GALLERY: NAMM 2013

"West Virginia acoustic builder Andrew White Guitars brought a whole line of impressive guitars to NAMM. His all-solid import flattops were impressive at less than $1,200, but the Gypsy Jazz-E shown here was what had heads turning the most. It features a solid Italian spruce top, solid curly walnut back and sides, a 1-piece mahogany bolt-on neck, and a fretboard and bridge made of ebony."

"Metal fans rejoice: Caparison Guitars announced at NAMM that they will be bringing out a more affordable line of import guitars this year. This HRG features their Horus body shape in mahogany, with a quilted-maple veneer, while its bolt-on maple neck is topped with an ivory-bound rosewood fretboard. The pickups are DiMarzio Air Norton S and Tone Zone, and the trem is a Floyd."

"Mojo Hand FX brought two way-cool new pedals to NAMM. The Rook Royale (left) is essentially two Rook Overdrives that you can use independently or cascade them into each other, while the new Villanova optical vibrato cranks out everything from lush to dizzying Uni-Vibe-like effects."

"Cole Clark Guitars Angel 1AC (left) made its NAMM debut this year. It features their original Dual Input pickup with bass, mid, treble, blend, and volume sliders, and a lovely sunburst or black finish. The new Angel 2A3 (right) is the first Angel without a cutaway, and it also features Clark's new 3-way pickup systemяwhich incorporates a small condenser mic that's shelved at 1.25 kHz to irradicate feedback problems while serving up an airy, natural sound."

"Little Walter Tube Amps brought the new JP22 head to NAMM. Designed for Nashville legend Jack Pearson it features a 22-watt, class AB, 6V6 power section, a 6SC7 preamp tube, and bright and normal inputs, each with their own volume (say, for using an A/B/Y pedal), and a shared tone knob. "

"Caroline Guitar Company's new Kilobyte Lo-Fi Delay lets you go from delicious, rockabilly-appropriate analog slapback echo to avant-garde experimentalismяor a little bit of both. Cool features include the ability to add a warm, fuzzy aftertaste to just the repeats, or you can hold down the momentary footswitch (right) to create self-oscillating freak-outs with infinite feedback."

"Laney's 15-watt TI15-112 Takes a single channel from Tony Iommi's signature head and is Iommi's Bsckstage amp. It features footswitchable pre-boost, overall dynamics and tone control, and 15/1 watt inputs. $599 street."

"iSP Technologies brought two cool new little boxes to Anaheim. The Theta 2-channel preamp (bottom) features exceptional tone tweakability and a wide range of gainяfrom slightly overdriven to seething shred fury. It sounded exceptionally amp-like when routed to iSP's new 1x12 speaker cab (not shown) through the 1.5-pound Stealth power amp (top), which features two 90-watt channels that can be combined for 180 watts."

"France's Aquilina Basses brought this beautiful singlecut to NAMM. It boasts a sycamore top, neck strip, and fretboard, as well as a multi-piece body that uses walnut and bubinga in addition to the sycamore. The body is chambered under the bridge, the Delano humbuckers and be coil-split, and there's also an internal buffer for preserving high-end definition."

Metal-sculptor Dale Evers brought some pretty amazingяand BIGяguitar-themed pieces to the show.

"Gittler Instruments futuristic guitar design features a minimalist structure consisting of a tripod-like rear portion and an angled upper-strap bar, all of which is made of aircraft-grade titanium. It also has a 26"" scale, 31 LED-illuminated frets, and individual transducers for each string."

"Minarik Guitars' NAMM booth was stuffed full of colorful, highly sculpted guitars with tons of figured maple and ornate inlay work. This centerpiece of their display is reminiscent of a devilish, mutated octopus, and its fretboard and headstock are inlaid with very impressive ""Alice in Wonderland"" images."

"Australiaуs MI Amplification released a quartet of classic amp-inspired 1x12 combos at NAMM 2013. Be it the Apache, Aquarius, Crystal Lattice, or the Duchess, each of these tone machines boasts a unique take on vintage sounds."

"You may have seen this earlier this year, but we couldn't resist taking a pic of this 3D-printed guitar brought to NAMM by Cubify. The LP-style instrument features a wooden center block, TV Jones pickups, and a Badass-style bridge. In the background, you can see one of the company's 3D printers creating a detailed representation of a castle tower."

"For the first time in nearly 50 years, Gibson has once again created a totally rad ES-335 semi-hollowbody bass. It features a 34"" scale, 24 frets, humbuckers, and a historically accurate 3-point bridge."

"Among the many awesome new, period-correct instruments from Gibson Memphisяincluding several 1959- and 1963-centric semi-hollowbodiesяis this fantastic 12-string ES-335 outfitted with Burstbucker 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups."

"Hayden and Ashdown have teamed up on an extensive line of guitar and bass pedals named Dr. Green. The hand-built-in-the-UK line launched with a little bit of everything for guitarists and bassists alike: fuzz, distortion, boost, digital delay, reverb, octave, envelope filter, and compression."

"Stenback also brought this classy-looking bass DI to NAMM. The Lo and Hi knobs feature switchable contour sliders, and all three EQ bands have sliders for selecting the range of the knobя45-80 Hz for Lo, 400-800 Hz for Mid, and 3.5-6.5 kHz for Hi."

"C.R. Alsip showed off a number of guitar models at NAMM 2013. While the company is relative newcomer at just a year old, their instruments are being played by guitarists such as Frank Hannon Band, Phil Collen, and Bill Leverty."

"Peterson's new StroboPlus HD tuner ($129 street) features a built-in mic, 1/1000th of a semitone accuracy, a USB-rechargeable lithium-ion battery, 90 preset temperaments and ""Sweetened Tunings"" that are optimized for different instruments, Buzz Feiten-tuning support, and 99 available memory slots for saving your favorite tuning preferences. "

"Finnish luthier Tom Stenback made his first NAMM appearance this year, and he brought several nice J-style basses. This 5-string features Lundgren pickups, titanium bridge saddles, and a chambered alder body. "

Gibson Scotty Moore ES-295 and Magnatone Amp

"What's more awesome than seeing one of the 81 autographed new, historically accurate Gibson Scotty Moore ES-295s? Hearing them played through the legend's own Magnatone amp, which he recently gave to Mike Voltz from the Gibson Memphis division. Dig the latter's wooden doorstop footswitch and the tube-complement notes written on a recipe card and taped inside the back panel."

"Geared for all things metal and built for the rigors of the road, Randall Amplifiers unveiled the new Mike Fortin-designed Thrasher series of amps and cabs at NAMM 2013. Shown here is the high-gain, 2-channel/4-mode 120-watt Thrasher head atop a Celestion G12H100-equipped Thrasher 412S cab."

"Bogner Amplification brought the new EL84-loaded Atma to NAMM this year. This 18-watt, 3-channel (clean, crunch, and lead) little beast boasts a 3-way switch for '60s, '70s, or '80s-style gain, voicing, and compression. Other features include the 3-way bright switch and 18/5/1 power attenuation."

"Engl Amps new Ironball amp made its debut at the 2013 NAMM show. This 20-watt, all-tube head was designed to meet the needs of clean-tone players to crunch-hungry shredders looking for versatile tones from a small sized rig."

"Bruce Egnater Amplification showed off his new Detroit 18 tube amp at NAMM 2013. This 18-watt head features both clean and overdrive channels, a 3-position wattage-select switch (for 18, 6, or 1 watts), and Egnaterуs new рtorqueс knob. Also an Egnater first is the рhome/stageс switch that allows for actual bedroom level volume without sacrificing tone."

"Renowned acoustic luthier George Lowden brought the new Paul Brady signature model to Anaheim. Because Brady is now using an external mic during live performance, he wanted Lowden to build him a model that would project a little more powerfully. To that end, the new signature model uses figured bubinga back and sides, matched to a red cedar top."

ToneLounge made their debut at 2013 NAMM by introducing three new models. Shown here are the Gretsch Corvette-esque Riptide (left) and Mustang/G&L G-200-styled Shoreline.

Loud Button Electronics Morphine Dream and WTF

"Loud Button Electronics brought two new pedals to NAMM this year. In physical dimensions, the Morphine Dream was one of the biggest pedals we saw at the show, but the good news is that its analog phasing and fuzz action matched the footprintяit served up some of the thickest, most harmonic-rich craziness we've heard in a while. Meanwhile, the WTF distortion/low-frequency oscillator was so whacked it made the the Morphine Dream seem a little quaint. Reportedly, A Perfect Circle's Troy Van Leeuwen was eager to get his hands on the latter. "

"Immix Eleven's completely redesigned new V-Series 30 is powered by four EL84s and features two channels. Channel one uses an EF86 and has a 6-position tone selector and a brightness cut knob, while channel two uses three 12AX7s and a 3-band EQ section. There are also master and gain knobs, as well as a colour control that lets you select the shade of the isolated LEDs that illuminate the logo panelяor you can set it to automatically cycle through them."