Posted By kingsley on May 8, 2012

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.

Category: News
Tags: acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, bass, electric bass, electric guitar, gs414b, gs414bn, guitar, guitar stand, hercules, honolulu, king street, kings, kingsley

Posted By Hiroshi on April 8, 2012

So, maybe you have been hearing people talk about “active pickups” and are wondering what they are talking about?

Well, worry no more, today we are going on a journey to active pickup land, and hopefully I can help you with your pickup quandary.

To start, you need to know what a regular non active or passive pickups is.  A passive pickup is a pickup that through a magnetic coil or some other means creates an electric signal from the vibrations of the strings and transmits it to an amplifier so the volume can be increased and/or recorded.  This pickup works on its own without any further assistance.

The “active” part of an active pickup has a thing called a pre-amplifier which is located either on the pickup or in the control cavity of the guitar.  What it does is alter the signal, eq and output before the signal goes to the amplifier.  What this means for you is that (depending on the model) aside from your normal volume and tone control, you could possibly have low, mid, and high control as well.

There are draw backs though with active pickups.  They require a power source.  Also, if the system runs on a 9 volt, the way the system saves power is that when the instrument is unplugged, the circuit is disconnected.  So if you leave the cable in the instrument while not playing it, the battery will drain faster than normal.

Another pro/con, depending on who you talk to, active pickups change the sound of the instrument.  This also goes for any pickup change, but it is worth stating.  The hard part is that the sound change is extremely subjective so the best thing to do if you can is to try it out for your self and form your own opinion.  Secondly active pickups cut out a lot of background noise associated with passive pickups so if you are in a magnetically “noisy” area they might help.

Hopefully this article has educated and informed you about active pickups, and helped guide you in the direction you desire.  If you still want to try out a guitar with active pickups we usually have one at our stores so give us a call or come on down and check us out.

Category: Hey it's Hiroshi, News
Tags: accesories, active, bass, emg, guitar, info, puckups

Posted By isaac on April 6, 2012

Now available at a Easy Music Center near you! SPECTOR BASSES! “Basses built for a lifetime”

We are proud to announce we are now an official dealer of Spector basses! Since 1977 these basses have been the buzz of all great bassists. Their legendary tone and completely unique shape is desired by bassists of all walks of life. These basses have given some of the worlds best musicians the tone and look they needed to soar into rock and roll glory! Jason Newsted of Metallica, Nikki Six of Motley Crue, Scott Smith of Loverboy… they are just a few of the legendary musicians that have forged a name for  Spector basses worldwide. Now you have a chance to forge your own destiny!

Take a look below to see some of the models we have in stock! And as always we are more than willing to special order the right Spector bass for you!

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Tags: bass, easy music center, guitar, guitars, new, New Release, Spector

Posted By Hans on March 23, 2012

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!

Category: Product Videos
Tags: amplifiers, amps, bass, bass amplifier, bass amps, Bass Guitars, guitars, ibanez, P5210, Promethean

Posted By Hans on March 9, 2012

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.

Category: Product Videos
Tags: 013-5762-355, bass, bass guitar, basses, Deluxe Active P Bass® Special, fender, guitars

Posted By Jericho on March 5, 2012

 

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.

 

 

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Tags: bass, bass guitar, bass talk, clinic, dean, epiphany, fender, ibanez, Squire, sterling, Steve Jones, yamaha

Posted By Paul on February 26, 2012

You heard it right folks! We have a bunch of items on clearance here at our Pearl City store! Come down and see what we have on sale! Also make sure to sign your email up to our website for additional information on Sales, Clinics, Performances and more!

Category: Featured Products, News
Tags: accessories, amps, bass, Cables, chords, guitar, guitars, keyboards, mics, pedal, pedals, percussion, picks, sale, vocoder

Posted By Davis on September 13, 2011

You have been asking for upright bass strings so here they are.   An assortment for the high school band player to the hillbilly player doing dog house slap.  Super Sensitives work great for the player that is using a bow and needs a set of strings at an affordable price. My favorite are the Labella 1006 nylon wound strings. They have a comparable sound to gut but at half the price and hold up much better than gut in the weather conditions in Hawaii. We also carry the La Bella rope core strings that are a step up from the traditional steel string and would work great for multiple applications .

 

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Tags: bass, La Bella, Stand up, Super Sensitive, Upright