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I recently did a post on one of the James Tyler Variax guitars and immediately had to grab this gem by Roland and Fender. I was burning with desire to play it and compare its features. The Variax really impressed me with the instant tuning changes. The Roland G-5-blk VG does not fall short in that area.
Both guitars really do the same tricks. Out of the box, I really did appreciate the aesthetics of the G-5 VG: the classic black color and three single-coil pickup configuration makes this guitar nothing short of sexy! And, it sounds great too. That goes both for the (N) rotary knob selection – (N) standing for natural, or for straight up single-coil Strat circuitry – as well as the Roland COSM technology-powered, virtual Tele (T), Strat (S), modeled Humbuckers (H), and acoustic (A) settings.
The guitar is really straight forward in selecting the sounds you need at any moment. And it feels, sounds and plays as well as an American Standard. Great job on this collaboration!
One of my favorite basses is the Fender ‘Deluxe Active P Bass Special’. I’ve always liked both P- and J-basses, and this one combines both of them. And it does so with an added kick: Active pickup circuitry!
To get the most out of this tricked out pick up configuration, Fender has designed a ‘special’ rotary knob solution. The jazz bass pickup in the bridge position can be blended with the split single-coil P-bass pickup to easily switch from either sound to the other classic sound characteristic. In the video below, I focused on the very effective three-band active EQ and tricked out treble and mid boost/cut features. This really lets you milk the tonal possibilities of this two-in-one-bass.
In terms of classic Fender bass sounds, this one does it all with a punch.
Steve Jones, bass guitar instructor and artist, will be hosting a “Bass Talk” at our Honolulu location this Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 5:00PM. Steve will be going through a hand-full of our bass guitars and will be explaining the features and characteristics of each. If you are in the market for buying a bass, you need to come to this! If you are interested in the different types of basses, you need to come to this! If you don’t have anything better to do on a Thursday night, you need to come to this! It’ll be a fun and educating evening. See you there!
“Why do bands have bass players? To translate for the drummer.”
FREE GIVEAWAY:
We will be raffling away Marshall headphones: (2) Major ($100 value) and (2) Minor ($60 value).
UPDATE:
Mahalo for everyone that came out! Here is a photo of our attendants, prize winners, and Steve Jones.
Aloha folks!
The ultimate 80′s rocker is at Easy Music Center!
With 2 Dimarzio Humbuckers, Locking Floyd Rose Tremolo, and a quarter-sawn, oiled maple neck, you truly have a shredding machine on your hands!
In the video below, we go over the features of this guitar mentioned above.
I personally love the feel of this instrument. Not in many years have I played a guitar that spoke to me in such a way… It’s simplicity belies it’s underlying playability. You have to feel the neck! SO comfortable!
Check this guitar out today!
King’s featuring Fender’s most popular premium acoustic guitar package: It’s a great pack for the beginning guitar player or anyone looking for a great sounding solid top guitar for an affordable price. The package includes a solid spruce top dreadnought acoustic guitar with mahogany back & sides, a chromatic electronic tuner, strings, picks, strap, peg winder, instructional DVD and a gig bag. Come on down to one of our three locations (Honolulu, Pearl City, Kapolei) to check it out!!!
Fender Blacktop Stratocaster
We just got in these new fender blacktop stratocasters now equiped with dual humbuckers and Floyd Rose locking trem, and boy are they fun. It is a nice modern twist on a classic vintage instrument. Check out this fun video i did on my iPhone that shows you the kind of modern acrobatics you can do on this awesome instrument.
Thank you to all those who came out to all our clinics this past week. For those of you who didn’t attend, you missed out. To make it even more of a drag for those of you who didn’t attend, we gave away free gear! Check out what some of our attendees won.
This gentleman is our postal man who decided to stop by and check out our clinic (after work of course), he won a Roland R-05 Handheld recorder. After he won this, he attended both the Yamaha/Steinberg clinic, and Fender clinic, he wasn’t going to pass up the chance to win more gear. In this photo are Roland clinicians, Scott Tibbs (left) and Robert Marcello (middle), as well as district rep, John Hernandez (right).
This little girl won a studio recording package from Yamaha and Steinberg. Here she is posing with Blake Angelos (left) and Greg Ondo (right).
Hail and well met my friends! Come and sample my wares! I bring before you the instrument of the jesters and bards of old! A member of the family of lute instruments, the mandolin! This is a fine addition to even the most discerning of music collectors! Crafted by the luthiers of Fender Guitars,
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In conjunction with the Na Hoku Hanohano Music Festival that will be held from May 26 – May 29, 2011. We will be holding our own music festival of sorts, we will have 3-days of clinics featuring 4 of the top companies in the music industry.
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, we will be hosting Roland’s amazing clinicians, Robert Marcello, Scott Tibbs, and John Hernandez, featuring products like the new GR-55, TD-9KX2, and Juno-Gi. Did we mention we will be giving away an R-05 Handheld Recorder? Definitely something you don’t want to pass up.
On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, we will be hosting Yamaha’s Blake Angelos, and Steinberg’s Greg Ondo, who will be featuring the greatest and latest music production gear. Products like the new MotifXF8, and the new Cubase 6 software.
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, we will be hosting Fender’s one and only, Greg Koch. Greg will be demoing the new G-Dec from Fender, as well as some other cool Fender gear.
Needless to say, this is going to be a jam-packed week of new music gear, and if you’re a gear junkie like most of us are here at Easy Music Center, you won’t want to miss this.
“Music is what brings us together, but the gear is what sets us a part!”
This Saturday, May 7th 2011, Easy Music Center will be sponsoring the “Road To Recovery” benefit concert for Japan. Six bands have donated their time and energy to put on this concert to raise funds towards the disaster relief efforts in Japan. Bands performing include national act, Olivia, along with Americoma, The Welschly Arms, Black Square, Upstanding Youth, Prevail, and DJ ReidNWrite. Show starts at 4pm at Paparazzi Bar located at 1200 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96814. $10 donation for 21 and over, $12 donation ages 16-20. All Proceeds of the show will be donated to the Red Cross. Please come down and support this event for a great cause!
