We're pretty excited about the new Recording King RG-32-SN.  It's just as good looking in person as it is in its publicity shots, and it sounds even better.  That great tone that was once reserved for the likes of old Rickenbackers and Magnatones is now the domain of Recording King.  $164.99 gives you chance to be the next Robert Randolph.

• Vintage Style Tuning Machines
• Gloss Sunburst Finish
• Solid Mahogany Body
• Pearloid Fretboard
• Single EMG-Designed P-90 pickup
• Volume and Tone controls
• String-Through-Body Design

If you can't imagine what you'd use a lap steel for, here's just one example of how a lap steel does what nothing else can.

If you haven't looked at our used gear page recently you might have missed this.  We recently added a very clean, nice Epiphone Sheraton to our list of used gear.  This monkey has a blond finish, and comes with a TKL hardshell case.  All gussied up and ready to go, this is $450 (plus tax) out the door.

Backstage Music has joined a list of elite music stores that stock the much-heralded Curt Mangan guitar strings.  We are now stocking the electric strings in four gauges: 9, 10, 10.5, and 11.  No, you didn't mis-read that, Curt Mangan makes a 10.5 set, for the players who like a little more meat in their high E string.

We've known about Curt Mangan strings for some time.  We've known that Curt was one of the prime movers and shakers at Ernie Ball for many years, and we knew he set up shop in Colorado making guitar strings, and only guitar strings, under his name.  Curt makes boutique quality, great sounding string for the same price as regular production strings.

When we went to the NAMM Show in Nashville this summer, we met Curt, got to know him a bit, and he sent some samples home with us to try.  Tony put a set on his SG, and came in the next day to and announced "My SG sounds better than it ever has before.  We have to stock these strings.".

We're glad to be able to share these strings with our friends in North Mississippi and West Alabama.  If you've never given Curt Mangan strings a try, here's your chance.  At $7.25 per set, they are a bargain!