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- Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Ballew's Music Review
By Ben Watts
Staff Writer
guy_watts@yahoo.com
Imagine you are
sitting in your bedroom
strumming away on
your guitar. The music is
flowing out of you. You
break a string. The music
stops and you are left with
an injured guitar. What
do you do my fellow
musician? Get yourself up
to Ballew’s Music.
Never heard of
it? Well let me fill you
in. Ballew’s Music is
a locally owned and
operated music shop. It
has been open since 1963,
making it Carrollton’s
oldest music shop. It is
located at 302D North
Park Street. An easier
way to get there is to
take highway 27 going
towards Bremen. You will
see it on your left. The
sign is huge and difficult
to miss.
Now that you
are there you might
be wondering, ‘what
kinds of strings do 1
need?’ Well you're in
luck; the employees at
Ballew’s are friendly,
knowledgeable, and
willing to aid you. Since
many of them play
instruments themselves,
they will often make
suggestions on what
types to purchase. If
you do not know how
to change your strings.
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you can take your guitar
with you and they will
show you how. If you
are just lazy, like me,
you can leave it to have
your strings changed
and pick it up later at
your convenience.
Ifyoudodecide to stick
around while your guitar
is being tended to, then
you will notice their vast
inventory. As Georgia's
largest Marshall Dealer,
Ballew’s specialties are
guitars and amps, vintage
or new. Most major brands
such as Epiphone, Fender,
Ampeg, Marshall, and
Martin are represented.
Ballew’s can also take
care of all of your drum
and percussion needs, as
well as band and orchestra
needs. In addition to guitar
repair, they offer amplifier
and band instrument
repair. If you are looking
to purchase PA. equipment
Ballew’s can help you too.
They will even show' you
how to properly operate it.
Ballew's Music tries
to be an active promoter
of music education in the
Carrollton community. In
the past they have conducted
seminars at Carrollton
Junior High School. Topics
have included guitar, music
history, and recording
techniques. Owner, Monty
Neese, has expressed
interest in doing such a
seminar right here on our
campus and possibly turning
it into a full program. Until
that happens you can still
take guitar lessons from
their own in house teacher
Kevin Lyle or partake of
their full stock of instruction
fxxiklets for both traditional
band instniments and non
band instruments (i.e.
guitar, bass)
For those of you are
interested in buying but
might be short on funds,
Ballew’s offers layaway
andfinancingformusicians
on a budget. They also
accept trades. If you are
short on cash but not
interested in buying, you
can sell your instrument
on consignment.
Since many of the
employees at Ballew’s
are also members of the
Carrollton music scene, the
dcxtr is often plastered with
advertisements for up and
coming shows in Carrollton
and the West Georgia areas.
If you are thinking
about visiting Ballew’s,
then you should. Its hours
of operation are Monday-
Thursday l()am-7pm,
Friday 10am-s:3opm,
and Sunday 10am-spm.
You can contact them at
(770) 832-1917 or visit
them on the web at www.
Ballewsmusic.com. This
is an excellent way to
meet the many players
in the Carrollton scene
and purchase some hot
new gear. So. if you will
excuse me, my guitar is
ready. Now get out there
and be “scene”!
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