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full size concert steel string with a resin injected rosewood fingerboard that is more resistant to low humidity and temperature changes than traditional fingerboard technologies. Every few months, several new school designs will be introduced as they are approved by the Collegiate licensing authorities. These schools will be chosen by fan demand for these colleges. Here that Illini and Northwestern fans? Initial production run will include several guitars that will retail for $299.95, with a strictly enforced street/MAP pricing of $199.95. Other musical products and accessories are also being developed that include straps and picks. For details visit www.collegeguitars.com By David Gedge OL' COLLEGE TRY EPIPHONE Joe Bonamassa Limited Edition Goldtop Les Paul SHS INTERNATIONAL College Guitar Series TECH 21 Hot Rod Plexi Pedal The Hot-Rod Plexi pedal from Tech 21 is inspired by vintage amps of the same nickname. While those hulking stacks are known to sound best at ear-bleed levels, this pedal can painlessly transform your existing amp without pulling a muscle. With the Hot-Rod Plexi, you can change the personality of a clean amp or use it as an instant mod to a dirty amp. Portions of Tech 21's all-analog SansAmp technology have been incorporated into the Hot-Rod Plexi to generate organic tube amp distortion characteristics. In Stock mode, it mimics the signal path from the input jack to the speaker jack (without the speaker emulation) of a stock '68 Plexi. Hot mode engages an extra "12AX7" pre-amp gain stage. With its own level control, Hot can kick in up to 28dB of pre-amp boost. Tone cuts the high end without losing mids or getting muddy and Drive adjusts the overall amount of gain and overdrive. Punch is a wide-band mid-range EQ control that gradually changes its bandwidth with the amount of cut or boost, so you can dial in just the right amount of balance. Other features include a high-impedance input, a lowimpedance output, and a silent-switching, custom footswitch actuator. Operable with 9V battery or an optional DC power supply MSRP is $215.00. More details can be found at www.tech21nyc.com ACUTRAK SOLUTIONS 1980 CARBOY ROAD MT. PROSPECT, IL 60056 PHONE 847-437-6200 1980 CARBOY ROAD • MT. PROSPECT, ILLINOIS • 60056 FAX 847-437-6623 VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.ACUTRAKSOLUTIONS.COM WWW.ACUTRAKSOLUTIONS.COM $$ Make More Money $$ IT'S EASY With Your Band! CALL US TO FIND OUT HOW! Rent our SENNHEISER EW 300 TEM G3 IN EAR MONITOR systems and get rid of those big, heavy, loud wedges, the amp racks and cables! • GET YOUR STAGE BACK! • DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY RECEIVERS ON A SINGLE TRANSMITTER AS YOU WANT?? • EVERYBODY WINS: BAR OWNERS, PATRONS AND PERFORMERS! EXPERT SPEAKER REPAIR BY: "X-MAX" Paul "BEL AIR" DiMatteo Acutrak Solutions Acutrak Solutions 847-437-6200 847-437-6200 GET YOUR STAGE ! BACK RENT ME! RENT OR BUY! LOCATION HOURS MON, TUES, THURS: 10AM-7PM CLOSED WEDNESDAY WED, FRI, SAT: 10AM-4:30PM WE RENT! Wireless & Wired Microphones Speakers • Mixers • Stage Lighting PRO-AUDIO SALES • RENTALS • SERVICE JBL • Ashly • Audio Technica • Electro-Voice • Cord Lox • • Sennheiser • AKG • JBL Professional • Lexicon Marantz • Clearsonic • Denon Soundcraft • Spirit by • Gator • Grundorf • • Ashly • • Ashly • • Apogee Professional • Ashly • QSC • BSSCrown Audio • Drawmer • Furman Sound •Allen & Heath • •AudixProfessional • Tascam/Teac • Shure • ProfessionalSoundcraft • Crown Audio • Apogee Littlite Audio Technica • 54 illi