Acclaimed Bela Fleck bassist Victor Wooten has autographed (?) a duplicate of his bass rig and AMS is giving it away! The whole thing is worth about $2k and includes the following stuff:

• The Hartke LH1000
• The Hartke HX410 HyDrive Bass Cabinet
• The Hartke HX115

Man we hit some serious shopping carts to get the lowest price on this one. I know, I know: why spend so much time on something as trivial as sustain pedal? Well, you don't hear too much about shipping costs for items that are under $99 at most audio retailers or even $25 if we're talking about Amazon.

So for this round, Abe's of Maine clocked in with the lowest price on the M-Audio SP-1 Sustain Pedal for only $19.98 shipped. We ran into some great deals on the pedal itself from other retailers, but once shipping was added they came to over $26 - and one lesser known site even claimed to have free shipping on everything! Yuck.

Quickie specs:

• Sustain foot pedal or FS controller
  
• For synthesizers, tone modules, and drum machines
  
• 5-foot cable with 1/4-inch phone plug
  

Have you priced high quality mic cables lately? Yeah. Pricey. Sometimes you just want something to jam into an SM57 or take on the road and won't cry over losing a $40 cable that had a mojito spilled all over it. Enter this $5 mic cable at Amazon which is touted from the description as "Brand New" and "High Quality". What more could you ask for from anything in your life? We didn't even bother doing research on this becuase it was so affordable as is. I checked the shipping charges on purchasing 5 of these things and it came to $9.24 totaling $34.94.

zZounds has the best deal we found on a 5 pack of On-Stage Tripod/Boom Microphone Stands for only $93.94 w/ shipping included. That's less than $19 per stand shipping included. Seriously, you can't have enough of these. Between guitarists knocking these over thrusting their guitars their legs and and your lead singer constantly simulating sexy moves, you'll want a fresh one to pull out of the closet that can be Lysol'd repeatedly. Quickie specs:

• Solid cast end with standard 5/8-27 threads
• Long 30 in. boom with molded plastic counterweight
• Euro-Style boom (so debonair! keep a way from girlfriend!) with separate clutches for length and angle of boom. Allows user to make one-handed adjustments of boom angle while performing
• Professional quality die-cast zinc clutch locks vertical shaft at any height from 36 - 63 in.
• Clip-on cable holder
• Steel-reinforced plastic leg housing offers less weight and exceptional strength
• Folding legs with plastic endcaps for durability and reduced floor vibration.
• Base spread: 23 in.

You can win your very own Tascam Pocket Studio from Pro Sound and Stage Lighting. While I wouldn't exactly call it "pocket" worthy, you can jam this sweet piece of gear in just about anything larger than a sandwich bag and retails for about $200. This video give a good run down starting at about :26 seconds in:




We looked all over the confounded contest entry page and couldn't find any sort of deadline except that the drawing is on May 1st.

zZounds has the best price on the Crate V412A V-Series Angled Guitar Speaker Cabinet for $169.95 plus Free Shipping. The next lowest price we were able to find was $199.95.

Quickie specs:

• 240 Watts RMS Peak Handling Capability
• 4 x 12 in. Custom Designed, Stamped-Frame Ceramic Magnet Speakers
• Durable plywood construction

We actually dug through just about every deal from Musician's Friend had for their Free Gifts With Gear You Love promo and the deal for the MXL 4000 Multi-Pattern FET Condenser Mic w/ Free MXL 603S Pencil Mic came out on top for the price of the purchase product vs the value of the free gift for only $179 plus the XML 603s which has a street value of $99.




The next best contender was the Rode Podcaster USB Microphone for $229 and the free Rode Popper Stopper (it's a pretty beefy one too) that seems to go for $49 street value. As an FYI, all the Rode mics in this promotion come with the Popper Stopper.

This the lowest price we found on the Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder from a reputable seller. The next lowest price we found was $222 and seems to be priced at $239 on the street. Sure, it's nickel and diming, but now you don't have to look around if this is the recorder you are interested :^) BTW, if you decide to research prices for this one yourself, don't get your prices confused with the Zoom H2.

One specific note about this recorder is that it's the only one that I have found with 1/4" inputs. This is great to run mixes right out of your mixer for your studio or live events.

Quickie specs:

• AC adapter, windshield cover, USB Cable and tripod adapter included
  
• Twin studio-quality X/Y pattern condenser microphones
  
• Digital 4-Track Record capable
  
• Records 24-bit/96KHz digital audio as well as MP3s, with bit rates up to 320 Kbps
  
• Two combination XLR-1/4" Input jacks with phantom power
  
• Onboard studio effects compression, limiting and mic modeling
  
• 1/8" Headphone jack provided for monitoring
  
• Includes 128MB SD card
  
• Up to 380 minutes recording time with 2GB SD memory card
  
• Up to 34 hours recording in MP3 stereo mode
  
• Combination high-impedance phone inputs for vocals, guitars, Bass or keyboards
  
• Built-in guitar amp modeling equipment to the Zoom G2
  
• Records directly to your Computer as a USB audio interface
  
• Comes bundled with Cubase LE - 48-track Digital Audio Workstation Software
  
• Up to four hours of continuous recording operation from 2 AA Batteries
  

Abe's Maine has the in-cart price of $49 on the JOEMEEK JM27 Small Diaphragm Studio Microphone. You can never have enough condensers in your studio and I'm betting this mic is a great deal even at it's normal price of $79 simply because they put Joe Meek's name on the label. As always, these in-cart prices can change at any time, so pick it while it's hot. Free shipping.

Quickie specs:

• Dimensions: 137X22mm
  
• Frequency response: 30Hz-20KHz
  
• Sensitivity: 10mV/Pa-40+/-2dB (0dB= 1 V/Pa 1000Hz)
  
• Polar pattern: Cardioid Diversity> 12dB (300-3000Hz) b Diversity> 15dB(1000Hz)
  
• Impedance: 200 ohms
  
• Equivalent noise level: 18dB (A Weighted)
  
• Maximum SPL for 0.5% THD@1000Hz: 130db
  

For all slow-pokes out there, if you haven't already you should set that beer bottle free and type in your info to win an ESP LTD KH-202Kirk Hammett Sig Guitar and a Audio Technica AE5400 Handheld Condenser Microphone. Yes, matching. We all know that was the goal: match the mic to the guitar. What would a matching Zack Wilde microphone look like...anyhoo, Enter Here. Today is the last day! Total value of package ~$800.

You can save up to $300 on Rainsong guitars at Amazon. These guitars are made of special graphite composites that will not react to humidity or moisture reducing retuning. These guitars usually start at ~$1200 elsewhere. Free shipping from Amazon.

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