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Summer NAMM '12 - Blackstar Amps Gus G Signature Blackfire 200 Amp Demo

PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Nashville, TN, for the 2012 NAMM Show where she visits the Blackstar Amps booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of their new guitar amp -- the Gus G Signature Blackfire 200.



PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Nashville, TN, for the 2012 NAMM Show where she visits the Blackstar Amps booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of their new guitar amp -- the Gus G Signature Blackfire 200.

Don't miss your chance to win a Yamaha Pacifica Standard Plus – the perfect blend of versatility and style. Enter now and make this go-to guitar yours. Giveaway ends January 7!

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The effect of ecommerce on CopperSound's shipping room.

Our columnist ponders the business-to-consumer model, and how the design of online stores might be more crucial to the stompbox industry than we’d like to admit.

Let’s open things up with a TV/movie trope. The character on screen has a speech that they’ve been preparing for once they’re called up onstage to address the audience. When they finally get up to the lectern to deliver it, they pause, give the attendees a look over, and rip up their script in a dramatic fashion before pursuing an off-the-cuff, heartfelt message that goes on to invigorate the crowd and inspire a roaring ovation. For right now—I’m at least doing the first part of that. I’m abandoning my planned topic. Consider this me ripping up my finely curated index cards.

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Loud, evil, searing hot, and unexpectedly versatile, the Fuzz War’s demented bass cousin has a bold and more-complex personality all its own that sounds radical with guitar, too.

Evil. Just plain evil. Unexpected and vast variation. Responds interestingly to bass volume and tone attenuation. Wet/dry mix control. Sounds amazing (and extra evil) with guitar.

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Death By Audio Bass War
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If you like your fuzz measured in megatonnage, the Death By AudioFuzz War is one of life’s great joys. And if you’re a bass player with similar predilections and accustomed to watching guitar players have all the fun, the new DBA Bass War will be sweet revenge.

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Originally introduced in 1975 as part of the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS) wireless system, this mini boost pedal originated from a 1/4” headphone jack intended for monitoring purposes.

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