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Ovation Adamas 1680-NWT

Ovation Adamas 1680-NWT Premium Graphite Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar with VIP Preamp


Ovation's Adamas Premier blends both classic and brand new technology for a unique configuration of features. An ultra-light carbon fiber composite top, supported by the traditional Adamas suspended ring", provides an extremely thin and responsive soundboard. It's 12-fret-to-body design and deep bowl also contribute to the Premier's big acoustic sound.

The Adamas 1680-NWT guitar, is equipped with Ovation's VIP - Virtual Image Processing"- preamp which reproduces the same sound session players get playing into a great mic, in a great room. Now stunning, studio-quality acoustic performance can be taken to the stage or anywhere else players need superior acoustic electric performance.

Ovation Adamas 1680-NWT Premium Graphite Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar with VIP Preamp Features:

* Body Type: Deep Non-Cutaway
* Top: Natural Weave Carbon Graphite
* Bracing: LX Scalloped Bracing
* Scale Length: 25 1/4"
* Neck Finish: Natural Satin Urethane
* Fretboard: Deluxe Grade Ebony
* Fret Inlay: Adamas Style Mother of pearl
* Bridge: Ebony
* Rosette: Solid Walnut
* Pickup: Original Patented Pickup
* Nutwidth: 1 3/4"
* Machines: Gold w/Ebony Buttons
* Case: 9158-0

Ovation Adamas 1680-NWT Premium Graphite Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar with VIP Preamp Includes:

* hardshell case

Ovation Adamas II 30th Anniversary Reissue

Ovation Adamas II 30th Anniversary Reissue Acoustic-Electric Guitar Black


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A reissue of the innovative '79 Adamas II.

In the Adamas II Reissue, Ovation has re-created one of its classics from the '70s to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. Like the original it features a roundback design, a carbon graphite composite top, kaman bar neck support, and a resin-impregnated walnut fingerboard. Special appointments include the original's 7-piece epaulet, maple inlays, and the original Ovation pickup and FET preamp with volume and tone controls. A very handsome and unique guitar. Includes hardshell case.

Ovation Adamas II 30th Anniversary Reissue Acoustic-Electric Guitar Features:

* Roundback design
* Carbon graphite composite top
* Kaman bar neck support
* Resin-impregnated walnut fingerboard
* 7-piece epaulet
* Maple inlays
* Orignal Ovation pickup
* FET preamp with volume and tone contols

Ovation Adamas II 30th Anniversary Reissue Acoustic-Electric Guitar Includes:

* hardshell case

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Sale On Washburn X9 Electric Guitar Packs - Only $99.00

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3 pickups, vibrato, 24-fret access, an amp, and all the accessories you need for next to nothing!

A serious electric guitar, practice amp, and all the stuff you need to get started at this price? You bet! The X9 electric guitar is a super-hot axe that won't toast your bank account. It has great action, a chunky humbucking pickup at the bridge, and two brighter single-coil pickups up front. 5-way switching gives you lots of sonic possibilities.

A 15-watt, 2 channel amp with solid construction, a kick back stand, and headphone jack will get your practice needs covered.

The guitar pack also includes a Padded gig bag, Strap, Picks, Tuner, Cable, and Instructional DVD. You're ready to rock!

Washburn X9 Electric Guitar Pack with Amp Features:

* Guitar
* Body Type: X Style
* Body Wood: Alder
* Neck Joint: Bolt-on
* Neck Wood: Mahogany
* Fretboard: Rosewood
* Frets: 24
* Bridge: Fulcrum Tremolo
* Pickup Bridge: Humbucker
* Pickup Middle: Single
* Pickup Neck: Single
* Controls: Volume And Tone
* Tuners: Schaller Style
* Hardware color: Chrome
* Pickup selector: Five Position Switch

WA15G Amp
* 15 Watts
* Solid construction with metal front grill
* and heavy duty plastic corners
* Built-in kick back stand
* 3-band EQ with bass, mid, and treble
* 2 channels, Gain and Clean
* Headphone input

Accessories included
* Padded gig bag
* Strap
* Picks
* Tuner
* Cable
* Instructional DVD

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Only 500 Made - Limited Edition John Mayer Strat - Only $1499.99

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A stunning matched set!

A stunning matched set! Grammy winner and Fender signature artist John Mayer has teamed up with Fender for a second limited run, pairing a custom John Mayer Incase tour bag with a matching Artist series Stratocaster electric guitar in a Cypress Mica finish. The guitar's C-shaped maple neck sports a satin finish and African rosewood fretboard with big Dunlop 6105 frets for a super-comfortable, fast feel you can really dig into. Gloss finish on headstock face and vintage '50s decal combine with 3-ply parchment pickguard and unique Cypress Mica finish for a fabulous look.

The alder body sports an American vintage synchronized tremolo with five springs. The back tremolo cover plate is included, but not installed. The string tree is slightly closer to the nut, just the way John Mayer likes it. Three Big Dipper™ single-coil Strat pickups have a special scooped midrange voicing. Amp knobs replace traditional tone and volume knobs on the guitar for an even more unique look.

Fender Limited Edition John Mayer Signature Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:

* Series: Artist
* Body: Alder
* Neck: Thick C-shaped maple, satin urethane finish on back of neck, gloss finish on headstock face
* Fingerboard: African rosewood, 9.5 radius (241mm)
* Frets: 21 Dunlop® 6105 narrow jumbo frets
* Scale Length: 25.5 (648 mm)
* Width at Nut: 1.650 (42 mm)
* Hardware: Nickel/chrome
* Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh® vintage-style tuning machines
* Bridge: American vintage synchronized tremolo
* Pickguard: 3-ply parchment
* Pickups: 3 Big Dipper™ single-coil Strat® pickups with special scooped midrange voicing to meet John Mayer s specifications

5-position blade
* Position 1: bridge pickup
* Position 2: bridge and middle pickups
* Position 3: middle pickup
* Position 4: middle and neck pickups
* Pickup Switching
* Position 5: neck pickup

Master volume
* Tone 1 (neck pickup)
* Controls
* Tone 2 (bridge/middle pickups)
* Strings Fender Standard Tension ST250R, Nickel-Plated Steel, gauges .010, .013,
* .017, .026, .036, .046
* Unique Features: Thick C-shaped neck, vintage hardware, five tremolo springs (back tremolo cover plate included but not installed), string tree farther from the nut, three Big Dipper™ single-coil Strat pickups with special scooped midrange voicing, 50s spaghetti logo decal, satin urethane finish on back of neck, gloss
* finish on headstock face.
* Source U.S.

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Taylor 210CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Taylor 214CE Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Taylor 214CE Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar
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Schecter C-1 Lady Luck

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Awesome materials, craftsmanship and looks with a price that will take you right to the finish line.

This C-1 electric guitar features a bound arched mahogany classic body with a set-in 25.5" scale neck. The 24-fret mahogany neck is into the body with Schecter's UltraAccess neck joint/contour; which allows for ease of access to the upper ranges of the instrument.

Schecter Alnico Plus pickups were chosen for their output and full 'rock' tone. All of the Lady Luck guitar's hardware is finished in a distressed chrome finish. Adding to the barely street-legal look is the 12th fret platinum starting line girl inlay on the rosewood neck and new logo (complete with rear-view mirror dice!) on the headstock.

Other features include a Tone-o-Matic bridge with Schecter's often copied string-thru-body tail, Schecter 14:1 tuners, and a 'Pull to Tap' tone control which allows the new C-1 Lady Luck to emulate the brighter tones of a single-coil guitar.

Schecter C-1 Lady Luck Electric Guitar Features:

* CONSTRUCTION/SCALE: Set-Neck wi/ Ultra Access / 25.5"
* BODY: Mahogany
* NECK/FINGERBOARD: Mahogany/Rosewood
* FRETS: 24 Jumbo
* INLAYS: "Lady Luck" at 12th fret
* PICKUPS: Schecter Alnico Plus
* ELECTRONICS: Vol/Vol/Tone (tap)/3-Way
* BRIDGE: TonePros TOM w/thru-body
* BINDING: Flat Black
* TUNERS: Grover
* HARDWARE: Distressed Chrome

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Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Custom

Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Custom Silverburst


$549.99 -or- $17/mo. - Apply!
List Price: $999.99 Savings: $450.00(45%)


You don't have to mortgage the house to get a smokin' Les Paul!

With the same vaunted visual vibe of the original, this Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul has all the fixin's 5-ply top, back, and headstock binding; bound rosewood fretboard; split diamond mother-of-pearl headstock inlay; and 4-ply pickguard. And it's got something special a brilliant silverburst finish set off by chrome hardware. Dual humbuckers on an alder top with mahogany back and set neck.

Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Custom Features:

* Mahogany back and set neck
* Rosewood fretboard
* Carved alder top
* Dual humbuckers
* 5-ply top, back, and headstock binding
* Bound fretboard
* 24-3/4" scale
* 1-11/16" nut width

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Schecter Damien FR Electric Guitar

Schecter Damien FR Electric Guitar Satin Black


Schecter Damien FR Electric Guitar Features:

* Arched basswood body
* Bolt-on rock maple neck
* Rosewood fingerboard
* Extra-jumbo frets
* Floyd Rose locking tremolo
* 25-1/2" scale
* EMG H4 bridge and EMG H4A neck pickups
* Black hardware
* Black pearl bat inlays

Gibson ES-339 30/60

Gibson ES-339 30/60 Neck Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Light Caramel Burst



Classic semi-hollowbody sound from a solidbody-sized guitar. The ES-339 is the next generation of Gibson's iconic ES guitars with some exciting enhancements including reduced dimensions and weight, Memphis Tone electronics, and the 30/60 slender neck profile.


Reduced dimensions and weight The ES-339 builds on the success of the semi-hollowbody guitars first introduced by Gibson in 1958 with the ES-335. Lighter, more compact and comfortable than a traditional semi-hollow guitar, the ES-339 feels like a Les Paul but sounds like an ES-335. It still retains that distinct semi-hollowbody electric tone that powered so many hit records and landmark performances. If you own a solidbody guitar, the 339 will feel like an old friend.


Memphis Tone electronics Memphis Tone circuitry utilizes 500K audio taper pots that operate with an interactive load that preserves high end as you turn down the volume. The loading effect preserves the full-bodied tone with rich midrange and signing sustain from the '57 Classic humbuckers while adding a very sweet bite. Another difference is the volume is very smooth, rolling off in even increments along with the numbers on the knobs. Since they operate more like how we hear (logarithmically), the controls work the way the player thinks they should. So when the guitarist turns down the volume the highs are still there!


30/60 Neck Developed in assistance from guitar guru Jon Schwartz. The 30/60 slender neck is a '60s style neck with an extra .030" front-to-back to preserve the semi-hollowbody tone, sustain, and feel while providing smooth playability (The rounded '59 neck profile is also available on the ES-339 '59 Neck - product #515255).


Outer rim output jack Here's one ES players have been wanting: The output jack is mounted on the outer rim. No more cable crossing the body, spoiling the guitar's clean looks and and getting in your way.


Two '57 Classic Humbuckers with 3-way pickup selection plus individual volume and tone controls provide the incredibly versatile sounds that make the semi-hollow electric famous for its use in jazz, rock, blues, country, and nearly every other style you can think of. Quality Kluson tuners keep retuning time to a minimum, and nickel hardware enhances the great looks.


To show off its vintage vibe, the ES-339 is available in a choice of three finishes: Antique Cherry, Antique Vintage Sunburst, and Light Caramel Burst. The lacquer finish is applied with a light, even touch, allowing the guitar's wood to resonate naturally while providing a protective, mirror-like shine.The Antique Cherry and Antique Vintage Sunburst both come with aged bindings to further enhance the proud ES tradition.

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Blueridge BG-60

Blueridge BG-60 Contemporary Series Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

Blueridge BG-series

Blueridge BG-40 Contemporary Series Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst


Blueridge BG-40 Contemporary Series Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

Crafted with a select solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a traditional dovetail neck joint for pure tone. Traditional slope-shoulder construction with a 16" lower bout and 24-3/4" scale length. Exclusive diamonds-and-snowflakes pearl inlay motif delivers vintage vibe. The slim mahogany neck makes it a truly enjoyable guitar to play.

Blueridge BG-series guitars are made with the same techniques as their vintage American counterparts, including many by-hand processes. Like the best instruments, Blueridge guitars aren't overbuilt; they're crafted to be light and resonant. Meticulous attention to detail and quality craftsmanship are evident in the traditional hand-carved parabolic X-bracing which allows the solid Spruce top to ring loud and true. All Blueridge BG-series guitars feature a traditional dovetail neck joint, slim mahogany neck, adjustable truss rod, and vintage-style tuning machines with an updated mechanism for modern precision and feel.

Blueridge BR-343

Blueridge BR-343 Contemporary Series 000 Gospel Model Acoustic Guitar Sunburst



Blueridge BR-343 Contemporary Series 000 Gospel Model Acoustic Guitar Sunburst

The Blueridge BR-343 Gospel Model Acoustic Guitar is carefully crafted and beautifully adorned with traditional symbols of the Christian faith. A magnificent abalone and pearl chalice and cross design graces the headstock, while the fingerboard bears the ancient triple locked-ring symbol for the Trinity. The BR-343 Gospel Model is crafted with a select solid spruce top, hand-carved X-bracing, choice solid mahogany back and sides, and a traditional dovetail neck joint for pure Golden Era tone. The slim mahogany neck and comfortable 000-sized body make it a truly enjoyable guitar to play.

Blueridge guitars offer authentic vintage style with strict adherence to the spirit of prewar instruments. Reminiscent of fine American guitars built prior to WWII, Blueridge guitars are made with the same techniques as their antique counterparts, including many by-hand processes. Like the best instruments, Blueridge guitars aren't overbuilt; they're crafted to be light and resonant. Meticulous attention to detail and quality craftsmanship is evident in the traditional, forward-position, hand-carved parabolic X-bracing which allows the solid Spruce top to ring loud and true. Blueridge guitars feature a traditional dovetail neck joint, slim mahogany neck, adjustable truss rod, and butterbean-button, Kluson-style tuning machines with an updated mechanism for modern precision and feel.

Blueridge BR-1060P

Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Acoustic Guitar


A rare chance to own an accurate post-1964 Carter Stanley acoustic reissue with the famous double pickguard. A limited edition!

Blueridge Guitars is proud to introduce the BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Blueridge Guitar. This version of Carter's most famous guitar represents the instrument as he played it after 1964. By 1964 his trusty 1950s D-28 had seen a lot of action (and abuse!) as his standard stage instrument. His famous thumb-and-finger picking style had worn down the finish and wood on both sides of the upper body bout around the soundhole, so he had a custom pickguard installed that covered the damage and protected his guitar from more harm. The Blueridge BR-1060P also has the hexagonal abalone fretboard inlays and two mother-of-pearl dots on the bridge Carter added prior to 1964. Additional Carter touches include the famous White Dove headstock inlay design crafted of fine abalone and pearl which is joined on this memorial-edition guitar with his signature inlaid in gold wire. Each guitar in this limited-edition run of instruments is individually signed and numbered.

Like the best instruments, Blueridge guitars aren't overbuilt; they're crafted to be light and resonant. Meticulous attention to detail and quality craftsmanship is evident in the traditional, forward-position, hand-carved parabolic X-bracing which allows the solid Spruce top to ring loud and true. The slim mahogany neck joins the body with a traditional dovetail neck joint and has an adjustable truss rod.

Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Acoustic Guitar Features:

* A hand-numbered and signed limited-edition guitar
* Post-1964 Carter Stanley acoustic guitar
* Select solid Sitka spruce top
* Prewar-style hand-carved forward X-pattern parabolic braces
* Choice solid rosewood back and sides
* Traditional dreadnought body size
* Slim mahogany neck
* Traditional diamond volute on back of headstock
* Dovetail neck joint at 14th fret
* Ebony fingerboard
* 1-11/16" nut width
* 25-1/2" scale length
* Bound rosewood headstock overlay
* Stanley Carter's signature inlaid in gold wire on headstock
* Mother-of-pearl and abalone dove headstock inlay
* Abalone hexagonal fretboard inlays
* Abalone soundboard and soundhole inlays
* Delicate wood marquetry back center strip
* White body binding in '50s D-28 style
* Ebony bridge
* Mother-of-pearl dot bridge inlays
* Bone nut and saddle
* Delicate wood marquetry back center strip
* Aged natural high-gloss finish
* Full upper-bout black pickguard
* High-quality Grover tuners
* Shop adjusted

Blueridge BR-1060P Carter Stanley Memorial Acoustic Guitar Includes:

* hardshell case

Blueridge BR-283

Blueridge BR-283 Prewar Series 000 Acoustic Guitar


The Blueridge BR-283 Prewar Series 000 Acoustic Guitar captures the style and look of a prewar D-45 in a 000 body-style acoustic. It comes crafted with a select solid spruce top, hand-carved X-bracing, premium solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge, and a traditional dovetail neck joint for pure Golden Era tone. 45-style binding and inlay work along with a floral-design pearl inlay on the headstock and aged finish complete the vintage look. The slim mahogany neck and traditional dreadnought body make it a truly enjoyable guitar to play.

The Prewar Series offers authentic vintage style with strict adherence to prewar instrument specifications.

If you've been searching for a Golden Era guitar that isn't priced like it's made of gold, then Blueridge guitars are for you. Reminiscent of fine American guitars built prior to WWII, they are made with the same techniques as their antique counterparts, including many by-hand processes.

Like the best instruments, Blueridge guitars aren't overbuilt; they're crafted to be light and resonant. Meticulous attention to detail and quality craftsmanship is evident in the traditional, forward-position, hand-carved parabolic X-bracing which allows the solid Spruce top to ring loud and true. Blueridge guitars feature a traditional dovetail neck joint, slim mahogany neck, adjustable truss rod, and butterbean-button, Kluson-style tuning machines with an updated mechanism for modern precision and feel.

Blueridge BR-283 Prewar Series 000 Acoustic Guitar Features:

* Select solid Sitka spruce top
* Hand-carved forward X-pattern parabolic braces
* Premium solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides
* Traditional 000 body size
* Slim mahogany neck
* Dovetail neck joint at 14th fret
* Ebony fingerboard
* 1-11/16" nut width
* 25-1/2" scale length
* Rosewood headstock overlay
* Ebony bridge
* Original floral-design abalone and pearl headstock inlay
* Grained ivoroid binding
* Abalone soundhole rosette and body inlay
* Abalone and pearl snowflake fingerboard inlays
* Bone nut and saddle
* Aged-tone finish
* Dalmatian tortoise pickguard
* Vintage-style 14:1 ratio gold-plated tuners
* Butterbean-style tuner buttons

Blueridge BR-283 Prewar Series 000 Acoustic Guitar Includes:

* hardshell case

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DiMarzio DP193 Air Norton Pickup Specifications:

DiMarzio DP193 Air Norton Pickup Yellow


Supercharge that old axe with this unique pickup.

The DiMarzio DP193 Air Norton Pickup is the neck pickup that breaks all the rules. It's fat and warm, yet not muddy. It's hot, but not distorted. It's even got cool harmonics. The patent-applied-for magnetic structure reduces string-pull, so sustain is improved, and pick attack and dynamics are tremendously controllable and expressive. Combine the Air Norton pickup with a DiMarzio Tone Zone in the bridge position for a perfect blend of power and tone. DP193 pickups are recommended for solidbody and semi-hollowbody guitars.

When the Air Norton is in the neck position, it's a warm, open-sounding pickup with enough power to balance with all bridge humbuckers. Try the DiMarzio DP193 with 500K pots for maximum treble and harmonic presence. In the bridge position, the sound is medium output with solid lows and biting harmonics. You can try it here with 250K controls, or a 500K volume and 250K tone to fatten the highs up a little. The Air Norton combines well with an Air Classic in the neck, and also with Cruiser, Chopper and Blue Velvet single coil pickups.

DiMarzio DP193 Air Norton Pickup Specifications:

* Wiring standard 4 conductor
* Magnet Alnico 5
* Output 270mV
* DC resistance 12.58K

Kramer Pacer FT-211S Electric Guitar

Kramer Pacer FT-211S Electric Guitar Black Metallic


Kramer Pacer FT-211S Electric Guitar
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Kramer USA 1984 Reissue Electric Guitar

Kramer USA 1984 Reissue Electric Guitar Black



Kramer USA 1984 Reissue Electric Guitar
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Ibanez GAX70 Electric Guitar

Ibanez GAX70 Electric Guitar Green Shadow Flat


Ibanez GAX70 Electric Guitar
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Fender Victor Bailey

Fender Victor Bailey Signature Acoustic-Electric Bass Natural


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Designed by Victor Bailey and Fender. A beautiful instrument with gorgeous laminated dao back and sides and a spruce top with dao veneer in a thinline body style with arched back. Abalone rosette and position markers, white and tortoise double body binding, tortoise neck binding, and gold tuners enhance its showtime appearance. 22-fret mahogany neck. Active Fender-Fishman Classic 4 preamp features 3-band EQ plus mid sweep and delivers pure, natural amplified tone. Fishman Sonicore under-saddle pickup combines with a blendable, body-mounted ACLR sensor for exquisitely accurate amplified sound.

Vox Custom Classic AC30CC2 30w 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Specifications:

Vox Custom Classic AC30CC2 30w 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp


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An evolution of the original; sure to become a classic in its own right. 2 blendable channels feature fully variable tremolo with footswitchability, a custom EQ switch on the Top Boost channel, and Brilliant switch on the Normal channel. Spring reverb with dwell switch and effects loop with full bypass and level control.

Vox Custom Classic AC30CC2 30w 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Features:

* 30W all tube
* 2 Vox GSH12-30 12" speakers
* Custom/normal EQ switch on Top Boost channel
* Normal channel with Brilliant switch
* Blendable Normal & Top Boost channels
* Spring reverb with Dwell switch and tone control
* Fully variable tremolo on all channels
* Post-phase-inverter master volume
* True bypass variable-level effects loop
* Switchable cathode bias
* Switchable smoothing filter values
* Footswitch for tremolo and reverb
* Baltic birch ply cabinet
* Vintage-style transformers
* Tone Cut control
* Dual footswitch for reverb and tremolo

Vox Custom Classic AC30CC2 30w 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Specifications:

The best classic AC30 designs plus a number of useful, very cool features for the most tonally flexible and affordable AC30 to date. Order now.

Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Special Bass Guitar

Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Special Bass Guitar Transparent Red



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Hands-On Review: Ibanez TBX Tone Blaster Xtreme Guitar Amplifiers

Hands-On Review: Ibanez TBX Tone Blaster Xtreme Guitar Amplifiers
Extreme high-gain distortion with real tone
By Benny Bartels

Tone Blaster Xtreme Series

Ibanez has given material support to the hard heads since metal’s early days, providing well-made guitars with the right style, high-powered electronics, and monumentally good necks—all the stuff it takes to play loud and proud. Now Ibanez has expanded its offerings to the metal ranks with pumped-up versions of the Tone Blaster amps, the Tone Blaster Xtreme Series.
A smart strategy

The Tone Blaster Xtreme amps are high-gain, made for metal, long on features, and have a pumped-up X channel that starts where other amps leave off. They are also very affordable, intended to be accessible to younger players who lean toward the heavy metal side.

It’s a shrewd move on Ibanez’ part. Give a young player the tools that will allow him to master metal and he may stick with it and become a longtime Ibanez customer. Some may even become famous guitar stars who bring glory to the Ibanez name and influence another generation of guitarists. Judging from the long list of Ibanez endorsers from the metal ranks, such an outcome isn’t all that unlikely.
The TBX Series

The TBX Series parallels the original Tone Blasters, but with a more radical distortion channel and other added features and upgrades. At the bottom end is a 15W practice model with an 8" speaker, two channels, reverb, three-band tone controls with a parametric mid, and an MP3/CD input and headphone output, very handy in a practice amp. With its closed-back cab, this small amp generates plenty of volume for practice and lots of low-end drive for its small size.

Next in the series is a 30W, 10" combo, the TBX35R, that serves nicely for practice, jamming, and recording. It has the same features as the TBX15R, but the channels and the reverb are footswitchable. The cabinet is an open back so it has the volume needed for jamming.

The gig-level TBX models begin with a 65W, 12" combo, and then step up to two 150W amps; one a 2x12 combo, the other a head version for driving a 4x12 half-stack cabinet. The TBX65R is a smoker with plenty of volume for most club gigs. The 150s are powerful amps—big enough for any gig, anywhere. All three have the features needed in a gig amp.

First they share two discrete channels—an important qualification for a working amp. Each channel has its own volume and gain, plus independent three-band active EQ with parametric midrange control for the X channel. You can dial in each channel to its own perfection.

Other tone options have been added. The normal channel has been wired with an overdrive circuit, and the hot channel is equipped with a boost. Both are footswitchable, so you can kick into two different solo modes. There’s also a Resonance control that lets you dial up extra sparkle. The TBX150 models have an effects loop with level to give you another option for placement of external effects.

With all of their gig-ready features, even the biggest of the TBX amps have the practice features—the headphone out, the CD/MP3 in—so you can rave at the gig, come home, and practice silently all night. From the smallest to the largest, the TBX amps are good looking, well built, not too heavy, and have a rugged covering and metal corner protectors. On the combos, the control panel is slanted to make tweaking easy and the knobs are high-quality, chromed metal with ridged edges to make them easy to grasp and turn precisely.
A blast to play

Having all the essential features is one thing, but how an amp sounds makes it or breaks it. The TBX amps become more impressive when you fire them up. I started with the TBX15 and tried each of them in turn moving up through the line. I found them all to be low in noise, simple to dial in, quite versatile, and definitely high-gain in character. The normal channel gives you a nice clean tone and then overdrives through bluesy to a classic lead drive sound.

It’s the X channel that distinguishes these Tone Blasters. It starts hot and gets hotter. It is extreme distortion, but even at the far end, it doesn’t lose the tone component. This is a common problem with super high-gain. It is easy to get so distorted that you no longer hear the note distinctly—it turns into mush. With the TBX, even when you dial up the gain, you still can hear the pitch.

A lot of players mistake high gain with high volume mainly because metal bands generally play loud, but really it’s the distortion level that defines high gain. The new Tone Blasters let you play in the high-gain zone over a wide volume range. Loud or soft, you can get the tone as extreme as you like it.

While the 15W and 30W models give you plenty of high gain tonality, it is the 65W and 150W models that really let you blow the house down. With the TBX150H and the 4X12 cabinet, you have a half-stack rig with tons of muscle. It’s awesome.

The best part is how little you have to shell out for what you get. Even the head and 412 cab are easy on the wallet—about as good a deal for a backline setup as you’re gonna find anywhere, and with Ibanez quality to boot. If you’re looking for an amp that can give you power and tone for heavy metal, the TBX Series amps are a great option.
Features & Specs

TBX Common Features:

* 2 switchable channels
* X channel voiced for extreme high-gain
* 3-band active tone controls with parametric mid
* Reverb with level control
* 1/4" CD/MP3 input jack
* 1/4" headphone/record out

TBX15R

* 15W and 8" speaker
* Shared 3-band tone controls with parametric mids

TBX30R Added Features

* 30W and 10" speaker
* Reverb and channel footswitch jack
* Open-back cab

TBX65R Added Features

* 65W and 12" speaker
* 2 discrete channels
* Independent active 3-band EQs on each channel
* Parametric mids on the hot channel
* Switchable boost on the hot channel
* Closed-back cab

TBX150R Added Features

* 150W and 2x12" speakers
* Switchable overdrive on normal channel
* Resonance control
* Footswitch jacks for reverb, overdrive, boost, and channel
* Effects loop

TBX150H - Head Version of TBX150R
IS412C 4x12" Cabinet

* 4 - 12" speakers
* 320W power handling
* 4- and 16-ohm jacks
* 2-piece split baffle
* MDF baffle board
* 27-3/5"W x 29-4/5"H x 13-1/5"D , 92 lbs.

ESP Vintage-4 Bass Guitar

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A classic returns, with modern refinements.

Twenty years after the ESP 400 series instruments were introduced, they are still among the most sought-after basses. ESP is issuing a limited run of Vintage Plus bass guitars created with a distressed finish to mimic years of natural wear and tear. The Vintage-4 looks like a well-played classic but has the modern refinements that improve its playability and feel.

ESP Vintage-4 Bass Guitar Features:

* Bolt-on alder neck
* 34" scale
* Maple neck
* Rosewood fingerboard
* 42mm Bone nut
* Dot inlays
* 21 XJ frets
* Chrome hardware
* Gotoh tuners and bridge
* Basslines SJB-2 bridge pickup
* Basslines SPB-2 neck pickup
* 2 volume controls

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The most versatile Marshall ever. In a nutshell, the Marshall all-valve, 4-channel JVM410C 100-Watt, 2x12" combo is the most versatile Marshall amplifier ever made. It also boasts more Gain than any other Marshall to date and that's really saying something!!

Each of its 4-channels Clean, Crunch, OD1 & OD2 are not only completely independent of each other, they all boast three Modes, all 12 of which are footswitchable and feature their own unique gain structure. It makes the JVM 4-channel effectively 12 Marshalls in one!

The JVM410C has built-in, studio-quality digital reverb with a level control for each channel. This is also footswitchable, as are the amp's two Master Volume controls and the Series/Parallel effects loop. Resonance and Presence are equipped with master controls.

Even though the head and combo both house 28 controls and 8 LED switches on their front panels, they're incredibly simple to understand because of the extremely logical layout. Each of the 4 channels has the usual suspects when it comes to controls Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble & Gain accounting for 20 of the 28 controls right away. Take away the 4 reverb controls and you're only left with 4 Master controls 2 master volumes plus Resonance and Presence.

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From the cleanest clean to the filthiest distortion ever found in a Marshall and all points in-between, the JVM410C all-valve combo amp will give you whatever tone you need right when you need it.

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A giant of tone that gives you any sound you want, already dialed in. This Line 6 Half-Stack includes the HD 150 Guitar Amp Head and Spider III 4x12 stereo speaker cabinet.

The Line 6 Spider III HD150 Guitar Amplifier Head delivers killer amp and effects models, and a ton of presets created by some of the world's most notorious guitar stars from bands including 311, Thursday, Lacuna Coil, Hawthorne Heights, Slipknot, Ash, Albert Lee, Athlete, John 5, and many more!

Line 6 has also given the Spider III 120 another 150 song-based presets—sounds from such classics as No More Tears, Enter Sandman, Stinkfist, Back In Black, Bark at the Moon, and many more!. These presets combined with 7 quality effects models, make the Spider III a giant of tone that give you any sound you want, already dialed in. Now you can rule the stage with the Insane model with its truly massive gain or explore your sensitive side in the studio with the Clean model. It's all up to you.

New to the Spider III amplifier is a huge range of killer mid-gain guitar tones. A critical advancement was made to the sound and feel of the Spider III line when a discerning panel of artists focused in on the venerable "mid-gain" range of tone to deliver the complex, layered and dynamic amp tone we all appreciate from classic and boutique amps.

Amp Models:
Clean: Red LED - Select this Amp Model and adjust the tone controls to get crisp, amazing clean tones, great warm jazz tones, and all the high-end shimmer you'll need with a generous amount of bottom end.

Glassy: Green LED - Line 6 developed this Amp Model to emulate those late 60's and early 70's clean tones. It is like a 1973 Hiwatt Custom 100 with an extended tone control range and tightened up low end.

Twang: Red LED - This Amp Model draws on the mid 60's Fender amps, including the blackface '65 Twin Reverb and blackface '64 Deluxe Reverb. We wanted an Amp Model that has that classic glassy high-end tone, with some snap and bite.

Twin Twang: Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a number of vintage tweed amps: a '53 Fender tweed Deluxe Reverb, '58 Fender tweed Bassman and a '60 Gibson Explorer to create a swingin' Rockabilly tone.

Blues: Red LED Based on* a mix of a '65 Marshall JTM-45, a '58 Fender Bassman, a '63 Fender Vibroverb and a Supro, this Amp Model slides between gritty swamp-infected cleans to syrupy smooth, walloping drive tones.

Class A: Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a fawn Vox AC-30 amplifier with an updated and expanded tone control circuit. It captures that early British pop rock tone that the Beatles and the Stones are so well known for.

Crunch: Red LED - This sound was crafted from studies of the '68 Marshall Plexi 50 Watt. This type of Marshall amp was used by a number of early metal bands. Crunch provides a wider range of tone control settings than the original Marshall amp had.

On Fire: Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a 68 Marshall Plexi 100 watt with a few added extras; The combination of a Variac and the jumped input channels creates that infamous brown sound.

Metal: Red LED - This Amp Model is based on* the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Use this Amp Model to get a tight and punchy, high gain Metal sound.

Spinal Puppet: Green LED - This sound was created to be an aggressive high gain Amp Model with a unique Mid control that will sweep though an entire spectrum of tone on one knob. The Mid knob for this Amp Model changes the character of the distortion. When set to minimum, the distortion exhibits Fuzz pedal characteristics. When the Mid is set to noon, it mimics the creamy modern high gain amp tones. And when the Mid knob is turned up to max, it's very much reminiscent of that Class A sound.

Insane: Red LED - This model is a "dialed in for shredding" version based on* the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier red channel. It combines the intensity and impact of Metal Red, but delivers more midrange and teeth for that bone-crushing, brain piercing insane grind.

80s Solo: Green LED - The goal with Insane is to provide you with as much input gain distortion as possible short of complete meltdown. You get an obscene helping of distortion, while still retaining tonal definition and character.

Effects:
A great amp isn't the only part of a great guitar sound. With Smart Control FX, an exclusive Line 6 feature that automatically dials in different effect parameters, you spend more time playing and less time tweaking. Simply find the effect that you want, turn the knob to your desired intensity, and you're done. You can even use multiple effects at the same if you wanna get really crazy.

Effects Models (Up to 3 effects simultaneous)
Phaser
Chorus/Flanger
Tremolo
Sweep Echo
Tape Echo
Reverb

Ins & Outs
When you're playing with your band on stage just drag the Spider III half-stack on stage and crank it up. When it comes time to record, use the headphone/direct out and plug it straight into the mixing board for world-class POD 2.0 direct tone used in pro studios and stages everywhere! You can also use the same out with headphones for practicing in your bedroom. Want to play along with your favorite songs? Plug into the CD/MP3 input and you're good to go.

Plug in and separate yourself from the rest of 'em.

*All product names used in this webpage are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6's sound model development.

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Guild, Willy Porter Team Up on Signature Model

Guild, Willy Porter Team Up on Signature Model
The union between Guild and the acoustic stylist and alternate tuning wizard Willy Porter is bearing fruit—the Guild Contemporary Series Willy Porter Signature Model.

Featuring the attributes of the Contemporary Series, the Willy Porter Signature Model comes complete with a AAA Sitka spruce top, solid flame maple back and sides, special binding package, bone bridge pins for the bass strings/ebony bridge pins for the treble strings and a Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend pickup system... [more]

MMR Update August 31, 2007