The M-Audio KeyStation Mini 32 is a bus-powered mini keyboard controller you can easily take with you. It’s sleek design and low profile keys make it great for mobile studios! Featuring 4 assignable controls and and selectable velocity curves, this keyboard comes in at a ultra-low 0.78in high… 32 Keys have never been so portable!

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The M-Audio® Keystation Mini 32 is the ideal choice for players on the go. Designed by the company that pioneered mobile music production, this ultra-portable keyboard delivers unmatched playability in its class. Simply plug it into your computer or iPad* and perform two-hand parts with 32 great-feeling, low-profile mini-keys. Customize the keyboard sensitivity to your playing style with highly musical velocity curves—including one specifically for drum programming. Control your performance with four assignable controls, including a rotary knob. And easily play and write music using the included software. With USB bus power and plug-and-play** functionality, Keystation Mini 32 is the easy way to create and perform on the go.

• 32 low-profile, velocity-sensitive mini-keys deliver great feel in an ultra-portable design
• The perfect complement to your mobile studio—small enough to fit in a backpack
• Works with iPad (iPad Camera Connection Kit MC531ZM/A required)
• 4 assignable controls—three buttons and a knob—provide real-time control of your DAW and virtual instruments
• Selectable velocity curves—including one for drum programming—let you customize the keyboard sensitivity to your playing style
• Reassignable pitch bend and modulation controls
• Robust, high-quality build stands up to frequent, mobile use
• USB bus-powered and class compliant—just plug and play
• Multi-color, LED-lit buttons for use on stage or in dimly lit studios
• Includes easy-to-use software for playing and writing music
• Compatible with a variety of popular music creation software and virtual instruments
• Size: 16.46″ L x 4.13″ W x 0.78″ H (41.8×10.5×1.98 cm)
• Weight: .99lb (.45kg)

Easy Music Center Guitar and Ukulele Recital featuring students of and a guitar and ukulele performance by Landon Mattox, Thursday, May 17th @ 5:00 at our King St store.
Students under 10 will be performing themes from video games and movies, teenage students will be performing recent pop songs and adults will of course be performing classics. Come check it out, these students (and their teacher) have been working very hard on this and it is sure to be a ripping good time. Interested in lessons? Contact us atadmin@easymusiccenter.com . For videos of Landon Mattox, go to www.landonmattox.com .

Is your current lighting rig not cutting it? Looking to get into uplighting? Check out the Mega Par Profile. A par can with everything you need and nothing to weigh you down. First of all its slim profile allows it to sit on the ground inconspicuously. Its light weight so that means easy set up and break down. Since its LED, you can have quite a few of these going without blowing a breaker. Great design and aesthetics meet excellent quality. Please see the video below for more features.

Being an Ibanez dealer, I was afforded the opportunity to attend a semi-private demonstration with George Benson showing off his new Ibanez LGB300-VYS. This new hollow body jazz guitar by Ibanez is a true beauty. It has a rich full tone that will inspire the creativity of any guitarist. It features a 16.5″ body, wider neck profile, which works great for fingerstyle playing,  and Super 58 pickups in both the bridge and neck positions that handle everything from jazz to rock tones.

The coolest thing about this experience was that he asked if anybody wanted to try out the guitar right then and there. Yikes!  A couple of guys went up and played really well. George asked if one more person wanted to come up and try the guitar. I figured what the heck. Watch the whole video, but look out for me at 12:10. This was a surreal experience that I will never forget.

Let’s be honest.  How many of us are guilty of leaving out guitars lying around the house with the possibility that someone may trip over it?  Have you done string changes on your bed and used your pillow to prop up the guitars headstock?  With one simple package deal, your problems are solved!  While supplies last, Easy Music Center will be offering the GS414BN Hercules Guitar Stand along with a FREE Neck Cradle.  Now your guitar will have a designated place to call home while you’re not playing it and your string changes become strangely convenient.

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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!

Hey all you gigging musicians, teachers, and event holders! Are you looking for a portable PA system that will break the mold but not your wallet? Come on down and check out the newest product in JBL’s array of award winning sound systems!

This three hundred watt powered PA system will have any type of audience wondering how you got such a full crisp clear sound! Whether you are doing a presentation, house party or just gigging around at your local venue, this extremely light weight and portable system will be your bread and butter.

Check out some of it’s key features in the video below!

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Come join us this Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 @5pm on the stage at our Honolulu location for a very special performance with Blues Hall of Fame artist Darrell Mansfield!

Darrell Mansfield is regarded as one of the world’s finest harmonica players. Mansfield began his music career in 1974 with a band called Jubal. Mansfield’s band changed it’s name to Gentle Faith, releasing their first album in 1976. Three years later, Mansfield formed Darrell Mansfield Band, releasing the first of his over 30 albums. Mansfield’s blues style vocals and harmonica playing and engaging performances have gained him an International following. Over the years Mansfield toured heavily and has continued to be on the forefront of blues music both gospel and mainstream, releasing critically acclaimed albums including his latest, “Born to Be Wild”. Mansfield has also contributed harmonica to many other artists recordings as well including albums by Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Adam Again and Loverboy.

Mansfield was inducted into the Hohner Harmonica Hall of Fame in 1980 and is the “Ambassador to California” for the Blues Hall of Fame. ”His live performances are a must see and hear for blues and harmonica fans world wide.”

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I have waited for this pedal for a long time!   Ever since I first heard Eric Johnson’s magic tone, I’ve wanted one. Well at least since I first learned that he used a fuzz face as part of his legendary magic tone . The funny thing is that I have never been a huge fuzz pedal fan until now. EJ worked closely with Fuzz Face guru Jeorge Tripps to create his signature pedal. It is inspired by EJ’s prized personal Fuzz Faces and is built to his incredibly strict specifications, featuring hand-selected BC183 silicon transistors (for higher gain), custom repro ’68-’69 knobs, and a vintage-style hammertone finish. The result: a beautifully dynamic, expressive, and powerful pedal. “I first heard the Fuzz Face when I was about 12 and loved playing through it,” he says. “It’s the classic tone used by Jimi Hendrix, one of my greatest influences. No other pedal gets this type of sound. It’s the pinnacle of psychedelic fuzz. In the accompamying video we have a quick clip by EMC customer Hale and his EJ rig minutes after hooking up this pedal and taking it for a spin.

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