Modulation was the name of the game at Wampler Pedals' booth. The Terraform sports 11 different effects including auto-wah, envelope filter, rotary, chorus, auto swell, harmonic tremolo and more. You can store 8 presets and it has stereo I/Os. Pretty impressive for less than $300. Probably out in October.
One of Line 6’s most popular amps got some considerable upgrades for NAMM. The 120-watt Spider V MkII shown here features 78 amps, 24 modulation effects, 24 cabs, and dozens more other options. They have upgraded the speaker to a custom-designed full-range model and updated the Spider V Remote software. $499 and they are available now.
Luthier Brian Nutter brought the Nova SS to NAMM. It has a maple body and neck with a pair of Nutter’s Mini Rocket Booster humbuckers. Along with standard volume and tone controls, the knob on the lower bout is a variable coil cut. What does that do? Well, Nutter describes is as “a gas pedal” that blends between full ‘bucker and single-coil tones. Available now for $3450.
Godin Guitars (OFFICIAL) came to Nashville NAMM with three new flattops—a dread, a concert, and this great-looking little parlor called the Rialto Jr. The 24.84”-scale instrument features a solid Sitka spruce top, Canadian wild cherry laminate back and sides, volume and tone controls for the undersaddle pickup, and a gigbag for $799 street.
Among its many acoustic developments this NAMM, Martin Guitar brought the LX1RE Little Martin 14-fret. It features a laser-etched rosette and the line’s first-ever pickguard, a solid Sitka top, rosewood laminate back and sides, and a Fishman Sonitone system for about $399 street.
Rare offset guitars fans (and fans of crazy-good deals) rejoice! Fender / Squier’s big NAMM surprise today was the release of three new versions of the Starcaster. The Classic Vibe (center, ignore wall placards) features new Tim Shaw-designed pickups in the original ‘70s size for $399 street, the Contemporary features active pickups and no f-holes for the same price, and the Affinity version (left) loses a couple knobs and gets standard humbuckers for $299 street.
The Folsom model from Grez Guitars has its roots in T-style functionality, but mixes in a Lollar Firebird pickup in the neck and Lindy Fralin pickup in the bridge. It also features a basswood body, Honduran mahogany neck, and this particular version sports a Bigsby tailpiece. Prices range from $2480 to $2780 depending on hardware configurations.
Taylor Guitars came to NAMM with one of its first new 12-string designs in quite some time. Available in 300- and 500-series trims (an approximately $3k all-mahogany 562ce is shown here), they feature V-Class architecture, equidistant string pairs, paired bridge-pin holes, and a more compact scale and headstock arrangement for greater playing ease and comfort.
Rivolta Guitars came to Summer #NAMM with a cool new bass version of its Combinata, as well as this sweet new baritone. Featuring a chambered mahogany body, the 28”-scale beauty has a pau ferro fretboard, a P-90, a bridge humbucker, dual volumes that pull up for splitting bridge coils and putting pickups out of phase, and a master tone. Release is planned for the holidays and it’s expected to street for $1,299.
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