New! Roland CUBE GX Amps

The all-new Roland CUBE-GX guitar amp series turns up the heat by building on the top-level tone and rock-solid reliability that’s made the CUBE name famous. New models include: CUBE-10GX, CUBE 20-GX, 40GX, and 80GX, and Micro Cube GX.

Don't let the small size fool you, the CUBE GX amps are potent tone machines with features and performance that easily make it the best value in its class. Features include versatile operation and connectivity for Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch,  and the new i-CUBE LINK turns the CUBE GX into a powerhouse for practice and mobile recording, providing a simple on board audio interface for working with music apps on your favorite iOS devices.

The new Roland CUBE-GX amps will be available in September from www.AndysMusic.com. For additional information call Andy's Music at 251-633-8944.

• New custom-designed speakers
• 3 channels: JC CLEAN, LEAD (six different types), and SOLO
• SOLO channel is fully programmable, allowing you to save and recall JC CLEAN or LEAD sound type plus EQ and effects settings
• Three independent effects sections: EFX (five types), DELAY, and REVERB
• Hands-free channel switching with optional BOSS FS-5U or FS-6 footswitches
• i-CUBE LINK jack provides simple audio interfacing with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (interface cable included)
• Free CUBE JAM app for iOS plays songs and minus-one jam tracks, and lets you record the CUBE-20GX’s tones along with music playback
• Three-band EQ; built-in chromatic/manual tuner
• RECORDING OUT/PHONES jack for silent practice and direct recording

Yamaha FG700S - Great Sound, Bargain Priced!

Everybody wants to get the most bang for their buck, and guitarist are no exception. If there's a deal to be had, they'll find. Well you needn't look further, you've struck gold!

To say that the Yamaha FG700S acoustic guitar is a bargain, is an understatement. This is one of our best selling guitars at Andy's Music, and there's no secret as to why! It sounds great and costs little - $199.00. When you consider the quality of woods, and the quality of manufacture, the FG700S could sell for much, much more. After all, it is a handmade guitar.

Our Uncle Andy has been in the Yamaha factory that makes this instrument, and has seen first-hand the TLC Yamaha luthiers put into this guitar. If you like, take a look at this short Yamaha Guitar Factory video for a glimpse at the guitar making process.

What's the moral of this story? If you want to buy a great sounding Yamaha six string acoustic guitar with your lunch money, get the FG700S!

An Exceptional Value - Yamaha FX325HC Acoustic Electric

The Yamaha FX325HC acoustic electric guitar is so affordable and well-made, it's almost too good to be true. Think about this: you get a name brand (read well made) guitar, with active electronics and a hard case for just $219.99. Is that not a bargain?


The FX325HC offers the same focus on quality, design and sound as all Yamaha acoustic guitars, and is one of the best values available in a well-made acoustic electric guitar with active circuitry.

It is constructed of select tone woods and stable, reliable hardware. It also features a spruce top, and NATO back and sides to give a well balanced tone which is both bright and responsive.

The active circuitry in the FX325HC consists of the System 53 active preamp with a piezoelectric pickup. The preamp includes bass and treble tone controls, plus a gain control for flexible sound shaping. A battery check switch and indicator are also included.

If you've been wanting an affordable and well made acoustic electric guitar, this is it. Call uncle Andy and ask for some "freebies"; he has a hard time saying no to a customer!

Andy's Music - 800-584-3434.

New Fender American Special Guitars

Fender has recently announced three new American Series electric guitars: the American Special Stratocaster, Strat HSS, and Telecaster.

The new Fender American Special Telecaster electric guitar has a Maple neck, brass bridge saddles and classic black pickguard that make for a distinctively cool look. It delivers that sharp, spanking Tele tone provided by the Texas Special pickups and the famous Greasebucket tone circuit.

The new Fender American Special Stratocaster is the newest version of the world’s most popular electric guitar, and delivers that classic and timeless Strat tone provided by Fender's best-selling Texas Special™ pickups. The American Special Stratocaster HSS , in addition to the two iconic Texas Special single-coil pickups, features a humbucking bridge pickup for that added boost of power and roar.

All three of the new Fender American Special guitars are made in the U.S., and come with a deluxe gig bag. For more information on these new American made Fender electric guitars, call Andy's Music at 251-633-8944, or visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

Free Guitar Restring

Andy's Music, Mobile, Alabama, hosted a free guitar and bass restringing session on Saturday, July 11. With the donation of a canned good to benefit the Penelope House, customers received a free restring and setup of their guitar. Both acoustic and electric guitars, as well as basses were restrung during this event.

The event was very successful, with more than 36 guitars restrung and two large boxes filled with food. Penelope House is a non-profit organization established in 1979 by the Daughters of Penelope to help victims of domestic violence regain social and economic independence. The Family Violence Center is the only shelter for battered women and children in Mobile, Alabama, although services currently span across Mobile and Washington counties in Alabama.

This free guitar restring was sponsored by MusiCorp and Dean Markley strings. We are grateful for their donations and participation, especially to Mike Summers who setup and participated in this event.

Promethean Amplifiers by Ibanez

The new Ibanez Promethean amplifiers deliver power, portability and high fidelity, and are boldly creative and defiantly original. The Promethean head, with its standout fire-red finish and intuitive control design, features a built-in graphic EQ and the unique footswitch-accessible VIBE control for rapid changes between modern and vintage tones.

The Promethean head can be mounted into a combo cabinet or used with any high-quality bass speaker cabinet with the appropriate handling requirements. The full line of Promethean cabinets will be released summer 2009.

The Promethean amplifier is considered a Class D amp. During the operation of a Class D amp, the circuitry is switched either on or off, rather than operated in linear mode. This technology allows for its light weight and compact nature, without sacrificing power. The P5110 Combo weighs only 27.6 lbs (12.8"W x 13.1"H x 14.2"D). The P500H head (11"W x 10.4"D x 2.2"H) alone is only 6.4 lbs.

Feature Overview
PROMETHEAN P500H HEAD
•6-band graphic EQ/bass and treble shelving tone controls
•Peak limiting circuit
•Vibe (color) control knob allows both large and incremental changes of tone from vintage to modern bass tones
•2-way Clip Indicator
•Auxiliary input (1/8")
•Balance line out (XLR)
•Phones out, tuner out (1/8")
•Footswitch jack (Mute/Vibe)
•11"W x 10.4"D x 2.2"H
•Weight: 6.4 lbs

For more information on the new Ibanez Promethean amplifiers and other Ibanez products visit www.AndysMusicOnline.com, or call Andy's Music at 251-633-8944.

Fender Road Worn Guitars And Basses

Fender Road Worn Series guitars and basses come with a head start on history and bring the guitarist and bassist the best of both worlds—a killer aged design aesthetic that conjures up the ghosts of past music lives, paired perfectly with the modern functionality, playability and high quality that players know to expect from Fender.

Based on classic Fender instruments of the 1950s and ’60s, and production methods invented at the world-renowned Fender Custom Shop, Road Worn instruments reflect the mystic quality of life on the road. The series consists of a ’50s Tele®, ’50s Strat®, ’60s Strat, ’50s Precision Bass® and ’60s Jazz Bass® guitars.

All models feature notably distressed nitrocellulose lacquer-finished bodies and necks, as well as worn chrome hardware (nickel/chrome for basses), to create an aged appearance. Additionally, while the guitars have been designed with period-correct specifications, several modern upgrades have been built into each model, including Tex Mex™ single-coil pickups, larger 6105 frets, and five-way pickup switches (Strat models).

The ’50s Tele features an ash body, maple neck, vintage-style tuning machines and three-saddle strings-thru-body bridge, one-ply white pickguard, and is available in Two-Color Sunburst and Blonde. The ’50s Strat has an alder body, maple neck, vintage-style tuning machines and synchronized tremolo, one-ply pickguard, and is available in Two-Color Sunburst and Black. The ’60s Strat features an alder body, maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, vintage-style tuning machines and synchronized tremolo, three-ply mint green pickguard, and is available in Three-Color Sunburst and Olympic White.

The ’50s Precision Bass has an alder body, maple neck, vintage-style reverse tuning machines and American Vintage bridge, gold anodized aluminum pickguard, and is available in Two-Color Sunburst and Fiesta Red. The ’60s Jazz Bass features an alder body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, vintage-style reverse tuning machines and American Vintage bridge, four-ply brown shell pickguard, and is available in Three-Color Sunburst and Fiesta Red.

“There’s something magical about a broken-in or worn instrument,” said Justin Norvell, director of marketing, Fender electric guitars. “Many of the musical icons we’ve looked up to for inspiration play road-hardened workhorse guitars, and there’s something very powerful and aspirational in that aesthetic. The new Fender Road Worn series guitars and basses allow players to experience not only the look, vibe and tone of those instruments, but—perhaps most importantly—they have smooth worn-in necks providing the same comfortable feel as vintage instruments.”

Fender Road Worn ’50s Tele, ’50s Strat and ’60s Strat guitars will be available from Andy's Music with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1,200; ’50s Precision Bass guitars have a suggested manufacturer’s price of $1,500; ’60s Jazz Bass guitars have a suggested manufacturer’s price of $1,570.

For more information about Fender guitars, go to www.AndysMusicOnline.com.

Ibanez Tube King

When it comes to genuine tube distortion in a stomp box, the Ibanez Tube King TK999HT is “King”. Featuring an actual 12AX7 tube, 3 band EQ and Drive controls along with presence switch, the Tube King generates a wide variety of tones, including thick, singing distortion and outrageous heavy metal distortion.

With its unique VOID function, the TK999HT eliminates noise and helps to create sharp rhythmic expression with heavy distortion. The Tube King is housed in a unique shaped die-cast case with the tube showing through the transparent window, and can make a transistor amp sound like a tube amp.

For more information on Ibanez guitar effects pedals, visitwww.AndysMusicOnline.com, or call Andy’s Music at 251-633-8944.