Comments for Bellevue American Music's Weblog http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Our web site by Joe "TheHairFarmer.com" Kennedy http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/our-web-site/#comment-28 Joe "TheHairFarmer.com" Kennedy Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:59:48 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-28 Really cool to see that BAM is blogging! Keep it up - people do read it (even though they might not comment as much as you would like them to). Really cool to see that BAM is blogging! Keep it up – people do read it (even though they might not comment as much as you would like them to).

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by William http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-27 William Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:36:26 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-27 It would be great if your website had a few tabs instead of being one long scroll. I came to the site to find your hours of operation, and just kept scrolling and scrolling. It was not a pleasant experience. It would be great if your website had a few tabs instead of being one long scroll. I came to the site to find your hours of operation, and just kept scrolling and scrolling. It was not a pleasant experience.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Mike Sales http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-26 Mike Sales Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:57:12 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-26 Why BAM is the best music store: They don't let my tantrums bother them. They provide therapy when I come in crying about my tone. They have the high-end gear one cannot find at other stores. They know what they are talking about. They know the industry people in order to find and acquire the things I need. They are not afraid to contact slow-to-respond OEMs in order to get the ball rolling. They went to NAMM and brought back a specific one-of-a-kind item for me. They have given me so many good deals; I don't know how they've been able to stay in business (glad they have, though). "They" include Gee, Jim, Jonny, and of course Reese. They are some of my favorite people. Gee told me he didn't like Cloverfield however. So, well, he's a dumbass. Sincerely, Mike Sales Why BAM is the best music store:

They don’t let my tantrums bother them. They provide therapy when I come in crying about my tone.

They have the high-end gear one cannot find at other stores. They know what they are talking about. They know the industry people in order to find and acquire the things I need. They are not afraid to contact slow-to-respond OEMs in order to get the ball rolling. They went to NAMM and brought back a specific one-of-a-kind item for me.

They have given me so many good deals; I don’t know how they’ve been able to stay in business (glad they have, though).

“They” include Gee, Jim, Jonny, and of course Reese. They are some of my favorite people.

Gee told me he didn’t like Cloverfield however. So, well, he’s a dumbass.

Sincerely,
Mike Sales

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Mike Elliott http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-25 Mike Elliott Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:46:04 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-25 Just an unsolicited heads-up on several great products recently acquired (in no significant order, brief credentials follow) from BAM: 1. Composite Acoustics (Performer model) carbon fiber guitar: The BEST acoustic guitar I've ever played at any price ($500 to >$5000), regardless of what it's made of. Table your wood-ite ways and give them a try. 2. Peavey ReValver Mk III amp plug-in software: the most amp-like digital technology I've tried, and I've been playing digital products for the last 7 years, analog for the previous 40 years. 3. Fender Custom Shop Strat Pro: the best production Strat I've played in 47 years. 4. Johnny's Jack DeVol strings are still undefeated. I may have purchased a lifetime supply. At my age, though, that's not very many! I"ve been playing for (surprise) 47 years, 20 years full time, the rest wishing I still was full time. I drive 300 miles just to buy from these guys, so you should too. I've been a customer ever since they opened and before (if you count San Francisco and Seattle's 1st Avenue). If gas prices keep coming down, or opportunities knock maybe I'll get to come in more often. Just an unsolicited heads-up on several great products recently acquired (in no significant order, brief credentials follow) from BAM:

1. Composite Acoustics (Performer model) carbon fiber guitar: The BEST acoustic guitar I’ve ever played at any price ($500 to >$5000), regardless of what it’s made of. Table your wood-ite ways and give them a try.
2. Peavey ReValver Mk III amp plug-in software: the most amp-like digital technology I’ve tried, and I’ve been playing digital products for the last 7 years, analog for the previous 40 years.
3. Fender Custom Shop Strat Pro: the best production Strat I’ve played in 47 years.
4. Johnny’s Jack DeVol strings are still undefeated. I may have purchased a lifetime supply. At my age, though, that’s not very many!

I”ve been playing for (surprise) 47 years, 20 years full time, the rest wishing I still was full time. I drive 300 miles just to buy from these guys, so you should too. I’ve been a customer ever since they opened and before (if you count San Francisco and Seattle’s 1st Avenue).
If gas prices keep coming down, or opportunities knock maybe I’ll get to come in more often.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Paul Bouma http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-24 Paul Bouma Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:30:08 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-24 While my pursuit of musical virtuosity has not flagged through the decades that I've played, times have dictated whether others had a hand in fanning my passionate predation for more...more...and your organization, whether I have been there or not, has given me concrete information over the internet much better than even some of the local experts. For your service orientation and follow-up, I owe you folks and cannot wait to leave the North Beach on a trek to search out your store and see what I can come away with. While my pursuit of musical virtuosity has not flagged through the decades that I’ve played, times have dictated whether others had a hand in fanning my passionate predation for more…more…and your organization, whether I have been there or not, has given me concrete information over the internet much better than even some of the local experts. For your service orientation and follow-up, I owe you folks and cannot wait to leave the North Beach on a trek to search out your store and see what I can come away with.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Johnny Broak http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-23 Johnny Broak Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:45:26 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-23 As an adendum, I would never in a million years think that an arranger keyboard would be something I am interested in and on top of all the free this and that, I am finding this a great place to meet chicks. Maybe I will find a few wicked ways. As an adendum, I would never in a million years think that an arranger keyboard would be something I am interested in and on top of all the free this and that, I am finding this a great place to meet chicks.
Maybe I will find a few wicked ways.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Johnny Broak http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-22 Johnny Broak Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:42:19 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-22 Thanks again Reece and Yamaha for the great event today, It was great to meet a variety of the Yamaha folks. I have had some long festering questions about some of my Yamaha gear answered and had an in depth explanation of the Yamaha PSR series keyboards and personal demonstration. To say that I am knocked out is an understatement, this is no BS I have determined to buy from BAM a Yamaha keyboard even if it costs a bit extra compared to online. Today your price was hundreds of dollars less than what what I could get it online, in addition Yamaha rep gave me resources to learn how to use the thing to full advantage. I have a prejudice that any keyboard that has speakers installed into the case is not professional despite the convienance of not having to hook up to my main amps for monitoring, I am stunned by the depth and realism I heard today, definitely better than the beat box of old. The free refreshments were nice too, fresh coffee and donuts. Thanks for the free pen, I am going to use it to write that check for next keyboard. Great Job, looking forward to Doyle Dykes Thanks again Reece and Yamaha for the great event today, It was great to meet a variety of the Yamaha folks. I have had some long festering questions about some of my Yamaha gear answered and had an in depth explanation of the Yamaha PSR series keyboards and personal demonstration. To say that I am knocked out is an understatement, this is no BS I have determined to buy from BAM a Yamaha keyboard even if it costs a bit extra compared to online.
Today your price was hundreds of dollars less than what what I could get it online, in addition Yamaha rep gave me resources to learn how to use the thing to full advantage. I have a prejudice that any keyboard that has speakers installed into the case is not professional despite the convienance of not having to hook up to my main amps for monitoring, I am stunned by the depth and realism I heard today, definitely better than the beat box of old. The free refreshments were nice too, fresh coffee and donuts. Thanks for the free pen, I am going to use it to write that check for next keyboard.
Great Job, looking forward to Doyle Dykes

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Jim Billington http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-21 Jim Billington Tue, 20 May 2008 16:42:32 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-21 I sure did have fun with the Gibson Namm Trailer. As a lefty it was my first opportunity to try out some of the gibson models besides a Les Paul. I have tried out in the past lefty Gibson and Epiphone Les Pauls and I can appreciate that they are fine guitars, they never felt right to me. Not a fault of construction, but I have very large hands and my playing style didn't seem to agree so I assumed that I was a fender tele player. Then I got to play the Elliot Eastman SG, it was like heaven to me. Now I will be honest, I am not going to buy a $7K guitar, but I might buy an SG, Gibson is making them in the sub $2k range and it was everything in feel that I love and very different from my Fenders. It has opened my eyes to the possibility of having my first little Gibson. Of course this causes the problem of which existing guitar has to go to one of my kids house since I overran my place long ago, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Thanks for the Gibson event and if I win those tickets to Return to Forever, I am prepared to give up all my wicked ways. I sure did have fun with the Gibson Namm Trailer. As a lefty it was my first opportunity to try out some of the gibson models besides a Les Paul.
I have tried out in the past lefty Gibson and Epiphone Les Pauls and I can appreciate that they are fine guitars, they never felt right to me. Not a fault of construction, but I have very large hands and my playing style didn’t seem to agree so I assumed that I was a fender tele player. Then I got to play the Elliot Eastman SG, it was like heaven to me. Now I will be honest, I am not going to buy a $7K guitar, but I might buy an SG, Gibson is making them in the sub $2k range and it was everything in feel that I love and very different from my Fenders. It has opened my eyes to the possibility of having my first little Gibson. Of course this causes the problem of which existing guitar has to go to one of my kids house since I overran my place long ago, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Thanks for the Gibson event and if I win those tickets to Return to Forever, I am prepared to give up all my wicked ways.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Jim Billington http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-19 Jim Billington Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:04:18 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-19 At time I yearn for the old days when you guys would let me take a guitar home on a smile and a promise to pay (which I always did), I do like the expansion and some brands I have never heard of. As far as the Yamaha demonstration went, I am glad they had the music do the talking, for all the special patented this and that on guitars, I got two things out of it" 1. Yamaha acoustic guitar can speak for themselves and don't need madison ave 2. Jazz Alley is not the only venue for steller intimate music. Don performance makes me want to play and for all his virtuosity on guitar, the music wasn't bad either. I did promise God that if I he wanted me to give up all my wicked ways to let me win that free Yamaha guitar. I guess we know the answer to that. Thanks for everything, see you soon At time I yearn for the old days when you guys would let me take a guitar home on a smile and a promise to pay (which I always did), I do like the expansion and some brands I have never heard of. As far as the Yamaha demonstration went, I am glad they had the music do the talking, for all the special patented this and that on guitars, I got two things out of it”
1. Yamaha acoustic guitar can speak for themselves and don’t need madison ave
2. Jazz Alley is not the only venue for steller intimate music.

Don performance makes me want to play and for all his virtuosity on guitar,
the music wasn’t bad either.
I did promise God that if I he wanted me to give up all my wicked ways to let me win that free Yamaha guitar.
I guess we know the answer to that.
Thanks for everything, see you soon

]]> Comment on Welcome to the BAM Blog by Bhaj and Gordon http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/welcome-to-the-bam-blog/#comment-18 Bhaj and Gordon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:51:52 +0000 http://bellevueamerican.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-18 Wow, that was quite an evening. It was inspiring to hear Don. Thank you Reese and BAM for hosting the evening. Thank you Don for your commitment to guitar players and lovers. Thank you Yamaha for your generosity in sponsoring Don and for giving away a guitar. It was an unexpected wonderful night. Wow, that was quite an evening. It was inspiring to hear Don. Thank you Reese and BAM for hosting the evening. Thank you Don for your commitment to guitar players and lovers. Thank you Yamaha for your generosity in sponsoring Don and for giving away a guitar. It was an unexpected wonderful night.

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