The seasoned session musician has played them for most of his life, and since 2011, he has helmed Mother of All Trading Co., a serene, pressure-free haven of all things guitar both electrics and acoustics, of course, but also a dizzying array of amplifiers, effects pedals and other accessories. There are also ukuleles, banjos, drums, bongos — in short, anything that can stir up a jam session.
“I don’t like crowded spaces,” Dragan says. “I really like the one-to-one relationship with customers. If I’m not doing sales, I’m repairing something or setting something up. I have an enormous respect for musical instruments, so I always do my best.”