Percussion
Evans Reso 7 Drumheads; 16” Bass Drumheads
These heads are designed to provide drummers with a solution for shorter sustain without the need for additional muffling devices. The new Reso 7 will be available in sizes ranging from 6”-18.” Evans is also introducing its 16” Bass Drumheads for the following product lines: EMAD, EQ4, EQ3-NP, and G1 Coated, now alleviating the need to use stock heads or heads not intended for use on a 16” drum set bass drum. Evans is offering a wide array of their heads in both bass hoop and tom hoop versions to accommodate converted floor toms and stock mini-bass drums.
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Fretted
PRS S2 Standard
PRS Guitars is introducing three new all-mahogany S2 Series guitars: the S2 Standard 24, S2 Standard 22, and S2 Singlecut Standard. These guitars feature pickguard-mounted electronics, and all three models have solid mahogany bodies, set mahogany necks, and versatile electronics. The Standard models feature S2 locking tuners, PRS-designed bridges, as well as PRS nuts, frets, and strings.
prsguitars.com
Kluson Revolution 19:1 Ratio Die-Cast Tuning Machines
WD Music Products has released the new Kluson® 19:1 ratio tuning machine. The Kluson® Revolution 19:1 tuning machine maintains the original, traditional machine head with a newly integrated sealed die-cast housing. They are designed specifically to directly retro-fit die-cast tuners with a hex head bushing, a traditional Kluson® two-screw mounting pattern and a modern 25/64 inch peg-hole.
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Dave Grohl ES-335
Gibson Memphis introduces the Dave Grohl ES-335. Built to the specs of a great vintage ES-335, the Dave Grohl signature model also exhibits visual characteristics of the Trini Lopez model of the ‘60s, a guitar that Dave has played on several Foo Fighter tours and recordings. The foundation follows the familiar laminated maple top and back, with a solid maple core with cedar rim liners, with characteristic diamond f-holes in the guitar’s top like the Trini model that inspired it. The mahogany neck is glued in with a historic large mortise-and-tenon joint, and has a dark, one-piece rosewood fingerboard with acrylic split-diamond inlays and a Corian™ nut cut on a PLEK. This limited edition sees 200 available in Pelham Blue Metallic and 400 in Gold Metallic finish. From $3699.
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AMPLIFi Remote v2.0
The app works with the entire AMPLIFi™ family, and connects to a cloud database, allowing guitarists to match tones to tracks in their music library. Since the AMPLIFi product family launched in January 2014, customers have created almost 20,000 unique tones, while the number of tones available for tone-match results has nearly tripled. AMPLIFi Remote v2.0 is compatible with Android and iOS* and is now available via the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Free.
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Amplifiers
Fly 3 3W Amplifier by Blackstar
The Fly 3 Amp, for guitar, phone or tablet, features the big sound of a traditional amplifier combined with the portability of a mini, and incorporates two channels, the patented ISF (Infinite Shape Feature), and digital tape delay. An MP3 / Line In socket allows the FLY 3 to be connected to an MP3 player, mobile phone, laptop or tablet. When connected to a FLY 103 cabinet (sold separately or as part of the Fly Stereo Pack), it becomes a 6-watt stereo amp for guitar or music playback.
blackstaramps.com
Vox MINI5 Rhythm in Ivory
Now available in ivory, the MINI5 Rhythm IV is a portable, light-weight, battery powered amp with built-in rhythm functionality. It features 11 amp models, 8 effects types, 99 rhythm patterns, tempo range of 40-240bpm, and has a headphone output along with a standard ¼” input, microphone input and an aux input.
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Pedals and Effects
Fishman Platinum Analog Acoustic Preamp
The all-analog Platinum Pro EQ and Platinum Stage universal instrument preamps deliver high-headroom Class-A preamp with high-speed circuitry for the highest fidelity and low distortion. Fishman tone centers with sweepable mid are combined with a switchable guitar/bass EQ mode, making the Platinum preamps more musical for bass instruments and more universal for recording and performing musicians. The new Platinum preamps integrate adjustable volume boost and balanced XLR D.I. outputs housed in a road-ready design. The Platinum Pro EQ is built to be stomped on with durable foot switches that activate either the adjustable volume boost or high-contrast chromatic tuner. It also includes an active analog soft-knee compressor, effect loop and precision sweepable notch filter.
fishman.com
Print & Digital
Ken Franckling’s Jazz in the Key of Light
Jazz in the Key of Light, Eighty of our Finest Jazz Musicians Speak for Themselves. It illuminates more than 80 musicians through a different format than the traditional fine art photography book. Images of its featured jazz artists, in performance or moments of personal reflection, are paired with essential quotes from interviews Franckling had with those musicians for a variety of mainstream and music publications over the past 30 years. The spotlighted musicians range from legends Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan to a variety of today’s rising stars in jazz, including bassist and singer Nicki Parrott, singer Gregory Porter, and alto saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón. Newport Jazz Festival founding producer George Wein wrote the foreword.
amazon.com
Hal Leonard’s The Fender Archives
The Fender Archives: A Scrapbook of Artifacts, Treasures, and Inside Information is written by Tom Wheeler, with foreword by legendary guitarist James Burton. The Fender Archives looks at the company from the inside; handwritten letters, production totals, personal logbooks, in-house memos, Leo Fender’s drawing-board sketches, financial reports-such documents are freed here from long confinement in cardboard boxes and filing cabinets, dusted off, and promoted from background to spotlight.
halleonardbooks.com
John Wackerman’s Drum Duets Volume II From Drum Channel.
The follow-up to his popular and successful CD and book release, Drum Duets Volume I, John Wackerman Drum Duets Volume II features top LA session drummer, composer and producer John Wackerman as he teams up with 16 other world-class drum artists and features duets with Chambers, Hawkins, Bozzio, Lang and many more. The video project was shot with multiple camera angles at the state-of-the-art Drum Channel studios, runs over 3 hours with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and includes duets. John Wackerman Drum Duets Volume II is now available by digital download and DVD at local and online drum shops and music dealers.
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