Website!

We have improved our website!

It has a link to our catalog and some of the instruments that we sell.

www.montanalessonhouse.com

In addition to what we have on our website, here are some other brands that we now carry.

We now can get Fender, Gibson, PRS, Martin, Guild, Line 6, Fender Amps, Peavey, Roland, SWR, Ampeg, Yamaha, Korg, Boss, Digitech etc. We can get electronic drums, keyboards, percussion, drums, recording gear, software, and amplifiers.

Accessorize!

Summer Lessons NOW!

Yes, summer lessons are in full swing. Come on down for group or individual lessons. Don't be bored this summer. Learn something new!

Check out our group guitar lessons. Only $10!

We are forming new groups all the time for guitar and drum lessons.

Check out our cool drum practice room. We teach on two drum sets so you can play on a professional set every week!

Summer Specials

Epiphone Acoustic Guitars Starting at $99!


We normally carry this guitar in Sunburst or Natural Finish.




We also carry Epiphone Les Paul Standard, John Lennon Acoustic Electric and Epiphone Acoustic Electric Cutaways.








(Please note that these guitars are part of our refurbished stock. We are not a Gibson, Fender, or Samick dealer)




Fender Squier Stratocasters starting at $149!




We usually carry this guitar in Black and Red. Ocassionally we get this really cool sunburst guitar with the pearloid pick guard in stock.









We also carry Fender acoustics, Fender acoustic electrics, and Fender Squier Telecasters starting at $159!


Gretsch Blackhawk Drum Set. Complete for $699! Comes with Gibraltar Hardware, Sabian B8 Hi-hats and Crash Cymbal and a Free Gibraltar Throne!

The colors are Black or Wine Red Sparkle.



We are a authorized Gretsch Drums Dealer!




We also carry Gretsch Nighthawk Sets Complete for $499 and Gretsch Catalina Maple or Catalina Mod Sets Complete for $999!



Samick Greg Bennett Design 4 String Electric Bass for $149!

We also carry Epiphone and Fender Squier Basses. Starting at $209!

What is Refurbished?

Refurbished means that the guitar had something wrong with it and it was fixed by a professional.

The result is that the customer gets a great quality instrument for a better than new price.

Why do we sell refurbished guitars here? As a small music store, we have access to all of the top brands: Fender, Fender Squier, Epiphone, Yamaha, Guild, Ovation, Takamine, Jackson, Ibanez etc.

If we tried to have dealer accounts with all of these guitar companies to sell new gear, we would already be out of business.

Refurbished guitars are a great value and most of the time have the orginal stickers and protective covering still on them. Rest assured that we don't buy refurbished guitars that have had major body damage like a cracked neck. Usually the damage is in the set up or electronics.

We use a company out of Nashville, Tennessee call Musical Instrument Reclaimation Company. They have had many years of experience and the top guitar companies trust them to refurbish their guitars correctly.

We also sell new guitars by Ovation, Takamine, and Hamer.

Come on by and see our selection. We get a selection of different guitars in every two weeks.

My Story

Some people have asked me tell my story of why I wanted to open a music store.



Back in high school my friend James and I would drive all the way to Woodman Ave. in the San Fernando Valley to visit The Valley Drum Shop. We lived in the Conejo Valley about a half an hour away (a big journey for me at the time). The Valley Drum Shop was the coolest place ever. It was better than any of the big music stores because of the people. A father and son ran the business. They were actually friendly and would take time to help. They would even let you test stuff out. One big draw of going there was the hope of meeting a famous drummer. The Valley Drum Shop made custom drums and they would sell them to people like Vinnie Colaiuta. We never met anyone famous but I always thought it would be cool to open a place like that.



After high school I worked in a yogurt store. It was the the country's best. Our friends the Dutton's owned the store. I saw how much work it was to run a small business and I also saw the dedication that it takes. If you don't work hard, keep the books straight, and turn a profit you only hurt yourself. It is a motivation like no other to wake up in the morning and work hard.



When we moved to Montana, I tried to convince myself that I could work for the State in a desk job. But I knew I would go postal. So we have thrown ourselves into this. We love it and God continues to bring peace about opening it everyday.



The picture is of the bass drum pedal that I still use to today. The man at the Valley Drum Shop inspired me to buy the best.

Sticks, Strings, and Sitars

Well, we haven't branched out to sitars yet......

We got our first shipment of drums and guitars. Imagine me getting to put together three drumsets in one day....my own strange idea of paradise.

Some new items to the shop that might be of interest to you.............

Gretsch Catalina Maple Shell Pack with a Deep Amber finish. $699 for 10, 12, and 14" toms... a matching snare drum, and a 22" kick. The 16" floor tom is free with this kit!

Gretsch Catalina Mod Shell Pack with a Black Widow finish. Brand new color that everyone went crazy for at the 2008 NAMM Show. 12 and 14" toms... a unique 13X6 snare and a 20x22 bass drum. $699

Add a Gibraltar hardware pack to these kits for only $100 more! Two cymbal stands, high hat stand, bass drum pedal, and a snare stand.

Katy says, "why haven't you come to see the shop yet?"

Fender Squier Jazz Bass in a cool stained burnt maroon finish. $249

Epiphone SG Special in stained Cherry Red finish. $169

Remember we have a full line of accessories. We now carry Fender cases, covers, pedals, mini amps and tubes!

Johnny has become an official TLH employee. He put in 3 hours of work in the last two days. He has learned how to put heads on drums, check off inventory, price, and shelf items. Pretty impressive for a 3 year old!

Let us know if you need any good deals or if you just want to complain about getting this blog.

Since you can't order from our website yet... Email us or give us a call.

406-871-7335 or thelessonhouse@gmail.com

http://www.montanalessonhouse.com/ (new updates coming soon)