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• July Drum Month

  Turn up the heat this JULY with DRUM MONTH You know that feeling, when we all feel like placing another log on the fire and snuggling up with a hot-water bottle – you know then that it’s time for DRUM MONTH at Paul Bothner Music. We’re fighting off the cold by keeping busy, and you don’t get any more physical than the drums. Join us for a full month of FREE drumming workshops, competitions such as our annual Fastest Hands challenge, and some piping hot deals on, well… EVERYTHING to do with drumming!

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• 2010 Spring Clean!

  Spring is in the air! And that means it’s time for our annual Spring Clean! From 1 to 30 September, we’ve got all scuffed, dinged and shopsoiled instruments priced to GO! But HURRY! Stocks are limited!

Latest Products

• Roland JUNO-G: Workstation Keyboard

  Old-School Ease, Cutting-Edge Features Look familiar? True to its heritage, the new JUNO-G is affordable and user-friendly. But that’s where the comparisons to yesteryear end. This modern marvel packs a studio’s worth of sound, sequencing, and aud...

• Cort AD880 Acoustic guitar

  The Cort AD880 is an acoustic guitar that as usual, delivers great value for money. They benefit from our 50 years of experience building fine instruments and our commitment to quality. Key Features Diecast tuner with black buttons For improved tu...

• Fender '65 Super Reverb guitar amplifier

  This faithful recreation of the legendary Blackface™ Super from the 1963-1968 era is a must-have for vintage enthusiasts and Strat® guitar slingers, but players of all styles enjoy its shimmering tone. The 45-watt (at 2 ohms) Super Reverb amp’s me...

• Jackson JS30KE Kelly Electric Guitar

  Jackson's new JS30 series includes their best-ever line up of classic styles, and outstanding value. If you've ever wanted an amazing Jackson Kelly, but didn't feel like making the custom shop-priced investment, this is the perfect time to add an ag...

• Laney Prism Guitar Amps

  Laney is proud to announce the launch of the new Prism range of modeling amps. The New PRISM range takes Laney into the modeling arena, however PRISM is a modeling amp with a difference – it does not sound like a traditional modeling amp. Gone are...

• Mapex Horizon Series Drum Sets

  Mapex have announced the introduction of Horizon, an entirely new drum series for 2010. The Horizon HZB and HX series feature newly designed appointments, including lugs, bass drum mounts, badges and bass drum claws. All Horizon drum sets include a ful...

• Cakewalk V-Studio VS-100

  Are you looking for a versatile addition to your studio? SONAR V-Studio 100 integrates a 24-bit/96kHz high-speed USB 2.0 audio interface, DAW controller, digital mixer, SD recorder, and VS Production Pack – a powerful suite of high quality instrum...

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Latest Articles

• MIDIguitar 1: Fleshing out your sound

  Recently on www.guitarforum.co.za I mentioned using MIDIguitar/guitar synth as an an alternative to backtracks for fleshing out the sound of performances. Pushed for details, I decided to use some of my weekly challenge entries to show the kinds of thi...

• The Truth About True Bypass

  Some boutique effects pedal manufacturers these days tout the idea that true bypass is an essential feature to have. However, other quality manufacturers do not include it in their pedals and some go as far as to recommend against it. Let’s take a look at true bypass and the alternatives and try and make some sense out of it all…

• Recording Acoustic Guitars

  The acoustic guitar remains one of the hardest instruments record and get a great sound. It has a wide frequency spectrum, a large dynamic range and the sound you get is very dependant on the player. You can spend long, frustrating hours getting the perfect sound and recording it – but it can be worth it. A well-recorded acoustic guitar is a joy to hear. So, let’s take a look at what you need to know…

• Recording Electric Guitars

  An electric guitar is capable of a wide range of sounds and is unique in that the amplifier and the speakers are as much a part of the sound as the instrument itself.This means that to record the “true” sound of the electric guitar, you ideally need to capture the sound coming from the speakers with microphones.

• Guitar Maintenance 5 – Setting Intonation

  Setting the intonation on a guitar makes sure that the notes higher up the fretboard, towards the body are in tune. If you have tuned the guitar correctly, but notes played on the upper frets are out of tune, or if you find that chords played in the first position are in tune, but when the same chords played as barre chords further up the neck, they are “out”, chances are you need to set your intonation.