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The Lowden F25 is build with high quality and solid Indian Rosewood and Cedar. This combination delivers a full sound with string clarity together with the low action is perfect for fingerstyle and jazz players who need string definition, beautiful harmonics and sustain. The Cedar sound board, generally speaking as no two woods are the same, is less stiff than the commonly used Sitka spruce, which allows the strings to sparkle delivering excellent responsiveness of each string when played softly, lending itself to delicate fingerstyle guitar playing.

The richly embossed suede and the plush, softly pebbled glove leather end tab offer a beautiful blend of complimentary textures. The pattern in the suede seems inspired by the exquisite fingerboard inlay work of our industries most accomplished artisans.

1 SPOT Technology… what does that mean and why should I care? Technically, it’s switching power supply technology, which is very different than what anyone has ever put inside a power brick. Normally, you would find just a big transformer and a handful of small electronic components inside a power brick… old tech that hasn’t changed in decades and has a lot of limitations. We took the same triple filtered switching power supply technology found in our famous 1 SPOT and scaled it up to make the 1 SPOT Pro models. With much more space to work with, we were able to completely eliminate noise, provide total electrical isolation between outputs, create multiple voltages, and still give you the ability to use it anywhere in the world.

A major benefit of using a switching power supply is that it can handle far more current (power being pulled out of it) than any transformer-based power supply. Although we had to put power rating labels on each output to satisfy certification agencies (yes, we actually certified these, unlike most companies), the outputs can generally handle far more than the label shows. For example, you can connect a 300mA pedal to a 200mA output, without causing any problems. With a transformer-based power supply, you can’t get away with that. The important thing is to not exceed the total of all the labels. With a CS7, the output labels add up to 1900mA total. That means the total current draw of all your pedals should be less than 1900mA. That total current rating is roughly double the current load of the most common power brick, for a lot less money.

The Caverns Delay Reverb V2 dual-effect pedal combines delay and reverb for the perfect end to any pedal board. It features Keeley’s analog-style tape delay with modulation options. The 650ms of warm delay combine with Spring, Shimmer or Modulated Reverb. Caverns now comes with a True-Bypass or Trails option. Because of its small and compact design, the New Caverns is a perfect fit for any fly-rig or small board where you have tight space requirements. The New V2 features Keeley’s most popular time-based effects, blended perfectly via a design fine-tuned for over 2 years. Simply put, it will be an amazing addition to any board.

The Revenant is a high gain preamp in pedal format for electric guitar. Its circuit carefully emulates all the electronic behaviours of a tube amplifier, like Triode cut-off, Grid current limiting and Miller effect, using solid-state circuitry for maximum compactness and portability.

It can do anything from light crunch to full high gain modern distortion while keeping the saturation smooth and tight even at low tunings through the use of carefully engineered gain staging and filtering.

Black Spirit 200 Floor combines the exhilarating range of sounds and features and the immense power of the award-winning Black Spirit 200 Head and Combo, and adds in the incredibly practical switching and controlling functions of the FSM-432 MK III MIDI Board. The secret behind Black Spirit 200 Floor’s incredible sounds is our groundbreaking ‘bionic’ tone generating technology: Spirit.

This strictly analog circuitry faithfully recreates the complex, dynamic processes known from classic tube amp designs, thereby delivering world class tone and responsiveness. With the massive power of 200 watts and the integrated Red Box AE+ speaker emulation, Black Spirit 200 Floor can drive any kind and size of cabinet.

The most highly customized Country Western in Gibson’s history. Created for Sheryl Crow and based off her own Country Western, the features of this signature model are designed to deliver the sweet voice of our classic Country Western with the added punch created from our 1930's Advanced bracing pattern. The Thermally Aged Sitka spruce top and hide glue provide additional projection and increased expression with a wider dynamic range. Outfitted with the astounding Amulet M analog pickup for accurate tone and response of the instrument when amplified. Finished in a gorgeous Antique Cherry, the Sheryl Crow Country Western Supreme is a natural beauty!

In the early 1970s, Martin Guitar was commissioned to design an all-black lacquered D-35 for country star Johnny Cash. Though Martin had never considered such a request before, an all-black D-35 for the “Man in Black” was custom-made. Cash went on to play his custom D-35 on stage for the next 20 years. In 2006, Martin released a commemorative D-35 Johnny Cash edition. New for 2019, the DX Johnny Cash is a nod to the history between Cash and Martin Guitar. Designed in collaboration with John Carter Cash and the Cash Foundation management team, the guitar features a classic Dreadnought body shape constructed with Jett black high-pressure laminate (HPL) top, back and sides. Like the earlier commemorative edition, this instrument includes a custom fingerboard inlaid with stars and the “CASH” logo. Johnny Cash’s signature appears on the rosette and label. This model comes with Fishman® MX electronics and a soft gig bag embroidered with the “CASH” logo and is strung with Martin’s Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 strings. The DX Johnny Cash was designed to be an accessible and playable guitar for anyone looking to honor the legacy of the legendary musician.

Built using injection-molded plastic, this modular guitar can support up to 50 different combinations. Choose from a bare-bones top wing design with strap pegs at the back and front with an integrated pick holder in the middle — or opt for a more full-bodied guitar — with spaces for a pickup cassette and bridge module, and a gap to attach the neck. The customizable guitar even has a built-in stand on the back and unlike its wood peers, isn't affected by temperature changes and most nicks and scratches that nitro and poly finish instruments can suffer from.

The Red Mist MKIV is our alternative to the countless generic, muddy / ice-pick sounding drives out there in the wild. With an emphasis on originality and the highest quality engineering, we wanted to craft a new and unique sounding drive pedal. The Red Mist MKIV is a focused, crunchy, tight drive that can spice up your tone anywhere from a tasty sizzle, all the way up to almost unbearable levels of blistering heat.

The Red Mist MKIV is not a clone or copy of any predecessor but an original circuit design built from the ground up, designed with the goal of pushing your sound into new and exciting territories.

Designed to work seamlessly in any analogue or digital rig, the Red Mist MKIV will take your crunchy amp to next level distortion, or turn even the smallest of clean amps into a full on destruction machine. At the lowest gain settings, it performs as a Boost. At higher gain settings the Red Mist MKIV expands into cascading harmonics, percussive razor-edged grind and gnarly feedback - all while allowing glorious string definition and gobs of character.

The Red Mist MKIV is an obsessively designed pedal offering truly amp-like saturation - its secret weapon being an extremely versatile 'Mids' control, allowing you to shape tones that are, frankly, crushing. Anything from fat and round without being saggy, or bright & edgy without being harsh.

PRS Guitars Europe are pleased to announce SE Ltd Sand-Blasted Swamp Ash. This very striking limited run features a solid Swamp ash top in place of the regular model’s maple top and veneer. The solid Swamp Ash is sand-blasted and then grain filled to add colour (this great finish is borrowed with thanks from our Private Stock team!)

The result is a stunning and unique look that enhances the natural beauty and very different grain patterns of Swamp Ash; no two of this limited run of only 750 pcs (Europe only) will be alike.

The Sand Blasted Ltd is offered on 4 great models, SE Custom 24, SE Custom 22, SE Custom 24 Lefty, SE Custom 24 Floyd and great in 5 colours: Sand-blasted Frozen Charcoal, Sand-blasted Fire Red, Sand-blasted Indigo, Sand-blasted Yellow & Sand-blasted Emerald. See below for model and colour availability.

BOSS’s iconic DD-3 Digital Delay has been a pedalboard staple since 1986, loved everywhere for its great sound and simple operation. With the DD-3T, we’ve updated the classic stomp with enhanced functionality while fully retaining the original’s sound and control layout. It’s now possible to tap in delay tempos using the onboard switch or an external one, with your choice of three beat subdivisions. And the direct output jack has been moved next to the main output, providing easier connectivity for wet/dry setups.

Introducing the DD-8, the most wide-ranging and feature-rich BOSS compact series delay ever. This loaded pedal delivers more of everything—more great sounds, more delay time, more control options, and more connectivity. And it does it all in a standard BOSS pedal that slides easily into any mono or stereo setup. Eleven modes provide delay colors from basic to exotic, plus a looper with unlimited overdub capability and external control support. For maximum versatility in a minimum amount of space, there’s no better delay stomp than the DD-8.

The Saturator is an overdrive pedal kit that can cover a wide range of gain effects, transitioning smoothly from a massive clean boost to a warm and saturated distortion with the turn of a knob.

The saturation is controlled with the "Soak" knob, which dials in the amount of symmetrical soft-clipping applied to the guitar signal. When fully counterclockwise , the signal is unaffected and clean. Rotating the knob clockwise will incrementally increase the soft-clipping, morphing from a clean signal through subtle-to-heavy saturated overdrive sounds and straight into distortion territory. The "Level" knob sets the overall volume of the clean or saturated output. Unity gain is at roughly 8 o'clock. With the "Soak" set to clean, rotating the "Level" knob clockwise will increase the level to upwards of 30 dB.

Distortion/Fuzz Guitar Effect Pedal with 4 Modes and Volume, Gain, and Tone Knobs

Long ago in a mysterious time that we call the 1990's, a new pedal company was created in England. Its ideas were off the beaten path, and its sounds were otherworldly. Despite existing only a few short years, these creations became the things of legend and one product in particular cast the biggest shadow. With such artists as The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page, Radiohead, Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Gary Moore, and many others using the out-of-production units, their Used market prices have begun to rise more and more, sometimes into the $800 range. The Cheese Ball is our faithful and extremely accurate recreation of the original circuit, it is a tribute to one of the most fascinating brands and circuits of all time!

The Cheese Ball has your standard Volume, Gain, and Tone knobs found on most distortion fuzz boxes, but comes with an extra mode selector knob that gives you four different overall tone and gain selections. In the “off” position, the Tone knob is disengaged, giving you a bright and trashy fuzz/distortion sound. In the “1” position you have a mid-scooped sound that will give you a Big Muff style buzz for a rounded sound reminiscent of fine mozzarella that sits just right on your pizza but doesn’t get in the way. The “2” position is a mid-boost sound that will cut through a mix like a hot knife through Velveeta. Finally, the “3” position gives you a biting, gated fuzz tone that, when cranked, spits, spats, and bites like gorgonzola naturale.

The JHS Cheese Ball is our homage to one of the most excellent fuzz/distortion pedals ever created. Rediscover the finest aged cheese in the pedal world.

The MXR Brown Acid Fuzz delivers psychedelic silicon saturation to guitar and bass players who like it low, slow, and heavy. Based on a classic 1970s UK fuzz circuit, this pedal’s simple three-knob interface allows you to plug in and tune out in no time at all.

Dial in the Output, Tone, and Fuzz controls to set the mood, and then let the heaviness flow forth as the world around you melts into a fuzzy, synesthetic convergence of colors and sounds. Whether you want to ride droning power chord currents across the universe or summon burly grooves at an ancient altar, this pedal has all you need for your musical invocations.

A limited edition offering, the MXR Brown Acid Fuzz comes adorned with the arcane renderings of legendary Bay Area artist Alan Forbes.

At the heart of the Broadcast-AP – as the name may suggest – is the same circuitry as the Broadcast. A class-A discrete, transformer-coupled circuit, designed to saturate in a unique way reminiscent of certain recording and broadcast consoles.

We took the low-gain side of the standard Broadcast as the starting point. Together, Ariel and I exchanged the Germanium transistor for a Silicon and used an OEP transformer – the OEP transformer saturates and distorts less below 100Hz compared to the Triad transformer used in the standard Broadcast. These two changes together give the Broadcast-AP a darker, smoother, more powerful tone compared to the standard version. Greater weight in the lows, whilst retaining the open highs and upper-mids, giving the Broadcast a ‘3D’ effect.

The control layout features both LEVEL and GAIN TRIM potentiometers and a switchable high-pass / low-cut filter – 100Hz @ 6dB/oct. The GAIN TRIM control has 12dB more gain than the low-gain side of standard Broadcast, allowing the Broadcast-AP to cover ground from clean boost through to medium gain overdrive tones. In addition, the gain of the pedal can be increased via an internal trimmer and – when pushed to the max – the sound becomes overloaded, broken and fuzzy. The high-pass / low-cut filter can help keep the low end together, especially when driving amps at higher gain and volume levels.

Parallel effect blender, ABY in both directions and a nine-volt outlet in one

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Signal Blender is a parallel mixer with 2 effect-loops. You can set the volume for each loop, and there is a volume-knob for the clean signal as well. Both effect-loops has phase-reversal switch, so you’ll never be in a situation where it sounds strange/out of phase. Signal Blender can also be used as an ABY to switch between either 3 instruments or 3 amps (note, not transformer-balanced outputs, so groundloops can occur with amps). Signal Blender can also be used as a volumebooster, where each volume-knob can be used as a boost-stage.

It was around 1990 that Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett first approached us at ESP with the idea of a guitar that made use of graphic elements from Hasbro’s classic Ouija® mystical board game. Back then, before the age of digital cameras and Internet communication, creating a guitar like this took some ingenuity. We got a Ouija® board, and used a combination of a copy machine and a pair of scissors to properly position the art elements on the guitar’s body. We faxed the result to our ESP Custom Shop in Japan, and the rest is history: the Ouija™ guitar became one of the most well-known and coveted signature models in ESP history.

The first version of the guitar was a one-off custom model for Kirk’s use only. It wasn’t until 2010 that we acquired the rights to sell the Ouija™ guitar to the public. Since then, ESP has done several special limited-edition versions of the Ouija™ guitar, and for 2019, we bring two more models in both ESP and LTD versions: Purple Sparkle and Red Sparkle with the classic Ouija Board graphic in gold. As another limited edition guitar with the level of desirability and rarity to make it an instant collector’s item, our advice for people who’d like to own one of the new Ouija™ models: get yours today, because tomorrow may be too late.

The 240-watt Spider® V 240HC MkII amp head enables you to rage onstage when paired with the matching Spider V 4x12 MkII speaker cabinet or other speaker cabinet of your choice. Even hipper, built-in 4" speakers and tweeters enable it to be used as a standalone 50-watt stereo combo amp for practice or even mid-volume band rehearsals. Whether you like to plug in and rock a traditional amp tone, or enjoy tweaking parameters until you’ve devised an absolutely unique and awe-inspiring sound, the Spider V 240HC MkII amp head gives you the tools to create exactly what you want. Classic Speaker mode provides an organic sound and feel, while all-new presets—including vintage amp presets voiced by a renowned tube-amp maker, and Artist and Iconic Song collections—provide you with authentic building blocks from which to craft your sound into raging metal, ambient landscapes, chiming pop, or virtually anything you can conjure up. Whatever drives your creativity, the Spider V 240HC MkII gets you there with all the ease or complexity that defines your personal musical mantra. Never settle. Own your tone!

Do you want to plug in and rock? Or maybe you like tweaking parameters until you’ve dialed in the perfect sound. Either way, the Line 6 Spider V 240 MkII has something to offer every player — it can conjure up nearly any tone you can imagine. The Spider V 240 MkII offers several advantages over its predecessor, including Classic Speaker mode, which puts the organic feel of a traditional guitar amp at your fingertips, and Artist and Iconic Song presets, which provide real-deal building blocks for your own signature tone. Whether you’re into raging metal, ambient soundscapes, or chiming pop, plug into the Spider V 240 MkII — there’s a universe of guitar tone waiting.

If you’re chasing the ultimate tone for your guitar tracks, Audified’s ToneSpot Electric Pro will make your job much easier. This all-inclusive sound-shaping plug-in is jam-packed with eight modules that dive deep into your guitar tone, replacing complex re-amping chains of filters, compressors, EQs, saturators, and multiband processors to ensure that you achieve the elusive, hard-earned sound you’re aiming for. Guitarists are protective over their tone, and they want it to translate into the final mix. That’s exactly what ToneSpot Electric Pro does. It retains the original character of the guitar — the amp, pedals, and effects — but polishes it to a pro-level sheen, allowing it to fit seamlessly with the rest of the tracks. ToneSpot Electric Pro is a true Swiss Army knife for guitarists. Every engineer should have it in their plug-in stockpile.

Creamy tones, detailed response and gain-wide articulation, times two: The Double Dreamer!

Housing our two single overdrive units the Tubedreamer and Lucydreamer under one roof, the Double Dreamer hosts 3 unique key features that offer maximum tone variety, practicality and functionality in the smallest footprint possible while remaining 100% handmade just like all of our designs!

— High-gain-stage footswitch — 3-way-toggle switch that routes the high-gain-stage footswitch to work with either the Tubedreamer, the Lucydreamer or both

— Internal dip switches that reroute the IN and OUT jacks to work as Send-Returns for each Overdrive side, allowing you to individually engage each side with your switcher, or place them in different points in your signal chain. If you are using a stereo setup you can pair the TD side with one amp and the LD side with another for lush parallel overdrive sounds!

The Tubedreamer (Left Side) is our take on the legendary 808 Tubescreamer with a carefully tuned midrange frequency register delivering a warm and rich overdriven sound through any amp! A pivotal difference between the TD and other Tubescreamers, is that we chose to go with 3 diodes for asymmetrical clipping instead of symmetrical, enhancing the responsiveness of the pedal to fretting and picking nuances. Made with carbon comp resistors, the TD employs the JRC4558D chip to deliver its classic sound, just like in the original, sought-after 808’s.

The Lucydreamer (Right Side) is a Dry / Wet overdrive which has less of a mid hump than our Tubedreamer, and allows for more low end to come through. It can track every little nuance of your playing with a wide gain-stage spectrum, ranging from highly dynamic tube- amp-like break-up, all the way to full-bodied high-gain saturation with the assistance of the high-gain-stage footswitch, while effortlessly maintaining chord-voicing clarity! The “secret” chip it bases its sound on, along with its different clipping implementation compared to the TD, allow the Lucydreamer to pair perfectly with the TD adding layers of harmonic content on tap!

Combine the two for new and exciting gain structures and assign the high-gain-stage footswitch to taste, making for up to six different gain-stages accessible in real time!

With the JETTA, Dr. Z aimed to capture a unique sound suited for any level of guitarist, from amateur hobbyist to professional player at a price that would turn heads. From painstakingly auditioning guitar after guitar, tweaking, adjusting, and coaxing out the best tones from each model, Dr. Z molded the JETTA. This amp was engineered to provide an articulate and detailed platform for any guitar, be it vintage single coil or hotrodded humbucker. Notes seemingly leap from the fretboard and chords are reproduced with remarkable clarity and sustain. The JETTA produces the true sound of your guitar without compromise.

Starting with a pair of 7591 power tubes at its heart, the JETTA’s signature sound is one of near hi-fi accuracy with a soundstage far larger than its small package would belie. The circuit topology provides a streamlined, effective signal path from guitar to speaker: a volume knob to adjust the gain and saturation, a single tone knob to quickly adjust for any guitar you plug in, and an attenuator-like master volume knob provides control at any volume level, with no loss of tonal integrity, detail, or bandwidth. Don’t let the simplicity of the JETTA fool you. Plug in a guitar and you won’t find yourself nudging the tone knob much shy of noon to find that sweet spot. Trust us, we have tried it; sonic bliss is a simple recipe!

The JETTA’s 30 watts provides plentiful clean headroom for the player with even the most robust pedalboard, yet it’s able to grind out thick overdrive at a controllable volume level. For those players that prefer achieve tube distortion from the JETTA, we have included the stellar Metro Zero-Loss FX loop circuit to retain signal integrity through any path of modulation, delay, or reverb effects.

Despite being the most affordable amp in the Dr. Z line, no corner was cut, no exception was made; the JETTA is hand-wired in Cleveland, OH with the premium components (including Jupiter caps, Heyboer power transformer, and Triad output transformer) used in all of our models. The JETTA comes in a head cab or our ultra-resonant, ultra-lightweight studio 1×12 cabinet, loaded with a UK-made Celestion H30, weighing a portable 34lbs.

Katana MkII takes the acclaimed Katana guitar amp series to the next level, turbocharging the core platform with more sounds, more effects, and more features. Newly voiced variations are now available for all five amp characters, doubling the tonal options. And the onboard effects categories have been expanded from three to five, providing even more real-time processing to choose from. The usability has been ramped up too, with a power amp input for modelers and multi-FX, easy stereo expansion for dual amp setups, updated editor software, and many other enhancements.

Katana MkII takes the acclaimed Katana guitar amp series to the next level, turbocharging the core platform with more sounds, more effects, and more features. Newly voiced variations are now available for all five amp characters, doubling the tonal options. And the onboard effects categories have been expanded from three to five, providing even more real-time processing to choose from. The usability has been ramped up too, with a power amp input for modelers and multi-FX, updated editor software, and many other enhancements.