This month's lineup spans a lot of ground — Blackstar shrinks metal-ready gain into its portable Fly amp, EarthQuaker and Sunn O))) team up on a pedalboard-sized version of their heavyweight distortion circuit, and Royer tackles the notoriously tricky job of mic'ing steel-string acoustic with a new ribbon design. Also featured: a tube buffer from Fryette, a stereo chorus inspired by the Roland CE-1, a self-adjusting capo from G7th, a 3/4-size travel acoustic, and Positive Grid's app-controlled combo amp.
Sunn O))) HalfLife
Sunn O))) and EarthQuaker Devices are pleased to bring you the most compact, pedalboard-friendly version of the Life Pedal distortion circuit to date—the Sunn O))) HalfLife Octave Distortion + Booster. The HalfLife may be half the size of its ancestors, but it’s just as heavy.
Fly High Gain
The Fly High Gain expands the iconic Fly series with an all-new Nitro channel voiced for modern metal, hard rock and punk tones. Featuring a built-in noise gate, ISF tone shaping, delay, battery power and Blackstar’s renowned compact speaker design, it delivers massive high-gain performance in an ultra-portable mini amp.
Stereo Vintage Ensemble Professional
Inspired by the Roland CE-1, the Stereo Vintage Ensemble Professional expands the sound into true stereo, opening an entirely new spatial dimension. Individually, each channel produces smooth pitch vibrato. Heard together in stereo, the signals interact within the listener’s perception, creating a swirling chorus that moves through the room.
REACTOR Intelligent Guitar Combo Amplifier
REACTOR (50W and 100W) delivers serious tone with a 1x12" guitar speaker, selectable wattage and bold sound that’s full and present at any wattage and volume. Its app can build any tone imaginable or custom amps on demand. Top panel Amp/FX knobs for fast adjustments; go deeper with mod switches.
"Starting at $349" as price
R-12 Active Ribbon Mic
Steel-string acoustic guitar is one of the trickiest sources to capture honestly. Condensers go bright fast, dynamics miss the air, and most ribbons are too dark to feel "right." The R-12 splits the difference: the body and warmth of a ribbon, with the articulation of an active transformer
FC Mini Series 3/4 Size Venetian Cut-away Travel Guitars
Made to be played and priced so everyone can, the Kepma FC Mini Series are ¾-size guitars with full-size tone and feel. Solid torrefied tops, arched-back design, included deluxe padded gig bags, and optional AcoustiFex® or Elfin pickup systems deliver big sound, easy playability, stage-ready performance, and value.
G7th Performance 3 Guitar Capo
G7th capos are the only capos equipped with innovative Adaptive Radius Technology (ART®), providing maximum tuning stability with only the minimum tension required. When attached to your guitar, ART® automatically responds to the neck’s radius and string gauge, ensuring perfectly balanced pressure across all strings.
Valvulator Mini
The Valvulator Mini is a high voltage, vacuum tube–based buffer designed to act as a tone sweetener, enriching your sound while unveiling subtle harmonics, dynamics & the touch sensitivity normally associated with plugging directly into an amp, featuring unbalanced low-impedance, an unbalanced transformer isolated & a balanced XLR outputs.
