ACCESSORIES Levy’s Leathers M17GRD, M17CXD and M17SRD These straps are available in dark brown only. The distressing treatment on this leather has the look of a dry cracked riverbed. The strap is lined soft suede and features a guitar, cross, and star applique respectively. Levysleathers.com LM Products Viking Line Guitar Straps LM Products introduces their Viking line of guitar straps. Each strap in the series features thick, beltweight leather, metal hardware, and strength from simplicity. The series of four straps are positioned at a price range of $29-$59 MSRP. Lmproducts.com Aranjuez Flurocarbon Strings These strings are brand-new are constructed from heavy polymer (1.6 sg compared to 1.3 sp for nylon). The polymer is tough, and the strings have a smaller diameter. The sound is loud, lively, bright, and crisp, which makes the instrument really become assertive. They sound brighter than nylon, due to the string being slightly smaller than its nylon counterpart. Fluorocarbon is also favored because like nylon, it holds up well to humidity, and also is less susceptible to change in temper. Aranjuezstrings.com QickPick Headwear New Colors QickPick’s “The Leader” style cap is now available in charcoal, in addition to four current stock colors. “The Trucker” style cap will now feature navy/white and black/white color combinations, to go along with the black/dark grey, cardinal/ white, and light grey/white combinations already available. QickPick customers will benefit from the company’s shift to air freight shipping. Custom caps will now be delivered in 4-6 weeks (after sample approval). QickPick caps are customized with a brand logo through both the stock and custom headwear programs. The stock cap program has four cap styles available in a variety of colors, all ready to ship with your embroidered logo. The custom cap program allows customers to design a cap from top to bottom. Qickpick.com EVH Red D-Tuna The new Limited Edition Red D-Tuna is machined from the highest quality materials and designed for smooth action and precision tuning. Go from E to D on the fly with your locking tremolo. Effortless action and spot-on tuning make the new Limited Edition Red D-Tuna a “must have” for your locking tremolos. Retail price: $59.95 Dtuna.com AMPLIFIERS Ashdown Woodsman Range of Acoustic Amplifiers Ashdown’s Woodsman family of amplifiers, combines traditional, wooden cabinets with modern features for live performance and recording. With inputs for microphones and acoustic guitar, Woodsman amps are ideal for duos, or solo singer/ guitar players, delivering clear, acoustic tone and performance tuning features, including phase reverse and feedback eliminating notch filters. Three compact models are available: 25W Parlour, 40W Classic, and 65W Jumbo. Each model features a custom-designed 8” Celestion driver. The Classic and Parlour model also feature a horn for increased full-range sound. The 15W Parlour model features a mic channel with independent volume control, guitar channel with volume, bass, mid and treble controls, studio-quality digital reverb, and a master volume. The 30W Classic model builds on the Parlour, adding a tone control for the mic channel, active and passive inputs on the guitar channel, phase reversal switch, notch filter, and an XLR DI out for recording or connecting to a PA. The Jumbo model includes full 3-band EQ for the mic channel, enhanced reverb algorithms (including hall and spring settings) and a transparent effects loop for use with external devices. All models include aux in jacks for connecting an MP3 player. Ashdownmusic.com Bugera 2,000-Watt VEYRON Bass Amps Bugera announced the company’s new 2,000-watt VEYRON Series bass amplifiers along with a pair of Turbosound-fueled speaker cabinets – the BT115TS and BT210TS. The VEYRON-M BV1001M and VEYRON-T BV1001T amplifiers pack 2 kW of lightweight, Class-D power into a super-portable chassis, with a classic (M) or optical (T) compressor; high-voltage MOSFET (M) or 3 x 12AX7 tube (T) preamp; and Behringer’s proprietary dynamizer Technology. Both models offer versatile EQ, an integrated balanced DI, dedicated FX loop, headphone out, and comprehensive connectivity. The ideal companion for any high-powered amp or as a combo extension, Bugera’s new, ultra-compact BT115TS and BT210TS cabinets each offer 1,600-watt power handling capability. The enclosures feature 1 x 15” and 2 x 10” LF drivers respectively, for deep, rich bass and mids, plus a high-resolution 1” HF driver for articulate highs. Estimated street price: US$399.99 (BV1001M); $499.99 (BV1001T); $299.99 (BT115TS); $249.99 (BT210TS). Bugera-amps.com BASS Ohana Acoustic Compact Bass Introducing the allnew Ohana Acoustic Bass – an acoustic bass that marries compact ukulele size with full bass sound and sustain. Play it just like a bass guitar, but in uke size! Instrument features include a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, gloss finish, Fishman Presys+ Bass pickup with builtin tuner, metal roundwound bass strings, and a backpack-style padded gig bag. Ohana-music.com G&L MJ-5 Active Bass The new MJ-5 brings all of the features of the MJ-4 into a 5-string platform, with re-engineered Bi-coil Alnico V pickups paired with the MJ-spec preamp/control system for a wide range of single-coil tones from classic jazz to far beyond, all without single-coil hum. A G&L Alnico Bi-Coil pickup looks just like a traditional Alnico single-coil pickup, but under the cover are two side-by-side coils confgured in series-humbucking mode. These new pickups are optimized for a specially tuned version of G&L’s studio-quality M-spec preamp and control system, dubbed MJ-spec. The 18v system features volume, pan and +/-14dB 3-band EQ with center detents, and is powered by twin 9v batteries housed in an easy-access compartment. With an LF442 chip, 100v poly caps, 1% metal film resistors and big, fat signal traces on the mil-spec circuit board, this preamp reveals everything the player and the instrument have to offer. Glguitars.com Klopmeyer LTD BB-1004QM and BB-1005FL Jazz fusion bassist Bunny Brunel has helped design the 4-string BB- 1004QM and the 5-string fretless BB-1005FL. Both basses make use of Aguilar MM (neck) and J (bridge) passive pickups with active EQ, and feature high-end design features such as a quilted maple top and ebony fingerboard, along with components like Hipshot bridge and tuners. The BB-1004QM is being offered in See Thru Black Sunburst finish, while the BB-1005FL is available in a translucent Burnt Orange finish that highlights the highly figured wood grain. BB-1004QM (MSRP: $1,855.71, Expected “Street Price”: $1,299.00) BB-1005FL (MSRP: $1,998.57, Expected “Street Price”: $1,399.00) Klopmeyer.com Guitars Lâg Guitars Occitania Pack The sapele back and sides and spruce top of the Tramontane 44 are adorned with a subtle wood binding. The Tramontane 44 Pack includes a gig back, strap, and picks. (Available in standard, ¾, and ½ sizes.) The OC662 (½ size) is designed with beginning players in mind, the 66 series is a remarkably easy to play and maintain nylon string classical guitar, resulting in a satisfying playing experience, regardless of experience. The OC663 boasts the same qualities in a ¾ size. The Occitania 80 is enhanced with a solid spruce top and African Sapele back and sides finished in Old Port Mahogany. The 80CE features a cutaway body style and a DirectLâg Plus electronics system. Best described as a “folk nylon” guitar, The Occitania Country is ideal for the traditional acoustic guitar player who is transitioning into the nylon world. The Nylon Western features a solid Western Red Cedar top, African Sapele back & sides, and a satin finish. Lagguitars.com Washburn Guitars Woodline Series Acoustic Guitars The WLG16S, WLG16SCE, WLG26S, WLG26SCE, WLG66S, and WLG66SCE are Grand Auditorium style acoustic guitars featuring book-matched solid cedar tops. The 16 models feature mahogany back and sides, the 26 models feature rosewood back and sides, the 66 models feature spalted maple back and sides and all feature mahogany/maple bound body and headstock. The mahogany neck has a rosewood fingerboard devoid of inlays. A maple/mahogany/maple strip splits the book-matched rosewood back as well. The rosewood-capped headstock features a pearl inlaid Washburn logo and stylized W as well as Washburn-branded die cast tuners with ebonite buttons. The rosette is made of alternating maple and mahogany. In addition, the WLG16SCE, WLG26SCE and WLG66SCE have a Venetian cutaway for superior upper fret access and the addition of premium Fishman electronics. Suggested retail price for the WLG16S is $712.90, the WLG16SCE is $890.90, the WLG26S is $801.90, the WLG26SCE is $979.90, the WLG66S is $890.90 and the WLG66SCE is $1,069.90. Washburn.com Ibanez AVN2OPN The new Ibanez AVN2OPN is a charming parlor guitar with a short scale mahogany neck and 12th fret body joint that recalls the instruments so popular in the early 20th Century. Featuring all solid-mahogany construction (top, back and sides) with an open-pore finish, the AVN2OPN produces a warm, open sound with volume and tone that belies its intimate size. Also features bone nut and saddle, a rosewood fretboard with maple inlays, a Herringbone rosette and a set of Grover die-cast tuners for superior tuning stability. MAP: $500. Ibanez.com Boulder Creek Guitars EBR3-N4 THE EBR3-N4 has a freely-resonating top due to our patented Suspended Bracing System. Monitor the instrument acoustically via the sideported sound hole (no leaning over the front to hear it). There’s need for a feedback buster because the large middle sound hole is eliminated. This instrument delivers stand-up bass volume without the hassle of having to transport one. It also features low and high impedance output jacks. Both can be used simultaneously. No D.I. box needed. MSRP: $1,099. Bouldercreekguitars.com PEDALS & EFFECTS Fishman Platinum Analog Acoustic Preamps The all-analog Platinum Pro EQ and Platinum Stage universal instrument preamps deliver accurate sonic detail for any acoustic instrument. Their discrete, high-headroom Class-A preamp uses precision high-speed circuitry for the highest fidelity and low distortion. Classic 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. They integrate critical performance features such as adjustable volume boost and balanced XLR D.I. outputs. MSRP Platinum Pro: $399. MSRP Platinum Stage: $194. Fshman.com MODTM Kits DIY The Contortionist II The Contortionist II kit is an all-analog high-octane fuzz box. It produces fuzz with layered octave overtones similar to those produced by an electronic bow. The frequency multiplier circuitry creates harmonics that swell and recede depending on the gain setting, pick attack, neck position, and pickup. This high gain circuit can put out up to two volts and provides ample amounts of sustain. Added features include a tone control and LED. All kits use point-to-point wiring, and all effect pedals and amplifiers come with a pre-drilled enclosure and all necessary parts are included. All you need to provide are hand tools, a soldering iron and solder. The effect pedal operates on a 9V battery; for a longer lasting option, a 9-volt adapter can be purchased separately. Modkitsdiy.com