Gibson Robot Guitars at Dawsons Music

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Earlier on this year Gibson launched their first limited edition Gibson Robot Guitar. It was based around a standard Les Paul shaped guitar however the robot guitar came with a full on-board computer that lets the robot guitar automatically keep itself in tune without having to use a standard guitar tuner. This isn’t the first… Read More

Christmas Opening Times For Dawsons Music

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All the Dawsons stores (except our Bangor store) will be open from 11am to 5pm on Sundays on the following dates: 30th November 7th December 14th December 21st December 28th December – Reading only All the Dawsons stores will be open for late night Christmas shopping until 7pm on the following dates 27th November 4th… Read More

Farida Sponsors Merseyside Guitar Show – This Weekend!

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Farida guitars are this year’s main sponsors of the 2008 Merseyside Guitar Show which will take place this Sunday, 30th November 2008 from 10am to 5.00pm at Aintree Racecourse Exhibition Centre. Now the UK’s biggest Show dedicated to guitars it will feature two top rock bands plus solo performers, four floors with more than 60 exhibitors,… Read More

AmpliTube Rocks on AC/DC’s "Black Ice" Album

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AmpliTube 2 used on the new historic multi-million selling album Malcolm Young, guitarist and founder of AC/DC has been using AmpliTube on his ProTools system since 2003 and moved to AmpliTube 2 in 2006. AmpliTube has been a constant companion in his work over the years. Malcolm is recognised as one of the greatest guitar… Read More

Find The Golden Ticket To Win A Guitar With Essentials Strings!

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We’ve gone all Willy Wonka on you and hidden 5 Golden Tickets inside packets of Essentials guitar strings! Each ticket entitles the lucky winner to a Farida FST6 electric guitar in black (RRP £149.99). Don’t forget to check your next pack of Essentials strings to see if you’ve won! Essential guitar strings are available in… Read More

Boss Micro-BR – A recording studio in your pocket

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Here’s a great idea for a present for any musician. The Boss Micro-BR is only slightly larger than an iPod (136x81x21.4mm) yet it packs in 4 tracks of digital recording and playback. You can record to any 2 of them simultaneously, ideal for layering tracks. The Boss Micro-BR also includes Roland’s V-track system which provides… Read More

Squier Affinity Mini Torino Red Lands in Stock

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The Squier Mini strat is the 3/4-size version (20.75″ scale length) of the Squier Bullet and makes an ideal travel guitar for players of all ages or a first guitar for kids. This is not a toy though! Three single-coil pickups, a fixed, non-tremolo hardtail bridge and five-way switching make the Squier Mini Strat sound… Read More

M-Audio ProKeys Sono 61 wins Computer Music Awards

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The new M-Audio ProKeys Sono 61 has just won Innovation and Performance Awards after being reviewed in Computer Music. Computer Music described the M-Audio ProKeys Sono 61 as “Perfect for songwriters who want to jam and record, this is a welcome addition to the MIDI keyboard market”. They also said “One of the ProKeys Sono’s… Read More

New Virtual Audio-Technica Catalogue

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An on-line, interactive version of Audio-Technica’s new 2008-2009 product catalogue is now available for customers to use at www.audio-technica.com/catalogue. Audio-Technica are a market leader in microphones and headphones. The beautifully designed UK retail print catalogue has been recreated in electronic form to make it easy for you to find product information  – all from the… Read More

Roland V-Drum Dates Announced

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This Autumn sees the start of a new Roland V-Drum tour of Dawsons Music stores. To celebrate the launch of the incredible new TD9-KX (tipped to be one of the hottest products of the festive season this year) top Roland V-Drum demonstrators, Craig Blundell and Will Morris, will be touring our stores, performing on V-Drums and giving… Read More