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Rose Model Snare Drum The Morgan Rose Signature Snare Drum is a force to be reckoned with. When rocking with his band Sevendust, Morgan needs his drum to be loud, powerful and full of attitude, so his mean 14” x 5” Steel drum has all the projection to cut through huge speaker stacks and subwoofers, Stainless Steel tension rods for incredible tuning precision, and a nasty green metallic finish with glow-in-the-dark “Alien” graphic that can’t be missed. |
| Just in from Korg |  |
| We have just received the exciting new Korg Kaossilator. It's a "dynamic phrase synthesizer", a pocket size instrument that lets anyone play musical phrases with the touch of a finger on the playing surface. It comes with 100 great synth sounds, effects, and drums, and you can choose the key or scale you'd like to play in, and do loops and arpeggios. More info at www.korg.com, or come in for a demo. |
The LiquicyLiquicy™ brand cymbals represent a quantum leap in
cymbal
sound.
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Indigo™ multi-cup cymbals are ultra
dark in
tone with a super complex wash.
Even greater variety comes from the multi-cup technology (patents pending) and a new alloy. - Play multiple points for a variety of ride and crash tones. - Play the small buttons for multiple unique stick tones. - The ending washing is complex and deep without being gong-like. - Create giant "wall of sound" phrases by moving upward from
Indigo™
cymbals into higher or brighter
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 The
Boomywang™
brand vibrato instruments are made from a bronze super-alloy of
startling
flexibility.
- Cymbal -like highs - Deep Vibrato fluttering sound. - Hit with sticks, pluck, slap, or use mallets. - Super tough Spectra™ suspension cord. |
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| New from Fender | |
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On the left is the new Joe Strummer Telecaster. The legacy of Joe Strummer (1952-2002) continues to live on, grow louder and shake up the establishment with the release of the Joe Strummer Telecaster, modeled after some of the beat up and battle-hardened Telecaster guitars (especially his famous '66 model) he wielded as leader of “the only band that matters”—seminal Brit punk commando unit the Clash. Designed in cooperation with the Strummer estate, the guitar has a highly distressed “road-worn” treatment that emulates the worn-to-the-wood layers of gray auto primer and flat black spray paint he made famous. It also features a “Revolution Rock” engraved neckplate and a limited edition art customization kit that includes Strummer-inspired stencils, stickers and graphics by designer Shepard Fairey. |
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On the right is the new Squier Mini Strat with a build-in speaker. It's ideal for the young student of rock'n'roll, featuring a comfortable neck and a good sounding humbucking pickup at a very affordable price. And you don't need to buy an amp! |
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We have just received a shipment of exciting new products from Moog, the company famous for making synthesizers. |
| The
Moog Little Phatty
Moog continues to innovate and fuse uncompromising sound quality and craftsmanship with new technology. The Little Phatty Stage Edition puts the performer in control of a 100% analog signal path with Real Analog Control (RACTM), two ultra stable Voltage Controlled Oscillators and one Voltage Controlled Filter among other versatile features like CV inputs, KB gate and a full MIDI controller.
“The
Little Phatty not only has it’s signature killer and limitless sounds,
but the ability to use it’s innovative interface as a versatile general
MIDI controller make it an incredible tool for both performance and the
studio.”
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Stage Edition has updated software, which includes auto calibration and
an auto tune function that ensures the instrument is tuned perfectly
whether
it’s in a cool studio or under hot stage lighting. The Stage also
includes
an asymmetric pitch wheel, twenty-one assignable MIDI controllers, as
well
as arbitrary pot mapping. Owners of the Tribute Edition will be able to
download the updated software package free from the Moog Music Web
site.
Registered owners will receive a notification email when the update
becomes
available for the Tribute Edition.
The Little Phatty is aesthetically pleasing both aurally and visually. A striking design makes it one of the coolest looking synths on the planet. The Stage Edition departs from a traditional wood cabinet and is cradled instead by sleek, charcoal-colored rubberized side panels. |
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The Murf |
We
have received three of the Moogerfooger pedals.
How many times have you wondered, "Why aren't there any NEW effects?" Whether you play guitar, bass, keyboard, make beats, or work in the studio - most effects boxes are based on the same old classics. The Moogerfooger MF-105 MuRF is the antidote to generic, boring effects. MuRF stands for "Multiple Resonance Filter Array". What this means is the MuRF has 8 filters - their levels are controlled by 8 sliders. It looks like a graphic eq, but the sound of the filters are very different: warm and resonant. What is really unique is the ability to animate the levels of the 8 filters in up to 24 preset patterns. The rate of the patterns can be set by a knob, expression pedal, or plug a footswitch into the tap tempo input to match the rate to the tempo of your song. Rhythmic variations can be created by adjusting the levels of the filters. The Envelope control sets the shape of the modulation, which can be set for percolating techno rhythmic modulation or shimmering timbral morphing. Other controls include Input Drive, Output Level and Wet/Dry Mix. MuRF shares the musician-oriented features that are common to all Moogerfoogers. All the audio processing is 100% genuine analog, for warm, fat sound quality. Any line level or instrument level audio signal may be processed. Wide-ranging player parameters may be controlled from the panel knobs as well as from expression pedals or CV-compatible analog synthesis instruments. Components are rugged and long lasting, to withstand the rigors of stage and studio. The MuRF is housed in the classic Moogerfooger "double-wedge" enclosure that may be used on a table or on the floor. |
| The
Ring Modulator:
The MF-102 Ring Modulator is a direct descendant of the original Moog modular synthesizers. It contains three complete modular functions: a ring modulator, a voltage-controlled carrier oscillator, and voltage-contolled dual-waveform LFO. It can be used to process any instrument-level to line-level signal. The moogerfooger ring modulator's control parameters are signal mix, carrier frequency, LFO rate, and LFO amount. All of the ring modulator's parameters can be controlled by the great feeling knobs that beg to be tweaked as well as with expression pedals or external control voltages. Panel switches select LFO waveform and carrier frequency range. 1/4" jacks are provided for audio input and output, pedal/control inputs, carrier input and carrier output. The heavy-duty yet smooth acting bypass switch allows tabletop or floor use. The Envelope Filter: The award-winning MF-101 Lowpass Filter is a direct descendant of the original Moog modular synthesizers. It contains two complete modular functions: a voltage-controlled lowpass filter and an envelope follower. It can be used with any instrument level to line level signal. The moogerfooger filter's control parameters are signal mix, cutoff frequency, resonance amount, and envelope amount. All of the Lowpass Filter's parameters can be controlled with expression pedals or external control voltages as well as by great feeling knobs which beg to be tweaked. Panel switches select filter mode and envelope follower speed. 1/4" jacks are provided for audio input and output, pedal/control inputs and envelope follower output. A heavy-duty, yet smooth-acting bypass switch allows tabletop or foot operation. A
lowpass
filter removes high frequencies from a tone. It makes the tone sound
more
mellow or muted. The lower the Cutoff, the more muted the tone sounds.
Imagine a window shade. As it is pulled down, it cuts out the higher
light,
then the light from the middle of the window, then finally all the
light.
The MF-101 Lowpass Filter does the same sort of thing to the sound
spectrum
with it's Cutoff Control.
The envelope follower tracks the loudness contour (envelope) of a sound, and produces a voltage that follows the dynamics of your playing. Every time you play a note, the envelope voltage goes up and then down. The harder you play, the higher the envelope voltage goes. The envelope follower opens and closes the lowpass filter. Think of the envelope voltage as an invisible hand that turns the CUTOFF knob up and down every time you play a note. Since the envelope follows the dynamics of your instrument's signal, you actually play the filter as you play your instrument. More information is available at www.moogmusic.com |
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American Series Fender guitars and basses on sale! |
| Fender is re-designing its line of US made Strats, Telecasters, and Precision and Jazz basses. To make room for the new models, all of our old American Series guitars are on sale at savings of at least 10% off our regular discounted price. |
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| Downtown Sounds has just received two guitars from Spector, which up until now has been well known for its bass guitars. These are beautiful guitars (the photo doesn't do them justice) which play very well yet are very affordable. This new line of ARC6 Pro electric guitars feature a bolt-on neck, genuine quilted maple top on a fully carved body, 3-ply rock maple neck, 25 inch scale, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard, Tesla vintage style humbuckers and black chrome plated hardware. We have both the fixed bridge and tremolo models. |
