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Black Friday Sale at Sam Ash! 2007-11-21 23:45:00 Sam Ash Music is celebrating Thanksgiving all weekend long with huge price cuts!Thanksgiving Bash 20073 Awesome Days of Deals!Friday
, Saturday & SundayNovember 23, 24 & 25Special Friday Hours: 9am-10pmThe Sam Ash Thanksgiving Bash starts on Black
Friday at 9am and goes through Sunday, November 25, 2007.Massive savings on such top brands as Fender, Gretsch, Charvel, Taylor, Larrivee, Jackson, ESP, Dean, Ibanez, EV, JBL, QSC, Mackie, Roland, Korg, Casio, Washburn, Marshall, Line 6, Peavey, VOX, Numark, Pioneer, Denon, Tama, Hartke, Samson, ZOOM, Yamaha, Selmer, Bach and more!Make NO PAYMENTS, Pay NO INTEREST till 2009 on any purchase you make with the Sam Ash Backstage Club Card. Any sale qualifies - including used gear!*Plus, get a Digital Chromatic Tuner FREE with any purchase of $199 or more!*For a complete list of store locations and hours, visit www.samashmusic.com.*Free tuner promotion: Limited time offer. Certain items from Andino, Apple, Buffet Pro, Edirol, Epiphone, Fend Read more:Black Friday
Southern California Steel Guitar Association 2007-11-21 09:55:00 Members of the SouthernCaliforniaSteelGuitar
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.
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Fall DJ Battle in Ontario 2007-11-20 09:39:00 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.
ZoSo Free Show 2007-11-09 10:25:00 Special thanks to ZoSo for playing a great free show at Sam Ash Music in City of Industry, California on October 27.
DigiTruck with Travis Larson Band 2007-11-08 07:55:00 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 TravisLarson
Band will be playing on the DigiTruck stage at the following Sam Ash stores in Southern California:Ontario Mills on Wed. Nov. 28 from 3-8pmPuente Hills on Thurs. Nov. 29 from 3-8pmWestminster on Fri. Nov. 30 from 3-8pmCanoga Park on Sat. Dec. 1 from Noon-6pmThere will be free swag, product giveaways and special deals on select DigiTech products.
P. Mauriat Sax Clinic with Julius Tolentino 2007-11-07 10:51:00 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, Read more:Clinic
Peter Wolf Production & Arranging Seminar 2007-11-06 09:05:00 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 Read more:Production
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Used Guitar & Amp Sale 2007-11-06 08:37:00 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.
Barry Rudolph Deconstructing the Mix 2 2007-11-05 11:49:00 Due to the success of the first Deconstructing the Mix seminar last month, BarryRudolph
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.
Prashant Aswani Guitar Master Classes 2007-11-05 11:34:00 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 TorranceWed. Nov. 14 at Sam Ash Canoga ParkWed. Dec. 5 at Sam Ash Puente Hills in City of IndustryWed. Dec. 12 at Sam Ash CerritosPrashant 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.
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Guitar Lessons Now Online from Sam Ash Music Institute 2007-09-29 05:10:00 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 wi Read more:Guitar
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PreSonus New Gear 2007-09-27 09:34:00 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
Barry Rudolph "Deconstructing the Mix" 2007-09-25 02:03:00 Noted recording engineer/mixer/journalist BarryRudolph
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
Steinberg Nuendo 4 2007-09-25 00:07:00 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.
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Antares Harmony Engine Clinics 2007-09-24 23:51:00 From Antares, the company that revolutionized professional vocal production with Auto-Tune pitch correction technology, HarmonyEngine
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 loca Read more:Clinics
Access Virus Software Update 2007-09-24 23:37:00 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.
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Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Meet & Greet 2007-09-24 09:07:00 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.
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Martin and Taylor Acoustic Guitar Closeouts 2007-09-23 22:53:00 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 Guitar
s 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.
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The Studio at Sam Ash Canoga Park Celebrates Grand Opening on Oct. 16 2007-09-22 13:02:00 The Studio at Sam Ash Canoga Park. Top (L-R): Zev Birnbaum, Digidesign's Jon Connolly, Jefferson Smith. Seated: TJ Milian, Gussie Miller.The Studioat Sam Ash Canoga ParkGrand
OpeningTuesday October 16 at 6:30pmFree clinics by Digidesign and AuralexThe Studio is the new high-end recording room at Sam Ash Music in Canoga Park, California. Centered around a Pro Tools HD3 rig with 24 channels of ICON D-Command control, the room was treated for acoustics by the team at Auralex to provide a proper listening environment to demo instruments, microphones, reference monitors and the latest recording equipment. Sit back on the couch and let your ears decide on the perfect gear for your next recording session.Studio owners, producers, engineers and musicians are invited to join us for hors d’œuvres at the Grand Opening of The Studio on October 16. Digidesign's Jon Connolly will demonstrate the newest advances in Pro Tools HD hardware, software and plug-ins. Auralex will discuss the acoustical
Cakewalk Sonar 7 Now Shipping 2007-09-20 02:17:00 Cakewalk Sonar
7 is now available in Producer and Studio versions.New to Sonar 7 Producer Edition:A complete MIDI overhaul with Smart MIDI Tools and dozens of other new featuresIntroduction of the most powerful Step Sequencer found in any DAWTrue linear phase mastering plug-insInternal sidechainingDelay compensation for external hardwarePitch to MIDI functionality with Roland V-Vocal 1.5Numerous workflow, mixing and delivery enhancements throughout the applicationFor more info, visit cakewalk.com or any Sam Ash Music store.
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Free Auralex Studio Room Analysis 2007-09-17 09:37:00 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 Announces New LTD Guitar Models 2007-09-16 10:46:00 ESP Guitar
s 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 Sati
CD/DVD Duplication Services by Sam Ash Disc Direct 2007-09-15 10:26:00 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!discdirect.samashmusic.com
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Win Black Label Society Tickets 2007-09-14 10:43:00 Sam Ash Music and the Grove of Anaheim are giving away tickets to the BlackLabelSociety
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.
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Ampeg Bass Amps & Cabinets at Sam Ash 2007-09-14 08:35:00 Sam Ash has Ampeg bass and guitar gear.Some of the Ampeg amps and cabs at Sam Ash:SVT410HE Classic Series 4x10 Bass Speaker CabinetSVT410HLF Classic Series Ported Horn 4x10SVT450H Classic Series Bass Amplifier HeadJ20 Jet Tube 1x12" Guitar Combo AmplifierSVT810E Classic Series 8x10SVT4PRO Pro Series Bass HeadSVTCL Classic Series Bass Amp HeadMore Ampeg gear is on the way to all Los Angeles-area Sam Ash Music stores.Who's on Ampeg's Artist List?Ampeg Artists include Les Claypool, Victor Wooten, Michael Anthony, Josh Homme, Billy Sheehan, John McVie, Geezer Butler, Gene Simmons, Sting and Bootsy Collins.
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Stage Ninja Retractable Cables 2007-11-29 10:01:00 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.StageNinja
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.
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Bluz Doggz Free Concert 2007-11-29 09:36:00 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!
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Sam Ash Outrageous Weekend Sale 2007-12-07 11:57:00 Sam Ash Music is having a big holiday sale this weekend!Friday - Saturday - SundayDecember 7-9, 2007 OnlyAsk for the Outrageous
Sale List at the store!
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Paul McCartney Interview 2007-12-05 00:04:00 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.Currently on sale in the Sam Ash store in Canoga Park, California, is a used Epiphone Texan FT-79 acoustic guitar signed by Paul McCartney
. Serial number: 03364006. Limited edition #105 of 250. Made in Nashville, Tennessee. It's a beauty!Also in the new December catalog on page 82 is the Sam Ash Music Institute Guitar Lesson of the Month featuring 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.
Native Instruments Holiday Specials 2007-12-04 10:22:00 Check out the holiday deals from NativeInstruments
:1. BUY TRAKTOR SCRATCH and GET TRAKTOR 3 for FREE!SAVE $229Offer also extended to TRAKTOR SCRATCH Crossgrade and TRAKTOR SCRATCH Upgrade customers.Offer valid if you activate TRAKTOR SCRATCH between October 24th and December 31st, 2007.2. KONTAKT 3 CROSSGRADE available for $249SAVE $150 For owners of INTAKT, KOMPAKT or any third party sample libraries which utilize the KONTAKT Player3. GUITAR RIG 3 Software Edition Competitive Crossgrade available for $199!SAVE $100For owners of Line 6 Pods/TonePort/AmpFarm, IK Multimedia Ampltitube (1, 2, LE), Waves GTR. Because Amplitube LE is a qualifying product, all owners of Digidesign HD, 003, Mbox 2, Mbox 2 Pro, Mbox 2 Mini and Mbox 2 Micro products are eligible for the GUITAR RIG 3 SOFTWARE EDITION COMPETITIVE CROSSGRADE.For the details on these limited time offers from Native Instruments
, visit native-instruments.com or any SoCal Sam Ash Music store.
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