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Music Products for Hobbyists and Consumers
Silvertone SS11 Revolver
Electric Guitar and Amplifier Package
Target Market: New guitarists (consumers)
Price: $169.95
- Product Description: Ready to play the guitar? Silvertone's Revolver Guitar
Package is ready for you. Just open the box, plug and play. The SS11 package includes everything
a new or budding guitarist needs to learn, jam with friends and do a live show. You'll also get
the Smart III amp, surprisingly loud for its size, with a tape/CD input for playing along with
your favorite tunes as well as a headphone out to practice quietly. Also included in the package
are a gig bag, QT8 Quick Tuner, strap, cable, pickpack, instructional video, and an extra set of
strings.
Comments: Year-after-year, Silvertone's SS11 guitar pack is among our top products during the
holiday season. It is a widely popular gift, given by parents to their growing little rockstars
and sometimes treated to the parents themselves.
Similar Recommendation: If they would prefer the bass guitar instead of the six-string, suggest
the Silvertone Bass Guitar Pack:
Washburn D10S Solid Top Acoustic
Target Market: New guitarists (consumers)
Price: $179.95
- Product Description: The World's Best Selling Acoustic Guitar earned the
distinction with superior craftsmanship, tone, and value. Voted Number 1 by Acoustic Guitar
magazine as the best guitar under $500. Now with a solid Spruce top.
Comments: Based on their value-for-price alone, we can't keep these on the shelf. Acoustic
Guitar Magazine's claim of the D10S being the best acoustic under $500 is easily warranted.
This is a great product, and a giant step up from the cheap $40 acoustics you see at Costco
made out of balsa wood and bubble gum. A gift giver has an easy decision on this guitar.
Yamaha DD55 Digital Drum Kit
Target Market: New drummers, percussionists, kids of all ages (consumers)
Price: $240.00
- Product Description: A complete digital drum kit at an incredible price,
the DD55 makes a great compact drum kit for players of all levels. This package includes a
pair of drum sticks, 2 footpedals, a power supply, a pair of stereo headphones, plus an extended
2-year warranty.
Comments: Last year, we carried Yamaha's DD33 and DD55- the former being a lower priced, 3 pad
version of the DD55 we still carry. We moved on from the DD33, as the DD55's sales were stellar.
Going into another year with the DD55, we expect big results out of this one again...
Ion Audio iTTUSB Turntable with
USB and Software
Target Market: Anyone with vinyl records (consumers)
Price: $149.95
- Product Description: ION has created the world’s first USB turntable
allowing you to convert your old vinyl collection directly to CD or MP3 with the included
recording software. (No special drivers needed.) The ION USB turntable includes Audacity
software for Mac/PC for recording as well as a trial of Bias Soundsoap 2 for cleaning and
restoring vinyl. This turntable also has line-level output for connecting to any home stereo
with CD or auxiliary (AUX) inputs.
Comments: This is a huge product. So huge, ION has not been able to keep up with demand. We are
currently back-orderded on this product, but I had to include it- the buzz on this product is
scary. We will be carrying these for the holiday season, and I am proud to say that we will be
carrying this before anyone else. Hold off on ppc traffic for this product, but when it comes
in- promote away. This will sell like hotcakes.
Shure E2 Mini Stereo Earphones
Target Market: Anyone with an iPod
Price: $99.95
-Product Description: Own an iPod? Do you know what you're missing with
those standard iPod earphones? The Shure E2 Mini Stereo Earphones provide a night and day
difference, a true, gorgeous full spectrum of sound that your little white plugs can't touch.
The E2 features a high energy driver in a distinctive comet-shaped enclosure that creates fuller,
richer sound than any earbud is capable of producing. The insightful mechanical design of the
E2 is a result of Shure's years of experience with working musicians, resulting in an affordable
in-ear earphone that provides excellent isolation from background noise.
Comments: I own a pair of of these earphones, and I can't believe how true they sound. They make
my ipod sound better than a home hi-fi system. If you have a blog with a tech audience, blog
these. If you don't, blog these. If you want a product to showcase on your site, you're looking
at 'em. If you have an ipod section in your shopping mall site, feature these as a must-have
accessory. They will sell well, and your visitors will be very happy they bought them.
Behringer EG2080 Digital Piano
Target Market: Piano players, teachers, students (consumers)
Price: $679.95 - Product Description: The Behringer Eurogrand digital piano is an 88-key,
weighted hammer-action keyboard that provides the touch and feel of a concert grand. The
Eurogrand includes 14 authentic instrument sounds, 80 Watts of stereo power and a 2-track
sequencer for rehearsals, all built into an elegant wood grain cabinet with black finish. For
those who wish to learn, wish to play again, wish to teach, or wish to entertain, the Behringer
Eurogrand is the ideal choice.
Comments: Behringer's Eurogrand is a whole lot of digital piano for a little price. Most
competing pianos are above the $1k range, yet Behringer is famous for bringing big value down
to a friendly price. This has been a big product since it was announced in January at the NAMM
convention, and we're expecting it to have a big holiday season...
Yamaha YPG225 76-Key
Portable Grand Keyboard
Target Market: Beginner keyboardists, piano players (consumer)
Price: $319.95
- Product Description: The Yamaha Portable Grand YPG-225 is a 76 key
piano-focused instrument with innovative features like piano-style keys, USB computer
connectivity, a large selection of realistic sounding voices and Your Tempo lesson mode that
lets you learn to play at your own pace.
Comments: Yamaha's "portable grand" keyboards have always been big sellers. These are fantastic
for starters who want a basic understanding of the keyboard-- the instructional software is
excellent. USB connectivity allows for a very flexible, extensible experience. This is a great
product for kids and adults, and an ideal gift for anyone who loves music.
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