#Buying Guides
8 Keyboards and Pianos for Beginners
For those just starting out on the keys, or looking to buy a starter piano for someone special – we fully understand that the process of choosing your first instrument can be a daunting task. With a massive assortment of features, types, and sizes on the marketplace, it can definitely… Read more
#Buying Guides
Chinese New Year 2021: Our Gear Picks
And just like that, the big C-N-Y looms across the horizon. Just as we’re easing into the new year, we’ve been thoroughly blindsided by the arrival of the impending Chinese New Year. If you’re anything like us, the holiday invokes memories of family get-togethers, angbaos, and delicious CNY treats –… Read more
#Inspiration
Coffee Talk @ Swee Lee: Marcus Lee
Marcus Lee is a bonafide media triple-threat with a strong body of work in music performance, acting, and modelling. Having started his foray into the entertainment world since his teenage years, his career has taken him from participating in talent competitions to fronting an indie pop-rock band all the way… Read more
#Gear & Tech Tips
2020’s Most Popular Studio Gear
2020 was a pretty good time to start the audio recording project you’ve always wanted to do and most of our customers seem to agree. Whether it is finally beginning that long awaited podcast, upping the audio quality of your video game livestreams or perhaps turning your earworms into polished… Read more
#Contests
Win a Pair of Super Limited Vans x Foo Fighters Sk8-Hi Sneakers!
Fans of Foo Fighters – listen up. Vans have collaborated with Foo Fighters to drop a very limited pair of Sk8-Hi Sneakers. And together with NME Asia, we have a few pairs to give away to the biggest Foo Fighters fans in South East Asia! For the veteran American rockers’… Read more
#Gear & Tech Tips
2020’s Most Popular Guitar Accessories & Essentials
Were you one of the many who picked up a new guitar or bass last year? As one of the most popular stringed instruments in music, it made perfect sense that these fretted wonders were our best selling category at Swee Lee last year. Just like cameras or cars or… Read more
#Gear & Tech Tips
2020’s Most Popular Guitar and Basses
2020 will definitely go down as being one of the most bizarre years in recent memory. As huge portions of the year proved to be difficult, tough decisions translated into music gear buying decisions. With stay-at-home time being at the highest points they have been for the longest time, it’s… Read more
#New Arrivals
New Gear Day: Taylor American Dream & Grand Theater Acoustics
Can we expect great things from 2021? Only time will tell, but we’re off to a good start thanks to Taylor Guitars. The innovative builder of acoustic guitars have announced not one, but TWO new series of acoustic guitars to their line up – the American Dream and Grand Theater (GT).… Read more
#Gear & Tech Tips
Getting BIG Tone for the Bedroom Guitarist: Our Picks
Anyone guilty of poking fun at bedroom guitarists who never play outside their home? Well jokes on you! We're all bedroom guitarists now. Many of you will already appreciate, sounding great playing at a gig is a completely different ball game. What sounds awful at home might sound great in… Read more
#Inspiration
5 Songs to Learn at Home and How to Get That Tone
The world seems to have ground to a standstill. Concerts and music festivals cancelled, mass gatherings curbed and movement controls have been coming into effect across the globe. Our Malaysia team and friends have a restricted movement order, and everywhere else, we're being advised to stay home to help prevent… Read more
#Contests
Win a RM3,000 Shopping Spree at Swee Lee Malaysia + KESHI’s exclusive merch!
Keshi Fans in Malaysia! We've got great news for you. With Keshi’s newly-released EP "always", Swee Lee and Universal Music want to reward members of the #keshikult that have been staying strong throughout the year. We've got TWO great giveaways for you! Giveaway 1: Win A RM3,000 Shopping Spree at… Read more
#Inspiration
Griff Answers Your Questions
19-year-old Sarah Faith Griffiths isn't your typical teenage girl. More widely known as Griff, she is fast becoming one of the foremost musical talents to come out of the United Kingdom over the past few years. Fresh off her release of 1,000,000 X Better, a collaboration with English electronic duo… Read more