
Abe's Pawn Shop Manager Mike Ray holds a vintage Rickenbacker bass guitar, one of thirty instruments regularly available at the shop along with jewelry , cameras, tools and bikes. Dan Watson/The Signal
Santa Clarita’s ‘Pawn Stars,’ Newhall store attempts to change stereotypes of times past
When thinking of pawnshops, the first thing that comes to mind is what’s seen in the movies: a dark, dingy, overcrowded store manned by a curmudgeon behind the counter. But…