"Electro-Harmonix debuted their second Next Step pedal, the Talking Pedal. It is a vocal formant pedal with a custom fuzz built in. "
The new Basstortion was inspired by bassists who've loved playing the company's famous Box of Rock and Distortron pedals on 4-string. Its EQ response is optimized for low end and it features an effected and a dry output. zvex.com
"Zerberus Guitars from Speyer, Germany, brought the Triton solidbody to NAMM. It features a mahogany body, flamed-maple top, 5-piece maple-and-mahogany set neck, and luthier Frank Scheucher's custom quad-coil humbuckers. zerberusguitars.com"
"The GOM-100SCE/PK/N has a solid spruce top, laminated mahogany back and sides, and Fishman Isys electronics for about $320 street. gregbennettguitars.com"
"Tuned to A, the new Guilele CE features a solid spruce top, laminated mahogany back and sides, and a pickup controlled by a 2-band EQ. cordobaguitars.com"
"The Four Force EM-1 is a super-light, 5-watt, transistor-based 1x10 combo that retails for $159. It's designed to serve up metal-style tones and distort at low-volumes. fourforce.us"
"Alex Aguilar's Alairex brought the new 80-watt, MOSFET-driven Select-o-drive 2x12 to Summer NAMM. It features three footswitchable channels, reverb, and Celestion Vintage 30s. alairex.com"
"The new Mean Machine features two identical channelsяeach with its own level, drive, and tone knobs. t-rex-effects.com"
"Newcomers StompBlox have a modular pedalboard system that allows players to expand their boards with 12.5"" x 8.5"" segments. Here, the assembled board is in a U-shaped configuration. The pieces are set to be available in October and are expected to retail for $60 each. stompblox.com"
The new Hot Wired v2 features the same left channel as the original but now includes a channel voiced specifically for chicken-pickin'. wamplerpedals.com
"Celestial Effects' new Wah the Fuzz? features 12AX7-driven overdrive, fuzz, octave fuzz, and Michael Schenker-style fixed wah modesяall of which can be used in any combination. celestialeffects.com"
Black Ice made its NAMM debut this year with a $19.95 onboard distortion unit that can replace the capacitor on your tone knob in order to provide adjustable gain but with no need for a power source. blackiceoverdrive.com
"Celestial Effects also brought the new Gemini VTR, which lets you mix and match digital reverb, true pitch-modulating vibrato, and tremolo effects."
"The new TubeMeister 36 features three channels, digital reverb, and MIDI-controllable Power Soak wattage reduction. hughes-and-kettner.com"
The Philosopher's Rock is a variation on the company's Philosopher's Tone with just volume and sustain controls and an added toggle for harmonic germanium-flavored distortion. pigtronix.com
"Electro-Harmonix showed off their first analog multi-effects pedal: the Tone Tattoo. The pedal packs EHX's Metal Muff, Neo Clone, and Memory Toy into one compact box. ehx.com"
"Available in either a 100-watt 1x12 or the 200-watt 2x12 shown here, Roland's new GA series is the company's most straightforward implementation of its COSM architecture ever. They offer four channels, each with bass, mid, treble, presence, and reverb knobs, as well as a Progressive Amp section that imparts an impressive range of very dynamic and tube-like tones. rolandus.com"
"The Touch-5 switching system, in conjunction with the Ambrosonics Pickup Director, enables you to control pickup selection (or effects from the company's other products) with a quick, easy tap of the finger. ambrosonics.com"
"The 45-watt, 6L6-driven ZR45S features a 12"" Weber speaker, a 3-band EQ, and master, volume, and presence controls. redguitaramps.com"
"Martin & Co. CEO Chris Martin holds his cutting-edge D-45E Retro Series model at Summer NAMM. The new Retro Series was made in collaboration with Larry Fishman and engineer Bill VornDick and includes four models of new guitars engineered with nine different vintage mic samples of рGolden Eraс Martin acoustics. Using the Fishman Aura technology, Martin says these are рnew guitars that sound like old guitars.с martinguitar.com"
"The class-A, 5-watt Little Monster AC head is driven by an EL84 power tube and two 12AX7s, and features gain and volume knobs, with thin/mellow and top boost/normal voicing switches. mooeraudio.com"
"VFE Pedals brought this crazy, giant multiboard packed with all of their circuits and some extras. They're giving it away on their site. vfepedals.com"
Artist Series Guitars partners with artists in the punk/hardcore scene to create custom-graphic guitars to sell to fans around the world. The guitars are assembled in the USA and sell direct for around $500. artistseriesguitars.com
The new Reeves Gabrels 2 includes Railhammer Chisel pickups and a new tremolo route that facilitates upward pull of a minor 3rd on the G string. reverendguitars.com
"The Sovereign is a Guitar Center/Musician's Friend exclusive that features gain, volume, mid behavior, and tone knobs, as well as Bright/Even and Boost/Standard toggles."
"GuitarGoyle's new composite-resin wall hangers weigh approximately 12 pounds, come in a variety of colors and finishes, and list for $299. turnerupstudios.com"
"St. Blues new cigar box guitars have a piezo undersaddle pickup, a bolt-on neck, and volume knob. They are set to retail for $275. saintblues.com/cigarboxguitars"
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