Want to learn how to play drums?
Experienced drum instructors Fred Sottile, Jeff Fish and Joe Allesandro will be teaching 3 free group drum lessons at Sam Ash Music in Cerritos, California.
Sat. January 5th: 10am – 12 noonCall Paul Delaney at 562-468-1107 for more info.
Sat. January 12th: 1:30 – 3:00pm
Sat. February 23rd: 2 - 4pm
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Danté Roberson began playing for the Church of God in Christ at the tender age of 3. This self-taught musician later put himself through school to learn how to read music and was taken under the wing of his mentor, Anthony King.
Roberson continues to hone his skills while learning about the music business and has worked with many notable artists including Platinum selling, Grammy and Stellar Award Winners.
Here are some of Dante Roberson’s musical accomplishments:
Musical Director: Comedy Central’s “Weekends at The DL” featuring DL Hughley of The Kings of Comedy, Robin Duhe (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly), Playboy’s “Nightcalls” featuring D’Wayne Wiggins, El DeBarge, Marcus Johnson, The Golden State Warriors and for various up and coming artists.Dante Roberson will be conducting a drum clinic at Sam Ash Music in Cerritos, California, on Thursday February 21 at 7pm.
Recorded with: Jaime and Sunnye Hawkins, Carl Wheeler, Tremaine Hawkins, Daryl Coley, Phil Perry, Ivan Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Michael Cooper, Tony Saunders, New Power Generation, Dayne Stevens, Najee, Jaime Foxx, Tank, Alicia Keys.
Performed with: Najee, Joe, Marcus Miller, Marcus Johnson, D’Wayne Wiggins, DL Hughley, Eric Benet, Jaime Foxx, Tank, India.Arie, Dave Hollister, BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Tracey Chapman, Busta Rhymes, The Whispers, Larry Braggs of Tower of Power.
John Favicchia has been called "one of the most musical and well-rounded drummers." His versatility has enabled him to play gigs and drum clinics worldwide. In addition to playing with his band, Dharma All Stars, he has performed and/or recorded with Steve Khan, Larry Coryell, Harvie Swartz, Chieli Minucci, David Mann, Bob Malach, Dean Brown, Mike Pope, Lonnie Plaxico and Steve Adelson.
Upcoming John Favicchia drum clinics at Sam Ash in the Los Angeles area:
"I am very proud to announce that for the year 2007 Sam Ash Music has won the Music Inc. "Retailer of the Year" award for chain stores. Thank all of you very much, we couldn't have done it without you."
December 2007
Extended holiday hours for the Southern California Sam Ash Music stores in Hollywood, Torrance, City of Industry (Puente Hills), Cerritos, Canoga Park and Westminster:
Friday, Dec. 14th: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 15th: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 16th: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 17th – Friday, Dec. 21st: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 22nd: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 23rd: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 25th: Closed - MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wednesday, Dec. 26th – Sunday, Dec. 30th: Normal Store Hours
Monday, Dec. 31st, New Year’s Eve: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008: Closed - HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Friday, Dec. 14th: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PMSee sidebar on right for each store's normal store hours for 2008.
Saturday, Dec. 15th: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 16th: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 17th – Thurs., Dec. 20th: 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Friday, Dec. 21st: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 22nd: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 23rd: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 25th: Closed - MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wednesday, Dec. 26th – Sat., Dec. 29th: 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Sunday, Dec. 30th: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 31st, New Year’s Eve: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Foolish FoolsSunday, December 16th at 2pm
The Bolts
Apocalipstick
The Gentlemen
Touch Response
Aceive
Sam Ash Music is having a big holiday sale this weekend!There's a great interview with Paul McCartney in the newest Sam Ash Gear Guide on page 83.
Paul discusses his greatest acoustic songs, his influences, his fingerpicking technique and his signature model Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar.
A used Epiphone Texan FT-79 acoustic guitar signed by Paul McCartney is currently on sale in the Sam Ash store in Canoga Park, California. Serial number: 03364006. Limited edition #105 of 250. Made in Nashville, Tennessee. It's a beauty!
On page 82 of the new December catalog, the Sam Ash Music Institute Guitar Lesson of the Month features the chords and strumming pattern in the style of Paul McCartney's "Yesterday."
Fans of The Beatles can also learn about the John Lennon Epiphone EJ160E jumbo acoustic/electric guitar on page 12.
To check out the new Sam Ash Gear Guide, sign up for the mailing list, download it at samashmusic.com or visit any Sam Ash Music store.
Check out the holiday deals from Native Instruments:
1. BUY TRAKTOR SCRATCH and GET TRAKTOR 3 for FREE!
Ableton is now shipping Live 7, new add-on instruments and Ableton Suite.
Live 7 is full of enhancements to the audio engine including 64-bit mix summing, new and improved devices with side-chaining capability, better MIDI timing and hardware integration. Most-requested features, such as time signature changes, video export and multiple automation lanes have been added. The brand new "Drum Rack" streamlines beat making with an easy drag-and-drop interface and offers native sliced audio and REX file support.
New add-on instruments include Tension (string synth), Electric (classic electric pianos) and Analog.
The new Ableton Suite bundle includes Ableton Live 7, Sampler, Operator, Electric, Analog, Tension, Drum Machines, Essential Instrument Collection 2 and Session Drums all in one box.
For more on these new releases, visit ableton.com or any Sam Ash Music store.
Are your guitar and mic cables a tangled mess? Does it seem to take forever to strike the stage after every show? We hear you.
Stage Ninja helps solve these problems with their new INS-26S and XLR-26S retractable cable systems.
A high-end braided cable with quality Neutrik® connectors, Stage Ninja® cable systems offer players and techs instant cable retraction with one tug of the cable after performance. Stage Ninja® cable systems eliminate cord-tangles while providing a damage resistant storage housing. Units also stack on top of each other for stage and studio space efficiency.
For more info, visit stageninja.net or any SoCal Sam Ash Music store.
Bluz Doggz are scheduled to play a free show on the DigiTruck stage.
Sam Ash Music in Cerritos on Tuesday, December 4 at 6pm.
Blues, roots and rock 'n roll!
Sam Ash Music is celebrating Thanksgiving all weekend long with huge price cuts!
Members of the Southern California Steel Guitar Association will be holding their regional meeting at Sam Ash Music in Cerritos on December 1 at 1pm.
Everyone is welcome to attend and participate. The SCSGA is actively seeking new membership, and there are no membership fees to join. Steel players of varying skill levels will exchange ideas, techniques and experiences. Bring your Pedal Steel Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar or Dobro and jam on the sound stage.
For more info, contact Mike Maddux at 562-468-1107.
Congrats to DJ Dopee who won the Fall DJ Battle at Sam Ash Music in Ontario, California.
Pictured above from left to right are First Place Winner DJ Dopee, Electro-Voice specialist Omar Arnold and runner-up DJ Bucket.
Special thanks to ZoSo for playing a great free show at Sam Ash Music in City of Industry, California on October 27.
The DigiTruck is a custom built 53-foot tractor trailer that provides a controlled environment where you can get your hands on the latest products from DigiTech, dbx, Lexicon, Soundcraft, JBL, BSS, AKG and Crown. The DigiTruck has a lounge that can sleep five plus a full bathroom with shower and demo room as well as a drop-down stage utilizing the latest professional gear.
The Travis Larson Band will be playing on the DigiTruck stage at the following Sam Ash stores in Southern California:
Recording artist Julius Tolentino will demo the highly acclaimed P. Mauriat Saxophones at Sam Ash Music in Torrance on December 8.
Tolentino graduated from the Hartt School of Music and studied with jazz legend Jackie McLean. He has performed with Philip Harper, Antonio Hart, Vanessa Rubin, Cecil Bridgewater, Charlie Persip, Dion Parsons, Eric Reed, Marcus Printup, Craig Handy, Billy Drummond, Wes Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Kevin Mahogany, Christian McBride, Natalie Cole, Cecil Brooks III, Kioshi Kitagawa, Marleena Shaw, and Cyrus Chestnut. In 1999 he joined the highly acclaimed Illinois Jacquet Big Band performing, touring, and recording with the jazz legend for 5 years. Tolentino played on the recording "On The Loose" (Sharp Nine) showcasing the young lions on the New York scene in 2001. His solo debut release "Just the Beginning" (Sharp Nine '05) recieved rave reviews and peaked at #8 on the jazz charts. Since then he has toured all over the US, Europe, South America and the Middle East.
With sophisticated technique and skilled interpretation, Julius Tolentino creates a sound that is unique while also based on tradition. Composer and performer, Tolentino builds a rapport with his audience and strives to produce an authentic portrayal of jazz music.
Sam Ash Music. 19800 Hawthorne Blvd. in Torrance, CA. Free clinic begins at 6pm on Sat. Dec. 8.
Multi-Grammy nominated, world-renowned composer, producer, songwriter and arranger Peter Wolf will conduct a music production and arranging seminar at Sam Ash in Canoga Park on November 20.
Wolf was recently knighted and awarded with the highest honor his birth country of Austria has to give: das Groesse Ehrenkreuz der Republik Oesterreich fuer Kunst und Kultur (the Great Honor Cross of the Republic of Austria for Art and Culture).
Born in Vienna, Peter Wolf studied classical piano at Vienna’s Conservatory of Music and won the European Jazz Festival as a solo pianist at age 16. He came to America in his early 20’s and began playing keyboards for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention in the late 70’s. He was one of America’s top ranking studio keyboardists and arrangers in the 80's and became a hugely successful music producer and songwriter.
He has written eight #1 songs and produced, arranged and/or written for a wide range of musical talents including THE JEFFERSON STARSHIP (“We Built This City,” “Sara”) COMMODORES (“Nightshift”), WANG CHUNG (“Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” “Let’s Go”), EL DEBARGE (“Who’s Johnny” from Short Circuit), GO WEST (“King of Wishful Thinking” from Pretty Woman, “Faithful”), HEART (“These Dreams,” “What About Love”), PATTI LABELLE (“On My Own”), KENNY LOGGINS (“Playing With The Boys” from Top Gun, “Avalon”), ESCAPE CLUB (“I’ll Be There”), PABLO CRUISE, GRACE SLICK, SANTANA, THE POINTER SISTERS, CHICAGO, CLIFF RICHARD, NATALIE COLE, THE SCORPIONS, 'N SYNC, OLETA ADAMS and JOE SAMPLE and has worked most recently on SERGIO MENDES new hit album for Concord Records.
In addition to his career in the world of rock and popular music, Wolf has also scored a number of major motion pictures including Neverending Story III, Weekend at Bernie’s II and Leon DeWinter’s The Hollywood Sign, starring Rod Steiger, Burt Reynolds and Tom Beringer. He is currently composing songs and score for the upcoming film Band On the Run.
With 75 million records sold as a songwriter and producer, Peter Wolf was voted second most successful musician of the last century by a premiere Austrian magazine, trailing only Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Peter Wolf will lead a Production & Arranging Seminar at The Studio at Sam Ash Canoga Park on Tuesday November 20 at 7pm. Following the presentation, G. Miller will moderate an in-depth Q&A session. Refreshments, giveaways and admission are free. Sponsored by Telefunken USA, Korg and Digidesign. Seating is limited. RSVP by email or by calling a Sam Ash Recording Specialist at 818-709-5650.
Sam Ash Music in Canoga Park is having a Used Guitar & Amp Sale throughout the month of November.
Ask for the list of special deals. Save 10-60% on select used guitars and amps only at the Canoga Park Sam Ash location at Roscoe & De Soto during November 2007.
Due to the success of the first Deconstructing the Mix seminar last month, Barry Rudolph will return for another informative mixing clinic. Rudolph will discuss step-by-step the mixing process he used in the final mixes of several recent record projects. Mixing inside Pro Tools HD, the primary focus for this tutorial will be his sonic concepts, musical aesthetic and the methods used to attain them.
The Studio at Sam Ash Canoga Park. 20934 Roscoe Blvd. at De Soto Ave. Monday December 3 at 7pm. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited for this free seminar. RSVP by email or by calling a Recording Specialist at 818-709-5650.
Musician, guitarist, producer, composer, recording artist and former Musicians Institute guitar instructor Prashant Aswani will conduct a series of guitar master classes at four Los Angeles area Sam Ash Music Stores.
Wed. Nov. 7 at Sam Ash TorrancePrashant Aswani will demo his ESP Viper and Xtone Paramount guitars and discuss the amps and effects in his signal chain. Admission: Free. Clinics start at 7pm.
Wed. Nov. 14 at Sam Ash Canoga Park
Wed. Dec. 5 at Sam Ash Puente Hills in City of Industry
Wed. Dec. 12 at Sam Ash Cerritos
Learning how to play the guitar online just got easier thanks to Learn Music, an online guitar education company and music equipment giant Sam Ash. The Sam Ash Music Institute, located at www.SamAshMusicInstitute.com, has just launched, offering students a chance of a lifetime to learn guitar online from the best.
Broken down into simple video tutorials, learning the guitar with SamAshMusicInstitute.com is a breeze. The site offers users an abundance of preformatted video instruction guides for every possible guitar skill. Helping make the SamAshMusicInstitute.com website a must join for any aspiring guitarist is the personalized touch offered by the site.
Visitors that sign up for guitar lessons with the Sam Ash Music Institute are provided a personalized video instruction menu that offers each individual the quickest and most efficient path to learning the guitar. New users will be prompted to enter relevant information about their guitar skills and aspirations, and then be provided with a customized video instruction set.
The SamAshMusicInstitute.com website not only provides ground breaking high resolution video instruction for its members, it also has the best live support in the business. With instant live chat availability, students are able to connect with their guitar teachers quickly and effectively when questions arise.
Learn Music has been a trailblazer for online music instruction. The company has focused on pupil friendly lessons that get results and keep the student motivated as their core mission since 1999. Sam Ash Music is one of the nation’s largest music instrument retailers, offering world class experience and innovation in its field. The coming together of the two companies to create an educational website provides music students with something to be excited about.
“We have been providing online guitar instruction for over 8 years, and our passion is as strong now as it has ever been. Along with the explosion of the video game Guitar Hero there has been a massive interest spike and curiosity on what it would be like to play a real guitar. We are very excited to have partnered with Sam Ash Music to make this site the place to learn guitar online,” explains Learn Music founder and instructor Rick Napolitano.
Visitors to SamAshMusicInstitute.com are provided with sample videos, a detailed list of services offered by the company and a free 3 day trial.
With full length streaming clinics, a personalized learning plan, industry leading live support and a MySpace style online community, the Sam Ash Music Institute is unquestionably the place to learn guitar online.
To sign up for the free 3 day trial,
visit www.SamAshMusicInstitute.com.
PreSonus has announced three new recording solutions:
MegaStudio Producer gives you everything you need to record your music, create your videos and distribute and sell your music worldwide. MegaStudio Producer features the award-winning PreSonus FP10 (formerly FirePod) FireWire recording interface, more than $2,000 worth of music and video production software, 5 free uploads to iTunes from TuneCore, as well as free BroadJam.com membership and a complete “Go Pro” guide with tons of information on sharing, distributing and selling your music and videos. More than four hours of included tutorial videos provide step-by-step instructions on how to produce professional-quality recordings and videos.
The FireStudio Project is a complete 24-bit/96K professional recording system combining eight Class A XMAX microphone preamplifiers, 24-bit/96k sample rate conversion, zero-latency matrix router mixer and the PreSonus ProPak Software Suite featuring Steinberg's Cubase LE 4 48-track recording and production software, over 25 real-time plug-in effects and more than 2 GB of drum loops and samples.
Based on the award-winning Central Station, Monitor Station is a new desktop monitoring and communications system that provides talkback, speaker switching, input source switching and four ultra loud and clear headphone amplifiers.
For more info on these new PreSonus releases, visit any Sam Ash Music store.
Noted recording engineer/mixer/journalist Barry Rudolph will conduct a music-mixing seminar at The Studio at Sam Ash Canoga Park on the evening of Tuesday October 23.
Entitled "Deconstructing The Mix," the seminar will follow Rudolph step-by-step through the mixing process he used in the final mixes of several recent record projects. Mixing inside Pro Tools HD, the primary focus for this tutorial will be his sonic concepts, musical aesthetic and the methods used to attain them.
Rudolph's vast discography includes engineering and mixing numerous gold/platinum certified records by artists Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hall and Oates, The Corrs, BB Mak, Pat Benatar, Robbie Nevil, Enrique Iglesias, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Mathis, Mick Jagger, Selena, Tony Williams, Levon Helm, John Prine, Keith Moon, and The Beach Boys. He has worked with producers Tom Dowd, Steve Cropper, Jerry Fuller, Oliver Leiber, David Gamson, Neil Giraldo, Rick Rubin, Rafael Botijja-Perez, Stanley Clarke, Kevin Savigar and Rob Cavallo, to name a few.
Rudolph also writes product reviews and features for Mix Magazine and authors the "New Toys" column in L.A.-based Music Connection Magazine.
The Studio at Sam Ash Canoga Park. 20934 Roscoe Blvd. at De Soto Ave. Tuesday Oct. 23 at 7pm. Seating is limited for this free clinic. RSVP by email or by calling 818-709-5650.
UPDATE: Due to the success of this clinic, Barry Rudolph will conduct a Deconstructing the Mix 2 seminar on December 3.
Steinberg has announced next month's release of Nuendo 4.
Nuendo 4 offers a state-of-the-art automation system along with new recording functionality and Track Preset management features to speed up audio production workflows. A next-generation VST3 effect plug-in suite, the innovative MediaBay database, new editing commands and Track Quick Controls raise production efficiency and quality to new heights.
For more on Nuendo 4, visit steinberg.net or any Sam Ash Music store.
From Antares, the company that revolutionized professional vocal production with Auto-Tune pitch correction technology, Harmony Engine is a real-time harmony generating plug-in that puts professional-quality vocal harmony arrangements within reach of any songwriter, producer, musician or engineer.
With four independent harmony voices, a variety of powerful harmony generating modes, humanization features for natural sounding performances and a flexible real-time preset system for harmony and vocal type, Harmony Engine provides incredibly easy-to-use tools to quickly and easily produce virtually any vocal arrangement you can imagine.
Whether you're an experienced vocal arranger, a songwriter looking for that perfect backup vocal or a composer experimenting with unique vocal effects, Harmony Engine gives you entirely new ways to create the harmony parts you hear in your head.
Antares Product Specialist Brian English will demo the new Harmony Engine plug-in at three SoCal Sam Ash Music locations:
Access has released OS 2.5.1 for Virus TI, TI Keyboard and Polar. This new version is especially exciting as it adds Virus TI and Virus Control Plug-in support for Logic 8 and Pro Tools as well as beta support for Sonar 7, Nuendo and Microsoft Vista 32. Visit the Access website or any SoCal Sam Ash for more info.
Sam Ash Music in Hollywood is hosting a Meet & Greet with Squier® Signature Model P Bass® Guitar Artist Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. Special Fender® and Squier® pricing will be offered during the event.
Sam Ash Music. 7360 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA. October 9 at 5pm.
Sponsored by Fender®/Squier® & Sam Ash Music.
Squier®, Precision Bass® and the distinctive headstock and body designs of those guitars are trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
Sam Ash is blowing out the last few pre-2006 Martin and Taylor acoustic guitars left in the stores to make room for more new guitars.
Taylor Guitars made in 2005 and earlier and Martin Guitars with serial numbers under 950,000 are all on sale now. These guitars will be specially priced to move until they are gone.
Stop by your nearest Sam Ash Music store to check out the deals.
The Studio at Sam Ash Canoga Park. Top (L-R): Zev Birnbaum, Digidesign's Jon Connolly, Jefferson Smith. Seated: TJ Milian, Gussie Miller.
Sam Ash Canoga Park General Manager Keith Johnson and Studio Recording Specialists Zev Birnbaum, Gussie Miller & Jefferson Smith.
Cakewalk Sonar 7 is now available in Producer and Studio versions.
New to Sonar 7 Producer Edition:
So you've set up your studio with all the best recording gear: top-of-the-line mics, preamps, compressors, good quality cable...
If your recordings don't sound as good as the ones coming out of the big-name studios, it could be because of the acoustics of your room!
Auralex Acoustics is the industry leader in acoustical treatment products. Use their online Interactive Kit Calculator for a quick recommendation on what it will take to acoustically treat your recording room. 
If you have problems with sound transmission or an odd-shaped room, Auralex also offers a free Personalized Room Analysis. Download the form and fax it to Auralex or just stop by any Southern California Sam Ash Music store and speak with a Recording Specialist.
ESP Guitars has announced the addition of ten exciting new LTD models to their line. The new models for Fall 2007 will be available through Sam Ash Music later this year.
Perhaps the most unique new model of the group, the KH-JR joins the company’s other Kirk Hammett Signature Series models. It is ESP’s first foray into a smaller size instrument that’s perfect for younger players as well as other guitarists who’d like a travel/practice instrument. Resembling a smaller version of the popular ESP KH-2, the KH-JR (Junior) implements a 20.5” 3/4 scale design, with a basswood body and a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. A black finish, skull & bones inlays, and the same ESP-EMG LH-300 pickups used on the LTD KH-202 make this guitar perfect for any Metallica fan, young or not-so-young. A gig bag is included with the KH-JR.
LTD’s EC Series single-cutaway guitars expended with four new models. The affordable and popular EC-50 is now available in two new finishes (Black Satin and 2-Tone Burst). Similarly, the EC-100QM offers its high playability and sumptuous quilted maple top in a brand new Faded Cherry Sunburst finish.
Two more EC Series models were added to the LTD Deluxe group. The EC-1000 is now available in two stunning new finishes: See-Thru Blue and See-Thru Green. These high-performance models implement a set-neck design at a comfortable 24.75” scale. Both offer a mahogany body with a flamed maple top, and use a three-piece mahogany neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard. The guitars’ neck, body, and headstock are treated with white binding and abalone purfling. The Earvana compensated nut allows for precise intonation, and the Schaller locking tuners and Tonepros bridge/tailpiece ensure the instruments stay in tune even during the most hardcore playing. EMG 81 (Bridge) and EMG 60 (Neck) active pickups help give these guitars the powerful tone that ESP has made famous.
ESP’s M and MH Series guitars also received a facelift with four new models: the M-53, the M-103FM, the MH-53 and MH-103QM. These affordable guitars offer a high-quality alternative to the standard inexpensive choices in rock guitars, with designs that are based on some of ESP’s most respected models. All four of the new models add a great-feeling (and great-looking) maple fingerboard to the M and MH Series, which previously was comprised only of rosewood fingerboard models. The M-53 is offered in a black finish, while the M-103FM (See-Thru Black finish) adds a licensed Floyd Rose tremolo system. The MH-53’s maple fingerboard provides a cool contrast to its black finish, while the MH-100QM highlights its quilted maple top in a See-Thru Blue color scheme.
For more info, visit any Sam Ash store or espguitars.com.
The Sam Ash Disc Direct online CD and DVD duplication service offers a fast and convenient way to duplicate and distribute professional-quality color-printed CDs and DVDs and custom packaging. We burn the content that you send us onto professional-grade CD-Rs and DVD-Rs and print them with full-color or black-only graphics. The online duplication service allows you to create and order CDs and DVDs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For Same Day rush service, call 1-800-4-SAMASH or email discdirect@samash.com. There are no setup fees and no minimum orders!
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Sam Ash Music and the Grove of Anaheim are giving away tickets to the Black Label Society concert at the Grove on Wed. October 3.
Enter to win at Sam Ash in Westminster, Cerritos or Ontario. Visit any of these three stores for details.
Sam Ash has Ampeg bass and guitar gear.
Some of the Ampeg amps and cabs at Sam Ash:
Who's on Ampeg's Artist List?
Reason 4 will be released to the world on Wednesday September 26. The masterminds at Propellerheads have done it again.
Reason has come full circle. Rebuilt from the ground up and equipped with a brand new sequencer, a revolutionary groove tool, a stunning arpeggiator and an incredible new synth named Thor, Reason 4 is set to change how you make your music.
If you own a previous version of Reason, you will be able to upgrade at a discounted upgrade price. Upgrade versions will be sold at all Sam Ash Music stores. If you have purchased Reason new after June 1, 2007, hold on to your receipt and contact Propellerheads when Reason 4 is out, and they will supply you with a free upgrade. Detailed info about this process will be published on the Propellerheads website when the upgrade is available.
Reserve your copy of Reason 4 today by preordering at any Sam Ash store. Want to learn more about Reason 4? Click here.
Native Instruments has announced 5 New Products that will be released on October 1:
GUITAR RIG 3
Looking for a great amp for your acoustic/electric guitar?
The Hartke AC150 Acoustic Ribbon Amplifier received glowing reviews in Guitar World, Acoustic Guitar and 20th Century Guitar Magazine this month.
The AC150 features a 150 watt tri-amped design, with 50 watts powering the left and right full range speakers and 50 watts powering the high frequency ribbon tweeter. To reduce feedback, there is a phase switch on channel 1 as well as a variable notch filter with depth control. On the rear panel of the amplifier there is an effects loop with stereo return, and stereo XLR direct outputs.
The Hartke AC150 is now on sale at all Sam Ash Music stores.
That Great Gretsch Sound is back at Sam Ash Music.
Gretsch drum sets, including the Catalina, Renown and New Classic kits, are available now at Sam Ash.
Mosaic played a free show recently at Sam Ash Music in Cerritos. Bands play every Saturday afternoon at the Cerritos Sam Ash store during Sound Stage Saturdays.
Taylor Guitars has announced a new line of solid body electric guitars.
Bob Taylor: "About a year ago, we were working on some humbuckers for a new T5. These pickups sounded so great, we looked up and said, 'Hey, we're in the electric guitar business now!'... We literally designed every part of this guitar ourselves, right down to the knobs!"
Choose from three models (Classic, Standard and Custom) in full or 3/4-size. The major launch for these guitars is scheduled for January 2008 with a limited pre-production run on sale this fall. Visit any Sam Ash Music store or the Taylor Guitars website for more info. Check out the teaser video with Bob Taylor here.
