 | Guitars Not Gunsfrom WLOX-TVGuitars Not Guns is a national program designed to curb youth violence by giving free guitar lessons to students grades K-8. Volunteers use donated guitars to teach kids who otherwise could not afford guitars or guitar lessons. To learn more about the program, visit the Guitars Not Guns website. |
 | Young UK Guitar Makerfrom Harrogate AdvertiserUp-and-coming guitar maker Jim Fleeting has been getting a lot of media attention since building the UK''s first Extended Range Bass. The 24-year-old was recently shortlisted by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, which aims to help the careers of his country''s most accomplished craftsmen and women. If chosen, he will study acoustics in California. Keep your eyes out for this one in the future. |
 | Califone,"Hand"from YouTubeYou may only know them as Wilco''s opening band, but Chicago/Los Angeles-based Califone has been picking up a lot of momentum in the past five years. The band''s sound spans a few genres, but you will enjoy them if you''re a fan of folk. The featured video is a live cut of the band performing one of their bluesier songs in an empty bathroom. You gotta love discovering a venue with incredible acoustics! Click here to see another video. |
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Archon 50W Head
PRS Guitars
$999
<p>Greek for “ruler” or “lord,” the PRS Archon is a commanding 2-channel amp with versatile overdriven tones and sparkling cleans with plenty of headroom. Designed with five gain stages before the master volume, the Archon’s lead channel is voiced to cover everything from Classic Rock to Metal with full, lush distortion. The clean channel provides rich tones that retain clarity even at high volume, and there is ample headroom, creating an excellent platform for pedals. The Archon has remarkably responsive tone with incredible note separation, whether you’re playing on the clean channel or chugging on the lead.</p><p>The PRS Archon is powered by two 6CA7 power tubes, which fall between EL34 and 6L6 tubes, offering the best of both worlds. 6CA7’s are warm, full, and articulate with smooth high end and tight low end. They chug, distort, and get heavy without over-saturating, and they sing without becoming harsh.</p>
Badlander 50 1x12 Combo
MESA/Boogie
$2649
<p>Delivering a sonic and weight profile that’s a bit more lean, the Badlander™ 50 holds its own while adding a distinct tonal character to the Badlander Series. Even more aggressive, yet with an inviting, effortless feel, it’s ready to go places where less power is the call. Two channels feature 3 new dynamic Modes as its 100-Watt counterpart. CLEAN, CRUNCH and CRUSH repeated supply the gain, shaping power and an urgent personality to navigate any venue. Here in the Badlander 50, the 2-Channel preamp hooks up with two different and perfect power displacements that enhance everything from clean to clipped to wildly saturated. The 50-Watt setting delivers bold authority and the highest headroom while the 20-watt setting finds the power tubes re-wired for Triode operation that unveils greater clipping potential and a mid-scooped, harmonic-laden response that reveals trademark EL34 Tone.</p>
TAD 6L6GCM-STR REDBASE™ PREMIUM Selected
Tube Amp Doctor Musikhandels GmbH
$41.50
<p>As the first tube of the new TAD REDBASE™ series, the TAD 6L6GCM-STR REDBASE™ has a powerful but always well-defined bass range, with clear, silky and transparent highs - offering plenty of headroom.<br><br>In every setting, the TAD 6L6GCM-STR REDBASE™ responds directly and with great dynamics, from soft and warm to punchy and powerful, without ever losing detail or depth.<br><br>An effective upgrade<br><br>The TAD 6L6GCM-STR REDBASE™ is the recommendation for lively clean sounds as well as powerful broadband multi-channel amps. This makes the TAD 6L6GCM-STR REDBASE™ an effective upgrade for virtually any amp that uses 6L6GC or 5881 tubes.</p>
SLO Mini
Soldano
$249.99
<p>The SLO Mini head is a 30-watt powerhouse with the same rich overdrive and crunch as the original amplifier. This ultra-compact head delivers searing harmonics, and the perfect balance of gain, sustain and tight touch response that the SLO has become famous for.</p>
THR30 II Wireless 30-watt Modeling Combo Amp
Yamaha
$869
$549
<p>No matter where you are, you can plug into a Yamaha THR30 II Wireless and experience realistic tube tone. This battery-powered combo amplifier includes a full arsenal of guitar and bass amp emulations, along with mic models for your acoustic-electric and flat modes for everything else. Ditch your pedalboard — the THR30 II Wireless’s 3-band EQ, and a great-sounding selection of modulation effects, echoes, and reverbs, have you covered. Bluetooth support enables you to stream backing tracks — with full Hi-Fi quality — through the THR30 II Wireless’s stereo speakers. The THR30 II Wireless also includes plug-and-play USB connectivity for recording and playback, along with a built-in wireless receiver for performing cable-free.</p>
Katana-50 MkII 1 x 12-inch 50-watt Combo Amp
BOSS
$279.99
<p>The BOSS Katana-50 MkII is the latest installation in BOSS's esteemed line of Katana series amplifiers. And whether you're interested in accessing its pummeling 50-watt output section and platform-perfect 12-inch speaker to amplify your existing modelers and preamps, or in building your dream tones from the ground up to create the ultimate all-in-one gig and practice solution, take it from Sweetwater — the Katana-50 MkII is a powerful tool in the hands of any electric or acoustic player. Cab-emulated outputs and monitoring make the BOSS Katana-50 MkII a truly silent stage and studio guitar solution, while multichannel footswitch support provides hands-free remote access to every sound in your arsenal. New amp variations and access to 60 timeless BOSS effects within the BOSS Tone Studio editor make the 50 MkII a tone tweaker's holiday.</p>
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You could WIN all five new Maestro Pedals from Gibson in this PG Perks Exclusive Giveaway! Enter before August 11, 2022.
THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION
Maestro Pedals
$745
<p>Meet the exciting new family of effects: the Ranger Overdrive, Invader Distortion, Fuzz-Tone FZ - M, Comet Chorus, and Discoverer Delay pedals.</p>
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We polled our readers to find the coolest guitar shops in the US, and here are the first half of the results, in no particular order.
"We asked PG readers what is the coolest guitar shop they've been to in the US. And while long-gone favorites like Manny's Music (New York) and Black Market Music (San Francisco) came up again and again, there were even more current shops topping readers' favorites list. We compiled the 20 most mentioned stores and quickly realized there were too many great photos we'd have to cut in order to get them all in one gallery. So here's the first installment in no particular order. If you're wondering where your favorite is, it may be coming next time, or we might not be aware of it, so feel free to leave your faves in the comments section."
