and switch tip.

#repairshop #brickandmortar #smallbusiness #localbusiness #westphilly

Quick setup and some upgrades and other work on this cool Fender Duo Sonic. A new 3 way toggle switch was wired up and we shortened the switch tip per the customers request. We also installed some new brass compensated barrel saddles and set up the instrument with Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky strings in E standard which worked out great since the Duo Sonic’s have a very short 22.5” scale length. Topped it off with some new black knobs to match the pickups and switch tip.

#repairshop #brickandmortar #smallbusiness #localbusiness #westphilly

We got some new lots of records hitting the bins for the weekend! The weather is going to be divine and we are loading up the bins as we speak. We also have a load of used gear going out too!

Open 12-6pm Friday & Saturday
12-5pm on Sunday

Who doesn’t love a good before and after??!

This Fender triple neck lap steel came in a few months back in its original case all dirty and dusty with tarnished hardware. For the most part this one ended taking a whole lot of disassembly, cleaning, polishing, lubricating and of course restringing to bring it back to its former glory. We also serviced the electronics on all three instruments in the process.

These instruments were very popular in the 40’s and 50’s before the wide spread adoption of the pedal steel guitar in country and western and other types of music. These instruments originated in Hawaii and were adopted in the states in as the music made it to the shores of California. Fender sought to meet the burgeoning market for quality instruments for the emerging country and western music scene by combining 3 lap steels together so a player wouldn’t have to retune their instrument to play different songs. The result is a very heavy and solid instrument that is unmistakably clean and clear and took the music to another level. Each neck is tuned to a different chord and can be switched on independently from each other with a simple 3 way switch.

This belonged to the owners fathers and it was an honor to have the opportunity to work on it!

#fenderguitars #lapsteel #countrymusic #westernswing #repairshop

Who doesn’t love a good before and after??!

This Fender triple neck lap steel came in a few months back in its original case all dirty and dusty with tarnished hardware. For the most part this one ended taking a whole lot of disassembly, cleaning, polishing, lubricating and of course restringing to bring it back to its former glory. We also serviced the electronics on all three instruments in the process.

These instruments were very popular in the 40’s and 50’s before the wide spread adoption of the pedal steel guitar in country and western and other types of music. These instruments originated in Hawaii and were adopted in the states in as the music made it to the shores of California. Fender sought to meet the burgeoning market for quality instruments for the emerging country and western music scene by combining 3 lap steels together so a player wouldn’t have to retune their instrument to play different songs. The result is a very heavy and solid instrument that is unmistakably clean and clear and took the music to another level. Each neck is tuned to a different chord and can be switched on independently from each other with a simple 3 way switch.

This belonged to the owners fathers and it was an honor to have the opportunity to work on it!

#fenderguitars #lapsteel #countrymusic #westernswing #repairshop

Who doesn’t love a good before and after??!

This Fender triple neck lap steel came in a few months back in its original case all dirty and dusty with tarnished hardware. For the most part this one ended taking a whole lot of disassembly, cleaning, polishing, lubricating and of course restringing to bring it back to its former glory. We also serviced the electronics on all three instruments in the process.

These instruments were very popular in the 40’s and 50’s before the wide spread adoption of the pedal steel guitar in country and western and other types of music. These instruments originated in Hawaii and were adopted in the states in as the music made it to the shores of California. Fender sought to meet the burgeoning market for quality instruments for the emerging country and western music scene by combining 3 lap steels together so a player wouldn’t have to retune their instrument to play different songs. The result is a very heavy and solid instrument that is unmistakably clean and clear and took the music to another level. Each neck is tuned to a different chord and can be switched on independently from each other with a simple 3 way switch.

This belonged to the owners fathers and it was an honor to have the opportunity to work on it!

#fenderguitars #lapsteel #countrymusic #westernswing #repairshop

Who doesn’t love a good before and after??!

This Fender triple neck lap steel came in a few months back in its original case all dirty and dusty with tarnished hardware. For the most part this one ended taking a whole lot of disassembly, cleaning, polishing, lubricating and of course restringing to bring it back to its former glory. We also serviced the electronics on all three instruments in the process.

These instruments were very popular in the 40’s and 50’s before the wide spread adoption of the pedal steel guitar in country and western and other types of music. These instruments originated in Hawaii and were adopted in the states in as the music made it to the shores of California. Fender sought to meet the burgeoning market for quality instruments for the emerging country and western music scene by combining 3 lap steels together so a player wouldn’t have to retune their instrument to play different songs. The result is a very heavy and solid instrument that is unmistakably clean and clear and took the music to another level. Each neck is tuned to a different chord and can be switched on independently from each other with a simple 3 way switch.

This belonged to the owners fathers and it was an honor to have the opportunity to work on it!

#fenderguitars #lapsteel #countrymusic #westernswing #repairshop

Who doesn’t love a good before and after??!

This Fender triple neck lap steel came in a few months back in its original case all dirty and dusty with tarnished hardware. For the most part this one ended taking a whole lot of disassembly, cleaning, polishing, lubricating and of course restringing to bring it back to its former glory. We also serviced the electronics on all three instruments in the process.

These instruments were very popular in the 40’s and 50’s before the wide spread adoption of the pedal steel guitar in country and western and other types of music. These instruments originated in Hawaii and were adopted in the states in as the music made it to the shores of California. Fender sought to meet the burgeoning market for quality instruments for the emerging country and western music scene by combining 3 lap steels together so a player wouldn’t have to retune their instrument to play different songs. The result is a very heavy and solid instrument that is unmistakably clean and clear and took the music to another level. Each neck is tuned to a different chord and can be switched on independently from each other with a simple 3 way switch.

This belonged to the owners fathers and it was an honor to have the opportunity to work on it!

#fenderguitars #lapsteel #countrymusic #westernswing #repairshop

Who doesn’t love a good before and after??!

This Fender triple neck lap steel came in a few months back in its original case all dirty and dusty with tarnished hardware. For the most part this one ended taking a whole lot of disassembly, cleaning, polishing, lubricating and of course restringing to bring it back to its former glory. We also serviced the electronics on all three instruments in the process.

These instruments were very popular in the 40’s and 50’s before the wide spread adoption of the pedal steel guitar in country and western and other types of music. These instruments originated in Hawaii and were adopted in the states in as the music made it to the shores of California. Fender sought to meet the burgeoning market for quality instruments for the emerging country and western music scene by combining 3 lap steels together so a player wouldn’t have to retune their instrument to play different songs. The result is a very heavy and solid instrument that is unmistakably clean and clear and took the music to another level. Each neck is tuned to a different chord and can be switched on independently from each other with a simple 3 way switch.

This belonged to the owners fathers and it was an honor to have the opportunity to work on it!

#fenderguitars #lapsteel #countrymusic #westernswing #repairshop

We made a little adhesive pickguard for this guitar today. The owner is an avid flamenco player so the guitar’s top was getting quite worn. This pickguard should help with that!

#repairshop #brickandmortar #smallbusiness localbusiness westphillyphiladelphiamusic westphiladelphia baltimoreave

Has last week’s snow got you feeling blue? ❄️🥶❄️

Well we’ve got a bunch of new items up on the website and out in the shop. We’re talking guitars, stereo gear, turntables and more. Parking around the shop is still a bit of a mess but we are open and excited to see you!