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Using a '59 blueprint, this Gold Top helped raised the bar of quality and craftsmenship for Redtails guitars in the future.

Narwhal distortion fuzz True bypass switch Top mounted jacks Suitable for guitar and bass Each pedal comes in a box equipped with user manual and optional 4 sticky rubber legs

VOLUME - Controls the output volume

TONE - Controls the EQ sweep. Turning left increases the bass, right increases the treble. For different tone EQs check SHAPE control

FUZZ - Controls the amount of fuzz which increases the sustain when turned up

1st CLIP - Controls the first fuzz clipping stage that sets the base sound of the pedal. 1) Silicone diodes (stock) - compressed fuzz sound 2) no diodes - less compression, suitable for bass guitar (Warning: high increase in volume) 3) LED diodes - more open, distortion like sound

2nd CLIP - Controls the second fuzz clipping stage 1) Silicone diodes (stock) - compressed fuzz sound 2) no diodes - less compression (Warning: high increase in volume) 3) LED diodes - more open, distortion like sound

*clipping options will provide 9 distinct sound combinations

SHAPE - Changes the shape of the EQ which is controlled with TONE control 1) Punchy mids 2) Heavily scooped mids

A laboratory in which to give full reign to your own creativity, as you experiment with the various “dimensions” of delay. This versatile delay is user-friendly and suitable for immediate use, but also ideal for users with a passion for sound research and experimentation, who will soon discover the unique moods which can be created by synchronizing the various controls.

TimeLab is an analog/digital hybrid delay. The dry signal and the repetition filter are controlled by the analog part of the circuit, while powerful, specially created digital algorithms are used to manage the repetitions, reproducing 4 original delay resonances, all of exceptionally high sound quality.

Form and function flow together powerfully and without compromise in the visually alluring ML3 Pro Traditional. Unplugged, you can immediately hear that the lightweight, satin-finished ash body sings loud and true through its beautiful carved top, yielding a wonderfully harmonic, resonant sustain.

Once plugged in, the specially-voiced Chapman Mojo Hand single coil pickups ring true like a ten ton bell, broadcasting your finger tone all the way home.

The ML3 Pro Traditional doesn't djent... it soars like a giant hunting eagle, held by the wind and acknowledged by the mountain gods who echo its voice to the sun. You want one.

The 28W Starwood is a purist design, all tube 1x12 combo with reverb powered by a pair of 6L6 tubes. Its' single channel Multi Voice preamp offers an incredibly wide range of voicings ranging from sparkly cleans to thick, woody tweed to driven plexi crunch and grind. It includes tube driven spring reverb with both mix and dwell controls to fine tune the reverb sound to be as splashy or subtle as you choose. The solid wood cabinet with unified baffle/body construction delivers a lively, deeply resonant, and unconstricted sound. A unique master volume circuit is extremely transparent, maintaining the same sound and vivid presence all the way down to bedroom volume.

Features 28W 1x12 Combo Amplifier All Tube, Handwired Circuitry Single Channel Multi-Voice Preamp Spring Reverb with Mix & Dwell Controls Innovative Master Volume Control Footswitch: Reverb On/Off Dimensions 22.5" x 18" x 11" Weight 42lbs

Cabinet body: solid Eastern White Pine Baffle board: crafted from 12 pieces of solid Eastern White Pine and African Mahogany Special recipe coating compound applied to preserve natural acoustic behavior. Upholstery applied with natural hide glue for superior acoustic response. Celestion Alnico Cream Speaker Design Highlights Tubes: 3x12AX7A, 2x12AU7, 2x12AT7, 2x6L6GC, 1x5AR4 Interstage transformer coupled phase inverter Tube driven reverb circuit Ideal circuit layout for lowest noise floor and purest tone Cathode biased output stage No negative feedback

Designer Notes As you might expect from the specs (cathode biased 6L6s, no negative feedback, paper bobbin layer wound output transformer, etc.) it can certainly deliver vintage tweed tones, but it can do so much more as well. You can dial in a mid-scooped tone like a Deluxe Reverb, a chimey jangle like an AC30, or a crunchy, grinding tone like a Plexi.

The acoustic response of this amp is something special too. It cuts through amazingly well on stage but never sounds shrill or piercing - it remains thick and full like a saxophone. In spite of its powerful stage presence, it sounds fantastic in a home environment too - full and rich, with intense clarity but never sounding overly bright, even at very low volume.

I should also mention the master volume circuit. It's incredibly transparent and really makes the Starwood so much more versatile and usable. It preserves the harmonic balance and the dynamic response a lot better than a conventional master volume circuit, so the tone and feel remain consistent down to bedroom volume. At the same time, it preserves the presence and immediacy of the sound better than a power attenuator does, so in my opinion it's the ultimate tool for transparently reducing volume to any level.

On top of all this, the Starwood is built with bulletproof construction and instrument-grade craftsmanship inside and out. I build each one myself here at my Baltimore shop, and I'm delighted to offer this model as part of my new product line.

The guitar that started it all. I love the single cutaway model. It's definitive sound is all encompassing, delivering the cleanest of cleans all the way to fuzzed-out 60s dirt, 70s classics, 80s compressor and chorus tones, 90s Brit Pop and grunge and now anyone could be seen and heard with one whatever their style.

New in Version 2: The City V2 features an updated boost section (now using the powerful Ebenezer boost) and a much smaller form-factor, top-mount jacks and soft-touch relay switching.

The classic screamer brought to life in a flexible and dynamic package. The City is the dreamer’s screamer. With so much control over the shape of your tone, you’ll grow to love the classic drive circuit like it’s the late 70’s all over again. Without the bell-bottoms.

Full control over your drive:

Level: You know… how loud the thing is. Body: Adjust the amount of bass content to your signal to give you some meat when you want to get down. Use in conjunction with the presence switch to bring it all to life. Tone: The class TS tone control Drive: All the way from low transparent sizzle to tube-cracklin crunch. More toneshifting switching:

Two clipping options, Red LED or for loud, aggressive nastiness or MOSFET for lovely textured smoothness Presence control adds some treble clipping to liven up single note playing Flat switch to lessen the mid focus Independent boost

With the additional independent MOSFET clean boost (Same as our Ebenezer) the City is a player’s drive, giving you the flexibility to push the gain for solos or when you want some more dirt in your teeth.

Features:

Overdrive and clipping options Handwired Construction Quality hand-wired open frame jacks Power: Standard 9 volt DC/ negative center, NO internal battery option. Relay Bypass Soft-touch switching

The Swiss Army Commander.

Foxcatcher is the result of a six month trial and study. After a variety of breadboard builds and circuit explorations, we finally decided to clear the breadboard and start with a circuit that we loved, the Bluesbreaker. From there, we began changing and adding to the base circuit. The first of which was a slight change to the tone section and the addition of the Nature knob. From there, we added an output buffer and true bypass stylings. From the start, we wanted to have an independent boost section on the pedal. That decision was easy, our Gravity Bomb (you can read more about Gravity Bomb here). Once real world testing was in full swing, we started showing friends, family and local dealers. Taking everyones critiques in to consideration, we added an effect order toggle switch. Lastly, we incorporated a Burr Brown audiophile op amp and made it so that Foxcatcher can receive up to 18 volts. This allows for even more clarity. John du Pont’s signature pedal.

Our take on the classic 808 circuit with the added versatility of a powerful two-band EQ which draws inspiration from a vintage Studer recording console. Packed with attitude and full of character, the Sidecar can cover classic overdrive and distortion as well as, at extreme settings, fuzz and boost.

The front end of the Sidecar is a modified version of the classic 808 overdrive, tuned for a bigger low-end, wider gain range and greater headroom. At the heart of the clipping section lies a NOS germanium transistor chosen for its ‘softer’ response characteristics, retaining your playing dynamics and feel. The powerful two-band Baxandall equaliser section follows the drive section and provides up to 15dB of cut and boost of the high and low bands, allowing you to sculpt your tone whilst remaining musical at all times.

The Premier DC is a powerful double-cutaway semi-hollow with standout tone. Driven by a pair of D'Angelico humbuckers, its bold mid-range and glassy high-end provide perfectly balanced output. And with cream binding, a maple top, and chrome hardware, the DC's aesthetic is remarkable. Equally suited across genres, the Premier DC's tones are as diverse as they are rich. Available with our signature Stairstep tailpiece; a traditional stop tailpiece; or in a closed-top no f-holes option.

The Terran is a mid/high gain Overdrive with a parametric equalizer, that was inspired by the legendary Ampeg V4. The main purpose of this pedal is, to re-voice your tone, based on the resonant qualities of different types of guitar pick-ups or to emulate different tube amp voices, how can this be achieved? An active Midrange filter with gain, Resonance (Q) and selectable bandwidth (700Hz, 1khz,1.5khz), open the sonic possibilities to an ocean of textures. You can use it as a pre-amp to re-voice your tone, to accentuate a specific frequency spectrum to emphasize your instrument’s expression, or making your humbuckers sound like single coils, the Terran is more than a conventional dirtpedal.

Use it as a cab simulator? No problem.

Put it at the beginning of your pedal chain to re-voice your guitar pick-ups, after a fuzz or distortion to have a better articulated equalization, or as a pre-amp for your tube amplifier to change the overall voice of your tone.

OX is a premium reactive load box and guitar recording system, giving you perfectly studio-miked amp sounds from your favorite tube amp. OX lets you play and record your amp in its sweet spots — from huge clean tones and edge-of-breakup to fully cranked — at any volume level, and with mic, room, and speaker cabinet emulations at the turn of a knob.

Featuring Universal Audio’s breakthrough Dynamic Speaker Modeling, OX is the first system to accurately emulate speaker drive, breakup, and cone cry — making it the world’s finest speaker attenuator and guitar amp recording solution.

When we released our original Tone King Imperial combo 20 years ago, we felt we had made one of the best-sounding American-voiced amps on the market. But... thanks to the experience and knowledge that two decades of amp building offers, we knew we could do better. Tone King is proud to offer the new and improved Imperial MKII. Everything you know and love about the original is still there. The spanky blackface-style voice, the gritty tweed tones, all of it; however, the MKII takes it all a few steps further. Its two channels have been tuned for better-sounding overdrive, a smoother top end, and more harmonic complexity. The amp's vintage-voiced tube reverb and tremolo will cause you to question whether you’re actually playing a vintage amp. Thanks to the Imperial MKII’s onboard Ironman II power attenuator, you can get all of these tube-driven tones at any volume. When your company is built upon the legacy of an amp like the Imperial, you’d better be sure you honor your past while always improving. With the Imperial MKII, we did.

20 years of improvement If you love the sound and feel of the original design, you absolutely have to try our Tone King Imperial MKII. Springboarding off of the tones that made the original our flagship amp, we included a few tonal adjustments and additions that are sure to make the MKII your new go-to tube amp. ● Handwired board construction improves midrange heft while improving the highs ● Rhythm channel tuned for improved overdrive with a smoother sound ● Lead channel’s Mid-Bite control tightens the low end for added punch and cut

Ironman II reactive attenuation We included our Ironman II power attenuator aboard the Imperial MKII for even more flexibility. Now you can bring your Imperial’s maxed tube tones to band- or home-friendly levels. With our reactive load technology, your amp with sound and respond the same at any volume. ● 6-step attenuation is great in a variety of situations ● Reactive load technology maintains the feel and response of your guitar amplifier ● Tunable voice and levels with HF Compensation and Rhythm channel Bypass switches

Onboard spring reverb and tremolo Spring reverb and bias-modulated tremolo are two sounds that define the tone of many vintage American-voiced combo amps. We think, with its tube-driven circuits and old-school control, you’ll find the Imperial MKII gloriously re-creates those thick, splashing, pulsating tones.
● Bias modulation tremolo circuit delivers vintage-style pulse ● Tube driven spring reverb with wide-ranging control ● Effects carefully tuned to balance across the two channels

All in the fine details: The Imperial MK II boasts a bevy of features not found on most amplifiers including: ● Custom-voiced 12” Eminence speaker ● Included 2-button footswitch for Reverb and Channel ● Baltic Birch USA construction ● Tubes: 2 x 6V6, 4 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AT7 & 1 x 5AR4

Dimensions: 10.5"(L) x 22.5"(W) x 20.5"(H)

Weight: 39 lbs.

Colors: Turquoise/White, Brown/Cream, Cream, Black/Cream

Finally a guitar that embodies the best of all worlds: vintage and modern, handcrafted and high-tech, appropriate for any stage or showcase, and built with only carefully selected materials and close attention to the fine detail.

The W Series version of the guitar that broke all the styling rules of the 1960's now boasts a solid natural look to accompany the full, rich and warm sounds distinctive to Rickenbackers. Subtly updated through the years, this Deluxe hollow body with its special contour around the entire body perimeter, is still perhaps the most comfortable guitar of all. The bound body and Maple fingerboard, inlayed with triangular pearloid markers, provide an exceptionally attractive appearance. Stereo output is standard.

The ES-275 Figured takes a timeless new design from Gibson Memphis and dresses it in the luxurious look of figured maple top and back. The exotic woods featured in an L-5-inspired medium-depth body are complemented by pearl block markers in a dark Richlite fingerboard, multi-ply body and neck binding, gold-plated hardware including a stylish Zig-Zag trapeze tailpiece, and an ES-355-style headstock. The guitar includes a tubeless Historic truss rod, PAF-style MHS pickups, rolled fingerboard binding, ABR-1 bridge with titanium saddles, a genuine bone nut and more.

The Ibanez NU TUBESCREAMER is the very first compact guitar effects pedals to incorporate a Nutube directly into its circuitry. This pairing of Ibanez's Tube Screamer with KORG's Nutube technology, has produced an overdrive with exceptional dynamics, improved sensitivity, and natural tube compression.

The T Drive is a sonic recreation of the legendary Trainwreck™ Express amplifier. Rooted in the tradition of British amps from the 60's & 70's Trainwrecks™ are famous for their fast pick response and their exceptional dynamics from chimey "Vox" style cleans, to a soaring "Plexi" overdrive. To most accurately recreate the harmonic complexity of the Trainwreck™ amps in a stompbox, we took painstaking measures find a "real deal" Trainwreck™ Express to compare for sonic accuracy & consulted longtime Trainwreck™ owners for guidance, providing us with recordings & feedback A/B-ing their Trainwrecks™ against our T Drive prototype. Our quest to create the the most accurate "Wreck-in-a-box" has result in the T Drive, a pedal with the dynamics, harmoic complexity, and "voice-like" overtones reminiscent of the amp it was inspired by.

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John Scofield's beloved axe reborn.

The Ibanez JSM100VT John Scofield Signature Electric Guitar builds on the basic excellence of the AS200 guitar John Scofield made famous. The JSM100VT sports a Prestige neck and a side output jack. Like its celebrated predecessor, the Ibanez JSM100 features thick and sweet super 58 pickups and the original 1970s AS/AR headstock design. A compound radius fretboard provides consistent feel and playability in all registers. Ibanez crafts the JSM100VT John Scofield Electric Guitar with flamed maple top, back, and sides.

John Scofield's beloved axe reborn.

The Ibanez JSM100VT John Scofield Signature Electric Guitar builds on the basic excellence of the AS200 guitar John Scofield made famous. The JSM100VT sports a Prestige neck and a side output jack. Like its celebrated predecessor, the Ibanez JSM100 features thick and sweet super 58 pickups and the original 1970s AS/AR headstock design. A compound radius fretboard provides consistent feel and playability in all registers. Ibanez crafts the JSM100VT John Scofield Electric Guitar with flamed maple top, back, and sides.

Incredible vintage tone, now with tube reverb built in.

For those players who love the huge, bold sound of the 1×15” Thunderbolt amp, but need a lush, all-tube reverb to fill out their sound, Supro presents the 1675RT Rhythm Master amplifier. Rooted in Supro tradition, this vintage-inspired model is loaded with independent bass and treble controls, six-spring long pan reverb, output tube tremolo and switchable Class A / Class AB power amp wiring for 35, 45 or 60 watts of vintage American tone.

The Rhythm Master’s USA made custom 15-in. driver is the most accurate and true sounding 15-in. guitar speaker on the market, with a full, broadband sound that is never muddy. To create this signature speaker, Supro worked with Eminence to combine the best elements of its favorite vintage 15-in. speakers (Jensen C15PS and JBL D130) with modern construction methods and materials to achieve a vintage voiced driver with superior power handling and juicy bottom end.

The unique power amp topology of the Rhythm Master not only allows for players to change the texture and output volume of the amp but it also provides two very different, all-tube tremolo effects depending on whether Class A (cathode bias) or Class AB (grid bias) mode is selected. The cathode bias tremolo is vintage Valco/Supro all the way, where the overall depth of the effect changes along with the dynamics of your playing. The grid bias tremolo is gives a much deeper, stronger and more pronounced throbbing effect. Since the tremolo is performed by modulating the bias of the output tubes, the reverb necessarily comes before the tremolo effect, for a mesmerizing combination of pure tube reverb and tremolo when both effects are combined.

Incredible vintage tone, now with tube reverb built in.

For those players who love the huge, bold sound of the 1×15” Thunderbolt amp, but need a lush, all-tube reverb to fill out their sound, Supro presents the 1675RT Rhythm Master amplifier. Rooted in Supro tradition, this vintage-inspired model is loaded with independent bass and treble controls, six-spring long pan reverb, output tube tremolo and switchable Class A / Class AB power amp wiring for 35, 45 or 60 watts of vintage American tone.

The Rhythm Master’s USA made custom 15-in. driver is the most accurate and true sounding 15-in. guitar speaker on the market, with a full, broadband sound that is never muddy. To create this signature speaker, Supro worked with Eminence to combine the best elements of its favorite vintage 15-in. speakers (Jensen C15PS and JBL D130) with modern construction methods and materials to achieve a vintage voiced driver with superior power handling and juicy bottom end.

The unique power amp topology of the Rhythm Master not only allows for players to change the texture and output volume of the amp but it also provides two very different, all-tube tremolo effects depending on whether Class A (cathode bias) or Class AB (grid bias) mode is selected. The cathode bias tremolo is vintage Valco/Supro all the way, where the overall depth of the effect changes along with the dynamics of your playing. The grid bias tremolo is gives a much deeper, stronger and more pronounced throbbing effect. Since the tremolo is performed by modulating the bias of the output tubes, the reverb necessarily comes before the tremolo effect, for a mesmerizing combination of pure tube reverb and tremolo when both effects are combined.

Think of this as a high-powered 12F150 with a warmer top end. Great blackface tone for Twin Reverbs, etc, where more clean headroom is desired, but still with the ability to sound warm with overdrive/distortion. It is a little darker and stiffer than most speakers when brand new, and requires more break-in time, so it can't really be judged right out of the box. But once it breaks in, this is a beefy sounding speaker.