In the drumming world, the name Jojo Mayer needs no introduction. Renowned for his phenomenal technique and timing, his Jazz-influenced style and ability to deconstruct complex electronic beats and re-create them …
Westside Welcome Los Cabos Drumsticks!
Westside Distribution is proud to announce with immediate effect that we are now the exclusive UK distributor for Canada’s Los Cabos Drumsticks! The Los Cabos catalogue boasts over 40 different …
Mesa Boogie Tone-Burst
For the past few weeks we’ve been firing some demos of the new Mesa Boogie drive pedals up on our Youtube channel here. Today it’s the turn of the Tone-Burst, …
MXR M69 Prime Distortion
New Product! The new MXR Prime Distortion has arrived here in the UK ! This awesome new pedal conjures up vintage hard clipping that’s raw, powerful and highly responsive, and …
Made Of Stone- premiere tonight!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 18 months- a soundproofed rock, deep under the ground- you will know that 2012 was the year The Stone Roses …
"Once" The Musical- New Trailer
Today a new trailer was released for Once: The Musical. Once is London’s latest hit West End show, and one that Martin Guitar is proud to sponsor. Once has already …
Westside Goes Mobile
The hashtag #Adobesummit is all over twitter today as Adobe hold it’s massive ‘webinar’ in London town for the next two days. Clicking through the hashtag brings a stream of information …
Once the Musical!
Today Westside are delighted to welcome our good friends from C.F. Martin, over from Nazareth P.A. The Martin crew are in town for the London premiere of the musical “Once”. …
RAF Fire Rescue, Afghanistan & Martin
At the beginging of March this year an email landed in our inbox from SAC Richard Perry-Swinnerton of the Royal Air Force Fire and Rescue Service. Richard’s message told of …
Robert Zildjian (1923 – 2013)
It is with tremendous sadness that we hear of the passing of Robert Zildjian, founder of Sabian Cymbals. His drive and determination serves as inspiration to the entire company and …
Joe Bonamassa Pick Competition
We are having a bit of a Joe Bonamassa week here in the UK, with Joe playing four very different sold out shows across London – starting tomorrow the 26th at the …
Tommy Emmanuel at Westside MI Sat 16th March
This coming Saturday (16th) at 12 noon we’ve got a bit of a treat for all you Tommy Emmanuel fans in London. The man himself will be stopping by the …
London Bass Guitar Show [Pics]
We would like to give a big shout out to all who came to our stand at the recent London Bass Guitar Show. Thanks to all who played our gear, …
Dunlop Strings: New Pure Nickel Electric and Ukulele sets
Some new strings from Dunlop: Dunlop Pure Nickel- For a rich, vintage vibe and modern quality and consistency , These strings are specially formulated for old school warmth, excellent sustain, …
[EXCLUSIVE] Prototype Mesa Prodigy at the London Bass Guitar Show!
Quite an amazing exclusive we have here! At the London Bass Guitar Show this weekend we are going one step ahead of a first look, or a new product premiere. …
Henry Rogers: Drummer Of The Year
We were delighted recently when Classic Rock Society announced their ‘Drummer Of The Year’ as Henry Rogers, who we are happy to say is already one of the Sabian family. …
MXR at the London Bass Guitar Show
We’re currently in the final prep and planning stages for our display booth at the London Bass Guitar Show (Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd March), and we’ve just flown some …
Jake Bugg, Glasgow O2 Academy
Jake Bugg blazed his way through Glasgow on Friday and we were lucky enough to hook up with him and say hi. We grabbed a shot of the Way Huge …
New Dunlop Heavy Core and Tapered B Bass String Sets
Some interesting new strings from Dunlop Strings, for bass players playing outside the 4 string, standard tuning norm: Heavy Core Bass Strings Tune down and dig in with these Heavy …
New Schecters at Namm with Guitar Interactive [video]
A great run through of the new Schecters on display at this years Namm show by the guys at Guitar Interactive. Our personal fave of the noobs is The Banshee… …
Dunlop Mudslide Classic & Hybrid Tonebars
New from Dunlop Accessories at Namm were a couple of additions to the ‘Mudslide’ slide collection- the Mudslide Tonebars. These tonebars utilise Dunlop’s knowledge of slide manufacture to offer two …
Mike Portnoy announces the winners of Cymbal Vote [Namm 2013]
The votes have been cast and the results are in! Earlier this year the Cymbal Vote tour travelled the length and breadth of the country giving players the opportunity to …
Dunlop Mini Fuzz Faces! [Namm 2013]
They’re already causing a bit of a stir at the Namm show- is there going to be a cooler product announced than these Mini Fuzz Face distortions? These brand new …
T-Rex Moller 2 [Namm 2013]
The new Møller 2 delivers the same classic overdrive that made its predecessor one of T-Rex’s most sought-after pedals. Named after Danish guitarist Knud Møller, for whom the original pedal …
Rachel Sermanni releases 'Ae Fond Kiss' for Nordoff Robbins Charity
Highland Born ‘folk noir balladeer’ Rachel Sermanni starts 2013 with the release of Robert Burns ‘Ae Fond Kiss’on Friday the 25th of January. This also just happens to be Burn’s …