Piano, guitar and kalimba
#Buying Guides

What are the Best Instruments to Learn Music with?

Contemplating reasons to learn a new music instrument? Well, you’ve come to the right place if you're looking for that and the best instruments to learn music with! Alongside its relaxing qualities, science has demonstrated that learning an instrument is beneficial to refining brain structure and forming neural connections. Think… Read more

Boyce Avenue talk Taylor Guitars
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Boyce Avenue Live Session Part 3: All About Taylor Guitars

Boyce Avenue are known for their creative and flawless cover songs and a huge part of their sound come from their guitars – more specifically, Taylor Guitars. For a band that relies so much on the acoustic guitar, it's little surprise that Taylor are their guitars of choice. The trio… Read more

The Bimasakti Band at Swee Lee Malaysia Music Store in Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur
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Local Artist Spotlight: Bimasakti Band

The music scene in Malaysia has never been in such a good place. With so many great acts and bands around these days were really excited to see what 2021 will bring for music. This time, we've caught up with our friends in the Bimasakti band. Consisting of three members… Read more

Boyce Avenue Q&A Session live Taylor Guitars part 2
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Boyce Avenue Live Session Part 2: Performing Online, Leveraging Tech and Being in a Sibling Band

Part 2 of the Boyce Avenue Live Session is here! In this blog post, Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian discuss about live streaming their performances, how they think technology will impact musicians over the next ten years and what it’s like being in a sibling band. For those first time readers… Read more

Contest poster for Spinnup and Universal Malaysia
#Contests

Win up to RM8,000 in prizes!: “Discovering Talents Through Trends” with Universal Music Malaysia + Spinnup

Music fans of Malaysia, we've got great news! Swee Lee Malaysia has partnered up with Universal Music Malaysia and Spinnup once again to bring you yet another amazing contest!Wanna know how you can win big? Read on! How can you join? So how can you throw your name in the… Read more

Boyce Avenue Q&A Session live Taylor Guitars part 1
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Boyce Avenue Live Session Part 1: Royal Albert Hall, Staying Inspired, Originals and More

Last month we had the honour of hosting a virtual Q&A session with a powerhouse trio, Boyce Avenue. Thanks to Taylor Guitars, fans from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia took this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet with all members of the band virtually to ask them their burning questions. For those who… Read more

Rack of guitars in a shop
#Gear & Tech Tips

Guitarology 101: Acoustic Guitar (Laminates & Solid Wood)

As much as we love the chimey cleans, raunchy distortion, and full-blooded attack of electric guitars, nothing from the amplified realm can quite match the timbre of an acoustic guitar. While there are many factors that go into dictating what an acoustic guitar will sound like (such as bracing, body… Read more

Complete collection of Strymon Delay pedals on a display rack
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Every Strymon Delay Pedal Compared

Not so long ago, if a pedal sounded great, you’d ask, “but is it analog?” The popularity of digital pedals never quite hit their deserved height till Strymon announced itself to the scene with the blueSky Reverberator delay pedal. Today, the analog question bothers few – and you can thank… Read more

Guitar pickups in a display drawer in a music shop in Bangsar, Malaysia
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Guitarology 101: Passive Pickups vs Active Pickups

Ever wonder what the debate around passive vs active passive pickups are about? It’s a topic that most of us often hear about; but do we really know what separates the two pickup types? In this edition of Guitarology 101, we’ll be taking you on a magic carpet ride over… Read more

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Why You Should Buy a Custom Shop Guitar

A Custom Shop guitar! For some, the phrase evokes feelings of realising a childhood dream – a dream of obtaining that holy grail instrument! To others, it means getting the perfect instrument that adds an extra layer of musical inspiration – a push to take them to the upper echelon… Read more

Two Kramer guitars in a music store in Singapore
#New Arrivals

Kramer Guitars are Back!

Whether you're a metalhead who lived through the golden age of shred or just a guitarist who loves that era of music, Kramer Guitars surely is an instantly recognisable name! Having made their mark in the 1980s with super fast axes utilising Floyd Rose trems, Schaller machine heads, and high-output… Read more

Swee Lee and Taylor Guitars present Boyce Avenue Q&A Session
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Taylor Guitars Presents: Boyce Avenue Q&A Session

Years before there were the likes of Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd making their names on YouTube, there was Boyce Avenue. The American trio of brothers Alejandro, Fabian, and Daniel Manzano were already making waves on the video-sharing platform with their flawless cover videos of artists from Coldplay to Rihanna.… Read more