Posted By nylen on March 27, 2012
Category: Featured Products, Product Videos
Need a quick, simple and affordable wireless solution for your next meeting, party or gig? Look no further then the WMS 40 Pro Mini by AKG. With everything in the box you need to get started, and up to 30 hours of usage on just one “AA” battery – What are you waiting for? Come check it out today at Easy Music Center!
Posted By Bryan on March 25, 2012
Category: Bash 'Em with Bryan, News
Give this exercise a try if you want to build your drum chops. It helps you with timing, speed, transitions, and stamina. You can do this exercise anywhere. You don’t even need sticks(for you conga players out there.) Have fun with this!
Posted By Hans on March 23, 2012
Category: Product Videos
The last time I was impressed with a new combo bass amp was the time SWR came out with their California Blonde. This time, I am blown away by the tonal clarity and headroom provided by the new Promethean Bass Amp line by Ibanez. These bass amps are compact with power and versatility.
Out of the Prometheans, I picked the P5210 to show the special EQ options. In the video below, I also feature its clear sound, massive headroom and convertibility. Yes, it is very easy to unscrew the ‘head’ of the amp and take it to a gig or rehearsal where you can plug into whatever cabinet you have available.
The Prometheans make great - sound easy!
Posted By Billy on March 21, 2012
Category: News, Product Videos, Videos
Have you ever wished you could get a nice bluesy tube tone without blowing out the entire front row at your next gig? Well you should check out the new IBANEZ TSA15 . It has a genuine tube screamer pedal built right in to get that trademark warm jangley blues tone. Check out this quick demo.
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Posted By jeff on March 19, 2012
Category: News
The DGX-640 is a great digital piano for those looking for an 88 key, weighted key piano to use at home. It comes complete with well over 400 voices and includes a stylish stand (shown above). Create songs with the built in Easy Song Arranger and Performance Assistant Technology, or give yourself lessons with the Yamaha Education Suite and follow along with the Music Notation Display. This keyboard works great as a practice piano and as a furniture piece for your living room!
Available in both Walnut and Cherry wood styles (Walnut shown in pic). Come down to Easy Music Center and check them out!
Posted By Talor on March 17, 2012
Category: Featured Products
The Roland Octa-Capture is one excellent piece of gear. Providing one with almost everything they might need for a start up studio. For one, it has very high quality converters allowing one to record at sample rates up to 192k on four channels. The unit itself can record up to 8 analog and 2 digital channels all at the same time using any of the other sample rates besides 192k. The most interesting feature of the Octa-Capture is its auto-sens feature. Essentially what it does is automatically adjusts the input to the optimum level. So when recording the levels are not to soft and they are not too loud. So in the end you’ll have tracks that are easy to work with. Then on top of that this interface can double as a live mixer. It can run as a stand alone unit or it can work with the computer and record the show at the same time. On top of that, to make thing easier, Roland included 40 bit DSP into the unit. It has a compressor for each analog channel for giving extra punch to kick drums or making the bass a little smoother live. They also included reverb for every channel to give vocals or acoustic guitars more depth. So if you need high quality solution for the stage and for studio the Octa-Capture is one of the few that could fit that bill. Something worth seeing.
Posted By Davis on March 15, 2012
Category: Featured Products, News, Product Videos
You can connect a mic or guitar to your iPhone or iPad without a problem. A very inexpensive way to record directly to either. Compatible with recording programs and Apps from iTunes. Pick it up and start recording!!!
Posted By Peter on March 14, 2012
Category: Lessons, News
Please welcome Gilbert Batangan to the ranks of independent teachers here at Easy Music Center*! Gil is a phenomenal jazz guitarist and has a great handle on a wide variety of playing styles.
I always make a point of doing a crash course lesson with any potential instructor. Years ago, the lessons were easy for everyone because my guitar playing was so poor; I was only able to preview the instructors as a true beginner. I still suck, but I’ve improved over the years, and I’ve noticed the crash course lessons are starting to evolve.
I told Gil right off the bat what my MO is: I like to play with my looper pedal and do simple chord changes and then play the pentatonic scale over them. I told him I’d like to get better at doing that and that I felt kind of stuck in the box with my playing these days. Gil took a step back and thought about what I was asking. He talked to me for about 10 minutes about how he looks at the fret board of a guitar like driving a car; there are a lot of different ways to get to the same destination. He told me that any lick I can play in the “box”, I need to learn how to play all the way down on one string, that I should be able to jump up, down, and all around the board and have it not matter which box I’m in. He talked about the guitar in a grand way. To be honest, I have never heard anyone talk about the guitar that way before. My appreciation for the guitar was enhanced by just chatting with Gil.
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