Guitar Player's Ultimate Gear Guide - Holiday 2014

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+ 8 hours of operating time on a single AA battery The AKG WMS420 Instrumental Set is a professional multi-channel wireless system with pilot tone transmission to prevent unwanted noise. The Instrumental Set includes a PT420 body-pack transmitter in a compact and rugged housing, providing supreme audio quality for demanding guitar and bass players. The diversity receiver offers both an XLR microphone level

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The all-new Peavey® MiniMEGA™ compact bass amplifier will absolutely rattle your teeth! Delivering 1,000 chest-thumping Watts of Punch, with a tone not available in any other bass head, the MiniMEGA is the new go-to amplifier for today’s professional bass player. Equipped with a proprietary power amp and supply designed specifically for bass amplifiers, along with Peavey’s exclusive KOSMOS® bass and psychoacoustic lowend enhancement features, the MiniMEGA brings a thundering low-end to your bass mix that you can feel as well as hear. With all the other features you would expect in a high-end bass amplifier, we encourage you to take this bad boy for a test drive. It isn’t a question of whether you will want this amplifier…the question is, “Can you handle it?” 12”

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ETX Powered Loudspeakers Building upon the industry-leading innovation and 85-year heritage of Electro-Voice audio engineering to offer the most advanced professional-grade portable speakers available today.

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Pedal-Lock Lil Luber/Groove Luber/Bench Luber

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Big Bends LLC

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Pedal-Lock stops sustain pedal slippage is convenient, affordable, lightweight, subtle – works with any pedal, stand, height adjustment - holds several pedals - fold up with the stand or remove and bundle cords – great for guitar, drums etc. SRP: $19.95 FREE Shipping www.pedal-lock.com [email protected]

Big Bends LLC is proud to introduce the complete line of Nut Sauce™ tuning lubricant applicators: the 0.5cc Lil Luber – for the guitar hobbyist; the 1.5cc Groove Luber – for the serious player; and the 6cc Bench Luber – for the guitar tech or repair shop. Accept no imitation! Lil Luber $12.45 Groove Luber $24.95 Bench Luber 59.95 www.bigbends.com 1(888)788-BEND

TuskBuffer Mammoth Ivory Guitar Picks TuskBuffer

PrePlay Graph Tech Guitar Labs Available Now

PrePlay cleans your hands and neutralizes the acids in your hand to increase string life, and save your hardware from rust and corro-sion. A quick shot of PrePlay before your play and your ready to tear it up. Each bottle contains approx. 200 applications. MSRP $19.95 www.graphtech.com #5-7551 Vantage Way, Delta, BC V4G 1C9 Canada Tel: +1-604-940-5353 [email protected]

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Made from legal and ethical fossil Woolly Mammoth Ivory, TuskBuffer picks offer outstanding tone, superior grip, unbelievable accuracy and lightning fast leads. Young or old, beginner or pro, every player should have at least one TuskBuffer pick in their bag of tricks. Besides, it’s Mammoth Ivory...and that’s just plain cool! MSRP: $22.00 – 37.50 www.TuskBuffer.net No sales to NY or NJ

FRETLIGHTZ FRETLORD Guitar & Bass Lighting Accessories Available now

LED Fret board illuminator. Angle adjustable, clip mounts to headstock strings. Enhances the player's ability to see hand positioning on the instrument in low light performance environments, while turning your instrument into a visually entrancing spectacle! MSRP: $9.99 5 color options https://www.facebook.com/fretlords 954-978-4553 [email protected]

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Custom Guitar Picks by InTuneGP™ Guitar Picks, Inc. Available now

For over 14 years InTune Guitar Picks, Inc. has been manufacturing and custom printing guitar picks. Choose from a variety of materials, thicknesses and shapes. Every guitar player should have custom guitar picks and every guitar player can. Use what the pros use and get your own InTuneGP custom guitar picks today. MSRP: Starting at $35 (100 picks) Quantity pricing available. www.InTuneGP.com www.FB.com/InTuneGPfans


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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT TUSQ Picks

Graph Tech Guitar Labs

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TUSQ Picks, Three Tones, Three Gauges, Three Shapes. They have a different feel, tone and articulation than anything else availa-ble. Amazing feel and tone. Check out the independent YouTube reviews. Love them or your money back! A pack of 6 for $5.95! Tear Drop / Standard 6 pack - MSRP $5.95 Tear Drop / Standard 72 bulk - MSRP $56.95 Bi Angle 4 pack - MSRP $5.95 Bi Angle 48 bulk - MSRP $56.95 Mixed packs - MSRP $5.95 www.graphtech.com #5-7551 Vantage Way, Delta, BC V4G 1C9 Canada Tel: +1-604-940-5353 [email protected]

The Fastset® Musicians/DJ Utility Table Available now

The Fastset® Musicians/DJ Utility Table is an extremely stable, collapsible stand designed specifically for mobile entertainers. Unlike other “platform” style stands and height adjustable tables, the Fastset table has virtually no side to side sway and the 42”x18” work surface provides the perfect balance between space and portability. Sets up, adjust heights, and folds completely flat in seconds, weighs only 20 lbs yet easily supports 150 lbs of gear. Convenience and versatility make the Fastset table a must have for anyone on the go.

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Zymöl

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All natural Zymöl. www.zymol.com www.FaceBook.com/zymolmusic

Axe Sack Guitar Maintenance Kit Big Bends LLC Available Now

The Axe Sack is a complete maintenance and tuning stabalizer kit. INCLUDES: 0.5cc Nut Sauce applicator, Gloss Sauce Polish, Fret Board Juice, Guitar String Wipes, an AXS Wipe polishing cloth, 2 stickers, and a Muslin bag (made in the USA) to keep it all in. This kit: stabilizes tuning, stops string breakage, polishes guitar and moisturizes fretboard, cleans strings, and makes you smile. MSRP: $44.98 www.bigbends.com 1(888)788-BEND

Changing Strings? Duck's Deluxe Available Now

Adjusts for hollow bodies AND solid bodies - fits in a guitar case - rubber padded neck cradle and legs - Power String Winder included - 100% Wood - Change strings make adjustments anywhere. Branded, oiled, polished wood creates functional art! MSRP: $24.95 www.ducksdeluxe.com 702-878-4948

Ratio: Tuned Machine Heads Graph Tech Guitar Labs Available Now

Ratio Tuned machine heads. Every string has its own, precise gear ratio, from 12:1 to 39:1. One turn equals one tone - all strings. Faster, more precise tuning on every string. Available for acoustic and electric with lots of options. Love them or your money back! MSRP $99.99-$109.99 www.graphtech.com #5-7551 Vantage Way, Delta, BC V4G 1C9 Canada Tel: +1-604-940-5353 [email protected]

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Gnarly Knobs Gnarly Knobs Available Now

Our silicone custom tuning peg covers come in 5 different colors with 20 great designs. Bands and Dealers can customize them as well, and they fit most Strat and Gibson style pegs. So give your Guitar a brand new look and feel at www.GnarlyKnobs.com! Dealers and Bands, call for pricing. MSRP: 14.99 per set www.gnarlyknobs.com [email protected] call Jeff at 732-921-3778

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $200 & UNDER Hofner Shorty

Full 24.8" scale length. Compact body. Humbucking pickup. Volume and Tone controls. Padded gig bag included. $149 street hofner.com

Peavey Raptor Custom

Basswood body. Hard maple neck. Rosewood or maple fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Peavey USA single-coil pickups. Includes Peavey PowerPlate for increased sustain. $169 street peavey.com

Saga Musical Instruments Gladiator GL-021RED Modern Series T-Style

Basswood body, Canadian maple neck, 25.5" scale length, chromeplated hardware, two ceramic single-coil pickups. $179 retail sagamusic.com

PRICE RANGE: $201-$499 Bohemian Guitars Boho Moonshine

Recycled metal hollow body. Maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Single-coil pickups. $299 retail bohemianguitars.com

Bohemian Guitars Boho Motor Oil

Recycled metal hollow body. Maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Humbucker pickups. $299 retail bohemianguitars.com

Bohemian Guitars Boho Surf Wax

Recycled metal hollow body. Maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. P90 pickus. $299 retail bohemianguitars.com

Cort G220

Basswood body. Canadian hard maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Vintage tremolo. $350 retail cortguitars.com

Cort X-4

Basswood body. Canadian hard maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. EMG HZ SRO OC1 pickups. Coil tap. $389 retail cortguitars.com

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Dean Guitars Custom 350 Gloss Natural

Super Strat body-type. Flame maple top, basswood body, and maple neck. Tune-O-matic bridge, DMT Design pickups. $299 street deanguitars.com

Dean Guitars Michael Amott Tyrant X Splatter

Basswood top and body. Bolt-on maple neck. Rosewood inlays. Grover tuners, Tune-O-matic bridge. DMT Design pickups. $299 street deanguitars.com

Epiphone Slash “AFD” Les Paul Performance Pack

Slash-designed Les Paul Special-II. Appetite Amber finish. Built-in Shadow E-Tuner. Premium gig bag. 15-watt Slash Snakepit amp. Custom signature picks. Free online lessons from eMedia. Also available without amp. $299 street epiphone.com

Fender Special Edition Blacktop Jazzmaster HH Stripe

Dual humbucking pickups and all-black look featuring a Candy Apple Red racing stripe. $499 retail fender.com

Jay Turser JT-JG-CAR

Jaguar-style solid body. Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. 24.5" scale length. Single-coil pickups. Candy Apple Red finish with matching painted headstock. $299 retail jayturser.com

Optek Music Systems, Inc. FG-521

Strat-styled guitar with alder body and stratabond birch neck. One humbucker and two single-coil pickups. 3-way pickup toggle switch. Advanced polymer fretboard with built-in Fretlight LED learning system. $499 retail fretlight.com

Optek Music Systems, Inc. Fretlight 5

Entry-level guitar with alder body and maple neck. Advanced polymer fretboard with built-in Fretlight LED learning system in the first 5 frets. $249 retail fretlight.com

Peavey AT-200 with Auto-Tune by Antares

Solid basswood body. Maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Automatic tuning with no moving parts. Peavey humbucking pickups. $499 street peavey.com



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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $201-$499

Peavey Riptide

Canadian hard-rock maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Two custom-wound single-coil pickups. Grover tuners. $399 street peavey.com

Saga Musical Instruments Gladiator GL-111CHS Vintage S-Style

Basswood body, Canadian maple neck, 25.5" scale length, vintage-style nickel-plated hardware. Three Wilkinson Alnico single-coil pickups. $295 retail sagamusic.com

Saga Musical Instruments Gladiator GL-121VGR Modern Vintage T-Style

Basswood body, Canadian maple neck, 25.5" scale length, vintage-style nickel-plated hardware. Two ceramic single-coil pickups. $295 retail sagamusic.com

Slick SL50

Solid ash with aged finish and Slick-aged pickups. $239 retail guitarfetish.com

Slick SL60

Solid ash with aged finish and Slick-aged pickups. $259 retail guitarfetish.com

Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster ’50s

As the Stratocaster turns 60, Squier’s Classic Vibe Stratocaster ’50s still delivers unmistakable ’50s-era Strat vibe and tone with the same great features as before, now with the addition of an elegant Sherwood Green Metallic finish option. $379 retail squierguitars.com

Squier Vintage Modified ’72 Tele Thinline

Semi-hollow ash body and white pearloid pickguard, maple neck and fingerboard, six-saddle string-through-body. Wide Range humbuckers. $299 retail squierguitars.com

Xaviere XV555

Solid mahogany. Solid maple top. Double-locking tremolo. GFS Hi Output pickups. $269 retail guitarfetish.com

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Godin Montreal Premiere Supreme

BRYAN TURNER PHOTOGRAPHY

Figured flame-maple on Canadian wild-cherry top, back, and sides with a "breathe-through" carved-spruce core. Mahogany set-neck. Bound Richlite fretboard. Seymour Duncan humbuckers. $2,095 street godinguitars.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Carvin SCB6

Maple neck through alder body. Classic Series C22 humbuckers. Available as a custom order from Carvin’s USA Custom Shop. $869 street carvin.com

Carvin SCB7

Bevel top 7-string guitar with a maple neck through an alder body. 24 frets. D26 humbuckers in the neck and bridge. Customize by choosing from a huge selection of USA Custom Shop woods, finishes, inlays, fretwire, hardware, and more. $969 street carvin.com

Cort CR230

Mahogany body and neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. EMG HZ SRO OC1 pickups. Coil tap. $525 retail cortguitars.com

Epiphone Ltd Ed “Union Jack” Sheraton Outfit

5-layer laminated maple body and top. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Gibson USA Mini-Humbucker pickups. $899 street epiphone.com

Epiphone Ltd Ed 2014 Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Standard Outfit

Solid mahogany body. Hard maple top. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Gibson USA BurstBucker pickups $699 street epiphone.com

ESP Guitars LTD “Ride the Lightning”

Alder body with maple neck. 25.5" scale length. Ebony fingerboard with 24 XJ frets. EMG 60 and EMG 81 active pickups. Metallica logo inlay. Includes ESP form-fit case with Metallica logo and certificate of authenticity. $999 street espguitars.com

EVH Wolfgang WG-T Standard Tunamatic

Basswood body with a flat top. EVH Tunamatic bridge. Maple neck and fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets. EVH Wolfgang humbucking pickups, and EVH tuners. $666 retail evhgear.com

Fender ’60s Jazzmaster Lacquer

Nitrocellulose lacquer finish in classic Surf Green. Dual American Vintage Jazzmaster pickups. $999 retail fender.com

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Framus Mayfield Custom Quilted Maple GP Editors' Pick Award Winner, October 2014! Laminated AAA quilted-maple arched top and back, solid AAA quilted-maple sides. Tigerstripe ebony fretboard on flamed-maple neck, 24.75" scale, 12" radius. Graph Tech Tusq low-friction nut. Plek Invisible Fretwork on 22 extra-high-jumbo frets. Locking Graph Tech Ratio tuners with wooden knobs. Tone Pros bridge. Two Seymour Duncan APH-1 humbuckers. Cleartone strings (.010-.046). Weighs in at 7.12 lbs. $4,899 street framus.de BRYAN TURNER PHOTOGRAPHY


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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Fender Classic Player Baja ’60s Telecaster

Alder body. Rosewood fingerboard and C-shaped neck profile. Single-coil American Vintage ’52 Tele and ’58 Tele pickups. American Vintage string-through body Telecaster bridge. Deluxe gig bag included. $799 retail fender.com

Floyd Rose International Series

Basswood body, 22-fret American maple bolt-on neck and rosewood fretboard. Floyd Rose custom humbuckers. 1000 Series tremolo system, chrome hardware, and ProRockGear straplocks. $609-723 street floydrose.com

Godin Empire Sunburst P90 HG

Silver leaf maple body. Rock maple neck. Rosewood or maple fingerboard. 24 3/4" scale. Godin Kingpin P90 pickups. Wraparound bridge. $595 street richmodguitarscanada.com

Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody

Maple neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets, silver plexi pickguard, and Bigsby-licensed B60 vibrato tailpiece. $799 street gretschguitars.com

Hofner Verythin Contemporary (CT)

Ultra-thin, flamed maple semi-hollowbody. 22 Frets, Rosewood fretboard. Humbucking pickups. Hard case Included. $719 street hofner.com

Jackson Pro DK2M Limited Run

Alder body, flat-sawn graphite-reinforced maple neck, 24-fret maple fingerboard, Seymour Duncan JB Zebra and ‘59 Zebra humbucking pickups, Floyd Rose bridge, black hardware and Dunlop strap locks. $999 street jacksonguitars.com

Jay Turser JT-1423-BKS

J-Tones 1423 classic single cutaway. Mahogany body. Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. 24.5" scale. Humbucker pickups. Black Sparkle finish. $549 retail jayturser.com

Jay Turser JT-MOS-TSB

J-Tones Mosman, Venture Mach 1-style double cutaway. Mahogany body. Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. P90 Alnico 5 pickups. Tobacco Sunburst finish. $649 retail jayturser.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Lâg Guitars A200BRS

European poplar body with figured mahogany top. 24-fret Indonesian rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlays. Dual EMG HZ humbuckers, $699 street lagguitars.com

MTD Kingston Guitar Rubicon-22

Carved alder body. Asymmetrical maple neck. Rosewood or maple fretboard. 22 frets. Two humbuckers. Buzz Feiten tuning system. 25.5" scale length. $999 retail mtdkingston.com

Musicvox Space Cadet Guitar

Maple neck, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Musicvox vintage classic pickups. Classic vintage and limited custom finishes. $799-899 retail musicvox.com

Musicvox MI-5 Guitar 6-String or 12-String

Maple neck, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. P-90 or mini humbucker pickups. Musicvox vintage special for 12-string. Strungthrough body (6-string ) or hard tail (12- string). Classic vintage and limited custom finishes. $799-899 retail musicvox.com

Musicvox Space Cadet 12-String

Maple neck, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Musicvox vintage classic pickups or P-90s. Classic vintage and limited custom finishes. $899-999 retail musicvox.com

Optek Music Systems, Inc. FG-561

Pro-level guitar with Ash body and stratabond birch neck. Two Fralin P-92 single-coil pickups. Advanced polymer fretboard with built-in Fretlight LED learning system. $899 retail fretlight.com

PRS Guitars SE “Floyd” Custom 24

Beveled maple top with flame maple veneer, mahogany back, 25" scale length, 24-fret Wide Thin maple neck with rosewood fretboard. Floyd Rose 1000 series tremolo, SE HFS treble and Vintage Bass pickups. $879 retail prsguitars.com

Roland GC-1 GK-Ready Stratocaster

Standard GK-ready Stratocaster with built-in GK-3 pickup system. Alder body. Maple neck. Rosewood or maple fingerboard, 25.5" scale length. Single-coil pickups. $899 street Rolandus.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Strobel Guitars Rambler Classic Guitar

Professional electric travel guitar. Solid maple body with flamey maple top. Maple neck with rosewood fretboard. 24.5" scale length. Easily disassembles to fit in a briefcase. Dual Humbucker pickups with tone and volume controls. $599 retail strobelguitars.com

PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Buzz Feiten Guitars Blues Pro

Alder body with flame maple top. 25.5" scale length. 2-piece quarter-sawn maple neck. Maple or rosewood fingerboard. BF 109 bridge pickup and BF120 neck pickup (both are Alnico 5, hum canceling). Thorsen mini-toggle switch (passive series/parallel) top-load bridge. Body Lok comfort rout. $2,395 street buzzfeitenguitars.com

Buzz Feiten Guitars T-Pro

Alder body, spruce top. 25.5" scale length. 2-piece quarter-sawn maple neck. Maple or rosewood fingerboard, Buzz Feiten-designed, T-style bridge pickup; BF 120 neck pickup (both are Alnico 5, hum-canceling). Top-load bridge. Body Lok comfort rout. $1,995 retail buzzfeitenguitars.com

Carvin Neil Zaza Signature NZ624

Carved top. Mahogany body and set-in neck. Carved quilt maple top. C22 humbuckers. Available from Carvin’s USA Custom Shop. $2,199 street carvin.com

Charvel Super Stock SD1 FR

Limited-run Super Stock SD1 FR with Sunset Orange Flake gloss finish and San Dimas body. Maple neck with 22 jumbo frets, Seymour Duncan ’59 and JB humbucking pickups. Floyd Rose FRTO1000 double-locking tremolo bridge. $1,600 retail charvelguitars.com

Ernie Ball Music Man Axis Super Sport Semi-Hollowbody

Semi-hollow basswood with bookmatched figured maple top, maple neck with rosewood or maple fingerboard. Dimarzio Humbucking or Vintage Style MM-90 soapbar pickups. $2,675 retail music-man.com

ESP Guitars E-II ST-2 Maple

Basswood body. Flamed maple top. Bolt-on maple neck. Maple fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Floyd Rose Original bridge. DiMarzio Custom Wound (Steve Blucher Design) passive pickups. $1,599 street espguitars.com

EVH Stripe Series Circles

Basswood body, quarter-sawn maple neck with oiled finish, fast and smooth compound-radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets. EVH direct-mount pickup. EVH Floyd Rose with D-Tuna bridge and locking nut, and EVH tuners. $1,199 retail evhgear.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 EVH Wolfgang Special – Flame Maple

Arched top basswood body and flame maple top. Quarter-sawn maple neck with oil finish, maple fingerboard, 22 jumbo frets. Dual EVH Wolfgang direct-mount humbucking pickups. EVH Floyd Rose bridge and locking nut, and EVH tuners. $1,517 retail evhgear.com

Godin Inuk Ambiance Steel HG

Electro-acoustic fretted 11-string. Chambered mahogany body. Solid spruce top. Mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard and bridge, 23.03" scale length. Custom-voiced electronics and dual-source preamp with four sound-imaging mic settings. $1,595 street godinguitars.com

Godin Montreal Premiere Supreme

Figured flame-maple atop Canadian wild cherry top, back, and sides with a “breathe-through” carved spruce core. Mahogany set-neck. Bound Richlite fingerboard. Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups. $2,095 street godinguitars.com

Guild Guitars M-75 Aristocrat

Laminated spruce top with solid mahogany back and mahogany sides. 3-piece mahogany and maple neck. 24.5" scale length. Single-coil pickups. $1,049 street guildguitars.com

Guild Guitars Starfire III with Bigsby

Mahogany top, back, and sides, dual “anti-hum” pickups, 24.75" scale length. $1,099 street guildguitars.com

Hagstrom Pat Smear Signature PASS-BLK

Mahogany body with carved maple top. Mahogany set neck with resinator fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Custom 58 Humbuckers. Black gloss finish. $1,099 retail hagstrom.com

Hagstrom Super Swede SUSWECU-CHS

Mahogany body with maple top. Set mahogany neck with resinator fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. H90-S pickups. Champagne Sparkle finish. $1,099 retail hagstrom.com

Hagstrom Viking DLX Custom VIKDLXCUS-BCF

Semi-hollow body. Contoured flame maple ply body. Canadian hard maple set neck with resinator fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Hagstrom HJ-50 custom pickups. Black Cherry finish. $1,199 retail hagstrom.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Hofner Verythin Single Cutaway

Ultra-thin, semi-hollowbody. Spruce top. 22 frets. Ebony fretboard. Minihumbucking pickups. Hard case included. Made in Germany. $1,549 street hofner.com

Ibanez JSM10VYS John Scofield Signature

Flame maple top, back, and sides. Sapele set-in neck. Ebony fretboard. Super 58Custom pickups. $1,466 retail ibanez.com

Ibanez RGIT27FESBF Iron Label 7-string

Ash body, 7-piece maple/walnut Nitro Wizard thru-neck. Ebony fretboard. EMG 707 pickups. $1,515 retail ibanez.com

Line 6 JTV-59P

James Tyler-designed modeling electric guitar. Mahogany neck and body. Maple top. Custom P-90 pickups, New electric and acoustic models and switchable tunings. $1,499 street line6.com

Line 6 JTV-89F

James Tyler-designed modeling electric guitar. Maple neck. Mahogany body. Two humbuckers. New electric and acoustic models and switchable tunings. Floyd Rose-licensed tremolo from Graph Tech. Gig bag. $1,499 street line6.com

MTD Kingston Guitar Rubicon-24

Carved alder body. Asymmetrical maple neck. Rosewood or maple fretboard. 25.5" scale length. HSH pickup combination. Tremolo. Buzz Feiten tuning system. $1,099 retail mtdkingston.com

PRS Guitars S2 Mira Semi-Hollow

Asymmetric, beveled, thin mahogany body with f-hole, 25" scale length, 22-fret mahogany “Pattern Regular” neck. Rosewood fingerboard. PRS S2 locking tuners, PRS Stoptail bridge, gig bag, S2 Mira treble and bass pickups. $1,269 retail prsguitars.com

Reverend Guitars Bob Balch Signature

Korina solidbody. 3-piece korina neck. Rosewood 12" radius fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Railhammer Bob Balch signature pickups. $1,139 retail reverendguitars.com

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Korina solidbody. Maple, satin amber-finish neck. Maple 12" radius fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Special H bridge, CP90 pickups. $1,019 retail reverendguitars.com

Reverend Guitars Warhawk RT

Korina solidbody. Three-piece korina neck. Rosewood 12" radius fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Revtron pickups. $1,199 retail reverendguitars.com

Roland G-5 VG Stratocaster

Alder body. Maple neck. Rosewood or maple fingerboard, 25.5" scale length. Onboard COSM modeling and tuning modes. Single-coil pickups. Divided pickup. $1,299 street Rolandus.com

Roland G-5A VG Stratocaster

American-made. Alder body. Maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard, 25.5" scale length. Onboard COSM modeling and tuning modes. Single-coil pickups. Divided pickup. $1,899 street Rolandus.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Sandberg California DC

Alder body for aged finishes, Ash body for matte finishes. Canadian hard rock maple neck. Ebony, rosewood, or maple fretboard. 25.5" scale length. Sandberg Vintage Power pickups. $1,550 street sandberg-guitars.com

Sandberg Electra DC Black

Alder body. Black high-gloss finish. Canadian hard rock maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Sandberg Vintage Power pickups. $1,385 street sandberg-guitars.com

Sandberg Electra DC Butterscotch

Swamp ash. Butterscotch high-gloss finish. Canadian hard rock maple neck. Maple fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Sandberg Vintage Power pickups. $1,595 street sandberg-guitars.com

Strobel Guitars Rambler Custom

Custom-built professional, electric travel guitar. 24.5" scale length. Easily disassembles to fit in a briefcase. Schaller hardware. Choice of tone woods for body, neck, and fretboard. Choice of color in nitrocellulose finish. Many additional options available. $1,599 retail strobelguitars.com

Taylor Guitars T3/b

Semihollow body, sapele back and sides, maple top, genuine ebony fingerboard and bridge. Taylor HD humbuckers with 3-way pickup system with coil splitting capabilities, Bigsby vibrato, roller bridge, color options, all-gloss finish. Hardshell case. $2,198 retail taylorguitars.com

Washburn Guitars Parallaxe PXS Series PXS29FRFTBBM

Mahogany body with flame maple veneer. Maple set-neck with ebony fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Seymour Duncan pickups. Includes a limited lifetime warranty. $1,694 retail washburn.com

Washburn Guitars Parallaxe Solar Deluxe/Ola Englund Signature PX-SOLAR17DLXC

7-string. Alder body. Maple neck with ebony fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Seymour Duncan pickups. Includes a limited lifetime warranty. $2,676 retail washburn.com

Washburn Guitars Parallaxe Solar/Ola Englund Signature PX-SOLAR160WHM

Alder body. Maple neck with ebony fingerboard. 25.5" scale legnth. Seymour Duncan-designed humbuckers. Includes a limited lifetime warranty. $1,069 retail washburn.com

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E L E C T R I C | GUITARS PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Xotic Guitars Electric Guitar XGC series

Figured maple/mahogany body, 22-fret maple/birdseye maple neck. $2,900 street xotic.us

Xotic Guitars Electric Guitar XGC-JR series

Mahogany body and 22-fret mahogany/Indian rosewood. $2,400 street xotic.us

PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Buzz Feiten Guitars Signature Elite

Alder body with bound AAA flame maple top. 25.5" scale length. 2-piece quarter sawn maple neck. Maple or rosewood fingerboard. BF 109 bridge pickup and BF120 neck pickup (both are Alnico 5, hum canceling). Thorsen minitoggle switch (passive series/parallel) top-load bridge. Body Lok comfort rout, all chrome appointments. $3,295 street buzzfeitenguitars.com

Collings 290

Solid mahogany body and neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24 7/8" scale length. Lollar P90 pickups. $3,050 retail collingsguitars.com


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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Collings 360 ST

Carved alder or ash body. Maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Lollar Vintage Blackface pickups. 25 1/4" scale length. $3,800 retail collingsguitars.com

Collings I-35 LC

Semi-hollow-laminate maple construction. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24 7/8" scale length. Lollar Imperial humbuckers. $4,500 retail collingsguitars.com

Ernie Ball Music Man Armada MM-90

Mahogany with V-shaped bookmatched mahogany top. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Vintage-style MM-90 soapbar pickups. $3,850 retail music-man.com

Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty

Basswood body with mahogany neck-thru construction. 25.5" scale length. Custom Signature Di Marzio Illuminator humbuckers. Piezo bridge pickups. $3,500 retail music-man.com

ESP Guitars ESP USA Horizon

Mahogany body with quilted maple top and maple neck. 25.5" scale length. Ebony fingerboard with 24 XJ frets. EMG 66 and EMG 57 Brushed Steel pickups. Schaller Security Lock. Sperzel locking tuners. TonePros locking TOM bridge. Includes hardshell case. $4,299 street espguitars.com

Framus 1974 Custom NT

German-made hollowbody. Carved top, flame maple body. Flamed maple neck-through with tiger stripe ebony fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Seymour Duncan pickups. Tobacco Sunburst finish. $7,099 retail framus.com

Framus Idolmaker

German made. Mahogany body with AAA flamed maple top. Set mahogany neck with Tigerstripe ebony fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Seymour Duncan pickups. Nirvana Black Stain finish. $6,999 retail framus.com

Framus Mayfield Legacy

German made. Laminated mahogany top and back. Solid mahogany sides. Mahogany set neck with rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale length. Seymour Duncan SP90 RWRP / SP90 Vintage Soapbar P90 pickups. Natural finish. $4,899 retail framus.com

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Gibson Custom, a Division of Gibson Brands Collector’s Choice #26, 1959 Les Paul, serial #9-0653, aka “Whitford ‘Burst” Precise recreation of Brad Whitford’s original 1959 Les Paul. Hand-aged, featuring custom-wound Custom Bucker pickups, hide-glue neck construction in a limited edition of up to 300. $7,998 street gibson.com

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Precise recreation of Robby Krieger’s 1954 Les Paul Custom.50 hand-aged by Gibson Custom and hand-signed by Robby Krieger, 100 hand aged, and 150 appointed with Gibson Custom’s VOS Specs. $6,665-$9,165 street gibson.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Gretsch G6137TCB Panther Center-Block LTD Flagstaff Sunset

Limited edition with 3-piece maple neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets, dual High Sensitive Filter’Tron pickups, and Bigsby B6C tailpiece. $3,550 retail gretschguitars.com

Ibanez DCM100 Dino Cazares Signature

Mahogany body, 3-piece maple/bubinga 26.5" Prestige neck with rosewood fretboard. Seymour Duncan Blackout and Retribution pickups. $3,066 retail ibanez.com

Jackson JCS Special Edition PC1 Ebony

Created and customized to your specific needs; no two models are ever alike. New options and finishes are always being added, and of all Jackson’s most acclaimed instrument families, the Custom Select Series gives you the best of Jackson’s best. $4,488 retail jacksonguitars.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Knaggs Kenai Tier 2 Double Purf Faded Onyx

Single-cutaway solid-body. 1-piece contoured mahogany body, double purfling carved Maple top, 1-piece Mahogany neck. 22 frets. 24.75" scale length. Two humbuckers. $6,400 retail knaggsguitars.com

Knaggs Keya Tier 2 Double Purf Fire

Double-cutaway solid-body. one-piece contoured mahogany body, carved maple top, set one-piece mahogany neck. 24 frets. 24.75" scale length. Two humbuckers. $6,400 retail knaggsguitars.com

Knaggs Severn Tier 2 Trem Double Purf Ocean Blue

Double cutaway solid-body. Alder back, beveled maple or maple/sapele laminated tops. one-piece quarter-sawn rock maple neck with either maple or cocobolo fretboard. 22 frets. 25.5" scale length. Choice of various single-coil/humbucker configurations with either proprietary Chesapeake hard-tail or Trem bridges. $6,790 retail knaggsguitars.com

Parker Guitars DF1024FMRCG

USA MaxxFly radial-neck series. Solid figured koa body. Cocobolo neck with carbon glass. Epoxy fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Seymour Duncan SSL6 neck and middle, TB14 bridge pickups. $5,332 retail parkerguitars.com

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GUITARS | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Parker Guitars DF1024KOA

USA MaxxFly radia- neck series. Solid flame maple body. Cocobolo neck with carbon glass Epoxy fingerboard. 25.5" scale legnth. Seymour Duncan SSL6 neck and middle, TB14 bridge pickups. $5,332 retail parkerguitars.com

PRS Guitars P24 Trem

Carved, figured maple top, mahogany back, 25" scale length, 24-fret mahogany “Pattern Regular” neck with rosewood fretboard. PRS Phase III locking tuners. PRS piezo tremolo bridge, uncovered 57/08 treble and bass pickups. LR Baggs/PRS piezo pickup system. $3,399 retail prsguitars.com

Taylor Guitars T5z-Pro

Semi-hollow body, sapele back and sides, curly maple top, genuine ebony fingerboard and bridge, 5-way pickup switch for acoustic to electric sounds, multiple color options and gloss finish. Hardshell case. $3,498 retail taylorguitars.com

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GUITARS | A C O U S T I C PRICE RANGE: $200 & UNDER Peavey DW-1

Dreadnought body. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Passive piezo pickup. Sapele back and sides. Rosewood bridge. Spruce laminate top. $139 street peavey.com

Peavey DW-2

Dreadnought body. Spruce laminate top. Mahogany back and sides. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Active electronics with built-in tuner. Gig bag included. $199 street peavey.com

Seagull Merlin Natural SG

4-string diatonic instrument. Spruce or mahogany top. Rock maple body and neck. 20.75" scale length. Tusq bridge and compensated saddle. Semi-gloss custom polished finish. $129 street seagullguitars.com

Xaviere XV-200S

Solid spruce top. Maple fingerboard and bridge. Maple back and sides. $169 retail guitarfetish.com

Xaviere XV-AP30S

18-fret parlor guitar. Solid spruce top with rosewood back and sides. $159 retail guitarfetish.com

Xaviere XV-AT130SCE

Medium jumbo acoustic. Solid spruce top with rosewood back and sides. Fishman pickup installed. $179 retail guitarfetish.com

PRICE RANGE: $201-$499 Alvarez LJ60

“Little Jumbo” Travel guitar. Solid A+ Sitka spruce top. Rosewood bi-level bridge and fingerboard, FSTLJ bracing system. $449 retail alvarezguitars.com

Alvarez RD26

Regent Series dreadnought. Spruce top. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. $299 retail alvarezguitars.com

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A C O U S T I C | GUITARS PRICE RANGE: $201-$499

Breedlove Stringed Instruments Discovery Concert CE

Solid Sitka spruce top. Sapele laminate back and sides. Nato neck with rosewood fretboard. 25.5" scale length. Fishman Isys-T pickups. $399 street breedlovemusic.com

Breedlove Stringed Instruments Pursuit Dreadnought Mahogany

Solid mahogany top. Sapele laminate back and sides. Nato neck with rosewood fretboard. 25.5" scale length. Fishman Isys+ USB pickups. $499 street breedlovemusic.com

Breedlove Stringed Instruments Solo 12-String

Solid cedar top. East Indian rosewood laminate back and sides. Nato neck with rosewood fretboard. 25.5" scale length. LR-TCV pickups. $479 street breedlovemusic.com

Cort MR600F

Solid spruce top. Mahogany back and sides. Scalloped X-bracing. Fishman Isys+ with Sonicore pickup. $450 retail cortguitars.com

Dean Guitars Exhibition Ultra

Mahogany top and body, mahogany slim-D set neck, ebony fingerboard, pearl ultradiamond inlays. Grover tuners. Black hardware. USB output. $429 retail deanguitars.com

Epiphone Ltd Ed 50th Anniversary Inspired by “1964” Caballero

Select mahogany top, back, and sides. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale. Shadow ePerformer preamp and NanoFlex pickup system. $249 street epiphone.com

ESP Guitars LTD TL-6

Mahogany body with spruce top and mahogany neck. 25" scale length. Rosewood fingerboard with 22 J frets. B-Band Electret Film Transducer pickup and B-Band T-7 preamp with onboard tuner. $499 street espguitars.com

ESP Guitars LTD TL-6N Nylon String

Nylon-string acoustic-electric. Mahogany body with spruce top and mahogany neck. 25" scale length. Rosewood fingerboard with 22 J frets. B-Band Electret Film Transducer pickup and B-Band T-7 preamp with onboard tuner. $499 street espguitars.com



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Fender FA-300CE Acoustic/Electric Pack with Fender SLIDE Interface

Connect the guitar to your mobile device or computer for digital recording, playback, and editing. Dreadnought guitar with a spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and Fishman Isys III pickup/preamp system with built-in tuner. Comes with cable and software (AmpliTube, Rock Prodigy). $299 retail fender.com

Gretsch G9520 Jim Dandy Flat Top

Bronze burst flat top made of select guitar woods and fully lined and braced. The G9520 offers warm and pleasing tones, with a comfortable 24" scale. $239 retail gretschguitars.com

Ibanez AEG10IINT

AEG body. Spruce top. Mahogany back and sides. Rosewood fretboard. Fishman Sonicore pickup with AEQ-SP1 preamp and tuner. $449 retail ibanez.com

Kala Brand Music Co Koa Guitarlele

Tuned A-D-G-C-E-A. Solid spruce top, Hawaiian koa back and sides, Rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock with koa cap and Grover tuners. Satin Finish. $299 street kalabrand.com

Kala Brand Music Co Thinline Acoustic Electric Steel String Guitar

Solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Compensated saddle. Shadow Performer Pro EQ with tuner. $379 street kalabrand.com

Kala Brand Music Co. Tenor Guitar

Tuned C-G-D-A. Solid spruce top. Rosewood back and sides. Rosewood fingerboard, slotted headstock, Grover tuners. D’Addario Phosphor Bronze strings. $329 street kalabrand.com

Lâg Guitars T100ACEBRS

Solid red cedar top. Dark mahogany back and sides. Indonesian rosewood fingerboard and bridge. NanoFlex piezo pickup and DirectLâg Plus preamp. $499 street lagguitars.com

Mitchell ME1

New Element-series dreadnought acoustic. Striped Sapele back/sides, solid spruce top, Indian rosewood fretboard, slim-taper mahogany neck. $299 street mitchellguitars.com

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GUITARS | A C O U S T I C PRICE RANGE: $201-$499

Mitchell ME2CEC

New Element-series acoustic-electric. Indian rosewood back/sides, solid cedar top, shifted bracing, Indian rosewood fretboard, slim-taper mahogany neck, Fishman INK preamp with 3-band EQ and tuner. $399 street mitchellguitars.com

Mitchell MX420

Grand auditorium acoustic/electric. Quilted ash burl body. Indian rosewood fingerboard. Mahogany neck. CE304T preamp with 3-band EQ and tuner. Die-cast tuners. $429 street mitchellguitars.com

Norman Expedition Natural SG

Wild cherry top, back, and sides. Silver leaf maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Custom polished semi-gloss finish. Optional Fishman Isys+ electronics. Made in Canada. $299 street normanguitars.com

Optek Music Systems FA-507 Fretlight Acoustic

Concert style. Spruce top. Agathis sides and back. Built-in lighting learning system under the polymer fretboard. $399 retail fretlight.com

Optek Music Systems Fretlight 5 Acoustic Guitar

Entry-level acoustic guitar with glossy spruce top and matte agathis sides and back. Stratabond birch neck. Classical-style bridge and a compensated saddle. Advanced polymer fretboard with built-in Fretlight LED learning system in the first 5 frets. $249 retail fretlight.com

Peavey DW-3

Dreadnought body. Solid spruce top. Rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Active electronics with built-in tuner, microphone with blend knob. Hardshell case included. $399 street peavey.com

Seagull S6 Spruce Sunburst GT

Select solid spruce gloss top, wild cherry semi-gloss back and sides. Silver leaf maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Optional Fishman Sonitone electronics. $479 street seagullguitars.com

Seagull Walnut Mini-Jumbo SG

Solid spruce top, with laminated walnut back and sides. Silver leaf maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Custom polished semi-gloss finish. Optional Fishman Isys-T electronics. $369 street seagullguitars.com

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Simon & Patrick Trek Natural SG

Wild cherry top, back and sides. Silver leaf maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Custom polished semi-gloss finish. Optional Fishman Isys+ electronics. Made in Canada. $299 street simonandpatrick.com

PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Cort Earth300V

Solid Adirondack spruce top. Adirondack spruce bracing. Solid mahogony back and mahogany sides. $535 retail cortguitars.com

Cort L300V

Solid Adirondack spruce top. Adirondack spruce bracing. Solid mahogony back and mahogany sides. $535 retail cortguitars.com

Epiphone FT-350SCE Min-ETune

Solid spruce top. Mahogany back and sides. Rosewood fingerboard 25.5" scale length. Min-ETune self-tuning system. Shadow preamp. $599 street epiphone.com

Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500RCCE

Solid cedar top. Rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Shadow eSonic2 preamp. $799 street epiphone.com

ESP Guitars LTD TL-12

12-string acoustic-electric. Mahogany body with spruce top and mahogany neck. 25" scale length. Rosewood fingerboard with 22 J frets. B-Band Electret Film Transducer pickup and B-Band T-7 preamp with onboard tuner. $549 street espguitars.com

Gretsch G9202 Honey Dipper Special, Round-Neck

All-new Ampli-Sonic resonator cone, hand-spun in Eastern Europe from nearly 99-percent pure aluminum, yields an impressive quality and volume of tone. $899 retail gretschguitars.com

Gretsch G9212 Honey Dipper Special, SquareNeck

All-new Ampli-Sonic resonator cone, hand-spun in Eastern Europe from nearly 99-percent pure aluminum, yields an impressive quality and volume of tone. $899 retail gretschguitars.com



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GUITARS | A C O U S T I C PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Guild Guitars M-120

Solid mahogany top, back and sides. Concert size, 24.75" scale length. $529 street guildguitars.com

Hofner HA-GA05BK

Steel string. Grand auditorium cutaway body. Solid spruce top. Maple body. Preamp with 4-band EQ and tuner. Gloss finish. $599 street hofner.com

Hofner HF12

Classical/nylon string. Solid European spruce top. Flamed Anigre body. 50mm nut width. Satin finish. $569 street hofner.com

Hofner HZ27

Classical/nylon string. Solid cedar top. Rosewood body. Wood machine-head buttons. 50mm nut width. Gloss finish. $729 street hofner.com

Ibanez AELBT1NT

Shallow feedback-resistant concert body. Spruce top. Mahogany back and side. Mahogany neck. Fishman Sonicore pickup. $599 retail ibanez.com

Ibanez AEW14LTD4

AEG body. Solid Sitka spruce top. Acacia back and sides. Rosewood fretboard. Bone nut and saddle. Fishman Sonicore pickup. AEQ-SP2 preamp with tuner. $749 retail ibanez.com

Oscar Schmidt OH32SEQTR

Latin 12-string Bajo Quinto acoustic/electric with cutaway and active Fishman EQ/ Tuner pickup system. Quilt maple top with rosewood back and sides. Quilt Trans Red finish. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. Includes a padded gig-bag and a limited lifetime warranty. $789 retail oscarschmidt.com

Ovation Celebrity Elite Plus, Figured Koa

Mid-depth cutaway. Figured koa top, Lyrachord back, nato neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, 25.25" scale length. Ovation Slimline pickup with OP-4BT preamp with tuner. $749 retail ovationguitars.com

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GUITARS | A C O U S T I C PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Ovation Celebrity Standard

Mid-depth cutaway. Solid spruce top, Lyrachord back, nato neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, 25.25" scale length. Ovation Slimline pickup with OP-4BT preamp with tuner. $529 retail ovationguitars.com

Ovation Celebrity Standard Plus, Trans Black Flame Maple

Mid-depth cutaway, flame maple top, Lyrachord back, nato neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, 25.25" scale length. Ovation Slimline pickup with OP-4BT preamp with tuner. $649 retail ovationguitars.com

PRS Guitars SE Angelus A10E

15.5" cutaway body, proprietary hybrid X bracing, solid mahogany top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood fretboard and bridge, mahogany neck, hardshell case, soundhole mounted volume and tone controls. Available in Black or Tortoise Shell. $599 retail prsguitars.com

PRS Guitars SE Angelus Standard

15.5" cutaway body, proprietary hybrid X bracing. Solid Sitka spruce top. Mahogany sides. Solid mahogany back. Rosewood fretboard and bridge. Mahogany neck. Bird inlays. Hardshell case. PRS under-saddle pickup design. $689 retail prsguitars.com

Saga Musical Instruments Blueridge BR-40CE Cutaway Acoustic / Electric Guitar

Cutaway dreadnought body shape. Solid Sitka spruce top. Mahogany back and sides. Solid mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Fishman Presys Plus pickup system. $795 retail sagamusic.com

Saga Musical Instruments Blueridge BR-65KCE Cutaway Acoustic/ Electric Guitar Medium jumbo body. Solid Sitka spruce top, koa back and sides, satin mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. B-Band T-35 pickup system. $995 retail sagamusic.com

Simon & Patrick Woodland Pro Folk Mahogany HG

Select solid mahogany top, back, and sides. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Custom polished high-gloss finish. Optional B-Band A3T electronics. $749 street simonandpatrick.com

Taylor Guitars 150e

12-string, dreadnought body shape, layered Sapele back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top, genuine ebony peghead, fretboard, and bridge. Expression System electronics and a gig bag included. $699 retail taylorguitars.com

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Yamaha LS6M ARE Solid Engelmann spruce top with A. R. E. technology. Mahogany back and sides. Mahogany and rosewood neck. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. SRT Zero Impact pickup. $835 retail yamaha.com

PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Alvarez MDA70 All solid wood Masterworks series. Solid AA Sitka spruce top. Solid East Indian rosewood back and sides. One-piece mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard with 12th-fret abalone inlay. $1,349 retail alvarezguitars.com

Bedell Guitars 1964 Orchestra Solid Sitka spruce top. Solid Honduran mahogany back and sides. Honduran mahogany neck with ebony fretboard. K&K Pure mini pickups. $1,990 street bedellguitars.com

Bedell Guitars Coffehouse Dreadnought Solid Adirontack spruce top. Solid East Indian rosewood back and sides. Honduran mahogany neck with Ebony fretboard. K&K Pure Mini electronics. $2,490 street bedellguitars.com

Bedell Guitars Earthsong Dreadnought Solid Sitka spruce top. Solid big leaf maple back and sides. Eastern hard rock maple neck with walnut fretboard. All USA tonewoods. K&K DuoTone electronics. $1,490 street bedellguitars.com

Carvin Craig Chaquico Signature CC275 Thinline, chambered mahogany body and neck. 4A flame maple top, 25" scale length. LR Baggs ribbon acoustic pickup. Available from Carvin’s USA Custom Shop. $1,269 retail carvin.com

Carvin NS1 Classical Acoustic Synth Access guitar. Chambered mahogany body. Mahogany neck. 4A flame maple top. Piezo and hexaphonic pickup with and 13-pin connectors. Available from Carvin’s USA Custom Shop. $1,399 retail carvin.com

Composite Acoustics Cargo All-carbon composite body. Carbon-fiber neck. Reinforced polymer fingerboard. 22.75" scale length. Available with the L.R. Baggs Active Element Pickup system. $1,099-$1,199 street compositeacoustics.com

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GUITARS | A C O U S T I C PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Composite Acoustics GX

All-carbon composite body. Carbon-fiber neck. Reinforced polymer fingerboard. Available with the Fishman Prefix Plus T or Fishman Aura pickup/preamp systems. $2,699-$3,299 street compositeacoustics.com

Composite Acoustics Legacy

All-carbon composite dreadnought body. Carbon-fiber neck. Reinforced polymer fingerboard. Available with the Fishman Prefix Plus T or Fishman Aura pickup/ preamp systems. $1,599-$2,800 street compositeacoustics.com

Cordoba Guitars 55FCE Negra

Thin-body flamenco acoustic-electric guitar. Solid European spruce top, limited edition Ziricote back/sides, Fishman pickup. $1,549 street cordobaguitars.com

Cordoba Guitars GK Pro Maple

All-solid, acoustic-electric guitar. Solid European spruce top, solid flamed maple back/sides, Fishman pickup and hardshell-humidified archtop case. $1,679 street cordobaguitars.com

Gibson Acoustic J-15

J-45 body style, solid American tone woods, spruce top, and walnut back and sides. 24.75" scale length. LR Baggs Element pickup. $1,499 retail gibson.com

Gibson Acoustic J-29

J-45 body style with spruce top, rosewood back and sides, and advanced x-bracing. 24.75" scale length. Baggs Element pickup. $2,249 retail gibson.com

Lakewood Guitars D18 Natural Series

AAA spruce top. AAA Ovangkol back and sides. German-made. $2,019 retail lakewood-guitars.com

McPherson Guitars Kevin Michael Carbon Travel

All-carbon composite body, reinforced polymer fingerboard, 22 3/4 scale length. $2,400 retail mcphersonguitars.com

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GUITARS | A C O U S T I C PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Saga Musical Instruments Blueridge BR-160 Historic Series Dreadnought Guitar

Dreadnought body shape. Solid Sitka spruce top. Solid rosewood back and sides, solid mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. $1,095 retail sagamusic.com

Taylor Guitars 528e

Grand orchestra body shape, solid mahogany back, sides and top, mahogany neck, genuine ebony fretboard and bridge. Century fretboard inlay, Ivoroid binding. All-gloss finish. Expression System 2 electronics and hardshell case included. $2,998 retail taylorguitars.com

Washburn Guitars Comfort Series Grand Auditorium WCG55CE

Acoustic/electric with Fishman Presys+ tuner/preamp system. Koa top, back and sides, with beveled comfort elbow rest. Satin mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Includes a limited lifetime warranty. $1,247 retail washburn.com

Washburn Guitars R360SMK

Vintage-style parlor guitar with biscuit resonator cone. Spalted Maple top, back, and sides. Satin mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 24.75" scale. Includes a case and a limited lifetime warranty. $1,069 retail washburn.com

Washburn Guitars Willie K Signature Jumbo WJ55SCENS

Acoustic/electric with Fishman Presys+ tuner/preamp system. Solid Sitka spruce top. koa back and sides. Satin maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. Includes a limited lifetime warranty. $1,158 retail washburn.com

Yamaha A3RVS

Solid Sitka spruce top. Solid rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard and bridge. SRT System 63 modeling preamp. $1,360 retail yamaha.com

Yamaha LL16R ARE

Solid Englemann spruce with A. R. E. technology. Solid rosewood back and sides. Mahogany and rosewood neck. Ebony fingerboard and bridge. SRT Zero Impact pickup. $1,310 retail yamaha.com

PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Collings D2H

Sitka spruce top. East Indian rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. $3,950 retail collingsguitars.com

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A C O U S T I C | GUITARS PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Collings CJ35

Sitka spruce top. Honduran mahogany back and sides. Mahogany neck with wenge fingerboard. 24 7/8" scale length. $4,800 retail collingsguitars.com

Collings OM2H

Sitka spruce top. East Indian rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. 25.5" scale length. $3,950 retail collingsguitars.com

Fender Tom Petty Kingman

AA Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides,maple neck, Indian rosewood fingerboard, and a Fishman VT-2 pickup/preamp system. Black hard-shell case included. $5,500 retail fender.com

Gibson Acoustic L-1 Blues Tribute

L-1 small body. Adirondack red spruce top with hot hide glue top-bracing, mahogany back and sides, period-correct 1.77" nut width and distinct V-neck profile. Faded vintage sunburst. $3,299 retail gibson.com

Lakewood Guitars M-32 CP Deluxe Series

Grand concert. AAA spruce top. AAA rosewood back and sides. L.R Baggs Anthem pick-up system. German-made. $3,209 retail lakewood-guitars.com

Lakewood Guitars M-52 Premium Series

Grand concert. AAAA spruce top. AAAA Myrtle back and sides. L. R. Braggs Anthem pickup system. Polished body and headstock/neck satin. German-made. $3659 retail lakewood-guitars.com

McPherson Guitars CMG 4.0 ES/BCS

Bear Claw Sitka top, Macassar ebony back and sides. Mahogany cantilevered neck, ebony fretboard, bridge and headcap. Koa binding. 25.5" scale length. LR Baggs custom pickup with preamp, Buzz Feiten tuning intonation system. $8,800 retail mcphersonguitars.com

McPherson Guitars MG 3.5XP

Adirondack spruce top. Solid Indian rosewood back and sides. Mahogany cantilevered neck. 25.5" scale length. Ebony fretboard, bridge, and headcap. Koa binding, LR Baggs custom pickup with preamp, Buzz Feiten tuning intonation system. $7,100 retail mcphersonguitars.com



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GUITARS | A C O U S T I C PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER PRS Guitars Private Stock Alex Lifeson Thinline

Select European bearclaw spruce top. Koa back and sides. 25.25" scale length. Peruvian mahogany wide neck. Ebony fretboard and bridge. MOP/Paua "Birds in Flight" inlay and headstock eagle. LR Baggs Lyric pickup system. Ameritage hardshell case. $8,999 retail prsguitars.com

Taylor Guitars 712e-12 Fret

Taylor Guitars 814ce

Grand Concert body shape, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top, Tropical mahogany 12-fret neck, genuine ebony fretboard and bridge. Heritage Diamond fretboard inlay, ivoroid binding and 12-fret bracing. Expression System 2 electronics and hardshell case included. $3,978 retail taylorguitars.com

Grand Auditorium body shape, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top, Tropical Mahogany neck, genuine ebony fretboard and bridge. 800 Series bracing, Tusq nut and Micarta saddle. Expression System 2 electronics and a deluxe hardshell case included. $4,378 retail taylorguitars.com

Weber Fine Instruments Raw Hide Archtop

Solid red spruce top. Maple back and sides. Maple neck with ebony fretboard. $6,999 street webermandolins.com

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Ovation Celebrity® Elite Plus Trans Blue Quilt Maple

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UKES, MANDOLINS, & BANJOS PRICE RANGE: $200 & UNDER

aNueNue Hulala Ocean Dance Soprano Ukulele Mahogany body and neck. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, gear machine heads. Gig bag. $89 retail hulala-uke.com

Mahogany body and mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Synthetic bone nut and saddle. Gig bag. $139 retail anuenue-uke.com

Diamond Head DU-150 Student Soprano Ukulele

Epiphone Les Paul Ukulele Outfit

All-maple construction, nickel-plated guitarstyle tuners, and stained mahogany finish. Gig bag included. $47 retail sagamusic.com

Equipped with electronics so you can plug in. Flame maple top with mahogany body. 15" scale length. Includes gig bag. $129 street epiphone.com

Epiphone MM-30S A-Style Mandolin

Fender Piha’ea Soprano Ukulele

Solid spruce top. Mahogany body. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 14" scale length. $179 street epiphone.com

All-mahogany body, black neck and body binding, rosewood bridge, Fender headstock with open gear tuners. $79 retail fender.com

Hilo 2954

Kahuna Ukuleles KUC36NC

Premier Series Zebrawood soprano ukulele. $199 retail hiloguitars.com

Spruce top with maple binding. Rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard. Aquila Nyl-Gut strings. $176 street apintl.com

Kala Brand Music Co KA-SEM

Kala Brand Music Co Makala Shark in Great White Satin Finish

Top, back, and sides in exotic mahogany with a satin finish. Soprano scale length. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, die cast tuners. $94 street kalabrand.com

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aNueNue Mini Concert Mahogany Ukulele

Soprano scale. Agathis top, injection molded body. 12 brass frets. Rosewood fingerboard. Mahogany neck. Geared tuners. Nylon carry bag. Available in seven different colors $43 street kalabrand.com


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UKES, MANDOLINS, & Banjos PRICE RANGE: $200 & UNDER

Mahalo U-350 Deluxe Soprano Ukulele

Solid mahogany top. Curly acacia back and sides, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. Aquila strings. Deluxe gig bag with Hawaiian motif included. $174 retail sagamusic.com

Mitchell MU70

Mahalo U-40SM Smiley Face Soprano Ukulele

All-maple construction. Ebonized fingerboard and bridge. Aquila strings. Gig bag included. $49 retail sagamusic.com

Mitchell MU75BK

Concert ukulele. Indian rosewood back and sides. Spruce top, abalone purfling, multi-ply binding on body and neck. Natural gloss finish. $99 street mitchellguitars.com

Concert ukulele. All-mahogany construction. 12-fret open. Abalone rosette and purfling. $129 street mitchellguitars.com

Peavey Composer Ukulele

Yamaha GL1

24" natural spruce top. Sapele back and sides. Sapele neck with rosewood fingerboard. $69 street peavey.com

Guitalele: uke-size 6-string. Spruce top. Meranti back and sides. Nato neck. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. $141 retail yamaha.com

PRICE RANGE: $201-$499

Breedlove Stringed Instruments Crossover OF Natural Solid carved Sitka spruce top. Carved maple laminate back and sides. Maple neck with rosewood fretboard. 14" scale length. $499 street breedlovesound.com

Tenor size. Solid Ovangkol top, ovangkol back and sides, rosewood binding, abalone rosette, matte finish, and Aquila strings. $219 street cordobaguitars.com

Epiphone MM-50E Professional

Hilo 2955

Shadow Quad Preamp and pickup system. Solid spruce top with flame maple back, sides, and neck. 14" scale length. $499 street epiphone.com


Cordoba Guitars 23T

Premier Series solid koa concert ukulele. $429 retail hiloguitars.com


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Hilo 2957

Kala Brand Music Co. Kala Solid Ovangkol/Spruce Top Tenor Ukulele

Premier Series spruce/pine-top tenor ukulele with Spalt Maple back and sides. $399 retail hiloguitars.com

Tenor scale. Solid spruce top. Ovangkol back and sides. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Grover gold open-gear tuners. GraphTech NuBone XB nut and saddle. Aquila strings. $349 retail kalabrand.com

Mitchell MU100CE

Oscar Schmidt OU10T

Concert acoustic/electric. All-koa construction. 14-fret open. Fishman KULA preamp with 3-band EQ and tuner. Natural finish. $279 street mitchellguitars.com

Tenor 4-string ukulele. Spruce top with Trembesi backs and sides. Satin finish. Includes a limited lifetime warranty. $409 retail oscarschmidt.com

Oscar Schmidt OU9T

Saga Musical Instruments Kentucky KM-150 Student AModel Mandolin

Tenor 4-string ukulele. Bocote top, sides, and back. Satin finish. Includes a limited lifetime warranty. $239 retail oscarschmidt.com

Solid spruce top with F-holes. Solid maple back and sides. Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, nickel-plated open-gear tuners. Available in traditional sunburst and black nitrocellulose finish. $350 retail sagamusic.com

Saga Musical Instruments Kentucky KM-270 Artist Oval Hole A-Model Mandolin Solid spruce top with oval sound hole. Solid flamed-maple back and sides. Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and nickel-plated open-gear tuners. Available in traditional sunburst and transparent amber nitrocellulose finish. $495 retail sagamusic.com


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Godin MultiUke Koa HG

Solid carved Sitka spruce top. Solid big-leaf maple sides with solid carved bigleaf maple back. Big-leaf maple neck with ebony fretboard. $999 street breedlovesound.com

Tenor size uke. Chambered mahogany body. Solid cedar top with koa leaf top. Mahogany neck. 17" scale length. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Custom electronics with onboard preamp. $689 street godinguitars.com



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UKES, MANDOLINS, & Banjos PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Oscar Schmidt Ukulele Mike Signature Model OUUM200K

Tenor 4-string, ukulele. Solid cedar top. Mahogany back and sides. Includes a hard-shell case and a limited lifetime warranty. $599 retail oscarschmidt.com

PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999

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Saga Musical Instruments Kentucky KM-1050 Master FModel Mandolin

Solid carved Sitka spruce top. Solid big-leaf maple sides with solid, carved big-leaf maple back. Big-leaf maple neck with ebony fretboard. 14" scale length. K&K Twin Internal pickups. $1,999 street breedlovesound.com

Maple back and sides. Engelmann spruce top. Maple neck with ebony fingerboard. $2,600 retail collingsguitars.com

Mahogany body. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. $1,600 retail collingsguitars.com

Solid Adirondack spruce top. Solid northern flamed-maple back, sides, and neck. Ebony fingerboard with compound radius and jumbo frets, and silver-plated hardware. Available in a vintage sunburst finish. $2,195 retail sagamusic.com

Weber Fine Instruments Gallatin Mandolin

Hand-graduated and tuned solid spruce top. Maple back and sides. Maple neck with black bound 10" radius ebony fretboard. 14" scale length. $2,999 street webermandolins.com

PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER

Collings MF

Maple back and sides. Adirondack spruce top. Maple neck with ebony fingerboard. $4,650 retail collingsguitars.com

Weber Fine Instruments Bitteroot Mandolin

Hand-graduated and tuned solid spruce top. Maple back and sides. Maple neck with black bound 10" radius ebony fretboard. 14" scale. $3,699 street webermandolins.com


Weber Fine Instruments Black Ice Mandolin

Hand-graduated and tuned solid red spruce top. AAA curly maple back and sides. AAA curly maple neck with ivory-bound 10" radius ebony fretboard. 14" scale length. $5,999 street webermandolins.com


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BASSES | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $199 & UNDER Peavey Milestone

Maple neck with rosewood fretboard. 34" scale length. One split single coil, one straight single coil pickup. Includes Peavey PowerPlate for increased sustain and volume. $169 street peavey.com

Xaviere XVJB

Solid alder, two-pickup offset body. GFS pickups. $189 retail guitarfetish.com

Xaviere XVPB

Solid alder. Single GFS pickup. $169 retail guitarfetish.com

PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Cort GB34A

Agathis body. Canadian hard maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. PSEB1A-4/F and MBA1P-4 pickups. 2-band active EQ. $485 retail cortguitars.com

Epiphone Thunderbird Classic-IV PRO

Gibson USA TB pickups. 7-piece thru-neck. Mahogany body wings. 34" scale length. $499 street epiphone.com

Epiphone Toby Deluxe-IV

Radiata body. Hard maple bolt-on neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 34" scale length. Tobias active humbucker pickups. Bass enhancement control. $249 street epiphone.com

Hofner Ignition Violin Bass

Violin bass. Spruce top. Flamed maple hollowbody. Mini-humbucking pickups. Control panel. Hardcase included. $469 street hofner.com

Ibanez SRKP4 Soundgear Kaoss Pad

Mahogany body. Maple neck. Rosewood fretboard. IBZ-KP pickups. Built-in distortion, equipped with Mini Kaoss Pad 2. $399 retail ibanez.com

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E L E C T R I C | BASSES PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Kala Brand Music Co. Cherry Sunburst Sub U-BASS

Poplar solidbody, 21" scale length. Bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fretboard, Shadow active EQ. Gig bag included. Set up in the U.S.A. $499 street ubass.com

Optek Music Systems, Inc. FB-525 Bass

PJ electric bass with single-coil bridge pickup and P-style neck humbucker. Alder body with Stratabond birch neck. Advanced Polymer fretboard with built-in Fretlight LED learning system. $499 retail fretlight.com

Peavey Grind Bass 4

35" scale. Passive humbucking pickups. Mahogany neck with maple stringers. Neck-through-body design. Mahogany body wings. Peavey PowerPlate for increased sustain and volume. Available in 4, 5, or 6 string. $399 street peavey.com

Squier Classic Vibe Jazz Bass ‘60s

Squier’s Classic Vibe Precision Bass ’60s still delivers an authentic ’60s-era bass experience with all the same great features as before, now with the addition of a lustrous Inca Silver gloss finish option with a matching headstock and mint green pickguard. $379 retail squierguitars.com

Squier Classic Vibe P Bass ‘50s

Squier’s Classic Vibe Precision Bass ’50s still delivers an authentic ’50s-era bass experience with all the same great features as before, now with the addition of a stately White Blonde gloss finish option (with white pickguard and un-tinted neck). $379 retail squierguitars.com

Squier Classic Vibe P Bass ‘70s

The Fender-designed split-coil pickup delivers classic Precision muscle, and the Hi-Mass bridge with brass barrel saddles keeps intonation rock solid. Includes block inlays on the maple fingerboard. $379 retail squierguitars.com

Xaviere DLX Bass

Solid mahogany body. Active electronics. $229 retail guitarfetish.com

PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Brubaker

Brute MJX 4- & 5-String Basses Alder body, maple 22-fret neck and fretboard. Brubaker 3200-series pickups with coil tap and Brubaker 5200 Series active 2-band EQ. Brubaker High Mass bridge, Graphlon nut. $672-714 retail brubakerguitars.com



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BASSES | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $499-$999 Brubaker Brute MJXSC Single Cut 4- and 5-String basses

Chambered ash body, maple 22-fret neck and rosewood fretboard. Brubaker 3200-series pickups with coil tap and Brubaker 5200 Series active 2-band EQ. Brubaker High Mass bridge, Graphlon nut. $770-839 retail brubakerguitars.com

Carvin X44

Premium alder body and wide maple neck. Ebony fingerboard. 34" scale length. 18V active/passive preamp. Customized by choosing from a huge selection of USA Custom Shop woods, finishes, inlays, fretwire, hardware, and more. $999 retail carvin.com

Cort B4 20th Anniversary

Swamp ash body. 5-pc African wenge and rosewood neck. African wenge fingerboard. Bartolini MK-1 pickups and EQ. $799 retail cortguitars.com

Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass

Semi-hollowbody. Maple top, back, and sides. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 34" scale length. JCB-1 low-impedance, low-output pickup. $699 street epiphone.com

Fender Dee Dee Ramone Precision Bass

Olympic White gloss finish, maple neck with “C”-shaped profile and vintage-style heel truss-rod adjustment, maple fingerboard with 20 vintage-style frets, split single-coil pickup, 3-ply black pickguard, and vintage-style bridge with four single-groove saddles. $899 retail fender.com

Fender Deluxe Active Precision Bass Okoume

The body is fashioned from okoume, an African hardwood with an attractive straight grain and distinctive reddish-brown hue. Slim Jazz Bass neck, Jazz Bass bridge pickup, Precision Bass middle pickup, active electronics. $799 retail fender.com

Godin Shifter Classic 4

4-string bass with rock maple neck. Rosewood or maple fingerboard. 34" scale length. Canadian Laurentian Basswood body. Godin Passive PJ pickups. Double-function bridge. $795 street godinguitars.com

Godin Shifter Classic 5

5-string bass with rock maple neck. Rosewood or maple fingerboard. 34" scale length. Canadian Laurentian Basswood body. Godin Passive PJ pickups. Double-function bridge. $895 street godinguitars.com

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BASSES | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $499-$999 Hofner Contemporary Club Bass (CT)

Single cutaway. Spruce top. Flamed maple semi-hollowbody. Staple pickups. Control panel. Hardcase included. $879 street hofner.com

Jackson David Ellefson Signature Kelly Bird V Bass

This 5-string features a basswood body with Ellefson’s signature blue burst with black center stripe finish, bound maple neck with 21 jumbo frets, EMG pickups, 3-band active EQ, Jackson high-mass HM-5 bridge, and die-cast mini tuners. $741 retail jacksonguitars.com

MTD Kingston Saratoga 4

Ergonomically designed, carved basswood body. Asymmetrical maple, fretless neck; rosewood or maple fretboard. 34" scale length. Buzz Feiten tuning system. Passive MTD J pickups. $649 retail mtdkingston.com

Musicvox MI-5 34" Bass

Maple neck, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard. 34" scale length. Two 8-pole Musicvox bass humbucker pickups. Classic vintage and limited custom finishes. $899-$1,099 retail musicvox.com

Musicvox Spaceranger Bass

Maple neck, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard. 30" scale length. Musicvox special bass humbucker pickups. Fully adjustable Tune-o-Matic-style bridge and hard tail. Classic vintage and limited custom finishes. $899-$1,099 retail musicvox.com

Musicvox Space Cadet 34" Bass

Maple neck, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard. 34" scale length. 8-pole bass humbucker and Musicvox special vintage EB-style pickups. Classic vintage and limited custom finishes. $999-$1,099 retail musicvox.com

Peavey Cirrus Rudy Sarzo Signature 4-String

Maple neck-through body with mahogany stringers. Maple wings with quiltmaple top. Graphite-reinforced neck with rosewood fingerboard. Two Peavey VFL 18V active pickups. Includes Peavey PowerPlate for increased sustain and volume. $799 street peavey.com

PRS Guitars SE Kestrel

Alder body, 5-ply maple with walnut strips neckthrough construction. Rosewood fretboard with bird inlays. 34" scale length. SE Kestrel single-coil pickups. Hipshot TransTone bridge and HB6 tuners. Chrome hardware. Gig bag. $749 retail prsguitars.com

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BASSES | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $499-$999 PRS Guitars SE Kingfisher

Swamp Ash body, 5-ply maple with walnut strips neck-through construction. Rosewood fretboard with bird inlays. 34" scale length. SE Kingfisher humbucker treble and bass pickups. Hipshot TransTone bridge and HB6 tuners. Chrome hardware. Gig bag. $799 retail prsguitars.com

Sandberg Electra M4

4-string. Redburst high-gloss. Basswood body. Canadian hard rock maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. 34" scale length. Sandberg designed power-humbucker. $995 street sandberg-guitars.com

Yamaha TRBX304

Sculpted solid-mahogany body. 5-ply maple and mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Performance EQ switch. M3 pickups. $550 retail yamaha.com

Yamaha TRBX504

Sculpted solid-mahogany body. 5-ply maple and mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. HHB5n and HHB5b Alnico pickups. Active-passive switch. Battery alert LED. $790 retail yamaha.com

Yamaha TRBX505

5-string. Sculpted solid-mahogany body. 5-ply maple and mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard. HHB5n and HHB5b Alnico pickups. Active-passive switch. Battery alert LED. $860 retail yamaha.com

PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Carvin JB5

Jazz-style electric bass. Alder body. JVA alnico V singlecoil pickups, 18V active-passive electronics. 4-string model available. Made in Carvin’s USA custom shop. $1,099 retail carvin.com

Carvin V49K

24-fret, 4-string bass with a beveled top and ergonomic sculpting. Radius humbuckers and 18V active-passive controls. Available in 5- and 6-string models. Customize with USA Custom Shop woods, finishes, inlays, fretwire, hardware, and more. $1,029 retail carvin.com

Cort Rithimic

Alder body with spalted maple and padouk top. Canadian hard maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard. Bartolini Jeff Berlin Custom Soapbar pickups. $1,400 retail cortguitars.com

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BASSES | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 ESP Guitars E-II AP-4

White ash body with maple neck. 34" scale length. Rosewood fingerboard with 21 J frets. 2 Seymour Duncan SMB-4D pickups. Seymour Duncan STC-3M4 EQ. Includes hardshell case. $1,699 street espguitars.com

ESP Guitars LTD RB-1005BM

Swamp ash body with solid burled maple top and 5-piece maple/walnut neck. 34" scale length. Maple fingerboard with 22 J frets. Aguilar P (neck), Aguilar J with Hum Cancel (bridge) pickups. 2-band active EQ. $1,249 street espguitars.com

Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass

Split single-coil Precision Bass pickup with Alnico 5 magnets, single-coil Jazz Bass bridge pickup with ceramic bar magnets. Maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, active/passive switch. Hardshell case included. $2,099 retail fender.com

Godin A4 Ultra

Two-chamber silver leaf maple body. Solid spruce Top. Rock maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard on fretted model; ebony on fretless model. 34" scale length. Lace Sensor low-profile electric pickup. Side-mounted controls for electric pickup. Custom Godin Saddle Transducers and custom preamp. Natural semi-gloss. $1,145 street godinguitars.com

Hofner Standard Violin Bass

European spruce top. Flamed maple hollowbody. Staple pickups. Control panel. Hardcase included. Made In Germany. $2,869 street hofner.com

Ibanez BTB7ENTF BTB 7-string

Maple wing body. Rosewood top. 9-piece maple/rosewood/walnut thru-neck. Rosewood fretboard. CAP Sonic Arch pickups. E6 3-band EQ with bypass switch. $1,791 retail ibanez.com

Ibanez SR1405TEVNF Soundgear Premium

Mahogany body. Figured maple top. Rosewood fretboard. Nordstrand Big Single pickups. EQB-IIISC 3-band EQ. $1,933 retail ibanez.com

MTD Kingston Andrew Gouche 6

Ergonomically designed, carved mahogany body with maple burl top and asymmetrical maple neck with purple heart fretboard. Custom Bartolini pickups and electronics. Buzz Feiten tuning system. $2,659 retail mtdkingston.com

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BASSES | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 MTD Kingston Z5

Ergonomically designed, carved mahogany body with maple burl top, asymmetrical maple neck, fretless; rosewood or maple fretboard. 35" scale length. MTD passive soapbar pickups. 3-band electronics. Buzz Feiten tuning system. $1,519 retail mtdkingston.com

PRS Guitars Grainger 4

Carved maple top with mahogany back. 34" scale length. Rosewood fretboard, bird inlays. Hardsell case, GG pickups. PRS/Grainger active electronics. $2,999 retail prsguitars.com

Reverend Guitars Mercalli 4

Korina solidbody. 5-piece maple/walnut, satin amber-finish neck. Maple 12" radius fingerboard. 34" scale length. Thick Brick bridge, Split Brick neck pickups. $1,079 retail reverendguitars.com

Reverend Guitars Meshell Ndegeocello Signature

Korina solidbody. 5-piece korina/walnut neck. Rosewood 12" radius fingerboard. 34" scale length. P-blade pickups. $1,199 retail reverendguitars.com

Reverend Guitars Thundergun

Korina solidbody. 5-piece korina/walnut neck. Rosewood 12" radius fingerboard. 34" scale length. Thick Brick bridge, Split Brick neck pickups. $1,199 retail reverendguitars.com

Sandberg California Ida Nielsen Signature

4-string. Crème high-gloss. Alder body. Canadian hard rock maple neck. Maple fingerboard. 34" scale length. Sandberg Blacklabel pickups. $2995 street sandberg-guitars.com

Sandberg California Marlowe DK-5

5-string. Black Hardcore aged finish. Alder body. Canadian hard rock maple neck. Maple fingerboard. 35" scale length. Sandberg Alnico-5 pickups. $2,995 street sandberg-guitars.com

Strobel Guitars Rambler Custom Bass

Custom-built, professional, electric travel-bass. 28.5" scale length. Easily disassembles to fit in a rollaboard. Schaller hardware. Customer choice of tone woods for body, neck, and fretboard. Choice of color in nitrocellulose finish. Additional options available. $1,499 retail strobelguitars.com

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White ash body with 7-piece maple/walnut neck. 34" scale length. Rosewood fingerboard with 21 J frets. EMG 35P-4 (neck), EMG 35J (bridge) pickups. EMG BTC 2-band EQ. Hipshot “A” style bridge. Includes hardshell case. $3,899 street espguitars.com

Fodera Guitar Partners, LLC Emperor 6 Standard

Ash body. Bi-color flame maple top. 1-pc hard rock maple bolt-on neck. 34" scale length. Pau Ferro fingerboard. Fodera Dual Coil pickups. 6-string. $6,750 retail fodera.com

Fodera Guitar Partners, LLC Monarch 4 Standard Fretless

Walnut body. Curly walnut top. 1-piece red oak bolt-on neck. 34" scale length. Ebony fingerboard. Fodera Dual Coil pickups. 4-string. $4,950 retail fodera.com

Fodera Guitar Partners, LLC Tom Kennedy Standard

Single cut-away Emperor II shape. Ash body. Flame maple top. 1-piece hard rock maple bolt-on neck. 34" scale length. Ebony fingerboard. Fodera Dual Coil pickups. 5-string. $6,750 retail fodera.com

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BASSES | E L E C T R I C PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Hagstrom Northern Series Super Swede NSUSWEB-MHB

5-string. Mahogany wings body. Mahogany neck through with Resinator fingerboard. 34" scale length. Lundgren jazz classic pickups. Mahogany Burst finish. $3,349 retail hagstrom.com

Warwick Fortress 2014 Limited Edition

German-made 5-string. Swamp ash body with birdseye poplar. Bolt-on wenge neck with bird’s eye maple fingerboard. 34" scale lnegh. Passive Nordstrand Fat Stacks pickups. Nirvana black oil finish. $5,499 retail warwickbass.com

Warwick Streamer Stage 2

German-made 5-string. Afzelia body. Wenge neck with Afzelia stripes and wenge fingerboard. 34" scale length. Active MEC J/J pickups. $6,499 retail warwickbass.com

Xotic Bass Electric Bass XJ-1T 6-string series

Ash body and maple fingerboard, 34" scale, Xotic HRI (Hum Reduction Inductor) installed. Black or Natural. $3,900 street xotic.us

The Most Real

When I’m playing, I never worry with The Realist on my bass.

The original Realist “Copperhead” fits under the bridge to provide the most transparent acoustic fidelity for upright bass, cello, viola, violin, mandolin, banjo, and other string instruments. The Realist is also available with a wood element, the “WoodTone.” Visit RealistAcoustic.com to explore your options.

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A C O U S T I C | BASSES PRICE RANGE: $499 & UNDER Xaviere XV400B Solid spruce top. Mahogany back and sides. Rosewood fingerboard, Fishman pickup and preamp. $229 retail guitarfetish.com

Kala Brand Music Co. Rumbler U-BASS Laminate-mahogany construction. Mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. 21" scale length. Kala electronic system with a Piezo pickup with active EQ and built-in tuner. Includes padded gig bag. Also available fretless. Set up in the U.S.A. $399 retail ubass.com

PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Breedlove Stringed Instruments Pursuit Bass Solid Sitka spruce top. Sapele laminate back and sides. Nato neck with rosewood fretboard. Concert body shape with 32" scale length. Fishman ISYS+ USB electronics. $599 street breedlovesound.com Breedlove Stringed

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Solid Sitka spruce top. Sapele laminate back and sides. Nato neck with rosewood fretboard. Jumbo body shape with 32" scale length. Side sound-hole monitor and LR-TCV electronics. $799 street breedlovesound.com

Breedlove Stringed Instruments Studio Bass Solid Sitka spruce top. Sapele laminate back and sides. Nato neck with rosewood fretboard. Jumbo body shape with 34" scale length. LR-TCV electronics. $599 street breedlovesound.com

Carvin AC40 Acoustic-electric bass. Chambered mahogany body and neck. 34" scale length with 24 frets. LR Baggs ribbon transducer. Available fretted or fretless. $979 retail carvin.com


Kala Brand Music Co. Koa USA U-BASS Top-grade, solid, select Hawaiian top, back and sides. Mahogany neck. Vintage P-style neck contour. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. 21" scale length. Custom Hip Shot Tuners. LR Baggs custom electronics. Includes deluxe tweed hardcase. Meets most airline carry-on requirements. Also available fretless. Made by Kala in California. $2,799 retail ubass.com

David Gage String Instruments Czech-Ease Acoustic road bass. $4,000 retail davidgage.com


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AMPLIFIERS & SPEAKER CABINETS PRICE RANGE: $200 & UNDER Acoustic A20 Acoustic instrument amplifier: 20W output, 8" co-ax driver, 2 channels. Combo 1/4"/XLR inputs. Digital chorus and reverb. Vari-control feedback elimination, aux in, direct output with pre/post switch, ground lift, and level control. $129 street acousticamplification.com

Gallien-Krueger MB108 25W. 1"x8" speaker. 3-band EQ. Aux Input. $149 street gallien.com

Peavey ValveKing Cabs Available as 412 cab or 112 extension cab. 412 Cab features 400W continuous power, birch construction, 16 ohms mono with dual input jacks, and four 12" ValveKing speakers. Straight or slant available. 112 has 12" Blue Marvel Speaker, 40W RMS, 16 ohms. $129-449 street peavey.com

Roland Cube-10GX 10W, 8" speaker, Clean/ Crunch/Lead presets. Replace presets with custom COSM amps via free Cube Kit app for iOS and Android devices. Chorus/Delay/Reverb effects, Bass/ Middle/Treble controls. Rec Out/Phones jack, Aux In, and AC adaptor. $129 street rolandus.com

PRICE RANGE: $201-$499 Acoustic A1000 Acoustic instrument amplifier: 2x50W stereo Class D output, 8" co-ax Neodymium drivers. 2 channels, each with combo 1/4"/ XLR inputs. DSP effects. Automatic feedback elimination. Bluetooth aux in, stereo direct outputs with pre/post switch, ground lift, and level control. $499 street acousticamplification.com

Aguilar Amplification Tone Hammer 350 350W @ 4 ohms, 3 lbs. 3-band EQ with sweepable mids. Effects loop, DI and Drive control. $499 street aguilaramp.com

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Acoustic A40 Acoustic instrument amplifier: 40W output, 8" co-ax driver, 2 channels. Combo 1/4"/XLR inputs. DSP. Automatic feedback elimination. Bluetooth aux in, direct output with pre/ post switch, ground lift, and level control. $269 street acousticamplification.com

Ampeg BA-210 450W, solid-state combo. 2"x10" woofer and 1" tweeter. XLR line out, effects loop, HF mute. External speaker out. Aux in and headphone out. $499 street ampeg.com


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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Ashdown Engineering Five 15 125W Combo. Custom Ashdown 15" speaker. High and Low inputs. Drive Control, 3-band EQ, XLR DI output. Headphone out, effects loop, Aux in with Mix control. AppTek inputs for connecting smartphones and tablets with included cable. $399 street ashdownmusic.com

Ashdown Engineering MiBass 2.0 & Mi 12 400W. Small and lightweight, 3-band EQ, Gain control, Line/Aux in with Mix control. Headphone out, effects loop. XLR DI output. Optional Mi12 lightweight cabinet with 12" speaker. 1" tweeter, and 250W handling power. $339-$449 street ashdownmusic.com

Ashdown Engineering Rootmaster 420 420W head, 5-band EQ, compressor. Footswitchable Drive and Sub Harmonic effects. Class D power section. Auxiliary input, effects loop. XLR DI, Speakon outs. $499 street ashdownmusic.com

Carvin VT16 Single channel 16W/5W, all-tube vintage-series micro amp-head. Standard covering is tweed and available in various custom colors. Made in USA. $369 retail carvin.com

Diago Little Smasher Portable 5-watt amp head. $229 street diago.co.uk

EBS Sweden AB EBS Reidmar 470W dynamic output, 250W RMS. Analog preamp with Class D power amp. $399 street ebssweden.com

Eden Bass Amplification E300 Bass amplifier head with 300W at 4-ohm power output. 3-band EQ and Eden proprietary Enhance control. XLR line out, 3.5mm media player input. $480 retail eden-electronics.com


Epiphone Ltd Ed Electar Century Amplifier 18W, all-tube 1x12". Push/pull boost. Bright, normal and dark inputs. Master tone. Internal bias control. Optional footswitch. $399 street epiphone.com


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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $201-$499 Gallien-Krueger MB112-II 200 watts. Class D power amp. 1x12" Paragon speaker. Chain Output for driving MBP powered enclosures. $375 street gallien.com

Hartke LH1000 Bass Amplifier 1,000W bridged mono, Class A tube preamp circuit. 3-band tone stack EQ. Effects loop send/return jacks. $499 street samsontech.com

ISP Technologies Stealth Power Amp Class A/B power amp, 150W RMS for pedal boards. 1.2 lbs. Made in USA. $399 retail isptechnologies.com

Line 6 AMPLIFi 75 75W combo guitar amplifier with 5 speakers, Bluetooth music streaming, iOS App Control, 200 amps and affects, and Tone Match to match your guitar tone with songs in your music library. $399 street line6.com

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Hartke HD75 Bass Combo 75W, 12" hybrid paper/ aluminum cone driver. Top-mounted amplifier. 7-band graphic EQ. Built-in limiter. Effects loop. 25W/8" (HD25), 50W/10" (HD50) and 150W/15" (HD150) models also available. $249 street samsontech.com

Hiwatt Little P Rig British-made, pointto-point 20W/0.5W version of the Hiwatt SSD. Based on the original made famous by Pete Townshend. 4 independent channels. 1x12" Fane-loaded Hiwatt cabinet. $399 street hiwatt.com

Laney A1+ 80W, 2-channel acoustic-guitar combo with 8" speaker and tweeter. XLR input with phantom power. Thomann 3-band EQ. 16 digital effects. Aux In. Effects loop. Headphone out. $449 street laney.co.uk

Mod Kits DiY MOD 101 Guitar Amp Kit All-tube design. 60W output power into 4, 8, 16 and 20 ohms. All parts included. This is an easy build kit with point-to-point wiring and clear, easy-to-follow instructions. $495 retail modkitsdiy.com



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Mod Kits DiY MOD 102 Guitar Amp Kit All-tube design. 5W output power into 8 Ohms. Includes one 12AX7 (preamp) and one EL84 (JJ Electronic brand) tubes. This is an easy kit with point-to-point wiring and clear, easy-to-follow instructions. $215 retail modkitsdiy.com

Mojotone Slammins Angled Extension Cabinet USA-made Baltic birch-ply cabinet. Speaker cutout options include 1x12, 2x12, 2x10 and 2x8. Modern-style recessed metal handles. $307 retail mojotone.com

Orange Amps Crush Pro 120 2x12" Combo Analog, solid-state. 2-channel. Digital reverb. Effects loop. Also available as a head or 60W 1x12" combo. $449-$699 retail orangeamps.com

Palmer EINS 1W all-tube guitar combo. $399 street palmer-germany.com

Peavey ValveKing Micro-head Two EL84 and three 12AX7 tubes. 20W. Microphone Simulated Direct Interface (MSDI) with ground lift and speaker defeat. Variable Class A simulation control. USB recording output. 3-band EQ. Reverb. Two independent channels. Footswitch input. Buffered effects loop. $429 street peavey.com

Peavey Vypyr VIP 3 100W RMS. TransTube solid-state technology. One 12" Blue Marvel speaker. PowerSponge variable power control. LCD display. Acoustic, 12 String, Sitar, 7 string, baritone, resonator, bass Instrument models. 12 stompbox models. 36 on board amp models. 6 bass amp models. 6 acoustic amp models. 25 on-board effects. Chromatic tuner. $299 street Peavey.com

Quilter Tone Block 200 200W, with tube-like responsiveness and dynamics. Weighs 4 pounds. For the pedalboard or as a backup for your live amp. $399 retail quilterlabs.com

Rocktron Velocity 100 LTD 100W, stereo, 50W/channel, reactance control, single rack space. $499 retail rocktron.com



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Time for a Reality Check You trust your friends to tell you the truth and go to them for a reality check when you are not sure what to do next. It should be the same with your studio monitors. You need to trust your speakers to tell you the truth about your mix, not deceive you with over exaggerated bass or highs. Since the 1970s, the iconic white woofer and signature sound of Yamaha's near-field reference monitors have become a genuine industry standard for a reason–their unerring accuracy. So next time you need a reality check when you’re mixing, trust your newest friends in the studio, the new HS near-field monitors from Yamaha.

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Rocktron Widowmaker Guitar Preamp Analog, two channels, 100db of gain, single rack space. $399 retail rocktron.com

TC Electronic BG250-115 250W combo. Class D power amp, Intelligent EQ Section, built-in bass tuner, dual TonePrint capability with 6 effects Chorus, Flanger, Vibrato, Octaver, SpectraComp, Bass Drive. $399 street tcelectronic.com

TC Electronic BG250-210 Combo 250W, Class D bass combo. 2x10" speakers. 1x1" tweeter. Lightweight. EQ section. 6-string bass tuner. TonePrint-enabled. Two TonePrint Slots. DI, Aux in and headphone jack for silent sessions. $499 street tcelectronic.com

Traynor DHX12 1x12 Cabinet Compact 25W, 1x12" solid plywood guitar cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenback. Unique open/ closed back hatch for wider tones. Made in Canada. $379 street traynoramps.com

Vox Amplification AC4C1TV-CB TV-style cabinet. 4W, Class A combo amp. EL84 power tube, 12AX7 preamp tubes. Custom VX10 Celestion 10" speaker. Classic Vox Top Boost tone. $329 street voxamps.com

Yamaha THR10 (V.2) Update with new speaker simulations. 10W. 2 full-range speakers. AC/battery. $460 retail yamaha.com

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Roland AC-40 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier Stereo amplifier. Dual custom 6.5" speakers. Stereo chorus and reverb effects. Two channels: Guitar (1/4" input) and Mic/Line (XLR/ TRS input), each with 3-band EQ and independent effects. Automatic anti-feedback function. $379 street rolandus.com

Yamaha THR10C 10W. 2 full-range speakers. AC/ battery. Recording interface. Solid state, emulates high-gain tube tones. $460 retail yamaha.com

Yamaha THR10X 10W. 2 full-range speakers. Five channels from three amps. AC/ battery. Recording interface. Solid state, emulates high-gain tube tones. $460 retail yamaha.com



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Aguilar Amplification Tone Hammer 500 500W @ 4 ohms, 4 lbs. 3-band EQ with sweepable mids. Effects loop, DI and Drive control. $699 street aguilaramp.com

Aguilar Amplification SL 112 Single 12" driver with NEO magnet. Adjustable tweeter. 25 lbs. $749 street aguilaramp.com

Ampeg PF-800 800W, MOSFET preamp and Class-D power amp. Onboard compressor. 3-band EQ plus 5-position mid select. Balanced direct out, effects loop with mix control. $599 street ampeg.com

Carvin Steve Vai Signature Model VL300 100W, all-tube, 3-channel amp. Effects loop, variable boost and foot-switchable reverb. MIDI switching compatible. Made in USA. $929 retail carvin.com

Carvin V3M-G Gold Edition of the 3-channel all-tube 50W micro amp. Effects loop, variable boost and foot-switchable reverb. Made in USA. $629 retail carvin.com

Chandler Limited GAV19T 2x12 2x12" straight or slant British-style speaker cabinet to match GAV19T amp. Choice of Celestion speakers. $715 street chandlerlimited.com

DV Mark DV Jazz 12 1x12" combo, 45W, solid-state preamp, analog power amp, onboard reverb. $699 street dvmark.it

DV Mark Maragold Greg Howe Signature. 40W 2-channel, all-tube head with EL34 power tubes, footswitch input for channels switch and effects loop. $899 street dvmark.it



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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $500-$999

EBS Sweden AB EBS Classic 500 Solid state with tube-emulated drive. 500W RMS. $999 street ebssweden.com

Gallien-Krueger MB800 800 watts. Class D power amp. Discrete FET preamp. Switchable boost. $699 street gallien.com

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Eden Bass Amplification WTX500 Class D bass amplifier head with 500W at 4-ohm power output. Weighs 4.3 lbs. Compressor with bypass, 3-stage EQ headphone output, footswitch input, and auxiliary input. Mute switch, tuner output. XLR DI with level control. $890 retail eden-electronics.com

Godin Acoustic Solutions ASG-75 Acoustic amplifier. 75W. 1-channel, solid state. 1x 5" woofer. Natural wood or black finish options. $699 street godinacousticsolutions.com

Hartke HyDrive 410 Bass Cabinet 4x10" neodymium hybrid cone LF drivers. 1" titanium HF driver. 1000W at 8 ohms. $699 street samsontech.com

Hughes and Kettner TM212 2x12 Cabinet 120W, 2 x 12" Celestion Vintage 30, closed-back guitar cabinet. Ideal companion for TubeMeister and GrandMeister heads. $729 street hughes-and-kettner.com

Ibanez TSA5TVR 5W tube combo. 1x8: Jensen C8R Speaker. Preamp 12AX7, power amp 6V6GT. 2-Band EQ. Accutronics Reverb Tank. Built-in Tube Screamer. $533 retail ibanez.com

Laney Ironheart IRT-Studio 15W all-tube, rack-mount head with 2x EL84, 3x ECC83 tubes. Speaker-emulated record-output direct from the power tubes; internal dummy load (no need to connect a speaker). USB audio I/O and reamp jack for use with DAW. $599 street laney.co.uk



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Laney Ironheart IRT120H All-tube head. 120 watts RMS. Clean, Rhythm and Lead channels. PreBoost and Vari-Watts features. $999 street laney.co.uk

Marshall Amplification DSL5C DSL Series all-tube (3 x ECC83, 1 x ECC99), 2-channel, 1x10" combo with Celestion speaker. Effects loop, Low Power switch, Aux input and headphone/ recording output. $690 retail marshallamps.com

Musicvox Spaceranger MVX-30 Studio Custom Combo Single channel, 30W. 12" Celestion. Two 6L6 power tubes, three 12AX7 preamp tubes. Spring reverb and effects loop. $799 retail musicvox.com

Musicvox Spaceranger MVX15 Studio Custom Combo Class-A, all-tube design. 15W, with two EL84 power tubes and two 12AX7 preamp tubes. Reverb and tremolo. 10" Celestion. $699 retail musicvox.com

Palmer FAB5 5W all-tube guitar combo. $699 street palmer-germany.com

Quilter Aviator 100W from either or both channels into a Celestion Classic Lead 80. Weighs 33 pounds. $899 retail quilterlabs.com

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Line 6 DT-25 25W combo amplifier with HD pre-amp modeling and tube power section designed by Reinhold Bogner, with total control available via Line 6 Link. $999 street line6.com

Rocktron Velocity 300 300W, 150W/channel, mono/stereo, Reactance control, single rack space. $599 retail rocktron.com



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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Roland Blues Cube Artist 80W, 12" speaker, open-back, 2-channel, variable Power Control settings of 0.5W, 15W, 45W and Max. Reverb/Tremolo. $899 street rolandus.com

TC Electronic RH750 Head 750W, Class D bass amp. 3 presets, 4-band tone controls. SpectraComp and TubeDrive. Built-in tuner. DI. Effects loop. Aux input and headphone jack for silent sessions. $999 street tcelectronic.com

Traynor YBA-1Mod1Tube Head 40W, all-tube head with two independently voiced stackable channels and power output attenuator. Made in Canada. $749 street traynoramps.com

Traynor YGL1 Tube Combo 15W, single-channel, all-tube 1x12" combo with USA/ Brit/Pure-tone mode switch. Made in Canada. $699 street traynoramps.com

Vox Amplification AC15C1TV-CB TV-style cabinet. 15W, Class A combo. EL84 power tubes, 12AX7 preamp tubes. Normal and Top Boost channels. Tremolo and spring reverb. 12" Celestion G12M Greenback speaker. $699 street voxamps.com

Warwick WCA112LWCE 1x12" bass cabinet. 500W, 8 ohm with Celestion speakers and Celestion neodymium compression HF driver. Two dual-purpose jack and coaxial lockable connectors. $899 retail warwickbass.com

Warwick WCA408LWCE 4x8" bass cabinet, 600W, 8 ohm with Celestion speakers and Celestion neodymium compression driver. Two dual-purpose jack and coaxial lockable connectors. $919 retail warwickbass.com

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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 65amps The Whiskey 50W head voiced with the sound of The Sunset Strip. $2695 retail 65amps.com Ampeg V-4B 100W, all-tube bass head. 3-band EQ with selectable mids plus high/ low boosts. Pre out/power in and direct out. $1299 street ampeg.com

Budda AS Preceptor 4x EL34 120W power section, 7x 12AX7 preamp section and 2 5U4 rectifier tubes. Separate effects loops on each channel with send and return level adjustments. MIDI control for automation. Separate 3-band passive EQ on each channel. $2949 street budda.com Budda Verbmaster 18W. 1x12" Budda Phat loudspeaker. Two EL84 power tubes, three 12AX7 preamp tubes, 5U4 rectifier tube. Class AB power section. Hand-wired in the USA. $1799 street budda.com

Carr Amplifiers Rambler All-tube 6L6, 28/14W, Class A 1x12 Combo. Reverb and tremolo. $2530 retail carramps.com

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Budda Bully 120W (with half power switch). 3 channels with separate 3-band EQ on each channel. MIDI control. 4x EL34 power section, 7x 12AX7 preamp section and 2 5U4 rectifier tubes for rectifier tubes. $2499 street budda.com

Carr Amplifiers Impala All-tube 6L6, 44W, 1x12 Combo. Reverb and master volume. $2490 retail carramps.com

Carr Amplifiers Skylark All-tube 6V6, handmade 1x12 combo. 12W with reverb, built-in attenuator, and Hi/Low switch. $2390 retail carramps.com



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AMPLIFIERS & SPEAKER CABINETS PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999

Chandler Limited GAV19T 19W, all-tube, 1-channel, guitar amplifier. $2050 street chandlerlimited.com

EBS Sweden AB EBS HD360 Solid state. 360W RMS. Built-in compressor. $1299 street ebssweden.com

ENGL Amplification Bass Rackhead E 1060 2-channel tube and solid-state preamp, 2x 500W or 1x 1000W. 2 Class D power amplifiers. Mute switch for both channels. $2199 street engl-amps.com

Fender ’68 Custom Vibrolux Dual 10" Celestion Ten 30 configuration and 35W of all-tube power. Reverb. Tremolo. $1199 retail fender.com

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DV Mark Multiamp Rack-mountable preamp/effects processor/power amp. Virtual amps, speaker cabs, microphones and effects, mute/tuner, tap tempo. $1499 street dvmark.it

Eden Bass Amplification WT550 Bass amplifier head 500W at 4-ohm power output. Switchable compression, 5-way semi-parametric tone control. Enhance control, mono pre- and stereo post-effects loop. Input pad. DI with level and ground lift. Tuner output. $1200 retail eden-electronics.com ENGL Amplification Pro Bass Cabinet 4x10 E 410B 4x10" plus volumecontrollable horn, four Celestion BL 10-200X speakers and one Eminence APT-80 horn. 8 Ohm, 800W. $1349 street engl-amps.com

Friedman Small Box 2-channel, 50W head, EL 34 tubes, series effects loop, line output. $2799 street friedmanamps.com



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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Godin Acoustic Solutions ASG-150 Acoustic amplifier. 150W. 3-channel, solid state. 1x 8" woofer. Built-in digital reverb. Natural wood or black finish options. $1,079 street godinacousticsolutions.com

Hiwatt Little J Rig British-made, pointto-point 20W/0.5W version of the Hiwatt SSJ. Based on the original made famous by Jimmy Page. Foot-switchable cut. 1x12" Fane-loaded Hiwatt cabinet. $1,299 street hiwatt.com

Kemper GmbH Kemper Profiler Power Head 600 watts. Class D powered. Guitar amp profiler. 4 stompbox effects slots, 4 post-effects slots. Cabdriver. Two pairs of stereo outs. Monitor out and S/PDIF. $2,870 retail kemper-amps.com Lerxst Omega Amplification Lerxst Omega 1x12 Combo 15W, hand-wired in USA. Three 12AX7 preamp tubes and two 6V6 power tubes, 3-band EQ. Serial FX loop. Celestion G12-M Creamback 65W speaker. $1,799 retail lerxstamps.com

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Hiwatt Little D Rig British-made, point-topoint 20W/0.5W version of the Hiwatt SSD. Based on the original made famous by David Gilmour. Classic Linked input circuit. 1x12" Fane-loaded WEM Starfinder cabinet. $1,999 street hiwatt.com

Hughes and Kettner GrandMeister 36 Tube Head 36W, all-tube programmable head. 128 presets, 4 channels, integrated modulation and delay effects. iPad App and footswitch controllable. $1,199 street hughes-and-kettner.com

Kemper GmbH Kemper Profiler Power Rack 600 watts. Class D powered. Guitar amp profiler. 4 stompbox effects slots, 4 post-effects slots. Cabdriver. Two pairs of stereo outs. Monitor out and S/PDIF. $2,870 retail kemper-amps.com

Mesa Boogie Mark V Head and 1x12 Combo 90W, 3-Channel, 9-mode, head and combo featuring reverb, 5-band graphic EQ. Multi-Watt channel assignable power 90/45/10W. Series effects loop, Footswitchable boost. Celestion C90 speaker (Combo). $2,249-$2,399 retail mesaboogie.com



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AMPLIFIERS & SPEAKER CABINETS PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Mesa Boogie Recto-Verb TwentyFive Head and 1x12 Combo 25W, 2-channel, 4-mode head and combo versions of the Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five featuring Reverb and a Fillmore FM-75 1x12" speaker (Combo). $1,099-$1,249 retail mesaboogie.com

Mesa Boogie TransAtlantic TA-30 40W, 2-channel, 5-mode Brit-inspired head and combos featuring reverb, effects loop. Multi-Watt channel assignable power 40W Dyna-Watt, 30W Class A, 15W Class A. Celestion Custom Vintage 30 speaker (Combos). $1,599-$1,899 retail mesaboogie.com

Mojotone Brownface Deluxe Style Amp Kit 18W, 2-channel (normal and bright). Bias modulating tremolo. Mojotone AV12C 25W speaker. Solid pine cabinet. Heyboer Transformer. Note: Item is sold as a kit; image shows kit after full assembly. $1,095 retail mojotone.com

Orange Amps Dual Dark Head Dual-channel guitar amp. 4-stage gain. Channel A features full EQ. Channel B is voiced like the Dark Terror. EL34 power tubes. Tube effects loop. 50W and 100W models available. $2,299-$2,499 retail orangeamps.com

PRS Guitars 2 Channel Custom 50 50W. 6L6 power tubes, fixed bias. Effects loop. Reverb controls. Bright switch and master volume for each channel. Solo boost. 3-button LED footswitch. $1,699 retail prsguitars.com

PRS Guitars Archon 100/50W (1/2 power switch). 6L6 power tubes, fixed bias, effects loop. Master volume for each channel. 2-button LED foot switch. $1,899 retail prsguitars.com

PRS Guitars Sweet 16 1x12 Combo 16W. 6V6 power tubes, cathode bias. Reverb and master volume controls. 1x12" Vintage 30 speaker. $1,599 retail prsguitars.com

Quilter Steelaire 200W. 15" custom neodymium speaker make this a powerful tool for the steel-guitar player. Weighs 35 pounds, $1,399 retail quilterlabs.com



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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999

Randall Amplifiers UN120 Amplifier Scott Ian Signature. 120W, all-tube 2-channel, 4-mode amp. Active/Passive inputs. LED footswitch included. $2,699 retail randallamplifiers.com

Randall Amplifiers Satan Amplifier Ola Englund Signature. 120W, all-tube amp. Two channels, 4-mode. Active/passive inputs. EQ for both channels. LED footswitch included. $2,994 retail randallamplifiers.com

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Supro Coronado 1964 reissue, 2-channel and tremolo, 35W, Class A, 2x10 Combo. Chicago Blues tone that inspired the British invasion. $1,249 retail suprousa.com

Supro Dual-Tone 1964 reissue, 2-channel and tremolo, 24W, 1x12 Combo using 6973 tubes. Authentic vintage small-club and studio amp. $1,099 retail suprousa.com

Supro Thunderbolt 50th Anniversary 1964 reissue. 35W, Class A, dual 6L6. 1x15. $1,099 retail suprousa.com

Tech 21 dUg Ultra Bass 1000 dUg Pinnick Signature Head. 1,000W RMS, 2,000W peak into 4-Ohm load. Class D power amp. 2 channels. 100% analog SansAmp emulation circuitry. 12 lbs. $1,879 street tech21nyc.com

Tech 21 VT Bass 1000 1,000W RMS, 2,000W peak into 4-Ohm load. Class D power amp. 2 channels. 100% analog SansAmp emulation circuitry. 12 lbs. $1,879 street tech21nyc.com

Tech 21 VT Bass 1969 300W RMS, 600W peak into 4-Ohm load. Analog power section. 2 channels. 100% analog SansAmp emulation circuitry. 23 lbs. $1,049 street tech21nyc.com



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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Vox Amplification AC30C2TV-CB TV-style cabinet. 30W, Class A combo, EL84 Power tubes, 12AX7 preamp tubes, Normal and Top Boost channels. Tremolo and spring reverb. 2x12" Celestion G12M Greenback speakers. $1,099 street voxamps.com

Warwick LWA1000 Bass Amplifier 1,000W at 4 ohms or 500W at 8 ohms. Class A low-noise preamp, Class D power amp with two channels. Separate input gain control, mute function, 4-band equalizer, and adjustable compressor. Includes metal footswitch. $1,049 retail warwickbass.com Warwick LWA1000 Black Bass Amplifier 1,000W at 4 ohms or 500W at 8 ohms. Class A low-noise preamp, Class D power amp with two channels. Separate input gain control, mute function, 4-band equalizer, and adjustable compressor. Includes metal footswitch. $1,049 retail warwickbass.com


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ENGL Invader II 1,000W, 4-channel tube amp. EQ, MIDI programmable. $3,199 street engl-amps.com

Friedman BE-100 3-channel, 100W head, EL34 tubes, series effects loop, line output. $3,699 street friedmanamps.com

Friedman Steve Stevens SS-100. 2-channel all-tube head with boost. 100W. EL34 tubes, series effects loop, line output. $3,699 street friedmanamps.com

Marshall Amplification 1962HW Handwired recreation of the all-tube, 30W, 2-channel Series II Bluesbreaker 2 x 12" combo. Tube-driven Tremolo, GZ34 rectifier, and two KT66 power tube. Pair of 25W Celestion Greenback 12" speakers. $5,800 retail marshallamps.com



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Amplifiers & Speaker Cabinets PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Marshall Amplification 2245THW Handwired replica of the 30W, all-tube Bluesbreaker head. Tube driven, tremolo, two KT66 power tubes, and a GZ34 rectifier tube. $4800 retail marshallamps.com

Musicvox MI-5 Custom Special Single-channel, 30W with 3 Mullard 12AX7 preamp tubes, four Mullard EL84 output tubes, and 5V4 rectifier. Dual speaker outputs. Musicvox 2x10 cab with Celestion Gold speakers. Built in the USA. $10,000 retail musicvox.com

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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Aguilar Amplification Octamizer

Aguilar Amplification TLC Compressor

Analog octave pedal, separate level controls for clean and effected signal. Tilt-EQ for the clean tone. $159 street aguilaramp.com

Bass compressor pedal with controls for Slope, Threshold, Attack Time, and Level. $199 street aguilaramp.com

Boss BD-2W Blues Driver

Boss OD-1X OverDrive

New special edition Waza Craft pedal based on classic Blues Driver with newly revised, all-analog discrete amplifier circuit. Standard mode captures classic BD-2 tone. Custom mode delivers new body and sustain. $149 street bossus.com

New Special Edition overdrive pedal. Drive/ High/Low sound-shaping knobs. Multi-dimensional processing. $149 street bossus.com

Boss SD-1W Super OverDrive New special edition Waza Craft pedal based on legendary Super OverDrive with newly revised all-analog discrete amplifier circuit. Standard mode captures classic SD-1 sound. Custom mode offers new tonal range and gain. $149 street bossus.com

Budda Karma Chorus Chorus pedal. Included vibrato effect. Dial from chorus to vibrato or blend with vibrato mix knob. Vibrato speed, depth, and level controls. $149 street budda.com

Budda Samsara Delay

Budda Zenman Overdrive/Boost

Delay pedal. 20-600ms of delay time. Tone, time, feedback, and level controls. $149 street budda.com

Overdrive/Boost pedal. Phat/vintage switch and boost feature with its own level control. $149 street budda.com

Celestial Capricorn Rock Distortion Carvin FX2 1RU dual-engine, 24-bit effects processor. Easy dials to select effect (reverb, echo, chorus, flange) and a parameter control. No menu or scrolling screens to navigate. $199 retail carvin.com

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Boost to fuzzy overdrive with massive amounts of gain. Gain, Volume, Edge and Limit knobs. Three-way clipping diode selector. True bypass. 9V battery or 9VDC center-negative adapter for power. $179 retail celestialeffects.com


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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Celestial Scorpio Super Boost!

Clean boost to fuzzy overdrive tones for guitar or bass. Gain control. True bypass. 9V battery or standard 9 VDC center-negative adapter for power. $135 retail celestialeffects.com

Wah-wah pedal. Proprietary HI01 Halo Inductor updated with stabilized cup core. Thru-hole components. Premium pot, switch, and jacks. $199 street jimdunlop.com

Creation Audio Labs Funkulator

Dunlop Manufacturing EP101 Echoplex Preamp

Simple EQ tone-shaper pedal for bass. Optimized for slap playing. $149 retail creationaudiolabs.com

Tone conditioner. Based on Echoplex EP-3’s preamp section. FET-driven circuit. Gain control boosts by up to +11dB. $119 street jimdunlop.com

Dunlop Manufacturing Fuzz Face Mini Distortion Pedals

Dunlop Manufacturing GCB95 Original Cry Baby Wah Wah

Fuzz Faces in smaller housings with LEDs, true bypass switching, and AC power jacks. Initial models: FFM1 Silicon, FFM2 Germanium, FFM3 Jimi Hendrix. $99-$129 street jimdunlop.com

EarthQuaker Devices Arrows Preamp Booster

Tone sculpting preamp booster. Midrange boost. $95 retail earthquakerdevices.com

EBS Sweden AB EBS Fuzzmo

Fuzz with Shape and Blend controls. Selectable mid-scoop filter. For bass or guitar. $199 street ebssweden.com


Clyde McCoy CM95 Cry Baby Wah Wah

Wah wah pedal. Fasel inductor. $79 street jimdunlop.com

EBS Sweden AB EBS Billy Sheehan Signature Drive

Distortion for bass with Drive, Tone, Level and Clean controls. Built-in compressor. Clean loop and Drive loop. $199 street ebssweden.com

EBS Sweden AB EBS MultiComp

Studio-quality compressor pedal for bass, guitar, and beyond. $199 street ebssweden.com


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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Eden Bass Amplification Caliwah

Bass filter pedal. Low point-control for choosing where effect starts. Sensitivity control adjusted for playing style. Voice switch selects between two different settings. Resonance control adjusts detail of the voicing. $180 retail edenamps.com

Bass chorus. Interactive Speed and Depth controls. Low Cut control for adjusting where the chorus is applied. $180 retail edenamps.com

Egnater Black Metal

Egnater Goldsmith

Analog guitar effects pedal: Metal with Gate + Mid. $199 street egnateramps.com

Egnater Silversmith

Analog guitar effects pedal: Distortion + Boost with Path switch for order. $199 street egnateramps.com

Fishman Platinum Stage

Pure analog tone shaping. Class-A universal preamp. 4-band EQ switchable for bass or other instruments, volume boost, XLR DI output, 9V or phantom power operation. $119 street fishman.com

GFS Retro Verb

Room, Hall and Spring reverb effects. Steel enclosure. Heavy-duty components. $69 retail guitarfetish.com

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Eden Bass Amplification i90

Analog guitar effects pedal: Overdrive + Boost with Path switch for order. $199 street egnateramps.com

Electro-Harmonix Nano Looper 360 Looping Pedal

Provides 5 minutes of recording time between 11 separate loops. Single-footswitch operation. Loop lever control. Uncompressed 24-bit, 44.1kHz sound quality. $179 retail ehx.com

GFS Pro Fuzz

Vintage-style fuzz in cast-steel enclosure. Heavy duty components. $49 retail guitarfetish.com

GFS Twin Overdrive

Two separate overdrives in one enclosure. Channels cascade for max gain. $69 retail guitarfetish.com



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BeatBuddy The world's first guitar pedal/drum machine! You get complete, handsfree creative control of beats during live performance. You can insert fills, transition from verse to chorus, add accents, and more. An easy-to-read Beat Indicator lets you fully track what's going on with the beat. You can choose from ten different drum kits and 200 pre-loaded songs in a variety of styles. In addition, the included BeatBuddy Manager software (Mac/PC) lets you create any song or drum kit, download content from the BeatBuddy Online Library, and share your creations with other users via BeatBuddy's Community Forum. BeatBuddy also syncs to other MIDI devices. $349 retail mybeatbuddy.com


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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Hotone EKO Skyline Series Stompbox

Hotone VERB Skyline Series Stompbox

Ultra-compact, true bypass, digital/analog delay stompbox with delay time up to 500ms. Master Time. Echo/Repeat knobs. Mod button. Metal footswitch. $79 street hotoneaudio.com

Ultra-compact, true bypass, digital reverb stompbox. Master Decay. Tone/Reverb knobs. Shim button. Metal footswitch. $79 street hotoneaudio.com

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Maxon FWA10

15+ minutes of loop time. Unlimited overdubbing. Loop Level/Tempo control knobs. Master Volume light-up knob. Metal footswitch, LED. $89 street hotoneaudio.com

Fuzz Pedal with Sustain, Level, Tone, Parametric EQ. $199 retail maxonfx.com

Maxon OD808X

MC Systems CGN

Overdrive pedal with Gain, Tone, and Volume knobs. $159 retail maxonfx.com

V-Switch velocity switching delay pedal. Regeneration responds to V-Switch force. Two delay presets. $179 retail mcsystemsmusic.com

MC Systems LAX

MC Systems SYD

V-Switch velocity switching “Glass Chorus” pedal. Chorus depth responds to V-Switch force. Two modulation rates and “Glass” fixed side-chain top-end. $179 retail mcsystemsmusic.com

V-Switch velocity switching “String Reviver” pedal. Dual V-switch, top-end tone shaping with two alternate boost levels. $179 retail mcsystemsmusic.com

Mod Kits DIY The Persuader Deluxe

Mod Kits DIY The Thunderdrive Kit

Uses Darlington preamp to push cascaded triode vacuum tubes into distortion. Four dual triode vacuum tubes are included (JJ 5751, 12AX7B China, JJ 12AU7, and NOS USA-made 12AT7). Boost switch. LED indicator. True bypass. $99 retail modkitsdiy.com

Overdrive pedal kit that provides a signal boost at low-gain settings and distortion at maximum settings. $29 retail modkitsdiy.com



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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS

Earthquaker Devices


Afterneath Reverb & Palisades Overdrive


The Afterneath offers comprehensive reverb control with adjustable length, diffusion, reflection, and dampening. The Palisades is our take on the classic 808 overdrive with six different clipping voices, five bandwidth settings, a Bright/Normal selector, an optional input buffer, and two gain channels. Afterneath, $225 retail Palisades, $250 retail earthquakerdevices.com

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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Mod Kits DIY The Wahtz Wah

Wah pedal with true bypass switching. Point-to-point construction. $99 retail modkitsdiy.com

Moog Music MF Delay

100% analog delay pedal.700ms delay, 22dB of Drive, and expression pedal control of Time or Feedback. $199 street moogmusic.com

Moog Music MF Trem

Balanced modulator design allows for wide range of Trem, Rotary, and Phase-based effects. Expression pedal control of Speed. $179 street moogmusic.com

Morley M2 Passive Voltage Control/ Expression Pedal

Passive voltage controller suitable for use with any device that has voltage control or expression pedal features. Requires one TRS Stereo 1/4" cable (not included). Cold-rolled steel housing and 2-year warranty. $59 street morleypedals.com

MXR CSP099 Custom Shop Phase 99

Two Phase 90 circuits in a single housing. Separate Speed controls for each circuit. Vintage switch toggles modern/vintage style phasing. P/S switch toggles parallel/series signal flow. Sync switch synchronizes rate of each phase circuit. $169 street jimdunlop.com

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Mooer Audio ShimVerb Micropedal

Digital reverb with all-metal housing and true bypass. $109 retail mooeraudio.com

Moog Music MF Drive

Moog Ladder Filter-based overdrive pedal with expression pedal control of Filter Cutoff. $169 street moogmusic.com

Morley M2 Passive Stereo Volume

Passive, stereo volume pedal, suitable for use with guitar, bass, or keys. No battery or adapter is needed. Use as mono, stereo, or ABY. Cold-rolled steel housing and 2-year warranty $69 street morleypedals.com

Morley M2 Passive Volume

Smooth taper, passive volume pedal (no power required). Cold-rolled steel housing and 2-year warranty. $59 street morleypedals.com

MXR CSP233 Custom Shop Micro Amp+

Boost pedal. Up to +26dB. Low-noise op-amps. Gain, Bass, and Treble controls. $119 street jimdunlop.com

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THE TRUCK STOPS HERE. Imagine rolling up with a rig this size and knowing righteous tone has been delivered. A complete, professional rig that fits in your guitar case, leaving the hand truck free for other important things like CDs and swag. The slim, sleek, all-metal Fly Rig 5 features a genuine SansAmp™ with 3-band EQ, a shimmering reverb, a delay with tap-tempo, a thumping 21dB boost, and our soaring Plexi distortion. For fly gigs across the globe, jamming at the local hang, and last minute sessions, you’ll be the first one ready to go. Take a load off when you load-in with the fully loaded Fly Rig 5.

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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200

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Palmer Mutterstolz

Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator

Tube distortion pedal. $199 street palmer-germany.com

Dual BBD “Dimension” chorus and vibrato with envelope. $199 retail pigtronix.com

Radial Engineering Ltd. Classic

Radial Engineering Ltd. Elevator

American 12AX7 tube, analog distortion with three gain ranges, mid boost and EQ. $199 street radialeng.com

Dual-mode, Class-A buffer with multi-level power booster, Drag Control and mid boost. $169 street radialeng.com

Randall Amplifiers Mor

Rocktron Gary Hoey Intimidator

One-knob boost pedal. True bypass. Runs on 9V battery or external power. $149 retail randallamplifiers.com

Distortion, EQ, true bypass. 9V power supply. $189 retail rocktron.com

Source Audio Hot Hand USB

TC Electronic Ditto X2 Looper

A motion detecting wireless ring that sends MIDI control messages to audio software via the computer’s USB jack. $149 street sourceaudio.net

Dedicated Start/Stop button. Looper effects: Reverse and Half Speed, Loop and Backing tracks. Import/Export from computer. Unlimited overdubs, 5 minutes of looping time. $119 street tcelectronic.com

TC Electronic Flashback mini Delay

TC Electronic Polytune 2 Mini

Small footprint. Controls for Feedback, Delay, and FX Level. TonePrint-enabled. $179 street tcelectronic.com

Polyphonic tuner. Ultra-bright display. Strobe and Chromatic tuner modes. Compact. True Bypass. Drop-D, Capo, Flat tuning settings. $89 street tcelectronic.com



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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Tech 21 Boost Metallic Series

All-analog Fuzz, Distortion, Overdrive and Bass Fuzz. Separate boost function, up to 21dB. $149 street tech21nyc.com

Echo pedal with 600ms delay time, tape-like Wobble, Self Oscillation, Echo, Intense, Rate. $79 retail godlyke.com

Visual Sound H2O

Visual Sound V3RT66

Stereo chrous with analog-voiced echo channel. Knobs for chrorus/vibato and tone. $179 street visualsound.net

Overdrive and compression. $179 street visualsound.net

Vox Amplification Tone Garage Trike Fuzz

Visual Sound VS-XO

Dual overdrive with controls for bass, clean mix, and tone. $179 street visualsound.net

Octave fuzz. Volume, Octave down, Octave up, and Gain controls. True bypass switching. Aluminum die-cast body. DC9V/AA battery operation. $139 street voxamps.com

Vox Amplification V847AUJ

Walrus Audio Plainsman Clean Boost

Up-to-date version of the classic Vox wah tone. Rugged metal chassis with Union Jack aesthetic. Circuit design has been closely matched to original specifications. Buffered input to preserve signal. DC9V/battery operation. $89 street voxamps.com

Includes Tone control. Switchable +8 or +15db. $149 retail walrusaudio.com

Wampler Pedals Clarksdale

Wampler Pedals Velvet Fuzz

Classic overdrive. 3-band EQ. Top-mounted jacks. Soft-click true-bypass relay switch. Smooth/Lift switch. American-made. $199 retail wamplerpedals.com

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TWA Fly Boys Echo FB-03

True bypass. Big/Tight switch. Volume, Fuzz, Tone controls. American-made. $199 retail wamplerpedals.com



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NEW! FX8 MULTI-EFFECTS PEDALBOARD Up to eight simultaneous effects with famous Fractal Audio quality. Place virtual stompbox effects between your guitar and amp. Simultaneously place “post” effects in your amp’s FX Loop. Change amp channels with built-in relays—and much more! QUALITY • FLEXIBILITY • CONTROL

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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Way Huge WHE203 Red Llama Overdrive

Overdrive pedal. Volume and drive controls. $119 street jimdunlop.com

Way Huge WHE702 Echo-Puss Analog Delay

Fuzz pedal. Hand-selected germanium transistors. Passive tone circuit. Volume, Tone, and Drive controls. $119 street jimdunlop.com


Delay pedal. 600ms delay time. Modulation circuit. Delay, Feedback, Depth, Speed, Tone and Blend controls. $169 street jimdunlop.com

65amps Colour Boost

Aguilar Amplification Tone Hammer

Bogner Burnley

Bogner Harlow

Bogner Wessex

Carl Martin Plexitone-S

Carl Martin TOD

Bass preamp/DI with 3-band EQ, sweepable mids, AGS boost circuit. $229 street aguilaramp.com

Boost with bloom. Rupert Neve Designs transformer. $229 street bogneramplification.com

Single-channel version of the famous CM Plexitone. $269 retail carlmartin.com

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Way Huge WHE403 Havalina Germanium Fuzz

The classic, single-transistor, treble-booster circuit from the ’60s. Hand-built with fullsized amp parts. $225 retail 65amps.com

Distortion. Rupert Neve Designs transformer. $229 street bogneramplification.com

Overdrive. Rupert Neve Designs transformer. $229 street bogneramplification.com

Classic-series high-gain overdrive $205 retail carlmartin.com

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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499

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Celestial Cancer Wah the Fuzz?

Chandler Limited Germanium Drive Pedal

Four analog effects in one. Includes 12AX7driven tube-overdrive section. Octave can be bypassed. Muscle Fuzz section has 2-tone EQ shapes and a fixed-wah effect. 9 VDC center negative adapter for power (requires 200 mA supply). $469 retail celestialeffects.com

Studio-quality boost/overdrive pedal with tons of color. $335 street chandlerlimited.com

Chandler Limited Little Devil Colored Boost Pedal

Creation Audio Labs Grizzly Bass

Boost box based on Little Devil 500. $335 street chandlerlimited.com

Bass pedal with overdrive, distortion, high-cut, mid-scoop, and gain cut/boost. $225 retail creationaudiolabs.com

DigiTech Bass Whammy

DigiTech RP360XP

Bass Whammy pitch-shifting pedal. Two-mode effect with true bypass. MIDI input. 9V DC power supply. $299 retail digitech.com

Guitar multi-effects processor. 160 different effects, expression pedal, 40" looper, and nearly 200 presets. USB port, configurable footswitch modes, built-in tuner, dedicated headphone jack, and 60 drum tracks. $299 retail digitech.com

DigiTech Vocalist Live Harmony

EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Reverb

3-part vocalist harmony pedal for guitarists. Pitch correction, musIQ, effects, built-in guitar tuner, advanced feedback suppression with 12 filters, set list-preset, and 70" looper. Includes power supply. $409 retail digitech.com

Reverb with adjustable length, diffusion, reflection, and dampening. Drag control. $225 retail earthquakerdevices.com

EarthQuaker Devices Palisades Overdrive

Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine Organ Pedal

Our take on the classic 808 overdrive, with six different clipping voices, five bandwidth settings, Bright/Normal selector, optional input buffer, and two gain channels. $250 retail earthquakerdevices.com

Nine classic organ sounds for guitar. Emulates percussive attack and modulation of organ. Power supply included. $293 retail ehx.com



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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Electro-Harmonix Clockworks Rhythm Generator/ Master Clock

Master clock for sequencers and drum machines. Generates pulse to trigger devices. Four separate clock channels. All-analog. $293 retail ehx.com

Emma PisdiYAUwot

Metal distortion with Level, Gain, Low, Mid, High controls. $249 retail godlyke.com

Eventide H9 Harmonizer

“Best of” Factor-series stompboxes with iOS control. $499 street eventide.com

Eventide TimeFactor

Envelope filter with sensitivity control. $249 retail godlyke.com

Emma ReezaFRATzitz

Rock distortion with Level, Gain, Low, High, and Bias controls. $249 retail godlyke.com

Eventide Space

Reverb algorithms taken from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4. Pitch shifting, tremolo, modulation, and special effects. Now includes Freeze. $499 retail eventide.com

Fishman Platinum Pro EQ

Delay effects from H3000, Eclipse, and H8000FW. Two independent 3-second delays, real-time control, 100 presets, true bypass, 12-second looper, USB, and MIDI. Includes presets from Roger Waters’ The Wall Live. $399 retail eventide.com

Pure analog tone shaping. Class-A analog preamp. 5-band EQ switchable for bass or other instruments, volume boost, XLR DI output, effect loop, built-in tuner, and 9V operation. $249 street fishman.com SUGG14_Fishman_PlatinumProEQ Front.jpg

Hammond Digital Leslie Pedal

Ibanez TS80835TH

Select vintage 122 and 147 (Leslie cabinets), the Model 18V, (classic Vibratone cabinet), and Hammond PR-40 tone cabinet. Adjust virtual mic placement, ramp up/down speeds, overdrive, horn and bass balance, and overall volume. True bypass, speed and brake control, stereo I/O, and a 6dB gain switch. $399 retail hammondorganco.com

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Emma DiscumBOBulator

Limited edition. Faithful re-creation of original narrow box 1979 TS808. $285 retail ibanez.com



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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Ibanez TS808DX

ISP Technologies Decimator G String II

Overdrive and the Booster. Features the JRC4558D IC capable of adding up to 20dB. True bypass. 9 or 18V. $357 retail ibanez.com

Noise-reduction pedal with linking capabilities. Time vector processing. $269 retail isptechnologies.com

ISP Technologies Impression

ISP Technologies Theta Preamp Pedal

DSP-based multi-effects pedal with chorus, delay, flanger, and digital decimator. Tap funcion. Made in USA. $399 retail isptechnologies.com

Dual gain settings. Both circuits will distort Bass, Mid Level, Mid Sweep from 300 to 3KHz. Decimator G-String II noise reduction. 160dB of gain. $399 retail isptechnologies.com

L.R. Baggs Venue DI

Lehle Little Dual

DI and preamp with tuner and volume boost. $299 street lrbaggs.com

Dual amp switcher with LTHZ isolation transformer, no hum. $309 retail lehle.com

Line 6 AMPLIFi FX100

Line 6 POD HD500X

Guitar amplifier emulation and multieffects floorboard with 200 amps and effects, 5 footswitches, expression pedal, Bluetooth connectivity, and iOS control. $299 street line6.com

Guitar amplifier modeling system and multi-effects pedal with 12 footswitches, expression pedal, aluminum enclosure. 30 amp/cabinet models. Over 100 effects models. Built-in 48-second looper. $499 street line6.com

Majik Box Bipolar Fuzz

Majik Box Filthy Lucre Distortion

Two discrete fuzz circuits in one box—a classic side and a warped side. Lo-Fi switch for additional “sputtering” and “burping.” $269 retail majikboxusa.com

Modded amp tone and feel. Full complement of controls, including bass, mid, treble, gain and level. $239 retail majikboxusa.com

Majik Box Rocket Fuel 5th Anniversary Edition

Maxon AD10

Limited edition: Only 250 available worldwide. Overdrive and Boost in one box. 3-way bass shift switch. Developed in cooperation with Doug Aldrich. $349 retail majikboxusa.com

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Analog Delay with Delay, Repeat, and Blend controls. $249 retail maxonfx.com



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Un-wind The electric guitar pickup has been wound since1934. 80 years later, we’ve unwound it. Original and totally re-imagined, Fluence Multi-Voice pickups for electric guitars are free from the hum, noise and frustrating inductance issues that plague even the most coveted wire-wound pickups, revealing pure, uncorrupted and musical tone. Unwind, you’ve waited long enough.

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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499

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Mesa Boogie Boogie Five-Band Graphic

Mesa Boogie Flux-Five

True bypass. ±12dB of boost or cut at 80Hz, 240Hz, 750Hz, 2.2kHz, and 6.6kHz. Status LED, 9V battery or external. Made In Petaluma, CA. $249 retail mesaboogie.com

5-band graphic EQ and footswitchable Hi/ Lo performance modes added to Flux Drive. True bypass ±12dB of boost or cut at 80Hz, 240Hz, 750Hz, 2.2kHz, and 6.6kHz. Made in Petaluma, CA. $249 retail mesaboogie.com

Mesa Boogie Throttle Box EQ

Pigtronix Echolution 2 Deluxe

True bypass. Hi/Lo-mode footswitch. Boost switch. 5-band graphic EQ with LED. ±12dB of boost or cut at 80Hz, 240Hz, 750Hz, 2.2kHz and 6.6kHz. Made in Petaluma, CA. $299 retail mesaboogie.com

Programmable modulation, multi-tap delay with filters. $399 retail pigtronix.com

Pigtronix Rototron

Randall Amplifiers Facepunch

Analog dual-rotor Leslie simulator. $319 retail pigtronix.com

Overdrive pedal with Punch, Frequency, and Smooth functions. True bypass. Runs on 9V battery or external power. $224 retail randallamplifiers.com

Randall Amplifiers RGOD

Rocktron Banshee 2

Preamp gain pedal. Two switchable gain/level channels. Full EQ-bass/mid/treb/pres, bass boost, mid scoop, and tone stack shift. True bypass. $299 retail randallamplifiers.com

Built-in preamp. No need for external speaker. Effects loop. $359 retail rocktron.com

Rocktron Hush 2X

Rotosound Crusader Chorus

True bypass, 65db noise reduction. Two separate channels. $249 retail rocktron.com

Vintage-style chorus pedal. Hand-wired. $299 retail rotosound.com



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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Rotosound King Henry Phaser RKH1

Rotosound Wobbler RWB1

Strymon BigSky Reverberator

Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb

Vintage-style phaser pedal. Hand-wired. $299 retail rotosound.com

Beautiful, immersive, and musically inspirational reverb machines in a simple yet powerful package. $479 street strymon.net


Vintage-style tremolo pedal. Hand-wired with smooth range control. $299 retail rotosound.com

Decades of historic vintage reverb and tremolo effects in a pedal-board-friendly format. $299 street strymon.net


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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Strymon Mobius Modulation

TC-Helicon Play Acoustic

A refined collection of the most organic, luscious, and versatile modulation machines imaginable. $449 street strymon.net

Vocal/harmony and guitar effects. BodyRez acoustic filtering and EQ. DI. Feedback suppression and phase controls. USB recording. $299 street tc-helicon.com

TC-Helicon Play Electric Vocal/harmony, guitar and amp effects. TonePrint sounds and guitar multi-effects. Amp sims from VoiceLive 3. USB recording. $349 street tc-helicon.com

Tech 21 Fly Rig 5 Single pedal with 5 components: SansAmp, Reverb, Delay, Plexi distortion and Boost. $249 street tech21nyc.com

TWA Handmade Great Divide MkII Analog synth octaver with 4 selectable voices. 12 internal trimmers and external effects loop. Uncolored bypass tone. $399 retail godlyke.com

Tech 21 RK 5 Richie Kotzen Signature-series Fly Rig. Single pedal with 5 components: SansAmp, Reverb, Delay, RK Signature distortion and Boost. $249 street tech21nyc.com

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TWA Handmade Little Dipper MkII

Vox Amplification Nuvibe

Envelope controlled vocal formant filter with controls for Ascension, Inclination, Diffraction, Occultation, Low Boost. Expression pedal input. Internal controls: Blend, Gate, Level. $299 retail godlyke.com

Chorus and vibrato effects. Volume, Intensity, and Speed controls. Simulated CdS Photoresistor. Wave Sliders for producing custom LFO waveform., Includes dedicated expression pedal. True bypass switching. Operates on battery or AC adapter. $499 street voxamps.com

Walrus Audio Descent Reverb/Octave

Wampler Pedals Thirty Something

Reverb with octaves. Shimmer, Reverse, and Hall modes. $299 retail walrusaudio.com

Drive/Tone shaper. Independent pre-gain boost footswitch. True bypass. 2-band EQ. Top Cut knob. 30/15 switch. American-made. $239 retail wamplerpedals.com



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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: OVER $500 or TBA

Fractal Audio Systems Axe-Fx II Mk II Preamp Effects Processor

Carl Martin Octa-Switch II

All-in-one guitar processor includes vintage and modern guitar amps, speaker cabs, stompboxes, studio effects, and more. Tone Matching and onboard Speaker IR tools. USB integration and free Axe-Edit software. $2,199 retail fractalaudio.com

8-effect loop switcher with amp channel switching. $593 retail carlmartin.com

Radial Engineering Ltd. Headload Speaker load box with built-in Radial JDX cab simulator, Phaser, EQ, DI and headphone amp for silent practicing. $899 street radialeng.com

Line 6 POD HD Pro X 2RU guitar multi-effects processor and audio interface with 30 HD amp models, over 100 effects. $699 street line6.com

Precision engineered for robust performance, the Apollo range introduces our innovative, dynamic response V-SWITCH velocity sensitive true bypass switching system - giving you MORE right when you need it. Stompboxes just got smarter!

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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: OVER $500 or TBA RMI Basswitch IQ DI

TC-Helicon VoiceLive 3

Bass preamp with 4-band EQ, A/B switch, mute function, transformer isolated. $799 retail rmi.lu

3-in-1 multi-efects processor. Complete TC-Helicon vocal, guitar, and looper effects. Vocal harmonies. TonePrint sounds. Guitar amp sims. Stereo outputs $799 street tc-helicon.com

Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo C.A.B. Cab-and-mic simulation. 32 virtual speaker cabinets, 8 mics, 8 power amplifiers. 96kHz/32-bit floating point signal processing. 3rd-party IR-compatible. 5-band EQ. Guitar/Line In, Amp/Line out, Headphones. USB remote control. $549 retail two-notes.com

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Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo Live Integrated 100W RMS loadbox with active heat control. Cab+mic simulation powered by Torpedo technology. 32 virtual speaker cabinets, 8 microphones, 8 power amplifiers. 96 kHz/32-bit floating point signal processing. 3rd-party IR compatible. 5-band EQ. Amp In, Speaker Out, Line Analog In/Out, SPDIF Out. USB remote control. $995 retail two-notes.com



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EFFECTS & SIGNAL PROCESSORS PRICE RANGE: OVER $500 or TBA

Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo Reload Integrated 150W RMS loadbox with active heat control. Reactive-active attenuator, DI and reamplification box. Inst./pedal input. 24 virtual cab models, 8 mics, 4 power amps, studio effects with Wall of Sound plug-in. $849 retail two-notes.com

Fractal Audio Systems FX8 Multi-FX Pedalboard 8 simultaneous “Fractal Quality” FX in a self-contained floor unit. Built-in amp channel switching relays. “Four Cable Method” allows both pre/post FX. $TBA fractalaudio.com

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Yamaha SPX2000 REV-X reverb. 24-bit, 96k-Hz DSP audio processing. Computer-based editing. $1,349 retail yamaha.com

MXR CSP033 MXR Custom Shop Il Torino Overdrive Overdrive pedal. MOSFET-based tube emulation. Treble, Mid, Bass, Master, Gain controls. OD/Boost switch toggles between tube-like saturated OD mode and slightly cleaner Boost mode. $TBA jimdunlop.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $25 & UNDER Allparts LT-1402-023

BigRock Engineering Snapz Bridge Pin Puller

Cleartone Strings Electric Guitar Strings

Cleartone Strings Acoustic Guitar Strings

D’Addario NYXL String Line

Dunlop Manufacturing Electric Nickel Wound Strings

Snapz bridge-pin pulling tool. $10 retail allparts.com

Nickel-plated treated electric guitar strings. $12 street cleartonestrings.com

Phosphor-bronze treated acoustic guitar strings. $16 street cleartonestrings.com

NYXL’s feature D’Addario’s exclusive New York manufactured, high carbon-steel alloy for unprecedented strength. Improved tuning stability compared to traditional nickel-wound strings. $19 retail nyxlstory.com

Electric guitar strings $9 retail jimdunlop.com

Dunlop Manufacturing John Petrucci Signature Jazz III

Dunlop Manufacturing Ultex Jazz III XL

Ultex pick. Polished, beveled tip. Raised JP logo grip. 1.5MM. $5 retail jimdunlop.com

Ultex pick. Jazz III XL shape. Available in gauge 1.38. $4 retail jimdunlop.com

EBS Sweden AB EBS PCF Patch Cables

Elixir Strings HD Light Acoustic 80/20 Bronze Strings with NanoWeb Coating

Flat-designed, low-resistance, patch cables. $2-$6 street ebssweden.com

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Snap-on and slide-lock bridge-pin removal tool. $7 street apintl.com

The set blends the medium-gauge plain steel strings with light gauge wound strings, bridged by a custom .025 third string. Gauging: .013", .017", .025", .032", .042", .053". $14 retail elixirstrings.com


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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $25 & UNDER Elixir Strings HD Light Acoustic Phosphor Bronze Strings with NanoWeb Coating

Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze Acoustic Strings

Ernie Ball M-Steel Electric Strings

Everly Music Company Star Picks

The set blends the medium-gauge plain steel strings with light gauge wound strings, bridged by a custom .025 third string. Gauging: .013", .017", .025", .032", .042", .053". $16 retail elixirstrings.com

$12 retail ernieball.com

Delrin guitar picks, available in 12-pack. $6 street everlystrings.com

GHS Strings Thick Core Boomers

GHS Strings Thin Core Boomers

Goby Labs Guitar-hook Thingy

Godin Luthier Grade Guitar Polish

Godin Straps

Graph Tech Guitar Labs TUSQ Picks

Heavier core wire, increased sustain and performance. Nickel-plated steel. $9 retail ghsstrings.com

Locking pole-grip forms a closed loop around most mic stands. Supports the weight of most electric guitars. Fits in most electric guitar cases. $23 retail gobylabs.com

Branded Godin guitar straps. Various styles available. $18 retail godinguitars.com


$7 retail ernieball.com

Slightly smaller core wire, faster action. Nickelplated steel. $9 retail ghsstrings.com

A blend of non-abrasive natural conditioners safe for use on all finishes. Non-aerosol, ecofriendly dispenser. Silicone free, leaves no wax build-up. 4 oz. bottle. Made in Canada. $6 retail godinguitars.com

Three gauges. Three designs. Three tones of harmonics. $5 retail www.graphtech.com


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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $25 & UNDER Kyser Musical Products Kyser Instrument Care Kit

Kyser Musical Products Tie-Dye Quick-Change Capo

Peavey Capo

Peavey String Maintenance Kit

Power-Grip PG-1m

Profile PT-3300 Tuner

Prohands Gripmaster

Prohands Pro

Prohands Via

PRS Guitars PRS 10-46 Electric Guitar Strings

4oz spray bottle of Kyser String Cleaning, Lem-Oil for fret board conditioning, and instrument polish. Includes three reusable Opper Fiber cloths. Made in the USA. $24 retail kysermusical.com

6-string capo. Available in anodized or black finish. $13 retail peavey.com

1-meter roll. $14 retail godlyke.com

The first and best hand exerciser available to musicians at all levels. Exercises each finger individually for stronger, faster fingers. $14-$15 retail prohands.net

Our entry-level hand exerciser that strengthens each finger separately for improved speed and dexterity. $10 retail prohands.net

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Quick-Change capo in unique, colorful tie-dye finish. $24 retail kysermusical.com

Clean and polish strings between string set replacements. Dark gray side of the applicator removes rust, dirt, and corrosion. White side of the applicator applies a lubricating polish. For use on electric or acoustic guitar strings. $9 retail peavey.com

Ultra mini-clip on headstock instrument tuner. Auto-tuning mode. Chromatic. Powered by 3V (CR2032) battery. $11 retail profilemusicproducts.com

Our larger hand exerciser for professional musicians. Isolates and strengthens each finger for optimum speed and dexterity. $19-$21 retail prohands.net

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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $25 & UNDER RoadHog HOG-10B

Roadrunner Ukulele Gig Bags

Rotosound Jumbo King JK12 Acoustic Guitar Strings

Rotosound Roto R10 Electric Guitar Strings

Saga Musical Instruments Mahalo FP-1 Ukulele Felt Picks

Samson CM40 Chromatic Tuner/Metronome

10ft. touring guitar cable with reinforced jacket. $20 retail roadhogcables.com

$9 retail rotosound.com

Thick and rigid, white felt material. Traditional triangle shape. Sold in a package of three. $1 retail sagamusic.com

$11 retail rotosound.com

Chromatic tuner/metronome, full-color LCD, built-in mic, manual/automatic tuning modes. Beat/Rhythm setting, flat tuning/transposition/pitch calibration (430–450Hz). $14 street samsontech.com

Samson CT20 Clip-On Tuner

SIT Strings Power Groove Pure Nickel

SIT Strings Royal Bronze Acoustic

String Swing Mfg., Inc. CC01K Hardwood Home & Studio Guitar Keeper

Clip-on chromatic/guitar/bass tuner, with fullcolor LCD, mic/piezo sensor, flat tuning/transposition/pitch calibration (430–450Hz). $24 street samsontech.com

$15 retail sitstrings.com

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Thick foam Interior. Reinforced headstock pocket. Accessory pouch. Available in Soprano, Concert, and Tenor sizes. $24-$39 street roadrunnercases.com

$10 retail sitstrings.com

Deep-cradle design prevents the guitar from being improperly placed in its hanger. $9 retail stringswing.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $25 & UNDER Xotic Strings for Electric Bass

Xotic Strings for Electric Guitars

Nickel-plated or stainless steel. $25 street xotic.us

Nickel-plated. $9 street xotic.us

PRICE RANGE: $26-$50 Allparts TK-7724 Series

BigRock Engineering Power Pins

Boss TU-10

D’Addario NS Mando/Banjo Capo Pro

D’Addario NS Ukulele Capo Pro

D&A Stands and Hangers Gigstand

D&A Stands and Hangers Headlock

Elixir Strings 2-Pack Acoustic Phosphor Bronze Strings with NanoWeb Coating

Tortoise, simulated ivory, and ebony buttons for Grover tuners. $29-$35 retail allparts.com

Clip-on chromatic tuner with ultra-bright, easyto-read color display. $35 street bossus.com

Micrometer tension adjustment assures buzzfree, in-tune performance at every fret. Also available for standard electric and acoustic guitar. $27 retail planetwaves.com

Self-closing guitar wall-hanger with seethrough gates offering reliability, clean design. Safe for all finishes. Fits up to 2-inch necks. Also available in chrome. $31 street heydna.com


String-through, acoustic-guitar bridge pins, available in multiple finishes, set of 6. $49-$57 street apintl.com

Designed for 4- or 5-string banjos and mandolin. Micrometer tension adjustment assures buzzfree, in-tune performance at every fret. $27 retail planetwaves.com

Foldable guitar stand. Compact size, portable, durable construction, featherweight and safe for all finishes. Also available for electric guitars. $27 street heydna.com

2-Pack Acoustic Phosphor Bonze Strings. Delivers distinctive phosphor bronze warmth and sparkle together with extended tone life. Gauges available in the 2-Pack include Custom Light. Light and Medium. $29 retail elixirstrings.com


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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $26-$50 Fodera Guitar Partners, LLC Fodera Handmade Electric Bass Guitar Strings

Fractal Audio Systems XA-1 / XA-2 FASLINK Adapters

GFS Professional Series Tele Set

GHS Strings Round Core Bass Boomers

Gruv Gear FretWraps HD

Hercules Stands DG320B

Hercules Stands HA300

Hosa Technology Hosa Edge Series Guitar Cables

Jensen Speakers Bass Speakers

König & Meyer Heli 2 Electric Guitar Stand

Handmade compressed round-wound strings. Made with Nickel or Stainless Steel. Available in a variety of gauges. Available in Tapered B and Extra Long sets. $28 retail fodera.com

Vintage-wound Tele pickups, Alnico magnets, 42-gauge formvar wire. $32 retail guitarfetish.com

String dampeners/muters in new full-color themes. 3-pack. $29 retail gruvgear.com

Newly upgraded iPad holder for microphone stands and desk tops. $49 street herculesstands.com

Available in different sizes, with Ceramic and Neo magnets. Choose from either Smooth or Punch option. $50 retail jensentone.com

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Add a FASLINK connector to any Axe-Fx II or MFC-101 for interconnection over standard XLR cables instead of MIDI or Ethernet. $49 retail fractalaudio.com

Roundwound nickel-plated steel. Round core wire. $46-$68 retail ghsstrings.com

Universal tablet holder for keyboard stands, desks, etc. $49 street herculesstands.com

Gold-plated Neutrik connectors. 20 AWG Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) conductor. 95% OFC braided shield. Available in straight/straight and straight/right-angle configurations. $46-$81 retail hosatech.com

Non-marring material. 4 adjustable positions. Folds flat for transport. Available in black or cork. $26 retail km-america.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $26-$50 Korg Rimpitch-C

Korg Slimpitch

Chromatic tuner that attaches to an acoustic guitar’s soundhole. Piezo pickup rapidly and accurately detects the sound. Broad detection range. Calibration function. Ultra-bright LED for superb visibility. $29 street korg.com

The Slimpitch features a color LCD display and a brilliant white backlight. The clear color VU meter provides high contrast and a wide viewing angle. $29 street korg.com

MOTU Zbox

Onori Straps CL-L1-2.5-BLK

Onori Straps CL-L7P-BRN

Guitar-pickup impedance adapter. Restores authentic amp-feel when playing into an audio interface, mixer DI, wireless, etc. $39 retail motu.com

Cowless Series, 2.5" synthetic leather strap for guitar or bass. Adjustable from 45" to 55." $45 retail onoriintl.com

Cowless Series, 3.25" synthetic padded leather strap for guitar or bass. Adjustable from 45" to 57." $48 retail onoriintl.com

Onori Straps CL-S2-SND

Palmer PCABM

Cowless Series, 2.5" synthetic suede leather strap for guitar or bass. 3.5mm thick backing. Adjustable from 45" to 57." $30 retail onoriintl.com

Cabinet Merger $45 street palmer-germany.com

Peavey Tablet Mounting System Suitable for iPad and tablet. Universal metal tube clamp. Multiangle adjustment allows universal positioning of the tablet. $29 retail peavey.com

Power-All Deluxe Kit 2000mA Digital Switching power supply. 11 pedal daisy chain and assorted cables for different pedals. $39 retail godlyke.com

Power-All Iso-Pump Voltage converter: 12V, 18V, 24V $30 retail godlyke.com

Profile PT-4000 Tuner

Guitar stand with hanging auto-clamp mechanism. Holds any shape or style of guitar. $49 retail profilemusicproducts.com

USB-rechargeable clip-on headstock tuner. Touch screen display. Settings for Guitar, Bass, Ukulele and Chromatic. $29 retail profilemusicproducts.com

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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $26-$50 Quik Lok A302BK

Quik Lok GI-8

Microlite microphone stand with tripod base and fixed length boom. Black finish. Includes mic cable clips. $49 retail quiklok.com

Round, compact and portable universal guitar stand. High-grade steel cradles/backrest with foam cushioning. Pull-out floor stabilizer. Light weight, collapsible and fits in gig bags. $33 retail quiklok.com

Rotosound Swing Bass RS66LD Bass Guitar Strings $39 retail rotosound.com

SIT Strings Power Wound Bass $39 retail sitstrings.com

Zymol Bridge Vibramate String Spoiler Adaptor bracket designed for Bigbsy vibratos, makes string changes simple. Installs in minutes. Stainless steel. Universal design. Made in USA. $39 retail vibramate.com

Fretboard care. $33 retail zymolmusic.com

Zymol GBC#

Zymol GBCb

High-gloss-finish care. $33 retail zymolmusic.com

Natural-finish care. $39 retail zymolmusic.com

PRICE RANGE: $51-$99 Allparts LT-4239-000

Babicz Z Series Full Contact Hardware

Penguin motorized multi-tool. $55 retail allparts.com

Guitar and bass retrofit bridges designed with e-Cam saddles for maximum string-to-body contact. Made from zinc alloy. Available in multiple styles and finishes. $77-$129 street fullcontacthardware.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $51-$99 Bartolini Pickups 4 String J Bass 9J1

Bartolini Pickups 5 String P Bass 57CBJ3D

Original split-coil. Strong lows and low-mids. Sold individually or in sets. $98 retail bartolini.net

Dual in-line coils (hum-canceling). Bright tone. Enhanced treble. $97 retail bartolini.net

Carvin C22

Carvin CL33C

Carvin S22

Celestion A-Type

Celestion V-Type

D&A Stands and Hangers Starfish+

Classic Series humbuckers with 11 pole pieces per coil, Alnico V magnets. Available in combinations of black, cream & white. Each pickup includes mounting hardware and bezel. $60 retail carvin.com

Locking tuners with precise 19:1 gear ratio for fine tuning. Available in chrome, gold and black finishes. $54 retail carvin.com

Metal covered humbuckers. Available in chrome, gold or black metal covers. Each pickup includes mounting hardware and bezel. $65 retail carvin.com

12-inch diameter, American tone guitar loudspeaker, with 50W power handling. Available in 8- or 16 ohms. $99 street celestion.com

12-inch diameter, modern-vintage tone guitar loudspeaker, with 70W power handling. Available in 8- or 16 ohms. $99 street celestion.com

David Gage String Instruments Realist Docking Station for Bass Universal volume attenuator. $89 retail davidgage.com

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Five-legged folding instrument floor-stand with gravity activated see-though gates. Safe for all finishes. Also available with gravity activated grip-lock system. $55 street heydna.com

Diago PatchFactory

Solderless patch cable system. 10" angled patch-plugs with specially designed caps, 10’ of low capacitance cable, and one cutter. $89 retail diago.co.uk



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $51-$99 EMG Inc. GZR-P

Eminence CV-75

The all-solderless P-set uses Alnico 5 pole pieces and custom wound coils for just the right amount of punch and grit. $99 retail emgpickups.com

12", 75W British-voiced guitar speaker. $94 street eminence.com

Eminence GA-SC64

Goby Labs Tablet Frame Thingy Deluxe

12" vintage-voiced guitar speaker designed by amp guru George Alessandro. $99 street eminence.com

Locking pole-grip forms a closed loop around most mic stands. Detachable steel base for desktop use. Compatible with iPad (2nd – 4th gen.) and iPad mini. $54 retail gobylabs.com

Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ratio-Tuned Machine Head

Hercules Stands DG400BB

Predictable tuning on every string. Each string has its own gear ratio: one turn equals one tone, on every string from 12:1 to 39:1. $99-109 retail www.graphtech.com

DG-series laptop stand for studio and DJs. $79 street herculesstands.com

IsoAcoustics Inc. Custom Modular Aluminum Isolation Stands

Klotz AIS GmbH Joe Bonamassa Signature Cable

Custom-fit isolation stands for amps and speaker cabinets. Strong and durable aluminum construction. Online-calculator to address sizing requirements. $99 retail isoacoustics.com

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Also available with the Neutrik Silent Plug. $79 retail klotz-ais.com

Klotz AIS GmbH Titanium Guitar Cable

Klotz AIS GmbH Vario Guitar Cable

High-end guitar cable. No microphonics and it comes with a silent plug. $89 retail klotz-ais.com

Real stereo guitar cable. $99-$119 street klotz-ais.com



10/8/14 1:26 PM

ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $51-$99 König & Meyer iPad Holder Clamp-on Stand

KRK Systems KNS 6400 and 8400 Headphones

Clamping screw allows the iPad holder to be attached to any tubes up to 1.18" diameter. Can be adjusted to any position within 90 degrees. Portrait or landscape view. Available for iPad 2, iPad Air, iPad mini. $69 retail km-america.com

Studio monitoring headphones, with acoustic memory foam that insures sound reproduction and isolation. $99-$149 retail krksys.com

Kyser Musical Products Guitar Straps

Mojotone Mojotone Greyhound Speaker

Made of poly twill and recycled leather. Padded body. Front elastic slip for storing capo, guitar slide, or harmonica. Made in the USA. $69 retail kysermusical.com

12" speaker, 8 Ohms, 50-70W. Ceramic magnet. 11 lbs. Made in the USA. $86 retail mojotone.com

Mojotone Two Face Strat Pickup Neck output 6.4k, Middle output 6.7k, Bridge output 10k. Alnico 5 rod magnets on top three strings, ceramic bar magnet on bottom three strings. Plain enamel wire, vintage black-and-white cloth lead. $63 retail mojotone.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $51-$99 Mojotone Vintage BV-25M Speaker

Mojotone Vintage BV-30V Speaker

12" speaker, available in 8 and 16 Ohms. 25W. Ceramic magnet. 13 lbs. Made in the USA. $92 retail mojotone.com

12" speaker, available in 8 and 16 Ohms. 60W. Ceramic magnet, 13 lbs Made in the USA. $92 retail mojotone.com

ProRockGear RGMMPTC01 Mic Case

Radial Engineering StageBug SB-1 Active

Customizable microphone case. Hard-plastic outer shell, non-slip rubber grip, heavy-duty plastic latches, removable diced foam bottom and convoluted foam top. $59 street prorockgear.com

High-performance active direct box. Made to fit inside a guitar case. $69 street radialeng.com

Radial Engineering StageBug SB-15 Tailbone

Radial Engineering StageBug SB-2 Passive DI

High-performance Class-A guitar signal buffer and 2x 9V-to-15V Tonebone power converter. $79 street radialeng.com

Passive DI with custom made Eclipse ET-DB3 transformer. Made to fit inside a guitar case. $69 street radialeng.com

Railhammer Chisel

Railhammer Hyper Vintage

Rails under the wound strings, poles under the plain strings. Nickel-silver cover, ceramic magnet. Bridge and neck models available. $99 street railhammer.com

Rails under the wound strings, poles under the plain strings. Nickel-silver cover, alnico 5 magnet. Bridge and neck models available. $99 street railhammer.com

Rocktron DC OnTap Adapter

Rocktron

Power up to 20 pedals. Operates at 110V/220V. Cable set included. $59 retail rocktron.com

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BuzzKill Audio isolation transformer kills 60Hz/120Hz hum. Two channels. $99 retail rocktron.com



10/8/14 1:26 PM

ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $51-$99 Saga Musical Instruments Carrion C-1501 Standard Hardshell Dreadnaught Guitar Case

Samson SR950 Studio Reference Headphones

SKB 1SKB-SC2714 DJ/Controller Keyboard Soft Case

SKB 3i-0907-4-H5

Multi-ply wood construction. Black tolex exterior with white stitching. Chrome-plated latches and hinges. Plastic handle. Padded black plush interior lining. Neck support and accessory pocket. $74 retail sagamusic.com

Protective qualities of rigid foam with the style and portability of a canvas bag for popular DJ performance controllers or small MIDI controller keyboards. $89 street skbcases.com

Studio reference headphones, closed-ear design. 10Hz–30kHz frequency response. $69 street samsontech.com

iSeries watertight Zoom H5 custom-interior case. $69 street skbcases.com

Slick Fifty Six Strat Set

Matched set of hand-aged, Strat-style Alnico pickups. Comes in a wooden display box. $79 retail guitarfetish.com


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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $51-$99 Slick Fullerton Tele Set

Vibramate V5

Matched set of hand-aged Alnico pickups. Comes in a wooden display box. $67 retail guitarfetish.com

Mounting Kit for Bigsby B5 Vibrato on most guitars with a tune-o-matic-style bridge and stop-tailpiece. Installs in minutes. No drilling required. Made in USA. $69 retail vibramate.com

Vibramate V7

Yellow Jacket Vacuum Tube Co NOS 6AQ5

Mounting Kit for Bigbsy B7 Vibrato on Les Paul guitars. Installs in minutes. No drilling required. Made in USA. $69 retail vibramate.com

Tube converter made exclusively for use with the N.O.S 6AQ5 seven-pin, miniature-beam power tube. The N.O.S Yellow Jacket is for use in most amplifiers using 6L6, EL34, 7027 or 6V6 output tubes under 100W. $86 retail yellowjacketstc.com


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Aguilar Amplification AG 4J-HC

Aguilar Amplification AG 4P-HOT

Hum-canceling, split-coil Jazz bass pickup. Alnico V magnets, 42-gauge Formvar wire. 5- or 6-string versions also available. $189 street aguilaramp.com

Larger 6mm magnets, overwound design. Alnico V magnets, 42-gauge Formvar wire. $119 street aguilaramp.com

Aguilar Amplification DCB D2

Argosy Eclipse Rolling Rack ER10-H

Dual ceramic bar magnets. Available in various 4-, 5- and 6-string sizes. $199 street aguilaramp.com

10U rolling side rack. Convenient side handles. Heavy-duty locking casters. Cable accesses. Ships ready-to-assemble. Manufactured in U.S.A., 2-year limited warranty. $355 street argosyconsole.com

Bartolini Pickups Acoustic Guitar 3AV

Blue Microphones Mo-Fi

Sound-hole mounted. Bright, clear hum-canceller (stacked coil). B-string compensation. 10’ cable with strain relief. $140 retail bartolini.net

Powered high-fidelity headphones with a built-in 240mW audiophile amp, 50mm fiberreinforced drivers, multi-adjustable arms and analog amp-control modes. $349 retail mofiheadphones.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $100-$499 Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board

Boss eBand JS-10

Lightweight pedal board for compact pedals and effects. Onboard AC adapter powers 7 pedals. $169 street bossus.com

Personal guitar/bass trainer with built-in loops, songs, effects, amp modeling, and a 2.1 stereo sound system. $429 street bossus.com

David Gage String Instruments Realist Copperhead for Mandolin Piezo pickup installed under the bridge feet. $209 retail davidgage.com

Celestion G12-35XC Limited Edition

12-inch diameter, special design, limited-edition build guitar speaker, with 35W power handling. Available in 8- or 16 ohms. $169 street celestion.com

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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $100-$499 David Gage String Instruments Realist LifeLine for Bass

Decibel Eleven Loop Expander

Pickup that mounts at the bridge adjuster. $229 retail davidgage.com

4 relay, true-bypass audio loops. Optional 4th loop as amp switch. Accepts MIDI Program Change or MIDI Control Change. Class A discrete input buffer. $189 street decibel11.com

Decibel Eleven Pedal Palette

Decibel Eleven Switch DR

Analog loop/bypass/switcher/router/ mixer with 4 effects loops. True bypass. Store preset configurations. MIDI. $399 street decibel11.com

A master controller that combines fully programmable MIDI control, true-bypass audio effects loops, and amp channel switching capabilities. Easy to use. $299 street decibel11.com

Diago Gigman Pedal Board

EBS Sweden AB EBS CarryOn pedal bag system

Sturdy, hard case, designed for up to 15 pedals. Rugged construction. $179 retail diago.co.uk

Hand luggage-sized, reinforced bag with pedal board, angled distances, 3M Dual Lock. $249 street ebssweden.com

EMG Inc. 57/66 Set Designed and voiced specifically as neck and bridge pickups, the 57 and 66 humbuckers come in MetalWorks caps. $239 retail emgpickups.com

Eminence Legend EM12 12" high-power guitar speaker with ultra-clean tone. $149 street eminence.com

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EMG Inc. ACB-5 Magnetic pickup for five-string acoustic banjo. $229 retail emgpickups.com

Fishman Fluence Humbucking Pickups Multi-voice electric guitar pickups featuring two selectable, complementary voices to choose from. Optional rechargeable battery pack or standard 9V battery power. $129-$149 street fishman.com

Fishman Fluence Single Width Pickups

Floyd Rose Hot Rod Tremolo System

Multi-voice electric guitar pickups featuring two selectable, complementary voices to choose from. Offers 200+ hours of play on optional USB rechargeable battery pack or standard 9V battery power. $109 street fishman.com

The original double-locking tremolo made from hardened steel in Germany. Available in multiple finishes. $248-$329 street floydrose.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $100-$499 Fodera Guitar Partners, LLC Hardshell Custom Shop Teardrop Bass Case

Fodera Guitar Partners, LLC Hardshell Standard Teardrop Bass Case

Regular and Extra Long sizes. Crushed red velvet interior. Inside pocket compartment. Lock and key mechanism. $450 retail fodera.com

Regular and Extra Long sizes. Black short fur interior. Inside pocket compartment. Combination lock mechanism. $220 retail fodera.com

Godin TRIC case

Thermally Regulated Instrument Case. Made of expanded Polypropylene. Lightweight and impactresistant. Available in various acoustic and electric body sizes. $119 street godinguitars.com

Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ghost Pickup System

Authentic acoustic and/or MIDI capabilities from your guitar. Available in many styles of retro-fit bridges and saddles. $124 retail www.graphtech.com


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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $100-$499 Gruv Gear GigBlade

IsoAcoustics Inc. ISO-L8R430

Side-carry guitar/bass gig bag. Long pocket to store straps flat. Multi-access to your axe. Choose Black or Charcoal. $249 retail gruvgear.com

Isolation stands for guitar and bass combo amplifiers. Optional tilt settings. For stage, studio or home. $109 retail isoacoustics.com

Jensen Loudspeakers P10R-F

König & Meyer Electric Guitar Guardian Stand

Designed in cooperation with Fender for the reissue of the ’57 Bandmaster and the 20th Anniversary Vibro King. Provides a smooth, round top end and a full-bodied low-end response. It distorts at lower levels and still maintains the classic tonalities of the legendary P10R. $125 retail jensentone.com

Holds up to 5 electric guitars. Non-marring translucent support arms. Integrated pick holders. Protective bars to prevent damage. Holds at guitar neck. $229 retail km-america.com

L.R. Baggs Lyric Acoustic Microphone

L.R. Baggs M80

Bridge-plate microphone with end-pin preamp and volume control. $199 street lrbaggs.com

Body sensitive soundhole pickup. $249 street lrbaggs.com

Levy's Leathers M17BWC

Levy's Leathers MG17NH1

Foam padding covered with super-soft garment leather. Multilayer top is veg leather with a basket weave tooled insert. 2.5"-wide strap is adjustable from 41" to 54" and is also available in XL which adds 12" to the strap. $150 retail levysleathers.com

Designed by Danica Levy. Tiny nail heads are imbedded in soft black leather. Neutral suede leather backing provides durability. Adjustable from 41" to 54". Also available in XL which adds 12" to overall length. $155 retail levysleathers.com

Levy's Leathers PM44DS

Mojotone Johnny Winter Signature Firebird Pickup

Distressed garment leather and firm veg-tan leather. A padded 3" wide guitar strap, adjustable from 30" to 50". Also available in XL, which adds 12" to the overall length. $159 retail levysleathers.com

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Neck output 6.3k, Bridge output 7k. Alnico 5 bar magnets. 42-gauge plain enamel wire, shielded external braid cloth covered wire. $130 retail mojotone.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $100-$499 Mojotone Stompbox Suitcab Custom Pedal Board

PRS Guitars 59/09 Pickups Uncovered humbuckers with nickel screws/slugs. Available in treble (9.3k DC Res) and bass (8.4k DC Res). $398 retail prsaccessories.com

USA-made. Over 60 Tolex covering choices, 1/2" thick carpet-covered Birch-ply pedalboard. Large black leather handle. Metal corners. Multiple slots for easy cable pass through. Rubber feet on both sides of case. Weighs 21 lbs. $325 retail mojotone.com

PRS Guitars Tremonti Pickups Humbuckers. Available as an uncovered treble pickup with nickel screws/slugs (15.42k DC Res) and a covered bass pickup (7.3k DC Res). $300 retail prsaccessories.com

Quik Lok SL930 Fully adjustable double-tier, slant keyboard stand. Solid aluminum/steel construction. Foldable, compact design. Includes nylon bag. $383 retail quiklok.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $100-$499 Railhammer Bob Balch Signature

Rails under the wound strings, poles under the plain strings. Brass cover, ceramic magnet. Bridge and neck models available. $109 street railhammer.com

Roadrunner Tweed Electric Guitar Case

Non-scratch, thick pile plush-lined interior. Oversized accessory compartment. Available for Dreadnought guitar. Universal fit electric guitar. $119 street roadrunnercases.com

Rocktron Power Tap

Universal fit, 3-ply Luan-wood construction. Bottom and side metal feet. Plush redpadded interior with accessory compartment. Locking latches. $129 street roadrunnercases.com

9V adjustable pedal power. Three AC outputs. Five 9V/12V DC jacks. $269 retail rocktron.com

Roland CM-110 Cube Monitor

Roland Cube Lite Guitar Amplifier

Active electronic instrument monitor system with 2-way, 25W active speakers and 50W powered sub. $499 street rolandus.com

Countertop, 10W, 2.1 channel audio system with stereo speakers and integrated subwoofer. Effects. Free Cube Jam app for iOS plays songs and minus-one jam tracks. Includes cable for 2-way communication with iOS devices. Available in black, white, or red. $169 street rolandus.com

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Sennheiser HD6 MIX

Portable acoustic treatment in the Reflexion Filter product family. $399 street seelectronics.com

Closed-back circumaural headphones with 8Hz-30kHz frequency response, detachable cable design, straight and coiled cables, and carrying case. $279 retail en-us.sennheiser.com

Shure SRH1540

SKB 3i-4214-61 ATA Watertight SGType Case

Closed-back headphones with 40 mm neodymium drivers, aircraft-grade aluminum alloy yoke and carbon fiber cap. Padded headband. Frequency range 5 to 25,000 Hz. $499 retail shure.com

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Roadrunner Graphite-look Molded Hardshell Cases

iSeries watertight, SG-style guitar case with wheels and patented TSA trigger-release latches. Lifetime warranty. $249 street skbcases.com



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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: $100-$499 Super-Vee Tremolo Systems BladeRunner Tremolo

Super-Vee Tremolo Systems Locking Tremolo System

Super-Vee Tremolo Systems Maverick Tremolo for the Telecaster

Walrus Audio Aetos Clean Power Supply

Frictionless action and positionable whammy bar, the BladeRunner is designed for Stratocasters and Strat clones in six-screw or two-post mount. Fits modern and vintage string spacing. Custom Shop models include a wide variety of finishes, saddles, blocks, and bars. $169-199 retail super-vee.com

The ultimate in tonal clarity, tuning stability and sustain. Vintage-style brass with true compensation. Each saddle is engineered for each set of strings giving you perfect intonation. Kit comes with bar, springs, screws, claw and claw screws. $199 retail super-vee.com


Drop-in, double-locking tremolo system does not require permanent or destructive modifications to the guitar. Patented Blade technology and patented drop-in side-locking nut makes the Super-Vee dive-bomb proof with zero-friction action. Designed to fit Stratocasters and Strat clones in six-screw or two-post mount. $399 retail super-vee.com

8 9VDC outputs, 100 mA and 300mA. $169 retail walrusaudio.com

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ACCESSORIES PRICE RANGE: OVER $500 or TBA Fractal Audio Systems MFC-101 Mk III MIDI Foot Controller

DR Strings Neon Multi-Color Electric

Designed for the Axe-Fx II or any MIDI rig. 17 ultra-quiet “Solid State Switches”. New FASLINK connector for convenient/rugged XLR interconnection. $749 retail fractalaudio.com

$TBA drstrings.com

DR Strings Neon Multi-Color Acoustic

DR Strings Neon Multi-Color Bass

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Fractal Audio Systems EV-1 Expression/Volume Pedal

Precision linear expression, plus audio-taper analog volume pedal in one unit. Rugged metal housing. Long smooth pedal travel. $TBA fractalaudio.com

FAIR USE IS FAIR PLAY

Whether he is recording Mark Knopfler or learning a new plug-in, award-winning recording engineer Chuck Ainlay always acquires the music software he uses from legitimate sources. Chuck believes in fair play and works exclusively with legal software. Respect yourself, your craft, and the work of others. Buy the software you use, and buy the music you love.

www.imsta.org International Music Software Trade Association New York • Toronto • Hamburg • Tokyo Tel: 416 789-6849 • Fax: 416 789-1667


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PERFORMANCE GEAR PRICE RANGE: $200 & UNDER

AKG P120

AKG P170

Project studio 0.66" diaphragm condenser microphone with 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response. $149 retail akg.com

Harbinger L1202FX

Project studio 0.5" diaphragm condenser microphone with 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response. $149 retail akg.com

Roland Mobile BA

5W, 2"x4" portable stereo P.A. system with effects and 3-channel mixer. Battery powered. $199 street rolandus.com

LvL-series 12-channel mixer. Four XLR mic preamps with 1/4" TRS balanced/ unbalanced line input, and four TRS 1/4" balanced/unbalanced stereo inputs. Also available in 4 and 8 channel versions. $109 street harbingerproaudio.com

Samson Q8 Professional Dynamic Microphone

Neodymium mic element. Multi-axis/shock-mounted capsule. Supercardioid pickup pattern. 50Hz-16kHz. SPLs up to 150dB. Rugged die-cast body. Includes mic clip/carry case. $99 street samsontech.com


AKG P220

Project studio large-diaphragm condenser microphone with 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response. $349 retail akg.com

Carvin AG300

200W, 3-channel acoustic amp and PA system. Three microphone/instrument inputs, EQ, dual effects in an allin-one, 3-way cabinet. Made in USA. $499 retail carvin.com

Dunlop Manufacturing Smart Gate Pro Noise Gate

Noise gate rack module. Three selectable noise reduction ranges. Two discrete channels. Sync function links two channels. Selectable ground lift. Remote switching (with LEDs) capability. True bypass. $399 street jimdunlop.com

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PERFORMANCE GEAR PRICE RANGE: $201-$499

Fender PS-512 Class A/B powered subwoofer (500W peak, 250W RMS) that works with all Fender Passport (or other) PA systems that include a “sub out” feature. 12" Fender Special Design Ferrite Magnet (3" Voice Coil). $499 retail fender.com

Electro-Voice ZLX Portable, powered full-range loudspeakers available in 12" and 15" sizes. Custom-built 1,000W Class-D amplifier. Visual control and monitoring with application/location presets. $399-$499 retail electrovoice.com

Harbinger M120

Harbinger V2115

MuV-series portable PA. 4-channel 120W powered mixer. XLR and 1/4" inputs. Master 3-band EQ and effects send level. RCA aux in and recording out. Two speaker cabinets with 12" woofer. $299 street harbingerproaudio.com

600W Class D powered speaker. 15" woofer, 1.35" HF driver. XLR, 1/4" and RCA inputs. 2-band EQ, 1/8" TRS stereo aux in. Stand mount. $249 street harbingerproaudio.com

JBL Professional EON610 Active 1,000W, 2-way PA loudspeaker, iOS and Android supported interface to be paired with the Bluetooth Smart Ready 4.0 for controlling master volume, 10" drivers. $485 retail jblpro.com

Line 6 Relay G50 Digital wireless guitar system with 12 compatible channels, 200’ range and stompbox-style receiver for your pedalboard. $399 street line6.com

Mackie SRM450

Mackie Thump12

1,000W, 2-way PA speaker. 12" LF and 1.4" HF drivers. 4 applicationspecific speaker modes. Automatic feedback eliminator. 2-channel mixer plus Thru output. Systemprotection DSP. $499 street srm.mackie.com

1,000W, 2-way PA speaker. 12" woofer and 1.4" tweeter. 3-band EQ with sweepable mid. Dynamic bass boost. 2-way crossover and time alignment. System protection and limiting. $299 street thump.mackie.com



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Samson Expedition XP112A 2-Way Active PA Speaker

Weighs 30lb. 500W, 12" LF woofer, 1" HF driver. XLR-1/4" combo input. Contour EQ switch, XLR Link output. Tilt-back design. 15" (XP115A) model also available. $219 street samsontech.com

Samson Synth 7 Professional UHF Wireless System

Premium UHF wireless system (receiver, beltpack transmitter). All-metal construction, multiple LCDs, 100 operating channels across 25MHz bandwidth, 300’ operating range. 15 hours battery life (2 x AA). $349 street samsontech.com

Shure BLX24/SM58 Handheld Wireless System

BLX4 Receiver and BLX2 Handheld Transmitter. Up to 12 compatible systems per frequency band. Microprocessor-controlled internal antenna diversity. One-touch QuickScan frequency selection. 1/4" and XLR audio outputs. $349 retail shure.com

Yamaha MG10XU

10-channel mixer. XLR balanced outputs. D-PRE mic preamps. SPX effects. USB 2.0 direct connection with mobile devices. $259 retail usa.yamaha.com

Shure GLXD16

Bodypack wireless guitar system in pedal design for flexible use and foot control. Integrated tuner. Automatic Frequency Management. Operate 8 compatible systems in 2.4 GHz frequency band. $449 retail shure.com


Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. System 10 Stompbox Digital Wireless System

2.4 GHz digital 24-bit/48 kHz operation. Frequency, time and space diversity. $614 retail audio-technica.com

Carvin XP800L-PM10

500W, 2-way system includes XP800L 6-channel powered mixer, two PM10 2-way speakers, two M50 mics, XLR cables and 50-ft speaker cables. Made in USA. $619 retail carvin.com

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Portable 2-way, full-range 10" speaker with 1,000W power rating. $699 retail cerwinvega.com



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Cerwin-Vega! P-Series P1500X

Cerwin-Vega! P-Series P1800SX

Portable 2-way, full-range 15" speaker with 1,500W power rating. $799 retail cerwinvega.com

Powered 18" subwoofer with 2,000W Class D amplifier. $999 retail cerwinvega.com

JBL Professional EON612 Active 1,000W, 2-way PA loudspeaker, iOS and Android supported interface to be paired with the Bluetooth Smart Ready 4.0 for controlling master volume, 12" drivers. $546 retail jblpro.com

Dunlop Manufacturing Cry Baby Rack Module Wah-wah rack module. 6-position frequency range switch. Q control for setting sweep width. Adjustable boost (up to 10dB). Connect up to six pedals. $599 street jimdunlop.com

JBL Professional EON615

LD Systems Dave8 Roadie

Active 1,000W, 2-way PA loudspeaker, iOS and Android supported interface to be paired with the Bluetooth Smart Ready 4.0 for controlling master volume, 15" drivers. $607 retail jblpro.com

Complete PA system with a 700W (Peak) power amp. 8" band-pass subwoofer and two (2x4" + 1") satellite speakers. $599 retail ld-systems.com

Line 6 StageSource L2 800W, 1x10", 2-way powered speaker with smart speaker modes, digital networking, and digital mixer with feedback suppression, acoustic guitar modeling and effects. $849 street line6.com

Line 6 XD-V75 Digital handheld wireless system with 10 microphone emulations. 14 channels. 300’ range. $599 street line6.com



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PERFORMANCE GEAR PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Peavey Escort 6000 600W (300 x 2). 9-channel, 2-way speaker system with 10" woofer. Seven-band graphic EQ. XLR/1/4" combo inputs. USB MP3 plackback. Feedback locating system. Digital multi-effects. Monitor send. Subwoofer output. Bluetooth wireless audio playback. Two folding speaker stands. 15’ speaker cables. $899 street peavey.com

QSC K10 10", 2-way, 1,000W active loudspeaker system housed in an ABS enclosure. $926 retail kformusicians.com

PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 B-52 Professional Matrix-1500

B-52 Professional Matrix-2500

1200W active 3-channel speaker system. 15" subwoofer. 10" woofer and compression driver per satellite speaker. $1,399 retail b-52pro.com

1600W active 3-channel speaker system. 18" subwoofer. 12" woofer and compression driver per satellite speaker. $1,699 retail b-52pro.com

Carvin RX1200L-PM15

Electro-Voice ETX Powered Loudspeakers

1,600W, 2-way system includes RX1200L 12-channel powered mixer, two PM15 2-way speakers, two M68 mics, XLR cables and 50-ft speaker cables. Made in USA. $1,159 retail carvin.com

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Professional-grade portable loudspeakers, available in 10", 12" and 15" 2-way, 15" 3-way, and 15" and 18" subwoofers. 1,800W (subs), 2,000W (full-range) Class-D power amplifiers with integrated DSP. $1,099-$1,499 retail electrovoice.com

LD Systems Dave 15G3

LD Systems Maui 28

Active compact PA system with a bass-reflex subwoofer and 15" driver. Satellite speakers with 8" drivers and HF horns. Subwoofer with a 2.1 power amp and 700W of RMS power. $1,199 retail ld-systems.com

PA and monitoring system with frequency-responsebased 4.1, 5-way amping $1299 retail ld-systems.com



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PERFORMANCE GEAR PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999

PreSonus StudioLive 18sAI Active Integration Subwoofer Active 1,000W PA subwoofer with wireless networking and integrated software for Mac, Windows, and iPad. $1499 retail presonus.com

PreSonus StudioLive AI Digital Mixers 32/24/16-channel digital mixing systems with wireless networking, 24-bit/96 kHz FireWire recording, signal processing on every channel and bus, cascading, and integrated software (3 models). $1,999-$3,999 retail presonus.com

PreSonus StudioLive AI Active Integration Loudspeakers Active 2,000W, 3-way coaxial PA speaker system with wireless networking and integrated software for Mac, Windows, and iPad (3 models). $1,499-1,699 retail presonus.com

QSC KW122 12", 2-way, 1,000W active loudspeaker system housed in a birch enclosure. $1,399 retail kformusicians.com

Yamaha STAGEPAS 600i Portable, complete PA system with two speakers, one powered mixer; 680W. SPX digital reverb. EQ. iPod/ iPhone connectivity. $1,249 retail usa.yamaha.com

QSC TouchMix 8 12-channel compact digital mixer. $1129 retail qsc.com

Yorkville Sound Paraline PSA1 Powered Cabinet

Yorkville Sound ParaSource PS12P Powered Cabinet

2,800W, 2x12" powered subwoofer. Solid plywood cabinet, integrated wheels and all metal handles. Made in Canada. $1,749 street yorkville.com

1,200W scalable, stackable vertical array cabinets with patented Paraline Lens technology. Class D amp, ABS cabinet construction. Made in Canada. $1,749 street yorkville.com

1,400W, 12" powered cabinet with mic/line inputs, tunable response, Class D amplifier, lightweight ABS cabinet and DSP. Made in Canada. $1,099 street yorkville.com

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PERFORMANCE GEAR PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Soundcraft Si Expression 2

24-channel digital mixer with 24 mic preamps, 66 input processing channels, and Lexicon hardware-based effects. $5,000 retail soundcraft.com

Soundcraft Si Expression 3

Soundcraft Si Expression 1

32-channel digital mixer with 32 mic preamps, 66 input processing channels, and Lexicon hardwarebased effects. $6,000 retail soundcraft.com

16-channel digital mixer with 16 mic preamps, 66 input processing channels, and Lexicon hardware-based effects. $4,200 retail soundcraft.com


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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Ableton Live 9 Intro

Create, produce, and perform. Almost everything in Live works in real time. Flexible track routing without interrupting your flow. $99 street ableton.com

Guitar interface for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac computers. $129 retail apogeedigital.com

Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. ATM650

Audix i5

Hypercardioid dynamic instrument microphone. All metal, dual-wall floating construction. Includes clamp and storage pouch. $169 retail audio-technica.com

Dynamic mic for all guitar cabinet miking solutions. VLM capsule technology with 50Hz16kHz, +140dB max SPL performance. $99 street audixusa.com

Big Fish Audio Steel & Wood: Songwriter Acoustic Sessions

Blue Microphones Mikey Digital

Blue Microphones Yeti Studio

Focusrite iTrack Dock

25 songwriter acoustic-session construction kits. $129 retail bigfishaudio.com

All-in-one professional vocal recording system featuring Yeti multi-pattern USB mic, PreSonus Studio One Artist software, and iZotope Nectar Elements advanced studio vocal effects. $149 retail bluemic.com

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Apogee JAM 96k

Ultra-compact, stereo condenser microphone with Lightning connection for recording to iPhone and iPad. Compatible with most popular audio and video recording apps. Includes auxiliary input for direct recording of guitar and instruments. $99 retail bluemic.com

2-channel docking iPad recording interface with Lightning connection offering 24-bit/96kHz recording capability. Two Focusrite preamps with line/DI, and a USB input offers MIDI connectivity for class-compliant keyboards and controllers. $199 street us.focusrite.com


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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2x2 audio interface that connects to your PC, Mac, or iPad via USB 2.0. One mic/instrument preamp, a DI/line input, two RCA outs, 24-bit/96kHz. Focusrite Scarlett Plug-in Suite included. $99 street us.focusrite.com

Heavyocity Media Master Sessions: Ensemble Drums Collection Mac/Win virtual instrument powered by Kontakt 5 (Full); kits and loops comprising ensemble-style cinematic percussion. 1.9 GB (compressed) and 470+ presets. $149 retail heavyocity.com

iZotope Alloy 2

JBL Professional LSR305

Six powerful tools in one zero-latency plugin: Equalizer, Dynamics, Exciter, DeEsser, Transient Shaper, and Limiter. 250 presets. Compatible with all the popular DAWs. $199 retail izotope.com

2-way powered, 5" studio monitor with Image Control Waveguide. $199 retail jblpro.com

KRK Systems Rokit G3 5", 6", and 8" bi-amped, Class A/B amp studio monitors with glass aramid-composite woofer, soft-dome tweeter, and front-firing port. $149-$249 retail krksys.com

Line 6 Sonic Port iOS guitar interface. 24-bit/48kHz resolution. $99 street line6.com

Line 6 Sonic Port VX

MakeMusic, Inc. Finale PrintMusic 2014

2x2 iOS guitar interface with built-in stereo and mono condenser microphones, flexible I/O and 24-bit/48kHz digital conversion. $199 street line6.com

Music notation software (Mac/Win) for educators, worship directors, performing musicians, composers, and arrangers who don’t require the advanced features in Finale. Orchestrations up to 24 staves, extract parts, music play back, print and share files (PDF, MP3 audio, Finale, and MusicXML). $119 retail finale.com



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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200

McDSP 6020 Ultimate EQ

McDSP 6030 Ultimate Compressor

Equalizer plug-in for Pro Tools and other DAWs. $199 retail mcdsp.com

Compressor plug-in for Pro Tools and other DAWs. $199 retail mcdsp.com

McDSP FutzBox

Novation Launchpad S

Lo-fi/distortion plug-in for Pro Tools and other DAWs. $149 retail mcdsp.com

USB Ableton Live controller providing an 8x8, 64-button grid of 3-color Launchpads. $169 street us.novationmusic.com

Novation Launch Control XL

Overloud Mark Studio 2

USB midi controller providing 16 buttons, 24 knobs, and 8 faders, all of which integrate seamlessly with Ableton Live. $199 street us.novationmusic.com

Official Markbass bass-amp simulation. $137 street ilio.com

Overloud TH2 Guitar effects suite. $197 street ilio.com

Palmer DACCAPO Reamplification box. $124 street palmer-germany.com

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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200

Palmer PDI09

Peavey AmpKit LiNK HD

Speaker simulator DI. $167 street palmer-germany.com

Mac/iOS guitar interface. Includes cables. Charge an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch while playing with optional AC adapter. $119 street peavey.com

Peavey AmpKit LiNK II

Peavey ReValver 4

Guitar interface. Improved from the original AmpKit LiNK with new look, design, and improved instrument jack. iOS and Android compatibility. Crosstalk reduction circuitry for less interference. $19 street peavey.com

Amp modeling software. Redesigned with improved modeling engine plus new GUI and UX. Includes GIG mode, Audio Cloning Technology, Pedal Board, and RIR 2 cabinet modeling. Runs standalone, on Windows-based tablets, or as VST/AU/AAX plug-in. Free peavey.com

PreSonus AudioBox iOne

PreSonus AudioBox iTwo

2-channel bus-powered USB/iPad audio interface with 1 mic input and 1 instrument input. $159 retail presonus.com

2-channel bus-powered USB/iPad audio and MIDI interface with 2 combo mic/line/instrument inputs. $199 retail presonus.com

Propellerhead Reason Essentials

Radial Engineering Ltd. Reamp JCR

Entry-level music-production software studio. $129 retail propellerheads.se

John Cuniberti-designed passive reamper with level control and filter. $199 street radialeng.com



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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $200 Roland R-Mix Mix-manipulation software with Audio Visualizer, Mix Element Isolation, noise reduction, and pitch and speed control (Mac/Win). $199 street rolandus.com

Roland Duo-Capture USB Audio Interface 2-channel, 24-bit, 2 VS preamps with phantom-power. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and iPad. Low-noise 3-way power supply, runs on USB bus power, three AA-size batteries, or AC adapter, Hi-Z input and MIDI I/O. $199 street rolandus.com

sE Electronics X1 R

Tannoy Reveal 402 studio monitor

Passive ribbon microphone. $199 street seelectronics.com

50W bi-amped with 0.75" soft-dome tweeter and 4" high-efficiency LF woofer. Front-firing bass port. Balanced/unbalanced inputs. Wide stereo image. EQ controls. Aux link cable included. $139 street tannoystudio.com


Tascam DR-22WL

75W bi-amped with 1" soft-dome tweeter and 5" high-efficiency LF woofer. Front-firing bass port. Balanced/unbalanced inputs. Wide stereo image. EQ controls. Aux link cable included. $179 street tannoystudio.com

Portable recorder with WiFi connectivity. $149 retail tascam.com

Tascam US-2x2 2x2-channel USB audio interface. $149 retail tascam.com

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WE’VE TAKEN DIGITAL WIRELESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL . . .

THE FLOOR

SYSTEM

STOMPBOX

DIGITAL 2.4 GHz HIGH-F IDELITY WIRELESS Combining advanced 24-bit, field-proven performance, easy setup and clear, natural sound quality, our System 10 Stompbox delivers the ultimate wireless experience. With the tap of a foot on the rugged, metal Stompbox receiver, guitarists can toggle between dual ¼" balanced outputs or mute one output without affecting the other. And, since the System operates in the 2.4 GHz range, it’s free from TV and DTV interference. You can also pair multiple UniPak® body-pack transmitters with a single receiver to easily change guitars. So go ahead, give it a try – we think you’ll be floored.


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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Ableton Live 9 Standard

Apogee MiC 96k

Time-stretching, arranging, and sequencing capabilities. Multitrack recording up to 32-bit, 192kHz. Instruments, effects and sounds included. $499 street ableton.com

Cardioid condenser microphone for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac computers. $229 retail apogeedigital.com

Apogee One Audio interface with built-in microphone for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac computers. $349 retail apogeedigital.com

Cakewalk SONAR X3 Producer The flagship DAW in the SONAR X3 line with industry-leading features, designed for music professionals. $499 retail cakewalk.com

EastWest/Quantum Leap Steven Wilson’s Ghostwriter

EastWest/Quantum Leap Stormdrum 3 86 GB and over 800 MIDI performance files of cinematic percussion produced with Mickey Hart and Remo Belli. $395 retail soundsonline.com

60 GB of custom guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, and more produced with Steven Wilson. $395 retail soundsonline.com

Eventide MixingLink Electro-Voice RE320

High quality mic preamp with effects loop. $299 street eventide.com

Dynamic mic with Variable-D proximity control. Integrated humbucking coil guards against EMF interference. $299 retail electrovoice.com

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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Focal Professional Alpha 50

Focal Professional Alpha 65

5" powered studio monitors, custom inverteddome tweeter and polyglass woofer, bi-amped Class AB amps. XLR/RCA inputs. Built-in limiter. EQ. $299 street focalprofessional.com

6.5" powered studio monitors, custom inverteddome tweeter and polyglass woofer, bi-amped Class AB amps. XLR/RCA inputs. Built-in limiter. EQ. $399 street focalprofessional.com

Heavyocity Media AEON Collection Mac/Win virtual instrument powered by Kontakt 5 Player. Organic instruments, analog synths, hybrid sounds. 14 GB (compressed) and 725+ presets. $399 retail heavyocity.com

Focusrite Saffire PRO 26 18x8, 24-bit/96kHz, Firewire/Thunderbolt-compatible audio interface. Four Focusrite microphone preamps, two TRS instrument inputs, two independently controlled headphone outputs, 5-segment LED input metering. Analog and digital I/O options. $349 street us.focusrite.com

iZotope RX 4 Complete audio restoration software suite. Includes Denoise, Declip, Decrackle, Hum Removal, Spectral Repair, Clip Gain, RX Connect, EQ, Channel Operations, and Batch Processing. $349 retail izotope.com

Heavyocity Media DM-307

iZotope Break Tweaker

Mac/Win virtual instrument powered by Kontakt 5 Player. Beat and groove production toolkit of kits and loops. 7.5 GB (compressed) and 1500+ presets. $299 retail heavyocity.com

Designed by BT to create complex polyrhythmic beats and control pitch and texture. $249 retail izotope.com

JBL Professional LSR308 2-way powered, 8" studio monitor with Image Control Waveguide. $325 retail jblpro.com



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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 JBL Professional LSR310S

KRK Systems 10s

10" powered studio subwoofer with XLF Extended Low Frequency. $499 retail jblpro.com

150W, 10" active subwoofer, glass aramidcomposite woofer, protective steel grill, front-firing port. $399 retail krksys.com

Mackie MR8mk3

MakeMusic, Inc. Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand

85W reference monitor. 8" poly woofer and 1" silk-dome tweeter. XLR, line and RCA inputs. Frequency controls. $249 street mackie.com

Virtual instrument: Yamaha CFX Concert Grand piano recorded in Abbey Road’s Studio One; three microphone perspectives. Mac/Win; works as standalone or AAX, RTAS, VST, and AU plug-in. $299 retail garritan.com

MOTU MicroBook II 4x6 personal, bus-powered USB audio interface with mic, guitar, and keyboard inputs, plus no-latency mixing with effects processing. $249 street motu.com

Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S-Series Controllers 61-, 49-, and 25-note USB controllers designed for use with Native Instruments Komplete 10 software bundle. $499-699 retail native-instruments.com

Novation Launchpad S Control Pack Launchpad S, Launch Control, Ableton Live Lite 9, 1GB of loops and sounds, and two custom-designed cases in a single pack. Launch loops and sounds and play drums and melodies with the Launchpad S, plus control mixer, instrument, and effects with Launch Control. $249 street us.novationmusic.com

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KRK Systems is one of the world’s most respected manufacturers of Studio Monitors. In our California state of the art design facility, KRK engineers create products that deliver a natural and balanced spectral response with low distortion, tight bass and superior imaging. With KRK monitors, subwoofers and headphones, recording engineers and artists hear every nuance of the audio being reproduced regardless of musical style, genre, or particular mixing needs. See what these globally known artists say about their KRK monitors:

Jason Hook

Jacquire King

Billy Morrison

Jeff Waters

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, ALICE COOPER, BULLETBOYS, VINCE NEIL BAND, KISS (BAND)

KINGS OF LEON, MELISSA ETHERIDGE, BON JOVI, NORAH JONES

GUITARIST FOR BILLY IDOL AND ROYAL MACHINES

GUITARIST AND ENGINEER, ANNIHILATOR

“Most of my performances on 5FDP albums comes from my home studio. The VXT8 in combination with the 12HsO sub deliver the punch, clarity and definition that I’ve always looked for in a high end studio monitoring system.”

“These monitors are true and consistent. They are not hyped sounding and make you work for a great result which I like.” And J. King says about the KNS8400 Headphone: “I don’t think I could go on now without them!”

“I rely on my KRK Studio Monitors for total accuracy when I’m recording … and they never let me down. Crystal clear, beautiful separation, a low end that stays tight and sparkly highs - all faithful, loud and true. When I hear something on these monitors, I know it’s exactly how it really sounds.“

“KRK monitors are a godsend for instantly hearing problems in mixes.. They reveal everything. You don’t have to guess, like with other monitors I’ve tried..”

KRK monitors are legendary for their honest voicing, accuracy and transparency. Looking for a studio reference monitor that you can trust your music to? Isn’t it time you listened to a legend?

KRK Systems is a member of the Gibson Family of Brands. ©2014 Gibson Brands, Inc. All rights reserved.


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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499 Radial Engineering Gold Digger

Radial Engineering JDX 500

Audition up to four microphones. Each input has trim adjustment. Distortion-free signal path. Local 48V phantom power on board. $349 retail radialeng.com

Samson MixPad MXP144FX

500-series guitar cabinet simulator with reactive load for natural amp tone and feel. $299 retail radialeng.com

Samson MTR231

14-channel analog stereo mixer with effects. 6 Class A mic preamps. Bidirectional USB interface with 24-bit digital effects. MXP124, MXP124FX, and MXP144 models also available. $269 street samsontech.com

Dual 1" diaphragm condenser microphone. Selectable cardioid/omnidirectional/bidirectional pickup patterns. 20Hz-20kHz. SPLs up to 134dB, 10dB attenuation switch. Rugged die-cast construction. Includes pop filter/shockmount/carry case. MTR101, MTR101A, and MTR201 models also available. $249 street samsontech.com

Samson RXA6

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2-way active studio monitor (sold individually). 2.5" aluminum Air Displacement Tweeter. 100W. 6" copolymer woofer. Balanced 1/4", XLR, RCA inputs. 5" (RXA5) model also available. $249 street samsontech.com

Sennheiser e 906

Supercardioid dynamic mic with three switchable presence settings. $239 retail en-us.sennheiser.com

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Titanium-diaphragm condenser microphone with 10dB pad and low-cut filter. $299 street seelectronics.com

Sennheiser MK 4

Large-diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone. $299 retail en-us.sennheiser.com



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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $200-$499

Steinberg UR44


6x4 USB 2.0 portable audio interface. 4 D-PRE mic preamps. 24-bit/192 kHz support. MIDI I/O. $399 retail steinberg.net

100W bi-amped with 1" soft-dome tweeter and 8" high-efficiency LF woofer. Front-firing bass port. Balanced/unbalanced inputs. Wide stereo image. EQ controls. Aux link cable included. $279 street tannoystudio.com

Tascam DR-44WL

Vir2 Instruments Acou6tics

Portable recorder with XLR and WiFi connectivity. $299 retail tascam.com

Six acoustic guitars (6-string, mandolin, 12-string, nylon, ukulele, guitalele) in one premium virtual instrument. $399 retail bigfishaudio.com

PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Zoom H5 Handy Recorder

Ableton Push

Portable digital recorder. Records four tracks at once. USB audio interface. Phantompowered XLR mic inputs. $269 retail zoom-na.com

Hands-on control of melody and harmony, beats, sounds, and song structure. Fits in a backpack alongside your laptop. $599 street ableton.com

Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. AT4081 Phantom-powered bidirectional ribbon microphone. Handles 150dB SPL. Frequency response is 30Hz -18kHz. Sensitivity -42 dB. $895 retail audio-technica.com

Audix SCX25A Large-diaphragm condenser microphone. Patented capsule suspension system and internal shockmounting for complete physical and electronic isolation. 20Hz20kHz frequency response and +135dB performance. $695 street audixusa.com



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Dynaudio BM5 mkIII

Extended excursion 5.7" woofer with pure aluminum voice coil. 1.1" soft dome tweeter with pure aluminum voice coil. XLR and RCA inputs. Bundled with IsoAcoustics speaker stand for decoupling and proper angling. $629 street dynaudioprofessional.com

Extended excursion 7" woofer with pure aluminum voice coil. 1.1" soft dome tweeter with pure aluminum voice coil. XLR and RCA inputs. Bundled with IsoAcoustics speaker stand for decoupling and proper angling. $729 street dynaudioprofessional.com

Dynaudio BM9S II

EastWest/Quantum Leap Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds

10" woofer with pure aluminum voice coil. 200W @ 4 ohm. Phase adjustment. Auto on/ off power LED. Selectable LFE or slave mode. Discrete LFE input, slave output for linking. Adjustment of lowpass corner frequencies. $999 street dynaudioprofessional.com

142 GB of meticulously multi-sampled orchestral woodwinds. $799 retail soundsonline.com

Focal Professional Alpha 80

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8" powered studio monitors, custom inverteddome tweeter and polyglass woofer, bi-amped Class AB amps. XLR/RCA inputs. Built-in limiter. EQ. $549 street focalprofessional.com

Music notation software (Mac/Win). 400+ Garritan instruments, Linked Parts, Music Educator Resouces, Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing, MicNotator, Video Support, TempoTap. $600 retail finale.com

MOTU UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid

Native Instruments Komplete 10 Ultimate

10x14 mobile, bus-powered FireWire/USB audio interface with CueMix FX mixing and effects processing. $549 street motu.com

Plug-in library for Windows/MacOS with 75 virtual instruments, processors, and effects. Supports AAX Native, VST, RTAS, and AU. $999 street native-instruments.com



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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Neumann KH 120

100W, bi-amped active nearfield studio monitor. $749 retail neumann-kh-line.com

Neumann TLM 102

Transformerless, large-diaphragm, compact, cardioid condenser microphone. $699 retail neumann.com

Primacoustic London 12

Acoustical room treatment designed for rooms that are approximately 120 square feet. Comes complete with installation kit. Choice of black, grey, or beige fabric. $769 retail primacoustic.com

Palmer PDI03

Speaker simulator. $679 street palmer-germany.com

Rupert Neve Designs 542 Tape Emulator

Tape emulator, limiter, and transformer saturation for the 500-series format. $745 street rupertneve.com

Roland Studio-Capture USB 2.0 Audio Interface

16x10, 24-bit interface with 12 VS preamps, four independent software-controlled monitor mixes, XLR monitor out, direct monitor, dual headphone output with independent front-panel level knobs, coaxial digital I/O, and MIDI I/O. $999 street rolandus.com

Rupert Neve Designs 551 Inductor EQ

3-band inductor EQ for the 500-series format. $850 street rupertneve.com

Universal Audio Apollo Twin with Real-Time UAD Processing

2x6 desktop Thunderbolt interface. 24/96kHz resolution. Includes UAD SOLO or DUO Powered plug-in processing and Realtime Analog Classics plug-in bundle. $699-899 retail uaudio.com

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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Universal Audio SOLO 610 Tube Preamplifier and DI

Vienna Symphonic Library Vienna Suite Mastering plug-in effects suite. $570 retail ilio.com

All-tube mic preamplifier and DI. Gain, Level, and Impedance selection. Hand-built in the USA $999 retail uaudio.com

PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999

Antelope Audio Orion32

Antelope Audio Zen Studio

32-channel, 192kHz ADA converter with D-Sub analog I/O, ADAT digital I/O, USB and MADI connectivity. $2,995 retail antelopeaudio.com

Portable USB audio interface with 20 analog inputs, 12 mic preamps, DSP effects. Mac/Win control software. $2,495 retail antelopeaudio.com

Audix STE8 Includes dynamic and condenser studio microphones for recording, with all clips and mounts. Aluminum carrying case. $2,499 street audixusa.com

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MOTU 1248 32x34 Thunderbolt/USB audio interface with 48-channel mixing, matrix audio routing, effects processing, and AVB audio networking. $1,495 street motu.com

Neumann TLM 107

PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2

Large-diaphragm, multipattern condenser microphone with 5 polar patterns, 3-position pad, and 3-position highpass filter. $1,699 retail neumann.com

16-input digital mixer and 16x16 FireWire recording interface with signal processing on every channel and bus, MIDI, and integrated software. $1,299 retail presonus.com



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RECORDING TOOLS PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999

Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo Studio

Rupert Neve Designs 5017 Mobile Mic Pre / DI / Compressor Portable mic preamplifier and DI with compressor, blend and variable phase controls. $1,045 street rupertneve.com

Integrated 150W RMS loadbox with active heat control. 4, 8, 16 Ohms. Cab+mic simulation. 50 virtual speaker cabinets, 8 microphones, 8 power amplifiers. 96 kHz/32-bit floating point signal processing. 3rd-party IR compatible. Lowcut filter, 5-band EQ, Exciter, Compressor. Variphi, Overload. Amp In, Speaker Out, 2x XLR line In/Out, AES/EBU and SPDIF I/O. USB remote control. $1,995 retail two-notes.com

Universal Audio Apollo with Real-Time UAD Processing 18x24 Firewire/Thunderbolt audio interface. 24/96kHz resolution. includes UAD DUO or QUAD Powered Plug-In processing and Realtime Analog Classics or Classics Plus bundles. $1,999-$2,499 retail uaudio.com

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KEYBOARDS PRICE RANGE: $200 & UNDER Casio CTK-2400

61-key portable keyboard. Sampling with built-in mic, lesson system, metronome and rhythms. $99 retail casiomusicgear.com

Casio LK-240

61-key portable keyboard. Light-up keys. Sampling with built-in mic, lesson system, metronome and rhythms. $129 retail casiomusicgear.com

Dave Smith Instruments DSM01 Curtis Filter Module

A resonant 2- and 4-pole, lowpass analog filter module for Eurorack modular synthesizers. Includes input boost, integrated VCA, and CV inputs for frequency, resonance, and VCA. Separate pre-amplifier and post-amplifier outputs for VCA. $179 retail davesmithinstruments.com

Samson Carbon 49 USB MIDI Controller

49-key velocity-sensitive/semi-weighted keyboard. MIDI Out/USB/sustain pedal connections. iPad/ USB bus powered. Bundled with Native Instruments Komplete Elements software. 61-key (Carbon 61) model also available. $99 street samsontech.com

Samson Graphite 49 USB MIDI Controller

49-key velocity-sensitive/semi-weighted keyboard with Aftertouch. MIDI Out/USB/sustain pedal connections. Bundled with Native Instruments Komplete Elements software. 25-key (Graphite 25) model also available. $179 street samsontech.com

Samson Graphite M25 Mini USB MIDI Controller

25-key velocity-sensitive mini keyboard. Mini USB port, iPad/USB bus powered. Graphite M32, MF8 and MD13 models also available. $79 street samsontech.com

Williams Legato

88 semi-weighted keys, five onboard sounds (piano, electric piano, organ, synth, and bass), built-in metronome, and built-in speakers. Battery or AC operation (AC adaptor optional). $199 street williamspianos.com

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Zildjian Gen16 A/E Cymbals

Reduced-volume acoustic cymbals. $139-$329 retail zildjian.com


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Simply the Best Meet the Yamaha CP4 – a stage piano combining 114 years of piano craftsmanship and industry-leading technology. • Unique in its class, the CP4 features three premium, handcrafted grand pianos along with variety of keyboard and synth Voices for any playing situation • Natural Wood action with Synthetic Ivory keytops has the grand piano touch only a piano manufacturer can provide • VCM effects re-create the sound of vintage stomp boxes, amp simulators, lush reverbs and more

“I can't wait to get this instrument on the stage and play live. Whether it's with The Stones or if it's with my band. I just can't wait!” –– Chuck Leavell

• 5-band Master EQ plus split and layer buttons provide instant access to the features musicians need most All in a lightweight (less than 40 lbs.) package designed for gigging musicians.

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KEYBOARDS PRICE RANGE: $201-$499 Novation Bass Station II 25-key analog synthesizer with two filter types, two oscillators, one sub-oscillator, pattern-based step sequencer/arpeggiator, and Aftertouch. $499 street us.novationmusic.com

Arturia MicroBrute SE

Novation MiniNova

Compact analog synthesizer in three colors: blue, orange, and white. $329 retail arturia.com

37-mini-key synthesizer/vocoder and USB controller. 14 filter types, 6 envelope generators, 3 LFOs, and gooseneck mic. $399 street us.novationmusic.com

Williams Rhapsody 88 weighted, velocity sensitive keys, 12 piano and keyboard voices, split and layer modes, built-in metronome. USB/MIDI connectivity. Stereo line output, sustain and soft pedals. $399 street williamspianos.com

PRICE RANGE: $500-$999 Novation UltraNova 37-key synthesizer, USB controller and audio interface with touch-sensitive encoders, built-in vocoder, and gooseneck mic. $599 street us.novationmusic.com

Arturia MiniBrute SE Analog synthesizer updated with a new Step-sequencer and stylish looks. $549 street arturia.com

Roland System-1 Plug-Out Synthesizer 25-key slim design. Over 70 physical controls. Flexible 2-oscillator design with Superwaves. Plug-Out-capable for SH-101 and more. $599 street rolandus.com

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Zildjian Gen16 A/E System

88 full-size hammer-action weighted keys, 64 note polyphony, 15 voices. USB and MIDI connectivity. Reverb and Chorus effects. 2-track recorder, built-in speakers, headphone output, stereo line output. Sustain/Sostenuto/soft pedals. $599 street williamspianos.com

Acoustic/electric cymbal system. $699-$899 retail zildjian.com



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KEYBOARDS PRICE RANGE: $1,000-$2,999 Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 Monophonic/Paraphonic Hybrid Synthesizer

Digital/analog hybrid synth with 4-voice paraphony, 4 oscillators, sub-oscillator, dual filters (low-pass and state-variable), 32-track sequencer, CV I/O, audio input, 3 digital delays, digital BBD emulation, analog VCA, effects, and arpeggiator. $1,999 retail davesmithinstruments.com

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 Synthesizer Keyboard

12-voice digital/analog hybrid synth with 4 oscillators, sub-oscillator, resonant lowpass and highpass filters, and analog VCAs per voice. Four envelopes, 4 LFOs, effects, and arpeggiator. $2,199 retail davesmithinstruments.com

Hammond Sk1-73

73-note stage keyboard. Custom digital tonewheel programming, 12-base Hammond types. Transistor, pipe, and drawbar organs with Percussion, Vibrato, Chorus, Reverb, Overdrive, EQ. MIDI. USB. Digital Leslie. Piano, E-Piano, woodwind, brass. Free downloadable library. 20.5 lbs. $2,395 retail hammondorganco.com

Hammond Sk2

61-note, dual-manual stage keyboard. Custom digital tonewheel programming, 12-base Hammond types. Transistor, pipe, and drawbar organs with Percussion, Vibrato, Chorus, Reverb, Overdrive, EQ. MIDI. USB. Digital Leslie. Piano, E-Piano, woodwind, brass. Free downloadable library. 35 lbs. $2,895 retail hammondorganco.com

Hammond XK1c

Compact B3, 61-note drawbar organ. Custom digital tonewheel programming, 12base Hammond types. Transistor and pipe organs. Percussion, Vibrato, Chorus, Reverb, Overdrive, EQ. MIDI. USB. Digital Leslie, 16 base types. 16.5 lbs. $1,495 retail hammondorganco.com

Muse Research Receptor QU4TTRO

Hardware plug-in player with bundled PreSonus AudioBox 1818 interface, fastest quad-core processor, 16GB RAM. $2,999 retail museresearch.com

Muse Research Receptor TRIO

Hardware plug-in player with bundled PreSonus AudioBox 1818 interface, quad-core processor, 8GB RAM. $2,499 retailmuseresearch.com

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Nord Lead A1

Analog modeling synthesizer. 4-part multitimbral. Effects. $1,799 retail nordkeyboards.com

Nord Lead A1r

Rack mountable analog modeling synthesizer. 4-part multitimbral. Effects. $1,499 retail nordkeyboards.com

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88-note, weighted-action keyboard with 2,000+ INTEGRA-7 sounds, 128 voice polyphony, five sound engines, two Wave expansion slots, 16-track sequencer, 16-bit linear sampler, and 16 pads. $1,799 street rolandus.com

Roland RD-800 Stage Piano

88-note, PHA-4 concert keyboard with escapement and ebony/ivory feel, 128-voice polyphony, four sound engines, 1,113 Tones, and 200 Live Sets. $2,499 street rolandus.com

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KEYBOARDS PRICE RANGE: $3,000 & OVER Kurzweil Forte

16 GB mega-stage piano with weighted hammer-action keyboard. $3,995 retail kurzweil.com

Yamaha Motif XF8

741MB internal Wave ROM. 1,664 Voices, 97 Drum Kits. 512 MB of memory, expandable up to 2 GB with optional Flash RAM. $4,039 retail usa.yamaha.com

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In the studio, you need computer connectivity and control. On stage, you need great keyboard feel, expressive sound and expandability. Get it all with the MOXF. Featuring deep computer integration with built-in audio and MIDI interfaces, a choice of 61-key synth action (MOXF6) or 88-key Graded Hammer Standard action (MOXF8) plus the legendary Motif Sound Engine and optional FlashROM expansion, the MOXF is the heart of your studio and the soul of your performance.

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MOBILE iOS PRICE RANGE: FREE Carvin Impedance Calculator

Easily calculate the total impedance of multiple speakers. $ Free carvin.com/calculator

Focusrite Tape

2-track recording, instant mastering, customizable tape artwork, and social-media connectivity. $ Free us.focusrite.com

Novation Launchkey App

Analog-modeling synthesizer. Can be used stand-alone or with the Novation Launchkey hardware. $ Free us.novationmusic.com

Roland Cube Jam

Play back songs and minus-one tracks through the Cube Lite via i-Cube Link, and then riff along with COSM tones. Record audio through i-Cube Link. $ Free rolandus.com

TC Electronic TonePrint Editor for iPad

iOS only. Create your own custom TonePrints. Endless variations of totally unique sounds. Complete control over all effects and parameters. Intuitive slider-based interface. $ Free tcelectronic.com

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Focusrite Tape

Recording solution with 2-track recording, instant mastering, customizable tape artwork, and social media connectivity. $ Free us.focusrite.com

Novation Launchpad App

Music-performance platform based on the Novation Launchpad. Multicolor 8x6 grid for making beats and triggering loops. $ Free us.novationmusic.com

PreSonus Capture Duo

2-track mobile recording software for iPad. $ Free presonus.com

TC Electronic TonePrint App

iOS and Android. Beam guitar and bass TonePrints to your TonePrint-enabled pedals via your smartphone. Completely free of charge. Cached files: no Internet access required. Constantly updated with new TonePrints. $ Free tcelectronic.com

Yamaha THR Session

Tool for learning songs. Slow down passages without losing audio quality. Change the pitch or repeat song segments. $ Free usa.yamaha.com


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MOBILE iOS PRICE RANGE: UNDER $99 Arturia iProphet

Arturia iMini

Re-creation of the Sequential Circuits Prophet VS. $9 retail arturia.com

Re-creation of the classic 1971 Moog Minimoog. $9 retail arturia.com

Arturia iSEM

Cakewalk Z3ta+ iOS

Re-creation of the legendary 1974 Oberheim SEM synthesizer. $9 retail arturia.com

The legendary waveshaping synthesizer is now available for the iPad. $19 retail cakewalk.com

PreSonus Capture for iPad

Propellerhead Figure iOS Beatmaker app. $0.99 retail propellerheads.se

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for iPad. $9 retail presonus.com

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Steinberg Cubasis

Streamlined, multi-touch sequencer for recording, editing, mixing, and adding effects on an iPad. $49 retail steinberg.net

Polysonic synthesizer. $4 retail propellerheads.se

TC Electronic Polytune App Polyphonic Tuner App

Guitar and Bass Mode. Drop-D tuning. Retina Display support. Colorblind mode. Chromatic tuner mode. Capo and Flat tuning modes. $4 retail tcelectronic.com

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TC-Helicon VoiceJam

iOS only. 6-track vocal looper. Free vocal effects: HardTune. Pitch Correction, Reverb, Echo and Delay. Undo, reverse, 2x, loop mixing, and instant re-triggering. Performance Recorder. SoundCloud upload. Support for AudioCopy/Paste. $6 retail tc helicon.com

Yamaha Mobile Music Sequencer

Create, edit, and mix songs with phrases and sections. $15 retail usa.yamaha.com


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Ready to Play Exciting new tools like the Korg mini kaoss pad 2S have been melting every musical boundary in sight. Who better than Ibanez to channel the power of this brave new world? The fast-swap design is ready for future generations of mini-kaoss pads—guaranteeing the player continuous musical relevance. Whether it’s in the form of the classic Ibanez RG guitar or legendary Soundgear bass, Ibanez delivers tomorrow’s instrument today.

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