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About L.S. Electronics:
LS Electronics began its existence in August of 1995. The owner, Carlos (aka Dave) Bedoya, formerly
worked as an Electronic Technician at McMurray Music in St. Louis for 2-1/2 years. His main ambition
in becoming a technician - aside from his interest in electronics, playing guitar and physics - was
due to his own personal experiences in dealing with technicians in the St. Louis Music scene. Most
technicians were rude and condescending when he tried talking to them, perhaps difficult for them to
imagine a "kid" knowing as much about electronics (if not more) as they did.
He found out time and time again that he himself knew more about his gear and how to actually play
it (especially vacuum tube gear) than the people who were supposed to be the experts. He thought to
himself, "How can you understand what I'm talking about if you can't even play the instrument? Isn't
there any place that does repairs 'for Musicians by Musicians'? I'd gladly pay double to know it was
going to be done right the first time!"
Carlos decided to leave McMurray Music and pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic Engineering.
While waiting for classes to begin, he found himself being sought after by numerous St. Louis musicians
and customers for whom he had performed repairs for at McMurray Music. Overwhelmed by the number of
requests and compliments, he decided to start performing repairs and developing custom modifications
for customers out of his house while attending school in the SIUE Engineering Department. A lot of work
for one person in a small basement of a house!
Upon graduating from SIUE with a BSEE in 1999, Carlos started looking for somewhere to move his shop
that provided more convenience for his customers. He finally decided on an old "Historic House"
located in Old Town Florissant and opened it up for business on January 1, 2000. In 2002, Carlos
expanded his experience and realized a dream when he was offered a position as a Tube Design Engineer
with St. Louis Music, designing amplifiers for their Crate, Ampeg, and V-Series brands.
In 2003, LOUD Technologies Purchased SLM Electronics. By 2006, LOUD
technologies dissolved the SLME Service and R&D departments. Shortly there
after, Carlos was back at the shop helping to ensure that musicians and all
music lovers in St. Louis are able to get the same type of service and
friendly conversation that he had always provided. By May of 2007, Carlos
moved the shop to a new location in St. Louis, expanding the work areas from
1000 sq ft to 3800 sq ft. This new space would prove to allow LS Electronics
to do more custom work and designs for both Artists and semi-professional
musicians as Carlos was able to obtain all of the R&D equipment he used at
SLME for audio design work.
To this day, Carlos requires that ALL his employees be able to play an
instrument in order to work for him, no matter what position they hold. His
demand for friendly, courteous, reliable, speedy, and quality work is still
a driving force for his employees. With factory trained technicians and a
guitar Luthier on staff, their promise of service "For Musicians, By
Musicians" is stronger than ever!
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