Five Star Guitars

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We beat our competition on price and service eight days a week!

Thanks to all that came by to check out the Porter Pickups on Saturday, the 21st. The shop was rockin' with all sorts of tones! Brian Porter was present to discuss the qualities of each type of pickup, answered many questions, and with three demo stations, everyone was able to find their favorite! There was a telecaster station running sound through the Mesa Boogie TransAtlantic, a stratocaster station featuring three different strat configurations through the Mesa Boogie Electradyne Combo, and at the third station, two different humbucker setups ran through the Mesa Boogie Stiletto Duece II half-stack.

Picture caption: Brian Porter explaining the tonal qualities of his custom hand-wound pickups.

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Allof our usedguitar,bassandkeyboard amps
aredrasticallymarked down until 5/19/2010 (Wednesday).
Swing by and check them out! Look for thehot pinkBlowout tags~

*Sorry, consignments are excluded from the sale,
but remember, you can always make an offer!*

North American Made Guitars Starting under $1000 Coming soon to the Portland Metro Area...

We have it in Vanilla Taurus Vinyl with Tan Grill! Drool.

09/13/09

Congratulations to all of those who took advantage of our "Buy one guitar Get one free" sale that ended on 09/09/09.

Jump on over to the "Community" page to check out the sound clips of the various Ibanez tube screamer TS9 modifications. -Jeep!

Sorry, the free guitar deal is over, but be sure you click on the green button (to the right) to give us your email as we have a huge EMAIL INVITE ONLY after hours blowout coming up. We rarely send out emails, and never sell your information!

Get a FREE GUITAR from Five Star Guitars with the purchase of any ALL Tube Marshall head that is currently in stock! Sale ends 05/18/09!

Mike Mathews at EH sent us an email about their newest pedal (which we have in stock). Check out the videos then come in and try it!
Electro-Harmonix VOICE BOX Harmony Machine & Vocoder

See emerging country rock superstar, the gorgeous Monique of Her & Kings County demonstrate the harmonizing capabilities of the VOICE BOX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQVeMrfedzc

Watch as underground legend Jack Conte demonstrates the powerful Vocoder features while his musical partner Nataly Dawn integrates weaving vocal harmonies from the VOICE BOX. http://www.ehx.com/products/voice-box

More Lessons! Zach has added time slots on Thursday for the future drummers. Jeremie Murfin is back in town and teaching guitar on Mondays! Recording lessons now being taught Saturdays by Jeep!

Check out the photos of the shop now on the community page.

Studio quality effects in a stomp box size! Anyone who has been in a pro studio has seen Eventide as the primary effects in the rack. the standard setting Delay and Modulation are now packaged in stompboxes with the TimeFactor Twin Delay and ModFactor Modulation Effect.

The shop is open!
Ken will opening the shop everyday till Christmas day!
I think Johnny O.'s recording of "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" on the holiday album this year was so good that the sky complied.

Here is the view of my car (Elvis) from my window.
Please be safe out there!

Welcome the innovation from Oregon local guitar company.
Good work Normandy Guitars of Salem, Oregon

It's that rare time in Oregon where you can go outdoors without getting wet. Just because you're in front of a campfire doesn't mean you have to leave your electric tone at home.

Check out these amps that have the option to use AA batteries to take your hot licks everywhere you want to go.

Want to record more than two tracks at speeds faster than Firewire? Come get a Maudio Fast Track Ultra - High-speed 8 x 8 USB 2.0 Interface with MX Core DSP Technology.

Specials to honor our beloved Dads and Grads are going on NOW. Stop on in for special priced items ending Sunday 06/15/08.

Shopping local also applies to the stock we choose together.
Check out these great Oregon brands that we carry.
Guitars and Mandolins by Breedlove (Tumalo, OR),
Pickups by K&K Sound (Coos Bay,OR),

Cables by Vafam Sound (Hillsboro,OR),
Custom guitars by Wade Hezeltine (Hillsboro,OR) and Dan Biasca (Portland, OR), as well as the secret weapon of many of the shop players from
Steve Clayton Picks (Talent,OR).
P.S. our 10 year anniversary sale is going until May 31.

10 Years From Five Star Guitars/ Beatles Tribute Show

Tax day sale! They won't allow us to say the brand names but we have ALL ACOUSTIC Guitars in stock from TWO of the most popular guitar manufacturers on sale. Come on in and see the guitars we have at an additional 10% off our normal unbeatable prices.

Also Spider Valve 100 watt half stack is back in stock.

Third Annual Beatles Tribute night now scheduled for 05/03/08 at the Bethany Village Grill.
We should see the hot new amplifiers from Black Heart Eng

Low humidity warning!
Acording to Weather Underground it is 28% humidity here today in Hillsboro, Oregon. That is way too dry for your beloved guitars: acoustic, electric, or bass. Make sure your Humidifiers are charged and, as always, we have plenty in stock from brands like Planet Waves, Oasis, and Herco.

Tube Preamp, Celestion speaker, and a price tag under $100. The Kustom Tube 12 combo amps are in stock while they last.

Thank you all for making 2007 a record breaking year.
We have continued to expand our lines to make sure to keep bringing you the best gear at all price ranges you are looking for.
On the Drum front we now offer Electronic kits from

Just another new way we bring you all the best at unbeatable prices complimented by as much friendly help as you have learned to expect from Five Star Guitars.

The Five Star Guitars holiday Vol IV CD Release Party at the Bethany Village Grill was great fun for all! Thanks to those that came and made the night a hit!
We sold all but one of our holiday CDs that night but, luck had it the duplicator just dropped off a fresh batch of cds!

11/18/07

Five Star Guitars Holiday Vol IV CDs are in!

Come get!

Please see the community page for more info.

H2 Handy Recorder by Zoom. Record your band rehearsals in 360 brilliant stereo.

We have recently added a few new friends to continue to offer you you the best equipment in the world.

Help us welcome them by swinging by and trying out the best gear today.