NAMM 2017: Gretsch Announce New 2017 Series Guitars
Gretsch release loads of new Players models for NAMM 2017!
As if Gretsch could add anymore guitars to their already epic catalogue of instruments, they've gone and released a load of additions to their existing ranges for NAMM 2017.
The Gretsch Players series has seen the most additional models, including a whopping five new Broadcaster models, a Nashville and a Falcon. All in cracking finishes with some great features the cement the Players Edition models as the best, most versatile and most "gigging musician" friendly Gretsch's on the market.
The Players series all come equipped with Gretsch's new USA made Full'tron pick-ups, and feature 'ML' bracing, pinned Rocking Bar bridges, 'string-thru' Bigsbys, strap locks, locking tuners and Tusq XL nuts...basically they're Gretsch's that are designed to take a beating!
So what's in this brilliant new range of Players models?
G6609 Players Edition Broadkaster Center Block Double-Cut with V-Stoptail
G6609TFM Players Edition Broadkaster Center Block Double-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby and Flame Maple
G6609TG Players Edition Broadkaster Center Block Double-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby and Gold Hardware
G6659TFM Players Edition Broadkaster Jr. Center Block Single-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby and Flame Maple
G6659TG Players Edition Broadkaster Jr. Center Block Single-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby and Gold Hardware
G6620TFM Players Edition Nashville Center Block Double-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby and Flame Maple
G6636T Players Edition Falcon Center Block Double-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby
NAMM 2017: Earthquaker Devices
A new delay and some upgrades from the prolific pedals producers
Known for their sheer volume of new pedal releases, Earthquaker Devices have announced 6 brand new models at NAMM 2017.
Space Spiral
The Space Spiral is an analog-voiced digital delay pedal with a variable waveshape LFO hitting the repeated signal for a world of warm modulated echo tones. Perfect for those who want vintage warble with digital control. With 30ms – 600ms of delay time and a variable waveshape LFO, the Space Spiral is designed to create dark and dreamy delay sound.
Levitation V2
The Levitation V2 is a natural upgrade of the first version of Earthquaker's psych rock reverb. Its vintage-voiced algorithm offers lo-fi sixties verbs, splashy springs and huge reverberating plates. The V2 includes upgraded op-amps for better performance and lower noise, a true bypass circuit, silent soft-touch switching and top-mounted jacks.
Organizer V2
Organ emulators for guitar have become all the rage in the last few years and Earthquaker's The Organizer V2 is the cream of the crop. Capable of generating two octaves up and two down, the Organizer has a warm feel, with a hint of Leslie warble not found on other organ sims.
Hoof and Cloven Hoof V2
Two of Earthquaker's most famous fuzz pedals also receive an upgrade this year. The Hoof V2 is based on a classic green Russian fuzz and is built around a blend of silicon and germanium transistors. The Cloven Hoof starts with a similar template but adds copious amounts of gain for a gnarly fuzz with tone mashing capabilities.
Bit Commander V2
One of Earthquaker's most well know pedals, the Bit Commander is a monophonic guitar synth that offers four octaves of crazy square wave tones. The V2 offers analogue dry-through, top mounted jacks and silent soft-touch switching.
NAMM 2017: Fender announces limited edition Exotic Collection guitars
If the launch of Fender's new Professional series of guitars and basses wasn't enough for 2017, Fender have gone and done it again; another year, another extremely limited edition range of completely unique and awesome guitars!
Introducing the Exotic Collection, a range of familiar looking models ranging between Strats, Teles and Jazzmasters, fashioned from some completely original tone woods, unique both in origin and tonal implications to the series.
Malaysian Blackwood, pine, and Mahogany all feature in this brilliantly unusual series of guitars.
The complete range consists of these great models:
Malaysian Blackwood Telecaster with P90's
Shedua Top/Okoume Stratocaster
American Maple Jazz Bass
American Professional Mahogany Stratocaster
American Elite Mahogany Tele Thinline
American Professional Mahogany Tele Deluxe
American Vintage '59 Pine Stratocaster
American Professional Pine Telecaster
American Professional Pine Jazzmaster
NAMM 2017: Dunlop, MXR and Way Huge
Jim Dunlop have been rather busy!
Jim Dunlop have announced a whole host of new pedals under their Dunlop, MXR and Way Huge brands.
MXR return to the well, with some new iterations of classic pedals, including the Dyna Comp Mini, a smaller version of the classic compressor with an added attack speed switch, six and ten-band EQ pedals and the Sub Octave Bass Fuzz, which offers two switchable fuzz tones and a sub octave mode. Rounding out the MXR lineup is the Il Diavolo Overdrive, a brand new hot-rodded designed in collaboration with Italian pedal designer Carlo Sorasio.
New to the Dunlop brand five new Hendrix models. The classic Fuzz Face, Univibe and Octavio Fuzz are joined by the Gypsy Fuzz and a Mini version of Hendrix's signature Cry Baby Wah. All of the pedals (minus the Cry Baby) feature art from rock artist Gered Mankowitz.
Way Huge complete the Jim Dunlop lineup for 2017 with two new fuzz pedals, the Conquistador and Russian Pickle, giving players two new go-to noisemakers.
NAMM 2017: PRS Launches Sonzera 50 Combo & Head
PRS announce their new Sonzera amplifier range.
Sonzera [Portuguese]: from som (sound), meaning a cool and/ or stunning sound (in the sense of music) – a kind of slang.
PRS Sonzera range.
New for NAMM 2017 PRS proudly announce the Sonzera 50w guitar amplifier head and combo amplifier. A twin channel 50 watt amp with versatility at the heart of it's design, whilst maintaining a firm grasp on traditional vintage tone.
The clean channel is designed for maximum unfettered headroom, undrivable even at extremely pushed volumes, whilst the lead channel offers complete versatility; based on the circuitry of the clean channel, the lead channel is just as usable as a clean boost channel as it is as a full on gnarly drive channel via simple manipulation of the intelligent gain stage and output volume controls.
Both channels are equally designed for complete note clarity at heart; the bright switch and global presence control allow unprecedented tone shaping, whilst the on-board footswitchable reverb control is designed to enhance the ambience surrounding your notes rather than clouding them. In addition, the reverb is independent to each channel, adding to the mind-blowing versatility of this amplifier.
Available as both an amp head and a single 12" combination amplifier, the Sonzera 50 bursts onto the 2017 stage equally at home in a studio to on a large stage. Another perfect product from PRS.
NAMM 2017: Victory Amplification V40 Deluxe and V130 Super Countess
Victory's new models are natural evolutions of their award-winning amplifiers.
Victory Amplification have announced two new models for NAMM 2017, the V40 Deluxe and V130 Super Countess.
The V40 Deluxe is is the next evolution of the V40 The Duchess head. A 2 x 6L6-powered all-valve amp with classic American cleans through to ’60s British drive, the Deluxe offers a lot from its single channel. Features include high- and low-power modes, a hard-bypassable series effects loop, plus footswitchable valve-driven tremolo and spring reverb. The reverb has controls for level and tone, enabling you to have a relatively darker or brighter toned reverb. Available in two formats: a 1 x 12 widebody combo with Celestion G12H-75 Creamback speaker and a head in a traditional wooden sleeve, the V40 Deluxe is part of the Victory Heritage Series.
Specifications
- Type: Single-channel all-valve 1x12 combo or head, with valve-driven spring reverb and tremolo
- Power: 2 x 6L6: 42 watts high power / 7 watts low power
- Size (mm): Combo: 598(w) x 453(h) x 250(d). Head as V130
- Weight: Combo: 24kg Head: 12.5kg
- SRP pricing, Jan 2017: £Sterling / €Euro / $USD
- 1 x 12 Combo: £1,569 / €1,799 / $1,849
- Head: £1,249 / €1,439 / $1,449
V130 The Super Countess is evolved from Victory's best-selling V30 The Countess model. Upgraded for 2017, features now include an up-scaled, wooden-sleeve version, with a mighty 100-watt 6L6 power section and four footswitchable modes, two per channel.
The high-headroom Clean channel has footswitchable ‘clean’ and ‘crunch’ modes, the latter providing on-the-edge breakup tones to full-on classic rock drive. (V30 The Countess does not have the ‘crunch’ mode.) The Overdrive channel has two voice settings; Voice II is the classic V30 OD sound, while Voice I is new and offers tighter bottom end and slightly lower gain.
Specifications:
Type: Two-channel / four-mode all-valve head
Power: 4 x 6L6: 100 watts high power / 30 watts low power
Size (mm): 480(w) x 235(h) x 235(d)
Weight: 16kg
SRP pricing, Jan 2017: £Sterling / €Euro / $USD
Head: £1,329 / €1,529 / $1,499
NAMM 2017: Black Country Customs LA100BL and TI-BOOST
There's cool, and then there's Tony Iommi cool...
Black Country Customs have announced the LA100BL, an recreation of the amp used by Tony Iommi on the first Black Sabbath album. Alongside the amp, the Laney-owned brand have also unveiled the TI-BOOST, which takes its inspiration from the Rangemaster pedal favoured by Iommi.
The LA100BL head & LA412 are a faithful, hand built, point-to-point wired, reissue of the original amp and cab Tony used at the beginning of his Black Sabbath career. Everything in the amp is as it was in the original. From the hand drilled turret board, the parts list, the authentic hand wiring process and the original box frame styled output transformer. It is as close to the real thing as buying an original LA100BL.
The TI-BOOST functions in the same way as Iommi's legendary modified Range master – with a significant bass cut and mid boost, but Black Country Customs have included a little more gain and EQ options to make it more appealing to more players looking to find their own sounds.
Check out Laney's demo of the rig below:
NAMM 2017: Ibanez 30th Anniversary JEM
The iconic Ibanez gets a celebratory model for 2017.
Ibanez have announced a brand new JEM model to celebrate 30 years of the iconic axe.
Originally announced at the summer NAMM show of 1987, the JEM has evolved into one of the few iconic superstrat-style electric guitars. Steve Vai's signature model has become so legendary, that it is has become an icon for the Japanese brand.
Now, Ibanez is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their relationship with Steve Vai, and the creation of the legendary JEM guitar, with the release of the new JEM777. The JEM777 is crafted with a basswood body, for a fat, well-balanced tone, and is fitted with a slim, 5pc JEM maple/walnut neck. It also includes Prestige fret edge treatment for a smooth, professional feel, traditional Disappearing Pyramid inlays, jumbo frets (scalloped from the 21st – 24th) and Vai’s signature DiMarzio Evolution pickups.
Features:
- JEM 5pc maple/walnut neck
- Basswood body
- Maple fretboard w/ Disappearing Pyramid inlay
- W/6105 frets w/ Prestige fret edge treatment
- Edge tremolo bridge
- Back Stop equipped
- DiMarzio Evolution (H) neck pickup
- DiMarzio Evolution (S) middle pickup
- DiMarzio Evolution (H) bridge pickup
- Cosmo black hardware
- Ultralite Tremolo Arm™ included
- Certificate of Authenticity (Tour Pass) included
- Special picks included
- Hardshell case included
- Finishes: Desert Sun Yellow (DY), Loch Ness Green (LG), Shocking Pink (SK)
NAMM 2017: PRS J-MOD 100 John Mayer Signature Guitar Amplifer
PRS unveil the new and totally incredible sounding J-MOD, John Mayer signature amplifier!
As NAMM 2017 finally gets into full flow, the rumours around a John Mayer, PRS collaboration can finally be laid to rest, as PRS announce the gorgeous and beautifully simple PRS J-MOD 100 John Mayer signature amplifier. A single channel 100w beast, designed to John Mayer's specifications.
Simplicity is the name of the game with this amplifier; a single channel 100w beast loaded with 4 x 12AX7 in the preamp and 4 x 6L6 in the power amp section, this monster is capable of the smoothest cleans, buckets of headroom, but partnered with an intelligent gain stage to allow for full all american sounding drive.
The J-MOD is both single channel and without an on board reverb, but the FX loop allows players to add their own studio reverb of choice. Hand wired by the PRS team in Maryland, the J-MOD 100 is built to stand the test of time, and crafted to minimise breaks via the genius addition of five circuit boards. Breaking this down it basically means that each individual part of the circuit has its own board which move slightly with the amp to reduce wire breakages. Packed with a Cinemag output transformer as well as high-end capacitors in the preamp section the amp is full of rich harmonics and truly vintage tones.
NAMM 2017: Line 6 Variax Shuriken
Line 6 introduce their new Variax Shuriken at NAMM 2017.
Line 6 have started 2017 with a bang. Unveiling a brand new progression in their Variax guitar series. Introducing the Shuriken, Line 6's most ambitious instrument to date, the Shuriken is the result of intense collaboration between Line 6, Yamaha Guitar Development, and 12 Foot Ninja guitarist, Steve “Stevic” MacKay.
The Shuriken features a brand new, bold, modern body shape and a matte black finish, aimed at the heavier player, the guitar comes in a baritone scale length with a single Line 6 designed humbucker in the bridge, making it capable of modern, tight tones, and professional stability in lower tuning.
Coupled with the latest incarnation of Line 6's revolutionary Variax technology, this guitar may look like it's suitable for only one thing, but thanks to it's on-board modelling, this guitar is in fact one of the most versatile on the market.
NAMM 2017: Music Man Sterling St. Vincent
NAMM 2017: Sterling by Music Man unveil their brand new Sterling St. Vincent.
2016 was a phenomenal year for Music Man, the introduction of the Music Man St. Vincent was landmark moment for the company, and the guitar fast became Music Man's most popular signature model.
This year Music Man followed up on their original success by introducing 4 brand new colours in the St. Vincent range, cementing the guitar as one of the most important guitars in the Music Man catalogue.
To compliment the expanded series Music Man's sister company, Sterling by Music Man, have announced their own incarnation of the St. Vincent model. Great news for any fans of the original Music Man who were put off by the custom shop-esque price tag, the Sterling looks to be hitting guitar shop shelves at a very reasonable $599; almost a quarter of the price of the original.
Obviously there will be some differences between the Sterling and Music Man version. The solid rosewood neck of the Music Man has been replaced with a rosewood board and a more conventional maple neck. The bridge also looks to be of a more stock variety, and the pick-ups will no doubt be a more budget variety, but still mini-humbuckers nonetheless.
The instrument will be available in two colours; St. Vincent Blue, and Black - in keeping with the original colours, now discontinued, available on the 2016 version of the St. Vincent.
The new guitar looks set to be available before the end of January, so get ready for 2017's guitar of the year!
NAMM 2017: Orange Rocker 15 & 32
Orange unveil their brand new Rocker series at NAMM 2017.
NAMM 2017:
Rocker 32
Back from the dead, Orange have brought back their extremely popular Rocker Amplifier series. But, these aren't reissues, instead Technical Director, Ade Emsley has fused the original brilliance of the Rocker series with a genius new idea.
Ade has taken a look at the modern gigging musician, their set-up and requirements, and has put together the perfect amplifier; loud, portable, capable of attenuation, but most remarkably, the Rocker 32 has a stereo effects loop!
Perfect for guitarists using Strymon style delays and reverbs, the Rocker 32 will give your stereo effects a broad, sweeping dynamic never before within the capabilities of a 2X10 combo.
The Rocker 32 is also perfect for the more traditional player, allowing you to split your speakers, allocating one to your effects loop, and the other to a dedicated clean tone. Perfect for weirder effects that require the grounding of a clean signal.
On the control panel, the Rocker 32 is a blend of traditional Rocker controls, and modern innovation. The 'Natural' channel is confident simplicity, featuring only a volume control, voiced for maximum headroom to emphasise every subtle nuance of your guitars tone. The 'Dirty' channel features the traditional controls of the original Rocker series; Master volume and Input gain, and a three band EQ, perfect as a drive channel, or an edgy clean channel.
Rocker 15
The Orange Rocker 15 is the perfect amplifier for all occasions. A 15w reproduction of the original Rocker 30, it sports all the same controls as the original including both a natural and a dirty channel, and the full 3 band EQ, master volume and input gain controls. But crucially the 15w version includes a range of attenuation options making it perfect for home use and stage. Capable of 0.5, 1, 7 or 15 Watts, the Rocker 15 is truly an amp for everybody, and every occasion.
NAMM 2017: New Reverend signature models
Three new Reverend models for three great players.
Reverend Guitars have announced a whole bunch of new signature models for 2017.
First up is the Shade Balderose model (above). Shade is the guitar player in Code Orange and has been playing an original Reverend Bayonet for years, and his signature model is sleek, yet sturdy, with a solid neck joint that still maintains good upper register access. The included Railhammer Pickups offer aggressive tones and the Ebony fretboard is tight and focused. Available in Shade’s original Satin Army Green or Midnight Burst, the guitar is topped off with a black reverse headstock.
As the guitarist in The Sword, Kyle Shutt has become known for playing a Reverend Manta Ray with Railhammer pickups. So, Reverend Guitars founder and designer Joe Naylor started thinking about creating a Signature Model for him, and the new Kyle Shutt Signature (above) is the product of their design work. The resulting guitar is a sealed semi-hollow complete with diagonal “diver down” block inlays, Kyle Shutt Signature Railhammer pickups, and a Reverend first 4-knob control layout to deliver a broad range of sounds.
Rounding out is batch of great new signature models is the Mike Watt Wattplower. The Wattplower is the result of a four-year exploratory between Watt and Reverend to produce a bass guitar with the perfect balance of sonic explosiveness, supreme playability, and ultimately looks uniquely Watt. The bass player in the Minutemen, Watt is always modifying his vintage basses, so Joe Naylor built the Wattplower with all of his favorite mods on board, some of which are: an adjustable Hipshot A Style bridge, a brass bridge spacer for sustain and balance, and a front mounted output jack with an oversized, heavy-duty jackplate. On the fretboard, there are extra dots at the fifth and twelfth frets for increased positional visibility, with an anchor inlay at the first fret and “Wattplower” at the seventeenth. Luminlay dots are on the side of the neck that glow in the dark to help with excellent visibility on poorly lit stages.
As with all Reverend Guitars, these three new models feature a Boneite nut and locking tuners, Reverend’s Bass Contour Control, and a dual-action truss rod – all for maximum performance.
NAMM 2017: Atomic Amplifiers Ampli-Firebox
Atomic's new box of tricks utilises technical wizardry from Studio Devil
Atomic Amplifiers have announced the Ampli-Firebox, a collaboration with software geniuses Studio Devil.
With its familiar amp controls, the Ampli-Firebox distills the world's best amp modeling into an incredibly easy-to-use package in the form of a traditional guitar pedal with no display or menu system to navigate. Ampli-Firebox also includes great-sounding reverbs and extremely accurate speaker-cabinet simulations. Three toggle switches allow access to nine amps and three cabinets covering the entire spectrum of guitar tones from the beginning of electric amplification to the present.
For players seeking deeper tone-shaping features, the pedal can connect to a Mac or PC via USB to customize amp slot selections from Studio Devil's entire patented AmpliFIRE series library of models, upload third-party cabinet simulations (1024-point impulse responses) and access more advanced tone-shaping tools.
"Studio Devil Founder, Marc Gallo, and myself are especially excited to reach a whole new audience with Ampli-Firebox. We feel that many players have not yet embraced modeling because either they didn't like the 'all-in-one' approach of traditional modeling processors, the complex menu systems, or lackluster sound and feel. Ampli-Firebox solves all these issues and makes it simple to sound amazing," remarked Atomic Founder Tom King.
Ampli-Firebox will be available in the Spring of 2017 and will have an MSRP of $299.
NAMM 2017: Digitech FreqOut and DOD Rubberneck
Two brand new pedals from haus Digitech.
Digitech have announced two new pedals already this week (with more on the way, apparently!) and oh boy do they look excellent fun.
First up is the FreqOut Natural Feedback Creator. Feedback generators are an effect that we’ve not seen a huge amount of in the coming years. Boss released the FB-2 a few years back but not to huge acclaim, this looks far more interesting than that one.
The FreqOut appears to offer a number of different frequencies that you can highlight, plus a gain control and the ability to turn on and off your wet/dry signal. Personally I think the coolest thing about this is the momentary option.
Plus apart from everything else, who doesn’t like a pedal with loads of lights and switches?
Next up we’ve got the DOD Rubberneck Analog Delay, with even more knobs and switches than the FreqOut. Digitech have done some of our absolute favourite pedals of the last couple years under the DOD name so we have full confidence that this is sure to fall in line with what we’ve all come to expect.
Real exciting! This week is getting better and better!
NAMM 2017: Electro-Harmonix Blurst
It was the best of times, it was the Blurst of times...
Electro-Harmonix have announced a brand new modulated filter, the Blurst.
Described as a radical modulating filter, the Blurst takes its inspiration from an effect often used on synthesizers, but with some features that make it especially suitable for guitar players and bassists who want to explore new sonic territory.
Featuring an analog, low pass filter with adjustable resonance, three modulation waveform shapes, tap tempo with tap divide and EXP control over Range, Rate or Filter, the Blurst offers a huge range of out-there tones.
Designed with experimental musicians in mind, the Blurst works with an expression pedal, the EHX 8-Step Program and other control voltage sources. Check out EHX's demo to head exactly what it can do!
NAMM 2017: Supro Americana and Island series guitars
Supro's 14 new models seek to recapture their 60s glory.
Following the successful reintroduction of their classic amplifier range, Supro have announced a new line of electric guitars.
Supro’s Dave Koltai, master-designer Trev Wilkinson and virtuoso luthier Glenn Sweetwood have teamed with vintage pickup expert Ken Calvet to produce 14 new instruments with period correct electronics and the unique construction details of the original Chicago-made models.
With two lines distinct new lines - the Island Series and the Americana Series - the Supro guitar range takes 21st century playability and performance and mates it perfectly with retro looks and iconic tones.
Based on the Vintage 1962 Supro Ozark body design, the Island Series guitars offer the player a choice of three pickup configurations - the single pickup Jamesport, the twin pickup Westbury and the triple pickup Hampton model. All three models have solid alder bodies, with set maple necks. Each sport Gold Foil pickups based on the units designed in the 1950s and are found in many desirable vintage Supro, National and Airline models. Since there are no pole pieces, this is a “field coil” pickup. It provides a huge, wide-open sound that is best-described as broadband, due to the rather wide frequency response, with big fat bottom and crystal-clear treble. These pickups work very well with overdrive, distortion and fuzz pedals, as well as vintage-voiced amplifiers.
Meanwhile the Americana Series employ the vintage Supro body design with Acousti-Glass top matched to a semi-hollow mahogany back and uses a redesigned two bolt neck joint for the mahogany neck. Featuring the single pickup Sahara, Dual-Tone and Belmont models, and the Holiday, Coronado II and Martinique twin pickup models, the vintage-correct Vistatone pickups accurately replicate those sought-after tones often found in Supro, National and Airline guitars of the period. The 50’s wiring captures the design developed for Valco by Ralph Keller in the 1950’s whilst the Coronado II, Martinique Deluxe and Belmont Vibrato guitars all feature a period correct fulcrum vibrato tailpiece.
Also included in the new Supro Guitar collection is the Jet Airliner Lapsteel. Using a vintage Supro body design, the Jet Airliner has air deco fingerboard design with a string through body hardtail bridge and features vintage Gold Foil pickups with authentic 50’s wiring and volume and tone controls.
Supro Island and Americana Series guitars will be available across Europe in January and February 2017 respectively. Check out the Supro demo playlist here below:
NAMM 2017: Vox Launch 3 new MV-50 Amps
Vox reveal the all new MV50 series.
2017 has dawned, and with it Vox have launched three whole completely new magnificently teeny new amplifier heads, and a pretty sweet cab to compliment the range.
Introducing the MV-50 series; a truly original and revolutionary series of micro-amps. Weighing barely one single pound the MV series utilises Vox's new Nutube technology to provide a whopping 50w of power to rival the tone and volume of all your favourite roadie worthy valve amps.
Partnered with a carefully matched analogue pre-amp to preserve all the richness and warmth of an old school amp, along with a modern, light weight class D power circuit to guarantee enough face melting volume to make this range of tiny devils capable of anything!
The range consists of three amplifier heads, each providing something different. The AC head offers all the tonal characteristics of the legendary AC-30. Perfect for traditional players, or just for the many millions of players in love with the legendary sound of the AC-30...but not so in love with the idea of lugging one around.
The Clean offers a Fendery sparkle perfect for the player demanding all the headroom, and minimal break up.
The Rock is geared up towards the heavier player. Emulating the ageless tone of British style overdrive.
Each Amplifier is available solo or partnered with a specifically designed 25w 8" Vox cabinet, classically styled to perfectly accent the gorgeous looking range.
NAMM 2017: Black Cat Stereo Black Cat Vibe
Black Cat's latest release innovates on a classic formula.
Black Cat Pedals has announced the new Stereo Black Cat Vibe ahead of NAMM 2017.
The original Black Cat Vibe has garnered a reputation among many players as the best Univibe effect ever made, and has been used by Trey Anastasio, Steve Lukather, Scott Henderson, Michael Landau, Elliott Randall, and many others.
The new Stereo Black Cat Vibe uses the same circuit as its predecessor, with the addition of a second output jack for true stereo operation, and enhanced power supply circuitry to accommodate 12V DC power, or 12V AC.
The Black Cat Vibe uses a flashing incandescent lamp and four photocells to create its distinctive sound. This essential part of the unit accurately recreates the authentic Univibe effect. The new Black Cat Vibe features a custom 3D printed Black Cat Dome to shield the lamp and photocells and create the proper environment for optimal response.
Features:
* Same circuit as the original Black Cat Vibe
* Custom fabricated Metallic Silver enclosure - Made the USA
* Custom 3D printed Black Cat Dome lamp/LDR cover - Made in USA
* Second output for true stereo operation
* Expression pedal jack for manual speed control
* Comes with 12V DC power adapter
* Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA
The new Stereo Black Cat Vibe retails for $325. Check out www.blackcatpedals.com for more.
NAMM 2017: Mad Professor Effects unveil the Twimble
Mad Professor Effects announce The Twimble!
As the countdown to NAMM 2017 continues Mad Professor grace us with the unveiling of their wonderful new, completely genius Twimble Overdrive/Predrive.
In the words of Mad Professor their new wonder pedal lets you to be the foundation of the tone. With Twimble pedal your picking attack, your guitar and the pickups you have chosen will retain their character, keeping your valuable original sonic footprint intact.
Designed for those who want their tone 'organic', the Twimble has two separate footswitchable functions the first is the predrive; designed specifically to work with your amplifier tone and guitar volume control, to bring out the best in your overall sound. Think of the predrive as a subtle but delicious pallet sweetener before the main event of the drive.
The Twimble drive function offers some brilliantly unique controls to make sure you get the best out of this pedal. The Accent control allows you to pan through frequency sweet spots so you can focus your drive harmonics on the exact area of your tone that you want. The sensitivity function controls the amount of gain, and the contour function allows you to further modify the overall tone of your output signal.
COULD THERE BE ANY MORE TONE SHAPING!!!!!
A brilliant pedal by a brilliant effects company, fresh and ready for an awesome NAMM 2017!