Boss Looper World Championship!

Guitarists, bassists, keyboard players, beatboxers, looping musicians of all sorts: BOSS® wants you to bring it on. BOSS Corporation is pleased to launch the Loop Station World Championship. Start by submitting a video performance with any BOSS RC-Series looping product, and the result could be a trip to the U.S. Finals in Hollywood, California. Or, better yet, $3,000 in BOSS gear and a trip to the International Championship at Winter NAMM 2013 in Anaheim, California. Entry period ends August 31. More information: http://www.bossus.com/go/loop_station/

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Our 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday was our biggest event ever.  We had hundreds of customers and friends join us for a lot of fun, good food, terrific deals on gear and - best of all - a ton of free stuff!

Thanks to all who made this day so special for us. Dan and Gary from The Quake 102.5 FM kicked things off with a rockfest in out parking lot and kept us laughing the whole morning.  We've got some special "shout outs" to Mike Madlener from Fender and Mike Smith from Roland and Boss, who spent the day talking to customers about the best musical geat on the planet.  These guys drove from Portalnd/Seattle, showed up early and stayed until almost the very end with a break.  You guys rock!

And a ton of thanks to all our business partners who donated gear for our prize drawings and the Shred Contest - ESP Guitars, Fender, Roland, Yamaha, Line 6, Fishman, Chesbro Music, Godin Guitars, Shure, Aquarian Drumheads, Sabian, C.F. Martin . . . and others that I'm forgetting right now. 

A few more special thank you mentions - Mike Gamble for logistics, and our "go talk to customers and let me cook on that BBQ" folks who kicked us out of the kitchen - Michelle Shermer, Joe Guimond and Mike "Sorry, I didn't get your last name but you cooked awesome burgers!) among others.  Also, guitar teacher extraordinaire, Mike Schenck, who just started helping customers on the sales floor and making sure everyone felt welcome.  And the members of The Swinging Richards and Junk Belly for keeping our blues jam going and all the other musicians who stepped up to show their stuff.

If I missed anybody that deserves special thanks, well ... then ...  THANK YOU!

We'll be posting photos of the event and prize winners today or tomorrow.  And video of our Shred Contest  - now that was a cool show.  We've got some awesome young guitarists in the Wenatchee Valley! 

So to the best customers and friends on Earth  . . . . . Thank You!  Thank you!  Thank You!

Weekend Anniversary Celebration Schedule!

Avalon Music is proud to invite you to our 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!!

It is THIS Saturday from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.  We'll have some of the best product specialists Fender, Gretsch, Roland, Boss, Seagull and Godin . . . and more!  We'll have new products you can try, with special pricing all day long.  Free BBQ hamburgers and soft drinks!  We'll have drawings and special "blowout prices" announced every hour.  This is a chance to buy - or win - the gear you've been wanting!

Here's the schedule

• 10:00 am – 12:00 noon - Live radio remote broadcast by Dan Kuntz and THE QUAKE 102.1 FM

• 12:00 noon– 2:00 pm  Live Blues Jam (outside) with various groups and artists from around the valley – come sign up!
• 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  SHRED GUITAR – Contest: 60 seconds to play as many notes as you can – limited space, come sign up!  Grand prize is a Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal!
• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Back outside for more Blues Jams
• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm  Final prizes given away
• ALL DAY BBQ

 There are thousands of dollars in prizes to be given away!

• LTD Viper 300M Electric Guitar ($599)
• Fender Standard Dtrat HSS ($499)
• Boss BR-800 Digital Multi-Track Recorder - ($450)     
• Yamaha FG-700S Acoustic Guitar ($199)      
• Grand Teton Acoustic Guitar ($329)      
• Marshall MG15FX guitar Amp ($139)    
• Fender Champion 600 guitar Amp ($239)      
• TC Electronic VioceLive Vocal Processor ($249)      
• Fishman AFX Delay Pedal for Acoustic guitar ($249)
• Dozens of shirts, hats, stickers, mugs, lanyards, posters, banners, drumheads, music books, guitar strings . . . and more!

Everything kicks off FRIDAY night at 6:00 pm with a Fusion Drumming Clinic by GAREY WILLIAMS – cost is $5.00 and a chance to win a SABIAN 15” AAXpolsion Crash.  Lots of door prizes as well -  Get signed up TODAY!

We would like to take this time and THANK EVERYONE for your continued support!!  We look forward to the next 20 years!

Boss GT-100 is the New Standard for Effects!

 

Mega Multi-FX with Next-Generation Amp Modeling

Features

The long-awaited follow up to the GT-10 has arrived. Meet the new BOSS effects flagship, the GT-100, boasting next-generation amp modeling that recreates vintage amps as well as providing new COSM® tones that soar into the future. The user interface has been improved with a unique dual-LCD system, and EZ TONE has been enhanced with newly designed AMP CUSTOMIZE and OD/DS CUSTOMIZE features. The GT-100 is a powerhouse processor that spans from classic to futuristic in a friendly, rugged, road-worthy unit.

• Advanced COSM® amps that model vintage amp tones and delivers never-before-heard tones
• Dual-LCD for simple and intuitive operation with direct access to every parameter
• Improved EZ Tone TONE feature with graphical TONE GRID for constructing new patches; AMP CUSTOMIZE and OD/DS CUSTOMIZE lets you easily create original amps and overdrive/distortion by customizing their behavior
• Newly developed ACCEL pedal for simultaneous control of multiple parameters

Check out this video from Boss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MTDNfIC6ZU

Roland and Boss Resources Rock!

We've been a partner with Roland and Boss for almost two decades and we've seen cutting edge gear released year-after-year.  One of the benefits of gear from Roland and Boss is the tremendous resources available at their websites.  Have you web surfed over to the Roland website or Boss website lately?  Besides being able to register your gear, download manuals and technical specification, and keep gear OS and software up to date, Roland and Boss provide so much more.  Make sure you check out Roland's "microsites" developed for individual products, or their hundreds, if not thousands, of product Audio & Video Demos, as well as Interactive Demos.  Roland even has a Worship Connection site with great information designed just for churches and worship leaders.  Boss provides a complete collection of gear information, videos, "how to" guides and podcasts at its Boss Users Group site and special pages like the new ME-25 Tone Room.

Roland and Boss gear is innovative, of the highest quality, and sounds great.  Come down to Avalon Music and hear, see and feel that Roland and Boss know how to rock! 

Roland and Boss - GE Money Promotion

   

Roland and GE Money have teamed up with Avalon Music to offer 6 and 12 month financing deals on all Roland and Boss products.  Spend $249 on any Roland and Boss products and get 6 months financing.  Spend $499 and get 12 months financing.  Just make your monthly payments when they become due and the financing is interest free  This financing promotion lasts until December 31, 2012.

Roland and Boss 1st Quarter Promo Financing!

Roland, GE Money and Avalon Music have teamed up to offer our customers 12 month No Interest financing on all Roland and Boss purchases through March 31, 2011.

New Roland Promotions for 2011!

 

Roland is starting out 2011 with some great promotions!

Purchase a GAIA (SH-01) and get a FREE Sound Bank download*

Purchase a JUNO-Gi and get a FREE Drum Loop Library download*

Purchase an ME-25 and receive $25.00 cash back*

Purchase an ME-70 and receive $30.00 cash back*

Purchase a GT-10 and receive $50.00 cash back*

Purchase a TD-4SX and receive $100.00 cash back**

Purchase a TD-4S and receive $200.00 cash back**

Purchase a KC-110 and receive 8 Energizer AA Recharge Batteries & 1 Recharger**

* Ends March 31, 2011

** Ends February 28, 2011

Boss eBand JS-8 - Wow!!

The Ultimate Learning Tool for Guitarists is at Avalon Music!!

The Roland eBand is the ultimate learning tool for guitarists - no matter what your level of ability.  It's also the absolutely coolest "jam-along" for your studio, living room or bedroom where you can jam along with yourr favorite songs.

eBand is a portable all-in-one audio player that’s packed with big features. WAV and MP3 files can be loaded and played by eBand, and the tempo and pitch can be changed. Plug in your guitar and use the powerful onboard COSM® preamp and BOSS effects from the GT-10.  You can minimize the pre-recorded vocals or guitar parts with the Center Cancel feature for minus-one play, and record and save your jams. There’s even a library of backing tracks and rhythms onboard, plus a built-in tuner and metronome.  Here is more information:

• Imports and plays audio files (WAV and MP3)
• Guitar/Mic input with dedicated input control; headphone output
• Custom-tuned speakers for powerful playback
• EZ Tone function provides the ultimate easy-to-use, intuitive approach to sound creation based on graphic icons
• 300 audio-loop phrases onboard for backing tracks and rhythms (some include companion guitar effects pre-programmed to match the loops)
• Records and saves your guitar performances
• USB audio interface for direct link to and from PCs
• Play songs from USB memory stick
• Import your favorite songs from audio CD to eBand with included utility software (PC/Mac)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpvZwxbZUuc&feature=related

Boss ME-25 is Amazing!

Attention Guitarists!  You have got to check out the Boss ME-25 multi-effects pedal introduced at NAMM2010!  This is one amazing piece of equipment that has every feature a guitar player wants, plus it's extremely easy to use.  From clean to extreme metal this pedal does it all.  Plus it has the incredible new Freeze effect by Boss, inclueds a looper and comes with Sonar LE for home recording! And all for under $200.  Here's a demo video - and you can see Part 2 at our Product Demo & Video page.  Check out the Boss ME-25 at Avalon Music.  You'll love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7h7JdofuRA&feature=related