Brand new, never used, Ampeg SVT-15E cabinet. Classic Series. Still wrapped in plastic.
200w, 8 ohm.
Click the link below for mfg. specs.
http://www.ampeg.com/products/classic/svt15e/index.html
$375.00 No trades. Pick up only

Brand new Ampeg B115E bass cabinet.
Details/specs at http://www.ampeg.com/products/b/b115e/index.html
Never used, in original wrapping.
This is a steal at $325.00
No trades. Pick up only.

Ashdown ABM115C Bass Cab. 1x15", front ported, 300W cabinet. A few moving scuffs but no dings, dents, tears.
Made in UK (not China). Excellent condition.
Details at the link below.
http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?section=abm&ID=12

400$. No trades, pick up only.

MTD KZ 4-string bass for sale. Mint condition. Includes padded MTD gig bag.
Mahogany body with burled maple top, rosewood fretboard, active electronics, new strings.
This is the high-end model in the Kingston Series.
Flawless. This is a special edition bass (signed). $725. OBO.

One-on-One training and mentorship by veteran producer/engineer Jim Zolis at Zolis Audio Productions. Any skill level. Learn everything you need to know about recording/editing/mixing and mastering in Pro Tools along with mic techniques for recording vocal, guitar's, bass and drum's in a fully equipped Professional Toronto Recording Studio.

Weekly 1/2 hour, 1 hour and 2 hour one-on-one lessons are available.
All day seminars will be posted soon. (please leave contact info if interested)


Contact Jim Zolis at:
jzolis@zolisaudio.com
416-504-5991

Does it seem like your guitar lessons are just dragging on with not much progress to show for your money? Stop wasting your time and money with student teachers and come learns from our experienced staff of full-time certified teachers who all have been teaching for more than 10 years each and are either RCM graduates or ARCT. You will learn at least 30% faster with better comprehension and actually have fun doing it. Our accelerated lesson plans are unique and so effective that even beginners are playing dozens of their favorite songs within a year. Since 1995, over 600 students learned the guitar with us from all over Oakville, Mississauga, Etobicoke, and Brampton. Whether your want to play classic, rock, pop, jazz, or blues, our emphasis is on quality individual instruction that allow you to progress at your own pace without pressure or stress. 90% of our business is from referrals. Better still we require NO CONTRACTS - NO DEPOSITS - NO ENROLLMENT FEES - NO EVALUATION NOR TESTING FEES - NO CANCELLATION FEES - NO RECITAL FEES and we sell our music books at cost. Even your parking is on us! All this and AFFORDABLE RATES too! At Judy's Music School you save both time and money. Students of all ages and grade levels are welcome. As a full service music school, we also offer private and semi-private lessons in PIANO, GUITAR, VIOLIN, FLUTE, SAXOPHONE, CLARINET, CELLO, VOICE, and MUSIC THEORY. We also provide top shelf RCM Exam preparation and MUSIC THERAPY for stress and depression. NONE Of our students have ever failed their RCM exams. In fact 92% of them passed on their very first sitting. We're open 7 days for your convenience. Need to know more or want to get started? Then give us a call at 905-949-0567 or visit our web site at: www.JudysMusicSchool.com

The Tavares Trio. This Toronto Jazz Trio (Piano, Bass and Drums) is a group of experienced professional musicians, led by pianist Fernando Tavares. They have been playing together for more than 10 years. They produce a great sound, and can help make your engagement a memorable one. This trio plays Jazz, Latin and Brazilian music. Performing a wide variety of music and styles; Jazz Standards, Sambas, Bossanovas, Salsa, Rumbas, Cha-Cha's, Ballads, and Pop Standards. Music & Entertainment for any environment / occasion; Corporate Christmas Partieis and other functions, promotional events, weddings, restaurants, social and private parties etc. The Tavares Quintet. This Toronto wedding band, “The Tavares Quintet” is a 5 piece band (Piano/Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Guitarist/Vocalist and Female Singer). We play Cover tunes, R&B, motown and soul music from the 70's, 80's and 90’s etc. Music from Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and so on. We have video clips of our band performing at other weddings and can e-mail them to you for your viewing. For more information, please do not hesitate to call Fernando Tavares cel # 416-262-7984. Call Fernando Tavares at 416-532-3167, or visit our website: www.tavares.ca "Let us Bossanova your Special Event"

I hold a Bachelor of Music in classical guitar performance from the University of Toronto, I have almost a decade of teaching experience, and I can teach all styles (rock, classical, metal, pop, blues, etc) to any level of player at any age. I teach electric and acoustic guitar as well as electric bass, and I live downtown and I charge 20 dollars for 30 minutes, 30 dollars for 45 minutes, and 35 dollars for 60 minutes. My schedule is flexible so please feel free to contact me with any questions. You can check out some of my playing at www.myspace.com/conorjbrown, and you can reach me (Conor) at 647-477-5796, thanks.

One on One Beginner/Intermediate Guitar and/or Bass Lessons for only $20 for a Full Hour Lesson. Call Kevin Cody with Overture Studios for more information at 404-437-7664.

We are in the 30 to 40 range. I sing and play guitar, the bass player sings as well. We all have an extensive background gigging. We love to laugh and have fun but we are serious about becoming one of the best acts in Toronto. We Rehearse in Ajax and the band has all new members.





http://www.myspace.com/gilbertandrews

http://www.justasksammy.com/gilandrewsband/



cheers

Gil

WWW.VOCALCOACH.CA 416-436-8063

This is probably the most important series of voice articles you will ever read. Let’s face it, there is far more mis-information available about the voice then there is correct information. This series of articles will give you a big picture view of the voice and what goes into developing your full and unique voice.
I just want to be able to sing! I hear those words every day. We have a deep desire to sing, express ourselves and yes, even sing well enough to be proud of our voice. Sometimes we want to sing for ourselves while other times we have a desire to share our music with others and possibly even perform.

Without a doubt learning how to sing is a labor of love. It raises our spirits, challenges us, opens us up to new possibilities of what we can do creatively and often drives us absolutely crazy.

Clearly you need to do the right things for your specific voice type. There are differences between the male and female voice. There are differences between Bass, Baritone and Tenor for men and Alto, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano and Whistle Register for women. These things are rarely if ever taken into consideration when doing the very things you need to do to get your voice where you want it. Regardless of how much, how little, or to what caliber you choose to develop your voice everything, yes I said everything, needs to be modified for the unique and individual qualities of your voice. With all these different variables it’s no wonder we don’t progress the way we want to or worse, do things that cause throat strain or make us sound less pleasing then we would like to. Do you ever want to sing a song and find you psych yourself out and just can’t do it the way you know you want to? That is probably because you don’t have the right information or tools to get the job done. Partial information will get part of the job done while mis-information will cause voice problems and keep you from making progress. Yikes!!! Let me shed a little light on things.

We want to develop the vocal instrument to match the passion we have inside.

There are three separate components to voice. I will give you a snapshot of each component allowing you to see the complete vision of voice.

The components are:

Component I - Technique
Component II - Voice Styles
Component III – Music Genres

TECHNIQUE: These include your mental thoughts while singing, correct posture, breath, tone production (which includes intonation, vocal cord adjustments, strength and conditioning of singing muscles), vocal cord adjustments, understanding chest and head registers, resonant sound, and creative expression used to create your distinct voice.

VOICE STYLES: These include Speech (similar methods include SLS Speech Level Singing and Spoken Level Singing), Falsetto, Cry, Twang, Belt and Opera (Opera is a classical method and not suitable for contemporary / modern music. It is often used for musical theatre when a classical and formal sound is desired). Often people focus on learning one or two of these styles. While learning anything about the voice is helpful you will likely want an understanding of all Voice Style.

GENRES: This is where the sky is the limit. You have your most commonly known genres such as Pop, Blues, Country, Jazz, Electronic, Folk, Heavy Metal, Reggae and Classical but there are many other genres founded in the roots of these genres that go into forming your personal musical tastes and unique sound.

Your full voice is grounded in proper vocal technique. No singer can sing effectively without it. On the other hand, your UNIQUE voice is created by utilizing proper vocal technique and combining different voice styles to achieve a sound that matches the vision you have for your song. The combination of both gives you the tools to sing any genre you desire.

You will get to where you want your voice to go one step at a time. I know you can do it!

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Weekly 1/2 hour, 1, 2 or 3 hour one-on-one lessons are available.

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416-504-5991

Female singer/songwriter looking for a drummer and a bass player, preferably in their 20's or 30's. I play acoustic pop rock. Influences include John Mayer, James Taylor, Colbie Caillat, Matt Wertz, Rob Thomas. Looking to jam once or twice a week. Please contact me, if interested.

VERSATILE, FUN,DRUMMER WITH BACK UP VOCALS WANTED FOR ROCK'N'BLUES BAND

SONGS THE BASS PLAYER AND I ARE PLAYING;
THRILL IS GONE,BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN,TORE-DOWN,JUST A LITTLE BIT,WHITE ROOM,FLIP FLOP FLY(ROCKED UP SWING STYLE), MIDNIGHT HOUR, COME ON (SRV),MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB(SRV)TELL ME (SRV),SCUTTLE BUTTIN'(SRV),THE SKY IS CRYING (SRV), MESSIN' WITH THE KID, IT'S ALL OVER NOW (STONES),BITCH (STONES)BEAST OF BURDEN, BROWN SUGAR, THE LETTER (JOE COCKER)ETC..

LEAVE NAME AND NUMBER IF INTERESTED.

Funk Out, Get Rockin' or Get Your Folk On! Bassist with 20 years experience playing many styles of popular music would like to spread the joy of her craft. Beginners are encouraged to book a lesson to find out how quickly you can enjoy playing bass in a band. Jen G 416-539-0719 www.myspace.com/jengillmor

Looking for bassist for all original hard rock/alternative metal band with serious aspirations. Must be able to play in drop tuning, creative and have good attitude. E-mail or call Frank 416-986-8940 for more details.

HornDrivenRadio

Tony Adamo’s New Strokeland Records Release
Fred E. Harris, Los Angeles, CA


The soul funk artistry of Strokeland recording artist Tony Adamo is about to hit the radio airwaves in the form of a previous hit song written by Tower of Power (TOP) co-founders Stephen “Doc” Kupka and Emilio Castillo. TOP members, Doc Kupka, Tom Politzer and returning member Mic Gillette add their funky horns to this cover song, another funk pop hit to be.


In keepin’ his ear to the street, guitarist/producer Jerry Stucker added R&B/Soul -legend drummer, James Gadson (Bill Withers, Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones),The funked-out organist Neil Larson (Gregg Allman, B.B. King, Whitney Houston), and the soulful playing of Reggie McBride on bass (Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Keb’Mo’).

Jim Santella of L.A. JAZZ SCENE MAGAZINE digs Adamo’s strong original style and says, “He sings with the bold character of a man who knows how to entertain, recalling pop singers Tom Jones, David Clayton-Thomas and Brook Benton, as well as jazz singers Al Jarreau and Mark Murphy.” With Tony Adamo’s smooth funk vocals, the triple threat of TOP horns and the rhythm section applying pressure to the groove, this song will be the sound of the summer.

HornDrivenRadio.com will be the first U.S. radio station to break this new MP3, “This Time it’s Real.”

Yes that's right, we will be running this first. We will make an announcement when this song will hit the rotation.

For more information on Tony Adamo, www.myspace.com/tonyrocadamo
www.strokeland.com

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ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC, BASS, & CLASSICAL GUITAR
- For only $20 you'll get RCM-Certified Guitar lessons from a Veteran full-time teacher. We invite you to visit and give us a try and you'll see the difference immediately. We teach Acoustic, Electric, Bass, and Classical guitar 6 days a week for the last 12 years to over 3,000 students in the GTA. They keep sending us their friends so we must be doing something right! Our nine guitar teachers love their work and our lessons are a fun learning experience whether you are a beginner or old strummer. We have unique teaching methods and jam sessions that train you to read notation and how to improvise and play by ear. With us, you will actually learn and not just memorize chords and riffs. Whether you want to play jazz, blues, rock, pop, or country, we want you to make our studio yours! Call with any questions you may have because we don't check emails very often (we'd rather be jamming than surfing!) Holiday Gift Certificates are available if you want to surprise someone special with a really cool gift this year. Come - let's strum! T: 905-848-8848

We need a Bass Player !!
All original smokin' hot heavy rock band needs an equally creative Bass Player who wants to shake up the music biz!!!
We jam twice a week in South Mississauga (Lakeshore & Cawthra) from 8-11pm!
It takes YEARS to find the right chemistry between band members... we've found it.... the music is amazing! Here's a challenge to all experienced, mature, innovative, committed Bass Players: Come out to one jam.
If you're not sold on what we're doing.. we'll buy the beer.