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Friday
05Feb2010

Martin Clinic Coming on March 2!

DateFriday, February 5, 2010 at 11:42AM |

Great news!  Avalon Music is pleased to announce a C.F. Martin guitars clinic for Tuesday, March 2 at 6:00 pm. 

We're bring back Martin rep Larry Barnwell and his sidekick, clinician Richard Starkey on their way back from the Wintergrass Festival.  Richard has worked as the resident player, technician and guitar setup expert at C. F. Martin & Co. for over 8 years. His clinics include a historical overview of the Martin Guitar Company throughout its 177 year lifetime.  There will be lots of picking and singing by Larry and Richard in a wide range of styles.

Avalon Music will have special pricing for all Martin guitars during the day and a free restringing clinic for steel string acoustic guitars from 11 am to 3 pm, as well as lots of FREE STUFF at the evening clinic!

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Tuesday
02Feb2010

New Vox AC30VR and AC15VR Are Here!

DateTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 10:21AM |

his morning before the store opened we plugged and cranked up the new Vox AC30VR 2x12 and AC15VR 1x12 amps we just received yesterday. Wow! Unbelievably great tone at our Avalon Music price of $549.99 for the AC30VR screamer and $379.99 for the AC15VR compact. These amps rock!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RefBZ7jkxE

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Monday
01Feb2010

It's Our Annual EVERYTHING RED Sale!

DateMonday, February 1, 2010 at 6:49AM |

February is the month all about St. Valentine's Day and love, and honoring past Presidents of the United States.  Well we're doing it again - our EVERYTHING RED Sale.  Save some past Presidents by getting 10% off Avalon Music's already low prices on anything in the store that's red, or has red on it, in it, or on its packaging .  . . wherever you can find it.  From picks to effect pedals to band accessories to printed music to guitars to amplifiers.  Anything red.

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Thursday
28Jan2010

Radial and Electro-Harmonix Coming!

DateThursday, January 28, 2010 at 7:40AM |

Avalon Music renewed its relationship with Radial Engineering. Studio quality DI boxes for guitar, bass, keyboard and audio-visual - incredible Tonebone tube driven pedals, the Bones dual channel overdrive and distortion pedals, and Big Shot switching pedals. For studio, stage and churches, they're built like tanks, and have first class engineering and value - that's Radial. Wooo-hoooo! Should be here in a week or so. 

We have also become an Electro-Harmonix dealer and these icrediblly unique pedals are on the way.  Check out some unbelievable Effectology videos demonstrating Electro-Harmonix pedals on YouTube.  Here's one of them:

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Tuesday
19Jan2010

Korg, Marshall and Vox is On the Way!

DateTuesday, January 19, 2010 at 6:13PM |

Our NAMM order is in! And after a terrific 2009 we're replenishing our 2010 inventory from Korg, Marshall and Vox.  A shipment of new Korg tuners and metronomes is on its way, as well as another shipment of the incredibly popular Korg SP-250 digital pianos.  If you want to be on our waiting list for one of these $699 gems, which includes the stand, music holder and piano-style foot switch, please call.  

In addition to Korg products, we'll be receiving some exciting new products from Vox.  One of our favorites is the Vox Amplug Cabinet.  Instead of using headphones with your Vox Amplug, create a portable mini amplifier!  For under $50!        

 

 

For those you who love the classic sound of  Vox AC15 and Vox AC30 guitar amplifiers- and who doesn't? - we'll have the brand new Vox AC15VR and Vox AC30VR "Valve Reactor" versions of the classic amps.  All Vox.  All Vox AC tone.  But at half the price! 

And we haven't forgotten our acoustic guitar players and singer-songwriters.  The brand new Vox AGA70, a 70W, two channel acoustic guitar amp, featuring a tube pre-amp, will be here in February.  With two true channels for guitar and mic, phantom power, anti-feedback, chorus and reverb FX, stereo inputs for backing tracks, and a built-in DI.  Whew!  That's a lot of amplifier for the Avalon Music price of under $400.00!   

 

 

Last but certainly not least are the Marshall amplifiers we have coming for all you tone monsters out there.  The Class 5 tube screamer and the MA50C all tube combo amp are Marshall tone at its finest.   Both at very affordable prices.

 

But the big surprise is the new line of modeling amps from Marshall, and we have our order in when they are released in February!  These amps combine digital technology with tube power and incredibly duplicate the tone and dynamic response of 16 Marshall amplifiers and effects, including the historic 1959, 1974, JCM800 2203, DSL100, JVM410H and JMP-1.  Plus there is on-board effects.  With the JMD Foot Controller you'll have configurations that include 6 "stomp boxes," 28 preset channels of amplifier and FX, as well as FX Loop and Tap Tempo, all at your feet.

Click on the products photographs to get to the product website. 

 2010 is starting off with great things at Avalon Music - thanks to our very good and very creative friends at Korg, Vox and Marshall!

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Sunday
10Jan2010

Fender Introduces New G-DEC 3 Amp!

DateSunday, January 10, 2010 at 12:58PM |

Fender is releasing the next step in the evolution of its acclaimed G-DEC (Guitar Digital Entertainment Center) amp series - the G-DEC 3!

Available in 15-watt and 30-watt versions, the G-DEC 3 takes an exciting leap forward in technology and content, with easy computer connectivity and with many of its 100 presets and audio performance loops created by the world's top artists and session aces.

The G-DEC 3's wealth of backing tracks consist not of generic presets and loops, but rather a stylistically diverse sonic smorgasbord of tracks created specially for Fender by top rock, blues, metal and country artists and session players. These include Eric Johnson, Charlie Benante and Frank Bello (Anthrax), Phil Collen (Def Leppard), Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy), Brad Paisley, Dweezil Zappa, Jim "Rev. Horton Heat" Heath, Keith Urban, Hatebreed, Nils Lofgren, Gary Hoey, Crooked X, Strung Out and many others.

The G-DEC 3 can be easily configured as an "all rock," "all metal," "all blues," "all country," etc., amp personally tailored to the user's own musical tastes.

The G-DEC 3 also includes the exclusive Fender FUSE™ software interface, which lets the amp connect to a computer as easily as a digital camera, without need for any special adaptors or hardware. Fender FUSE lets the user download and upload backing tracks, edit performance parameters and swap files with a worldwide community of players.  Other G-DEC 3 features include: 

  • Onboard mp3 and wav file storage and playback.
  • Ableton® Live Lite 8 Fender Edition studio-quality recording and editing software.
  • AmpliTube® Fender LE modeling software, which recreates classic Fender amp tones and delivers ultra-realistic speaker, mic and effects models.
  • Multi-function SD card slot for unlimited storage of presets and audio content.
  • Onboard phrase sampler with overdub and export functions.
  • Onboard chromatic tuner.

These incredible amps are being "formally" released next week at NAMM in Anaheim.  We'll be sure to get some ordered!  The enhancements are amazing and these amps will be absolutely wonderful learning tools for beginners to "old pros."  Woooo-hooooo!  Check out the Fender website. Let's get these amps here NOW!

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Sunday
10Jan2010

Welcome Mike Schenck!

DateSunday, January 10, 2010 at 12:22PM |

Avalon Music is pleased to welcome Mike Schenck as our newest instructor using our teaching studios.  Mike has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience from writing and recording music for almost 25 years.  From thrash guitar to Spanish classical, and all points in-between, music done well is his goal. 

Whether your needs are a basic “how to make it work” - "how do I get to the next level”- or to learn  advanced theory and application, Mike will help you reach and expand your musical goals and abilities.  His teaching approach is tailored to each student’s unique optimum learning style.  Mike makes sure there is a proper foundation for each student's knowledge based on proper tuning, physical technique, instrument set-up,  music theory and application -  including set up of all amplification, effects and processing gear.

Mike is acceptng students from beginning to advanced.  His goal is to help every student let the music out!  Contact Mike Schenck through Avalon Music or via email to set up an appointment.

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Tuesday
05Jan2010

New Products for 2010?

DateTuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:01AM |

Well, 2010 is here and that means that the NAMM show in Anaheim is coming soon.  What new products would you like to see at Avalon Music?  What are your favorite products we already carry?  Let us know by leaving a comment here on the website, emailing us or leaving a comment on Facebook.  Remember, we're here for you and want to have everything you want and need for your musical experience!

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Thursday
24Dec2009

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

DateThursday, December 24, 2009 at 9:33AM |

May you find Peace and Joy this Christmas season, surround yourself with the love of your family and friends, and pause to reflect upon a humble birth over two millennia in the past that changed our world forever.  

Thank you, everyone, for your friendship -  and your patience - throughout the last year.

                                   Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 

                                                 LaVon, Lance, Troy, Dan and Steve

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Monday
21Dec2009

Whew! We're Busy!

DateMonday, December 21, 2009 at 12:14PM |

Wow!  The Christmas Season and our incredible prices on all our electric and acoustic guitars, basses and amplifiers has had us absolutely swamped at the store.  We're getting close to our goal of selling 150 guitar, basses and amplifiers by Christmas!  But we still have a terrific selection available, so get down to the store before Friday and get that perfect musical gift for yourself or your favorite musician.  And for those of you wanting to step up to pro instruments - Martins, American Fender guitars and basses, tube amps from Fender and Marshall, SWR bass amp behemoths, or beautiful Selmer saxes, Bach trumpets and Avanti flutes - the time is now.  Get up to 50% off suggested retail while supplies last.

  Thank you - all our loyal Avalon Music friends and customers!

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Saturday
05Dec2009

Fender Day - December 5!

DateSaturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:49AM |

Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 5!  It's Fender Day at Avalon Music! We're planning free guitar stringing and set-ups, prizes, and, of course, special prices on all our Fender products in stock.  We'll have more details in the next few days.

But it's not just the Avalon Music crew running this celebration, Phil Short from Fender - and a member of the Fender band since 1983 - will be here!  Phil will be "hands-on" and able to answer all your questions about Fender products and history.

So whether it is a Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazz Bass, Precision Bass, Twin or Deluxe Reverb, SuperSonic or Hot Rod Deluxe, come down to Avalon Music and play a rock'n-roll legend.  Play Fender!

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Saturday
05Dec2009

The Challenge - Sell 150 Guitars and Amps - You Won't Find a Better Deal!

DateSaturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:48AM |

Well "the boss" has told use to sell 150 guitars and amplifiers - yes, that 150 guitars and amplifiers - before Christmas. Our reaction was, "Gee, boss are you crazy?"  (We ask that often, but that is another story - or two.)  With a wink and a nod, the boss wrote down "150 guitars and amplifiers - NOW!" and then putting his finger aside his nose - poof! - up the stairs to his office he rose.  Wow. . . 150 guitars and amps must go.   - or we'll probably find nothing but a lump of coal in our Avalon staff stockings!  This requires serious action!

So here's our challenge - we're slashing prices - and you can check out our prices on guitars and amplifiers and try to find a better Christmas deal anywhere!  Our prices are lower than any price you will find advertised in a catalogue or on the web.  So here are some examples:

All Dean and Reverend guitars are 50% off retail! Godin electric guitars are 40% off retail!  Save 45% on all Marshall pro tube guitar amps, 40% on Fender tube guitar amps and 40% SWR Pro and Working Pro bass amplifiers.  Vox Valvetronix amps start as low as $149.99 after rebates!  That's a savings of 50%!  Plus, during our Fender, Jackson and Gretsch sale you'll get 10% off our lowest prices - not just retail prices.  

And on the acoustic side of the shop you will find Epiphone guitars starting at $99.  These guitars play great, look great and sound great!  Seagulls and Arte & Lutherie are 10% off our lowest pricing and you can save over $1,000 on many of our Martin Standard series guitars.  Acoustic amplifiers from Fender, Fishman and Bose are 10% off our lowest prices.

There's nothing "fishy" about Avalon Music prices.  When you come down to Avalon Music we'll have flyers posted with all the information you need to save a bundle of cash this holiday season.  And by the way, we have perfect stocking stuffers and extra gifts for your musicians in the family - strings, capos, tuners, metronomes, drum sticks, stick bags, USB mics for computer recording, effect pedals and . . . the ever popular Gift Certificate!

So help us out, make the boss happy, and take home a guitar or amp - or both - or at these prices you can afford a guitar or amp for everyone in the family!  Come on down to Avalon Music! 

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Wednesday
02Dec2009

Electro-Voice Hard Rockin' Holiday Giveaway

DateWednesday, December 2, 2009 at 1:50PM |

Our friends at Electro-Voice are giving away gear - again!  Check out the terrific EV speakers, amplifiers and microphones at Avalon Music - and take a shot at winning some EV gear!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQlrCXoipY

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Saturday
21Nov2009

Bose L1 Model 1 Promo - Free Bass Module!

DateSaturday, November 21, 2009 at 1:49PM |

Well Bose has done it again! Buy a Bose L1 Model 1 cylindrical array speaker system and get a free Bass Module! Buy a Model with a Bass Module and get the second Bass Module free! That's like getting $300 off your purchase price.  Wooo-hooo!

You haven't heard the Model 1?  Come down to Avalon Music for a personal demonstration - or better yet - come down to our Bose clinic on December 1!  Or best - let us demo these incredible systems at your church, club or school!

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Thursday
19Nov2009

Vox Goes Crazy - and We Have Restocked!

DateThursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:45AM |

The people at Vox have gone absolutely crazy!  The new award-winning VT series of Vox Valvetronix guitar amplifiers have absolutely awesome tone, monster volume, more effects than you could ever imagine, and 8 - yes 8! - independent user presets for your favorite sounds.  But someone has really gone "over the edge" at Vox!  Until December 31 you can get rebates of $50 to $100 on your purchase of a VT series Vox amplifier.

Here are the prices:

VT 15:  List $280, Avalon Music price $199.99, get an additional $50 from Vox for an insane price of $149.99.

VT 30: List $375, Avalon Music price $269.99, get an additional $50 from Vox for an insane price of $219.99.

VT 50: List $540, Avalon Music price $399.99, get an additional $50 from Vox for an insane price of $349.99.

VT:100: List $900, Avalon Music price $649.99, get an additional $100 from Vox for an insane price of $549.99.

Come in to Avalon Music to test drive one of these terrific tube monsters.  Plus, with the Avalon Music Rock-tober Sale prices you'll get an even crazier deal!  But Vox isn't totally insane - these Vox rebates won't last forever!

 

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Wednesday
18Nov2009

EV Has Landed!

DateWednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:32PM |

Electro-Voice has landed!  Classic microphones for every style of sound reinforcement.  Portable PA gear for small meetings to coffee shop venues.  Heart-pounding tour quality gear for your band or club.  Crystal clear sound reinforcement for your church or school.  Come down now to hear this terrific gear and learn about our unbelievable prices!

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Thursday
12Nov2009

Hear the Incredible Bose L1 Speakers on December 1!

DateThursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:51AM |

Avalon Music will have another clinic to demonstrate the incredible Bose L1 series of portable, cylindrical array speakers on Tuesday, December 1 at Avalon Music from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.  Product specialist Mark Chipuer from Bose will be here to show the capabilities of the Model 1, Model 2 and Compact models within the L1 series - gorgeous sound reproduction, even dB dispersion throughout your venue, intelligibility, feedback control, elimination of floor monitors, and ending volume wars among musicians and vocalists.  These versatile speakers are being used by churches, schools and clubs throughout Central Washington with these results.  Come find out why!

In the meantime, check out our product videos on the Bose L1 series.  We'll see you on December 1!

 

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Saturday
07Nov2009

Sabian Free Cymbal Deal!

DateSaturday, November 7, 2009 at 1:37PM |

Buy any AAX cymbal, size 18” or larger, or a pair of AAX hi-hats between November 1 and December 31, 2009 and get a FREE 14” AAX X-Plosion crash with a mail in-rebate!  Save bucks during our November "Snare a Great Deal" Drum and Percussion Sale AND you can get a free cymbal from Sabian.  Sweet!

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Friday
06Nov2009

Avalon Music Welcomes Electro-Voice!

DateFriday, November 6, 2009 at 1:54PM |

Avalon Music is proud to announce that it has been selected as the Electro-Voice dealer for Central Washington!  Some absolutely terrific Electro-Voice products are on the way to Wenatchee.  Electro-Voice has been a leading manufacturer of sound reinforcement products for decades, with a range of sound reinforcement products from sound systems for small combos to major touring companies, and permanent installations for churches, concert halls, and stadiums. For example, the new Dallas Cowboys stadium,  Belfast's Ulster Hall concert hall, South Africa's new stadium being made ready for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and hundreds of churches through out the world.  Electro-Voice has also been a leader in microphone design, both wired and wireless.  Whether the classic PL or ND series, Electro-Voice has been the choice of hundreds of major performing artists.  As for wireless systems, Electro-Voice cutting-edge technology and demanding specifications have be acknowledged by the NFL's use in every game.

Electro-Voice means quality.  But Electro-Voice also means VALUE.  That's why we are so pleased to make these products available to you.  Whether you have a band, a small club, a public event center, a house of worship or an outdoor concert venue, Electro-Voice can meet the demands of you application and will assist in the design of your system. 

Check out the Electro-Voice website.  And during the month of November, Electro-Voice is giving away a PL series mic every day on its Facebook site. 

Are we excited?  You bet!  Yooo-hooo!  Welcome, Electro-Voice!

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Monday
02Nov2009

November is Drum and Percussion "Snare a Great Deal" Month!

DateMonday, November 2, 2009 at 7:26PM |

Hello Everyone!  Well, we're recovering from our Rock-tober Sale and the best October that Avalon Music has ever had by getting new inventory back on the racks.  But why not keep it on a roll . . .  so we're making November our Drum and Percussion "Snare a Great Deal" Month.  "Snare" a great deal?  Get it?  Okay, the name is dumb . . . but the prices are terrific.  Our Avalon Music prices on drums, percussion, cymbals, hardware and accessories from Pearl, Sonor, Zildjian, Sabian, Vic Firth, Remo, Aquarian,Gibraltar and other name brands will save you 25% to 35% off suggested retail, or more!  That's as much or more off suggested retail than any prices you will find anywhere.  Plus, you won't pay any shipping and can get it NOW!  But, wait.  We'll also take 10% off our Avalon Music price for any in-stock drums, percussion and accessories during November.  Yoo-hooo!  Now that's a sale!

So come on down to see the largest selection of drum sets, hardware and accessories on display in Central Washington and "Snare a Great Deal" at Avalon Music! 

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