Gear Peavey Collaborates with Periphery’s Misha Mansoor on New invective 120 Guitar Amplifier Karila Shannis, January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 Guitarists with heavier tastes looking for their next upgrade will find a sturdy solution in the new Peavey® invective™.120 Head and invective™.212 Cabinet. With design input from Periphery’s Misha Mansoor, this dynamic duo is perfectly suited for each other, helping players achieve the most revered metal sounds, from woody and… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: Fender Custom Shop Commemorates 30th Anniversary Terry Bunch, January 20, 2017 In honor of Fender Custom Shop’s 30th anniversary, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) and its guitar luthiery pioneers have reunited for 2017 Fender Custom Shop Founders Design: eight guitars, each designed by one of eight visionary Founding Master Builders who kick-started the iconic Custom Shop – known as the “dream… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: BAE Audio creates new subsidiary UK Sound Karila Shannis, January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 Analogue gear manufacturer BAE Audio [NAMM 2017: Hall A: Booth 6290] announced it has created a new subsidiary, UK Sound. The new branch of BAE Audio will develop and manufacture affordable, high quality analogue equipment for musicians and project studios looking to integrate the unmistakable character of vintage recording gear… Continue Reading
Gear Unity Audio Heads to NAMM 2017 with Line of Monitors Terry Bunch, January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Unity Audio, a forward-thinking engineering company on the leading edge of studio monitor design, will be exhibiting its flagship active studio monitors at the 2017 NAMM exhibition, held in Anaheim, CA from January 19-22 on booth 7613. Used by the world’s most progressive audio engineers, producers and Grammy Award-winning artists,… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: EBS Blue Label Pedals for guitar & bass Karila Shannis, January 16, 2017 ’BLACK HAZE’, ’DRIVE ME CRAZY’ and ’THE DRIVE’ offers significantly different drive characters and are designed and developed by EBS with the input from several Swedish top session guitarists. Black Haze The Black Haze is a beautiful drive with some darkness to it to make it interesting and irresistible. This pedal… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: Antelope Audio Announces Pro Tools HD compatible interface with Orion32 HD Terry Bunch, January 16, 2017January 22, 2017 Antelope Audio [NAMM Hall A – Booth 6596], a leading interface company specializing in world class clocking, conversion and FPGA-based vintage FX modeling, has announced the latest addition to its acclaimed Orion series of audio interfaces: Orion32 HD. Delivering 64 channels of stunning audio quality via HDX or USB3, the… Continue Reading
Gear LucidSound Invites Gamers to Nintendo Switch To A New Standard of Powered Audio Terry Bunch, January 16, 2017 LucidSound, innovators of premium gaming audio hardware invite Nintendo® gamers to make the switch to a better audio experience via the LS20 Amplified Universal Gaming Headset. Available for purchase today at all leading retailers, the LS20 features unrivalled, powered gaming audio, serving as the perfect partner to the new Nintendo… Continue Reading
Gear Metal Life review: Rock N Roll Inventions series episode 1 Dylan Gray, January 16, 2017 A new Smithsonian Channel series is about to make some noise as some of the biggest names from the recording industry break out their drumsticks, synthesizers, and everything in between to explain the technology and innovations that have provided the soundtrack to our lives. The new six-episode series, ROCK’N’ROLL INVENTIONS… Continue Reading
Gear new Ibanez BTB basses for 2017 Terry Bunch, January 15, 2017 The new BTBs continue to redefine what a boutique bass can offer. Notable this year is the inclusion of a zero fret, which gives open string notes a deeper, fretted tone and more sustain. Now standard are D’Addario NYXL strings, which boast an expanded dynamic range and increased harmonics. The… Continue Reading
Gear IK Multimedia announces Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube now available Terry Bunch, January 11, 2017 IK Multimedia is proud to announce that Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube is now available for Mac and PC from participating retailers worldwide, the IK Multimedia web store, and from the AmpliTube Custom Shop. Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube brings seven of Fender’s dream machines – some of the most… Continue Reading