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GALLERY: NAMM 2018 Day 4

Check out the final day's roundup of gear, including the newest stuff from Abasi Guitars, Blackstar, Two-Rock, J. Rockett Audio, Kauer Guitars, and more.

Abasi Guitars 8-String Prototype

We spent some time today with Tosin Abasi and Frank Falbo to discuss the launch of Abasi Guitars. Here's the 8-string prototype that Frank built based off of Tosin's vision. The fanned frets are based off the 8th fret in order to more naturally match the angle of your fretting hand. Naturally, the guitar is loaded with Tosin's signature Fishman Fluence pickups. (The pickups' are also used in the fretted/fretless bass prototype as well.)

LA LOM from left: Jake Faulkner, Nicholas Baker, and Zac Socolow

Guitarist Zac Socolow takes us on a tour of tropical guitar styles with a set of the cover songs that inspired the trio’s Los Angeles League of Musicians.

There’s long been a cottage industry, driven by record collectors, musicologists, and guitar-heads, dedicated to the sounds that happened when cultures around the world got their hands on electric guitars. The influence goes in all directions. Dick Dale’s propulsive, percussive adaptation of “Misirlou”—a folk song among a variety of Eastern Mediterranean cultures—made the case for American musicians to explore sounds beyond our shores, and guitarists from Ry Cooder and David Lindley to Marc Ribot and Richard Bishop have spent decades fitting global guitar influences into their own musical concepts.

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Songs of a Lost World

The Cure return after 16 years with Songs of a Lost World, out November 1. Listen to "Alone" now.

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Walrus Audio's MAKO MkII Series offers premium all-in-one, multi-algorithm pedals with improved tonality, new UI, and added controls for versatility. Featuring new amplifier models, OLED navigation screens, and updated programs based on user feedback, these pedals are designed for inspiring studio-grade tones.

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Introducing the WA-C1 Chorus Vibrato and Pedal76 from Warm Audio, faithful recreations of legendary studio gear in pedal form. The WA-C1 offers lush chorus and vibrato tones with modern upgrades, while the Pedal76 delivers professional studio compression for guitar and bass players. Available now at authorized retailers worldwide.

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