Maxon’s BD10 hybrid bass driver brings Maxon’s 40-plus years of experience in overdrive design to bass guitars, but also works for guitars. It provides sustained, harmonically-rich overdrive that retains note clarity and expressiveness even at maximum settings. The BD10 can cover a wide variety of distorted tones, from semi-dirty boosts all the way to super-saturated shred. Other BD10 features are: symmetrical clipping circuit for heavy yet articulate distortion; dedicated clean level knob with +6 dB max boost; dedicated drive level knob with +14 dB max boost; bass and treble knobs; buffered bypass switching; and three-year warranty.
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Gig Gloves
Needless to say, no matter what instrument you play, your hands are one of your most important assets. Gig Gloves provide comfortable, tough hand protection for loading in, setting up, tearing down, and loading out. Made with a thick, durable polyester black mesh, a flexible TPR protective mold on the back, and a padded PVC palm and finger grip, they offer secure fit optimized for extended use. The first three fingers include removable fingertips, eliminating the need to remove the gloves to make quick adjustments on a mixing board or to use a touchscreen device. The black and yellow gloves come in four sizes.
The Rocktron Velocity 100 LTD Guitar Power Amp
The Rocktron Velocity 100 LTD guitar power amp provides 55 watts of power per channel into a four-ohm load, or 40 watts per channel into an eight-ohm load. Velocity 100 LTD was designed for flexibility, reliability, and ease of use. It complements any guitar. Resonance control provides extra performance at the low end, while presence control opens up the treble and higher end, offering more “voice” when soloing. A power switch and two volume control knobs on the front panel make operation simple.
Sheptone’s 6T8 Pickups
Sheptone’s 6T8 pickups for hollow or semi-hollow body guitar are designed to be transparent and allow the primary wood tones to come through. 6T8 uses a long rough cast Alnico 5 magnet, as opposed to a short machined magnet to help give it gritty growl and clear, balanced tone. Wound with #42 poly wire on butyrate bobbins, the neck pickup averages 7.4k DC resistance and bridge pickup averages 7.8k DC resistance.
Roland’s MX-1 Mix Performer
Roland’s MX-1 Mix Performer is a mixing instrument that can bring together synths, drum machines, loops, DAW tracks, and more. It can mix up to 18 audio channels from a computer. Combining versatile input selection, intuitive layout, and numerous tempo effects with step and real-time control, the MX-1 is a powerful tool to deliver dynamic performances. Designed to be the nerve center of a modern electronic music rig, MX-1 is perfect for working with Roland AIRA devices.
The Korg Little Bits Synth Kit
The Korg Little Bits Synth Kit isn’t just for Analog Synthesizer aficionados. It’s a comprehensive toolbox filled with 12 interchangeable modules to make all kinds of projects. It can also be used to sculpt unique sounds for your recordings or as a teaching aid in the classroom to help students understand the basics of sound. The accompanying booklet walks you through all the projects and is a wellspring of information with explanations of what sound is and the history of synthesizing. Magnetically attached modules can easily be reconfigured over and over again to create different instruments. The kit easily interfaces with sound systems or headphones.
The PRS S2 Vela Guitar
The PRS S2 Vela offers vintage-inspired personality and tons of tonal textures. According to Jim Cullen, PRS Guitars National Sales Manager, Vela offers a different aesthetic in a PRS guitar. Its offset body shape is elegant and edgy. It comes with a PRS-designed Starla humbucker in the bridge and Type-D singlecoil in the neck. Its plate-style bridge with two brass saddles was designed to compensate for intonation.
GoGo Tuners
Founded by professional musicians, GoGo Tuners was launched to develop go-to tuners for musicians that combine usability, readability, durability, and accuracy. The GoGo Caliber Pedal Tuner is no exception. It features chromatic tuning with +/- .5-cent accuracy and a wide detection range of A0 (27.5Hz)-C8 (4186.00Hz). It’s equipped with true bypass and provides daisy chan power for other pedals. Its high definition, easy-to-read big screen is easily visible in all lighting situations. Plus, the pedal’s metal chassis provides durability for lifetime performance.
The Vox Mini5 Rhythm
The Vox Mini5 Rhythm is a portable, lightweight, five-watt modeling amp with 99 built-in rhythm patterns. It has eight types of effects and 11 guitar emulations—boutique clean, tweed, California metal, US high-gain, AC30 (of course), and more. This combo amp is powered either by the included AC adapter or six AA-size alkaline batteries (for up to 19 hours playing time). It is available in black or ivory.
Sabian’s Vintage Brown Line of Cymbal Bags
Sabian’s Vintage Brown line of cymbal bags offer the unique look of high-end vintage bags in a durable and scratch resistant faux leather vinyl. The line includes Sabian’s Fast 22 and Pro 24 with a Fast Hat Pocket for quick set-up and tear down, plus classic cymbal bags with thick protective padding and stick bags with multiple pockets for numerous types of sticks and mallets.