Here’s the deal: They really want you to stop into a ZT Amplifiers dealer and test drive one of their amps. If you do, you’ll receive a coupon code that will allow you to enter the giveaway on their website.

But, if you don’t have a ZT dealer near you, or you’re just lazy, you can also check out a short video on their website that touts many of the great bands that are playing ZT. Then, just enter the name of any featured band to enter. Pretty simple!

Entry Deadline: October 4, 2010

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I didn’t write the above paragraph, but it got me pumped to see this film, so I found no reason to rewrite a summary of the movie. If you’re into rock ‘n’ roll movies or documentaries, I highly suggest you check this out. According to the Rock Prophecies Facebook Page the DVD release date is Sept 14th, and the film will be airing nationally throughout the month of September on PBS. As they say, check your local listings.

BUT, to get you even more excited, the filmmakers are giving away a Fender Road Worn ’60s Stratocaster worth $1,199! If you’re not familiar with this axe, here’s the down low:

The Stratocaster really came into its own in the 1960s, with players coaxing unbelievable sounds from it amid punishing stage shows and grueling tours. Beaten, bruised and even burned, they only got better as the years wore on—looking even cooler and feeling even more comfortable. Fender’s new rosewood-fretboard Road Worn ’60s Strat delivers that aged look and feel—built to look, sound and feel like it’s got more than just a few miles on it, designed with 1960s specs, including a nitrocellulose-lacquer finish, and supercharged with Tex-Mex™ pickups and 6105 frets.

Entry Deadline: January 31, 2011

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Some info about the Heil PR40 Microphone:

The Heil PR 40 represents completely new dynamic microphone technology designed for a wide range of professional applications such as sophisticated recording, live sound, and commercial broadcast. Producing the widest frequency range available in a dynamic microphone, the PR 40 outperforms most condenser microphones, and can withstand huge amounts of SPL. At the same time, it maintains the 25 year Heil Sound tradition of superbly natural voice articulation.

• Absolute most natural voice response for talk show hosts, voice over applications
• Large low-mass aluminum voice coil
• Properly positioned hum bucking coil and heavy steel case insure maximum shielding
• Four rear ports exhibit excellent rear rejection and minimum proximity effect
• Widest frequency response
• Best kick drum microphone ever
• Assembled and tested in Illinois
• Leatherette carrying bag included

Entry Deadline: October 31, 2010

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Ultimate Guitar is going to hook one lucky winner up with a Dean Dave Mustaine VMNT electric guitar with custom graphics featuring the album art from Megadeth’s classic 1990 album Rust In Peace.

In addition to the badass custom finish, this guitar features:

• Mahogany Top / Body
• 25.5” Scale
• Dave Mustaine Spec. Set Mahogany
• “D-Shaped” Neck
• Ebony Fingerboard
• Pearl Dave Mustaine Custom Inlays
• Mini Grover 6 In-Line Tuners
• Black Hardware
• Tune-O-Matic Bridge
• Dave Mustaine Duncan Live Wire Pickups
• Hardshell Case included

As a bonus, the winner will also score a copy of Dave Mustaine’s new memoir, Mustaine: The Fall And Rise of a Heavy Metal Icon.

Entry Deadline: September 5, 2010

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Although April was chosen in a totally random fashion, I could not have chosen a better winner. Tom Tom is a magazine dedicated to female drummers, and April is a kick-ass female drummer. Perfect! Her band, Squish, has been playing together for a year or so, are all self-taught musicians and just played their first show a few weeks ago.

Check out Squish on MySpace.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine is giving away a Martin Performing Artist Series GPCPA1 acoustic guitar & 12 sets of strings. This package is worth $4,200!

About the Martin Performing Artist Series Guitar Giveaway:

Performing Artist Series GPCPA1 guitar, including brown hard-shell case (retail value $3,999) and 12 sets of Martin MSP-4100 SP Phosphor Bronze Light Strings (retail value $201).

This stunning guitar features Martin’s mortise and tenon neck joint, hybrid scalloped bracing, solid East Indian rosewood for back and side material, Sitka spruce soundboard, and ebony headplate, fingerboard, and bridge.

The Performing Artist Series innovations include a faster neck profile with a 1¾-inch nut width, along with a slimmer taper measuring 21/8 inches at the 12th fret, giving the guitar a more comfortable spacing in the first few frets and a faster feel for leadwork as you move up the neck.

This guitar sounds as spectacular as it looks, with newly designed Fishman F1 Aura™ onboard electronics. Articulate, yet powerful, this new Fishman system delivers stunning realism and projection in an easy-to-use onboard preamp system.

Each model in the Performing Artist Series offers its own distinctive acoustic and plugged-in sound for the discerning player. The Grand Performance Cutaway model (GPCPA1) combines the big rich sound of the Dreadnought and the clarity of the Orchestra model into a new sonic signature of its own.

Entry Deadline: August 31, 2010

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She was kind enough to send copies of the magazine’s first three issues, and I can’t tell you how impressed I am. In fact, I have to admit that I fear creasing the pages, as the magazine is so well done it feels like a piece of art in my hands!

In an attempt to get more people turned on to Tom Tom I asked Mindy if she’d put up a subscription as a GearPipe exclusive giveaway. She was kind enough to agree.

Here’s how it works. Tom Tom is a quarterly magazine, meaning four issues per year. They’ve published three, with the fourth coming in September. The winner will get issues #1-3 ASAP, and will receive issue #4 when it’s printed.

To enter, just fill out the form below. This giveaway will run for one week with a deadline of midnight Pacific next Thursday (August 5th).

If you can’t wait for the giveaway and want to subscribe to Tom Tom, you can do it here. Also, Tom Tom is a labor of love for Mindy and her team (meaning there’s no big publisher backing them with cash). The project is being featured on Kickstarter, so if you want to back the cause with a few bucks, there are some very cool products that you’ll get back, plus a warm fuzzy in your tummy. Learn more at Kickstarter.

If you didn’t catch my interview with Mindy, listen in here:

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Fender has just announced a new Jazzmaster giveaway. Specifically, they are giving away a Classic Player Jazzmaster Special guitar — a modern take on their original ’58 Jazzmaster model, complete with hotter pickups, a new Adjusto-Matic bridge, a 9.5 fingerboard radius and a neck pocket with increased back-angle for improved stability and sustain.

This guitar retails for $1,100 and is worth every red cent!

Entry Deadline: August 31, 2010

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Today, up popped a name I recognized: Dolan Geiman. Dolan is not a musician (well, he could be, but not a famous one), but rather a really kick ass artist! I knew the name because I produce the podcast series each year for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver, and Dolan submitted a very cool video last year (embedded below).

He’s currently got a killer giveaway going on with Fossil, featuring a guitar-themed piece of his artwork. This piece, “Made in the Shade,” is mixed media recycled artwork, and was created with acrylic, silk screen, and found paper collage on recycled wood (48” x 33” x 2”). It’s like hanging a guitar on your wall but way, way cooler. Oh…and it’s valued at $3200!

This is the complete list of items used to make “Made in the Shade:”

1. There are six keys at the top of the guitar. Five of the keys were found in an abandoned post office building in Chicago. The last key was found at a truck stop outside of Denver.

2. The material on the neck of the guitar is a smashed cookie tin from an alleyway in Nashville.

3. The ninth piece of wood on the neck on the guitar came from a house in the French Quarter in New Orleans, post Katrina.

4. Also on the neck of the guitar is a white wooden ruler from abandoned farmhouse near Necedah,Wisconsin.

5. For the flowers, the darker wood is lathe from abandoned houses here in Chicago, and the red wood is from a barn outside of Louisville, Kentucky.

6. The broom handles were acquired from a junkman in Houston,Texas.

7. An old metal conduit came from an abandoned warehouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

8. A hickory stick came from my grandma’s farm in Crimora, Virginia.

9. Directly above the “American” text is a round piece of wood I found among a larger pile of wood bleaching in the sun near the Ohio River banks.

10. The “American” text is hand-silkscreened on old apple crate wood that I found in an abandoned Ohio woodshop.

11. The decorative cream-colored molding came from a piece of furniture I found floating down the Mississippi River.

12. The red ruler is from Michigan.

13. The vintage square ruler originated from an abandoned schoolhouse in Iowa.

14. And the gold molding is from a picture frame I found in an abandoned church in Indiana.

Any of us should be proud to hang this in our home…good luck!

Entry Deadline: August 31, 2010
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Thirteen winners will receive brand new Ovation acoustic guitars. They will be giving away one Ovation Celebrity each week for twelve weeks, and the grand prize winner will score a $5,000 Custom Ovation Adamas acoustic.

Follow the link below to register and watch a video that will take you through everything you need to know.

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First up, Effects Bay is giving away one of those products that you wish you would have thought of, a StageTrix Pedal Riser. Actually, they’re giving away four of them, plus two 3-packs of Pedal Fasteners. The Pedal Risers simply raise up the second row of effects pedals on your board, giving you easier access to the on/off switch. See? Simple yet genius!

The fastener is simply an industrial strength fastener designed specifically for attaching pedals to pedalboards.

Entry Deadline: July 20, 2010
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Now on to giveaway #2. Jim Dunlop has hooked up I Heart Guitar with seven of their BMF leather guitar straps. If you like black leather and metal (as most guitarists do!), these are the straps for you. They have a definite “rock ‘n’ roll” vibe to them!

Entry Deadline: July 21, 2010
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You should have skipped to the link at the bottom of the page to enter this mic giveaway. If you still need some convincing, check out some info about the killer condenser mic that ProAudio.com has up for grabs this month.

About the Sennheiser e965 Condenser Microphone:
The e965 is Sennheiser’s first large-diaphragm, true condenser handheld microphone. The innovative 1″ dual-diaphragm capsule means you can access both cardioid and super-cardioid polar patterns with the flip of a switch. Ideal for every vocal application, the e 965 truly combines the sensitivity of a world-class studio condenser with the ruggedness of a Sennheiser evolution stage microphone.

Features:

• Switchable pick-up pattern (cardioid / super-cardioid)
• Low-cut switch, which reduces ambient noise, rumble , and wind noise
• Switchable pre-attenuation (-10 dB) accommodates singers with powerful voices
• Capsule shock-mount efficiently rejects handling noise for superbly clear sound
• Excellent protection against moisture
• Astounding frequency response of 40-20,000 Hz
• An unbeatable 10-year warranty!

Entry Deadline: July 31, 2010
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To celebrate, he’s pulled together a ton of great to gear to give away, including an IK Multimedia Software Bundle containing: AmpliTube 3, T-RackS 3 Deluxe & Sonik Synth 2, Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor, TC Electronic PolyTune, Cubisteffects Custom Modded PROCO RAT, and much more.

Entry Deadline: July 16, 2010
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The thing I like about this giveaway is that Brian Porter from Porter Pickups is going to hook the winner up with a set of pups EXACTLY the way he or she wants them. Strat, Tele, Humbucker, whatever you want. Want it overwound? You got it.

Even if you don’t win this contest, check out the Porter website. This guy looks like he build some great gear!

Entry Deadline: June 30, 2010
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However, if you’re an oh-so-trendy iPhone owner, TC Electronic wants to reward your coolness. They are offering up free PolyTune iPhone apps to the first 25,000 people who download it. UPDATE – They upped this to 50,000 downloads, but the promo is over. The app is now available for $9.99.

I just downloaded a copy for myself and it looks very cool! You can choose between guitar and bass tuning, with multiple drop tuning settings, 10 Hz calibration, and two different display modes. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, the coolest thing about this tuner is that you can tune all six (or four) strings at once. Just strum and tune!

To take advantage of this offer, you can go to the PolyTune page in the iPhone App Store, or if you want to download it directly to your phone, just search on “polytune.”

This package is worth nearly $1,000 and includes:

• Tascam DP-008 – 8-Track Digital Pocketstudio: Tascam culminates 30 years of Portastudio Recording with the DP-008, a portable 8-track recorder for all musicians. Tascam’s DP-008 is an eight-track recorder that captures CD-quality audio, two tracks at a time. You can use built-in microphones to grab ideas, plug condenser mics into the XLR inputs or plug a guitar directly in to lay tracks. There’s even a metronome and chromatic tuner built-in for tight-sounding tracks. The DP-008 also allows you to digitally bounce tracks to make room for more, and touches like editing and undo make recording stress-free.
• Tascam VL-M3 – Powered Stereo Monitoring System (Pair): Tascam VL-M3 powered stereo monitors feature 3″ drivers with a front-mounted bass port and built-in 24W stereo power amplifier. In addition to being an affordable solution for beginners and musicians on a budget, VL-M3 monitors provide a “real-world” reference for music and post playback.
• Tascam TM-78 Condenser Microphone: Perfect for vocals, instruments and podcasting, this condenser microphone includes a cable and tabletop stand.
• Tascam HP-VT1 Headphones: These closed-ear headphones provide isolation while recording and rich bass response. The padded headset with includes a 1/4″ stereo headphone adapter plug.

Entry Deadline: June 30, 2010
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Well, you may ask, what are these pedals all about? Here’s a rundown:

Maxon ST-9 Pro+ Super Tube
A salute to the rare and highly collectible “Super Tube Screamer” from the 1980′s, the new Maxon ST-9 Pro+ Super Tube takes the basic design elements of that coveted vintage model and brings them into the 21st century.

Loosely based on Maxon’s classic “808” circuit, the ST-9 Pro+ offers a dedicated midrange control that varies the amount of Midrange boost, creating powerful, fat and heavy distortion sounds akin to a full stack amplifier. A mode switch to select from two different diode types allows the user to fine-tune the ST-9 Pro+ for use with single coils or humbuckers, while switchable 9- or 18-volt operation provides increased dynamic headroom and fuller frequency response.

Check out the Godlyke website for audio samples and a demo video.

SM-9 Pro+ Super Metal
Based on the cult-classic Super Metal pedal from the 1980′s, the new Maxon SM-9 Pro+ packs sufficient firepower to accurately reproduce all the tonal evolutions of metal music over the past 30 years.

The SM-9 Pro+ can create an almost limitless variety of high-gain guitar sounds, from classic 70′s Plexi tones through the “scooped midrange” made famous by the 1980’s thrash pioneers, and on to the huge low-end needed for the extended tunings of today’s extreme metal.

The SM-9 Pro+ features Gain, Level, Scoop, and Edge controls. Gain simultaneously boosts the 1 kHz midrange band by up to 20 dB as Gain is increased. Scoop is a mid-band elimination filter that is variable between 200 Hz – 2 kHz. Edge is a hi-cut shelving filter that cuts hi frequencies from 2 kHz to 15 kHz.

The SM-9 Pro+ also features switchable 9 or 18 volt operation, providing sufficient heardroom with minimal compression to handle today’s high-output pickups and active electronics.

Again, there are sound samples on the Godlyke website.

Entry Deadline: June 30, 2010
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I’ve been posting giveaways for a while now, and this is one of the coolest guitars I’ve seen given away. Oftentimes companies will just team up with Gibson and buy a cheap Epiphone and slap their logo on it, but this one took some time, thought, and cash to pull off!

Some info from Relentless:

Based on the Gibson SG Special, the SG Relentless has a body composed of rich mahogany curves. The fingerboard has been replaced by a piece of AA Ebony with 22 stainless steel frets. It boasts hand-cut Mother of Pearl inlays, rich, multi-layered graphics finished in clear lacquer and buffed to a high gloss, a photo-etched stainless steel scratch plate, Gibson 496R and 500T pickups and a custom selector switch to flick between two settings — Grind and Sacrifice.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2010
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Please forward this to all your guitar-loving friends.

On April 9, 2007, Josie Alise Greenwood, my 3-year-old grand niece, died of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. As you may imagine, it was devastating to her family. They formed Team Josie, which participates in the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life and to date have raised nearly $13,000 for the Society. This year, Team Josie is raffling a custom guitar being graciously donated by luthier Jason Schroeder, of Jason Z. Schroeder Guitars, Redding, California. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

I figure I can do one better than just forward the email to my friends, I can send it out to thousands of caring musicians.

Aside from the great cause, this guitar looks AMAZING! If you’re not familiar with Schroeder guitars, do yourself a favor and check out his website. For a $50 donation, your name gets thrown in the drawing to win this fine axe. There are also some great photos on the Team Josie website of the guitar in various stages of production.

To learn more about this cause, the guitar, or to make a donation, please visit josieshope.org.

Also, please help spread the word. At the bottom of this post are a bunch of “Share” buttons. Share this on Facebook, Tweet about it. Email it to your friends. Help support Alan and Team Josie.

Some info on the Banjola, directly from the Gold Tone website:

With a standard 5-string banjo neck and the body of a mandolin (or mandola), the Banjola is a beautiful instrument with exquisite tone and sustain that you won’t find in a standard 5-string banjo.

Entry Deadline: May 23, 2010
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Here’s the skinny on the Epiphone Dove Acoustic Guitar:

Tight, smooth, focused sound is the hallmark of the Epiphone Dove Acoustic Guitar, sister to the Hummingbird. This baby really sings with a solid spruce top and maple back and sides. The Epiphone Dove features a 25-1/2″ scale maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays, dove pickguard, stylized bridge with wing inlays, and chrome hardware.

Epiphone Dove Acoustic Guitar Features:

• Solid spruce top
• Maple body
• Set maple neck
• Rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays
• Dove pickguard
• Stylized bridge with wing inlays
• Chrome hardware

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2010
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Up for grabs right now is an Electro Harmonix Memory Boy Deluxe analog delay pedal. This is a great pedal from one of the top analog effects builders EVER, and sells for $179.

If you’re not familiar with this pedal, here’s some product info:

The Deluxe Memory Boy is the newest member of the iconic Memory Man family. It carries on the family tradition with new performance aspects that give it unique power and metronomic definition.

Quality IC’s deliver warm and organic tones while the new Tap tempo allows you to always be in perfect sync with the groove. Choose from five note divisions for metronomic variance while staying in sync and always on the mark. The added EFX loop integrates your pedals to follow the groove with tonal dexterity .Use an expression pedal to control your modulations for performance flexibility. The Deluxe Memory Boy is slick, smart and always on time.

Features:

Pure analog IC’s

• Tap Tempo with footswitch control
• 5 selectable note subdivisions
• EFX loop
• Expression pedal with multiple functions
• Multi waveform modulation

Entry Deadline: May 5, 2010
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Sticks break. Sticks are expensive. If you play a lot of drums, this adds up to a nice chunk of change.

What if I told you that you could buy a pair of drum sticks that will last 8-10 times that of a normal stick and only costs about twice the price? Do I sound like a used car salesman??? The car salesman wouldn’t give you chance to win the car for free, though, would he?

Today I’m excited to launch a GearPipe exclusive giveaway just for the drummers. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be giving away two sets of Duratech drum sticks each day. Duratech sticks are not your father’s Pro Marks! These non-wood drum sticks are made of a secret nylon polymer blend which resists chipping, fraying, and breaking. Like the loud, cutting sound of a nylon tip? Try an entire nylon stick!

By avoiding wood, Players Music, the makers of Duratech, can keep these sticks more consistent than other sticks on the market. They are are carefully balanced and pitch matched, guaranteed straight + or – .005 of an inch and weight is guaranteed within 1/10 of an ounce, pair after pair.

So…what do you have to do to win? We want to get a pair of these sticks in your hands, but we also want to know what you, as a drummer, think about Duratech and drum sticks in general. Just fill out the short survey below and hit submit. You’ll be entered to win! I’ll be announcing the winners each day on my Facebook Page, so if you’re not already a fan, come check it out.

If you want to learn more about Duratech sticks, you can listen to a podcast interview I did with Tony LaLonde, the man who developed the sticks, or check out the brand-spanking new Duratech Facebook Page.

About the Shure KSM44/SL:

The KSM44/SL is a multiple pattern (cardioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional), externally biased, dual large diaphragm condenser microphone with extremely low self-noise (7dB). Developed to meet the needs of studio recording musicians, the warm, rich sound of the KSM44 delivers exceptional performance, tailored to deliver vivid reproduction of voice for the most critical recordings. The KSM44 also offers great flexibility in a variety of recording applications, working well on acoustic and amplified instruments, as its capacity for managing high SPLs accommodates loud sound sources such as drums and guitar amplifiers.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2010
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This morning I got an email from Brian at Fretbase who let me know they’re giving one of these systems away to one of their readers. Cool…I posted a link on Twitter and Facebook, letting everyone I know who would care about this contest that this unit is up for grabs. Now, I’m telling you. Head to the Fretbase contest page to enter to win one of these wireless systems that sell for $299.

BUT THEN…I realize that Line6 is spreading these things around like candy! If you really want to bolster your chances of winning, you can also head over to I Heart Guitar, The Tone King, Dolphinstreet, and Gear-Vault. There are probably more. If you find another, leave a link in the comments.

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The lowdown on the Gibson Les Paul Studio Raw Power Electric Guitar:

Gibson USA’s Les Paul Studio Raw Power is a total natural — the Les Paul in its most basic form, yet built like none other before it. While the original Les Paul Standard’s maple top has always set it apart from more common all-mahogany electrics, the Les Paul Studio Raw Power goes all out for maple’s tonal splendors: an all-maple body matches the traditional maple top, for a brighter, more articulate tone, and a maple neck and fingerboard give each note a tight, snappy response. A pair of Gibson’s renowned ’57 Classic pickups, as featured on several high-end Custom Shop models, provides all the clear punch and muscle of those legendary “PAFs.” There’s also a new palette of satin finish colors to choose from: Gold, Yellow, White, Blue/Platinum, Trans Ebony, Olive Green, Natural, Aquamarine and Platinum. All the rest of the basics follow the classic specs you have come to expect from a Les Paul: 22-frets, a volume and control knob for each pickup, one three-way toggle switch, Grover Kluson-style green key tuners, and Gibson’s pioneering Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece. The Les Paul Studio Raw Power from Gibson USA is solid. It’s dependable. And most of all, it’s affordable — without any compromises.

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2010
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1st Prize: NS Design WAV Violin Outfit (with case and NS Composite Bow), $924 – (1 Winner)
The NS Design WAV Violin, created for live amplification and recording, embodies the fusion of ergonomics, performance, and striking aesthetics. Its features include a patented PolarTM pickup System that produces a rich, dynamic tone for arco or pizzicato play, and a precision tuning system that rarely needs adjustment. It also features a maple neck and body and an ebony fingerboard shaped for consistent intonation. The winner’s electric violin outfit includes the NS Composite Bow and a hard-shell padded case. Evolved from traditional designs, the NS Composite Bow utilizes modern materials that allow it to achieve a new level of performance and practicality that exceeds that of bows made with traditional wood construction. Advanced molding techniques with carbon and other performance fibers give this bow superb balance and lightning-quick response.

2nd Prize: Set of D’Addario NS Electric Violin Strings (NS310 4/4), $67 – (20 Winners)
Twenty winners will get one set of D’Addario NS Electric Violin Strings (NS310 4/4) each. The new NS Electric line by D’Addario, devised in collaboration with Ned Steinberger, offers strings with rich tone and expressive nuance, bringing out the fullest tone from any electric instrument. NS Electric strings can even work well for acoustic instruments when seeking subtlety of expression.

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2010
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More about the Dean Michael Amott Tyrant Electric Guitar:

• Basswood Top / Body
• 24-3/4″ Scale
• Bolt-On Maple Neck
• Rosewood Fingerboard
• Pearl Dot Inlays
• Grover Tuners
• Black Hardware
• Tune-O-Matic Bridge
• Dean DMT Design Humbucker Pickups

Entry Deadline: April 23, 2010
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Gibson and Musician’s Friend have teamed up to give away a trip for two to Cabo San Lucas, where you and your guest will meet Sammy and enjoy a special 20th Anniversary concert at Cabo Wabo as special guests of Sammy Hagar and Chickenfoot! You’ll also receive an autographed Gibson Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul and stay at the luxury Casa Dorada Los Cabos Hotel Resort in the heart of Cabo San Lucas!

More about the Gibson Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul:

Through a career that spans stints with Ronnie Montrose, Van Halen, and his own prominent solo work, Sammy Hagar has been the force behind a total of 60 million record sales and countless righteous riffs, and when the Red Rocker rocks, he chooses to rock Gibson. Now, in celebration of Hagar’s mammoth new band Chickenfoot, and its self-titled debut album, Gibson USA introduces the Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul, a guitar with legendary appointments and a hot new look designed by the artist himself, all primed to stoke a new era in rock. A super-group comprised of Joe Satriani on lead guitar, Michael Anthony of Van Halen on bass, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers on drums, and Hagar on guitar and vocals, Red Rocker is taking the rock world by storm, and the Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul is the perfect centerpiece for the conquest.

Entry Deadline: April 4, 2010
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To celebrate the release of the new Jett biopic The Runaways, Rolling Stone is giving away a Gibson Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker electric guitar, worth $1,200.

Some info from the Gibson website:

“I got my Melody Maker in 1977,” the legendary Joan Jett says about the guitar she has made one of the most iconic instruments in rock and roll. “It was light and it sounded great. It was the guitar I had in the Runaways and then played on all my hits, like ‘I Love Rock N’ Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’ and ‘Do You Wanna Touch Me.’ It’s my baby.” Carefully developed in close cooperation with Jett herself, Gibson’s Joan Jett Double Cutaway Melody Maker features a lightweight, slab mahogany body with a Worn White finish.

Entry Deadline: April 2, 2010
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Here’s what they have to say about this axe:
As taboo as moonshine, this double bound, string through alder body features 3 P90s, with separate volume controls for each, master tone with a passive overdrive, 5-way switch, in a 25 1/5″ scale.

If you’re less into words and more into tone, here’s a demo video from the guys at Gear Guruz.

Entry Deadline: March 30, 2010
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The contest page doesn’t specifically say what type of piano, but he plays Yamaha, and I’ve seen them link to this giveaway on Twitter. The contest rules say the prize value is $3,500, so I’m assuming it’s some sort of Yamaha console piano. A pretty great prize!

Note that this contest also involves a scavenger hunt that you can enter in certain cities, but you can skip that and just enter the concert/piano giveaway.

Entry Deadline: March 26, 2010
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Some info about the SM27 from the Shure website:

The SM27 is a rugged and versatile large-diaphragm, side-address cardioid microphone, with low self-noise and extended frequency response that picks up vocal and instrument nuances with clarity. Durable Shure construction features three separate mesh layers that reduce wind and breath noise. Equally comfortable on stage or in the studio.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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Born from a love of tone and a passion for innovation, Taylor Guitars has redefined the possibilities of guitar voicing in its new model, the Baritone 8-String, a hybrid of a six-string baritone and a nine-string guitar. Bob Taylor explains, “We loved the traditional baritone, but missed having some of that upper register. We thought ‘what if we turned it into a ninestring baritone?’ So, we made one. But after deciding it was a little too jangly, we pulled off the [doubled second] string, leaving the third and fourth octave strings. It sounded awesome.”

With a bold, fresh sound, the Baritone 8-String broadens the tonal spectrum, giving players a rich musical palette that promises to uncork new inspiration of musical harmony.

Featuring a Grand Symphony body with a richly hued back and sides of Indian rosewood topped with Sitka spruce, the Baritone 8-String also has mother-of-pearl peghead inlay and delicate diamond-shaped fretboard inlays, a three-ring abalone rosette, and abalone-dotted bridge pins.

And to commemorate this special year, Taylor has inlaid Acoustic Guitar’s 20th Anniversary logo into the headstock.

Premium features of the Baritone 8-String include Indian rosewood binding, a bone nut and saddle, and an all-gloss finish. The guitar is amplified with the Taylor Expression System® pickup and strung with ELIXIR Baritone strings®. This Baritone 8-String guitar is tuned from B to B and features octave strings paired along with the third and fourth (D and A) strings. This feature gives players an extended range of sounds without compromising tonal integrity or playability.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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About the Ibanez RG2228 8 String Electric Guitar:

These are the machines of the gods, with drop dead good looks, sonic lethality and the devastating power and control of a precision double-locking trem. RG Prestige guitars feature flawless Japanese craftsmanship, the finest materials and each is axe perfectly matched with just the right choice of DiMarzio, Duncan, EMG, or IBZ pickups.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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The winner of this giveaway will walk away with $7,688 in recording gear, including a Dangerous Music 2-BUS LT analog summing mixer, a Dangerous Music Monitor ST, and a set of Focal Twin6 Be studio monitors.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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Bass guitar web site No Treble is giving away an Ansir Bravura bass guitar.

Here’s what I do know about the Bravura:

• Curly Maple body with a Blood Wood overlay
• 34 scale neck
• Padouck neck wood with Ebony Fret board
• Black Hip Shot Hardware
• Dual Humbucker pick up
• Ansir “Low End” tone system
• Custom fit flight case

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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Gentlemen: I wanted to save this one for myself. I had no plans to share this giveaway with you, as I had visions of this piece of art proudly hanging in my man cave, alongside an animal head and my high school trophies. Unfortunately, someone on my Facebook page decided to post a link. Now that it’s out in public, I might as well share it with you, too.

That said, up for grabs today is a Schecter electric guitar with custom Girls Gone Wild graphics, valued at $1,299.

Entry Deadline: March 30, 2010
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Here’s what’s up for grabs:

1st prize

• 3 sets of Curt Mangan 10 – 46 Electric Guitar strings
• 3 Sets of Curt Mangan 11 – 52 Acoustic Guitar strings
• 1 Ibanez T-shirt
• Tommy Emmanuel – The Mystery CD

2nd prize

• 2 sets of Curt Mangan 10 – 46 Electric Guitar strings
• 2 Sets of Curt Mangan 11 – 52 Acoustic Guitar strings
• 1 Ibanez T-shirt
• Tommy Emmanuel – The Mystery CD

Good luck!

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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If you’re a flute player, this is a good one! WWBW is giving away a Sonaré Silhouette Series flute worth $1,740. Some info on this Sonaré Silhouette Series flute:

The Sonaré Silhouette Series flutes are based upon the popular 505 series. The unique black and silver appearance of these flutes is stunning and also a first in the flute world. The Silhouettes incorporate all of the sound expected from a Sonaré. The black nickel plated finish proves to increase the projection while the Sterling silver headjoint underneath prevents the sound from getting bright or shrill. They feature sterling silver, Powell Signature headjoints, handmade in Boston, which are then black nickel plated. The silver-plated keys feature French pointed arms. The body is made by Powell in Boston and is also black nickel plated.

• Sterling Silver Powell Signature headjoint with Black Nickel Plating
• Black Nickel plated body and foot joint
• Silver Plated French Style Keys
• French Pointed Arms
• Case / Cleaning Materials.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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In case you’re not up on the DeLonge Epiphone, here’s the skinny:

The signature Epiphone axe of blink-182′s Tom DeLonge, it’s the perfect weapon to carry into the battlefields of pop punk.

This semi-acoustic monster features a maple/birch body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, and a Gibson Dirty Fingers humbucker. This Gibson pickup is an extreme-output unit designed for more of everything with much more clarity and volume than a traditional humbucker and an aggressive, wide response. The Gibson Dirty Fingers pickup comes with a 4-conductor lead and is wax-potted to eliminate unwanted microphonic feedback.

Entry Deadline: March 31, 2010
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I little info, my friends?

The 5 string cello banjo, originally used in turn of the century banjo orchestras, has been redefined in this Gold Tone model. Great for classical style, but also may be tuned 1 octave lower in a variety of tunings and played by any banjoist for unique voicings, lead, lines and accompaniments. The 14” body is very loud and the brass tone ring extends its punchy tone. The shortened scale makes fingering easy. It uses nylon high tension classical strings. Includes deluxe archtop hard shell case.

Entry Deadline: March 21, 2010
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Making Music Magazine is giving away a Roland HD-1 V-Drums Lite Electronic Drum Kit. This kit may be “lite” but it has everything you need to bust out a beat without ticking off your neighbors or big sister.

Some info about the Roland HD-1 V-Drums Lite Electronic Drum Kit:

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 Roland HD-1. It’s forged from the same technology as its predecessors, but it’s much simpler to use. It’s also incredibly quiet, thanks to the newly re-designed kick pedal, cushioned tom pads, and mesh snare head. The HD-1 electronic drum set is also conveniently compact and stylish-perfect for every home, school, studio, etc.-and it’s priced for drummers on a tight budget. Most of the Roland HD-1′s components are mounted on one stand for easy setup, transport, and a clean look. Just take it out of the box and play.

Entry Deadline: April 31, 2010
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Up for grabs is an Orange Tiny Terror all tube amp head worth $699. Some info about this piece of machinery:

All valve, 15 watt portable guitar head. Featuring a unique two stage pre-amp which has a massive tonal range using just three controls. When driven, this little amp has almost as much gain as most four stage lead channels! The Tiny Terror puts a lot of high-priced, boutique amps to shame with its clean crunch to full on overdrive sounds. At mid gain settings this valve head has masses of vintage British character; the Tiny Terror has been built to the same rugged specification as the bigger Orange amps and its portability makes it perfect for gigging around town or rehearsing. The Tiny Terror switches from 15 to 7 watts for studio use and recording. This professional little amplifier is a record producer’s dream and comes complete with a padded travel gig bag.

• Class A Operation
• 2-EL84 2-ECC83
• 7 lbs
• 15/7 Watt Operation
• Two Stage Preamp
• Rugged Metal Chassis

Entry Deadline: March 18, 2010
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If you’ve never heard of B.Y.O.C, it’s a pretty cool idea! Here’s some info from their website:

BYOC certainly wasn’t the first company to start selling DIY electronics kits for musicians. Or even DIY FX kits specifically for guitarists. But BYOC was the first company to begin selling DIY electronics kits for guitarists that were based on the circuits that guitar players actually wanted. In 2004, BYOC began as a “kitchen table” business with only 3 kits: the Fuzz Face, Tonebender, and Rangemaster, and they came with point to point eyelet boards. Today BYOC leads the way in DIY FX kits for guitarists. With distribution in Canada, Europe, Australia, Great Britain, and Asia, and over 25 thousand kits sold worldwide, BYOC is the gold stand for DIY FX. And our goal has not changed – to bring guitar players a product that is more than just some DIY effects project that merely “works”, but a complete stompbox that will rival or surpass any of the big name boutique pedals on the market today.

Entry Deadline: March 11, 2010
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There are a handful of prize packages, so let’s get to them. Winners will receive one of the following:

• M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Desktop Speaker System & a copy of STS9′s new Ad Explorata album
• M-Audio Fast Track Recording Interface & a copy of Ad Explorata
• M-Audio Oxygen 25-Key USB MIDI Controller & a copy of Ad Explorata
• $100 Gift Certificate for STS9Store.com & a copy of Ad Explorata
• 3 Runners-up will each receive a copy of Ad Explorata

Entry Deadline: March 8, 2010
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I’m incredibly excited to announce the first exclusive gear giveaway here on GearPipe.com. If you follow this site, you know that I’ve been linking to musical instrument giveaways each day on my Facebook Page, but hosting a giveaway just for my readers is way more exciting.

Geoff Moore, a pickup winding guru and the founder of Fervor Pickups has been generous enough to donate a set of his handwound Classic Strat® pickups. True to the name, these pickups will give you that classic Stratocaster® tone. Geoff describes them as “low/medium-output single-coils with a strong but polished, velvety-smooth tone.”

If you’re into pickup specs, here’s the lowdown:

• Sand-cast Alnico rod magnets (similar to those found in ‘50s-vintage pickups)
• Highest-quality copper coil wire
• Carefully cut black vulcanized fiberboard
• Nickel-plated eyelets
• Standard output: neck – 5.8K, middle – 5.6K, bridge – 6.4K

A set of three Fervor Classic Strat pickups sells for $225, so even of you’re rocking a Squier® you can drop these in and get some Custom Shop-quality tone! This giveaway is open to residents of the United States and Canada who are at least 13 years old. I’ll accept entries through 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time on March 31, 2010. Good luck everyone!

More Info From Fervor:
Discover just how good your guitar can sound
It’s no surprise that most new guitars and replacement pickups sound generic. Mass-produced pickups have a mass-produced tone. To improve their margins, larger manufacturers also tend to skimp on materials. Garbage input, garbage output.

Only hand-wound craftsmanship can produce the tonal complexities of a proper pickup. It’s like the difference between chocolate flavoring and pure chocolate. Played clean, you immediately hear the difference. Add pedals or switch amps, and you have even more tonal possibilities.

Hand-wounds deliver what every guitarist is looking for: a unique voice. As a hand-crafted product, every Fervor pickup is one-of-a-kind, for a voice that’s entirely your own.

Good is in the details
High-quality products depend on high-quality ingredients. We rely on the best suppliers for the best materials. For instance, thicker-gauge copper wire, and lead wire covered in durable cloth—not plastic. Vulcanized rubber bobbins. Magnets that are made in the U.S. Alnico pole pieces for Strats, for that low-volume Strat-y sound.

Consistently good
Although we produce by hand, our manufacturing standards ensure that you get the sound and the quality you expect. Every Fervor pickup is meticulously constructed by one person who is focused on quality, not quantity. We take the time to do it right.

Our distinctive winding patterns produce better tone. We constantly check for tightness and evenness of pattern, making scatter winds where appropriate. Each pickup is carefully inspected (pole piece heights, coils, soldering) and tested to make sure it matches the output we’re seeking.

Lifetime guarantee
Because we believe so strongly in our pickups, we have the best guarantee policy in the industry. We’re sure we can satisfy your demand for great sound.

It’s All About The Tone!
If you’ve read all this, you may be saying “fine…but how do they sound?” Check out this video featuring Andrew Autin —lead guitarist for MoJEAUX, one of New Orleans’ hottest live bands— who exclusively uses Fervor pickups in his custom Hembry guitars.

Just For Strats?
If you’re thinking about upgrading the pickups in your axe, Fervor offers more that just the Classic Strat pickups. Geoff also builds three other Stratocaster pickups models, Telecaster® and Broadcaster replacement pickups, and multiple humbucker and P-90 models. Here are some Fervor Pickups photos, but also check out the product section of their website for specs and more info.

Some info about the Line 6 Spider IV 75:

• 75 watts (mono)
• 1×12″ Celestion Custom speaker
• 500+ presets: 300+ hand-crafted presets from 50 world-famous bands and guitarists, almost 200 dialed in presets inspired by the best guitar songs of all time, up to 64 user-created presets
• Artist-created presets hand-crafted by Johnny Marr, Slipknot, Pete Anderson, 311, Meshuggah, Lacuna Coil, As I Lay Dying, Steve Stevens, The Donnas, Minus the Bear, and 40 more guitarists and bands
• Line 6 FBV MkII foot controllers (not included) feature a foot pedal for wah, volume and pitch-shift control; tap tempo; chromatic tuner display; channel switching; USB connectivity for receiving amplifier updates and upgrades; more

Entry Deadline: March 8, 2010
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To tie into that great article, they’re giving away a bunch of signature Pantera gear. The winner of this giveaway will receive:

• An Affliction Pantera signature series T-shirt
• A Dean Dimebag Dimebonics ML electric guitar with case
• A Dunlop MXR DD11 Dime distortion pedal
• A Dunlop DB01 Dimebag Signature wah pedal
• A Seymour Duncan Dimebucker pickup
• A DDrum Vinnie Paul Signature Dragon snare

Entry Deadline: March 6, 2010
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They are giving away an Eastwood Airline Twin Tone, a reissue of the infamous Supro Dual Tone. This is a killer guitar that retails for $2,500. Oh…did I mention that it’s signed by David Bowie? Yes…Ziggy Stardust himself has put his John Hancock on this axe!

Entry Deadline: February 28, 2010
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