February 15, 2018
Ego Culture
The Hunt Club
Tulsa, OK
918-599-9200
www.thehuntclubtulsa.com
Joe Crookston
The Blue Door
OKC, OK
405-542-0738
www.bluedoorokc.com
February 16, 2018
Wade Bowen /
Kaitlin Butts
Cain’s Ballroom
Tulsa, OK
918-584-2306
www.cainsballroom.com
EXTRA BUZZ
CELEB Buzz:
Drew
Winn
Justin Wayne Smith
Cherokee Casino
Fort Gibson, OK
918-684-5507
www.cherokeecasino.
com/fort-gibson
The Jimmy Blythe Band
The Hunt Club
Tulsa, OK
918-599-9200
www.thehuntclubtulsa.com
Bully / Melkbelly
Opolis
Norman, OK
405-820-0951
www.opolis.org
Luke Combs
The Criterion
OKC, OK
405-840-5500
www.criterionokc.com
Moon Taxi
The Jones Assembly
OKC, OK
405-212-2378
www.thejonesassembly.com
Rascal Flatts
Winstar Casino & Resort
Thackerville, OK
1-800-622-6317
www.winstarworldcasino.com
Dave Kay
The Branch
Tahlequah, OK
918-456-1500
February 17, 2018
Split Lip Rayfield
Cain’s Ballroom
Tulsa, OK
918-584-2306
www.cainsballroom.com
Photo By Adam Murphy
TULSA, Okla. – Drew Winn
was an underage pet shop
employee, paid with lizards and
snakes in lieu of cash, when he
negotiated his first trade – an
iguana cage for an electric guitar.
Fast-forward a few decades and
that entrepreneurial middle-
schooler now owns Guitar
House of Tulsa, buying, selling
and swapping instruments at
both the original location near
Admiral & Sheridan and the new
shop in the Tulsa Arts District.
While reptiles are no longer his
currency of choice, the game is
still the same.
“I’m a hunter,” Winn explained.
“I like to go out and find
instruments.”
In a perfect world, he’d keep
them all.
“As far as selling, I don’t like to
sell guitars,” he laughed. “I like to
buy guitars. That’s what I really
love to do.”
Winn is frequently on the
road, traveling to shows
across the country in search of
inventory. The Admiral location
predominantly features new
instruments, while the shop in
the Tulsa Arts District is a guitar
lover’s dream.
“The downtown shop specializes
more in the vintage gear that’s
hard to find. We also have a lot
of historical pieces that people
want to see like Carl Radle’s
bass and Leon McAuliffe’s triple
neck steel guitar. It’s not just
another guitar shop, it’s also a
destination for people who don’t
play.”
That inventory, the ambiance and
the sweet location in the heart
of downtown attract the pros,
as well. Although Winn prefers
not to kiss and tell, plenty of
music legends have found their
way from the Cain’s Ballroom,
the Brady Theater and the BOK
Arena into his store.
“I’m a fan of live music. I get to
meet a lot of people who make
that and help them find the
right tools,” Winn said. “That’s
rewarding.”
A native of Stillwater, Winn is
settling into his new home in
Tulsa.
“My Tulsa customers are all
great. We have lots of regulars,
and everyone has greeted me
with open arms.”
For more information,
visit facebook.com/
GuitarHouseOfTulsa.
www.thecurrentbuzz.net
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