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NAMM '13 - ISP Technologies Theta, Impression, Stealth, G112 & Vector 210 Demos, & Bass Vector 210

Premier Guitar (https://www.premierguitar.com) is on location in Anaheim, California, for the 2013 NAMM Show, where PG's Shawn Hammond visits the iSP Technologies booth. In this segment, we get to see hear the Theta, Impression, Stealth, and G112 and Vector 210 cabinets. We also see the Bass Vector 210 cab



Premier Guitar (https://www.premierguitar.com) is on location in Anaheim, California, for the 2013 NAMM Show, where PG's Shawn Hammond visits the iSP Technologies booth. In this segment, we get to see hear the Theta, Impression, Stealth, and G112 and Vector 210 cabinets. We also see the Bass Vector 210 cab

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