The Balladeer Ballroom

The Balladeer Ballroom We have been picking and plucking, strumming and humming, buying, selling and swapping and rocking things with strings for over 35 years.

We have been picking and plucking, strumming and humming, buying, selling and swapping and rocking things with strings for over 30 years. From Kalamazoo to Nashville, Manhattan to Fullerton, we've bought them, played them, sold them; relics and gems, case queens and blems. Whether you're looking for a honeymoon or an heirloom, you want 'em and we've got 'em, so stop by The Balladeer Ballroom.

Visit The Balladeer Ballroom at Three Rivers Pride Festival
06/21/2025

Visit The Balladeer Ballroom at Three Rivers Pride Festival

Thank you, Ken!
06/18/2025

Thank you, Ken!

Thanks, Connor!
06/04/2025

Thanks, Connor!

05/27/2025

Lots of new inventory for your spring and summer gigs, recording sessions, and home collection!

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05/27/2025

2022 Kauer Starliner in two-tone Candy Apple Red over Tahitian CoralA timeless combination of colors and pickup configuration come together in this rock 'n' roll machine. Kauer is making electric guitars the old fashioned and best way: small batches with quality time spend on each one.Specs:Body•....

05/27/2025

2016 G6120T-55GE Golden Era '55 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with BigsbyUndoubtedly the electric guitar was honed during the 1950s and has become known as the Golden Era. Gretsch released their flagship reissue line of guitars as the Golden Era Edition series in 2016 which shortly later become the Vin...

05/27/2025

2024 Fender Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster DeluxeChris "Shifty" Shiflett spec'd a helluva Tele that is nearly identical to the Custom Shop: nitrocellulose Dakota Red finish with matching headstock, 12" radius fretboard with block inlays, a custom neck profile, noiseless P-90 pickups, and ...

05/27/2025

2023 Fender American Vintage II 1966 JazzmasterThe American Vintage II line continues to impress with its spot-on attention to detail. The '66 Jazzmaster reissue has a nitrocellulose finish, bound round-laminated rosewood fretboard with block inlays and 7.25" radius, and Pure Vintage floating tre...

05/27/2025

2004 Gretsch G6120T-SSUGR Brian Setzer Green Flame MapleWe have had nearly every Setzer model come through the store (not all the colors, though that would be an achievement) and this our favorite; if it doesn't sell fast nobody will be too disappointed. The Standard Setzer Urethane Green (SSUGR)...

05/27/2025

2022 Custom Shop Core Collection H-150 Artisan AgedCrafted during the Edwin Wilson years at Heritage, a key figure in the Gibson True Historic and Collector's Choice programs. This beautiful single cut design embodies everything one would expect from a Kalamazoo made instrument.Specs:Body• N....

04/23/2025

In this outtake from the ‘Heartbreakers Beach Party’ documentary Tom gives his advice on how to get started as a musician. See more intimate moments with To...

Thank you, Ray!
04/21/2025

Thank you, Ray!

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