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GALLERY: Summer NAMM 2018 Day 2

The second day of Summer NAMM was filled with new gear from Peavey, Cusack Music, Yamaha, Devilcat, and more!

Phil Jones Bass BP-800 Bass Amp

Already known for big tone from their small components, Phil Jones Bass keeps the theme going with the NAMM debut of the 800-watt BP-800 bass amp. The class-A head weighs in at less than 6 pounds and houses Jones' PJB 5-band EQ, a balanced line out with pre/post EQ and ground-lift switches, effects send/return jacks, and an auxiliary input and headphone out for silent practice.

Unleash your inner metal icon with the Jackson Lee Malia LM-87, a high-performance shred-ready axe designed in collaboration with Bring Me The Horizon guitarist Lee Malia. Featuring custom Jackson signature pickups, a fast D-profile neck, and a TOM-style bridge for rock-solid stability, this signature model is a must-have for commanding metal tone and smooth playability.

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With a bit of downtime back in Nashville, co-shredders-in-chief Megan and Rebecca Lovell joined Shred With Shifty to deconstruct their face-melting leads on ā€œSummertime Sunset,ā€ off of their 2022 record Blood Harmony.

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An ’80s legend returns in a modern stompbox that lives up to the hype.

A well-designed recreation of one of the most classic tone tools of the ’80s. Sounds exactly like the tones you know from the original. Looks very cool.

If you don’t like ’80s sounds, this isn’t for you.

$229

MXR Rockman X100

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Was Tom Scholz’s Rockman the high-water mark of guitar-tone convenience? The very fact that this headphone amp, intended primarily as a consumer-grade practice tool, ended up on some of the biggest rock records of the ’80s definitely makes a case. And much like Sony’s Walkman revolutionized the personal listening experience, it’s easy to argue the Rockman line of headphone amps did the same for guitarists.

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The legendary Louisville rockers brought tons of vintage tone tools on the road this year.

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