PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer NAMM
'09 where he visits the Gallien-Krueger booth. In this segment, we get
to see and hear three of Gallien Krueger's newest offerings.
First
up is the MB500, which is a 500 watt bass head that will easily fit
into your gig bag. Coming in at 10.75" x8.5" x1.75" and just under four
pounds, the MB500 packs a considerable punch for its compact size. It
features a four-band active EQ and contour control, that allows you to
tweak your tone before hitting the digital power section. The preamp
section also features a footswitchable boost channel with independent
volume control.
Even smaller in size, the MB Fusion is the
newest product released by Gallien-Krueger. Built on the success of the
MB 500, the new MB Fusion incorporates the same all-tube preamp of the
Fusion 550 and maintains a sleek and small design. It comes loaded with
3-12AX7 preamp tubes, four-band EQ and Deep and Bright switches.
The
Fusion 1050 incorporates a six stage tube preamp paired with a 1000
watt version of the high current solid state power amp used in the
2001RB. It comes with three-12AX7 preamp tubes, Gain-Master-Horn
controls, four-band active EQ and a variable Contour control with a mid
frequency select.
PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer NAMM
'09 where he visits the DBZ Guitars booth. In this segment, we get an
overview of several of DBZ's models from Mr. DBZ himself, Dean
Zelinsky. We get to check out the Cavallo (mahogany body, maple top,
set mahogany neck and custom DBZ pickups), Bolero (mahogany body with a
maple top, set mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and custom DBZ
hardware) and Imperial (mahogany body with a flamed maple top, set
mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and custom DBZ hardware).
We
also get to check out some of DBZ's "Dark Side" models including the
Venom (mahogany body, set maple neck w/ ebony fingerboard, EMG pickups
and original Floyd Rose) and Bird of Prey (mahogany body, set maple
neck w/ ebony fingerboard, EMG pickups and original Floyd Rose trem).
PG's Chris Burgess is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer
NAMM '09 where he visits the Tanglewood Guitars booth. In this segment,
we get to check out their MasterDesign Series - made in collaboration
with Michael Sanden. The guitars in this series all feature Michael's
special bracing and "swoosh" bridge. In addition, all the guitars
feature a solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, twin-piece
mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard complete with a 0 fret.
PG's Chris Burgess is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer
NAMM '09 where he visits the Hanson Guitars booth. In this segment, we
get introduced to several of this Chicago-based guitar company.
First
off, the Cigno features a bound mahogany body, set mahogany neck with a
rosewood fingerboard and it comes loaded with Hanson P-90s.
Another
model is the Gatto, which comes with bound mahogany body, set mahogany
neck with a rosewood fingerboard and is loaded with Hanson humbuckers
featuring coil-tap options.
Next up, is the Chicagoan. It
features bound maple top, back and sides, set maple neck with a ebony
fingerboard and its loaded with Hanson mini-humbuckers.
And
the last Hanson model we get to check out is the Firenze. This model
features and ash body, maple bolt-on neck, rosewood or maple
fingerboards and Hanson "Blade" mini-humbuckers.
PG's Chris Burgess is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer
NAMM '09 where he visits the JBovier Stringed Instruments booth. In
this segment we get to see some traditional and not-so-traditional
mandolins. Jeff Cowherd shows off two of his in-progress projects -
electric solidbody mandolins.
And for a more traditional
mandolin, he shows us his F5Z mandolin. It features an engleman spruce
top, carved African zebrawood back and sides, solid Canadian flamed
maple neck and an ebony fingerboard.
PG's Chris Burgess is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer
NAMM '09 where he swings by the TSI Distributing booth, which handles
3rd Power Amplification and G-Lab Guitar Laboratory effects.
We get to
hear 3rd Power's first amp offering from their HLH 100 Series, the
HD100 (a 100W head) and their unique HLH cabinets that house Celestion
Vintage 30s. The hand-wired, point-to-point HD100 head comes loaded
with 4-EL34s, various outputs (16 ohm, 8 or 4) 3-12AX7 preamp tubes.
The speaker cabinets are designed to remove the beaming and
comb-filtering of a typical cabinet. The 3rd Power guys said that when
stacking three-3x12 cabinets together, you can attain a high-quality
*WET/DRY/WET sound in the same space as two conventional cabinets.
The
G-Lab True Bypass Wah-Pad is a full analog device that makes the use of
wah-wah type effects more comfortable. As described to us by the G-Lab
fellas, using a traditional wah-wah effect requires switching it ON and
OFF, which forces the player to perform an additional operation during
which playing is not possible. The wah-pad eliminates this operation.
The wah-pad is supplied from included 9V internal battery or an
external power supply adapter.
PG's Chris Burgess is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer
NAMM '09 where he swings by the DAR Amps booth. In this segment, we get
to check out DAR's Superaria head. The Superaria is like no other
guitar amp in that it comes loaded with 6C33 tubes, which are the same
tubes used in MIG 25 jets and Russian battlefield tanks. It delivers a
full 65 watts of rich Class A tone. In Aria mode, this amp delivers an
astounding 35 watts of hum free and harmonically accurate Single Ended
Class A tone (accomplished while maintaining push pull bandwidth and
stability). A switchable tone stack matrix delivers tones from classic
American rock all the way to the deepest grinding bone crushing British
import sound. The amp is advertised as pushing more gain than anyone
could ever want, this beast even comes with a spring reverb.
PG's Chris Burgess is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer
NAMM '09 where he visits the Ernie Ball Music Man booth. In this video
segment, we get a peak at the Dargie Delight Limited Edition run of
guitars and basses that feature the "Carmel Apple Delight" green
finish. It comes with an ebony fingerboard on a maple neck and can be
ordered on all Music Man models except the Steve Morse Y2D, Axis and
Axis Super Sport.
We also get a peek at the StingRay SLO Special
which features the traditional StingRay setup but comes with a slimmer,
Sterling-style neck.
PG's Chris Burgess is On Location in Nashville, TN, for Summer
NAMM '09 where he visits the Ibanez booth. In this segment we check out
several familiar models with a bit of a twist. First up is the 30th
Anniversary Musician Bass, which is limited to 15 basses worldwide. The
bass made famous by Sting features swamp ash body, 5 piece maple/walnut
neck, ebony fingerboard and a MC30TH Special Inlay.
Next up is the 20th Anniversary of the Paul Gilbert PGM100RE. It
features a basswood body, 5 piece maple/walnut neck, bound rosewood
fingerboard and has a H-S-H pickup configuration.
Finally, the wait is over as Ibanez has released left-hand Steve Vai
and Joe Satriani signature models.
