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If you haven't heard of the all new Blackstar ID:CORE BEAM yet then you're missing out as this is without doubt one of the best guitaring gadgets of the year! This Bluetooth 4-in-1 amplifier lets you use your electric guitar just like normal with all the classic features like gain voices, ISF, built in effects and USB connectivity, but on top of this you can also plug in your acoustic guitar, bass and stream music to it via Bluetooth! With specific channels for the different instruments you can get a brilliant sound for each. If you took an acoustic guitar or bass and plugged it into a regular electric guitar amp it wouldn't sound overly great, but here simply press the voice button down and you have yourself a quality little acoustic amplifier! Same goes with the bass, there's two bass voices and surprisingly these have a lot of bottom end and punch, which is amazing considering there are only two little 10w speakers! This little box of tricks is stereo, it h...

If you love something a bit whacky then listen up as you'll love this new Fender David Lozeau Art Stratocaster in the stunning Sacred Heart finish! Under the hood it's a simple, made in Mexico, Standard Strat which makes it nice and cheap but it's got one of the best paint jobs we've seen in a while, probably since the Fender 'Swirl' Telecaster! Fans of bright, cartoon, comic book style drawings will love this guitar, it's so vibrant and will certainly catch the eyes of your audience! This electric guitar sounds just as a Strat should, excellent for blues, rock, jazz or any style you want to throw at it. The neck and neck-middle positions are so punchy yet smooth and creamy, very SRV sounding! While the bridge and bridge-middle have that classic snappy, treble tone that's great for power chords and even a bit of country! We've made a tiny little video just a sneak peek because this is an instrument that needs to be seen in pers...

If you’re in need a guitar and amp to gig with but don’t have much more than £500 to spend then we have some awesome suggestions for you! You may think that a good quality set up, that can compete with a full band and drum kit, may cost a lot of money but actually it can be done fairly cheaply and still sound awesome! To ensure the amplifier can accommodate lots of different playing styles and genres, as well as keeping the cost down, we’re going to go for ones with built-in effects. With these you’ll get a huge number of sounds to suit your individual needs and most brands offer something that’s going to be loud enough to get over the volume of those loud, annoying drummers! Amp Choices - Fender Mustang III              ~ £227    - Vox Valvetronix VT80+        ~ £269 - Fender Champion 100          ~ £228 - Blackstar ID:30TVP ...

Check out this great video of J Mascis being interviewed and playing a solo of Dinosaur Jr.'s 'Get Me." on his signature Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster . Check out the tone of this awesome versatile electric guitar. Its pretty epic, you won't want to miss this one! Get this signature Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster at Guitarbitz Guitar Shop for only £373 or £27.97 a month on 0% finance.

Every week we celebrate all things Tele with our #TeleTuesday feature. This week we're loving  this   Fender American Standard Tele in Rustic Ash! A great guitar with hot pickups and an awesome look due to the aluminium scratch plate. Comes with a hard case, strap, cable and polishing clot h all for just £949 in the sale. Get it now in the shop or online at Guitarbitz .

We're very proud to have made the shortlist for Best Retailer (Medium) Category in the MIA Music Awards. The MIA Music Awards are an important event and major celebration to all those involved in the music industry. The awards recognise and honour the most reliable, innovative products and retail initiatives across the UK to celebrate top individuals and organisations. Having also been nominated in recent years for Best Independent Retailer, this year for the first time the awards have been opened up on a broader scale to target different sized stores and Guitarbitz Guitar Shop has been shortlisted in Best Retailer (Medium) Category. Founded by James Oliver and Davin Kenwood in 2004, James Oliver said “ We are very pleased to be shortlisted in the best retailer (medium) category, as we work hard to continually expand to grow our business and offer a great range of specialist guitar equipment with our customers in mind. “ With twelve other companies also ...

What order should I have my guitar effects pedals? This question arises time and time again and now it’s time to find out which is the best order for your guitar effect pedals! Although there’s no concrete, strict order you must have them in, there are some ways of getting the best out of them for optimum tone! 1) Tuner First in line should be your tuner, it’s ideal to have your guitar going straight into it so none of the other units can alter the signal as this may cause the reading of the note to change. For example if you had a vibrato before your tuner and it was switched on you would get some weird readings and it would be almost impossible to get it in tune! 2) Wah Wah Wah sounds great either before or after a distortion or overdrive stompbox, really it’s down which sound you like best. Having it before your drive pedal can give the wah more control over the signal allowing for a cleaner sweep and better response. Hendrix had his wah before the drive too so the...

COMPETITION TIME!!! We have over £150 of guitar goodies to give away! A friend of ours (Lorna Thomas) a local Frome artist wanted to have a go at graffiti, we had a spare wall.... But Lorna soon realised that she didnt like the medium, so ... reverted to her more favoured medium - paint. Hours later 3 famous faces peered back at us. All you have to do, is share this competition to all your friends, then email us with the names of all three guitarists pictured - marketing@guitarbitz.com. Please remember to give us your name and a telephone number to contact you if you win. We will only accept Answers by email! Good luck! The winner will be drawn on 31st Jan 2014.         Some clues!!! We are pretty sure the upside down guitar is a giveaway as to who that is so no clues there. For the guy on the left, think of an "Electric Current" Band and then the school tie will give it away.   The one in the middle was the subject of Ozzy Osborne's Tribute ...

Christmas Delivery available until 2pm on Friday 23rd December - Call us on 0845 2222603 for details - http://www.guitarbitz.com/

Christmas Delivery There is still time! We all know Christmas is fast approaching and time is getting short for those of us that leave buying xmas presents right to the last minute. Well, to help you last minute buyers, we will be sending out guitars and amplifiers, effect pedals and order over £50 by our free next day* courier service, which gives you up to 4pm on Thursday to get your orders in. So buy now and get your cool guitar gifts in time for Christmas. And from all the staff here at Guitarbitz, we wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! * N. Ireland, Islands and Scottish Highlands excluded. Enter MOREBITZ on the basket page and get 5% off your order.     Visit the webs favourite guitar shop - www.guitarbitz.com - when looking for any of your guitar needs. You are receiving this e-mail as you have shown that you would like to receive offers or mail from Guitarbitz If you do not wish to receive further e-mails from G...

Review By: Stefan, Sweden Rating: 4 Very Good Product: Vintage V52 Electric Guitar, Butterscotch Review: A real V-52 bomber... Got the guitar today, opened the box at the post office, and started playing it right there at the counter. Then could not stop playing it for several hours and the tone just kept ringing more and more...the wood vibrating in harmony from the the joy of playing music... A real solid piece of quality wood that will sound better and better with time. I plan to upgrade the electronics, put in a Seymour Duncan vintage mini humbucker in the neck position and sand off some of the laquer to let the tone come out even more. Then it will be an instrument comparable to a 2000 dollar guitar for a quarter of the price... Date: 12/12/2011 http://www.guitarbitz.com/guitars-c48/electric-guitars-c57/vintage-v52-electric-guitar-butterscotch-p1255

Review By: Neil G Rating: 5 - Excellent Product: Vintage V100 Paradise Electric Guitar Review: A big thank you to the guys at Guitarbitz. Having travelled from the Isle of Wight with no experience of playing or purchasing guitars I was given the chance to try several models and make my own choice. Fell in love with the V100 Paradise and have not been dissapointed, the guitar is everything I wanted and more. Special thanks to Davin for my first lesson! Will definately use Guitarbitz in the future. Date 19/11/11

Great news on Fender.  Up to £90 off of selected models with Fender instant cashback.  Take a look - http://www.guitarbitz.com/sale/ and grab an amazing deal!

Gretsh Guitars are now available at Guitarbitz Guitar Shop.  Check them out at http://www.guitarbitz.com/gretsch-m85

Up to 25% Off Tokai Guitars.  Great deals to be had. Come and grab one now, while stocks last.  http://www.guitarbitz.com/tokai-m77

Fender American Deluxe Strat is now back in stock http://www.guitarbitz.com/guitars-c48/electric-guitars-c57/american-deluxe-stratocaster-electric-guitar-rw-amber-p1081. Check it out at Guitarbitz Guitar Shop

Looking for an American Fender Guitar , or a Mexican Fender Guitar  then take a look at Guitarbitz Guitar Shop.  We Stock a wide range of Fender Guitars  as well as Fender Amps .  If we do not have the Fender guitar you are after, give us a call (0845 2222 603) and we can order it in for you.

Guitarbitz Guitar Shop are now Fender Premium Main Dealers. Look out for the American guitar models in store over the next few weeks http://www.guitarbitz.com/fender_guitars.htm

Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster Country of Origin - Mexico Body - Alder Nut width - 41mm Neck - Maple, Soft V shape, bolt on Fingerboard - Maple, dot inlays, 9.5" radius, 21 Medium Jumbo Frets Hardware - Chrome Tuners -  Vintage Style Tuning Machines Bridge -  Original Vintage Tele® Bridge with 3 Brass Saddles Pickups - Bridge: Custom Shop Broadcaster Single-Coil Pickup, Neck: Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele Single-Coil Neck Pickup Controls - 1*volume, 1*tone, 4-way selector   With their years of building experience, Fenders Custom Shop craftsmen created a "dream list" of specs, and this customized '50s-style Telecaster guitar designed by Master Builder Chris Fleming has it all! Special features include a soft V-shaped neck, custom-designed pickups with four-way switching, knurled chrome knobs and "Custom Shop Designed" neckplate. £549 - Includes Fender Deluxe Gig-Bag Customer Reviews peter green in a tele!?  ...

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