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Equipped with 2 channels and 4 footswitchable voices the HT Club 40 MkII is the ideal gigging valve amp for club sized venues. The 40W EL34 driven power amplifier has groundbreaking clean punch and dynamics with expanded tone controls that will easily cut through in a full band situation. Switching to the amazing ISF equipped overdrive channel accesses a further two modes - 'classic crunch' and 'super saturated lead'. The Power Reduction feature allows further flexibility, by allowing the guitarist to attenuate to 10 percent of the 40 watts of power, also making the HT Club 40 MkII perfect for the home and studio use.

The EHX 1440 Stereo Looper is a compact powerhouse that provides 1440 seconds of high-quality, uncompressed, stereo recording time plus the ability to store 20 different loops. It can even tempo sync to an external MIDI device and is packed with features you’ll want. Unlimited overdubbing means you can lay down as many parts as you like while variable tempo playback plus Reverse and Octave speed effects really enhance creative control.

We’ve also included a 1 Shot function, adjustable fadeout times and optional external footswitch control for selecting loops and Undo/Redo. The affordable 1440 Stereo Looper puts a ton of looping power on your pedalboard.

The AEWC10 from Ibanez is a player's delight! Made with fine tonewoods and carrying top-notch electronics, it has the makings of a high-end acoustic at a budget-friendly price point. The body construction pairs a spruce top with sapele back and sides to create a rich and balanced tone. For your playing enjoyment, Ibanez shaped the nyatoh neck into their easy-to-play Comfort Grip profile. Finally, an under-saddle pickup and onboard Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp will make it easy to take the stage for plugged-in performances. Whether you're new to guitar or want to try something new, the Ibanez AEWC10 will impress you with its easy playability, sweet tone, and standout finish.

The Dines StingRay pairs a mahogany body with a hard maple neck and, new to the StingRay’s design: a 24-fret fingerboard. Its completed scale length is 25.5-inches. Its electronics were specially fashioned after Dines’ playing style and includes a duo of hot-rodded custom humbuckers, routed to a killswitch, as well as a concentric volume/tone knob and a three-way pickup selector.

On the hardware side of things, the Dines StingRay opts for gold coloured appointments. The guitar comes equipped with a vintage-style tremolo bridge and locking tuners – both of Sterling design. Set against the guitar’s fully black finish, the gold hardware appears especially striking, while still keeping a refined, classic look.

“Growing up, I’d read the back of Ernie Ball string packs to discover new artists and bands to listen to, so now to be able to call myself an Ernie Ball artist is really gratifying and exciting”, said Dines in a press release statement.

“My Sterling by Music Man signature guitar sounds and feels just how I’d imagine it to be, and it was designed to fit my playing style. I’m excited to now be a part of such an iconic family. Not only has Ernie Ball been an important part of my upbringing, but it’s such an influential brand for rock music in general.”

One of the most outlandish models offered by Fender® over the years, the Maverick – also known as the Custom – may just be the boldest of them all. Comprised of leftover 12-string necks, bodies and pickups transformed into a very unique 6-string. It was like nothing else on the market, with a kind of misfit glamour that made it greater than the sum of its parts. Whether you loved it or not, playing a Maverick was a statement.

Inspired by the bravado of that original model, the Maverick Dorado kicks up the swagger with a pair of Tim Shaw designed Filter’Tron™ style humbucking pickups, a Bigsby® vibrato and dark ebony fingerboard. Available in Mystic Pine Green, 3-Color Sunburst and Firemist Gold, you’re sure to cause a sensation with your Maverick Dorado.

The Godin Motif takes its compact dimensions from turn-of-the-century parlor guitars. The compact body of the Motif suggests a ¾ size instrument but this is a full-scale guitar. There is more to the compact body style of the Motif than comfort, this is a serious guitar with many of the same features that professional guitarists look for in the best handcrafted instruments. The solid cedar top and Custom Polished finish ensure that this guitar will not only sound great when you first receive it but will actually become better sounding with playing over time.

The Godin Etude is the most popular model in the La Patrie lineup. The Etude’s specifications match those of the Motif but with a full size body. Incredibly responsive thanks to the feather-light Custom Polished finish, this guitar features great dynamic range along with the harmonically rich sound that you usually find in a guitar several times the price.

Beebo is a multi modulation pedal that also gives you the power of a eurorack modular synth in an easy to use touch screen pedal. If you want great live tools or to push the boundaries of sound design.

Beebo will get you there. If you’re looking for conventional effects, the auto swell, delay, algorithmic reverb, chorus, looping delay, mono & stereo EQ, mono & stereo compressor, pan, phaser, reverse, rotary, saturator, phaser, warmth and through zero flanger will cover your needs.

Each effect is a powerful algorithm when used alone, but the real magic comes when you combine them and control them. The rotary for example, exposes more than 30 parameters for those who want to dig deep into its detailed physical model. Combining effects, and controlling one module from another is what it’s all about in Beebo.

You can make the foot switches change a value, or connect up parameters to a random source, an LFO or an envelope follower. Modules that generate control signals can be controlled too, which is the power of a modular workflow. For example, If you don’t get everything you want out of the built in chorus or flanger modules you can build your own by adding a few delay modules and modulating them. You can also send control signals out as MIDI CC to control other pedals. Beebo plays well with others and It’s easy to share presets, just plug in a usb flash drive and export or import them.

If you want modular or weirder effects, the bitmangle, freeze, granular, 6 different virtual analog filters, powerful LFOs, time stretch, turntable stop, twist delay, VCA, wavefolder, attenuverter and more will cover it. There’s some very powerful modules ported from the best eurorack modules including a granular texture synthesiser, a 16 model macro oscillator voice and a meta modulator with 7 blendable signal combining algorithms including ring modulation, comparators and cross folding.

The Live Logic compact and versatile 6-button MIDI footcontroller gives you quick and easy performance control of any MIDI hardware or software platforms and plugins. MIDI over USB, assignable functions and two expression pedal inputs make it the perfect MIDI control solution and it can also be used as your USB MIDI interface. Power it anywhere via USB, 9V battery or power supply and unlock your performance.

The Attak pick enhances the mid-range harmonics while exciting the upper-mid harmonics, ideal for the lead guitarist, but also works well for rhythm and bass. This is the pick that started it all.

Originally conceived as an affordable guitar for learners, this stripped-back rock guitar design was later seized on by rockers who loved its classic, raucous tones, simple layout and full-on sound. Billie Joe Armstrong, Johnnie Thunder and a certain Mr K Richards have all been associated with the model that inspired our DC Junior TV Yellow guitar. A mahogany body and neck with an amaranth fretboard that’s exceedingly accessible thanks to the two cutaways are the basis of this guitar. But the real action is going on with the single “dog-ear” Roswell P90 pickup at the bridge position that generates a throaty sound that cleans up nicely when you roll back the volume. Loads of fun to play and simple to set up – that’s the Harley Benton DC Junior TV Yellow!

Source - Harley Benton's website

This year’s edition of Experience PRS would have celebrated the brand’s 35th anniversary in person – had it not been called off due to COVID-19. Despite this, the brand has decided to release the Modern Eagle V electric guitar that was planned especially for the show.

The Experience PRS 2020 Modern Eagle V has a mahogany and maple body construction, paired with a 22-fret mahogany neck and a Honduran rosewood fingerboard with “old school” bird inlays.

It sports a humbucker-single-humbucker pickup layout, with the brand’s TCI (tuned capacitance inductance) humbuckers in the bridge and neck, and a narrow single coil in the middle. In addition to a five-way pickup selector, volume control and tone knob, the guitar offers a host of sophisticated control options for further tonal variety. Two mini-toggle switches can be engaged to separate the slug-side coils, turning both humbuckers into “TCI-tuned” single coils. The tone control has a push/pull function that can activate both humbuckers; allowing players to play all three pickups simultaneously. Finally, there’s a third mini-toggle switch that drops the volume pot’s value from 500k down to 250k, bringing a significantly different sonic palette to the guitar’s signal.

What is The Amp? First and foremost, it’s a 50W Guitar amplifier. The preamp is based around a single 12AX7 running at high voltage in a discrete Class A circuit. The tube preamp reacts with a guitar the same way any tube amplifier does: it generates harmonics and the sweet sounding high fidelity tone that tubes are known for. Along with tube EQ. there is on-board reverb and tremolo effects so that The Amp can be used as a grab and go amplifier. Foot switches for bypassing the effects are built in. A Class D power section delivers 50 watts into 8ohms, or 100 watts into 4ohms. The Speakon combination jack for speaker output takes either a standard 1/4” connection or a locking Speakon connector for extra security.

The Amp has an integrated headphone amplifier which sounds identical to the output from a speaker. This is perfect for practice, auditioning pedals, or for those times when noise is not appropriate. The Amp can operate with no speaker attached so it can live on a pedalboard and go wherever the pedals go. Speaking of travel, The Amp has a universal IEC power input. It can run from 100 to 260 VAC. No matter where it is on Earth, it can be plugged into a wall socket and used with no need for additional power accessories.

How about a compact studio quality tube preamp? The internal XLR output delivers a balanced line level output. There is no modeling or simulation involved, no menus or presets to give option anxiety. It is very straightforward and simple to get great tone from the tube preamp of The Amp and use it as the front end for a modeling system, recording setup, or for playing direct on stage. The Amp also has “pedal level” output where it can be used as the front end of a pedal board or as an amp like effect on the back end of a pedal board. There is no substitute for the marriage between a magnetic guitar pickup and the first stage of a tube amplifier, and this is something that is missing with modern pedal board setups. Using The Amp in front of a pedal chain will add harmonics and tube musicality to the entire signal chain starting right where it matters most: between a guitar pickup and the grid of a tube.

Using The Amp further down the signal chain creates unique tonal possibilities. It plays well with pedals, and it can add extra EQ or reverb to an existing amplifier. The Amp can drive the input of an amplifier as an extra tube gain stage. It can be a backup for a vintage amp needing service, or used in place of anemic backline gear on your travel gig. At 2.5lbs, and with so many different uses, The Amp may be your new best friend.

(From Milkman's website.)

Killer V was inspired by some very cool and unique amplifiers born in California, USA in the 50s and 60s, with a very distinct, true pitch-shifting vibrato circuit. With every detail in mind we copied the behavior, sound and feel of the preamp, phase inverter, power amp and the compression/sag of tube rectification found in these designs. Applying all analog JFET technology and an internal voltage multiplier for high headroom and the ultimate tube-like tone we managed to recreate not only the overdriven sounds but the lower gain / clean sounds of these amps as well. The most important part was recreating the vibrato effect. We used an all analog LFO to drive two discrete phase shift modulation stages and create a pitch modulation effect reminiscent of the real thing. This effect enhances the 3D acoustic image and musical feel. Like in most of the original designs we’ve also added the option of placing dry (unmodulated) signal in parallel with the wet (modulated) signal thus creating whirling phaser / vibe sounds.

(From Crazy Tube Circuits' website.)

Widely considered one of the best players in the modern metal scene, Wes Hauch’s reputation precedes him. Whether playing with Alluvial, Devin Townsend, Thy Art Is Murder, The Faceless, or as a guest soloist on countless records, Wes’ ferociously aggressive and immaculately clean playing cuts like a knife through the mix. To facilitate the articulate and aggressive tones he’s known for, Wes requested a rails humbucker set with searing output and maximum clarity and balance. Built with dual stainless-steel rail poles, a ceramic magnet and a finely tuned high output wind developed closely with Wes, the result is the Jupiter Humbucker Set – a pickup pair that delivers aggressive mid-range focused attack, evenly balanced string response, and clarity. It won’t make you play like Wes, but it will help you cop his tone.

(From Seymour Duncan's website.)

Revolving Speaker Emulator

Pulse is an open cabinet revolving speaker emulator, inspired by Pink Floyd’s legendary rotary speaker Doppola and Gibson’s Maestro Rover RO-1. Revolving speaker cabinet is one of the highest revered musical devices, but recreating it soundwise in the pedal form is quite a challenge. It required spending countless hours on R&D, measuring every detail on a real physical model and using advanced math to emulate its complex sound image along with all the physics and mechanics behind it. And it’s all in there - a realistic three-dimensional sound that swirls as the speaker accelerates, exact spatial modulation and the feel of the air moving with every spin. It is modeled upon classics to become a classic.

The Way Huge Green Rhino Overdrive MkV is the smallest of the herd, but it unleashes a stampede of gnarly, gritty tones that rivals its larger companions’. The Volume, Tone, and Drive controls cover the basic functions, while the Freq and Curve controls offer finer adjustment of your beastly sonic yield. The Freq control cuts or boosts at either 100Hz or 500Hz—set internally—while the Curve control allows you to soften the creature’s roar if it gets too aggressive on the high end. With this level of versatility, you can take any amp from pristine to punchy, from dirty to thunderous. This pedal will have your amp showing a whole new side of itself.

Our cleanest-sounding humbucker with an open and percussive tone, chimey highs and relaxed mids. And, thanks to the Railhammer design, our neck humbuckers don’t go all mushy when you dig in hard—even with chords. Great for blues, classic rock, old-school metal, punk, and more traditional tones. It does everything a classic PAF does, but better. [From Railhammer's website]

This Silhouette electric guitar features an eye-catching combination of a Silver Flake Sparkle finish with a mirror pickguard and silver pickup bobbin covers. It has a humbucker-rails-humbucker configuration with pickups from DiMarzio: a Super Distortion in the bridge, Chopper Blade in the middle and a Super II Distortion in the neck. Other notable appointments include a matching painted headstock and Schaller locking tuners.

A mahogany variation of the country legend’s signature electric guitar model, the Albert Lee MM-90 also gets its name from a trio of Ernie Ball Music Man designed MM-90 single-coil pickups. This guitar also has an Indian rosewood neck and fingerboard, and sports a backplate autographed by Lee himself. Its other notable appointments include Schaller locking tuners and a vintage vibrato bridge.

This baritone version of the Axis Super Sport features a basswood body, a roasted maple neck and an ebony fingerboard, completing a scale length of 27.5 inches. The guitar comes with a duo of custom-designed baritone humbuckers, which are controlled with a master volume and tone knob, as well as a five-way pickup selector. It also has Schaller locking tuners and an Ernie Ball string-thru bridge. The guitar comes in a Starry Night finish, and features a matching headstock as well.

[From Serek's website] What can I say about the Grand? I could tell you that it’s probably the coolest short-scale bass we’ve built yet… I could mention the magic of the passive on-board Serek “Skuzz Serkit” and TV Jones Thunder’Blade pickup. Maybe you’d want to hear tales of roasted maple necks and racing stripes and Hipshot hardware? Or maybe you could just experience it for yourself…

The Shawn Mendes Foundation Musicmaster® is a unique combination of exquisite vintage art and classic Fender tone. Adorned with a fan's rendition of a striking floral design, this highly personal take on the popular 60s short-scale model features an alder body, “C”-shaped maple neck with 9.5” radius, 22 medium jumbo frets and a unique single/hum pickup configuration, providing a wide range of Fender tones.

Lava Music has announced a new pair of models, made in collaboration with Chemist Creations – entitled SiO2 and NaCl. The new guitars are based off the brand’s Lava Me Pro models, and hence feature injection-moulded carbon fibre construction – for quite a unique look, and incredible strength-to-weight ratio. This is partially achieved by Lava Music’s own AirCarbon material, which layers carbon fibre in a honeycomb-like structure for extra strength. Adding to the unique looks, the new model comes finished in either Coral White or Green Chaud. In terms of electronics, the guitars’ onboard preamp comes with in-built chorus, reverb and delay, which can be used even when the guitar isn’t plugged in.

The LAVA MUSIC design in collaboration with Chemist Creations, named SiO2 and NaCl. This collaborative guitar builds on LAVA ME 2. Packed the guitar into an iconic Chemist Creations enclosure, and takes each component a step forward. Coming in “Coral White” and “Green Chaud” colorways, a total of 999 units released worldwide.

A reliable all-round acoustic guitar with a big, big sound that’s still easy to play: that’s our CLD-60SCE BK. The back, sides and neck are constructed from mahogany, while the top is crafted from solid spruce, giving the CLD-650SCE a rounded, deep yet detailed tone. A comfortable roseacer fretboard is loaded with 20 vintage-size frets, accessible all the way up to the dusty end thanks to the convenient cutaway. A robust, road-ready preamp with built-in tuner transfers your sound to PA systems or interfaces with no fuss. This is a great-sounding guitar for playing at home or on holiday, street performances or studio recordings.

Lukas Nelson and Gibson luthiers worked closely to develop his Lukas Nelson ’56 Les Paul™ Junior. Based off his beloved 1956 Les Paul Junior, which has been his main guitar for several years, the Lukas Nelson ’56 Les Paul Junior is rooted in tradition with some modern enhancements: As with his original Les Paul Junior, the single-cutaway slab mahogany body and neck are crafted of genuine mahogany for its resonant tonal characteristics and moderate weight. The fat 50s-style neck profile feels smooth and comfortable while providing rigidity and sustain. It features a rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays and medium jumbo frets for a vintage feel with modern playability. Finished in a deluxe Satin Vintage Sunburst, this shade was developed to capture the same vintage patina of his original '56 Les Paul Junior. The single, dogear P-90 pickup features Alnico 3 magnets and is voiced to replicate the tonal response that Lukas requires. The single volume and tone controls have gold speed knobs (as used in 1956) and are hand-wired featuring an Orange Drop® capacitor and original spec 500K vintage audio taper pots. The aged nickel-plated hardware includes Vintage Deluxe strip style tuners with white buttons like the originals but featuring a higher gear ratio for improved performance. The 50s-style wraparound bridge provides the same look and solid resonance as the original, but it is made with a stealthy compensation contour to improve intonation accuracy.

From Premier Guitar

Sitek Guitar Electronics has just released their first dual pedal - designed in collaboration with Joss Allen, a YouTube guitarist known for his heavy-metal magic. The Freya is designed around Joss’s amazing style and technique. This versatile dual pedal is a combo of a low to mid-gain overdrive and a transparent high headroom booster.

Freya’s overdrive section was designed to provide a focused mid-push with three distinctive clipping voices, a vast amount of headroom with great clarity of bottom and top-end of the signal. It’s smooth on the clean channel and tightening things up on the dirty channel. Users may choose between 3 clipping options from smooth, bluesy breakup, open and focused boost to push the front-end of a dirty channel and mid-rich lead tone. The pedal also includes a full range, transparent booster section providing up to 12dB of clean boost. Both sections can operate independently and their order is easily switchable for even more tonal options.

Features:

5 simple controls: Level, Tone, Drive, Boost and a 3-way clipping switch Switchable order of Boost and Overdrive High quaity DeMont Smooth-Click Footswitches Powdercoated enclosure to withstand tough stage conditions Reverse polarity protection True Bypass

CINDERS OVERDRIVE is the ideal tool for blues shredders and retro rockers. Its all-analog circuit convincingly recreates the warm harmonic distortion associated with a hard-driven tube amplifier. Is it responsive? You bet it is; whether you pick the strings with a dust broom or with a fire iron, CINDERS OVERDRIVE tracks perfectly to ignite your sound. And thanks to its super-wide gain range, your tone remains incredibly transparent at all times.