Gear Update October 18th!

2011-10-18T17:15:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let y'all know that we just posted a couple of very cool "new" used pedals on our website. Don't see a lot of used Maxon or Subdecay effects so this is a good chance to scoop up some like new stuff for a good price!

Used Subdecay Noise Box Harmonic Fuzz

For those of you not in the know, Subdecay has been cranking out a stellar line of effects built right here in Oregon for going on ten years now!

We've been carrying their full line for several years and can tell you first hand, these things are as rugged as they are unique!

Subdecay likens the Noise box to a "robot stuck in a bee hive" and this is a pretty spot on description. Just a mess of synthy, saturated, fuzzy madness! Very cool locally made pedal

Maxon on the other hand churns their pedals out across the Pacific in the land of the rising sun and they've had there hands in the effects ring since the very beginning! They developed a line of effects in the early 70's that wound up being licensed to the Hoshino Trading Company. You know... the Hoshino Trading Company. Everybody's heard of those guys right? Alright, they're the worldwide distributors of Ibanez! Ibanez, got it?! There's a reason Maxon's 9-Series effects look so damn familiar!

The OD-9 Pro+ is like a super juiced up version of a pedal that rhymes with "Boob Dreamer"

Used Maxon OD-9 Pro+

The Return of Parking Lot Rock!

2011-07-17T14:50:00.000-07:00

Well friends… The sun is high in the sky, the grass is turning brown, we Portlanders are starting to complain about the heat, and all the hippies are starting to run around barefoot. This can only mean one thing. It’s time for Parking Lot Rock!

We are proud to announce the first annual Centaurpalooza Rock & Roll Hullabaloo! This year’s festivities will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 30^th and 31^st and will include 30 local bands. In addition to our own parking lot, our neighbors around the corner at Climb Max Mountaineering have been kind enough to lend us the use of theirs, meaning we’ll have two stages going all weekend long. What’s more, everyone’s favorite corner bar Katie O'Brien’s has jumped on board and will have sack lunches available all day for famished Centaurpaloozers. What’s even more, they’ll be hosting a Saturday night show after the show to keep the Hullaballoo going all night long! I guess we should be calling it the First Annual Centaurpalooza Rock & Roll Hullabaloo and Block Party.

Saturday, July 30^th

The Vacillators
thebrotheregg
8-Foot Tender
The Pity Fucks
The Warshers
East Side Speed Machine

Wave Sauce
Crimson Dynamite
The Primitive Idols
Cootie Platoon
DON'T
Boo Frog

Extra Special Katie O'Brien's After Show Show!
The Disciples of Rock and Roll
The Anxieties
The Food
The Chemicals
Dr. Stahl

Sunday, July 31^st
Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers

Burnside Heroes
Somerset Meadows
The Welfare State
Dartgun and the Vignettes
48 Thrills
Blue Skies for Black Hearts

Avenue Victor Hugo
Flight 19
The Decliners
Bombs Away!
The Hot LZ's
Minty Rosa

Many of you may recall that in years past Centaur Guitar has been the proud host of an entire summer’s worth of rock and roll festivities with concerts every Saturday all summer long, right? Well, that was great. It really was but here’s the deal: Centaurpalooza is gonna be even better! Especially for our neighbors! And poor City Noise Guy who won't have to cry himself to sleep every weekend this summer! And the Centaur guys who sit inside all day wishing they could go outside and rock out! And the all volunteer crew responsible for putting this thing on who gave up camping and rafting all summer long to make sure that that the parking lot rock could continue!

That said, I think you're really gonna enjoy this. It's gonna be a riot. I promise. And about those volunteers who put this show on, please take a minute and thank them when you see them out there slaving away in the sun. They're the ones making this thing happen. Well... Them and the guy who scrubs the parking lot.