Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Basses from Warwick/Dana B. Goods

Basses from Warwick/Dana B. Goods

Check out some of the new basses from Warwick/Dana B. Goods: the Taranis (in deep-grained wood with sandblasted finish), the Corvette — Warwick’s most popular body style in Bubinga or ash, now with a maple neck-through configuration — and the Dark Lord, a bolt-on, ash-top that goes down to a low F#.

Sennheiser Net 1

Sennheiser Net 1

Sennheiser releases its latest version of Net 1, a software program that allows you to control your mic systems’ parameters via computer interface, including a frequency-scan feature.

Peavey HP Signature Blues

Peavey HP Signature Blues

This versatile blues axe features a chambered body, small humbuckers, a double-bound body and Peavey’s patented tailpiece.

McSwain Guitars

McSwain Guitars

Exotic guitar maker Stephen McSwain has made guitars for Ben Moody, among others, and shows his Flame and metal-covered mahogany Copper Inferno models.

KRK Expose E8B Monitors

KRK Expose E8B Monitors

These pro-level near-field monitors feature an all-new tweeter and woofer design, plus a curved enclosure with no parallel surfaces to reduce internal resonance and reflections, and a host of professional I/O and voicing options.

Hamer Guitars New for 2007

Hamer Guitars New for 2007

Take a tour of Hamer Guitars, from their production Talladega to their custom shop offerings to the famous Hamer 12-string bass.

Gretsch Drums New for 2007

Gretsch Drums New for 2007

Gretsch adds to the Vertical Grain Custom series with a fusion kit in walnut. Also in a fusion configuration is a new color — Caribbean Blue. There’s a Bebop kit offering in walnut, and the Vineyard Shell series — the epitome of the Custom Series — with a rare 1980’s black nitron wrap.

Black Pearl 30 Tube Amp

Black Pearl 30 Tube Amp

The Black Pearl all tube amp comes in a head + cab, 2x12 combo and 1x12 combo, and features a pan-style reverb as well as a voicing selector for different sounds.

Ernie Ball/Music Man Guitars

Ernie Ball/Music Man Guitars

Ernie Ball introduces the Ball Family Reserve Series John Petrucci and Steve Lukather models, plus the LTD Edition Blue Dawn Bass, a finish brought back by popular demand.

Ovation Collectors' Series

Ovation Collectors’ Series

Every year Ovation does a limited run, called the Collectors’, and this year they’re a couple of hundred dollars cheaper, but still include exotic hardwood inlays, a bear-claw top, high-end preamp, scalloped bracing, and all the other best features offered by Ovation over the years.

Ovation Adamas Guitars

Ovation Adamas Guitars

Ovation releases some classy Adamas guitars with various finishes, high-end VIP microphone-imaging preamps, and contour bodies, and also announces their new custom shop facilities, with more than 100 different options available to you when you “build your own.”

Ovation Adamas Guitars

Ovation Adamas Guitars

Ovation releases some classy Adamas guitars with various finishes, high-end VIP microphone-imaging preamps, and contour bodies, and also announces their new custom shop facilities, with more than 100 different options available to you when you “build your own.”

Mapex Drums New for 2007

Mapex Drums New for 2007

Mapex Drums releases new configurations for the Pro-M and Saturn series, with a special 2007 promotion that includes a free Black Panther 13x6 cherry-maple snare drum.

Takamine LTD 2007, Bluegrass Series

Takamine LTD 2007, Bluegrass Series

The LTD 2007 features an elegant and brooding storm motif, where gathering storm clouds encircle the rosette and lighting-bolt mother-of-pearl inlays shoot up the fretboard to the 12th fret (“raindrop” inlays mark the lower frets). The Bluegrass Series features either a mahogany back-and-sides model or a rosewood back-and-sides with herringbone binding.

Ovation Ultra Series

Ovation Ultra Series

Taking the best of both worlds, Ovation combines their economical overseas manufacturing processes with U.S. setup expertise to produce the affordable Ultra series, including the onboard preamp co-designed by Melissa Etheridge and Al Di Meola.

Dean Razorback Electric Guitars

Dean Razorback Electric Guitars

Dean launches 40 new guitar at the NAMM show — more than at any other show in their 30-year history. Take a tour of the new Razorbacks, including a budget bolt-on that streets for under $500, and a 24-fret model 7-string with EMG 707’s and a Floyd trem.

Kustom Defender Amp

Kustom Defender Amp

Kustom introduces the 50-watt all-tube Defender, with 1960s-era solid pine construction, black Tolex and raised stitching for that motorcycle aesthetic. The Defender has two EL34 output tubes, three 12AX7 preamp tubes, a 12” speaker and Bright switch for American and British-style sounds. A bias switch allows 6L6’s to be swapped for the EL34’s.

Crate V-Series Amps

Crate V-Series Amps

Crate’s high-end, all-tube, Class A and Class A-B amps that come in several configurations. The V-Series includes a 5-watt recording or practice amp (with one EL84), two 18-watt combos (with either one 12” speaker or in a 2x12 configuration), the 33-watt combo (2x12), or at the top of the line, V50 Class A-B (with two 6L6’s).

Crate Profiler Series amps

Crate Profiler Series amps

Crate's midlevel Profiler series has uses a combination of microprocessor-controlled analog tone shaping and flexible DSP effects implementation and are perfect for players who need a wide range of vintage and contemporary sounds with state-of-the-art effects processing.

Crate FlexWave Series Amps

Crate FlexWave Series Amps

Crate’s affordable FlexWave series features the patented Evolution 5 preamp design. 65-watt and larger models include onboard DSP effects.

Eastwood Guitars Airline Guitar, Airline Bass, EEB-1

Eastwood Guitars Airline Guitar, Airline Bass, EEB-1

Eastwood Guitars releases the Airline Map and Airline Bass, plus the EEB-1 electric bass.

Vox ToneLab LE Digital Multi-effects processor

Vox ToneLab LE Digital Multi-effects processor

Vox upgrades the SE and includes a tube-driven power-amp stage, USB recording, and tons of new features.

Damage Control: Demonizer, Glass Nexus, Liquid Blues, Solid Metal, TimeLine, Womanizer pedals

Damage Control: Demonizer, Glass Nexus, Liquid Blues, Solid Metal, TimeLine, Womanizer pedals

Damage Control, a new company in the effects market, has 6 pedals that all feature high-voltage-driven (250v) tube-based effects pedals.

Breedlove Exodus and Chambered Electrics

Breedlove Exodus and Chambered Electrics

Breedlove Guitars releases the one-of-a-kind Exodus (sporting a special snake motif), plus their new line of chambered electrics.

C-Thru MIDI Controller

C-Thru MIDI Controller

This novel controller takes a radically different approach to what could be called a "keyboard."

Ableton Live 6 Real-Time Demo

Ableton Live 6 Real-Time Demo

Ableton built up a song from scratch each day as a demo; here are some excerpts.

Monday, February 05, 2007

Reverend Guitars' Gil Parris Signature and Volcano

Reverend Guitars' Gil Parris Signature and Volcano

Reverend introduces the Gil Parris Signature model, a versatile 3-pickup guitar (two P-90s and a single-coil in the middle) with trem, and the Volcano, a V-style guitar.

Yamaha MM6 Synthesizer

Yamaha MM6 Synthesizer

Yamaha has packed many of the features and sounds of the Motif series - and then some - into the MM6 synthesizer.

Vox AC15 Heritage Amp

Vox AC15 Heritage Amp

Vox releases two versions of their AC15H1TV amps — a white production model, and an oiled-mahogany-finish limited edition.

Universal Sound Bank Mayhem of Loops

Universal Sound Bank Mayhem of Loops

This "plug-in" for the PlugSound Pro virtual instrument provides a huge variety of loops.

Universal Sound Bank Beat Inc.

Universal Sound Bank Beat Inc.

Beat Inc. is a virtual beat box with a massive 16GB library that also reads many "obsolete" sampler formats.

TASCAM GA-30CD Guitar Trainer/Amp

TASCAM GA-30CD Guitar Trainer/Amp

Part guitar amplifier and part trainer, the GA-30CD includes effects, a CD player, and phrase training tools into a portable amp package.

TASCAM Fireone Controller/Interface

TASCAM Fireone Controller/Interface

The Fireone is a FireWire audio interface and controller designed to work with DAWs.

Spector Arc6 Pro

Spector Arc6 Pro

Spector Designs introduces the 6-string electric Arc6 Pro, with Tesla pickups, tremolo, and holoflash finish.

Soundcraft VI6 Console

Soundcraft VI6 Console

This live performance console has a truly amazing interface, courtesy of research by Studer. Check it out!

Sonic Reality Ocean Way Drums

Sonic Reality Ocean Way Drums

Sonic Reality's latest library features drum sounds recorded at Ocean Way studios.

Shure KSM9 Microphone

Shure KSM9 Microphone

The KSM9 has both cardioid and super-cardioid elements.

QSC HPR122i Live Sound Speakers

QSC HPR122i Live Sound Speakers

QSC's latest addition to the HPR series of powered live performance speakers boasts serious power and reasonable weight.

Peavey Windsor Studio Amp

Peavey Windsor Studio Amp

Following on the success of the Windsor head and cab series, the Windsor Studio is an all-tube, class-A combo amp that takes any single octal-socket power tube — EL 34, 6L6, or 6550, and operates at 15 or 20 watts. Includes a power soak, record out, and speaker sim.

Numark Cue with Total Control

Numark Cue with Total Control

Numark's latest package is for VJs and DJs.

Mixmeister Fusion + Video

Mixmeister Fusion + Video

As a DJ tool, Fusion + Video makes it easy to create DJ mixes and add video.

Torq Xponent, StudioPro Series, KeyRig 49, MicroPack

Torq Xponent, StudioPro Series, KeyRig 49, MicroPack

The Torq Xponent is M-Audio’s new DJ controller with full-size pitch and level faders, and touch-sensitive scratch wheels; the Studio Pro AV20 and AV40 series are quality multimedia speakers in a small format; the KeyRig 49 is a 49-key MIDI controller with software; and the MicroPack is a rugged bag that fits various M-Audio gear.

Marshall Vintage Modern Amps

Marshall Vintage Modern Amps

With a tube power amp and solid-state front end, the Vintage Modern marries the old and new.

Marshall JVM Amps

Marshall JVM Amps

You want controls? These amps have four channels and plenty of controls.

L.R. Baggs Core*1 Acoustic Amplifier

Core*1 Acoustic Amplifier

L.R. Baggs’ 200-watt, dual-channel acoustic amp with patented wide-dispersion speaker technology and a lightweight rigid foam housing.

Lectrosonics TM400 Test & Measurement Wireless System

Lectrosonics TM400 Test & Measurement Wireless System

Now you can test out various audio systems without having to run long cables around.

Lectrosonics SMQ Transmitter

Lectrosonics SMQ Transmitter

This 250mW transmitter is small and rugged.

Lectrosonics IS400 Wireless System

Lectrosonics IS400 Wireless System

The latest from Lectrosonics includes a clever DI to preserve a true guitar sound.

Korg Zero 4 and Zero 8 Mixers/Control Surfaces

Korg Zero 4 and Zero 8 Mixers/Control Surfaces

Part audio mixer and part MIDI control surface, the Zero series is a new breed of mixer.

Korg mini-KP KAOSS Pad

Korg mini-KP KAOSS Pad

The smallest and least expensive member of the KAOSS pad family made its debut at NAMM.

Korg M3 Keyboard Workstation

Korg M3 Keyboard Workstation

How do you follow the M1, the best-selling workstation of all time? The M3, of course.

Korg LAC-1 OASYS Update

Korg LAC-1 OASYS Update

Korg's flagship synth, the OASYS, continues to evolve with additional software instruments.

Garritan Steinway Piano Library

Garritan Steinway Piano Library

Designed in cooperation with Steinway, this piano library features numerous virtual miking options.

Garritan's New Playback Engine

Garritan's New Playback Engine

This isn't just about a playback engine, but a highly innovative interface as well.

Garritan Marching Band Library

Garritan Marching Band Library

This marching band library fills a void in sound libraries, and does it in style.

Fishman: Neo-D humbucker pickup, Ellipse Aura preamp with Aura Imager, Aura Imager Pedal

Fishman: Neo-D humbucker pickup, Ellipse Aura preamp with Aura Imager, Aura Imager Pedal

Three new Fishman products: the Neo-D, a neodymium soundhole pickup, now in a humbucker version; the Ellipse preamp system, with EQ controls and onboard Aura Imager technology; and the Aura Imager pedal, with 16 image settings, a blend control, and more.

Digidesign Reel Tape Suite Plug-Ins

Digidesign Reel Tape Suite Plug-Ins

The suite includes Tape Saturation, Tape Flanging, and Tape Delay.

Yamaha Motif XS

Yamaha Motif XS

Yamaha's newest generation Motif keyboards have an improved display, more sounds, and greater control options.

Tech 21 Boost DLA and Boost RVB

Tech 21 Boost DLA and Boost RVB

Tech 21 continues their successful analog/microprocessor blending with the new Boost DLA and Boot RVB stompboxes.

SONiVOX Muse Software

SONiVOX Muse Software

SONiVOX Muse software unleashed the creative beast within our breast. It will do the same for you! Find out more…

SONiVOX LoopLine Software

SONiVOX LoopLine Software

Looking for something new in loops? Check out SONiVOX's new offerings and get creative.

SKB New Gig Rig and Guitar Case

SKB New Gig Rig and Guitar Case

Radial Engineering PZ-Pre

Radial Engineering PZ-Pre

The PZ-Pre is a preamp designed for all types of acoustic instruments.

Radial Engineering JDX and Phazer

Radial Engineering JDX and Phazer

The JDI is an amp direct box, while the Phazer can compensate for time delays between direct and miked signals.

Nady - New for 2007

Nady - New for 2007

M-Audio Torq Software

M-Audio Torq Software

Get Torq'd with M-Audio's new line of DJ gear.

M-Audio NRV-10 FireWire Mixer

M-Audio NRV-10 FireWire Mixer

M-Audio's FireWire mixer has something for everybody. Find out what it has for you!

Korg R3 Synthesizer/Vocoder

Korg R3 Synthesizer/Vocoder

Korg Legacy Collection - Analog Edition

Korg Legacy Collection - Analog Edition

Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker

Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker

Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz presents the most affordable, smokin' Gibson in the bright orange box.

Gibson Les Paul Digital Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Digital Guitar

Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz presents the latest, amazingly innovative LP from the brilliant minds at Gibson!

Gibson BFG Les Paul

Gibson BFG Les Paul

Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz presents the Paul with a 'tude. Are you bad enough for the BFG?

Forest Audio Q6 Equalizer

Forest Audio Q6 Equalizer

A division of Radial Engineering, Forest Audio concentrates on higher-end products for the studio.

Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Studio Headphones

Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Studio Headphones

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 Noise-Cancelling Headphones

PCDJ - UDJ-1 USB Headphones

PCDJ - UDJ-1 USB Headphones

Sonivox - Fable Sound Broadway Big Band

Sonivox - Fable Sound Broadway Big Band

Schecter - More new guitars for 2007

Schecter - More new guitars for 2007

ESP - New basses for 2007

ESP - New basses for 2007

Get'm Get'm Wear Straps

Get'm Get'm Wear Straps

Get'm Get'm Wear Straps

Get'm Get'm Wear Straps

ESP Max Cavalera Signature Series

ESP Max Cavalera Signature Series

Submersible Music DrumCore 2.5

Submersible Music DrumCore 2.5

Submersible Music releases DrumCore 2.5, with easier kit-building and editing features, plus more artist grooves and third-party support.

Blue Microphones Woodpecker

Blue Microphones Woodpecker

Blue Microphones introduces their first active ribbon mic, housed in a cherry wood capsule.

Schecter Guitars - New for 2007

Schecter Guitars - New for 2007

Schecter Guitars - New Artist Models

Schecter Guitars - New Artist Models

ESP Guitars - New Signature Models

ESP Guitars - New Signature Models

ESP Guitars - Will Adler Signature Models

ESP Guitars - Will Adler Signature Models

Ace Products - New guitar cases

Ace Products - New guitar cases

Ace produces guitar cases with "graphics that look like rock T-shirts" — including the Union Jack, U.S. armor, River Styx, and Old Glory.

Monster Cable Pro 200 and Pro 900

Monster Cable Pro 200 and Pro 900

Monster Cable's debuts Pro 200 and Pro 900 clean-power-delivery systems, plus heavy-duty cable links.

Michael Kelly Guitars

Michael Kelly Guitars

Following the lead of their popular Valor Custom, Michael Kelly releases the Valor X chambered guitar, with two humbuckers.

Stanton Final Scratch - ScratchAmp Firewire interface

Stanton Final Scratch - ScratchAmp Firewire interface

Stanton’s Final Scratch series features the ScratchAmp FireWire interface and open-source code, tailored for the digital DJ.

Dunlop: New Effects Pedals

Dunlop: New Effects Pedals

Dunlop Mfg. showcases four new vintage-style pedals: the Hendrix Fuzz Face, the Buddy Guy Wah, the Hendrix Octavio, and the MXR Distortion III.

Schecter Artist Series

Schecter Artist Series

Chauvet SX Series

Chauvet SX Series

This video montage shows the SX Abyss, SX Xtreme, SX Gobo, SX Scope, and SX Mix lights in action.

Chauvet Stepper Lights

Chauvet Stepper Lights

This 2-channel DMX-512 lighting effect gives dramatic "sequenced" effects.

Chauvet Vue Series Lights

Chauvet Vue Series Lights

These 6-channel DMX-512 (or standalone) LED moonflowers provide exceptional lighting effect.