From Cascio Interstate Music, enter to win a Yamaha Club Custom three-piece drum set (yeah…I know the photo is a four-piece, but that’s all I could find). This killer kit retails for $3,920. Second prize is a Yamaha Sensitive Series Maple 13″ snare drum signed by Steve Jordan. So damn nice!!!

Entry Deadline: October 15, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide, 12+

But hidden just beneath the surface of this contest is a nice little wrinkle: two winners and two different prizes. You heard me…one winner will walk away with a Custom 77 King For a Day Booster pedal and the other will score a Custom 77 Push Me Pull Me Overdrive pedal.

Well played Muzicosphère!

Entry Deadline: June 15, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

Well, he’s just teamed up with Ukulele Underground for his first uke giveaway. This is a video contest, and you already need to own or have access to a ukulele, but if you do, this is worth entering. The prize is a Moku Choice Series SFT-46 Tenor model ukulele.

Entry Deadline: June 30, 2012
Eligibility: US-only

Perfect for a band, DJ, or small club, this pair of Seismic PWS-15 powered PA speakers rocks out at 600 watts each and features 15″ drivers and wide dispersion horns. This speaker set retails for $899, but can be yours if you are the lucky winner of this PA speaker giveaway.

Entry Deadline: June 14, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+

Caroline teamed up with Prymaxe Vintage and pedal artist Noel Rodgers on a limited edition batch of Cannonball pedals. That alone is cool and newsworthy, but a portion of the proceeds from the sales of these pedals will be going to Project Healing Waters. The mission of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is to assist in the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active duty military personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings.

Great pedals and a great cause. And to celebrate the release of these special Cannonball pedals, Caroline will be giving away an Icarus boost pedal, serial number #124, in their new gold and navy blue color scheme that they call “Sun and Sea.”

Entry Deadline: June 4, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

Entry Deadline: June 30, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

The culmination of this experiment? Gold Tone’s Banjolele series. Now they’ve released the BU series, a lower priced line of banjo ukes. And now the good people at Gold Tone are giving you a chance to win one of two BU series instruments. Enter to win either a BUS Soprano scale banjo uke, or a BUC Concert scale instrument. Each comes with a case.

Entry Deadline: July 4, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+

The hand-finished neck and chambered body are worthy of a much more expensive instrument. And this black onyx finish is gonna look c-l-a-s-s-y hanging off your shoulder! Now you have a chance to win a Radiator from The Music Zoo. Just sign up for their email newsletter to enter this guitar giveaway!

Entry Deadline: July 10, 2012
Eligibility: US-only, 18+

Either way, Battlefield Drums, a high-end drum builder, is giving away a snare drum wrapped in a custom camo print covering. Not for me, but I have a feeling there’s someone out there who will be way, way into this.

That’s why they’re giving you the chance to win a pair of Yamaha DRX15 active loudspeakers. This is pro level gear, with a pair of DRX15s selling for about $1,600. They’re even giving up a second place prize: a pair of DRX12 speakers.

Entry Deadline: June 25, 2012
Eligibility: US-only, 18+

And during the month of May, Gibson is giving away four Studios, each worth $2,199! This is an international giveaway, and Gibson has allocated two guitars to US winners, one to a Canadian winner, and one to a European winner.

But I want to make it bigger! And to do that, I know I need to grease a few palms. So, Stephen at The Signal just sent me a Mojo Hand Analogue Filter 443, a SICK envelope filter pedal that sells for $159 (I also need to thank Randy Saunders for his generous hand in hooking up this deal). Stephen said I can use this pedal however I want. So…

I want to reward my customers by turning their purchases into entries to win the Analogue Filter 443 pedal. Here’s how this will work:

Of course, for each guitar pick you purchase, we will donate one to our current Pick Education music ed program partner.

The rules:

• Order as much as you want. There are no limits to the number of entries you can earn.
• This contest will run through the end of the day on Friday, June 8, 2012.
• This is a worldwide contest.
• This is open to all ages, but if you are a minor you’ll need your parent or guardian’s permission.
• Legally I can’t make you buy something to enter a contest (but it’s for the good of the kids, so I hope you do). If you’d like to enter without making a purchase, send a postcard to: GearPipe Giveaway, 3037 West 28th Ave, Denver, CO 80211.

Thanks again to The Signal for sponsoring this giveaway, and here’s a nice demo video of the Analogue Filter 443 pedal.

In no particular order…

#2OK…I have to admit this is like something I would have done when I was 10. But c’mon kid, let’s get your facts right. It’s a Squier Bullet, not Fender Bullet. A guitar connoisseur would say “black with white pickguard” not “black and white.” And I’m not sure similar products sell for 3 billion dollars.

#4OK…is this guy trying to get me to bang my Strat?

#6I do appreciate the James Brown samples in this video. And I respect the artist’s obvious goal of infringing on as many copyrights as possible in a 1:02 timeframe.

#8I’m not exactly sure what to say about this one. It has a good message?

#10I fear if I did voiceover work for a living, this is exactly how my voice would sound.

From GTR Store, enter to win a D’Angelico NYSD – 9 in black sunburst. This solid-body, LP-style axe sells for $1,099.

Entry Deadline: Not Listed
Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+

From Acoustic Guitar magazine, enter to win an Alex de Grassi Signature Model from Lowden Guitars, worth $8,140, and specially designed by luthier George Lowden to match Alex de Grassi’s exacting guitar wish list. In addition, the winner will receive a signed copy of “The Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method,” just published by the folks who bring you Acoustic Guitar.

Entry Deadline: July 31, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

This is how I feel about the ProGuitarShop Triple Tele Giveaway. Although if I had to choose just one term, it would most certainly be zero cool.

In this guitar giveaway, you can enter to win one of three Fender Telecasters. Three very lucky people will win either a Baja Telecaster, American Vintage ’72 Telecaster, or a American La Carbonita. I’ll take any of the three.

Entry Deadline: July 15, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

“Our product is made with the highest quality stuff,” Jeff tells me in this 4OnTheFloor podcast episode. “We didn’t pull any punches. We didn’t cut any corners…I want to believe in what I’m doing. If you’re going to build something and you’re going to take shortcuts, and try cheapen it up, eventually people find out.”

We’re also enamored with Jeff and Dave’s generosity! In this interview we announce a new joint project between Re-Axe and GearPipe, to benefit our Pick Education program. Starting today, Re-Axe will be selling a GearPipe-branded Axe-Hander. Sold at $17.95 (the same price as a standard Axe-Handler), the GearPipe Axe-Handler will come packaged with three GearPipe picks, in your choice of thickness. PLUS, from each sale, $3.00 will go to fund Pick Education, and I will donate three picks to the current week’s music ed program partner.

GearPipe Axe-Hander portable guitar stands will be sold directly on the Re-Axe website.

This is a killer guitar giveaway, and open to much of the world, so get on it!

Entry Deadline: June 18, 2012
Eligibility: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, Netherlands, India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Peru, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela, & Vietnam

This giveaway requires a video, but the guidelines are loose. You don’t have to be the fastest shredder, just tell Cannoy why you deserve to win. And it’s not a voting contest, which is nice. The Cannoy staff will pick the winner. And said winner will have his or her choice of one of the following prizes: a “45ACP” overdrive pedal, a “Clockwork Compressor” pedal, a “Shaky Old Dog” tremolo pedal, a “Signal Pirate” delay pedal, or a “Pimp Slap” envelope filter pedal.

Jokes aside, this is a heck of a banjo! The Bishline Cimarron 5-string banjo is built in the US of A, and features a walnut neck with fancy burl walnut resonator, ivoroid binding, and an ebony fingerboard with original MOP inlay. The Bishline Cimarron usually sells for $1,195.

Entry Deadline: June 11, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

The other giveaway requires a bit more work. Explain how you would use any One Control switcher in a YouTube video and the owner of the best video gets to chose any current One Control product as a prize.

Entry Deadline: June 15, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

In high school I worked in a music store selling guitars and, as my career in the industry rolled on, each new job I got was guitar-focused. And although I’ve developed into a mediocre (at best) guitarist, playing the drums has always been my passion. I always thought that some day, my career would focus on drumming.

Last year, GearPipe partnered with Michael Outlaw of Outlaw Drums on a snare drum giveaway. I was blown away by Michael’s passion (and his story…the dude builds drums from wood reclaimed from 19th century barns and houses), and when I received an Outlaw snare drum of my own, I couldn’t believe the quality.

Since then, Michael and I have continued talking, and recently came to an exciting agreement. Michael’s passions are finding amazing wood and building beautiful drums. I love talking to people (online and off) about musical instruments. So, I’m happy to announce that GearPipe is now the exclusive dealer of Outlaw Drums. And I (through my marketing agency, Drive Channel Creative) will be in charge of marketing for the brand.

Our first series of drums is the Outlaw Weathered Series. These drums are carefully crafted to retain the character of their former lives. As we like to say, this is American wood, reborn.

Please check out the brand new Outlaw Drums website and the amazing snare drums that are for sale in the GearPipe Shop. If you’re a drummer, I’d love to talk to you about these drums. If you’re not a drummer, I’m sure you know a bunch of them, so please spread the word!

And now Chris has teamed up with Amazon for a killer guitar giveaway. Enter to win a Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster, signed by Chris himself. 20 second prize winners each will receive one copy of Songbook, signed by Chris.

That’s why members of the three man band (Tony Karlsson, Bobby Amaro, and Dave Mattera) volunteer at Washington Middle School, along with community centers and other schools in La Habra, California, teaching students to play music.

The band speaks at a school about the importance of music education programs

The issue in La Habra, like many other communities across the country, is a lack of funding for music education classes and supplies. The band teaches for free on their own instruments because, although the school has some acoustic guitars, most don’t have strings. There are virtually no extra picks or accessories for the kids to use.

Now, in addition to teaching, Tony, Bobby, and Dave have taken on the added challenge of raising funds for the gear these kids need to learn their instruments. For example, the band recently played a show at a bowling alley, and much of the money taken in at the door will be used to buy guitar strings. They are also working with a local music store to match their donation.

Drummer Bobby Amaro watches over a "drum-off"

They’re making such a difference that they’ve gotten the attention of the Chamber of Commerce for the city of La Habra and Orange County, plus a few local politicians. They are now working together to get more music education programs started up at other area schools.

This is an incredibly inspiring story, which is why we are excited to team up with Nude as this week’s Pick Education partner. Through midnight on May 27th, for each guitar pick sold in the GearPipe Shop, we will donate one pick to the kids of Washington Middle School and La Habra.

If you’re new to GearPipe, here are a few suggestions:

Singer Tony Karlsson works with a student on his chord changes

I took pretty much everything we sell in the GearPipe Shop (all three items) and threw them together in a box (actually, placed them nicely in a poster tube), and cut the price a bit.

Buy the new Pick & Poster Pleasure Pack, just $25, and you will receive:

The “Trustworthiness of Guitars” poster, one of our most popular items, was designed by renowned poster artist Chris Gregori. Chris has crafted concert posters for Freelance Whales and Leftover Salmon, among others, and has provided illustrations for Daytrotter. This 8.5″ x 39″ high quality poster is printed on 100 lb. matte finished poster stock using brilliantly colored inks.

Along with the poster, you’ll score 36 GearPipe Classic Guitar Picks. Manufactured in the USA out of the highest quality celluloid, GearPipe picks are available in your choice of thin, medium, or heavy, with the GearPipe.com logo stamped in gold.

But that’s not all! We’ll also throw in four GearPipe Guitar Pick Refrigerator Magnets. These industrial strength magnets will not only hold years of report cards up on the ol’ Frigidaire, but will serve as emergency plectrums when all other picks have mysteriously disappeared under the couch cushions.

Order now and this collection of GearPipe swag, already sold at an insanely discounted price, will include a heavy-duty, GearPipe sticker. This is no cheapy. This sticker includes a hard core sticky icky backside, plus a laminated top coat for serious strength, whether affixed to your road case or Trapper Keeper.

Oh…and this order qualifies for our Pick Education program. With each Pick & Poster Pleasure Pack order, we’ll donate 40 GearPipe guitar picks to our current partner.

From The Definitive Recording Guide, you have a chance to win a brand new Sonor “Perfect Balance” Jojo Mayer Signature Model bass drum pedal. What this pedal lacks in flash, it makes up for in pure smoothness!

From EVH Gear enter to win an EVH 5150III 100-watt amp head autographed by Eddie. It’s three massive-sounding channels of pure EVH tone and power—in ivory, with four-button footswitch included—and personalized by the man himself.

Entry Deadline: June 5, 2012
Eligibility: US & Canada, 18+

Carrie has teamed up with Great American Country (GAC) for a guitar giveaway to celebrate. One lucky winner will score a GAC acoustic guitar, signed by Carrie, and an autographed CD copy of Blown Away. Five first place winners will still score the signed CD.

Enter this gear giveaway and tell DPS if you’d rather win a PRS guitar pack or Sonar drum kit.

The PRS Guitar Pack Includes:

The Drum Kit Includes:

Entry Deadline: When the DPS Music Facebook Page hits 25,000 fans
Eligibility: US-only 18+

Ten winners will each get to choose their favorite Squier signature guitar or bass, and it will be theirs! Choose from instruments bearing names including Mike Dirnt, John 5, Matt Freeman, James Johnson, Avril Lavigne, J Mascis, Simon Neil, Jim Root, Joe Trohman, Mikey Way, Pete Wentz and Deryck Whibley.

Entry Deadline: June 18, 2012
Eligibility: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Peru, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, United States (excluding Rhode Island, United States territories, possessions, or military bases), Venezuela, and Vietnam, 18+

As a refresher, Pick Education program lets all musicians give back, just a little bit. It’s no secret music education funding has been cut drastically in schools across the country, and all of us are going to have to pull together to give today’s kids the opportunity to play music. At GearPipe, we take this challenge seriously. That’s why, for each GearPipe guitar pick sold, we will donate one pick to a music education program for kids in need of musical tools. It’s a small thing, but together we can keep music alive for the next generation.

I’m very excited to announce our first partner, Musical Directions, which is run by GearPipe reader Jeffrey Vastine.

Located in East Saint Louis, Musical Directions is part of the Love’s Peaceful Rain organization. Started shortly after 9/11, this program’s goal is to help the youth in East Saint Louis. As Jeffrey put it, many seem to be lost and without direction in life, a situation that was amplified by the fear and uncertainty of that period.

Musical Directions uses the natural gifts and talents of each individual to do everything from the design and creation of instruments, creating and recording music, to promotion and airplay. The organization works with both urban and suburban youth of all races, creeds, and religions. To participate in Musical Directions, kids are required to remain in school and if they have a GED or diploma, they must seek some form of secondary education. They provide tutoring services and use those who exhibit a higher academic propensity to tutor those who are struggling, which demonstrates how humanity will benefit from people working together in cooperation.

Currently working out of houses and using the shops of friends, the outreach is in the process of trying to find a building, which would include a woodworking shop, metalworking shop, electronics lab, computer lab, video lab, and a studio.

Through midnight, May 13, 2012, for each guitar pick sold we will donate one pick to Musical Directions. Thanks for your support!

Oh…and you want one for free? One of you is in luck! The Signal is giving away an Analogue Filter 443 on their Facebook page. This pedal sells for $159, so good luck to all of you!

Enter to win one of five copies of Riffstation, a useful piece of software that can slow down a track to help you learn difficult passages, isolate and mute certain parts of the music track, and much more.

Entry Deadline: June 4, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide

Enter to win an Orange Tiny Terror head, an Orange t-shirt and a signed Exister CD. Two runners-up will receive an Orange t-shirt and a signed Exister CD!

From Alto Music, you could win a Shure Beta 58A, the souped up version of the venerable microphone. Get on this one for a chance to add a Beta 58A to your mic locker.

Now, Elderly is getting into the guitar giveaway game. Enter to win a Blueridge BR-40 dreadnought acoustic guitar. The BR-40 sports a solid spruce top, laminated mahogany back & sides, and retails for $550.

The Rancher features a Venetian cutaway, solid spruce top with scalloped X bracing, flame maple back and sides, mahogany neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, 1940s-style Gretsch logo pickguard, compensated bridge, gold-plated hardware, deluxe die-cast tuners and a beautiful gloss Savannah Sunset finish. Onboard Fishman electronics include a Sonicore under-saddle pickup and Isys+ preamp system with onboard tuner, battery life indicator and controls for volume, treble, bass and phase.

To celebrate, Gretsch is giving away not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but six Rancher acoustic guitars!

Entry Deadline: June 6, 2012
Eligibility: United States, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. 18+

Enter to win an autographed Schecter Synyster Gates guitar. The Schecter Synyster has a Deathbat fretboard inlay with SYN in gothic letters and a gloss black finish with silver pin stripes. It’s constructed with a mahogany body, bolt-on maple neck, rosewood fretboard, 2 Duncan Designed HB-108s, and a Floyd Rose-licensed tremolo.

Replacing conventional monitors, mixers and PA speakers, the Bose L1 is a great system for singer-songwriters or small combos. And now, from Premier Guitar, you have a chance to win one of these killer systems, which sell for $2,998.

Entry Deadline: June 8, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+

Gold Tone, makers of some wonderful banjos and other fretted instruments, have just introduced the Smiley Face Uke. To celebrate, they are giving away five of these upside-down frown adorned instruments.

Entry Deadline: July 4, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+

A Fire Bottle will run you $255, so this is one to jump on!

Entry Deadline: June 30, 2012
Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+

From Premier Guitar, you have a chance to win an Orange Amps PPC212OB guitar speaker cabinet. This cab is loaded with two 12″ 60-watt Celestion Vintage 30 speakers, features an open-back design, and has a power handling of 120 watts, producing sizzling guitar tone that is unmistakably Orange.

The Sonor Bop drum set is a 4-piece kit (bass drum, snare drum, and two tom toms) in jazz sizes. And now, from Sonor, you have a chance to win one of these new drum sets. Also, a second prize winner will score a Sonor Special Edition Black Mamba Maple snare drum.

For over 20 years Alex Webster, the bassist for Cannibal Corpse and Blotted Science, has been at the forefront of the Death Metal genre of music. So much so that Spector has given him his own signature bass guitar. And now, you have a chance to win an Alex Webster Signature Spector bass, worth $3,999, from Ultimate-Guitar.

The high-quality USB headphone interface gives you the option of listening to your mix on multiple sets of speakers, in different rooms, just using headphones. And now you have a chance to win a VRM Box from the Pro Tools Expert website.

Two winners will each receive one of the sleek, Sonic Youth-ified guitars; a Blacktop Jazzmaster HS and a Classic Player Jazzmaster Special, respectively. Both guitars saw onstage action during the band’s November 2011 South American tour, with alt-indie godfathers Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo each rocking one.

The world’s first USB and XLR microphone combining studio standard 24 bit/192 kHz digital recording resolution—the highest digital resolution on the market—with analog XLR output, the Yeti Pro retails for $249. And, thanks to Blue, you now have the chance to win one of these excellent mics for your own studio.

Here’s more info on the Pimple Boost.

Thanks to Line 6 and Sam Ash Music, a brand new Line 6 JTV-69 James Tyler Variax Double Cut electric guitar will ship to one lucky winner, worth $1,999! Oh, please let it be me.