Joan Jett is perhaps the ultimate in Rock Chic (and was aptly featured at the top of our recent article ‘Girls Need Guitars! – A Tribute To Great Female Guitarists’) and she has now been given the ultimate honour from Gibson. Her own signature guitar! The Gibson Joan Jett Blackheart is a Melody Maker with… Read More
The HK Elements Workstation is possibly the most scalable and portable PA system ever created. There are 6 ‘Elements’ which literally snap together to build the perfect PA for any situation in seconds. The elements are: EA 600 Power Amp E 435 Mid/High Unit E 110A Active Sub E 110 Passive Sub EP- 1 E-Connect… Read More
Gibson are releasing a Slash “Appetite For Destruction” VOS signature model Les Paul. Only 12 of these guitars are going to be available in the UK. We have been allocated ONE! To get a piece of history you can pre-order by visiting any Dawsons store, or by phoning our Mail Order department on 01925 582425…. Read More
Are you interested in recording your guitar but just don’t know where to start? Perhaps you’re a songwriter looking for a straight foward way of capturing your ideas or mabye you’re interested in creating a demo CD. Whatever your requirements, we should be able to help! On Saturday the 8th of May between 10am and… Read More
On the 18th May at 6.30pm, Dawsons Music Manchester will be hosting a FREE drum event with top professional drummer Steve White. Steve will be playing Mapex drums and demonstrating some of the new Black Panther range of snare drums during this world-class drum clinic. Drummers, get your calenders out now! The event will be held… Read More
Boys might need girls but some girls just need guitars and some boys need girls who just need guitars. It’s complicated. If your idea of the iconic rock-guitarist is a spandex-clad, hairy-chested, poodle-permed, plank-spanking version of a professional wrestler then we’d like to broaden your mind. Girls play guitar too and they can be just… Read More
Pictured here is guitarist-singer-songwriter Rosie Lewis-Dunn, proud winner of a Farida F-8CE guitar at Dawsons Music Stockport’s first ever in-store Open Mic Day event. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck has taken out insurance on his precious fingers after a recent accident which nearly ended his career early. He may not have been dicing with death, but Beck was certainly left stewing after he cut the tip of his finger off while slicing a carrot, in the middle of producing… Read More
The i-tab is due to land at Dawsons any day now and revolutionise sing-songs forever! Whether you want to learn new numbers or try busking a song you aren’t that familiar with, the i-tab is here to help. The touch-screen interface (which even works with a pick) lets you quickly select a song and then automatically… Read More
OK, so maybe Fender didn’t actually fit Jeff Beck into a small box but they have made a USB audio interface, MP3 player, effects, tuner and more fit into a small combo amp, and Jeff Beck has actually created 5 downloadable presets of his favourite guitar sounds for it! The Fender G-DEC 3 (“Guitar Digital… Read More
