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Taylor Grand Pacific: A Round Shoulder Above the Rest
When a guitar player thinks of a Taylor acoustic guitar, a few traits spring to mind: unrivalled playability, modern, utilitarian, well-defined clarity. Taylors don’t often pop up in guitar conversations revolving around vintage, bluegrass or roots American music. Enter the Grand Pacific Dreadnought. A new shape in the form of… Read more
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Gibson 2019 Acoustics: Staying True to the Classics
Named after the factory in Montana which they were made in, Gibson's acoustic guitars have been behind many iconic records in recent memory. The 2019 Acoustic lineup have made its way into our stores (along with the electrics as well), and we instantly fell in love with these beautiful premium… Read more
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Fender Parallel Universe: The Best of Both Worlds
Many of us grew up dreaming of owning a Fender Stratocaster or Telecaster. These time-honoured classics are everywhere, from the smallest studio to the largest stage. But in the same way that Prince wowed his audience with his one-of-a-kind cloud guitar, some of us yearn to stand out from the… Read more
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Ibanez 2019: Gold, Exotic Woods, and Axes for the Adventurous
Ibanez has forged a reputation for forward-thinking design in recent years. 2019 is no different, as Ibanez introduces the new Axiom Label, new semi hollow guitars, and top-of-the-line hardware like Fishman Fluence pickups on some guitars. Many of these instruments made their debut at last week’s 2019 Winter NAMM show.… Read more
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Simply the Best: Swee Lee By Appointment Only Boutique
Gleaming beautifully upon the walls and racks, there's no shortage of beautiful guitars at our flagship store at The Star Vista. Many of these guitars are special, but we perfectly understand if you’re left wanting even more. If you’re eyeing something even more exclusive, extremely limited and rare, or built… Read more
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Gibson 2019: Beautiful finishes, even more tone, and stripped-down basics
Gibson’s annual launch is always a highlight of the guitar world and we’ve been anticipating the arrival of the 2019 lineup since the news dropped halfway through last year. They’ve finally arrived at our stores – we’ve unboxed, admired and played them and we’ve picked out some of the models… Read more
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Pedalheads Rejoice! Goodwood Audio now available at Swee Lee
Swee Lee is extremely excited to announce that we’re now official distributors for Goodwood Audio in Singapore and Malaysia. You may have met the boys from Goodwood Audio when they were here at our Swee Lee store at The Star Vista earlier this year. If there’s just one thing we… Read more
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Taylor Road Show 2018: The Guitars
Last night, we hosted Taylor’s factory expert Andy Lund for a Road Show right here at our flagship store at The Star Vista. There was a beautiful array of Taylor guitars on display – from pieces showcasing the V-Class bracing to models worthy of a place in a museum. Here are… Read more
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Introducing the new Fender Player Series Line
How many of your guitar heroes played Fender instruments? We worshipped Jimi Hendrix on his Stratocaster, with his virtuosity and eccentricities. We marvelled at the genius of Jaco Pastorius on his road worn Jazz Bass. We all have, at some point, wanted to own a Fender. Just like our heroes. The… Read more
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Live & Local: Vokatones
2017 gave us plenty of reasons to be merry, as we took it to The Atrium at Star Vista with The Gift of Music to spread the festive cheer. The crowd were treated to their favourite Christmas carols, delivered by the A capella ensemble, Vokatones. With one perfect note after another and… Read more
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November Lifestyle Picks: Speakers and Headphones
Author Dean Bakopoulos once eloquently said “I write while listening to music, mostly because the world beyond my headphones is too chaotic.” We share the same sentiment on most days, so we’re picking out the best from our speakers and headphones collections. Happy listening! MARSHALL MAJOR II HEADPHONES; Marshall arts… Read more
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5 Emerging Songwriters You Should Know
Singapore’s creativity is off the charts. We checked out some of the local talent from NOISE Invasion’s Old vs. New competition, where up-and-coming musicians were challenged to make music using digital and analog tools, with the help of local mentors like Evanturetime, Tim De Cotta and Intriguant. The five winning… Read more