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Ibanez introduced Artwood Vintage “Thermo Aged” models. Ibanez USA acoustic product manager Frank Facciolo explains the principle: “As a guitar ages— even a guitar built from carefully seasoned wood—over the…
Ibanez has introduced two new guitars sporting relic’d finishes to its Artstar Vintage line. The AMV100DGBKL and the ASV100DGBKL are traditional Artstar double cutaway, semi-hollowbody guitars—distressed with a few strategic…
GIO, the Ibanez value-line bass series, added two new models: The GSR200SDL, a Soda Blue 4-string, and the GSR205DVM Deep Violet Metallic 5-string. Patterned on the company’s famous SR, the…
Cort Guitars AB850F Acoustic Bass features a full-size, jumbo body that measures 110-135 mm and includes Fishman electronics—designed to produce a big natural acoustic sound with plenty of volume to…
Fulcrum Acoustic was chosen as the part of the new sound system installed at the Stone Mountain Arts Center—a 200-seat, timber frame music hall nestled in the scenic foothills of…
EarthQuaker Devices is releasing updated and improved versions of its top-selling Dispatch Master, Speaker Cranker, Acapulco Gold, and Afterneath effects pedals. All four of the new V2 pedals feature soft-touch…
Apogee has launched its new Apogee JAM 96k for Windows and Mac. Available through sound Technology in the UK, JAM 96k is a professional 96kHz, 24-bit USB guitar input that…
LunaStone Guitar Effects’ recently introduced boost pedal The Pusher, has now shipped and is available in the US as well as in Europe. Danish guitar pedal brand, LunaStone, is mainly…
Bendy keyboard designer, Roli has launched a new product called Blocks, an ambitious attempt to create a new style of music creation and recording system. Blocks is a modular music…
Galaxy Audio introduces the Checkmate CM-170. The CM-170 measures SPL in decibels, for accurate measurement of audio volume in your immediate surroundings. Designed for live sound or wherever there are…
MIDI synths and sound modules can be played wirelessly with a Fishman TriplePlay-equipped guitar. With the addition of the Fishman Tripleplay FC-1 Controller directly controlling the player’s sound sources from…
A matte-black model of the KingKORG, KORG’s 61-key flagship analog modeling synthesizer for performance and studio, is now available in a limited edition with the KingKORG Black. Only 150…
