Stedman’s USA-made PureConnect kits clean up your equipment jacks and cable connectors to help revive tone and retain signal clarity.
To help musicians reclaim their lost tone, Stedman has introduced two PureConnect kits for cleaning and revitalizing their electrical connections.
Dirty jacks and cable plugs in your signal chain can cause loss of tone clarity and high-end frequencies. Stedman’s USA-made PureConnect kits clean up your equipment jacks and cable connectors to help revive tone and retain signal clarity. Two kit sizes are available: The GP-2Gig Pack is a compact portable kit for stage or studio, and the PK-3 Pro Kit is for larger-scale applications including recording studio and sound reinforcement maintenance.
With a selection of disposable MicroFelt cleaning tips, a sturdy handle, and a supply of Deoxitcontact cleaner, the PureConnect kits contain everything needed to clean quarter-inch and XLRmale and female connectors. The GP-2 kit comes in a handy tin that can be easily stored inside any guitar case, and the PK-3 comes in a sturdy molded plastic case with a dense foam interior that reeks of premium quality.
GP-2 kit contains: 1-machined handle, 5-microfelt ¼” cleaning tips, 3-cotton cleaning pads, 9-1/10” XLR terminal cleaning tips, and 1-2 mL tube of Deoxit D-100 cleaning fluid
PK-3 kit contains: 2-machined handles, 27-microfelt ¼” cleaning tips, 12-cotton cleaning pads,50-1/10” XLR terminal cleaning tips, 1-7.4oz jar of Deoxit D-100L fluid, and 1-7.4oz jar of DeoxitG-100L fluid
The PureConnect kits are available at these street prices – GP-2 $29.99, PK-3 $129.99. For more information, please visit stedmanusa.com.
Last August, metalcore giants Poison the Well gave the world a gift: They announced they were working on their first studio album in 15 years. They unleashed the first taste, single “Trembling Level,” back in January, and set off on a spring North American tour during which they played their debut record, The Opposite of December… A Season of Separation, in full every night.
PG’s Perry Bean caught up with guitarists Ryan Primack and Vadim Taver, and bassist Noah Harmon, ahead of the band’s show at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl for this new Rig Rundown.
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Primack started his playing career on Telecasters, then switched to Les Pauls, but when his prized LPs were stolen, he jumped back to Teles, and now owns nine of them.
His No. 1 is this white one (left). Seymour Duncan made him a JB Model pickup in a single-coil size for the bridge position, while the neck is a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Staggered. He ripped out all the electronics, added a Gibson-style toggle switch, flipped the control plate orientation thanks to an obsession with Danny Gatton, and included just one steel knob to control tone. Primack also installed string trees with foam to control extra noise.
This one has Ernie Ball Papa Het’s Hardwired strings, .011–.050.
Here, Kitty, Kitty
Primack runs both a PRS Archon and a Bad Cat Lynx at the same time, covering both 6L6 and EL34 territories. The Lynx goes into a Friedman 4x12 cab that’s been rebadged in honor of its nickname, “Donkey,” while the Archon, which is like a “refined 5150,” runs through an Orange 4x12.
Ryan Primack’s Pedalboard
Primack’s board sports a Saturnworks True Bypass Multi Looper, plus two Saturnworks boost pedals. The rest includes a Boss TU-3w, DOD Bifet Boost 410, Caroline Electronics Hawaiian Pizza, Fortin ZUUL +, MXR Phase 100, JHS Series 3 Tremolo, Boss DM-2w, DOD Rubberneck, MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe, Walrus Slo, and SolidGoldFX Surf Rider III.
Taver’s Teles
Vadim Taver’s go-to is this cherryburst Fender Telecaster, which he scored in the early 2000s and has been upgraded to Seymour Duncan pickups on Primack’s recommendation. His white Balaguer T-style has been treated to the same upgrade. The Balaguer is tuned to drop C, and the Fender stays in D standard. Both have D’Addario strings, with a slightly heavier gauge on the Balaguer.
Dual-Channel Chugger
Taver loves his 2-channel Orange Rockerverb 100s, one of which lives in a case made right in Nashville.
Vadim Taver’s Pedalboard
Taver’s board includes an MXR Joshua, MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe, Empress Tremolo, Walrus ARP-87, Old Blood Noise Endeavors Reflector, MXR Phase 90, Boss CE-2w, and Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200, all powered by a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus.
Big Duff
Harmon’s favorite these days is this Fender Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass, which he’s outfitted with a Leo Quan Badass bridge. His backup is a Mexico-made Fender Classic Series ’70s Jazz Bass. This one also sports Primack-picked pickups.
Rental Rockers
Harmon rented this Orange AD200B MK III head, which runs through a 1x15 cab on top and a 4x10 on the bottom.
Noah Harmon’s Pedalboard
Harmon’s board carries a Boss TU-2, Boss ODB-3, MXR Dyna Comp, Darkglass Electronics Vintage Ultra, and a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus. His signal from the Vintage Ultra runs right to the front-of-house, and Harmon estimates that that signal accounts for about half of what people hear on any given night.
