Rails or poles? It’s a choice pickup customers have been faced with for years. Thanks to Railhammer pickups, you now get the best of both worlds.

Now one of you will score a free set of Railhammers! The company is giving away a free set of their new Chrome Railhammer pickups, and the winner will get to choose the specific model.

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Entry Deadline: July 14, 2013
Eligibility: Worldwide

More About Railhammer Pickups
The patent pending Railhammers are designed by award winning guitar industry veteran Joe Naylor. Joe has dedicated years of testing and thousands of dollars to develop this concept, in order to take the humbucker pickup to a new level of performance.

The unique combination of rails and poles yields tight lows and fat highs, for perfect tonal balance without any compromise. The clarity rivals an active pickup, but it’s not sterile sounding at all, because Railhammers have that rich, organic tone only a passive design can deliver.

But it goes beyond that. Touch sensitivity, sustain, and harmonic content are also enhanced well above standard. Simply put, Railhammers are extremely musical and expressive, and they will change the way you play.

Normally I would list the specs and value of the guitar being given away, but with this one, a picture is worth 1,000 words! Enter to win this Airline Sailor Jerry Coronado electric guitar from Chicago Music Exchange.

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Entry Deadline: October 1, 2013
Eligibility: US-only

More About the Airline Sailor Jerry Coronado Guitar
The Airline ’59 Coronado is our tribute to the Supro Coronado model used by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. This Limited Edition custom model was commissioned by Sailor Jerry, and features replica tattoos on front and back of the guitar. This model has individual on/off pickup switches, rubber body binding, zero fret, Tone Pros bridge and Deluxe Airline hardshell case.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a good ol’ Fender guitar giveaway! This giveaway comes from Small White Mouse, an online guitar shop with a bunch of giveaways lined up.

Enter to win a Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster electric guitar. The Baja Tele is one of the best Fender guitars under $1,000, and was modeled after a ’50s-style Telecaster guitar.

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Entry Deadline: July 5, 2013
Eligibility: 18+, Must be shipped to a US address.

More About the Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster Electric Guitar
With their years of building experience, Fender’s Custom Shop craftsmen created a “dream list” of specs, and this customized ’50s-style Telecaster guitar—designed by Master Builder Chris Fleming—has it all!

Special features include a soft V-shaped neck with 21 medium jumbo frets, an ash body with a thin polyester finish, a Custom Vintage Broadcaster bridge pickup and a Custom Twisted Tele neck pickup with four-way switching, knurled chrome knobs and “Custom Shop Designed” neckplate.

For those drummer who go for class over flash, check out this drum set giveaway from Modern Drummer.

Enter to win a 5-piece Monarch Series drum kit from the RBH Drum Co., a 5-piece set of premium-quality TRX Cymbals, matching hardware from Gibraltar, Audix Microphones’ DP7 Drum Pack, and a Black Widow Drum Web.

The total retail value of this prize is a whopping $15,700!

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Entry Deadline: August 31, 2013
Eligibility: US & Canada, 18+

For those of you who are purists, and don’t want your acoustic guitar tainted by modern electronics, but still need to be heard at your gigs, this guitar giveaway is for you!

Enter to win an Eastman E20SS Slope Shoulder acoustic guitar, built with a solid Adirondack Spruce top, along with an electronics package from Schertler. The winner will score their Basik Universal Acoustic Pickup System (no drilling required!) and a JAM 100 Acoustic Amp. The total value of of this prize package? $2,823!

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Entry Deadline: August 12, 2013
Eligibility: Worldwide

Australia has many amazing types of indigenous woods, and I love seeing gear manufacturers using it in their instruments. Cole Clark Guitars is a great example, and the company uses Australian wood whenever possible.

Thanks to Premier Guitar, you have a chance to win a Cole Clark Angel AN2A3-BB acoustic electric guitar. This axe was built with Queensland Bunya top, Tasmanian Blackwood back and sides and Queensland Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. It also features Cole Clark’s own 3-way pickup system and sells for $2,099.

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Entry Deadline: July 5, 2013
Eligibility: Worldwide

I cannot deny that I love musical instruments crafted from the finest wood, but I also love it when an instrument builder jumps to the other end of the spectrum to use non-traditional materials.

Such is the case with the Normandy Alumicaster, a Tele-style electric guitar built in Salem, Oregon. The Alumicaster is constructed from aircraft-grade aluminum, a material that Normandy claims offers more sustain than wooden guitars, but weighs only seven pounds.

Would you like to get your hands on one of these? Thanks to our friends at Reverb, one of you will! They are giving away a Normandy Alumicaster, along with a hardshell case and Normandy tee shirt.

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Entry Deadline: July 15, 2013
Eligibility: US-only, 18+

More About the Normandy Alumicaster Electric Guitar
These American-made guitars are manufactured and hand-riveted in Salem, Oregon. Known for their incredible sustain qualities and warm tones, these lightweight aluminum electric guitars are an instant classic. They are now available in 5 colors and three different and unique finishes: chrome, powder coat paint (army green, rat rod gray, school bus yellow) anodized obsidian (black).

Nechville is offering a unique and fancy creation for this Banjo Hangout drawing. They have mated a unique 5-string neck to a professional bluegrass-style pot to demonstrate Nechville’s patented and versatile Flux Capacitor. This banjo is a one of-a-kind and retail value is conservatively placed at $4999.

The pearl work is stunning and the resonator is ornamented with incredible inlay. Pot includes top quality USA-made Nechville tone ring on a 3-ply maple rim with nickel hardware. Coming complete with hard case, this will be the treasure for some lucky recipient!

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Entry Deadline: July 1, 2013
Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+

More About the Nechville Flex-tone Banjo
Perhaps you are still digesting Nechville’s Heli-Mount – what many consider to be the most innovative redesign the banjo has ever seen. Now Nechville is reaching out to all lovers of the traditional banjo pot design and introducing the next phase of development in the evolution of the banjo: The Flex-tone Banjo!

The central coupling mechanism between a modern Nechville neck and a historic design pot is called the Nechville Flex-tone. Having uncovered the secret of banjo time transport, mad banjo scientist Nechville says, “This is the biggest breakthrough since time began for banjoists! Now you are able to transport yourselves back to 1937, bringing along your favorite adjustable Nechville neck to hook up with your favorite banjo pot of yesteryear.”

The crucial Flex-tone element enables the full-function of a Nechville banjo neck on Pre-War style banjo pots, and virtually all other banjo pots for that matter.

Through GearPipe, I’ve met some amazing people in this industry. One is Michael Outlaw, founder of Outlaw Drums, a builder of amazing custom stave snare drums. Another is AJ Donahue, who reviews for DRUM Magazine and runs his own site at DrumGearReview.com.

I also love it when my new friends work together, which is what has happened with this snare drum giveaway. Michael sent AJ a drum to review, and now AJ is going to give it away to one of you. Outlaw makes some of the best sounding drums in the world, and the wood used to build these snares has been reclaimed from tobacco barns, plantation homes, mills or bridges built before 1900. Up for grabs is a 6″x14″ stave snare drum with Outlaw’s exclusive Tobacco Glaze Weathered finish, a drum that sells for $1,100.

This contest has ended. Check out all current giveaways. More About Outlaw Snare Drums
The heart of Outlaw stave snare drums is the wood. Old-growth heart pine, reclaimed from tobacco barns, plantation homes, mills or bridges built before 1900, gives the drums a level of quality unmatched by other drum builders.

In their previous lives, this wood stood firm against wind and rain, endured the constant punishment of work boots, falling toys and family pets, and supported the machines that built America. There are stories in this wood; stories that deserve to be preserved.

That’s why we created the Outlaw Weathered Series. Run your fingers across one of these snare drums and you’ll feel the deep grain. You can see the years of use. You can almost hear those stories. This is American wood, reborn.

Not feeling lucky? Check out Outlaw pricing and availability at the GearPipe Shop.

1980s-era “Super Tube Screamer” pedals are ultra-coveted by tonedogs everywhere.

Maxon, the factory that designed and built these pedals for Ibanez, can get you awfully close to that sound! Their ST-9 Super Tube Pro Plus Distortion pedal is based off the classic “808″ circuit, but with some extras like switchable diodes and 9V or 18V operation. And now the guitar gear website Gain! is giving you the chance to win an ST-9 for yourself.

This contest has ended. Check out all current giveaways. More About the Maxon ST-9 Super Tube Pro Plus Distortion Pedal
A salute to the rare and highly collectible “Super Tube Screamer” from the 1980s, the Maxon ST-9 Pro+ Super Tube distortion pedal takes the basic design elements of the coveted vintage model and brings them into the 21st century.

Loosely based on Maxon’s classic “808″ circuit, the ST-9 Pro+ distortion pedal offers a dedicated midrange control that varies the amount of midrange boost, creating powerful, fat, and heavy distortion sounds akin to a full-stack amplifier. A mode switch to select from two different diode types allows the user to fine-tune the Maxon ST-9 Pro+ effects pedal for use with single coils or humbuckers, while switchable 9V or 18V operation provides increased dynamic headroom and fuller frequency response.

When you’re ready to step beyond the standard overdrive, the Maxon ST-9 Pro+ Super Tube distortion pedal is the only choice for the discerning overdrive connoisseur.

Once in a while I might exaggerate about how amazing a giveaway is, but this mic giveaway from Sweetwater Sound is nothing short of insane.

Sweetwater is giving away two amazing microphone collections, with mics from Neumann, Shure, Blue, AKG, RODE, Royer, and others, plus stands from Ultimate Support. Mic locker #1 is worth over $20,000, a locker #2 is valued just below $15,000. Follow the link below for complete details.

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The good people at Skinny Music want to know what you think of their videos. So much that they’ve teamed up with ESP and Premier Guitar on a new guitar giveaway.

Just take a few minutes to watch an episode of Skinny Music TV, tell them if you think it’s cool or crap, and you’ll be entered to win an ESP LTD EC-401 electric guitar.

This contest has ended. Check out all current giveaways. More About the ESP LTD EC-401 Electric Guitar
The ESP LTD EC-401 Electric Guitar features versatile, powerful tones, reliable hardware, and tidy, attractive looks. Loaded with an EMG 81 pickup in the bridge position and an EMG 60 pickup for the neck; the ultimate active pickup combination for rock tones. The easy play, bound 3 piece mahogany set neck with rosewood fretboard on a bound mahogany body provides excellent resonance and sustain.

A 24.75 inch scale for note bending and cutaway design for easily reaching the upper frets increase playability. The fingerboard has eyecatching flag inlays while Grover tuners ensure reliable tuning across the note range.

Unless you’re a serious basher, or prefer razor blade tips, chances are your drum heads have been installed for WAY TOO LONG. I’m certainly guilty as charged.

The good people at The Drummer’s Journal are already giving you each issue of their drum magazine for free, but now they’re giving you chance to win a set of Evans Level 360 drum heads. One winner will score three Evans G1 tom batter heads and one Evans Power Center snare head with Level 360 technology, in the winner’s choice of sizes.

This contest has ended. Check out all current giveaways. More About Evans Level 360 Drum Heads
The Evans G1 series features a single ply of 10mm film blending a bright tone, sustain and sensitivity. The head sets the standard for an open and expressive sound. Tuned low, it produces a cavernous rumble that emphasizes the natural sound of the shell. The coated version delivers additional warmth, focus, and depth.

Evans Power Center snare heads feature a 10mm film. Extra durability and focus is provided by a centrally located 5mm patch on the bottom of the head. Unique slots in the 5″ diameter dot allow it to flex, keeping the head open and resonant. The Level 360 collar ensures that Evans drumheads fit on the drum’s bearing edge with greater ease, resulting in faster, more accurate tuning, with more tonal sustain.

You’ve heard of boutique drum builders and cymbalsmiths, but what about a boutique drum magazine?

Tom Hoare, editor of The Drummer’s Journal — a free, online drum magazine based out of the UK — grew up reading the major drum mags, but now thinks it’s time to shake things up.

“I grew up reading these magazines like Rhythm and Drummer, and I felt they were really, really good. But as I got older, I started to feel like they just weren’t really giving me what I wanted to read anymore, and I felt that they were featuring the same people and the same interviews. And what they do, they do it absolutely really, really well, but I thought there was something different I could offer.”

Listen in as I talk to Tom about how The Drummer’s Journal is offering drummers a different angle on their favorite artists and gear, and hear him tell me about his first big interview for the magazine.

After pushing play, go download any of The Drummer’s Journal‘s first three issues, and check out a drum head giveaway currently happening at their website.

This is a pretty killer opportunity for the drummers out there. Not only do you have a chance to win a full drum kit, including cymbals, heads, and sticks, but you can customize all of it to your personal specs!

One lucky winner will have the chance to design their own 6-piece Mapex Mydentity Kit, complete with personalized Sabian XS20 cymbals, logo bass drum head from Remo, and your own signature sticks from Vic Firth. It’s a total prize package worth $5,218!

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Entry Deadline: August 15, 2013
Eligibility: Worldwide