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Lindsey's turn! Editor for a Day winner Lindsey Hastings interviews Sonic Wind luthier Hector Trevino while co-winner Mason Stoops plays the guitar.
"Musicvoxуs brought the new MI-5 12-string guitar (shown) and 4-string bass to Summer NAMM. The 12-string features a 24 3/4"" scale and a rosewood fretboard with block inlays for under a grand. musicvox.com"
"June Carter and Johnny Cash impersonators entertain NAMM attendees at the Martin booth in honor of the company's new Retro Seriesяwhich ""impersonates"" prime examples of some of the company's most famous designs. martinguitar.com"
"Pedaltrain has two new power supplies: The USB-enabled Volto is a rechargeable supply for daisy-chaining several pedals, while the 1250 has eight connections with a few unique appointments. Four outlets power 9V at 500 mA, one is switchable between 18, 15, 12, and 9V at 150 mA, and outlets two to four power 9V at 210 mA and feature mini hex-wrench ports for adjusting output impedance to mimic the response of batteries. pedaltrain.com"
"Amptweakerуs new TightFuzz features both germanium and silicon modes and, like all Amptweaker pedals, features a tight control and an effects loop. Designer James Brown was actively tweaking the circuit during the show based on user feedback, hence the adjacent boxes. amptweaker.com"
"Greg Bennett by Samick debuted the custom-order USA Avion electric, which has a mahogany body with a quilted-maple top, a 3-piece set neck, ebony fretboard, locking Grover tuners, Grover bridge and tailpiece, and Seymour Duncan 59 pickups. gregbennettguitars.com"
"The Sonic Wind guitar by Hector Trevino features unique neck-through construction with a hollow ""shell."" Trevino builds the guitars in his garage by hand using traditional woods and high-end components. The guitars are all stocked with Lollar pickups. thesonicwind.com"
"Pressure time! Editor for a Day winner Mason Stoops sits down with the legendary James Brown at Amptweaker to talk about his latest pedal, the TightFuzz."
PG Editor for a Day winner Mason Stoops and Brian Wampler stand in awe as the legendary Brent Mason demos the new Hot Wired v2 pedal. wamplerpedals.com
The new Sonic Clamp allows on-the-fly tweaking of iOS apps on up to three devices simultaneously. sonicclamp.com
"Sound Enhancerуs new Enhancer E2 amp stand is designed to ""reclaim"" sound from the rear of the speaker and direct it forward for a more robust listening and playing experience. soundenhancer.com"
"Earthquaker Devices brought back their Crimson Drive pedal, a germanium overdrive that's the same as the original circuit only with an added tone control. They also re-introduced the Hoof Reaper, which features parts of both the Hoof Fuzz and Tone Reaper pedals. Finally, Earthquaker debuted the Talons overdrive, which has an active tone stack and a presence control. earthquakerdevices.com"
ModTone's new High Gainer is designed to provide everything from classic distortion to scooped metal tones. It's available now and retails for $89. modtone-effects.com
Big Joe Stomp Box Company debuted a full line of pedalboards and pedalsяfrom wahs to distortion and phaser units. bigjoestompboxcompany.com
Mason Stoops and Lindsey Hastings get set for their day as PG editors.
"The legendary Acoustic USA bass amp brand has been revived, and its new 360/361 preamp head and powered cab offer a variation on the original design with the addition of a switchable horn for more highs and mids. acousticamplification.com"
"Dean's DCR #6 Cadillac Floyd has a limited run of 100 worldwide and features a flame-maple top, mahogany body, 22-fret ebony fretboard, Floyd Rose 1000 bridge, and EMG 81 and 85 active pickups. It streets for $1,000 and comes with a hardshell case. deanguitars.com"
"Santo Angelo's new line of instrument cables features oxygen-free copper wire and 1/4"" connections that reportedly have lower resistance than some on the market. rasomusic.com"
"Waldenуs new baritone acoustic has a grand auditorium body with a solid Sitka spruce top, laminated rosewood back and sides, bone nut and saddle, rosewood fretboard and bridge, and tuning machines with soft, vulcanized knobs. Itуs priced at $800 for the acoustic and $1,100 for the acoustic-electric, and both come with a hardshell case. waldenguitars.com"
"Waterstoneуs new Meaden hollowbody bass has a 32"" scale and is equipped with two humbuckers and sexy checkerboard binding. Pictured here is the violet burst version, which retails for $679 with a hardshell case. waterstoneguitars.com"
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