Armed with a quiver of Fullerton’s finest tone machines, the Mother Hips leak a song from their ninth studio album, Chronicle Man.
If you’ve ever wanted to A/B an old silverface Fender with an older blackface one, just go to a Mother Hips show: For more than 20 years now, guitarists Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono have been running both in the form of two vintage Super Reverbs.
Gear geekery aside, what’s more interesting is the palpable musical chemistry that flows between these two rock ’n’ roll lifers. “Desert Song” is the first single leaked from their upcoming ninth studio album, Chronicle Man. Bluhm describes it as “Eco-terrorist reggae stoner rock,” but it’s much more than that.
Bluhm counts off the tune to an audible click-track (hey, why hide it?), and then a catchy, rootsy song quickly blossoms before our ears. The two founding members’ vocal harmonies are braided so closely together they bring to mind magic sibling harmonies like those from the Everly, Louvin, and Wilson brothers. At times you can even hear that third harmonic voice popping out from the two. Oh, and the guitar solo is damn sweet, too. Everything about it—from the lightning-fast melodic runs to the tastefully compressed breakup and the natural tones of old gear being pushed just hard enough to sound slightly dangerous. And really, what's rock 'n' roll without a little danger? motherhips.com
With features like volume and gain controls, sparkle switch, and waveform shape control, these pedals are designed to be a must-have for any guitarist.
The Creamsicle has that low-gain English rock tone you've been looking for. It’ll remind you of that JCM45 that you deeply regret selling during the hair metal years, but it’s a lot lighter and can get that tone at a much lower volume. Gain and Volume controls, along with tone control, sparkle switch, and a three-position pre-amp gain switch. Go from 'creamy' to 'crunchy' with a twist of the dial and the flick of a switch. Try it with your favorite fuzz for even more - just like you did with that half-stack back in 1966.
Terrain
The Terrain is a tremolo with a difference: Its circuitry is designed to be as open and HiFi as possible. It features optical coupling to keep Low-Frequency Oscillator (LFO) noise out of the audio path. In addition to Speed and Depth controls it also features a waveform shape control to fine-tune that throb. It includes a gain control to make up for any perceived volume loss at high Depth settings. But most importantly, it features high input impedance, low distortion, full bandwidth, low noise, and high fidelity circuitry that stays crystal clear. You’re going to love it.
The Creamsicle features:
- Classic 1960’s English rock tone.
- Volume and Gain controls.
- Two-pole tone control.
- Sparkle switch.
- Three way preamp gain switch.
- Full bypass (of course).
- 9VDC, 31mA.
- MAP price: $145
The Terrain features:
- Optical tremolo for perfect LFO / audio isolation.
- High input impedance, full bandwidth, low noise, crystal clear signal path.
- Speed, Depth, and Waveform controls.
- Makeup Gain control.
- Full bypass (naturally).
- 9VDC, 32mA.
- MAP price: $145
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Baroni Recording Amps: Faithful tone to iconic amps in rock history. High-Voltage Class A tube preamp and analog simulation for direct FOH or DAW use. VARICAB circuit for realistic cab simulations. Perfect for pedal demos and connecting pedalboard to DAW.
Baroni (A Foxgear Brand) Is proud to introduce its first range of Recording Amps with a range of five products designed to replicate five of the most iconic amps in rock history, including Fender, Marshall, Hiwatt, Orange and Vox. Each Baroni Recording amp is made of a High-Voltage Class A tube preamp and a renewed analog simulation that mimics all the chain after the preamp such as the power section, the speaker, the microphone, and preparing the signal in a 100% analog way to go direct to FOH console, or into the Audio Interface of your DAW. Thanks to the VARICAB circuit, introduced last year into Foxgear’s Miniamp series, and recently updated, and thanks to two separate control of Gain (Body) and Volume on the preamp section, you can truly mimic the behavior of the real amplifier, including the grit or bottom-end/punch usually added by the power tubes before to go to the XLR balanced out with a faithful recreation of your favorite sound with a big advantage: Eating Pedals perfectly.
Each Recording Amp also boasts a series fx loop, and a traditional TS Jack out to use as a standard preamp going into the return section of an amp, or into a power amplifier.No dozens of options, just pure tone straight to the point to not compromise the easy to use with pedals. Some YouTubers have already ordered their one to be used as their main interface to do pedal demos.
Baroni Preamps/D.I. Recording Amps Highlights include:
- Faithful tone to the original Amplifier
- 100% Analog signal path and Cab Simulation- Infinite and real-time changing cab simulations with VARICAB
- The definitive device to connect your pedalboard to your DAW without compromises.
For more information, please visit foxgeardistribution.com.
Crafted for comfort and ready to rumble, the potent and flexible Ultra II Meteora shatters the Fender offset mold.
Built for players boldly seeking the best, American Ultra II is our most advanced series of instruments. American Ultra II guitars and basses feature premium materials, precision craftsmanship and cutting-edge design for instruments that both advance the state-of-the-art and stand the test of time.
The Fender American Ultra II Meteora features a select alder body with sculpted body contours. For effortless playability, the quartersawn maple neck features our Modern D profile and smooth Ultra Satin finish. Ebony or quartersawn maple 10”-14” compound radius fingerboards feature Ultra rolled edges, medium-jumbo frets, Luminlay side dots and Graph Tech TUSQ nuts. The tapered neck heel and sculpted body contours allow unparalleled access to the higher register.
Under the hood, a pair of Haymaker humbuckers deliver everything from sweet cleans to modern crunch and searing leads, all without a hint of hum. Our patented S-1 switch cleverly splits the Haymakers for even more tonal variety, and you can further sculpt your tone with both conventional master tone control plus a carefully voiced bass cut knob. Additional road-ready features include 6-saddle string-through-body hardtail with polished stainless steel block saddles, deluxe locking tuners, knurled aluminum knobs and 1-ply anodized aluminum pickguard.
The American Ultra II Meteora infuses iconic style with advanced appointments to take your playing to stratospheric new heights. For players who demand flawless tone, infinite versatility and limitless performance, American Ultra II delivers.
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Fender American Ultra II Meteora Electric Guitar - Texas Tea, Ebony Fingerboard
Am Ultra II Meteora, Texas TeaPG's host straps on a prototype Tele to unleash the Knife Drop's horror and heft only to dismantle Jack White's Triplecaster in one accidental Bigsby bomb.