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NAMM 2012 Editors' Picks: Day 1

PG Editors pick the cream of the crop from the first day of Winter NAMM 2012.
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Benavente Semi-Hollowbodies These two brand-new Benavente Guitars feature semi-hollow construction, rosewood fretboards, and Duncan pickups. The model on the left has a spruce top, mahogany back, and P-90s, while the blue version is all mahogany and has '59 humbuckers.

Ampeg Heritage R-12R Reverberocket
Ampeg showed off the new Heritage R-12R Reverberocket at the 2012 NAMM show. This all-tube combo is handwired in the US and is based on the original 1961 model of the same name. This 2012 build is limited to 100 total units.

Parker Maxx Fly Custom Basses
US Music debuted the new Parker Maxx Fly basses at the 2012 NAMM show. This candy-lemon-yellow fretless model weighs in at only 6 1/4 pounds, and is loaded up with an EMG P in the neck, an EMG MMCS in the bridge, and an EMG piezo buffer.

Markbass Big Bang
Markbass released the Big Bang bass amp at the 2012 NAMM show. This 500-watt, solid-state head features an aux in, headphone out with level control, mute, and VLE and VPF filters with footswitch control—all in a package weighing less than 5 pounds.


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stephen m
on 05/17/2012 		im a benavente guitar owner have not been disappointed, have the guitars setup the way i like and man nothing compares to the sounds that come out of them, i own 3 if a had more space and money i'd start a collection of them.. i'm glad didn't buy a regergated les paul or prs
JkGriffin
on 05/07/2012 		Got lucky and got a JCM-1C a tad early...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ORa_hqTCZqM

I've commented on this on the MarshallForum if interested in more info...
T&T Fan
on 02/10/2012 		@P-90. I don't think Hannes and Schaller have much to be upset about. Toone & Townsend's Intonation Cantilever Bridge has a US patent and since they are individual bridge/saddles that support ball end strings as well as body mounted tuners, they are really nothing like the Hannes bridge. You can't do much in the way of multiscale fretboards with the Hannes unless you want a ridiculous angle at the nut.
chuck goode
on 02/02/2012 		Still Holds my interest; WIWThere
Luke Luster
on 01/21/2012 		Yawn...
teguhpam
on 01/21/2012 		Delay Llama.. ha ha haargh.. good luck..
Rimbaud
on 01/20/2012 		hope the Lakland 6-string bass prototype comes to fruition !
simon_nyc
on 01/20/2012 		Hey how much are the 1 watt Marshalls going to be? I've gotta buy at least 1!
Brian
on 01/20/2012 		Do you guys proofread any of these articles before you post them? The wording in here is horrendous.
happydog1960
on 01/20/2012 		A "Toone" guitar indeed, only Roger Rabbit would want to play something that ugly. 8 strings - is there anything left for the bass player to do? Hilarious stuff.



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