Category Archives: Music Resources

Fender and other instruments 50% off for Father’s Day

It’s huge – up to 50% discounts on brand-name musical instruments like Fender guitars, Yamaha keyboards, Ampeg amps, violins and mics

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Fender American Vintage ’72 Telecaster® Custom Electric Guitar, 3 Tone Sunburst, Maple Fretboard

I can’t resist an instrument sale. Amazon.com is having a doozy.

I found a Fender American Vintage ’72  Telecaster® Custom Electric Guitar, 3 Tone Sunburst  going for $1,199.

The products include beginner guitar and keyboard kits to high-end gear at bargain prices.

Along with Fender, there are guitars from Martin, Gibson, Squire and Ovation, keyboards by Yamaha, Novation and Casio, mics by Blue Microphone, Shure, and Rode violins by Molinari, bass amps by Ampeg, and hundreds of other name brand companies. Continue reading →

Review – Gibson J-45 the must play and must own guitar

The Gibson J-45 is an iconic guitar – the classic sound of singer songwriters, rock, country and folk singers for about $2,200

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Gibson J-45 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst – the classic American guitar (Gibson photo)

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Dubbed the “working man’s guitar” when it was released in 1942 to sell at $45, no other guitar except the Martin D-28 defines what a guitar should be.

The J-45 and D-18 are the most copied styles and sounds in guitars. Continue reading →

Review Gibson J-45 Custom

Gibson revisits the classic American dreadnought with rosewood sides and back and custom trim

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Gibson J-45 Custom with fancy headstock

The classic Gibson J-45 guitar is available in several custom variations and the J-45 Custom adds the punch of rosewood and fancy trim.

There are not many of these guitars being made and they are hard to find.

What’s new? Apart from the high-end trim, rosewood sides and back make a subtle change in the J-45 Custom, away from the boomy mids of mahogany to a punchier guitar with slightly more emphasis on highs and mids.  Continue reading →

How to get a Gibson guitar for half price

Buying a new guitar during a dealer promotion can double the cost. Buying an almost-new guitar on Kijiji is about half price.

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April is Gibson Guitar Month promotion (Long and McQuade illustration)

Like me, you’re probably tempted by ads touting “April is Gibson Guitar Month”. You may end up paying double what the guitar is worth. Continue reading →

Spruce Forests Used To Build Guitars at Risk Says Film

Clear cutting Sitka Spruce trees could make building guitars impossible in 10 years – watch live stream of “Musicwood” April 8th at 6 pm ET

“A group of the world’s top guitar makers have banded together and traveled to the largest temperate coastal rain forest in the world, to slow down logging and save the acoustic guitar.
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Ramirez 125 Anos Classical Guitar – a classic

The Ramirez 125 Anos classical guitar sold between 2007 and 2012 and has become a sought after classic. I recently discovered a few new ones for sale.

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Ramirez 125 Anos classical guitar

I am a big fan of the Ramirez R4 guitar and actually prefer it to the Ramirez 1a for studio work.

I can’t believe I found 3 new guitars of the Ramirez 125 Anos series for sale.

The Ramirez 125 Anos guitar is a special model celebrating 125 years of building the world’s best classical guitars. The 125 Anos shares many features with the R and E series guitars, at a lower price.

“Based on the template of the E line designed by Jose Ramirez III, Amalia Ramirez has created this new model as a Limited Edition which will be built during the five years from 2007-2012, celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Ramirez workshop!” 12th Fret  Continue reading →

Ditto Looper the only guitar looper you need

TC Electronic released a new simplified guitar looper that makes life easy for guitarists

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TC Electronic Ditto Looper, only two buttons

TC Electronic Helicon just released a looper in Europe that looks like a winner, the Ditto Looper.

It’s so simple you get 5 minutes of guitar looping with just two switches.

The first time I saw someone use a guitar looper he was toe-flipping switches on a multi-pedal board from Roland.

The thought of remembering the step sequence on stage was daunting. There is enough to worry about when playing guitar.  Continue reading →