This film follows the path and the growth of interest in the most valued musical instrument on the planet 1959 Les Paul Sunburst

Since 2007 more than 53,000 people have used the Take It Away scheme to help finance the purchase of over £35 million worth of musical instruments.

Whats Changing?

From 1st April, Take It Away will be available to 18 – 25 year olds only. If you are aged 26 or older, you will no longer be eligable to apply for this service. So this month is the final chance for over 25 year olds to buy an instrument on 0% finance. Call either shop today to secure yours before its too late

the Take It away scheme is changing from 1st April so that no one over 25 can apply for 0% finance via the Arts Council Scheme. If anyone is interested, especially in high end instruments, they should contact GB or Fuzz asap.

The Following Christmas Packs have been chosen for value and playability. All packs include amplifier, lead, strap and plectrums. Upgrade your pack or make your own!

Epiphone Special II Pack £175 (value £199)

Squire Bullet Pack £175 (value £199)

Ibanez Pack £189 (value £229)

Squire Affinity Pack £239 (value £276)

Peavey Raptor Pack £165 (value £197)

There has been a Peavy Demo Day arranged, featuring Tony Allen, the famous Peavy demonstrator.

Vypyr Amplifiers & Raptor Plus Stage Packs will be available and we will be taking Christmas Pre- Orders on Raptor Plus Ex Guitar, Transtube Backstage Amp, Nylon Gig Bag, Tuner, Strap, Extra Strings, Cable & Picks.

The event is arranged to start at 10am Saturday 20th November – hope to see you there.

Welcome to Fuzz Second Annual Sunriser Sale starting at 7 am on Friday 5th November – yes at 7 am. Prices start low and rise as the sun rises through the day. Most guitars or amps are one offs. Some are new and some ex demo. We also have a few secondhand in good condition. Watch the Fuzz website for a full list of things on sale. Come in your pyjamas or nightie and get an extra 5%. Set your alarm, see you there!

The sale prices are to be published below, this list will grow throughout the week.
Please call in the shop and try out any instruments you are interested in before the sale, as it will be too busy on the day.

Fender Highway One Stratocaster Black RRP: £719 Sale 7am price £399

Fender Sunburst USA Jazz Bass RRP: £1314 Sale 7am price £749

PRS Custom 22 Artist Pack Sunburst £3399 Sale 7 am Price £1890

PRS SE Tremonti Platinum RRP: £599 7am Sale price £399

Line 6 Spider 3 150 watt Combo RRP: £350 7am Sale price £223

Line 6 Spider Jam RRP £349 7am Sale price £215

1 Squier Affinity Tele Blue (slight damage on top) RRP £159. 7 am Sale price £99.

1 Squier Avril Lavigne Tele RRP £219. 7 am Sale price £159.

1 Squier Deryck Signature RRP £219. 7 am Sale price £ 159.

2 Fender SA105 Acoustics  Black RRP £69.99. 7 am Sale price £49.99.

2 Fender SA 105 Acoustics Natural RRP £69.99 7 am Sale price £49.99.

2 Fender SA 105 Acoustics Sunburst RRP £69.99 7 am Sale price £49.99.

1 Heritage LP style Black RRP £1600 7 am Sale price £900.

1 Heritage LP style Goldtop RRP £1600 7 am Sale price £900

Fender American Standard Jazz Bass Olympic White RRP £1244  7am Sale price  £899

Fender American Standard Jazz Bass 3-Tone Sunburst RRP £1314    7am Sale price £749

Fender Precision Bass 2-Tone Sunburst S-1 Switching RRP £1244    7am Sale price £899

Fender American Standard Precision Bass Black RRP £1244 7am Sale price £899

Fender Road-Worn Series ‘60’s Stratocaster 3-Tone Sunburst RRP £962 7am Sale price £719

Fender American Series ’62 Deluxe Stratocaster RRP £1529 7am Sale price  £1249

Epiphone Zenith Acoustic Bass (Fretted) Antique Natural RRP  £569 7am Sale price £449

Epiphone Zenith Acoustic Bass (Fretted) Translucent Black RRP  £569  7am Sale price £449

Marshall JCM800 2203 KK Kerry King Signature 100W Head RRP  £901  7am Sale price  £699

Marshall JCM2000 DSL 100W Head RRP £913 7am Sale price  £699

Marshall MA50 50W Head RRP  £490  7am Sale price  £359

Marshall 1960A  4 x 12Speaker Cabinet RRP  £525 7am Sale price £399

Marshall JMD 501 50w 1 x 12 Combo RRP  £780   7am Sale price £509

Marshall Vintage Re-issue Series 1962 Bluesbreaker 30w  valve 2 x 12 Combo RRP  £1215 7am Sale price  £899

Marshall 1936 Extension Cabinet 150w 2 x 12 RRP £345   7am Sale price £299

Marshall M412A 4×12 Speaker Cabinet (300W) RRP £324  7am Sale price £258

Traben Bass RRP £299. 7am Sale price £169

Tanglewood TW28 CE XFM Acoustic RRP £399. 7 am Sale price £265

Tanglewood TRP 73 VS E Acoustic RRP £399 7 am Sale price £299

2 Gretsch Americana Acoustics RRP £109 7 am Sale price £75 each

Joe Satriani SA 5 BK Acoustic RRP £399. 7 am Sale price £299

Epiphone Explorer GT (slightly marked) RRP £149.7 am Sale price £119

Natural Pacifica(Old style) RRP new £199. 7 am Sale price £129 s/h

Natural Pacifica RRP £229. 7 am Sale price £159 exdemo

Daisy Rock Acoustic RRP £169. 7am Sale price £129

Cort Acoustic LCS2 RRP £599. 7 am Sale price £300

Cort Acoustic RRP £889 .  7 am Sale price £449

Lag Summer Nylon Electro Acoustic RRP £279. 7 am Sale price £159

PRS Hollowbody RRP £3200. 7 am Sale price £1999

Tanglewood Nevada Electric RRP £99. 7 am Sale price £59

Boss DN2 effects ex demo RRP £109 7 am Sale price £65

Ashton Wireless Vocal System RRP £199 . 7 am sale price £109

Yamaha Bass Magistomp Multi Effects – discontinued. 7 am Sale price £99

Ibanez Tonelok PH7 RRP £70. 7 am Sale price £49

Ibanez Tonelok TS7 RRP £55. 7 am Sale price £35

Ibanez Tonelok SB7 RRP £80. 7 am Sale price £55

October 16th at Fuzz is our demo day for Gibson guitars, with chief  product specialist and demonstrator Nick Aslin. Watch demonstrations of the Dark Fire guitar and ask questions all things Gibson. Drop into Fuzz any time 10 am till 4 pm. For more information contact Fuzz on 0115 9509892 or email shop@fuzzguitars.co.uk

Happenings in Hockley10am – 5pm

Fender demo day – see and hear the new Fender Mustang & GDEC amps at Fuzz.Be inspired by Damon Chivers as he demonstrates all things Fender. Meet and talk to Jim O’Connor, our Fender rep.

BOSS – Check out Ian Hill as he demos BOSS pedals & recording equipment. Meet and talk to Dean Clarke, our Boss rep.

Tanglewood – From beginners to professionals. Checkout the great range of acoustic guitars including the new Nashville series. Meet Mr Tanglewood himself, Tony Flatt at the Nash Hospitality Suite.

Blackstar – Paul Boyd will be demonstrating all things Blackstar, including the new HT1 amp. Checkout this fantastic little amp. Meet our Blackstar rep Sam Hirst at The Old Angel (earplugs absolutely essential)

Fothcoming Events

17th September – FUZZFEST GIGASTRAVAGANZA: The Old Angel, Lee Rosy’s, Nottingham Boat Club & Britania Club (see in store posters for more information)

18th Septmber – FUZZFEST: In Hockley

16th October – Gibson & Marshall demonstration day: At Fuzz – Mystery Event www.201020102010.co.uk

20th October – Fashion Show: At the Baa Bar

5th November – 2nd Annual Sunriser Sale: At Fuzz, starts 6AM

TBA – Peavey demonstration day: At Fuzz

Click here to download the pdf flyer for the events featured on this page

Ask not what your guitar shop can do for you, but what you can do for your guitar shop! by Colin ‘Guitar’ Hyland

At Guitar Base we have always prided ourselves that we do things differently, and yes, we do need to sell to survive and develop, but we also get involved with tuition, work in schools, Maggie’s Charity, Weekend Warrior gigs, repairs, restringing… the list goes on and on.

And in keeping with our usual policy of not just sitting around waiting I urge you to join us at Fuzz and Guitar Base in our Autumn activities

On Friday 17th September, we are having gigs at the Old Angel, Jam Café and Lee
Rosy’s in Hockley, plus gigs at both the Britannia Club and the Boat Club in West Bridgford. Entrance will be by ticket,available from Fuzz & Guitar Base at £2.50.The gigs, featuring local bands, will preview our workshops and clinics the following day.

On Saturday 18th September from 10.00 am we are holding demos, clinics and workshops for Boss products, Tanglewood guitars, Fender guitars and amps and Blackstar amps and pedals. These will be held in venues around Fuzz on Carlton Street. You can try out gear, talk to reps and demonstrators from the companies involved – and ok, we may stretch a point and let you buy things.

The 5th of November should start with a bang, as it is not only bonfire night but also our second SUNRISER SALE! This is a staff favourite because it gives them the chance to be up at 5am for the sale at Fuzz which starts at 6am. There’s an extra 5% off if you arrive in pyjamas or nightie and prices go up as the sun goes up. Bacon sandwiches and tea are available for those who come early.

Reports of people dying of hypothermia last year were grossly exaggerated, though people did lose extremities through frostbite! It has been suggested that July would be a better time, but by people who are in the ‘Wimps Society of Great Britain’ and are not to be taken seriously.

Keep your eyes open for the mystery event at 20 to 10 on the 20th October 2010. Yes, that’s www.201020102010.co.uk. Check our websites fuzzguitars.co.uk & guitar-base.com for further details of this
event and all our other events taking place this Autumn.

Get involved! By September, our tuition in guitar, base, drums and singing will be back in full swing via our Musicademy. We also link up with Paul Hose at the Music Learning Curve in Hockley (0115 941 7493) for those of you
who work or live in town and find it easier to have tuition there. Today is a great day to start learning an instrument and get involved in music.

The big shops always win, don’t they, with their huge discounts on that new invention which starts with I and ends in t and has nterne in the middle, but we want you to get involved in music, have fun, find new friends, and develop new skills.

Come to the gigs, attend the clinics and find out more, get tuition, come and freeze to death in November at the sale and look out for our mystery events.

‘Ask what Fuzz and Guitar Base can do for you’ – you won’t be disappointed.

The Fuzz Guitar Boutique and Guitar Base internet store is now live. We have put together all the guitars, amps, effects. accessories and fashion from both stores to create a friendly, simple and easy way to shop online for all of your guitarist related products. Our prices are very competitive and we check our prices weekly against our competitors to make sure our products are the lowest possible price. And now our products are the same price in store as they are online. Yes that’s right, our products are now available in store at internet prices. We stock all your favorite brands such as Fender, Marshall, Yamaha, Boss and Ibanez. We also have our Nottinghamshire exclusive brands like Gibson, Epiphone, Blackstar, Markbass, Orange, Sandberg and Music man. We are constantly adding products and updating prices. Happy Shopping!