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Relish Guitars expands to Chicagoland
Relatively new( compared to Fender and Gibson) Relish Brothers AG have developed some modern innovations in guitar-making and have announced the company has over $ 3 million to continue " revolutionizing the electric guitar market," according to company. The Switzerland-based company has developed a newer approach to electric guitar production that has resulted in " 300 %
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yearly sales growth along with production volume of over 1,000 Swiss-made guitars since their founding in 2013."
The newly raised capital will be used to finance international expansion. They ' ve added Make N ' Music in Northfield and Kagan & Gaines in Forest Park as local dealers.
More than hype, Relish Guitar’ s innovation includes a new " sandwich construction design " which combines aluminum and wood in a body that maximizes string vibration, sustain, and harmonic overtones. This results in a unique new sound experience with high-end output signals as an electric and / or acoustic guitar.
Another unique feature is their " patented pickup swapping solution " which lets players swap a pickup within a few seconds. This feature allows guitarists to install various pickup sets to modify their guitar sound organically. The same guitar can be set up for a hard rock output signal and within seconds be adapted for a jazz jam. Any pickup set in a standard humbucker format can be plugged into the guitar and immediately played.
Relish has also added a touch control board on the guitar to select pickups, split the pickup coils, and mix the pickups in more than 15 different combinations. LED lights indicate the activated signal. The touch control allows for more mixing possibilities between the pickups than a standard mechanical toggle switch which typically has only 3 or 5 positions for guitar signal selection.
Further innovations such as sustainable bamboo, replacing traditional endangered tropical wood in the guitar, and bent necks that produce an“ unbreakable neck” have been developed. Guitars start in the $ 2,000 range. Local players can visit Kagan and Gaines in Forest Park for more info.
Clip-On Beats and Tunes
Boss Clip-On TU-03 Tuner and Metronome
Longtime tuner maker Boss announced the TU-03 Clip-On Tuner & Metronome, the latest addition to the company’ s industry-leading lineup of instrument tuners. Ideal for guitar, bass, ukulele, and other stringed instruments, the TU-03 clip-on version combines a high-performance chromatic tuner and metronome in one clip-on unit, giving players two essential music tools in a single convenient device. BOSS’ s tuner range offers numerous solutions for all types of musicians and educators, with everything from handheld designs to pedal-based models like the touring-standard TU-3. The TU- 03 joins two other clip-on models, which include the compact TU-01 and sleek TU-10 in the Boss product line.
The TU-03 features tuner technology for quick and accurate instrument tuning, and users can switch between standard chromatic mode and dedicated guitar, bass, ukulele, and violin modes. The reference pitch is adjustable from 430-450 Hz, and flat and double-flat tunings are supported as well. Reference pitches can also be sounded through a built-in speaker.
With its metronome mode, it offers an integrated speaker and display including 8 different adjustable patterns and ten beat variations. Pricing via boss. info was not announced at press time.
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