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Nylon Midi Standard picks provide the classic warmth of nylon with the unique feel and flexibility of “in-between” gauges. Gauges (MM): .53, .67, .80, .94, 1.07, 1.14MM.

3-guitar Stand Case

Whether you're touring the world, gigging in town, or just taking your instrument to school, work, or play, Fender® is on the case! This case stand looks like a traditional case, but pop up those latches and presto! You've got yourself a stage-worthy guitar stand.

3-guitar Stand Case

NYXL0946 is a hybrid set, combining the high strings from a super light set (.009) with the low strings from an regular light set (.046). The result is a set with strong fundamental low end, but with super flexibility on the high strings.

D’Addario NYXL guitar strings will bend farther, sing louder, and stay in tune better than any string you’ve played before. Envisioned, perfected, and manufactured by D’Addario in New York, this newly engineered, break-resistant, high-carbon steel core and plain steel alloy delivers a whole new level of freedom, confidence, and power. NYXL’s provide more strength and up to 131% greater tuning stability by utilizing a completely reinvented wire drawing process coupled with a revolutionary “fusion twist” process for the plain steels. The reformulated nickel plated string windings have greater magnetic properties resulting in higher output and enhanced mid-range frequency response for more presence and crunch.

• NYXL's feature D’Addario’s exclusive New York manufactured, high carbon steel alloy for unprecedented strength – play fearlessly
• Improved tuning stability compared to traditional nickel wound strings - get in tune faster, stay in tune better
• Wound strings with enhanced mid-range frequency response in the 1 - 3.5 kHz range – more presence and crunch to cut through the mix
• NYXL0946 offers strong fundamental low end, but with super flexibility on the high strings: Plain Steel .009, .011, .016, Nickel Wound .026, .036, .046
• Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh

The eye-catching looks of these 10-watt combos are also classic VOX and include a cream basket-weave, leather-look, a worn Union Jack grill cloth, and, of course, chicken head knobs! Small but all-important details such as the white piping have also been faithfully reproduced, perfectly recapturing the legendary look of VOX. The all-analog, solid-state design is responsive and chimey, just like a VOX should be.

Inspiration can strike anywhere. The LIVE 25 is designed for maximum expression and feel with minimal hassle. Accompanying the sleek, silver finish are velocity-sensitive keys that practically beg to be touched. Pitch Bend and Modulation add additional means of expression and are handled with a unique joystick. The built-in assignable slider is used with the keys to send virtually any MIDI message anywhere on stage.

Standard MIDI output allows LIVE 25 to speak fluently with other MIDI devices while the integrated USB port connects to any PC or Mac for complete software control. Connect your favourite sustain pedal using the input right on the back of the LIVE 25, close your eyes, play a grand piano sound from your rig and you might forget entirely that you're on 25 keys. Once the performance starts, the audience may never know the difference thanks to the built-in Octave-shift buttons that let you access your full range.

Repeat performances and frequent travel can take their toll on your most-used gear. The LIVE 25 has been engineered to endure the rigors of even the most demanding performances and tours. Solid construction and tight-fitting joints are standard-issue on every LIVE series keyboard controller.

Features and Specifications

• **Keyboard: **25 velocity-sensitive keys
• **Joystick controls: **Pitch Bend and Modulation
• **Slider: **Assignable slider to send out MIDI CC's
• **Construction: **Durable sturdy construction, built for touring
• **Power: **USB bus-powered, no AC adaptor required
• **Functions: **Split, Octave Shift
• **Power requirements: **USB powered
• **Inputs: **Sustain Pedal (not included)
• **Outputs: **USB (MIDI), 5-pin din MIDI port

Inspiration can strike anywhere. The LIVE 25 is designed for maximum expression and feel with minimal hassle. Accompanying the sleek, silver finish are velocity-sensitive keys that practically beg to be touched. Pitch Bend and Modulation add additional means of expression and are handled with a unique joystick. The built-in assignable slider is used with the keys to send virtually any MIDI message anywhere on stage.

Standard MIDI output allows LIVE 25 to speak fluently with other MIDI devices while the integrated USB port connects to any PC or Mac for complete software control. Connect your favourite sustain pedal using the input right on the back of the LIVE 25, close your eyes, play a grand piano sound from your rig and you might forget entirely that you're on 25 keys. Once the performance starts, the audience may never know the difference thanks to the built-in Octave-shift buttons that let you access your full range.

Repeat performances and frequent travel can take their toll on your most-used gear. The LIVE 25 has been engineered to endure the rigors of even the most demanding performances and tours. Solid construction and tight-fitting joints are standard-issue on every LIVE series keyboard controller.

Features and Specifications

• Keyboard: 25 velocity-sensitive keys
• Joystick controls: Pitch Bend and Modulation
• Slider: Assignable slider to send out MIDI CC's
• Construction: Durable sturdy construction, built for touring
• Power: USB bus-powered, no AC adaptor required
• Functions: Split, Octave Shift
• Power requirements: USB powered
• Inputs: Sustain Pedal (not included)
• Outputs: USB (MIDI), 5-pin din MIDI port

Inspiration can strike anywhere. The LIVE 25 is designed for maximum expression and feel with minimal hassle. Accompanying the sleek, silver finish are velocity-sensitive keys that practically beg to be touched. Pitch Bend and Modulation add additional means of expression and are handled with a unique joystick. The built-in assignable slider is used with the keys to send virtually any MIDI message anywhere on stage.

Standard MIDI output allows LIVE 25 to speak fluently with other MIDI devices while the integrated USB port connects to any PC or Mac for complete software control. Connect your favourite sustain pedal using the input right on the back of the LIVE 25, close your eyes, play a grand piano sound from your rig and you might forget entirely that you're on 25 keys. Once the performance starts, the audience may never know the difference thanks to the built-in Octave-shift buttons that let you access your full range.

Repeat performances and frequent travel can take their toll on your most-used gear. The LIVE 25 has been engineered to endure the rigors of even the most demanding performances and tours. Solid construction and tight-fitting joints are standard-issue on every LIVE series keyboard controller.

Features and Specifications

• **Keyboard: **25 velocity-sensitive keys
• **Joystick controls: **Pitch Bend and Modulation
• **Slider: **Assignable slider to send out MIDI CC's
• **Construction: **Durable sturdy construction, built for touring
• **Power: **USB bus-powered, no AC adaptor required
• **Functions: **Split, Octave Shift
• **Power requirements: **USB powered
• **Inputs: **Sustain Pedal (not included)
• **Outputs: **USB (MIDI), 5-pin din MIDI port

8-voice Analog Polysynth - Potentiometer Edition

The Bogner Alchemist 40W/20W Tube Guitar Amp Head boasts sparkling, articulate cleans, touch-sensitive leads and a bright and colorful crunch. Bogner Alchemist amplifiers offer you a modern take on vintage tube amp design. The Bogner Alchemist amp head owes its remarkable tonality to a 6L6 class-AB power section, and 5 - 12AX7 preamp tubes. Its timeless appeal, though, comes from modern sonic ingenuity.

Bogner Alchemist amps have a 2-channel design. Each channel has its own voice and identity. Beginning clean and fast, featuring an open top-end and tight bottom-end, Channel 1 opens gradually to present simmering blues tones that churn like spirits in a cauldron. Advancing toward saturation, Crunch mode turns up the heat adding the perfect touch of nastiness with added pick response and increased tonal complexity. Channel 2, achieving critical mass, invokes the famous white-hot Bogner gain—creamy, modern and screaming with sustain—offering everything from Brit rock right through to modern metal. Plus, with variable Bright settings, each channel can be customized to match the tone of your guitar and rig.

The Alchemist tube amp head's power section is selectable from 40 to 20 watts. When switched to 20W, Alchemist undergoes a complete sonic metamorphosis, changing its harmonic complexity and feel to conjure the essence of the legendary Brown sound.

Reverb and Delay, in variable styles and levels, run in parallel separate from the original signal. The result is a rich, living and breathing, fully realized resonance capable of producing a complete tonal landscape.

Bogner includes a 4-button footswitch with the Alchemist 40w tube amp head.

Overdrive/boost dual Effects Pedal with Controls for Gain, Ch. Blend, Tone, Volume, Boost, Variac, Presence and Structure, and Expression Pedal Input

The most versatile and ultimate bedroom to stage amplifier that goes from 1 to 5 or 18 watts full tube power without sacrificing tone and feel. Where old tradition morphs into new and iconic tools are re-envisioned for the modern hand. This is Atma. The sleekly rounded corners are perhaps the first detail noticed of Atma's unique hybrid aluminum and wood construction. Not only is it a beautiful artistic statement that's incredibly strong and durable but it also delivers detailed midrange and tonal clarity. Light weight, portable and evolved, the sophisticated Atma is equally comfortable on a greasy juke-joint stage or penthouse apartment over-looking the shimmering & pulsating lights of any metropolis. Within Atma you can feel the influence of Reinhold Bogner's grandfather, who owned an aluminum factory, as well as his respect for famed industrial designer Dieter Rams. This was the modernist era of air-stream travel-lodges, glass walled homes and experimental materials used on futuristic concepts. And once again, past design ideas and approaches are being challenged and pushed forward by Reinhold Bogner and Atma.

The Laney LC15R sets the tube combo amp standard - it may look like a baby, but it sounds like a real mother. The LC15R amplifier delivers 15 watts RMS of pure EL84 tone into a 10 "cCustom designed driver to produce unadulterated pure valve tone.

The LC15R combo uniquely combines a pre/post gain control, which allows you to get great sparkling clean tones, full on, out & out gain or any point in between by simply turning a single rotary control.

Combine all this tonal flexibility with an Accutronics reverb, a FX loop and an external speaker socket. Try running an LC15R into a Laney 4 x 12 cabinet and give your neighbors a BIG treat.

BeatBuddy enables full hands-free, creative control of the beat. No matter what instrument you play, effortlessly insert fills, transition from verse to chorus, add accent hits*, throw in drum breaks*, and more, to create an unprecedented live drummer effect. Unlike backing tracks, BeatBuddy enables you to decide live what your drummer does. It's the power of a drum machine with the simplicity of a pedal. *These features require the Official BeatBuddy Footswitch. Additional footswitch control includes: hands-free genre, song, and tempo selection.

One of the most realistic and finest rotary speaker emulators every built.

Rotary speaker emulation at its finest in a compact, easy-to-use package. Stereo outputs provide a lush, realistic sound with either stereo or mono inputs. Tube-style overdrive is variable and the speaker balance can be fine-tuned. Switch between adjustable Fast and Slow modes to achieve that iconic sound when the big cabinet ramps up to speed and down.

One of the most realistic and finest rotary speaker emulators every built.

Rotary speaker emulation at its finest in a compact, easy-to-use package. Stereo outputs provide a lush, realistic sound with either stereo or mono inputs. Tube-style overdrive is variable and the speaker balance can be fine-tuned. Switch between adjustable Fast and Slow modes to achieve that iconic sound when the big cabinet ramps up to speed and down.

More compact version of the popular Palisades, 808-style overdrive.

The Dunes is a condensed version EarthQuaker Devices highly popular Palisades which is heavily featured take on the classic 808 overdrive. It features the same Gain, Tone and Level controls along with their favorite voice and bandwidth settings as theyll as the "Normal/Bright" toggle.

The selectable voices are: "MOSFET" for a tight crunchy sound (Setting 3 on the Palisades), œSilicon for the classic 808 sound (Setting 5 on the Palisades) and "None" which goes from clean boost to gritty, pure opamp distortion with a massive volume boost (Setting 1 on the Palisades).

The two bandwidth settings are "stock" for the classic tone (Setting 3 on the Palisades) and "full range" for more low end (Setting 5 on the Palisades). The Dunes has all the great tone of the big boy Palisades but with a simplified interface and a smaller footprint.

More compact version of the popular Palisades, 808-style overdrive.

The Dunes is a condensed version EarthQuaker Devices highly popular Palisades which is heavily featured take on the classic 808 overdrive. It features the same Gain, Tone and Level controls along with their favorite voice and bandwidth settings as theyll as the "Normal/Bright" toggle.

The selectable voices are: "MOSFET" for a tight crunchy sound (Setting 3 on the Palisades), œSilicon for the classic 808 sound (Setting 5 on the Palisades) and "None" which goes from clean boost to gritty, pure opamp distortion with a massive volume boost (Setting 1 on the Palisades).

The two bandwidth settings are "stock" for the classic tone (Setting 3 on the Palisades) and "full range" for more low end (Setting 5 on the Palisades). The Dunes has all the great tone of the big boy Palisades but with a simplified interface and a smaller footprint.

Rackmountable Guitar Amp System for Playing and Creating Custom Profiles of Real Amplifiers

Small but mighty: Chappers' marvellous mini head is fit for home, studio and stage. One channel, no messing…

This ultra compact, single-channel head is a superb sounding rock machine, designed for real, all-valve tone wherever you go. Despite the tiny box, the dual EL84, fixed-bias power section delivers up to 28 watts in full power mode, and just 2 watts in low power. And it's only 263mm wide – smaller than an A4 sheet of paper! Chappers puts it best: "I wanted something that was affordable, doesn't compromise on tone and is made in England. It's a straight-ahead, giggable, no-nonsense valve amplifier: clean to scream at the turn of a knob."

An entire collection of electric and acoustic guitars, over 25 in all, into one finely crafted instrument.

The Variax 700 combines Line 6's exclusive modeling technology with a newly designed custom solid body guitar to bring you an entire collection of electric and acoustic guitars, over 25 in all, into one finely crafted instrument. The Variax 700 works just like a traditional guitar and features a contoured mahogany body, Fixed bridge, one-piece hard maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and Gotoh tuners. Instantly familiar controls allow for easy use - just turn the knob to change guitars. Translucent finishes feature a contoured ash top on a mahogany body.

A couple of years before Variax was born, Line 6 decided to turn their attention from all that guitar gear to the guitar itself. They wondered - could it be possible to capture a complete range of this tone in one single instrument? It was a daunting task, but then so was the idea of squeezing a whole collection of amps and effects into one little kidney bean shaped metal box. So they figured, why not give it a go?

Line 6 knew the sounds would have to be amazingly accurate to meet the needs of discriminating guitarists, so they began an intensive research project into guitar physics. They assembled test guitars that would make Victor Frankenstein blush. They systematically examined every factor that contributes to a guitar's tone, and developed ways to measure the complex interactions of vibrating strings, resonant bodies, and magnetic pickups. More importantly, Line 6 developed ways to capture these interactions mathematically so they could get the same sounds from their new guitar.

As Line 6 refined their measuring and modeling techniques, they began working on a new, powerful hardware platform that could deliver their shockingly accurate sounds. Variax needed to have less noise than a standard humbucker, the ability to switch sounds in the fraction of a second that it takes to slap a pickup selector switch to the next position, and be powered in a variety of ways. And, most importantly, perform so flawlessly that you could forget it's even there.

As the body and brain neared completion, it was time to create the soul. Line 6 auditioned an amazing array of vintage instruments to find the ones with the most distinctive voices and personalities. They applied their painstaking measuring techniques to these specimens, and refined their models while constantly referring back to the originals for accuracy. When the model reached the point not only sounding like the original, but also being as much fun to play, it was done.

The result of their labors? Variax. An entire guitar collection in a single instrument. There's something magical about playing a 50-year-old guitar. Even better is a guitar that's actually been "played" every day of that half-century. Those instruments have a sound to them that only comes from the passing of time, hundreds of sessions, thousands of gigs... The guitars that are modeled in Variax aren't just showroom pieces. They have been played to perfection. These guitars have dings, scratches, and, most importantly, unbelievable tone. With one knob and a 5-way switch, Variax will take you through this historic collection of guitars.

Variax Models are based on: 1960 Fender Telecaster Custom 1968 Fender Telecaster 1968 Fender Telecaster Thinline 1959 Fender Stratocaster 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard 1952 Gibson Les Paul 'Goldtop' 1961 Gibson Les Paul Custom (3 PU) 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior 1976 Gibson Firebird V 1955 Gibson Les Paul Special 1959 Gretsch 6120 1956 Gretsch Silver Jet 1968 Rickenbacker 360 1966 Rickenbacker 360-12 1961 Gibson ES-335 1967 Epiphone Casino 1957 Gibson ES-175 1953 Gibson Super 400 1959 Martin D-28 1970 Martin D 12-28 1967 Martin O-18 1966 Guild F212 1995 Gibson J-200 1935 Dobro Alumilite Danelectro 3021 Coral/Dano Electric Sitar Gibson Mastertone Banjo 1928 National Style 2 'Tricone'

Variax On Stage - The Right Guitar for Every Gig For years, guitarists have struggled with the fear of losing their most prized guitars on the road. You could probably count on one hand the amount of players who actually drag their one-of-a-kind vintage Strats, Teles and Les Pauls* to every gig. It's even worse for acoustic players. Even if you decided to pull out your favorite old acoustic, getting a properly miked acoustic guitar sound at stage volume can be an absolute nightmare.

What if you could take one guitar and not only have all your electric needs covered, but have a pristinely miked acoustic sound at the touch of a 5-way toggle switch? Sound too good to be true? It used to be...

Variax in the Studio - Inspiration at the Speed of Creativity Talk to any working studio guitarist and they'll tell you that traveling with a guitar trunk the size of a small car is the norm. When the red light is on, and you're expected to come up with "the right part," the last thing you want is an uninspiring guitar sound. Even if you have the right guitar in your road case, it's still going to take you few minutes to change, re-tune and get back into the vibe of the track. With Variax you'll be able to audition 25 different guitars all at the turn of a knob. Now that's inspiration at the speed of creativity.

Of course, for the rest of us who just want to demo an acoustic-heavy song at home before the dog and kids start making the "sounds of war," Variax will become indispensable. You'll be able to record a dobro, sitar or 12-string all without having to worry about mics or the bleed from the TV in the next room. Variax will help you be as creative as humanly possible with the 20 minutes you have after work and before you have to drive the kids to football practice and ballet lessons.

Variax is the first guitar to break the physical barriers to great tone by modeling the subtle qualities and interactions that create every guitar's unique voice - including body resonance, sustain and pickup characteristics. In the process, Line 6 found modeling solved a few pesky issues that have long plagued guitarists. For example, single coil sounds can be both dead-accurate and dead-quiet, and rich acoustic sounds at stage volumes no longer threaten to feedback.

How does it work? Although at first glance Variax appears to be a conventional electric guitar, closer inspection reveals its lack of traditional magnetic pickups. The string vibrations are detected by a hexaphonic bridge pickup and are converted directly into digital signals. These signals are processed through software algorithms that capture the interaction of each instrument's pickups, their placement, the tone controls, and details of the instrument's physical structure. Unlike MIDI instruments or guitar synths, Variax dynamically alters the signal of its own natural string vibrations to match the modeled instrument's unique tonal characteristics. The signal is then converted back to analog, so Variax can be plugged directly into any electric guitar amplifier.

Variax 700 Features * Carved-top ash over mahogany body (Translucent Colors) or carved-top solid mahogany body (Black Only) * One-piece maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, bone nut, and pearl inlays * 22 medium profile frets * 25 1/2" scale length * 10" fingerboard radius * Custom L.R. Baggs tremolo bridge * Standard 1/4" guitar output jack * Digital I/O jack for PODxt Live, POD X3 Live, Vetta II, and Workbench connectivity * Volume and tone controls respond faithfully for each model * Included XPS A/B footswitch selects between two outputs: * 1/4" standard guitar output for connection to any guitar amp * XLR balanced output for sending acoustic sounds to a separate amp or PA * Powered by footswitch, on-board batteries, Vetta II, PODxt Live or POD X3 Live * Custom-fitted heavy-duty gig bag * Available in Black or translucent Blue, Red, Amber, Metallic Gold or Sunburst Variax 700 Models based on*: * 1960 Fender® Telecaster® Custom * 1968 Fender® Telecaster® * 1968 Fender® Telecaster® Thinline * 1959 Fender® Stratocaster® * 1958 Gibson® Les Paul® Standard * 1952 Gibson® Les Paul® "Goldtop" * 1961 Gibson® Les Paul® Custom (3 PU) * 1956 Gibson® Les Paul® Junior * 1976 Gibson® Firebird V * 1955 Gibson® Les Paul® Special * 1959 Gretsch® 6120 * 1956 Gretsch® Silver Jet * 1968 Rickenbacker® 360 * 1966 Rickenbacker® 360-12 * 1961 Gibson® ES®-335 * 1967 Epiphone® Casino * 1957 Gibson® ES-175 * 1953 Gibson® Super 400 * 1959 Martin® D-28 * 1970 Martin® D 12-28 * 1967 Martin® O-18 * 1966 Guild® F212 * 1995 Gibson® J-200 * 1935 Dobro® Alumilite * Danelectro 3021 * Coral/Dano® Electric Sitar * Gibson® Mastertone Banjo * 1928 National® Style 2 "Tricone"

An entire collection of electric and acoustic guitars, over 25 in all, into one finely crafted instrument.