rock instruments

You’ll find our renowned rock instrument department in the basement of the Central Arcade store and also in our store in the Yellow Mall at Gateshead’s MetroCentre. With a wider range than ever stocked before, carefully selected by our staff, we have hundreds of instruments on display, set up and ready for you to come and try. Whether you fancy taking up a new instrument, getting back to playing having given up years ago, or are a serious player, you'll find we have a fantastic choice all under one roof.

• Instruments for all levels of abilities and to suit all budgets
• Electric guitar and acoustic guitar packs from £89 and up to £2000
• Electronic drum kits for silent practice now from only £299
• Acoustic drum kits from £99
• Knowledgeable staff on hand for advice whatever your requirements
• Amplification, recording, guitar effects, music software and accessories
• Major manufacturers stocked including Fender, Yamaha, Martin, Faith, Guild, Gretsch, Tanglewood, Washburn, Simon Patrick, Art and Lutherie, Crafter, Ibanez, Hamer, Cort, Vintage, Jackson, OLP, Jim Deacon, Westfield, Shure, Roland, Boss, Cornford, Laney, Vox, Tascam, Edirol, Digitech and Sonor
• Accessories for all instruments on display
• Instrument repairs, servicing and advice
• Competitive prices
• Interest free credit and other finance schemes available (subject to credit checks)
• Huge choice of tuition material (printed music and DVD/CD)
• Country-wide delivery on most instruments
• Information about local musicians and events on our notice boards

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		Fender CD60 Dreadnought Package An amazing acoustic guitar package from the world’s leading brand at a low price! Fender’s CD60 is an ideal solution for beginners and pros alike, combining fine craftsmanship with great playability. Featuring a spruce top, mahogany sides and back, rosewood fingerboard and die-cast tuners, this guitar oozes quality. Included in the box is an essential electronic tuner, a spare set of Fender strings, a strap, plectrum and a comprehensive DVD to get you started. If you're looking for a high quality guitar, with the heritage of a leading brand, look no further. Available in natural. RRP £149 - Windows price £129.99 - saving £19 Buy this product     Review your order    See the big picture
		SX DG1K Acoustic Guitar Kit High quality, complete package at a small price. The DG1K kit contains everything you need to start playing acoustic guitar right out the box. Accept no imitations - these instruments are the real deal, combining fine craftsmanship with great playability. The package comes complete with a gig bag, strap, stand, pitch pipes, string winder, plectrums and a DVD to get you going. Choose from 5 stunning colours: black, blue, natural, wine red and vintage sunburst and start your journey to being a star! RRP £99 - Windows price £89.99 - saving £9 Buy the kit with a black guitar Buy the kit with a blue guitar Buy the kit with a natural guitar Buy the kit with a wine red guitar Buy the kit with a sunburst guitar See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture Review your order
		SX EAG1K Electro-Acoustic Guitar Kit High quality, complete package at a small price. The EAG1K kit contains everything you need to start playing electro-acoustic guitar right out the box. Accept no imitations - these instruments are the real deal, combining fine craftsmanship with great playability. The fully featured guitar comes with a great sounding 10 watt amplifier, with plenty of power for the practising musician. The package includes a gig bag, strap, stand, cable, capo, string winder, plectrums and a DVD to get you going. Choose from 4 stunning colours: black, blue, natural and vintage sunburst and start your journey to being a star! RRP £199 - Windows price £179.99 - saving £19 Buy the kit with a black guitar Buy the kit with a blue guitar Buy the kit with a natural guitar Buy the kit with a sunburst guitar See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture Review your order
		Baby Taylor JG Windows is now a proud stockist of the wonderful Taylor guitars. The Taylor line encompasses a full range of guitar styles and tonal flavors, so there’s something for everybody. We’re offering fantastic 0% finance options, so find time to venture in-store and try a Taylor. The Baby Taylor is the ultimate travel companion, delivering volume and tone that surprise for its diminutive dimensions. At three-quarters the size of a full-sized guitar, the Baby Taylor lives for the road. It also loves little hands, which makes it an irresistible choice for kids taking lessons. Call Windows for a great price
		Taylor 714CE Combining the full-bodied sound of Indian rosewood with the responsiveness of a Western Red cedar top creates this fingerstyle workhorse Equipped with the Taylor Expression System and a Venetian cutaway, this Grand Auditorium guitar shines in any venue. Call Windows for a great price
		Taylor 512CE Compact yet lively, our fingerstyle-friendly mahogany Grand Concert cutaway revels in dynamic subtleties and controlled overtones. A mahogany/Engelmann spruce pairing yields a wonderfully refined tone: bright, crisp, clear, and responsive to the touch. Call Windows for a great price
		Taylor GS8 Our two Indian rosewood acoustic guitar offerings represent classic combinations with nearly universal appeal. With a Sitka spruce top, we add a touch of crispness to rosewood’s big, bold tone. Call Windows for a great price
		Taylor T3 The T3 continues Taylor’s quest to expand the range of tones available to the electric player. Inspired by both the T5 and the SolidBody, Taylor have taken the classic semi-hollowbody sound and applied their signature Taylor design and tonal touches, blending their high-definition Style 2 pickups with a coil-splitting application to give players killer humbucker and single coil sounds in one guitar. A push-pull tone knob brings two sweeping modes of tone control. They’ve also paired a Bigsby tailpiece with a roller bridge on the T3/B model, giving players a high-performance vibrato bar without the pitch issues. Players who don’t need a vibrato bar can instead opt for a T3 with a stop tailpiece. What’s great about the T3 is the way it soups up a semi-hollowbody’s essential sound, transforming it into a hotrod guitar capable of a wider range of tones as a result of the pickups, coil-splitting, and unique tone control. All on top of signature Taylor traits you can always count on, like superb intonation and easy playability. Call Windows for a great price
		Taylor T5-S1 Soon after the T5 hit the market in 2005, the music industry press nominated it for Electric Guitar of the Year and Acoustic Guitar of the Year. Which pretty much sums it all up: the T5 is an electric/acoustic that defines the hybrid category. Today, the versatile T5 is the top-selling semi-hollow body guitar and the only one that uses all-magnetic pickups for both its electric and acoustic tones. That means real acoustic tones, real electric tones, and everything in between. The T5 also features proprietary Taylor pickups, 5-way switch, and Taylor T-Lock™ neck joint. Call Windows for a great price
		Martin D15 For well over a century and a half, the Martin Guitar Company has been producing acoustic instruments that are generally acknowledged to be the finest in the world in terms of quality and tone. Much like us here at J.G Windows, the Martin Guitar Company is a brand steeped in tradition, with a rich heritage of providing lifelong quality to guitarists the world over. You'll find a comprehensive range in the basement of our Central Arcade store. From the popular 15 series, this all solid mahogany dreadnought is a perfect blend of USA craftsmanship and value for money. The appointment of mahogany provides a warm and mellow tone. RRP £1069 - call Windows for a great price
		Martin OM21 This orchestral model combines a solid Sitka spruce top with solid Indian rosewood sides and back. This fine combination provides a warm rich sound with excellent playability. RRP £1999 - call Windows for a great price
		Martin 00X1 Java Mahogany From the very affordable X series, this 00 model combines a solid Sitka spruce top with very attractive Java mahogany HPL back and sides. Bright and articulate in sound, the 00X1 is a superb value entry to the Martin family. RRP £639 - call Windows for a great price
		Martin D28 Seen in the hands of stars and heard on countless records, the D-28 is a modern classic. Marrying a solid Sitka spruce top with Indian rosewood sides and back, this dreadnought possesses a legendary tone that will get better and better with age. RRP £2150 - call Windows for a great price
		Martin OMC-1E This orchestral model combines solid Sitka spruce and solid sapele with on-board Fishman electronics. A great sounding guitar with versatility. RRP £1299 - call Windows for a great price
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		SX EG1K Electric Guitar Kit High quality, complete package at a small price. The EG1K kit contains everything you need to start playing electric guitar right out the box. Accept no imitations, these guitars are the real deal, based on the world famous Fender Stratocaster, but at a fraction of the price. The fully featured guitar comes with a great sounding 10 watt amplifier, with plenty of power for the practising guitarist. It also has a headphone socket, peace of mind for your family and neighbours. The package comes complete with a gig bag, strap, electronic tuner, cable, plectrums and a DVD to get you going. Choose from 3 stunning colours: black, electric blue or 3-tone sunburst and start your journey to being a rock star! RRP £159 - Windows price £119.99 - saving £39 Buy the kit with a black guitar Buy the kit with a blue guitar Buy the kit with a sunburst guitar See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture Review your order
		Affinity Strat® with Fender Frontman amp Everything you need to get playing, including Squier Affinity Strat® in a choice of three colours (metallic red, metallic blue or black), Fender Frontman 15G guitar amp, strap, tutorial DVD, headphones, lead, chromatic tuner, gig bag and pick Windows price £219 Buy the starter pack with a red guitar Buy the starter pack with a blue guitar Buy the starter pack with a black guitar     Review your order
		Godin Progression At the forefront of pioneering new designs, Godin guitars offer unparalleled quality at an affordable price. Each guitar is built in North America, using revolutionary processes while still holding strong to tradition. From the selection of the wood to the final adjustments on the finished instrument, each Godin is designed and built by people who love guitars. The range spans everything from jazz style semi-hollow models to more contemporary rock style solid body guitars, as well as steel and nylon string synth access models. The Godin Progression is the next evolution of the single-coil guitar. It features all the slap & spank you'll ever need, as well as extremely consistent volume output between the Godin GS-2 pickups and the unexpected power & crunch that you wouldn't expect from a single-coil guitar. The Progression combines a 25½″ rock maple scale neck with the added bonus of the High-Definition Revoicer. Windows price - £799
		Godin Summit CT This rockin' behemoth is the newest member of the Signature series. With its 24¾″ scale, carved high flame maple top, solid mahogany body, Godin High Definition Revoicer and Seymour Duncan 59 & Alnico 2 humbuckers, this guitar will bring the house down. Windows price - £679
		Godin ACS-SA Slim The slim in the moniker refers to the 1.715″ neck width at the nut, which is a mere 16th of an inch wider than Godin's standard electric guitar nut width. If you do most of your playing on a guitar with a fairly narrow neck (most solid body electric guitars), this is the ACS-SA for you. The slim neck of this guitar along with the Ergocut shaping technique and 16″ fingerboard radius provide for a very easy transition for steel string guitar players looking to integrate nylon string sounds with their music. Aside from the new neck, the ACS-SA Slim shares all of the same features that have made the ACS-SA an industry standard. The chambered, silverleaf maple body with a cedar top results in an instrument that is virtually free of feedback, making it easy to use even in loud stage situations. Windows price - £799
		Godin Multiac Spectrum SA The renowned electro-acoustic Multiac series gets a new steel string model with the addition of the Multiac Spectrum SA. It features a new, larger mahogany body design, a Seymour Duncan Lipstick pickup in the neck, custom Godin electronics with separate tone and volume controls and 13-pin capabilities for computer & synth access. Windows price - £1199
		Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin Godin 5th Avenue brings you back to a time when the archtop acoustic guitar reigned supreme. With the soul of a 1950's archtop, the 5th Avenue is a true vintage spirit of yesterday with today's level of modern playability. With more projection & volume in the low/mids than traditional archtop acoustic guitars, the dynamically rich tone of the 5th Avenue makes this sophisticated instrument a dream to play, but not a nightmare to pay for. In genres including Alt-Country, Delta Blues, Slide, Jazz and Rock, the 5th Avenue can really deliver both acoustically and electrically. The new Godin Kingpin P90 single-coil pickup delivers all that classic, vintage tone with presence, clarity and a little attitude thrown in for good measure. Windows price - £529
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		SX BG1K Bass Guitar Kit High quality, complete package at a small price. The BG1K kit contains everything you need to start playing bass guitar right out the box. Accept no imitations, these instruments are the real deal, based on the world famous Fender Precision Bass, but at a fraction of the price. The fully featured bass guitar comes with a great sounding 15 watt amplifier, with plenty of power for the practising musician. It also has a headphone socket, providing peace of mind for your family and neighbours. The package comes complete with a gig bag, strap, electronic tuner, cable, plectrums and a DVD to get you going. Choose from 4 stunning colours: black, candy apple red, electric blue or 3-tone sunburst and start your journey to being a rock star! RRP £199 - Windows price £179.99 - saving £19 Buy the kit with a black guitar Buy the kit with a red guitar Buy the kit with a blue guitar Buy the kit with a sunburst guitar See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture See the big picture Review your order
		Affinity Precision Bass® with Rumble™ amp The complete starter pack, including Affinity Precision Bass® in a choice of three colours (metallic red, metallic blue or black), Rumble™ 15 bass ampifier, strap, tutorial DVD, headphones, lead, tuner, gig bag and pick Windows price £239 Buy the starter pack with a red bass Buy the starter pack with a blue bass Buy the starter pack with a black bass     Review your order
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		Roland HD-1 digital drum kit Roland’s V-Drums are the most popular electronic drums in the world. The HD-1 is easy to set up and comes with 10 different drum kit sounds built in. A host of impressive features include a headphone socket for silent practice. RRP £601.80 - Windows price £549 - saving £52.80 Buy this product     Review your order
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