We held the drawing for the new Takamine we're giving away. At noon today, Earl reached into the magic box, and pulled one slip from it.  Mr. William Welch, of Vaiden, MS, is the proud new owner of the new Takamine. Congratulations, William!

Pearl has the perfect five piece kit for drummers who need to practice quietly (i.e., apartment, dorms, or while the folks are asleep), or who take their kit with them when they travel.

The Pearl Rhythm Traveler is a black, five piece kit we've already assembled, so it's ready to go. It's setup with mesh drumheads and plastic cymbals, so you can practice in stealth mode while your roommate is asleep, or while the lady in the apartment next door is listening to Chopin.  You can even set this up in your hotel room, and the salesman next door won't call the management on you.    If you want to play live, simply swap the heads and the cymbals, and you'll be ready for your jazz gig.  Put mics on it, and it's your stage kit.

With 9 ply mahogany shells and double braced stands, this is as durable and professional as your standard size Pearl kits, just scaled down a bit, and prepped for dual duty as live performance and a practice kit.

And, yes, this is in stock right now at Backstage Music.

Free shipping on all guitars. No sales tax outside of Mississippi.

Five new Epiphones, all drool-worthy and ready to play.  These five are, as seen about (left to right):

Black Les Paul Standard, chrome hardware: $339.95

Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Standard: $379.95

Natural Casino with chrome P90 pickups:  $524.95

Vintage-burst Les Paul Standard with "Plus" top:  $424.95

Worn Cherry Les Paul Studio: $296.95

These just landed at the Backstage airfield this morning, so get your waders on, and hustle on over.