Posted on Tue 14 May 2013 in entries • Tagged with audio interface, focusrite, focusrite scarlett, focusrite scarlett 2i2, scarlett 2i2, usb interface
Hello... I'm Marc... and I'm a gear junky...! I've been playing the guitar and gigging in various bands for many years and in 2012 I got myself a job at Absolute Music to feed my habit and share my passion and knowledge of the products that I know and love …
Posted on Tue 14 May 2013 in General News • Tagged with effect pedal, electro harmonix, guitar pedal, mike matthews
Here's a quote that we're very proud to share as it comes from President of Electro-Harmonix and living legend Mike Matthews:
"Absolute Music is one of the BEST Electro-Harmonix dealers in the whole world."
Wow! Mike, you've made us blush! And we're being 100% truthful when we say that we …
Posted on Tue 14 May 2013 in General News • Tagged with james tyler, james tyler variax, jtv59p, line 6, modelling guitar
James Tyler Variax guitars aren't your average electric guitar. Their built-in modelling technology means that they can sound like a range of classic electric guitars and you can switch between different tunings with the turn of a dial, as demonstrated in this video with a JTV59P. This makes JTV guitars …
Posted on Tue 14 May 2013 in General News • Tagged with esp, esp eclipse-i, esp eclipse-i vibrato, esp eclipse-i vibrato vintage white, esp guitars
An exciting announcement from our guitar department now... we've recently had our first delivery of genuine Japanese ESP guitars, including a super-rare Eclipse-I CTM in Vintage White. This is a UK exclusive and only one of two in the whole world!
Please note that although we try to upload all …
Posted on Tue 14 May 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with maschine, maschine expansion, maschine mk2, maschine mkii, Native Instruments, native instruments maschine, native instruments maschine expansion, native instruments maschine mikro, native instruments maschine mk2, native instruments maschine mkii
From now until 3pm CET (Central European Time) on Friday 17th May 2013, you can grab 9 Maschine expansions for just €99!!! Each expansion is usually €49 each so this equates to a monumental saving! There is a countdown clock on the Native Instruments website indicating when this offer ends …
Posted on Tue 14 May 2013 in General News • Tagged with digital mixer, si expression, soundcraft, soundcraft si expression, soundcraft si expression 1, soundcraft si expression 16, soundcraft si expression 2, soundcraft si expression 24, soundcraft si expression 3, soundcraft si expression 32
](https://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/soundcraft-si-expression-3-32-channel-digital-live-console.html)A heads-up to those that haven't already noticed - we've now got the new Soundcraft Si Expression digital live consoles in stock and available to buy! This new range of mixers is certainly set to prick the interest of many live studio engineer as …
Posted on Mon 13 May 2013 in entries • Tagged with bass guitar, dokken, electric guitar, esp, esp guitars, george lynch, james hetfield, kirk hammett, living color, metallica, paul reed smith, ronnie wood, the rolling stones, vernon reid
With Absolute Music having recently added ESP guitars to its lineup, now would perhaps seem like a good time to write an article on this much revered Japanese brand. ESP are possibly best known to the Heavy Metal crowd as they are one of the most respected & lusted after brands …
Posted on Mon 13 May 2013 in Customer Services • Tagged with alan hunter, alan hunter duo, cafe, johnny moore
On Saturday 27th April, our friend Lex McKee was kind enough to organise a live gig in our café with Alan Hunter and Johnny Moore as the Alan Hunter Duo. He captured some snippets of the show and sent us the links so that anyone who missed it could enjoy …
Posted on Thu 09 May 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with apogee, apogee duet, apogee duet 2, focusrite, focusrite forte
First there was the Apogee Duet... then came the Focusrite Forte! Two compact interfaces with very similar designs, detailed OLED monitoring and both boasting extremely high-quality converters and microphone preamps. But, with products of such similar specs, which do you go for?
To help solve this conundrum, the guys at …
Posted on Thu 09 May 2013 in General News • Tagged with bass station, bass station 2, bass station ii, Novation, novation bass station, novation bass station ii analogue synth
If, like us, you're itching to get your hands on a brand new Novation Bass Station II analogue synthesiser when it is released, then you'll probably want to check out this extremely in-depth demo video from Sonicstate to whet your appetite! This video covers pretty much everything you need to …