It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! NAMM!

Well it's the most wonderful time of the year for Avalon Music . . . . the annual NAMM show in Anaheim , California, where 50,000+ people gather to see over 5,000 exhibitors of everything new in the music world!

And to get you started, here's the latest from Fender . . . the new Fender Machete and Fender Super Champ 2 tube amps, the new Fender Mustang multi-effects pedal, the new line of retro style Bassman amplifiers harkening back to the 1960's vibe, but with modern power and features, the new Kurt Cobain Fender Mustang and 50th Anniversay Fender Jaguar guitars . . . and so much more!  Here's the link.

Ten Days Until Christmas!

Our 12 Days of Christmas at Avalon Music has been a huge success!  With just 10 days left until Christmas Day we wanted to remind you of all the great promotions from our business partners.  Plus, GE Money financing is still available!   

Roland has a long list of rebates for its incredible products.  Rather than us telling you about each one individually, check out the list and complete details at the Roland website.     

 Fender is continuing its Instant Rebates on American, Standard and Squier electric guitars.  Click here for eligible guitars posted at Fender's website.    

Not to be outdone, Line 6 is giving away $299 in free recording software with purchase of seleted Spider guitar amplifiers, and has other great deals!  Here's the Line 6 website link.   

Well our good friends at Korg are also doing their best to make your Christmas bright.  Deals galore at Korg.com! 

Shure has rebates on your favorite wired and wireless microphones.  A perfect gift for the singer in the family!

And for guitar effects lovers and a great stocking stuffer, TC Electronic has a MojoMojo Overdrive Pedal Giveaway! 

Mackie is bringing cheer to home recording enthusiasts with rebates on Studio Monitors, Interfaces and ProFX Mixers.   

Plus, Avalon Music has the largest selection of music gear, printed music and accessories in Central Washington at great prices - and with our terrific customer service.  Let us help make your Christmas giving easy and a sure-fire hit!

Fender Holidays Instant Rebate!

From November 1 through December 31, Avalon Music has partnered with Fender to to bring you instant rebates on selected Fender and Squier electric guitars and basses.  Save $100 on selected Fender American Standard guitars and basses . . . at the cash register!  Buy a qualifying Fender Standard guitar or bass and get $50 off your purchase - or $25 off for selected Squier Classic Vibe and Vintage Modified guitars and basses. 

You can buy as many guitars and basses as you want in one transaction and get the Fender Holidays Instat Rebate on every qualifying guitar and bass.  Here is our list of over 70 guitar and bass models elibible for the Fender Holidays Instant Rebate.

Avalon Music  and Fender are bringing on the holiday cheer!

New Fender Eric Clapton Signature Amps

Fender has just released it's new line of Eric Clapton Signature amplifiers!  

These amplifiers are handwired and built in Corona, California.  The EC Twinolux™, EC Tremolux™ and EC Vibro-Champ®—are fascinating variations on their original '50s-era ancestors (the '57 Twin™, '57 Deluxe™ and '57 Champ®, respectively), and are Fender's answer to the call for special models with distinctive features.

All three amp models feature 1950's era output tube bias tremolo (which produces a more throbbing pulse than later Fender tremolo circuits) and a switchable power attenuator that reduces speaker output, in addition to other premium features. 

Check out Fender's announcement.  And here's a video of Buddy Guy playing the Fender EC Twinolux:

http://youtu.be/wGbxaXk9DG8

I'm a Believer!

Fender told the world that the new Fender Mustang series of guitar amplifiers would change the standard for solid state, digital effect amplifiers. 

We received our shipment of Fender Mustang amps yesterday and all we can say is, "Wow!"  The tone is incredible.  Troy was jamming on one and we thought he was using a high-end tube amp.  And that was "out of the box" without using the USB interface and absolutely creative Fuse software.  Go to Fender.com for more info.

These amps are perfect for churches, home studios - as well as the gigging musician.

Fender's initial production and shipment for this new amplifiers series is sold out.  If you're interested, come down to Avalon Music now.  Once you plug into one and hear what it can do you'll buy it.  (And under Fender's GE Money program you could qualify for 12 months "no interest" financing.) 

New Fender Amplifiers - The Mustang Series

High Speed, Amped-Up, And Loud

The new Fender® Mustang™ amplifier series raises the standard for modern guitar versatility and muscle. Driven by incredibly authentic amp models and a huge bank of built-in effects, Mustang™ amplifiers come equipped with USB connectivity and Fender® FUSE™ software, allowing your musical creativity and imagination to run wild.  Choose from 20 watts to 40 watts of Fender tones and VOLUME. Want to create a complete shredmaster, a country jangler, or a blues monster amp set?  You can do it through the Fuse computer interface, making all 24 pre-sets the style, tone, volume and FX patches your want.

Find out all the details on the New Mustang series at Fender.com, including videos introductions and tutorials.

And while you're on the website, also check out the new generation Hot Rod III amplifiers.  They've been the most popular tube amplifiers in the world for years and the new features are fantastic!!

Fender, Squire, Gretsch and SWR - 12 Month No-Interest Financing!

During the month of September, get 12 months of no interest financing on purchases of at least $500 Fender, Squire, Gretsch and SWR products at Avalon Music!  Just stay current with 12 monthly payments to GE Money and pay no interest.  Thanks to Fender USA and GE Money for this special promotion and letting you get your gear now!

GE Money 12-MONTH SPECIAL FINANCING* Get the gear you’ve always wanted! Head down to your participating Fender® and Squier® dealer now, and for the next 30 days you can ride home with a Fender or Squier instrument with 12-month special financing*. Valid on purchases of new Fender or Squier gear above $499 (including sales tax). Consumer applications with GE Money must be made in store and in person. This limited-time domestic offer ends September 30, 2010, at participating authorized dealers. Offer ends September 30, 2010! *Subject to credit approval Participating dealers in your state: Click here for participating dealers>>

Head down to your participating Gretsch® dealer now, and for the next 30 days you can ride home with a Gretsch instrument with 12-month special financing*. Valid on purchases of new Gretsch gear above $499 (including sales tax). Consumer applications with GE Money must be made in store and in person. This limited-time domestic offer ends September 30, 2010, at participating authorized dealers. OFFER ENDS September 30, 2010! *Subject to credit approval Click here to see participating dealers >>

Fender G-DEC 3! Check it Out!

Fender's G-DEC series of amplifiers for 2010 are incredible amps for both practice and jamming!  with a complete assorment of backing tracks were recorded by the world’s finest players—from L.A. to London and Nashville to New York; from rock to blues to Latin to metal; from top studio musicians to famous rock stars - the G-DEC rocks!  Create and store your own guitar tones using amp modeling and effects, then connect directly to your computer for absolutely simple recording.

The G-DEC Junior is a simplified, super-cute version of the award-winning original G-DEC. This 15-watt amp has an 8” speaker and simple interface with knobs for selecting various amp types, effects types, backing tracks and performance loops in styles such as rock, blues, metal, jazz, country, Latin, hip-hop and others.

The G-DEC 3 Fifteen is an amazing, great-sounding new amp for practicing and recording. Packed with features, it includes digital amp and effects models for every playing style, 100 presets— and a huge collection of music to practice and play over.  Fender FUSE™ software is included—your key to creating, connecting and configuring your G-DEC 3.  The 15-watt G-DEC 3 Fifteen also boasts onboard mp3 and wav file storage and playback; a multi-function SD card slot for unlimited storage of presets and audio content; Ableton® Live Lite 8 Fender Edition studio-quality recording software for creating and editing additional backing track content; and AmpliTube® Fender LE software for practicing, playing and recording with classic Fender tones on your computer.

The 30-watt G-DEC 3 Thirty has all the features of the G-DEC 3 Fifteen, more power, a larger speaker and stero outputs. 

Check out the Fender G-DEC line online at Fender.com, then come down to Avalon Music for a test drive and take one home for hours of serious guitar time!

The Wait is Over! Acoustasonic Telecaster!

They have just been released and we have our first Acoustasonic Telecaster!  Wow!  This is one incredible and beautiful guitar.  It has feel of a Tele, with a classic Tele body and neck.  Get the famous Tele electric sound using the neck single coil pick-up or the sound of an acoustic guitar through the piezo bridge pick-up run through a Fishman Aura pre-amp.  Or use a blend of both.  The three position switch selects your sound.  Use it in mono mode through a single amp - or in stereo mode with an electric guitar amp and acoustic guitar amp to create a huge guitar sound!  Here's a demo video.

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

Fender Amercian Specials Are Fantastic!

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!

Fender Introduces New G-DEC 3 Amp!

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!

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

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! 

Fender Anniversary Celebration!

Test Drive a Fender Amp - Get a T-Shirt!

Come in to Avalon Music today and test drive any Fender amplifier to experience "The Soul of Tone" . . . .

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