Gretsch Drums Artist of the Month - 

Chad Melchert is one of Canada's most sought after live and session drummers. While calling the Edmonton area home, he has toured all over the world and played with artists of all genres. Chad was crowned Drummer Of The Year at the 2012 CCMA awards. A top call session musician, Chad currently also fills his schedule band leading and drumming for 2010 CCMA Country Male Vocalist of the Year Gord Bamford.   


Current Kit Setup: 
Broadkaster Series kit in Antique Pearl
8x12, 14x14, 16x16, 14x24

BLOCKS is "Best Innovative Product" of 2017






 
Compared to all other musical instruments and devices of 2017, BLOCKS is the "Best Innovative Product" of the year! That's the consensus view of over 100 music publications who awarded the top prize to BLOCKS at the Musikmesse International Press Awards (MIPA).

"Best Innovative Product" is the most recent award for BLOCKS since it launched in November 2016. It also won "Best in Show" at NAMM 2017 and "Innovation Consumer Product of the Year" at the IoT Breakthrough Awards at CES 2017.  

BLOCKS is grabbing attention not only at awards shows but also in the home studios, classrooms, and retailers where people are encountering it for the first time. Learn more about BLOCKS here 


In the news
B&J Pro is here!
B&J Music's sister division B&J Pro is a leading Canadian importer and distributor of Pro equipment. They are a division of Jam Industries Ltd., one of the world's foremost suppliers of musical products.They represent a broad array of the finest brands and products that are sold in leading music retailers across Canada.  Click here 

With humble beginnings in 1959 as a small family-run guitar shop nestled at the foot of Mount Takamine in the central Japanese town of Sakashita, the fledgling company took the mountain's name in 1962 and began in earnest the journey that led to the phenomenal success that is the modern Takamine company.. More here 


New Products 
Supro - Americana
The Sahara is a wide-body reproduction of the single-pickup electric guitar that was manufactured in Chicago during the early 1960s.  Learn more.

Peavey - RBN™ 112
RBN™ 112 speaker enclosures combine best-in-class audio quality with Peavey's legendary reliability.  Learn more. 

Takamine EF75M-TT
an OM body with an AAA Sitka Spruce top and Brazilian rosewood back and sidesWith production limited to only about 80 models  Learn more.

Supro - Island Series
Westbury's dual-pickup configuration lets the player switch effortlessly between warm, single-coil neck pickup sounds, throaty bridge tones, or a perfectly balanced, parallel combination of both pickups for rhythm work.
Learn more. 

Supro 1610 Comet
a high-gain, low-wattage 1 x 10 combo with reverb, tremolo and switchable power. Designed to act as a go-anywhere companion to your favorite guitars, this lightweight tube amp cranks out 6-Watts or 14-Watts of screaming hot vintage tone    Learn more.

LP Raul Rekow Top Tuning Signature Conga
In honor of his memory, LP has proudly followed through with his family and completed the project we started with him.
Learn more.
Xvive - U2 
Guitar system features digital wireless technology that delivers incredible audio quality, simple setup, and is extremely reliable for any gigging musicians. It delivers a full 20Hz-20 kHz frequency response. Learn more. 

Gretsch - Vinnie Colaiuta
Signature Snare

4" × 12" auxiliary snare is ultra-loud when laid into with a rimshot. 6-ply North American Maple Gum Shells with Silver Sealer interiors finished in Cobalt Blue.   Learn more.

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro
packs all the sonic glory and 18V headroom of the original analog Fuzz and Overdrive circuits from the large-format Disnortion pedal into a miniature version that runs on 9-volts   Learn more. 

The Supro Hampton gets the Vintage Guitar seal of APPROVED gear!

Vintage Guitar has given the Supro Hampton guitar their seal of approval in the magazine's May 2017 issue.

Here are some highlights:
"The Hampton's voice covers a lot of bases. In the neck position, the sound is wonderfully fat, providing warm, even jazzy tones. Switching to the middle, the sound truly sparkles - and if you dig in and play hard, you can unearth a funky spank. Go to the bridge, and you get that never-ending twang. The second and fourth positions offer more magic. Unreel compressed-sounding double-stops or 200-proof rock rhythm riffs that make it clear why Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys has long been a vintage Supro fan."

"a pro-level instrument... at a budget price."

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Read Article Here

Daisy Rock finds its Canadian Rose






 
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the place to rock for the music industry's biggest movers, shakers and rockstars this summer in Nashville. This year's convention, set for July 11-15, will feature none other than London's own Rose Cora Perry, Daisy Rock's 1st Canadian artist.

"The guitars overall are lighter weight and easier to play, especially when you're a petite female like myself," Perry said. "It enhances the playing and performance experience because you are able to move the instrument in an easier way. I've played Daisy Rock guitars since I was probably 15." More here

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