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The Gibson`s of Sunday Guitars
The Gibson`s of Sunday Guitars
The Gibson`s of Sunday Guitars By Branden Miskimon Hello, guitar enthusiasts. While Sunday Guitars is known for exciting new products from brands such as Breedlove, Danelectro, and Tagima, we'd like... Read more...
Caring for Instruments in a High Desert Climate
Caring for Instruments in a High Desert Climate
Hey fellow music aficionados!Are you ready to dive into the enchanting world of guitar care in the mesmerizing high desert of Bend, Oregon? As a hub for outdoor enthusiasts and... Read more...
Pierre Bensusan - Concert and Workshop on May 30!
Pierre Bensusan - Concert and Workshop on May 30!
Get ready to put your hands together for a world renown performer and composer. French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan, surnamed “Mister DADGAD”, has taken his unique sound to... Read more...
The 2024 Central Oregon Guitar & Gear Swap
The 2024 Central Oregon Guitar & Gear Swap
Dust off your air guitar, warm up those fingers, and get ready to rock, because the countdown to the May 4th Guitar and Gear Swap Meet is officially on.  Read more...
3 Of We, RESCHEDULED performance Saturday, January 20th 2024.
3 Of We, RESCHEDULED performance Saturday, January 20th 2024.
Meticulously Crafted Music that Grooves Blake, Michael, and Craig.3 of We, Writes original instrumental music out of Bend, Oregon.They find purpose in creating their own sound and sharing it with... Read more...
Performance, by Gareth Pearson February, 9th 2024.
Performance, by Gareth Pearson February, 9th 2024.
Gareth Pearson will be performing at Sunday Guitars, February 9th 2024. Show starts at 7pm. Tickets $25 each. Gareth, is referred to as “The Welsh Tornado” which is particularly appropriate, seeing... Read more...
Performance by Alice DiMicele Tuesday, Nov. 14th!
Performance by Alice DiMicele Tuesday, Nov. 14th!
Tuesday, Nov 14th, Sunday Guitars will be hosting a performance by Alice DiMicele. Sunday Guitars is located at 759 NE Greenwood, Bend, Oregon, 97701. The show starts at 7pm, ends... Read more...
Appearance with Gretchen Menn, guitarist from Zepparella, Oct 12th @5pm!
Appearance with Gretchen Menn, guitarist from Zepparella, Oct 12th @5pm!
Come by Sunday Guitars for a meet and greet with Gretchen Menn.Guitarist for Zepparella, is going to do an instore appearance at Sunday Guitars tomorrow,Thursday Oct 12th at 5pm! Read more...
Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman
Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman
Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman Saturday October 14th Doors open at 6:30pm Show starts at 7:00pm $20 online or  $25 @ door https://bendticket.com/events/guitar-and-harp-duo-10-14-2023 Read more...
Central Oregon Songwriters Association is Back!
Central Oregon Songwriters Association is Back!
Central Oregon Songwriters Association is Back! Your first meeting is free to attend. Yearly Membership is required to enter the Song of the Month Competition. To enter, either perform Live... Read more...
Band Instruments available for purchase or rent!
CARING FOR YOUR BAND INSTRUMENT
Cleaning Your Musical Instrument Is Important You should clean your instrument regularly because it keeps your instrument sounding and looking great for far longer, increases its life cycle, and prevents... Read more...
Ted Talks With Michael Obremski of the Business Day To Day Podcast
Ted Talks With Michael Obremski of the Business Day To Day Podcast
Recently, our fearless leader Ted had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Obremski, and his “Business Day to Day” podcast, to share the history of Sunday Guitars and where... Read more...
Nashville Number System Night with Ed Evilsizor
Nashville Number System Night with Ed Evilsizor
We can’t wait for Ed Evilsizor to come down to the shop on March 3rd to demonstrate and instruct us all on the Nashville Number System and its uses. Ed... Read more...
Kremona Guitars: 100 Years Of Craftsmanship And Tone
Kremona Guitars: 100 Years Of Craftsmanship And Tone
Since 1924 Kremona has been making fabulous guitars and mandolins. Solid tone woods, superior craftsmanship and a player-forward focus make Kremona one of the worlds premier nylon and steel strung... Read more...
Happy Holidays From Sunday Guitars
Happy Holidays From Sunday Guitars
As we head into this holiday season we wanted to say thank you to each and everyone of you that make our work a pleasure. We love you, and can’t wait... Read more...
Fullerton Guitars | Product Preview Party
Fullerton Guitars | Product Preview Party
  Join us Tuesday, November 16th from 2PM - 7PM, to be a part of the preview of Fullerton Guitars in the United States.The German company is expanding into building... Read more...
Live Concert | 3 of We: Oct. 15th 7PM-9PM
Live Concert | 3 of We: Oct. 15th 7PM-9PM
Comprised of local musicians Blake Lowrey-Evans (Guitar), Craig Brown (Bass), Michael Long (Drums) 3 of We is a sonic blend of atmospheric guitar instrumentals.  Friday Oct 15th, 2021 at Sunday Guitars... Read more...
To Humidify or Not To Humidify
To Humidify or Not To Humidify
Man, It is getting hot… and dry! What do you do when the humidity is so extreme and you need to keep that instrument as healthy & happy as possible? The... Read more...
Hawaiian Guitar Masters "The Emerson Brothers" Live at Sunday Guitars
Hawaiian Guitar Masters "The Emerson Brothers" Live at Sunday Guitars
Master musicians, Phil and Ken Emerson, aka "The Emerson Brothers", will be gracing the Sunday Guitars stage with their entertaining comedic blend of Jazz, Swing, Hawaiian and World music to... Read more...
Sidewalk Sale - June 26th, 9am - 4pm
Sidewalk Sale - June 26th, 9am - 4pm
It’s that time of year, again!  On Saturday June 26th from 9am until 4pm we will be holding our annual Super Summer Sidewalk Sale full of jaw dropping prices, prizes, giveaways, and... Read more...
Blackstar Unity Pro Bass Amps: Versatile, Light Weight, Powerful
Blackstar Unity Pro Bass Amps: Versatile, Light Weight, Powerful
Blackstar Unity Pro Bass Series Now that things are starting to go back to normal we are excited to see live music happening again! This also means that bands are... Read more...
New Gear Spotlight: ESP Guitars
New Gear Spotlight: ESP Guitars
Recently you may have noticed some new names on our guitar wall. One that we are absolutely stoked about is ESP/LTD Guitars. New to Sunday Guitars, ESP has a rich... Read more...
What the Furch! Did they just do that???
What the Furch! Did they just do that???
The world has been a totally whacky place with many different obstacles to overcome since COVID first entered the scene a year ago. Companies have scrambled to maintain connection and... Read more...
Welcome Breedlove to Sunday Guitars
Welcome Breedlove to Sunday Guitars
  At our recent 11th birthday we announced some new brands you will now be seeing at Sunday Guitars, and Breedlove is one of them. We are excited to have... Read more...
New Brand: Source Audio
New Brand: Source Audio
We are super excited to bring Source Audio on as our newest pedal/effect brand here at the shop. Since 2005 Source Audio has been creating products that have innovated the... Read more...
Fashion Fit For A Guitar: Jodi Head Guitar Straps
Fashion Fit For A Guitar: Jodi Head Guitar Straps
What do David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, The Bangles, Elvis Costello & Madonna (and many, many more) have in common? They all use Jodi Head Guitar Straps. Now located in NY,... Read more...
The Best Delay Pedal: Product Spotlight on the NuX Duotime Dual Delay Engine
The Best Delay Pedal: Product Spotlight on the NuX Duotime Dual Delay Engine
What more could you need from a delay? This pedal is packed full with every last bit of tone manipulation you could want in a delay unit. Super easy and... Read more...
New Gear Spotlight: Peto Guitars TH 52
New Gear Spotlight: Peto Guitars TH 52
It’s not very often a luthier starts a brand and completely knocks it out of the park with their very first guitars. We can’t get enough of these new Peto... Read more...
NAMM 2021 Believe in Music Event
NAMM 2021 Believe in Music Event
    The annual Winter NAMM show  is a very big deal for everyone in the music industry. Unfortunately, holding the event in Anahiem, CA was not going to happen... Read more...
How to Crush Your 2021 Musician Goals With These Simple, Time-Saving Tips
How to Crush Your 2021 Musician Goals With These Simple, Time-Saving Tips
It’s a new year and a great time to create some new music goals. Creating goals is a great way gain better clarity of what you want to achieve on... Read more...
The Best Instrument Cable
The Best Instrument Cable
There are many brands out there touting the “best” instrument cable. It is true there is a difference in quality & attention to detail in instrument cables. To better understand... Read more...
"The Science Behind The Strings" - by Kate Couch
"The Science Behind The Strings" - by Kate Couch
Recently, our very own Kate Couch had an article published in COCC's "The Broadside". "The Science Behind The Strings" is a delightful read. Kate takes a great look into our current global... Read more...
Nashville Tornado Hits Close to Home
Nashville Tornado Hits Close to Home
Early Tuesday morning this week, a tornado ripped through Nashville leaving dozens of people dead and thousands homeless. Sunday Guitar’s owner Ted Engstrom’s son AJ (a working musician in Nashville)... Read more...
Top 5 Best Guitar Loop Pedals
Top 5 Best Guitar Loop Pedals
Let’s talk about Loop Pedals… I mean, who needs a band anyway?! We are super excited to have the Nu-X Loop Core and Octave Loop in stock at Sunday Guitars... Read more...
The Story of Sunday Guitars: Part One
The Story of Sunday Guitars: Part One
Things were looking very bleak in Bend, Oregon and for much of America back in 2010. The Great Recession was in full swing, and many people were struggling from the... Read more...
Teton STSN10 - Gear Review
Teton STSN10 - Gear Review
For the last 17 years I have been selling guitars to all sorts of players and if I’ve learned anything it is this; a bad guitar is the number one... Read more...
Guitar Artist Spotlight: Shirley Palmer
Guitar Artist Spotlight: Shirley Palmer
Just like the music it produces, there are a wide range of art on guitar styles. This month, we’d like to showcase the work of Shirley Palmer.  Read more...
Iconic Art Guitars
Iconic Art Guitars
As part of our Art on Guitar Series, we’d like to feature some of the most famous painted guitars of the last 60 years. Read more...
5 Tips for Successful New Year’s Music Resolutions
5 Tips for Successful New Year’s Music Resolutions
New Years is always a great time to take an inventory of your music skills and create some new goals in the coming year. In this article, we’ll give you... Read more...
7th Annual Newberry Event Music Festival
7th Annual Newberry Event Music Festival
                         Come see our sponsor tent on July 26, 27 & 28, 2019 to benefit MS. Camping, Family Fun,... Read more...
Eastman Guitars Launch
Eastman Guitars Launch
Join Us here at Sunday Guitars, this Saturday June 22nd from 9AM to 4pm. As we Launch our newest Line of Guitars, Eastman, we will be having a party in... Read more...
Extended Instrument Day - Nov. 10th
Extended Instrument Day - Nov. 10th
November 10th is Extended Instrument Day at Sunday Guitars! Sunday Guitars has invited local artist Ed Crist to the shop this Saturday, Nov. 10th, from 10am - 11:30am to discuss the unique... Read more...
Alvarez & Alvarez Yairi: Over 50 Years of Great Guitars
Alvarez & Alvarez Yairi: Over 50 Years of Great Guitars
We have a great line up of guitars here at the shop. Lots of brands to choose from and each with their own take on lutherie and the craft of... Read more...
Back To School With Sunday Guitars
Back To School With Sunday Guitars
It's Back to School Time!!! Sunday Guitars is here to help with all your Band & Orchestra needs! Read more...
D'Angelico Has Arrived at Sunday Guitars
D'Angelico Has Arrived at Sunday Guitars
   D'Angelico Guitars are arriving this week to the shop! Come down and get out hands on some super sweet instruments. Acoustics, Solid Body & Semi-hollow Acoustics are already in... Read more...
New Brands for Sunday Guitars!!!
New Brands for Sunday Guitars!!!
We are super stoked!!! Ted is just getting back from NAMM and he is bringing new brands back with him. Here are a few of he brands that Ted picked... Read more...
FREE RESTRING DAY!!!
FREE RESTRING DAY!!!
Sunday Guitars, in partnership with DR Strings, will be hosting a free restring day on July 10th from 10am-4pm!!!!     That's right! We want to restring your guitar for... Read more...
Ted Is At NAMM!!!!
Ted Is At NAMM!!!!
That's right! Ted, our fabulous leader, is at NAMM (National Assoc. of Musical Merchants) and he is having a blast. Ted will be there through Sunday this weekend and he... Read more...
Graduation 2018: Give Your Grad the Gift of Music!
Graduation 2018: Give Your Grad the Gift of Music!
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Memorial Day 2018
Memorial Day 2018
**Closed Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th** Read more...