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Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes’ Songwriting Survival Kit

June 22, 2018 in Features, Interviews

The LA indie band’s frontman is a sucker for a good pen; find out what else he can’t do without… Tags: #SongwritingSurvivalKit, Blake Mills, Dawes, drum machine, Gibson, notebook, pen, Taylor Goldsmith, Yamaha

Yamaha updates acoustic electric guitars

November 15, 2017 in Gear, News

The APX600 and CPX600 models keep construction and electronics of their predecessors, but offer enhancements in looks, sound and playability… Tags: acoustic guitar, acoustic-electric, Dennis Webster, Yamaha

Yamaha to open Learning Lab

May 11, 2017 in Events, Gear, News

Yamaha Music London will be opening its doors for a series of free skill-sharing sessions with workshops, demos and seminars… Tags: Dorico, Learning Labs, Steinberg, Yamaha, YML

Yamaha expands MX Series

April 29, 2017 in Gear, News

The new 88-key, weighted-action MX88 keyboard combines synthesizer features with real piano feel, but now offers computer and iOS integration… Tags: Cubase AI, FM Essential, keyboard, MX88, Nate Tschetter, piano, synth, synthesizer, Yamaha

Yamaha shipping Disklavier ENSPIRE player pianos

September 1, 2016 in Gear, News

What Yamaha boasted as “the most popular, most reliable and most award-winning reproducing piano in the world” just got upgraded… Tags: AccuPlay, concert grand, Disklavier, ENSPIRE, piano, upright, Yamaha

Yamaha unveils limited edition Pacifica 612VII

July 6, 2016 in Gear, News

Two limited models of the electric guitar from the 90s features a dual single-coil, humbucker pickup configuration by Seymour Duncan… Tags: Armando Vega, electric guitar, Graph Tech, Pacifica, Seymour Duncan, Wilkinson, Yamaha

New PSR keyboards from Yamaha

June 20, 2016 in Gear, News

Two new models – the 61-key PSR-E453 and 76-key PSR-EW400 – are added to the manufacturer’s range of portable instruments… Tags: keyboard, Live Control, Mark Anderson, piano, PSR, PSR-E453, PSR-EW400, Yamaha