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North-Star
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North-Star

North-StarRadial Engineering’s North-Star combination overdrive and power booster was designed with rock-oriented country guitarists in mind, but its adjustable sonic characteristics and versatile overdrive circuitry make it suitable for any playing style. And no matter where the drive control is set, you will still be able to articulate every note. North-Star is equipped with a separate boost circuit that provides up to 24dB of clean gain to the signal. Players can connect other pedals for easy transitions from rhythm to lead tones. A true-bypass pedal, the effects loop can also be used to remove noisy, tone-sucking pedals from the signal chain. Powered by a standard 9V power supply, it’s built in a tough, pedalboard-friendly, 14-gauge steel chassis.

www.radialeng.com

Aerophone AE-10
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Electric Sax: Aerophone AE-10

Aerophone AE-10 is a new concept in digital wind instruments, providing authentic soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone sounds, plus clarinet, flute, oboe, multiple brass instruments, violin, synth, and more. The instrument is played with traditional saxophone fingerings. Breath-sensor technology and bite sensing reed provide authentic response and playability control in techniques such as vibrato and pitch. Compact and lightweight, it is powered by six AA-batteries. It is equipped with onboard speakers and headphone jack for silent play, and can connect to a smartphone or music player to jam along to backing music. Plus a USB jack allows connection to computer.

www.roland.com/us

Espresso Portable Power Supply
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Espresso Portable Power Supply

Espresso Portable Power Supply is designed to power any mic requiring 30-48V phantom power at a current draw of up to 5 mA. It has one XLR female input and one quarter-inch TRS female output and can be configured for either mic level balanced signal or line level unbalanced signal. When joined with a smartphone adapter cable it can send the mic signal straight into an Android, iPhone, or other smartphone. By moving an internal jumper, Espresso can be configured to output an unbalanced line-level signal and run a contact or condenser mic signal straight into an instrument amp without the need for a preamp or DI box. It is available as a kit or Espresso Portable Power Supplyready-to-use model.

www.zeppelindesignlabs.com

Black Label Elise
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Fret-King Black Label Elise ‘GG’ MKII

Designed with the help of British guitar legend Gordon Giltrap, the Fret-King Black Label Elise ‘GG’ MKII has a two-piece mahogany chambered body with double-carved solid maple cap and figured flame maple veneer, finished in Antique Sunburst. A direct mounted Tune-O-Matic bridge and attractive inlaid ebony trapeze tailpiece provides superb tonal transfer and sustain, that resonates on its easy-access mahogany set neck and ebony fingerboard. Vari-Coil control allows a player to progressively wind down the pickup and achieve single-coil tones from the Wilkinson neck mini double coil and standard bridge Black Label Elisedouble coil. It comes with a Fret-King carry bag.

www.fret-king.com

BOSS GT-1
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The BOSS GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor

The BOSS GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor is small enough to slip into a guitar bag accessory pouch, yet offers tone quality and sound shaping ability that exceeds typical compact multi-effects units. GT-1 users have access to more than 100 effects types including overdrive/distortion, chorus, and delay, plus utility effects such as acoustic simulator and guitar simulator. Numerous COSM amps are included, as well as a looper. Easy Select allows users to quickly find patches by genre, distortion, or effect type and Easy Edit lets them BOSS GT-1tweak drive, modulation, and echo tones to perfection with little effort. GT-1 can be powered by AC adapter or four AA-size batteries, lasting up to seven hours.

www.bossUS.com

Prisma Guitars
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Prisma Guitars

Inspired by his love of skateboarding and music, Nick Pourfard founded Prisma Guitars in 2015 to build guitars with one-of-a-kind style using real skateboards. Musicians can customize every feature of these unique instruments 100% handcrafted in the US from the wood of recycled skateboards. There are six body shapes and various neck types to choose from, either entirely built from skateboards or built with a skateboard top and mahogany or alder back, or hollow body. Prisma will even build a guitar from a customer’s own skateboard at no additional charge. They come with hand-wound McNelly or David Allen Pickups exclusively built with Emerson Custom electronics. Bass guitars and left-handed guitars are also available. Each custom guitar takes eight to 12 weeks to ct-prisma-skateboard-guitar006-frontbuild. Pricing starts at $2,500, including a travel-ready MONO bag.

www.Prismaguitars.com.

The Cort Madagascar rosewood MR710F-MD
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The Cort Madagascar rosewood MR710F-MD

The Cort Madagascar rosewood MR710F-MDThe Cort Madagascar rosewood MR710F-MD provides a brighter presence and less bass compared to Indian rosewood. A solid Sitka spruce top complements the rosewood sides, providing versatile sonic character for the classic dreadnaught body and Venetian cutaway. The instrument also features genuine water buffalo bone nut and saddle and Fishman Presys Onboard Preamp System with three-band EQ, LED tuner, and phase control plus a Sonicore pickup.

www.cortguitars.com

Galaxy Audio EB4
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The Galaxy Audio EB4 In-Ear Monitor Ear Buds

Galaxy Audio EB4The Galaxy Audio EB4 In-Ear Monitor Ear Buds employ single titanium drivers for high-fidelity with extended bass and a full 20Hz~20kHz (+/- 3dB). Heavy-duty cabling and aluminum construction provide durability for stage use. The lightweight design and three Silicon sleeves (small, medium, and large) provide a comfortable fit. EB4 ear buds come with a standard 3.5 mm jack.

www.galaxyaudio.com

BassBoss VS21 Rum Punch
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The BassBoss VS21 Rum Punch

BassBoss VS21 Rum PunchThe BassBoss VS21 Rum Punch subwoofer yields a revolutionary balance of impactful and full-bodied low end. Efficiently combining hit and heft, VS21 is perfectly suited for professionals and venues that demand no-compromise low end for a variety of genres. Rum Punch features a low-frequency extension of BassBoss’s vented dual 18-inch subwoofers—the hard-hitting punch of loaded subwoofers, plus a built-in 2400 RMS amplifier that includes all the necessary processing for seamless plug-and-play operation. Its 36 X 24 X 36-inch case integrates easily into existing speaker cubbyholes.

www.bassboss.com