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ROLAND RELEASES NEW CUBE STREET AMP

Thursday, 23 August 2007 05:05 administrator

Austin, TX, July 27, 2007—Weighing in at just under 12 lbs. Roland’s new Cube Street amp is the perfect solution for street musicians, coffee shops, rehearsal rooms, or anywhere space is at a premium. The latest addition to Roland’s popular Cube amp series, this new Cube Street amp offers a powerful sound at an affordable price.

Available in black or red, the Cube Street features two powerful 6.5 inch Neodymium speakers, a sleek slanted cabinet design for maximum amplification in an open-air setting, and two separate inputs for mic and guitar.

Boasting 15 hours of battery life and a feature set that includes two channels-one for mics and one for instruments-8 COSM amps, 6 digital effects, EQ and Delay/Rev on each channel, true stereo sound and an onboard chromatic tuner, the Cube Street takes up where the world famous Micro Cube left off.

“Our Micro Cube has been hugely popular from the beginning and continues to be so,” reports Roland Division Manager Peter Swiadon. “To date we’ve sold nearly 400,000 Micro Cubes. The Cube Street is an obvious evolution for us. With an extended feature set, punched- up power and a longer battery life, the Cube Street gives the coffee house and street musician’s exactly what they’ve wanted.”

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Bon Jovi Guitarist Guests on Bo Bice Single

Wednesday, 07 July 2004 11:54 administrator

Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora will be heard on the b-side of the debut single from American Idol runner-up Bo Bice. Sambora played guitar on 'Vehicle', a cover of an Ides of March hit from 1970, which will be the b-side to Bice's debut 'Inside Your Heaven'. Both songs were produced by Desmond Child who also produced and wrote songs for Bon Jovi.
Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings label will release the song through Sony-BMG on June 21.

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ROLAND ANNOUNCES NEW HD-1

Wednesday, 07 July 2004 11:54 administrator

Austin, TX, July 27, 2007— Roland’s V-Drums® are the most popular electronic drums in the world, but not everyone has the room or budget for a full V-Drums kit. Introducing the new Roland HD-1. It's forged from the same technology as its predecessors, but it's much simpler to use.

It might look small, but the HD-1 is every bit a V-Drums Set in every way. With Roland’s legendary V-Drum know-how at the core, this little kit is a dream for beginners, hobbyists, and project studios, as well as for parents, since the volume level can be completely controlled via volume knob and/or headphones.

The HD-1 is equipped with an external input for connecting CD-players, iPods®, and the like. Jam along with your favorite songs, and control the blend of music and your live drumming through headphones or an amplifier.

Additionally, the HD-1 is equipped with a MIDI out, for sound expansion and sequencing capabilities.

The HD-1 is a great way to enhance musical expression and enjoyment in your home. Used along with other popular instruments such as Roland’s digital pianos, the HD-1 will serve as the nucleus for family fun and musical enrichment.

The new HD-1 is also incredibly quiet, thanks to the newly designed beater-less kick pedal, cushioned tom pads, and snare head. The HD-1 is also conveniently compact and stylish—perfect for every home, school, studio, office, etc. — and it's priced for the masses. Most of the HD-1’s components are mounted on one stand for easy setup and transport. Just take it out of the box and play.

The HD-1 also ships with a DVD setup guide and basic drum instruction from famed drummer, Johnny Rabb.

For a complete package, check out the HD-a PAK. It includes everything you need to start drumming including the HD-1 set, PM-01 monitor, and DAP-1 accessory pack featuring sticks, throne, earbuds, and mini-to-mini cable to connect your MP-3 player to the HD-1’s mix-input.

V-Drums in every home is now a reality!

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Supergroup Formed for Superbowl Countdown

Wednesday, 07 July 2004 11:54 administrator

AEROSMITH star JOE PERRY, CHEAP TRICK star RICK NIELSEN and members of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's E STREET BAND have formed a supergroup with country maverick HANK WILLIAMS JR to pay tribute to American football. The unnamed group, which also features fiddler CHARLIE DANIELS and THE ROOTS star ?UESTLOVE, has recorded several versions of Williams' ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT, which will be used as the theme to US cable sports channel ESPN's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL coverage later this year (06).

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BOSS ANNOUNCES NEW ME-20 GUITAR MULTIPLE EFFECTS PROCESSOR

Monday, 12 April 2004 11:54 administrator

Austin, TX, July 27, 2007—BOSS expands its famous ME series multi-effects family with the ME-20, a powerful multi-effects unit optimized for live performance. Easy to use and road tough, the ME-20 provides world class overdrive, distortion, delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, tremolo, rotary, and EQ effects, taking BOSS’s performance-based philosophy to a very affordable price point.

This little powerhouse features a newly designed super-rugged metal chassis complete with three footswitches, 5 real-time control knobs, and an expression pedal. The EZ Edit feature allows preset effect templates to be selected which call up entire effect settings with the turn of a single knob. The OD-DS solo function gives guitarists an additional punchy and high impact lead tone per patch.

In addition to the realtime performance-based operation, 30 user memory locations are available allowing players to store their favorite sounds for easy retrieval during practice and performance.

Battery or AC operated; the ME-20 Multiple Effects Processor allows musician’s to take it anywhere, anytime.

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