Over 300 of the worldsleadingmusicalinstrument distributers and maufacturers will be packed into Londons ExCeL venue on the 14th and 15th of June to inspire you, the consumer with their latest gear.
The show promises all the lastest gear and technology with siminars, conferences and even celebrities of the musicworld. You can expect to see exhibitors from “AcousticGuitar Magazine” through to “YamahaMusic UK”, and instruments from xylaphones to bassoons.
The supprising thing about this guitar is that it has a considerable amount of tone. The solidbody delivers a gooddeal of warmth that would be quite acceptable for a fullsizeguitar. The only down side to this size is that the intonation is quite sensitive and needed a little tweak out of the box. Though this is of little consequence for the very youngplayer.
To sum up, this little thing is certainly worth its weight in gold and certainly packs a heavy punch than its size would suggest.
There’s lots of guitar packages on the market, so there’s plenty of choice for the beginner. The Encore Blaster pack is currently one of the most affordable kits out there, and also one of the best value.
Available for only £149.99 down from £196, this pack is available in cherry sunburst, black or left handed black variations. Included in the pack is the Encore E99, B.B blaster amplifier, tuner, carry bag, stand, lead, strap, spare set of strings and a plectrum. Also included is an instructional DVD and a Tutor listing to get your rock star career started.
So, out of the box you can expect the guitar to be out of tune, nothing untoward there. The paintwork is great for a guitar in its price range and the overall build quality is rather pleasing. As with most guitars a quick set-up would not go a miss, though probably not immediately necessary.
The remaining items in the pack are the amp and the smaller accessories that sort of speak for themselves. The amplifier is basic and suitable for practice only. At 10 watts the B.B blaster amp will not offend your elderly neighbours, and if it turns out that they have super-sensitive spy-sattalite style hearing, then there’s a jack plug for your headphones to stick into (head phones not provided). Other features on the amp include an overdrive switch marked as “zap”, you also get “beef” (bass) “tweak” (treble) and most importantly “enjoy” (volume).
Other accessories include the carry bag,strings, stand and lead. The stand and carry bag are both Kinsman brand. Kinsman are a well reputed brand and whilst the bag provided does not have the padding you may want it is certainly durable.
Overall, this is a splendid pack that is reliable, affordable and has a good standard of build quality. The pack is bundled with all the extra’s you need to keep you going for a good while. A great package for anyone interested in starting out the guitar.
There is something for everyone ranging from electricguitarstarterpacks right through to very tasty Fenders, Ibanez and the like.
We are sure you are going to see something you like, but don’t hang around as this is a sale - not an ongoing offer and these prices will only last for a few days.
For many years now the Stagg S300 has been the staple diet of the beginners guitar market and for as little as £64.99 you can see why.
Having played the guitar for quite some time and given it a thorough checking over there is actually nothing to complain about considering the entire guitar is cheaper than a Seymour Duncan pickup.
First impressions on plugging in are, it’s a very Stratty tone, very sharp high ends, just not as rounded as an actual strat. The neck pickup setting delivers an organic hollow sound with a smooth low end, the middle delivers an almost acoustic tone and the neck gives us a piercing high end not for the faint hearted. The combination settings of neck and middle pickup and bridge and middle pickup give exactly what you’d expect from a Strat, that very sweet sounding Jazzy twang.
Starting at the top, the headstock is recognisably Stratish with sharp curves instead of rounded. The machineheads are sealed with a smooth action and do a good job of staying in tune.
The fret board is one of the best features of this guitar, the frets are seated well, edges well finished and the fret wire itself is highly polished and makes for very smooth playing on a neck with a nicely rounded D shape.
The solid alder body has a good weight and provides a good amount of tone, with a wide sweep of choice available from the tone controls and the tremolo bridge provides all the dive bombing opportunities you need with a highly polished and tidy finish.
For £64.99 this guitar certainly ticks all the boxes.
“You know, I haven’t seen Scott in awhile. I wish him the best and there’s no hardfeelings at all. We just kind of moved on and I’m very proud of what we did.”
The new album will likely include the tracks “Fix You”, “Hammerhead” “Stuff’s Messed Up” and “Takes Me Nowhere”. Holland describes them “lots of guitar, energy, lots of energy, and good songs”.
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