In   1986 I graduated from Dean College in Franklin, MA. with a major   in guitar and a minor in small business management, then my   local music store hired me. Yay! I ended up working at that shop   for 11 years on and off doing everything from sales, management,   accounting, advertising, stockboy, janitor... you name it, I did   it.                                                             During the 11 years I spent learning the ropes of music   retail, I was also an active performer. In 1987 I was a member   of Adam Bomb on Geffen Records and in 1988 I took a year off to   attend Musicians Institute (GIT) in Hollywood, CA. Since then   I've been lucky enough to share stages with Dio, Stryper, Kings   X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ratt, Planet X, Skid Row, Rob Halford,   Queensryche and even Iron Maiden, when my band toured as their   opening act in 2000.                                                             In   1996 the opportunity to open my own music store presented itself   and with the support of vendors and customers alike, I opened   Matt's Music Center on November 6th, 1996. My staff and I have   come a long way since '96 and my little shop, isn't so little   any more. We've grown because we offer super competitive prices   on great products and we back it all up with service that's   better than our competition. Simple as that!                                                             I still play today, when schedules allow it I record and   perform with my band Machines of Grace, featuring some members   of The Trans Siberian Orchestra. I also gig almost every weekend   with my cover band "Flashmob", so I'm always trying out new gear   in a live atmosphere. My years of performing and studying music   have taught me what's important and I always try to run my   business by the golden rule of "treat people how I want to be   treated". Hard to believe but I've been working in musical   instrument retail for 24 years and I've been playing guitar for   32 years. I'm happy to put my experience to work for you!                                                             So   when you call, email or use live chat there are only 2 people   you'll speak with... myself and Jay. Jay has been with me for 10   years, he runs all our Ebay auctions, handles shipping, is a   massive gear junky and he's my right hand man. On top of all   that he manages to gig about 100 times a year! Rest assured,   both of us will bend over backward to make sure your purchase is   a great one. We value your business and look forward to making   you a new friend of ours!                                                             Thanks,