Guitars, amps, and stomps we saw on our first day at the Anaheim gear show.

Atomic Amps

Atomic Amps, who impressed us with their Ampli-Fire amp modeler, brought their newest most compact modeler yet, the Ampli-Firebox. Though it doesn't have all the customizable functionality of its bigger brother, it has the same number of basic voices and advanced tailoring capabilities like impulse shaping which can be adjusted via a simplified version of the Ampli-Fire iOS interface. Compact and just $299, it's a sweet solution for modeling newbies or those who don't want to dive into deep editing.

Fender’s American Vintage II Series

For these new recreations, Fender focuses on the little things that make original golden-era Fenders objects of obsession.

If there’s one thing players love more than new guitars, it’s old guitars—the unique feel, the design idiosyncrasies, the quirks in finish that all came from the pre-CNC era of instrument manufacturing. These characteristics become the stuff of legend, passed on through the years via rumors and anecdotes in shops, forums, and community networks.

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The Red Sea was born out of the vision to provide complex signal routing options available to the live/performing musician, that up until now, are only found in a studio mixing environment.

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Stardust V3 was designed to capture the sound and response of 3 distinct amplifier models.

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The Sunn O))) Life Pedal circuit has been meticulously tweaked from the original and includes a third footswitch.

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