They call him Bruce! Bruce Egnater that is...

There's always some funky new model of something coming on the market & while Egnater amps are not  exactly "new" (in fact Bruce has been making amps for over 30 years!) the new Tweaker models are. They are an ultra compact and amazingly versatile little 15 watt all-tube amp that offers unique & seemingly endless tonal variations via the on-board “Tweaker” selector switches. They use a pair of 6V6 power tubes & sound is incredible!  And at around $1200 for the combo, the price is great too.

Bruce Egnater is currently on a National Tour of Australia & dropped in to Concept Music with his right hand man Gustavo for a chat & to check out the local music store scene.  Tony and I thought it was a good time to test out the new "retro lounge" at Concept!

"Yeah Baby!" Our new Lounge Suite

I found this very funky old "retro" lounge suite on Gum Tree... it is exactly what we've been looking for to complete the entry to the new shop & it looks perfect!  Drop in for a cuppa!

The latest Guild guitars are made in the USA.

The rennaisance of Guild guitars the past few years since Fender took them over has been a credit to the guys in the USA.  Guild recently moved to a new facility in New Hartford, Connecticut and are one of the very few makers in the world to still use genuine nitrocellulose lacquer ~ you really can feel & hear the difference from the more commonly used polyutherane. Shane couldn't take his hands off this latest one that came in & we are still amazed at just how good they are getting with every shipment seeming to get better than the last!  The ever popular Guild D55 is a classic and at around $4,500 is a great investment.

A stunning new arrival... a brand new Fender 1964 Relic Telecaster!

While some people still struggle with the concept ('scuse the pun!) of a Fender "Relic" guitar, they really are incredible instruments & they play & feel like an genuinely old hand worn in guitar!  This 1964 reissue Telecaster that Charles is playing is a stunner... aged beautfully it pays like a dream & with the woods Fender have selected, it rings like a bell acoustically & rips it up when you plug it in. We are expanding our range of Fender Custom Shop guitars all the time & many of the one's we have were hand picked. This one is $7,400 but it is a whole lotta guitar for the money... and a good $20,000 cheaper than if you found a "real" '64 in this condition!

The new Mark Bass Mo Mark... it really is revolutionary!

Wow! This an amazing new concept (excuse the pun!) from the incredibly popular Mark Bass people called "MoMark" .  It's a bit hard to explain here, but basically it's modular system for bass players that allows you to mix & match a whole range of pre-amp & EQ's & build your own bass amp!  You can also compare them through any combination of speaker cabs... at the push of a button!  Tony & I saw a proto-type of this set up a few months ago in the Eastern States & were blown away... like nearly all great ideas,  we were left wondering "why didn't somebody think of this before?!"   Concept Music is the ONLY place in Perth you can try this new MoMark system up so grab your bass & come on down & plug it in! 

A new Bass guitar section as well

With our renovations we knew we definitely needed more space for our bass guitars... bass gear has always had a strong focus for Concept Music & our customers tell us we have the best bass selection in Perth & the are a wehad it in was bursting at the seams.  So now they have twice as much area & are right at the front of the shop giving them even more prominence.  If you're looking for bass gear, we reckon we've got it covered!  Come in & see Tony... our bass guru.

Our new Service Centre is flat out as well

We do a lot of restrings here as well as minor repairs so when we renovated, something high on our wish list, was new service area where we could inspect & restring more comfortably and a bit more professionally!  I love the colours here but more important, I love having somewhere to put the guitars while we are inspecting them with customers as well as a "real" workbench.