JohnMarr's blog

Announcing the Winner of our Last Man Ordering Contest

Submitted by JohnMarr on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 16:44

We offered to knock 10% off the purchase price for the last person to place an order in the Month of February. Congratulations to Dean S. of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada who saves an additional $154 by winning the contest.

It's the Time of Year to Humidify Your Guitar.

Submitted by JohnMarr on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 15:35

When I was young and innocent – young and stupid would be more accurate – back in the 60s, I carried a Martin D-28 all over Canada and down into California - in a cardboard case – hitchhiking, jumping trains and delivering drive-away dealer cars. The guitar not only survived my careless treatment, but never suffered any ill effects from a lack of humidity. Truth be told no one seemed to be aware of any issues related to dry air back then. Fifty years later its different.

Where the Deals Hide

Submitted by JohnMarr on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 13:34

Occasionally we get a bit goofy and offer a one hour or one day sale on one of our guitar models.
The only way to catch theses deals is to "like" MacKenzie & Marr on Facebook because that's where we announce them so why not click here, hit the "Like" button and be prepared to save some loot?

Tom Rush Playing the Naked Lady

Submitted by JohnMarr on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:57

It's not often we get great video of great performers handed to us so when it happens we're always grateful. As part of the promotion for a new documentary on the famous Club 47 in Cambridge Mass the Boston television station WCVB broadcast a four part segment about "For the Love of the Music; The Club 47 Folk Revival"
Here's two videos of Tom Rush playing the Naked Lady live (the performance is live, not the lady. She's simply in-laid)

The New Tofino

Submitted by JohnMarr on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:02

The minute the first cedar-top solid wood acoustic Tofino guitar was unwrapped – before tuning it and before playing it - I knew we had a winner. The guitar was pristine. So was the second, the third and so on. Not one guitar we examined had the slightest flaw. The factory had outdone themselves.

Can you tell the difference between a $1000 Mackenzie & Marr guitar and $3000 Martin?

Submitted by JohnMarr on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:29
the MacKenzie & Marr blindfold test - can you pick the expensive gutar?

Join us at the Montreal Folk Festival (June 18th and 19th) on the Terrase St-Ambroise - 5080 St-Ambroise Montreal, QC H4C 2G1. Play our guitars and compare them to much more expensive Taylor and Martin models. Can you tell the difference wearing a blindfold? Kevin O'Leary of Dragon's Den couldn't.

We'll have a free set of D'Addario EXP strings for everyone who participates and who knows? You may end up as a YouTube "star" We'll be shooting video.

With an iPhone and $40 You Too Can Be A Guitar God

Submitted by JohnMarr on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 13:37

Fair warning to Keith Richards (Mr. Clapton pay attention too). I hooked my iPhone to my MacKenzie & Marr Ian Tyson Limited Edition with a gizmo called an iRig, fired up "Satisfaction" in the associated program and played along. In all humility I was astoundingly good - better (again with humility) than Keith himself. In fact Keith was doing such a fine job on rhythm I added my own embellishments to the tune. Later Willie Nelson backed me up on "Pancho and Lefty". I outdid myself. You'll have to take my word for it since no one else was around to judge.

A "Perfect Storm" of Media Attention

Submitted by JohnMarr on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 11:44

Little did we know that on the same day we distributed the press release announcing the Ian Tyson Limited Edition guitar CBC would re-broadcast our appearance on their hit show Dragon's Den. We're not adverse to publicity but once again the response (and cascade of orders) was overwhelming.
Here's where we stand with availability:

The Canadian Tenors

Submitted by JohnMarr on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 16:02
Arianna Huffington, the Canadian Tenors and the MacKenzie & Marr Tofino

"It feels and sounds fantastic. I haven't played anything like it and it virtually plays itself!" High praise for our cedar top Tofino from a Canadian supergroup.

One Crazy Week

Submitted by JohnMarr on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 12:50

Back in December, no sooner had we booked tickets to the annual NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show than CBC notified us that our Dragon's Den episode would air the night before we left for California. We knew it would be a bit hairy handling the trip and interest sparked by the show at the same time. We had no idea how hairy!!

Syndicate content