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GALLERY: NAMM 2013 - Day 2

Everything the PG editors saw at Winter NAMM on Friday.

"Ibanez brought this new quintet of very handsome and affordable hollow and semi-hollow basses to Anaheim, with retail prices ranging from the mid $600s to mid $800s."

For anyone serious about mixing their own recordings, it’s a tool worth considering.

In the world of music production, the tools we choose profoundly influence the final sound of our recordings. I want to make the case for adding one tool that is rarely, if ever, in the ā€œmust haveā€ or ā€œsexy gearā€ spotlight but can deliver huge results to your mixes: the console summing mixer. Tighten up your belts—the Dojo is now open.

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Introducing the new Firebird Platypus, a tribute to the rare transitional models of 1965.

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The exquisite BilT Brothers collaborative guitar: a Frank Brothers Ultra Light in BilT eggplant sparkleburst with Arcane 3x3 Gold Foil Humbuckers and loaded with a Caroline Custom Cannonball Distortion.

This forward-thinking custom guitar commissioned by our columnist makes a special case for partnership in the guitar building community.

Owning a guitar shop, your brain is full of to-do lists, questions, and plenty of compulsive thoughts over details. And when you run a shop that specializes in custom builds that you spec out from boutique companies, the ideas for these guitars often come at the most random times of day (and night). While I don’t subscribe to the notion of fate, the following makes a case for its existence.

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Introducing the new Gibson Acoustic Special models, handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana, featuring solid wood construction, satin nitrocellulose lacquer finishes, and L.R. Baggs electronics.

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