Focus On Harmonicas, & our Christmas Catalogue Sale

Welcome to a new week! 

This week's In Focus is the humble Harmonica. And as you can see, we have LOTS of them!

Hohner has the Pro Harp, Marine Band, Big River, Blues Harp, Blues Bender, Little Lady, Chrometta, Rocket, Crossover, Special 20, Silverstar, and for the littlies, bright coloured Happy Harps. We even have the signature Harmonicas of Paul Kelly and Ozzy Osborne for good measure! We also keep a few Lee Oskar Harmonicas in stock, so you really are spoilt for choice with this instrument!

Harmonicas provide an excellent choice at Christmas time, being small and inexpensive, easy to wrap and a great fun instrument for all the family. If you are after some expert advice, come have a chat to our Team today!

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This Just In! 

Exciting news for this week includes our annual Christmas Catalogue Sale!

This year we have a great selection of Acoustic, Electric and Bass Guitars, Amps, Effects, Keyboards, Drums and all the other instruments and accessories you could think of!

We are planning to make this the Best Christmas Ever so if you need some advice or guidance to make it perfect for your family, click on the link <<here>> or come into the store and let's do this thing together!

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Fact Or Funny

This week we decided to go with a Funny :D


Question: What's the range of a Harmonica?


Answer: About 20 metres if you've got a good arm!

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Focus On Ukuleles, & New Roland Drums!

Welcome to a new week! 

This week's In Focus is Queensland's favourite instrument: the Ukulele.

Perfect for the family and friends get-togethers that are happening all around us at this time of year, Ukuleles have long been a favourite of children and adults alike.

And we have so many to choose from! Check out our range of Mahalo, Makai, Forge, Kala, and Tanglewood Ukuleles - all available in Soprano, Concert, Tenor and some in Baritone, and an amazing array of colours and designs. Prices start at $49.99, so there's something for everyone - and perfect for Christmas presents!

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This Just In! 

Exciting news for this week includes Roland V Drums now in stock!

Roland’s V-Drums are the world’s most popular electronic drums for one reason: they’re the best. Blending superior sound, authentic feel, and rugged durability, each kit in the V-Drums lineup performs at the highest level, a testament to more than three decades of developing electronic drums. The compact TD-1KV is no exception, delivering respected V-Drums quality in a space-saving kit that keeps up with you as your playing evolves.

For future news with Roland Drums, watch this space!

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Fact Or Funny

This week we decided to go with a Fact: Let's look at the History of the Ukulele.

Most people assume that the Ukulele originated in Hawaii, which is kind of half-true. It actually travelled to Hawaii from Portugal, by way of three cabinetmakers named Augusto, Manuel and Jose, who went there looking for work. They took their favourite local instrument, the Machete da Braga, and began building similar models in their new Hawaiian home. They called it the Ukulele, and it caught the eye of King Kalakua, which immediately made it the most popular instrument on the islands.

Today the Ukulele embodies everything tropical, and is a favourite instrument here in South East Queensland, and all around the world. If you want some more info on this fascinating story, click here.

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Focus On Whistles, & New EPIPHONES!

Welcome to a new week! 

This week's In Focus is Whistles, Recorders, and things that go when you blow!

Well, except for Harmonicas. They have their own week, and you will be hearing from them soon.

As you can see above, we have a fine collection of fun, cheap, yet fully tuned and functional musical instruments in the whistle family. In this shot you can see a Yamaha Sopranino Recorder, a green Sweettone Tin Whistle. a gold Waltons Tin Whistle, a Yamaha Soprano Recorder, a bright green Yamaha Soprano Recorder, a Yamaha Fife, a Meinl Maple Recorder, and at the bottom we have a Yamaha Alto Recorder.

And we also have Melodicas and Kazoos - the former are fantastic for when you need a Harmoncia sound but have Piano skills, and the latter are, well, just plain fun!

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This Just In! 

Exciting news for this week includes EPIPHONES!!!

That's right, just landed in the country, and straight to our door: our first shipment of Epiphone Acoustics! We've got two AJ-220SCE Acoustic/Electrics, one in Vintage Sunburst and one in Mahogany Burst; an EL-00 Pro Acoustic/Electric in Vintage Sunburst; and a Hummingbird Pro in Faded Cherry Burst. These are gorgeous and won't stay put for long, and we have more on their way, so come down and check them out!

And more are on their way - stay tuned!

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Fact Or Funny

This week we decided to go with a Funny, and it's a doozy :D

I bought a wooden whistle.
But it wooden whistle.

So I bought a steel whistle.
But it steel wooden whistle.

So I bought a lead whistle.
But it steel wooden lead me whistle.

So I bought a copper whistle.
But the copper steel wooden lead me whistle.

So I bought a tin whistle.

Now I can whistle.


#yourewelcome ;)

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Focus On Banjos, & New Ibanez Electrics

Welcome to a new week! 

This week's In Focus is the Banjo, and all the accessories you would need for your Banjo.

Banjos are brilliant and fun Folk instruments and we usually have one or two in stock for you to try out. We currently have this gorgeous Recording King RB-024 model in the shop and on a great sale price as well.

We also have the Tanglewood 5 String Banjo in Natural Gloss, hand crafted in an authentic period design, and sounds amazing.

If you're after an everything-in-one-go type of arrangement, check out the Bryden Banjo Pack. Great quality 5-string instrument with all the accessories added: bag, strap, tuner, strings and picks.

We always keep separate accessories for Banjos in stock as well, like this Shubb Capo that will work for a Banjo, Mandolin or Bouzouki.  If you are after some strings these Rotosound Banjo Strings are great quality for a great price, or if you want the long-lasting quality of Elixir, try these Polyweb Banjo Strings.

We have straps, picks, stands and all the care products you could ever need, so pop into our Browns Plains superstore and check out our range!

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What's New? 

Exciting news for this week includes five sweet new models of Ibanez Electric and Bass Guitars.

We have the SR200SM Bass, a great entry-level bass with a gorgeous spalted maple top. If you're a KISS fan, you're going to want this Paul Stanley signature series PS40 Electric, which combines all his favourite features in a very affordable package. For the classic rock history buffs, the Talman TM330M brings the best style of the past into today's fresh sound. If hard fast Metal is more your scene, check out this 7 String RG7421, the result of three decades of refining the optimum Metal sound. Finally we have the S521 Mahogany Oil Electric, featuring a mahogany body bolted to a maple Wizard III neck. Beautiful sight and sound.

These babies make nice additions to our extensive Ibanez range, which is growing by the week!

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Fact Or Funny

This week we decided to go with a Fact: Where did the Banjo come from?

This is actually somewhat of a sad story. The Banjo first emerged among African slaves in North America in the 1600s, as an adaptation of the stringed lute type instruments in Africa. It became a staple of the minstrel era, but managed to rise above this to become a popular instrument in America. The 1972 movie Deliverance featured the most famous piece, Duelling Banjos, and not a day goes by that we don't hear this in the store :P (not that we don't love it!).

These days Banjos bring to mind lazy summer nights, relaxing country atmosphere, chilling out with good company, and all the things that Music is supposed to bring to our lives. It's great to see things that start off in a bad place rise above their origin, but it's also good to be reminded of the darker parts of our past - as they say, those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it.

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