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Posted By Billy on April 22, 2012
Category: News, Product Videos, Videos

Dust off those old acid wash jeans,  jean jacket (canadian tuxedo baby!) and your headbanger approved back patch and buttons because this month we’re checking out the new 25th anniversary  Ibanez S1XXV in 80′s approved fluorescent yellow ( also available in florescent green). When I was a little mullet headed lad, I wanted this guitar so bad…it was a shredder guitar, was florescent yellow, and just screams COCKROCK! What more could a kid want? Who didn’t think florescent yellow was  cool in the 80′s?  Back then it was called a saber because of how thin it was.  There was nothing like it on the market, and it ripped.  Aside from the new tremolo system, it is just as cool as I had remembered . Come by and check one out today.

Ibanez unveils an S Series in brilliant fluorescents.

Famous for its lightweight carved mahogany body, the S series can take a beating while still providing the resonance of guitars twice its size. It also comes equipped with the double-locking ZR tremolo and Zero Point System, a smooth ball bearing tremolo that makes every subtle nuance of whammy bar use come alive. The S series’ sleek, comfortable mahogany bodies, thin & fast Wizard III necks, and high-gain IBZ INF pickup combos make these instruments impossible to beat in any genre of music. And now it’s available in outrageous finishes sure to make a statement at any venue.

Features

• Mahogany body
• 3 Piece maple Wizard III neck, rosewood fretboard, 24 jumbo frets
• INF1 neck pickup
• INFS1 middle pickup
• INF2 bridge pickup
• ZR bridge with ZPS2

Posted By Peter on April 20, 2012
Category: Lessons, News

Please welcome Ethan Capone, our new keyboard instructor, to the ranks of independent teachers here at Easy Music Center*!

You can find my original write up for Ethan at the bottom of this email.  BUT!  I had to change my tact on the write up for Ethan after hearing him play with the group Jazz Story at Jazz minds this past Tuesday night.  GOOD GRACIOUS!  Ethan is not only a phenomenal teacher and a nice guy; he is AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER ON THE KEYBOARD!   My jaws dropped when he came on.  He is so casual.  You would never think that he rips so hard at Jazz piano.  I’ve heard him play before in the store as a customer and I knew he was versatile and an excellent player, but there is something about seeing him play with this group that reveals how talented he is.  Oh…by the way, Gil Batangan, our new guitar instructor also plays in this group.  He was also unreal!  You have to get down there to see these guys play.  You would be hard pressed to find more a more talented awesome sounding Jazz group in another major city.

Ethan is a great teacher.  He explained a difficult concept to me with ease and he has a very calm and even tempo when teaching.

Ethan will be teaching one day a week in Pearl City and one day a week at the Honolulu store.  Get signed up before he fills up!  We’ve been notoriously understaffed and over-requested on piano/keyboard inquiries.  He will fill up quickly.

This was the original review I was in the process of writing before I saw him play.  It just doesn’t do him justice after seeing him perform…check it anyway if you want to know more about the modes, how easy he made them seem, and how to use the FORCE:

As far as my guitar goes, I’ve gotten better over the years.  Keyboard?  Not so much….I actually started off in music as a pianist.  Really…I know.  I went the classical piano route for about 5 years.  I hated it and quit eventually.  I only learned how to site read, and I understood exactly zero about musical theory and composition.  Shoot…I couldn’t even play cool pop songs.  All I could do was read music and not that well, refusing to use a metronome, I sucked at the piano way worse than I do on the guitar.  Needless to say, my introduction to piano was a major turnoff on playing music.  I didn’t even attempt to play another instrument for 10 years after this.

I still feel a little intimidated by the piano.  I walked into my crash course lesson with Ethan wondering what I could possibly take away from a piano lesson (besides that I don’t like playing it).  I decided, as I always do, to steer the lesson in a direction that would interest me.  I’ve been learning about the modes on the guitar for a few weeks now so I thought I would pick Ethan’s brain about that.

First, what are the modes? Essentially, you can play a major scale, and depending on the background chords played, the scale takes on a totally different flavor…Don’t believe me?  Try it.  Get a looper pedal.  Play a G major chord and loop it.  Play the G major scale over it.  It will sound happy (Ionian).   Try playing just an A minor chord now and loop it.  Play the same scale over it.  It sounds different right?  The flavor changes altogether.  It sounds kind of dark and jazzy (Dorian).

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Posted By jeff on April 18, 2012
Category: News

Need more headphone outputs? Headphones not loud enough? At 150mW per channel, the Presonus HP4 allows up to FOUR listeners to crank up the volume above and BEYOND loudness. It’s got 2 x 1/4″ balanced inputs and monitor outputs for connecting to your mixer and your monitors. Adjust levels with independent level control for each of the 4 stereo headphone outputs as well as the main monitor output.

Whether practicing with your band or recording, mixing, monitoring, or reviewing, the HP4 has  volume and control covered. Come down to Easy Music Center and CRANK IT UP!!!

Posted By Jericho on April 16, 2012
Category: Events

Come join us this Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 5:30PM, at our Honolulu location for a Harmonica Workshop presented by Nilo. If you have been able to join us in the past, you know how entertaining and informative these workshops can be. If you haven’t, now is your chance to join in on the fun. Remember to bring down your harp (harmonica), so you can join along.

“Harmonica, a harp with no strings.”

Posted By Davis on April 16, 2012
Category: Featured Products, News

You looking for a video camera to do Youtube clips? Here it is. The same exact tool we use here at Easy Music Center. HD video with stereo mics that can record up to 7 hours. Check out our videos and check out the quality. It Rocks !!!!!

Posted By Ka'imi on April 14, 2012
Category: Featured Products, News, Product Videos, Videos

The melodica is a unique instrument.  It combines the techniques that both horn/woodwind and piano players use.  Sound from this instrument is made by blowing into the tube and holding down the specific notes or chords.  The majority of entertainers use this instrument to play melody lines.  The types of genre you will hear the melodica are reggae, indie, and folk.  Check out this video we made.  I hope you get an idea what this instrument sounds like.

Posted By Talor on April 12, 2012
Category: Featured Products, News

If you’re looking for a small portable system with big sound, look no further. The JBL EON210P is the answer for all your needs. The package includes 2 lightweight speakers, a soundcraft mixer,  and the speaker and power cable for the system. The included sound craft mixer has some pretty cool features like built in effects, 30 volt phantom power and built in dsp to protect the speakers from overload. Overall the system has 300 watts of power with a peak of 150 watts of power going to each side. So if you’re in need of that classic JBL sound in a easy to carry package, this one is a must see.

Posted By Will on April 10, 2012
Category: Featured Products, News, Rebates

Hey EMC customers…want to enhance your PA rig? Why not invest in dbx gear? There are various compression units, crossovers, and PA management systems that will help you shape and control your sound and which can qualify for a mail in rebate. These offers begin April 1st  and go through the end of June. Take advantage of these offers! Don’t miss out on free cash!