Jack DeRiso
Pro Audio Specialist
A Quick Q&A with Jack
When did you first start playing music?
I started playing trumpet in the 3rd grade and picked up guitar in middle school.
Where are you from originally?
Monroe, Louisiana
Top Musical Influences?
The Beatles, TOTO, Quincy Jones, Robert Glasper, Dave Matthews Band, Miles Davis
What are your passions and hobbies outside of music?
Food, basketball, and red wine!
What’s your least favorite thing to practice?
French horn.
Barrett’s Recent Customer Reviews
“Sound Pure had some pretty stellar customer service reviews, which I why I ultimately decided to purchase my equipment from them. I was NOT disappointed!!! In fact, it was about the most satisfied I’ve ever been as a customer. Jack kept me in the loop through each part of the purchase/shipment/tracking process. I felt taken care of every step of the way. Highly recommend!”
“My purchase from Sound Pure of a used excellent condition guitar was a seamless experience. Great service and followup from Jack. I highly recommend that anyone in the market for used guitars check out Sound Pure first!”
“Great selection and outstanding service! Big thank you to Jack and the rest of the Sound Pure team!!”
“I had been looking for a Martin 000 28 for some time, and was unable to find a satisfactory guitar locally. So I kinda stumbled across a used, modern deluxe 000 28 on Google at a place called Sound Pure. I was very reluctant to make such a purchase online, without playing the guitar.
But I called and talked with Jack DeRiso to inquire about the guitar. He told me the guitar was almost perfect in almost unplayed condition. I told him of my hesitancy to make such a purchase online without having actually played the guitar. He totally got it, and told me about their try before you buy program. Where you get to try the guitar for 7 days and if you don’t like it , just send it back and all you pay is shipping.
I asked him if he could actually play the guitar and call me back with his personal opinion on the guitar. He dropped everything he was doing, went and played the guitar, and called me back in a few minutes, and told me it was everything as advertised.
So, though I was still scared, I pulled the trigger. Next day it arrived at my house.
After waiting nervously for 24 hours to allow the guitar to acclimate, I open her up and …wow! Not only did it look perfect, it played better than any I had played and sounds freaking amazing!
Never made such a purchase online before. But these guys are total pros and know most musicians approach such a purchase with a little skepticism.
Jack is the man!
I couldn’t be more pleased with the guitar or the customer service I got from Jack.
Please don’t hesitate to buy from these folks.
Thanks again Jack, I’m a Sound Pure customer for life!
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