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Beyond the singular aesthetics of French craftsmanship that characterizes the Tramontane series, the T170DCE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar imposes itself in the world of the entry-level acoustic guitars with a solid spruce top that’s rich and deep in tone. Sound quality, combined with a comfortable playing experience essential to the beginner make it a great value anytime. Case sold separately.

The Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson" ES-335 Figured electric honors the immortal ES-335, the thin semi-hollow archtop that brought archtop class to the rock era. This amazing recreation features a solid maple center block for added sustain and feedback resistance, Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers, Grover Rotomatic tuners and a flame maple top and back for resonance.

Features

Maple top and body Mahogany neck with Rounded C profile Laurel fingerboard Two Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers

Specs

Body Body Type: Double Cutaway Semi-Hollow Top wood: Maple Body wood: Maple Neck Neck shape: Rounded C Neck wood: Mahogany Scale length: 24.7" Truss rod: Standard Fingerboard Material: Laurel Number of frets: 22 Inlays: Small Block Nut width/material: 1.69"/GraphTech Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: Proprietary Humbucker Bridge: Proprietary Humbucker Control layout: Individual volume, Individual volume, Individual tone, Individual tone Hardware Bridge type: Fixed Bridge Bridge design: Locking Tailpiece: Stopbar Tuning machines: Epiphone Deluxe Color: Nickel Other Number of strings: 6 String Orientation: Right-Handed Country of origin: China

The exclusive Epiphone ES-335 Traditional Pro is an affordable take on a classic Gibson. It offers powerful tones with a pair of Alnico Classic Pro pickups. The semi-hollowbody design is lightweight; a double cutaway makes it easy to hit all of the high notes. This Epiphone is ideal for players who want vintage style with a more accessible price tag.

Epiphone ES-335 Trad Pro Main Features 5-ply maple body Mahogany neck with rounded C profile, Indian laurel fretboard Dual Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers, coil split, 3-way switch LockTone tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, Epiphone Deluxe tuners

Semi-Hollow Construction The 5-ply maple body has a solid maple tone block running through the center, keeping feedback at bay. Semi-hollow construction makes it easy to sling this guitar on the shoulders—it's lightweight and exceedingly comfortable

Mahogany Neck The mahogany neck has a rounded C shape, a thinner profile than the first ES-335 models from the ’50s. It's a faster feel, too. Epiphone uses Indian laurel for the fretboard, retaining the density and durability of rosewood. The "open book" headstock design looks more Gibson than ever before, but still gives this Epiphone its own identity.

High-Output Humbuckers The Trad Pro is loaded with a pair of Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers. Alnico V magnets provide more output, making this ES-335 fit into more modern contexts. Each coil of the pickup has a matched number of windings, producing a more focused sound with clear highs, tight lows and plenty of bite. Push/pull knobs split the humbuckers for single-coil sounds.

Fail-Safe Hardware The Epiphone ES-335 Traditional Pro updates the traditional tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece with its LockTone system. This prevents both from falling off during string changes, while still maintaining a period-correct look. Deluxe tuners keep up the vintage vibe.

The Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition Violinmaster Telecaster Relic is a tribute to the famous “Gibson-Huberman” Stradivarius violin built by Antonio Stradivari in 1713. The violin was named after George Alfred Gibson, a famous English violinist, and Polish violinist Bronisław Huberman, from whom the instrument was stolen twice—first in 1919 in Vienna (recovered shortly thereafter), and again in 1936 when it was taken from his dressing room during a performance at Carnegie Hall. Huberman never saw it again. The violin was recovered in 1985 after the thief—a violin player himself who used shoe polish to disguise the instrument for 50 years—made a deathbed confession. After a nine-month restoration in the late ’80s, the instrument was sold at auction to British violinist Norbert Brainin. Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell purchased it 2001; he later put it in the hands of Fender Custom Shop principal Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov who has captured the violin’s essence in the Violinmaster Tele. The guitar is fashioned with the look and feel of a Stradivari violin, using the same materials employed by the great Italian luthier more than three centuries ago.

Its hollow flame maple body has a carved “Stradivari” spruce top from northern Italy’s Fiemme Valley, with proportionately scaled Stradivarius violin f-holes and purfling. The neck is constructed of Bosnian flame maple with an oval C-shaped profile, headstock truss rod adjustment and no skunk stripe. The 9.5"-radius round-laminated ebony fingerboard has 22 medium-jumbo frets. Both neck and body feature an authentic European hand-polished antique violin varnish finish.

Three passive piezo pickups and two TV Jones Thunder’Blade pickups offer a wide variety of tonal options, with three-way pickup switching. Additional features include a custom Fender “patent pending” floating bridge with interchangeable saddles, black tuning machines with ebony buttons, graphite nut and disc string tree. The Limited-Edition Violinmaster Tele Relic comes with a custom flight case, mini violin case for the bridge saddles and a certificate of authenticity.

Features

Flame maple hollowbody with carved spruce top Bosnian AAAA flame maple neck with oval C-shaped profile, ebony fretboard Three passive piezo pickups, dual TV Jones Thunder’Blade humbuckers, 3-way switch Gotoh tuners with ebony buttons, floating bridge with interchangeable saddles

Specs

Body Body Type: Single-Cutaway Hollowbody Top wood: Carved Spruce Body wood: Flame Maple Body finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Neck Neck shape: Oval C Neck wood: Flame Maple Joint: Bolt-on Scale length: 25.5" Neck finish: Lacquer Fingerboard Material: Ebony Radius: 9.5" Fret size: Medium-jumbo Number of frets: 22 Inlays: Dot Nut width/material: 1.65" (42 mm) Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: TV Jones Humbucker Bridge: TV Jones Humbucker Control layout: Master volume, Master volume, Master tone Pickup switch: 3-Way Special electronics: Piezo bridge Hardware Bridge design: Floating Tailpiece: Trapeze Tuning machines: Sealed Color: Black Other Number of strings: 6 String Case: Flight Case Orientation: Right Handed Country of Origin: United States

Note: Not for the faint of heart. MSRP: $30,000 USD

Ready for the ultimate Floyd-ian mindbender? If so, the T-Rex Binson Echorec stands ready to deliver. The T-Rex Echorec is a masterful reinvention of the magnetic disk echo machine famously employed by Pink Floyd on — you guessed it — "Echoes," among other tracks in the band's legendary repertoire. It also provided the secret sauce to Hank Marvin's signature guitar tone. Even John Bonham used it to craft his cavernous, levee-breaking drum sound. The T-Rex Echorec yields period-correct magnetic disk echoes, with four playback heads for maximum sonic flexibility. You also get adjustable drum speed, a "magic eye" level indicator, studio-ready balanced I/O, and connections for external speed adjustment and bypass. If you want to kick it into interstellar overdrive, the T-Rex Binson Echorec will supply you with one of the most authentic ways to do it.

Features Reinvents the magnetic disk echo machine employed by Pink Floyd, Hank Marvin, John Bonham, and others 2 recording heads with short and long delays and adjustable drum speed of +/- 20% 4 switchable playback heads, each with their own dedicated level adjustment Selection between repeats and swells "Magic eye" vacuum tube indicator for input signal level Balanced I/O for studio applications Connections for external speed adjustment and bypass

Tech Specs Pedal Type: Delay, Echo Analog/Digital: Analog Effects: Delay, Echo Inputs: 1 x 1/4", 1 x XLR Outputs: 1 x 1/4", 1 x XLR Other I/O: 1 x 1/4" TRS (expression), 1 x 1/4" (external bypass) Power Source: 24V DC power supply (included) Power Usage: 300mA Height: 3.94" Width: 9.84" Depth: 7.48" Weight: 5.73 lbs. Manufacturer Part Number: 10200

The NUX '6ixty5ive Overdrive pedal from their bestselling Reissue Series offers up the punchy clear tones of the Classic Black Panel Fender amps from the 1960s. It's an easy-to-handle glassy overdrive that retains the characteristics of the guitar with great sustain and natural compression. The NUX '6ixty5ive Overdrive is inspired by VEMURAM Jan Ray.

Features Classic Fender Black Panel Overdrive tone Analog circuit with JRC4558 gain stage OP AMP simulates the characteristic overdrive of Black Panel tube amplifiers Saturation trimmer True-bypass hardware switching

Specs Input impedance: 1M Ohms Output impedance: 10K Ohms Current draw: < 10 mA Power: 9V battery or external AC adaptor delivering 9V DC regulated minimum 300mA Dimensions: 121(L) X 77(W) X 48(D) mm Weight: 230g

The Empress Heavy Menace is the most versatile distortion pedal the company has ever built. With a tone conjured from the deepest pits of the fiery abyss, the Heavy Menace boasts three flexible modes: the company's renowned Heavy and Heavier modes, which gain you entryway to anywhere from the Sunset Strip to the Swedish underworld, along with a new Lite(ish) mode that's tailor-made for classic hard-rock crunch. This stompbox's 3-band EQ is as versatile as all get-out, with a sweepable midrange that really takes it over the top. You also get a Weight knob that tweaks the character of your low end. A footswitchable noise gate and switchable true/buffered bypass put the final anointments on this sinister dirt box. No matter what high-gain sound you're aiming for, classic hard rock to searing modern metal, the Empress Heavy Menace is destined to become the most valuable stompbox on your pedalboard.

This world-class amp modeling algorithm comes fully loaded with features and functionality. Just like their real counterparts, the included 27 amps feature HIGH/LOW inputs, four inputs for patch cable jumping and toggle switch for voicing—for max tweaking.

The TRIDENT is a powerful IR loader and includes 27 Cab IRs at 1,024 sample resolution. Fine-tune your cab tone with four microphones (three positions each), to adjust IR low cut/high cut/level.

And finally, expand your IR library with third-party IRs and 32 additional slots. The TRIDENT edit software will convert the IR format automatically on your PC or Mac.

The knob layout, toggle switches and footswitches of the TRIDENT are akin to stompboxes—you can engage/disengage the effects freely. The SELECT & PARAM encoders with LCD display deliver more parameter details, block order/status.

The TRIDENT is also a powerful studio device, a perfect USB-C Audio Interface for guitar. You can download TRIDENT Editor to edit patches and set up the USB routing. Record your TRIDENT tracks to your favorite DAW or use it as a re-amp device to breathe new life into your previously recorded audio tracks.

The TRIDENT includes a 60-seconds phrase looper and you can adjust the looper position as PRE or POST. In PRE, the recorded loop is clean and ready to be processed by the TRIDENT Amps and Effects. In POST, the recorded loop is processed by the TRIDENT.

Paul Reed Smith takes the classic single-cut, bolt-on design to exciting new heights with the PRS NF 53. Inspired by a '53 from Paul's vintage guitar collection, the NF 53 is carved from a resonant slab of swamp ash with a svelte cutaway for added comfort. Its maple Pattern 53-shaped neck provides familiar playability, complemented perfectly by this solidbody electric guitar's maple, 10-inch-radius, 22-fret fingerboard, and 25.5-inch scale length. You'll be awestruck by the focused, powerful tone yielded by the NF 53's PRS Narrowfield DD pickups. You also get top-shelf hardware, including a PRS plate-style bridge, barrel-style saddles, and vintage-style tuners. And, of course, the NF 53 includes the company's iconic Birds fingerboard inlays, ensuring that nobody mistakes the NF 53 for anything other than a PRS. A killer modern bolt-on with a few well-placed nods to its vintage counterparts, the Paul Reed Smith NF 53 is another classic in the making.

The BOSS ME-90 is the company's most advanced ME-series all-in-one guitar processor to date, arming you with superior 24-bit AD/DA, powerful 32-bit floating-point processing, and intuitive stompbox-style operation. This tone-packed multi-effects pedal houses 11 onboard AIRD amp models, 60 flagship-grade effects, a dedicated amp section, and seven simultaneous effects categories. The ME-90 also supplies eight multifunction footswitches and an expression pedal for real-time control. Manual mode unlocks pedalboard-style operation, and Memory mode enables you to toggle between complete patch setups. You can also use BOSS Tone Studio software for fast-and-easy parameter editing, amp and effects configuration, and more. The ME-90 includes a premium-quality IR loader, an effects loop, USB-C connectivity, and Bluetooth capabilities via an optional adapter. Compact, battery-powered, and teeming with some of the best tones BOSS has ever produced, the ME-90 makes building a custom guitar rig easier than ever.

The Triumph captures a wide range of foundational overdrive sounds with elegant simplicity — Smooth and Punch voice switch options offer two radically different gain structures for easy leaps between classic and modern tones. The Triumph’s Smooth voice is warm with airy midrange emphasis and lots of natural compression; in contrast, the Punch voice is hefty and focused with noticeable bite and boosted bass. Our Sweetwater team found both voices instantly usable without much tweaking — a sign of a truly great overdrive — but what really sets the Triumph apart is its 3-band EQ. With control over bass, mid, and treble frequencies, the Triumph is incredibly easy to tweak to taste. But beyond taste, it gives the pedal a distinct but flexible identity. You can easily switch guitars or even amps, and adjust the EQ as needed while retaining the flavor that makes each of the pedal’s voices unique.