Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 90 DECEMBER 2020 If you're at all familiar with the North Shore music scene, and even if you're not, you've probably heard big, soaring notes taking flight from the guitar of Dave Drouin, front man for the award-winning band Cold Engines. Or the rockabilly strains of Chris Hersch, who plays monster lead guitar for the MoonRaiders and has been voted among the "Best Roots Guitar Players Nationwide." Or the down-home country blues of Brad Faucher, first-call guitarist on Boston's R&B and jazz fronts. All of these sounds come from Randy Springis's basement. In his shop at the bottom of a tall Victorian in Amesbury, he works his Randy Springis creates custom guitars for many bands around the country right here on the North Shore. BY LARRY LINDNER GUITAR MAN PHOTOGRAPHS BY RACHAEL KLOSS I N - D E P T H Randy Springis has been making guitars for rock 'n' rollers for decades.