UPDATE IT HAS ARRIVED CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES- Regular readers of my blog will know that about 3 weeks ago I sent a brand new Gibson Les Paul Traditional down to my friend Bill Nash to have it aged. Well guess what? This isn't the resulting the guitar. This is a picture of a '59 flame top Gibson Les Paul. Why the picture you ask. The reason is that in that same 3 week period, while I have been waiting for my Les Paul to be returned, Nash called me to let me know that I had once again won the Les Paul relic lottery meaning that the next Les Paul to be completed by them would be available to me to purchase. What luck! Not only did I have one of my own Les Paul's being aged, I was now in line to get one of Nash's creations as well. I couldn't say yes fast enough. Now we have my Les Paul coming in soon which by the way is being finished as a '50's Gold Top. We also have a 50's Lemon Drop Les Paul coming in any moment. When it rains it pours. Watch for the announcement about the arrival of these guitars. I can only promise one thing, they will both be awesome. We can't wait for them to arrive. For more detailed information about Bill Nash's Les Paul Relic's, Click here.

Last weekend the annual MIAC (Music Industry Association of Canada) show was held at the Direct Energy Centre at the EX. Honestly, this show usually doesn't offer us much in terms of seeing new products. For a number of reasons, this show is not one that manufacturers typically use to launch new products. However, each year there are always a few gems and this year we were anxious to see the new Godin Icon Series of guitars. Godin announced to its dealers a while ago that it would be showing this new line up at this show. So, like little kids in the model airplane shop, Lou, Jay and I hightailed it over to the Godin booth to check them out. To our surprise, Robert Godin himself was there to greet us and subsequently spend about the next 45 minutes talking with us about all sorts of things. Turns out, not surprisingly that he is pretty passionate about building guitars. We were lucky enough to hear stories about some of the early days of Godin Guitars, the inner workings and production stories of their custom made 'Passion' guitar and a whole host of other interesting things. It was a real treat to have the President of the company telling us about their decision making processes in designing this new series. With no offense to any of my sales reps, hearing these insights from the man himself was a real treat and privilege for all of us. I have said it many times before but I can say it again with even more confidence now, Godin is a company that believes strongly in making guitars that guitar players want to play, have asked for and always at prices that most guitarists can afford. Perhaps more heart warming was Robert's constant references to the people he employs here in North America, most of them in Canada. He was an inspirational guy to meet and I feel better off to have had the chance.

Way back in January at the NAMM show I placed my usual show order at the Martin booth. This order is pretty much a yearly event. Martin always has a number of new models that you really have to order at the show for delivery later in the year. Otherwise, you would be waiting much longer to get the new, cool models. This year, the new, cool models were the Performing Artist Series which have just now started to arrive into the store almost 5 months later. As part of the ordering criteria this year, Martin had a push on their 15 series guitars. This series is one that we had never carried before. Boy, were we missing out on one of the companies nicest, best valued lines. The 15 series is an old series made using either all solid mahogany or Sepele. The 15 series is an all solid guitar and sounds really fantastic, better then we had imagined. All for well under $1500 which is pretty inexpensive for an all solid, standard series Martin. Anyhow, two models just arrived and are available for you to try in store now. For more information visit the Martin website here.

Another great Gear Review from Bill & Jay. In this review they take a look at the Godin 5th Ave Kingpin. Undoubtably one of the most interesting and popular guitars of the past year.

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Tags: Godin, Gear Review, Kingpin, 5th Ave

Bill and Jay take a look at the newest, low priced, high quality guitar from Martin. In fact, it's not really a new series rather a reissue from a previous series. Either way, the guys walk you through the reasons that we like this series so much.

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Tags: martin, acoustic, guitar

Bill and Lou take an in depth look at the Vox AC 4 combo guitar amplifier. Click here to view this video.

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In the past year or so, lots of modeling guitar amps have been introduced. Despite lots of fancy features and a barrage of marketing, Roland's Cube series amps have continued to be perhaps the best sounding and most reliable. Bill and Lou take a closer look at the newest incarnation, The Cube 80x. Enjoy another edition of the KAOS Gear Review. Click here to view video.

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There has been a lot of hype and buzz about this new guitar by Godin. The progression represents Godin’s first relatively inexpensive, production guitar in a strat type format. You’ll see from this podcast that we are pretty excited about it and for good reason, it’s pretty awesome. www.godinguitars.com

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On this episode of the Gear Review, Kaos veterans Bill and Lou look at the G & L Asat Classic Blues Boy Semi Hollow. This is by far one of the most popular guitars that we sell. Lou details why this guitar is such a nice instrument to play.

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Tags: G & L, fender, strat, blues boy

One of the coolest products that we sell. The JamVox is so much more then a amp modeling computer interface. Kaos expert Jay Stradiotto walks you through why this little and very inexpensive box is so useful to almost any guitar player, young, old, new or experienced. Check out a more detailed video about the Jam Vox - click here

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Tags: vox, jam vox, effect processor, computer music

No doubt one of the most checked out and purchased amps of 2009, the Vox Night Train is awesome. Bill and Lou walk you through its features and explain why it’s so cool. For more information about this amp, check out the Vox website at www.voxamps.com

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One of our favorite guitars lines is the Nash Relic series. This Gear Review looks at one of our most popular models, the T52 based on a 1950’s Telecaster. Kaos product guys Bill and Jay take a closer look at this model. For more detailed information about Nash guitars, visit their website at www.nashguitars.com

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Tags: nash, tele, relic, electric, guitar

One of Martin’s least expensive guitars it still outperforms and sounds superior to most. The DX1R is one of our most favorite acoustics for sound and feel. Truly outstanding Martin quality at a very affordable price. Jay and Bill walk you through this wonderful value. For more information please - click here.

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