That’s why members of the three man band (Tony Karlsson, Bobby Amaro, and Dave Mattera) volunteer at Washington Middle School, along with community centers and other schools in La Habra, California, teaching students to play music.

The band speaks at a school about the importance of music education programs

The issue in La Habra, like many other communities across the country, is a lack of funding for music education classes and supplies. The band teaches for free on their own instruments because, although the school has some acoustic guitars, most don’t have strings. There are virtually no extra picks or accessories for the kids to use.

Now, in addition to teaching, Tony, Bobby, and Dave have taken on the added challenge of raising funds for the gear these kids need to learn their instruments. For example, the band recently played a show at a bowling alley, and much of the money taken in at the door will be used to buy guitar strings. They are also working with a local music store to match their donation.

Drummer Bobby Amaro watches over a "drum-off"

They’re making such a difference that they’ve gotten the attention of the Chamber of Commerce for the city of La Habra and Orange County, plus a few local politicians. They are now working together to get more music education programs started up at other area schools.

This is an incredibly inspiring story, which is why we are excited to team up with Nude as this week’s Pick Education partner. Through midnight on May 27th, for each guitar pick sold in the GearPipe Shop, we will donate one pick to the kids of Washington Middle School and La Habra.

If you’re new to GearPipe, here are a few suggestions:

Singer Tony Karlsson works with a student on his chord changes

I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t disappointed. We could have done a lot of good with the $2,500 prize, but it was not meant to be. Nevertheless, I think this program’s potential for good is too great to ignore, and I think now is the time in my life to start giving back.

Today is my 35th birthday, which demands reflection. I live a wonderful life. I have a loving partner. Her and I live in a nice house in a great neighborhood in a wonderful city. We have our health, great friends, and two odd, yet loving, dogs.

But I don’t perform many selfless acts, and I think this is my opportunity. Playing music is important to me, and I think it’s helped shape who I am today. I want to focus my life on giving kids the musical opportunities I had when I was growing up.

On that note, I am announcing that we will move forward with Pick Education. Expect an official launch in the next few weeks. We will be featuring the “get one, give one” model with guitar picks and, with luck, a surprise partner.

Stay tuned for more and thank for your support!

– Jeremy

Fuzz Box Girl is recovering, but as one of the many Americans without health insurance, her medical bills are piling up. In a nice twist to this unfortunate story, she’d written on her Facebook page about a band called The Broken Places, whose Christmas album she’s been enjoying during her recovery. The band saw the post, and offered to donate all of their December album sales to help her pay for medical bills. Fuzz Box Girl said it’s “sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me,” and I agree it’s a very generous gesture.

I will be purchasing a copy of the album, called Spirited. If you’re interested, check it out on iTunes.

The Grand Prairie, TX company has just announced a year’s worth of giveaways; one per month, each a home studio recording bundle valued at over $1,000 MSRP.

To kick things off, their first recording bundle includes:

• Lexicon I·O|22 Recording Interface
• dbx db12 Active Direct Box
• Shure PG27-LC Condenser Microphone
• Shure SRH240 Studio Headphones
• Ultimate Support PRO-T-T Mic Stand/Boom
• Two RapcoHorizon Stage Series 20ft Mic Cables
• RapcoHorizon Concert Series 20ft Instrument Cable
• Dickies Stage Shirt with ProAudio.com Logo
• ProAudio.com Baseball Cap
• ProAudio.com USB Thumb Drive

You’re definitley going to want to bookmark their giveaway page and stop by each month!

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In a previous post, The Cellist of Sarajevo, I described how one Bosnian man became a symbol of peace and hope in a country devastated by war. He defied the violence, tragedy, and hopelessness surrounding him and transcended his reality with the use of a single instrument, his cello. He also has emphasized a profound, grander concept. Music is powerful.

It can elicit latent emotion, enhance an already present emotion, describe feelings you may not know how to articulate, and draw you out of a current time and space into an alternate reality. Just look closely at any musicians’ faces as they play their instruments. It doesn’t matter what instrument, it is obvious they are passionate about and moved deeply by what they are playing. They are raw, unguarded, and connected with their core. Consequently, we can connect with them on a personal level. This association is so potent and commanding, people spend valuable time and money chasing it for months, or even years, at a time. Watch this short video and examine the musicians as they play, but more importantly, actually feel the emotions this raises. Connect with yourself.

Music also requires and coerces collaboration. I find the best collaborations to be unexpected and unusual because, if executed in a careful manner, these are what can result in the most beautiful, harmonious, creative outcomes. Think of two artists you were surprised to see work together, but ended up producing music that was reminiscent of them both, yet created a novel, unique sound and vision. Personally, one of the best examples of this Alison Krause and Robert Plant’s Grammy-winning collaboration Raising Sand. These artists both have roots in blues and folk, but took alternate routes when it came to their distinct musical sounds. However, this album exemplifies what can emerge from attempting something different, from not taking the obvious route, and working together with someone you never thought you could or would. Listen to this one song off of this inspiring and interesting album.

Ask people what they can’t live without and, besides the obvious, I bet most of them will say music. Although we all have personal tastes and opinions about our choices in music, it is still one of the world’s ultimate unifiers. It has the ability to take individual, completely different units and transform them into a cohesive, beautiful whole. This statement is true for both individual instruments in a band or autonomous members of society.

Like music, building lasting peace requires being raw and unguarded with your emotions and unexpected collaborations. See what happens when you let your guard down and reach out to someone unanticipated, it could fail miserably, but it could be one of the best choices you have ever made.

I’ve posted a bunch of pedal giveaways recently, so I’m going to switch it up with a microphone giveaway.

Enter to win a Heil Sound PR 22 UT, a very versatile mic that has been designed for recording, live sound or broadcast applications. This is a worldwide giveaway.

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The guys at GC Pro only run a few giveaways per year, but when they do it, they do it up right! Enter to win a Blue Kiwi condenser mic, worth $1,999!

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If any of you win this, you are required (by me) to open the best live music venue in your town.

From Sweetwater Sound, enter to win an $8,000 PA rig, including gear from Soundcraft, JBL, AKG, dbx, and Crown.

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I feel like every time I post a microphone giveaway I point out that you can never have enough good mics. But it’s true. And I’ll say it again. You can never have too many good mics.

Enter to win a Shure Beta 27 side-address condenser microphone, worth $499, from ProSoundWeb.

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Win this!!!

The Rules:

• Must be 13 years of age or older to enter
• This is a worldwide giveaway
• Entry deadline is April 14, 2011, at 11:59:59 PM, Mountain Time

Here’s a better look a the baseball:

Limited-Edition Fender Baseball

This is one of the biggest pro audio giveaways I’ve ever seen!

JBL is giving away over $13,000 in gear, including a Soundcraft mixer, a bunch of AKG mics, and a JBL speaker system. Note this is a “test drive the gear” kind of contest, but if you check the rules you can enter by mail if there is no JBL dealer in your area.

Here’s the full prize list:

• 1 – Soundcraft LX7ii
• 3 – AKG D5
• 3 – AKG WMS450 Guitar Set Band 7
• 1 – AKG Rythm Pack
• 1 – AKG WMS450 D5 Vocal Set Band 8
• 4 – JBL EON510 
• 2 – JBL EON315
• 2 – JBL EON518S
• 2 – SS2-BK & SS3-BK (Speaker-mounting poles)

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Unlike many Guitar Center coupon codes, this discount can be taken online, in-store, or over the phone. Just follow the link below to print off your coupon.

Here’s chance to win a great all around microphone from Heil Sound. Enter to win a Heil PR 22 UT, a great mic for recording, live sound or broadcast applications.

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Recording Hacks has rolled out their March microphone giveaway, and it’s another good one! This month, enter to win a CAD Audio Equitek E100S supercardioid large diaphragm condenser microphone worth $479.

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There’s a lot of black magic in the audio cable business, and I always cringe when manufactures up-charge for features you’ll never hear. This is one reason I’ve always respected Ted. The guy makes great sounding, tough as nails cables, and found a way to make guitar cables cool, something that had rarely been done previously.

At Winter NAMM 2011, Bullet Cable introduced a new DIY patch cable kit, the SLUG Connector Kit. SLUG is far from the first solder-free patch cable kit on the market, but I think it’s the easiest to use, and the highest quality. Each SLUG connector only measures .470″ wide, smaller than other connectors on the market. Important? If you have a pedalboard, you know every fraction of an inch matters.

Each kit comes with 10 feet of cable, 10 SLUG right angle connectors, and the hex key you’ll need to build the cables. And building one of these cables is so simple! You stick the wire in the connector and tighten the hex grounding screw on the side of the plug (come to think of it, I have more confidence in this set screw than I do a fragile solder joint). That’s all there is to it!

In fact, Ted challenged me to build a cable in under one minute. His time is 48 seconds. Let’s see if I can do it!

So what’s the Pedal Juice all about? Taking a cue from the product’s Apple-inspired look, the Pedal Juice could not be simpler to use. Unbox the Pedal Juice; charge it for a few hours; plug it into your pedals. That’s it!

Depending on the number of pedals in your set-up the Pedal Juice can go up to 50 hours before a recharge is needed. You might be looking at the photo and thinking that you can only power two pedals at once (the third jack is used to charge the Pedal Juice). This is where that perfectly simple design comes in. If you have a large pedal board, position the Pedal Juice in the middle and daisy chain jumper cables to power the individual pedals (Godlylke’s Power-All cables would be perfect).

We now know the Pedal Juice is convenient, but is it better than just using the 9V power adapters that came with your pedals? In many cases, yes.

These days I do more remote recording that playing, where ground loop noise can be a big problem, so I was really excited at the notion of powering my digital recorders with the Pedal Juice. A few times a year I’ll record at conferences where audio lines from many rooms are pulled into a central location. In some of the older convention centers, ground loops can be huge obstacles for recording a clean, quiet signal. In fact, last year I recorded an event where the buzz was so bad, I had to run a dozen recorders on batteries for three days. Even with the Pedal Juice’s $150 price tag, this would have been a steal considering the small fortune I spent on AA batteries!

This brings me to my one small beef with the Pedal Juice. Although it is promoted as a power source for “portable recording devices,” the included cables don’t fit my recorders’ smaller-than-a-pedal’s 9V jacks. A bummer! I record on an Edirol R-09 and Tascam D-07, which are industry standard. However, I’m assuming this problem could be solved by hunting down the right 9V jumper cables.

Sanyo Pedal Juice with Fender Blender Custom & Fender PT100 Tuner

Without the chance to try the Pedal Juice on a recording session, I plugged in a few pedals. It works exactly as expected! The whisper-quiet performance provided a nice change from the sometimes noisy AC in my 80-year-old apartment. I left the pedals on all day and the LED indicator never even turned from green to red, noting 30-60% power left.

In all, I think the Pedal Juice is a great product for any musician to keep in his or her toolbox!

There’s something about Orange Amplifiers that whips this crowd into a frenzy!

This contest is the biggest giveaway Orange has ever done! They’ve teamed up with Guitar World to give away a Rockerverb 50 and 412 half stack, plus a Blue Microphones en-CORE 100i microphone and Lava Cable Retro Coil Cable Pack.

Behringer has just launched a nice giveaway over on their Facebook page. Four grand prize winners will each have their choice of one of the following pieces of gear: a XENYX 1204USB mixer, a XENYX 1002B mixer, a pair of C-1 Condenser microphones, or an FX2000 Effect Processor.

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To kick it off? A Cascade Fat Head II ribbon microphone and a Cloudlifter CL-1 inline preamp. Serious, serious gear, my friends!

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Mackie is giving away a pretty sweet little PA package. You can win a ProFX12 12-channel compact effects mixer with USB, worth $359, and a pair of TH-12A 12”, 200-watt (RMS) portable PA loudspeakers, worth $389 each.

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But, you probably know that I am extremely dependable when it comes to posting gear giveaways on Facebook and Twitter (and more recently, Tumblr). In fact, I started GearGiveaway365 over a year ago and have only missed a few days (he says as he pats himself on the back).

Not only that, but dozens of people have won gear. My guess is that members of the group have scored over $20,000 in musical instruments.

Since I know how to keep with a good thing, I’ve now added an email newsletter to the mix. I’m offering a daily email, which will be delivered each morning and will include a link directly to the giveaway sign-up page. Or, if you’re pretty good about following this already, get the weekly digest, just to make sure you don’t miss anything.

Click here to sign up!

The legendary rock ‘n’ roll photographer and subject of the new documentary Rock Prophecies shot Led Zeppelin’s first U.S. show at the Whiskey a Go Go in Hollywood. He shot Hendrix AND Stevie Ray Vaughan’s final shows. For over forty years, Knight has been what Rock Prophecies producer Tim Kaiser calls “the Forrest Gump of rock ‘n roll. He just had this knack for being right in the middle of history in the making.”

In this podcast episode Knight tells us that, all things being equal, he prefers when great guitars play a front and center role in these history-making events. “I’m guitar-centric. Everything that I’m really interested in has major great guitar in it, and I wouldn’t photograph bands back in the day that didn’t have good guitar.”

Knight also finds that some legendary guitars have taken center stage in his photographs. “Stevie Ray Vaughan and that beat up old Strat of his. I couldn’t take my eyes off it. The first time I saw Stevie Ray and I saw that guitar, it was like ‘I need to photograph that guitar.’ When I did some studio shoots with Stevie, I asked if I could actually shoot some of the guitars because they almost had their own personality.”

“In a way some of the instruments themselves have become rock stars, like Blackie, Eric Clapton’s guitar, or Eddie Van Halen’s guitar.”

If you’re interested in watching the film (and you should be…it features interviews with and performances by Jeff Beck, ZZ Top, Carlos Santana, Slash, Panic at the Disco, Sick Puppies, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, and Steve Vai, among others), you can buy the DVD on Amazon and many other retailers, or watch for free during September and October on your local PBS station.

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Check out the official Rock Prophecies trailer:

YouTube Link

• Save 10% on a single item at Guitar Center. This coupon is good thru 7/31/10, so you have to use it by the end of Saturday. It’s good for a discount of up to $500 on one item. If you’ve been waiting to pull the trigger on a big ticket item, this might be your time!
• Score a FREE Paiste 10′ 2002 Splash Cymbal. Thru 8/31/10, buy a pair of Paiste Hi Hats or a 16′ or larger cymbal from the Twenty, 2002, RUDE, or Giant Beat series from Musicians Friend or Guitar Center and score a free splash cymbal. Download the rebate form here (PDF).
• Fender Original ’57/’62 Stratocaster Pickup Set for just $83.99! This could be a mistake, but The Perfect Guitar has placed this fantastic sounding set of pickups into their clearance center. The regular selling price is $159.99.
• Buy two Audix OM2 Dynamic Vocal Microphones and get a third microphone for FREE from All Pro Sound. MSRP: $447.00. Your Price: $199.00. Save $248!
• Save 64% on an ESP LTD SURVEYOR-414 4-String Electric Bass Guitar. Musicians Friend has a factory restock that’s on sale for $359.00, a savings of $640.00 off the $999.00 retail price.

The most obvious example to many of us would be rock bands who make the leap form playing clubs to theaters to arenas. When you’re playing a small room, you can play intricate guitar solos and drum fills that would get lost in the reverberation of an building meant to host hockey games. So, as bands play larger rooms, they tend to play less notes, taking advantage of the sound of the rooms they find themselves playing.

This is the easy example that many of us have probably thought about. Byrne runs through some other great examples that may not be as obvious to us. How does the outdoor environment in Africa influence the rich African rhythms? Why did the music of Bach and Mozart differ so much? It may have had quite a bit to do with the rooms they knew they’d be playing their latest pieces in.

Very interesting. I hope you enjoy it!

YouTube Link

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About the Shure KSM44/SL:

The KSM44/SL is a multiple pattern (cardioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional), externally biased, dual large diaphragm condenser microphone with extremely low self-noise (7dB). Developed to meet the needs of studio recording musicians, the warm, rich sound of the KSM44 delivers exceptional performance, tailored to deliver vivid reproduction of voice for the most critical recordings. The KSM44 also offers great flexibility in a variety of recording applications, working well on acoustic and amplified instruments, as its capacity for managing high SPLs accommodates loud sound sources such as drums and guitar amplifiers.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2010

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About the Shure KSM44/SL:

The KSM44/SL is a multiple pattern (cardioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional), externally biased, dual large diaphragm condenser microphone with extremely low self-noise (7dB). Developed to meet the needs of studio recording musicians, the warm, rich sound of the KSM44 delivers exceptional performance, tailored to deliver vivid reproduction of voice for the most critical recordings. The KSM44 also offers great flexibility in a variety of recording applications, working well on acoustic and amplified instruments, as its capacity for managing high SPLs accommodates loud sound sources such as drums and guitar amplifiers.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2010
Get It: Click Here to Enter

Not Feeling Lucky? Buy the Shure KSM44/SL Large Single-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone from Musicians Friend.

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Lucky for you, ProSoundWeb is giving one away. Some info about the SM27 from the Shure website:

The SM27 is a rugged and versatile large-diaphragm, side-address cardioid microphone, with low self-noise and extended frequency response that picks up vocal and instrument nuances with clarity. Durable Shure construction features three separate mesh layers that reduce wind and breath noise. Equally comfortable on stage or in the studio.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010

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Some info about the SM27 from the Shure website:

The SM27 is a rugged and versatile large-diaphragm, side-address cardioid microphone, with low self-noise and extended frequency response that picks up vocal and instrument nuances with clarity. Durable Shure construction features three separate mesh layers that reduce wind and breath noise. Equally comfortable on stage or in the studio.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
Get It: Click Here to Enter

Not feeling lucky? Buy a Shure SM27 Condenser Mic at Musicians Friend.

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When I was in college, the house my band practiced in was broken into and our PA system and our guitarist’s amp was stolen, but the only thing that’s even been taken from me was a splash cymbal. A bummer, but not a huge setback.

On the Fender Front Row blog, the folks from Scottsdale have posted some tips to help you recover your instrument if it’s even stolen. This is pretty simple stuff: write down the serial number, take pictures, file a police report…but sometimes we forget the basics, so this refresher is nice.

Of course, the most important thing is to be extra careful and make sure your gear is safe from sticky fingers to begin with!

Here’s a video from a Bakersfield CA news show reinforcing what Fender is telling us.

via Fender Front Row

If you’re one of those trendy hipsters with a smart phone, you can also access GearPipe on your phone in some cool ways.

First, there is now a free iPhone app in the Apple App Store. It’s not fancy, but it pulls in all of the new GearPipe posts right to your phone, with separate categories for each instrument plus contests and giveaways. Again, it’s totally free, so go to the App Store and download it!

If you’re on an Android equipped phone, a BlackBerry, or if you use an iPhone and would rather access GearPipe through the web browser, I’ve also installed a mobile-specific theme to the site. This detects when you’re coming to the website from a phone and serves up a more streamlined version of GearPipe. This seems to work pretty well, but if you get there and see the regular site, scroll down to the bottom of the page and there should be a switch to toggle between the two versions.

Thanks again for being a GearPipe reader!

As always, you can get these updates everyday on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GearGiveaway365 or follow us our feed on Twitter, at www.twitter.com/GearGiveaway365. You can also subscribe to our giveaway email alerts to get a weekly email with this summary of links by subscribing here.

In case you’re not checking us out on Twitter or Facebook, here’s our weekly round-up of giveaways:

• Win a killer SubDecay F-Bomb fuzz pedal (worth $109) from Effects Bay Enter Here
• Win a FREE ModTone effects pedal of your choice! Tremolo, Delay, Chorus, Speedbox Distortion, Atomic Phaser, Dyno Drive, Funk Filter, Deep Dive, Extreme Metal or Chromatic Tuner! Enter Here
• Cascio Interstate Music Jam-Tastic Drum Sweepstakes! Grand prize is a Yamaha 14″x7″ brass snare drum signed by Carter Beauford. Additional prizes are Zildjian 14″ & 17″ K Dark Crash Cymbals signed by Carter, a $500 Gift Card from Cascio Interstate Music, a DW 9000 Series Double Bass Pedal, a Yamaha Jacket sig…ned by Carter, and 1 Dozen Pro Mark Carter Beauford Signature Sticks. Enter Here
• Win a SICK Orange Dual Terror guitar head from Premier Guitar. This amp is worth $859, so get on it now! Enter Here
• Any sax players out there? You can get a FREE baritone/tenor sax strap from Rico. Everyone gets one! Just follow the link below to the Rico Facebook page. In a comment, tell them who your favorite saxophone player is, then click the link to take a brief survey about what you like. Pretty simple for free gear. Enter Here
• Check out Sweetwater Sound’s 24-day Holiday Giveaway! Every day from December 1 to December 24, they’re going to give away a special gift of some of the most popular audio and music gear they carry, including gear from Fender, Digidesign, Yamaha, and Epiphone. Enter Here
• Win a bunch of gear from the band Between the Buried and Me. Score an autographed Spector Legend 5 Classic Bass in black cherry finish, D’Addario XL strings, Planet Waves straps, tuners & more, signed Vic Firth drum sticks, and BTBAM swag. Enter Here
• Win a Rock Candy Special electric guitar from Daisy Rock Guitars & Viva la Rock. Enter Here (Expired)
• Win a custom hand drawn Fender Squier Stratocaster guitar by the animators & creators of Phineas and Ferb! Enter Here

You can still enter many of the past weeks’ giveaways, so make sure to check out the GearGiveawy365 Archives.

1. JBL JRX125 Dual 15″ 2-Way Unpowered Speaker Cabinets Pair
2. Kustom KPC215H 2X15 Unpowered PA Cabinet Pair
3. Mackie S410s Precision Passive Subwoofer
4. JBL JRX115 15″ 2-Way Unpowered Speaker Cabinets – Pair
5. Peavey PV 215 Dual 15″ 2-Way Unpowered Speaker Cabinet
6. Yamaha S115V Club Series V Unpowered Speaker Cabinet
7. Kustom KPC15 15″ PA Unpowered Speaker Cabinet Pair
8. Peavey PR 12 Unpowered Loudspeaker
9. JBL SRX725 2-Way Dual 15 Unpowered Speaker Cabinet
10. Yamaha S115V 2-Way 15″ Club Series V Speaker Pair

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Here are the seven gear giveaways from the last week:

• Enter to win a Gibson SG electric guitar signed by Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother from FUEL.TV Enter Here
• Enter to win an ESP HEX-7 Seven-String Electric Guitar from Behemoth frontman Nergal! Enter Here
• Win a signed Ibanez Mick Thomson MTM1 Signature Guitar & 10 sets of Seymour Duncan Blackouts pickups, also signed by Mick. Enter Here
• Win a Native Instruments Maschine Groove Production Studio & Audio Kontrol 1 Interface. Total value just under $1,000. Enter Here
• Win a $500 gift certificate from Carvin.com toward any Carvin merchandise of your choice! This includes guitars & bass guitars, amplifiers, pro audio systems, and accessories. Enter Here
• Win a sweet Paul Reed Smith electric guitar, signed by members of Like A Storm! Enter Here
• Win a G&L Comanche electric guitar, a bunch of BBE guitar effects, and a 58″ Panasonic HDTV! Enter Here

If this bums you out, then this Musicians Friend coupon code is just for you! Tomorrow only (July 17, 2009), you can take 10% off all new Fender and Squier guitars, amps, and accessories. That’s right…ALL. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to pick up that new piece of Fender gear, your time has arrived.

Musicians Friend is not going to release the coupon code until tomorrow morning. I’ll update this post once it’s released, or you can follow the link below in the morning to find it. UPDATE: See coupon code below.

Coupon Code: FENDER
Expires: July 17, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. PT

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Now here’s the catch. Music123 says this deal is good for three days only, but they don’t say which days. Seriously…I looked all over the email they sent me and on their website. If I totally missed it and someone out there knows which days this runs, please leave the dates in the comments. My assumption is that it’s July 3,4, & 5. Who knows?

Coupon Code: Fireworks – Call 1-800-458-4076 24 hours a day.
Expires: July 5, 2009 (maybe!)
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I personally recommend the Edirol R-07, but if that’s a but too pricey, check out this deal Musicians Friend is running on the Yamaha POCKETRAK 2G pocket digital recorder. Right now, you can get this digital recorder for an extra $100 less than the usual same price.

MSRP: $450.00
Regular Price: $299.00
Current Price: $199.00
Savings: $251.00(55%)

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Here are a few deals that caught my eye:

Shure KSM27 Studio Condenser Microphone
MSRP: $575.00
Current Price: $199.00
Savings: $376.00(65%)
Personal note: I own this mic and absolutely love it. This is my go-to mic for most studio applications.
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Shure PG58 Microphone 3-Pack
MSRP: $130.02
Regular Price: $129.99
Current Price: $99.99
Savings: $30.03(23%)
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CAD CM217 Condenser Mic – Buy One, Get One Free
MSRP: $239.96
Current Price: $59.99
Savings: $179.97(75%)
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Currently, the models still are stock are:

• Korg KM-202 2-Channel Mixer W/Integrated KAOSS Pad – $279
• Korg KM-402 4-Channel Mixer W/Integrated KAOSS Pad – $329
• Korg Zero-4 Live CONTROL 4-Ch Mixer With Firewire – $799
• Korg Zero-8 Live CONTROL 8-Channel Mixer W/Midi/Fx – $1,199

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This weekend only, BSW is offering a web-only 10% discount on any order over $100.

Expires: 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2008
Coupon Code: THANKS1108
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This month, they are giving away a Behringer XENYX 802 mixer.

The Xenyx 802 is a surprisingly great little mixer. It consistently receives positive reviews and is incredibly useful for podcasters, home studio applications as well as for live events. I can personally vouch for this product. I use one for basic remote recording for podcasting and, for the money, does a great job.

The XENYX 802 has 8 inputs and a FX Send control for each channel. Additionally, assignable CD/tape inputs have been incorporated for routing flexibility.

Entry Deadline: December 10, 2008
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This contest has expired, but check out our other musical instrument giveaways
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Through the end of 2008, Shure is offering a $10 cash-back rebate on SM58 mics. Now, I know this isn’t a ton of money, but even after tax, that gives you an industry standard microphone for under a hundred bucks. I’ll take three!

Expires: December 31, 2008

Get It: Click Here For More About This Deal | Download Rebate Form (PDF)

In addition, you can add a bunch of other products to your order and get the same no payments, no interest deal on those, as well.

Expires: October 26, 2008
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I’ve just stumbled upon a page on Musicians Friend’s website where they list even more buy one, get one free mic deals. They currently have seven such deals, but check back often as I’m sure they’ll add more. These deals are starting at $49, which is pretty sweet for two decent mics!

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Mackie has just announced a pretty interesting contest. They have a prize lined up for you but they’re not going to tell you what it is!

So what’s the deal? Enter now to win one of the first available products that Mackie will be introducing at Winter NAMM 2009. They also give you a chance to guess what it is, although your guess will not affect your chance for winning.

Entry Deadline: January 9, 2009
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Although there are many skus on sale, here’s one in particular…a 30ft guitar cable.

MSRP: $60.00
Regular Price: $49.99
Current Price: $24.99
Savings: $35.01(60%)

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Guitar Center has made a deal with AES to get their customers into the show for free through a special VIP Exhibits Only Badge. If you’re planning on making a trip to AES, you may want to shell out the extra cash to gain access to other events, such as the Surround Live Symposium. If you live in the area, though, this free pass will get you in to check out all of the new audio gear that’s being introduced.

Expires: September 29, 2008

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Currently, this promotion includes the following Yamaha PA Packages:

• Yamaha EMX5016CF / S115V / SM15V PA System
• Yamaha EMX512SC-S115V-M PA Package
• Yamaha EMX5014/S115V PA Package
• Yamaha EMX5014C and JBL JRX115 PA Package
• Yamaha EMX5016CF / S115V PA System

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Expires: October 15, 2008

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There are over 70 microphone models on sale, so if you have a mic type or price range in mind, chances are you can find something that will work for you.

Here are a few examples of these deals:

• Buy an MXL 4000 Multi-Pattern FET Studio Condenser Microphone, get a FREE MXL 603S Pencil Instrument Microphone ($129.99 Value)
• Get a Nady SP1 Microphone and Stand Package for $19.99
• Save $30 on an MXL V63M Studio Condenser Microphone (now just $69.99)

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