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Yamaha Australia is now the official distributor and importer or Ampeg. Yamaha Guitar Group, Japan, acquired the Ampeg brand on the 10th May 2018. Ampeg is one of the most recognised bass amplification brands worldwide and was one of the first manufacturers…
Fender releases the Diesel Signature Series Stratocaster. Mark Lizotte, aka Diesel, is one of those rare Australian guitar players that gets a signature instrument made in his name. The guitar represents his first strat with a few mods. The guitar is made…
Zoom has released the Q2n-4K. As the model name suggests this popular device now records video in 4K resolution. Some other features have also been improved, some listed below. 150° wide-angle lens (f2.8/15.2 mm) 12 ‘Scene’ options for use in different lighting environments, including…
Jered Threatin 29, and his band Threatin have been making world headlines for having a huge fake following that was used to book gigs that hardly anyone showed up to. Even though many have criticised and derided his effort, of which there…
Roy Clarke passed away at age 85 today. Roy was one of those guitar players that many never heard of. Always an entertainer in the days when music was mostly enjoyed live. He first started playing banjo until a neighbour gave him…
The new Fender Meteora is now available in stores. This guitar is part of the “Parallel Universe” series where Fender has given guitar designers some freedom to come up with new designs. The Meteora seems to be a cross-breed between a Jazzmaster…
Gibson revives The Paul for a 40th anniversary edition featuring a gloss finished solid walnut body, and 490R neck and 498T bridge pickups. The Paul is a fairly simple guitar with a relatively small price in the Gibson range and should be…
Fender has just released an absolutely gorgeous looking limited edition “midnight hour” P-Bass. A mesmerising purple sparkle gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finis Pure Vintage ’63 Split-Coil Precision Bass pickups Alder body and a 34-inch-scale “1963 C” maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. Vintage-style heel-adjust…
Fender is set to release in 2019 two Jimmy Page signature series Telecasters based on his teles that were used on Led Zeppelin’s first album and extensively on next two. And of course his guitar with the YardBirds. Two models will…
The last year or so has brought many big changes to the Australian music instruments products distribution and wholesale, some of which are listed below. Jands no longer is the distributor of JBL speakers, after some decades. CMI is the new importer….