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Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1:35PM | Email Article 
The new Fender Amercian Special models are at Avalon Music. Gloss finish, Texas special pickups, greasebucket tone circuit, deluxe gig bag - made in America - and all for under $800! Get more details from Fender.com and then come in to Avalon Music to play one of these great guitars. Fender says "Built By the People - For the People." Wooo-hooo!
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:46AM | Email Article We just got in the new ESP Standard Horizon NT-II and ESP hardshell cases! The ESP Horizon NT-II is a neck-thru-body tone monster, with Seymour Duncan pickups and a lightning fast rosewood fretboard. We also got in the brand new Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy analogue delay pedal. It has manual tap tempo, auto tap timing as quarters, eighths or triplets, can be used straight through your pedal chain or through your effects loop, and has an assignable FX pedal input for delay, rate and depth. Absolutely cool!
ESP, Electro-Harmonix, Horizon, Memory Boy, guitar News Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 3:39PM | Email Article 
Avalon Music has just received the new SP-170 digital piano from Korg. The Korg SP-170 is a terrific instrument with 88 weighted keys, 10 fabulous sounds, internal speakers, audio and headphone outputs, MIDI output, and a sustain pedal. And best of all, you can get yours at Avalon Music for under $500. And we have more of our best-selling Korg SP-250 digital pianos, with sta
nd, for under $700. Whether you are looking for a portable digital piano for your child taking piano lessons, a great sounding piano for some relaxation time or an 88 key MIDI capable keyboard for recording - Avalon Music has what you need!
Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 3:03PM | Email Article You asked and we did it! We're now a direct dealer with Dunlop Manufacturing and we just got in Dunlop's Crybaby, MXR and Way Huge pedals - all at the best prices you'll find anywhere! We also have a great assortment of the new new Dunlop strings for electric guitar, acoustic guitar and bass made by Dunlop Manufactruing at its California plant. Electric guitar sets are designed for everything from regular tuning to drop tuning - in gauges from 9-42 to 11-52 - and special Heavy Core struings for metalheads, including signature strings endorsed by Zakk Wylde and Kerry King. And the prices are unbelivable! Come on down to Avalon Music and check out all the new products from Dunlop!
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:11PM | Email Article 
Guitars from The ESP Guitar Company are starting to arrive at Avalon Music! We have an ESP MKII Duncans now hanging on the wall, with two more ESP standards due any day. We also have several M, MH and H-1000 modesl in ESP's LTD series, as well as two gorgeous LTD bass guitars - a 4 string and a 6 string. Come on down and check out these beautiful, terrific-sounding guitars. And they're all at Avalon Music great prices!
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Avalon Music has a great selection of Marshall guitar amplifiers. Come on down and hear your guitar through a Marshall -the king of tone!
Friday, February 12, 2010 at 7:00AM | Email Article We're very pleased to have become a direct delear of Electro-Harmonix effects pedals. These pedals are truly incredible and create some unbelievable sounds. Check out Electro-Harmonix's Effectology website on YouTube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkilZOrYA6s
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 11:15AM | Email Article Remember the days when a guitarist used a 100 watt amplifier full-stack or half-stack for performing or a “compact” 50 watt 2x12” combo. I do. Back in the late 60’s and throughout the 70’s I used a 100 watt Marshall full-stack and a Fender Twin Reverb with a Dual Showman 2-15” extension cabinet. I drove a van just so I could get my gear to practices and gigs.
There are still venues and musical styles that require these volume monsters, but manufacturers are now providing guitarists with truly compact tube amps that have terrific tone and provide all the volume needed for practices and stage monitoring. Put a classic Shure SM57 mic or a Sennheiser E609 or E906 on the amp and get all the performance volume that’s needed. Plus, the prices for these little tone monsters have made great amps affordable.
Class A tube amps with 5 watts of power are made by Marshall, Vox and Epiphone. And using digital technology there are terrific sounding 15 watt and 30 watt tube hybrid amps, like the Vox Valvetronix and Valve Reactor series, that replicate the sound and responsiveness of true tube amps.
Avalon Music has a great selection of these compact amps and here’s some video links to learn more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZrdfjSkWu4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2mYsD0y1aE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVIAX8Ifsmg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RefBZ7jkxE
Amplifiers, News Friday, February 5, 2010 at 11:42AM | Email Article 
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!
Clinic, Martin guitars, Richard Starkey Acoustic Guitar, News, clinics Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 10:21AM | Email Article http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RefBZ7jkxE
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 6:49AM | Email Article 
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.
Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 7:40AM | Email Article 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:
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 6:13PM | Email Article 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!
Kog, Marshall, Vox, amplifiers Amplifiers, News Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 12:58PM | Email Article 
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:
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!
Fender, G-DEC, amplifiers Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 12:22PM | Email Article 
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.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:01AM | Email Article 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!
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 9:33AM | Email Article 
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
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:48AM | Email Article 
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!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:32PM | Email Article 
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!
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:51AM | Email Article 
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!