5 Cool Things I Saw @ NAMM by Bruce Adolph
CASIO DIMENSION SHIFTER: So, what if you can be 25-feet away from your pedal board and simply pull down the neck of your guitar against your guitar strap and layer a huge, padded swell sound from your pedalboard? What if you could pull the neck down again and layer an overdrive to your existing tone for a solo? What if you can actually control various settings through a slender device hooked up between your guitar strap and guitar? That is exactly what the wireless Dimension Shifter from Casio can do. $ 299
TAKAMINE’ S TAKAMINI NASHVILLE STRUNG ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC GUITAR:
Seriously one of the coolest things at NAMM. A small body( almost travel size) acoustic guitar already set up in the popular Nashville strings for a truly different voice to add to your acoustic guitar blend. If you have two or more acoustic players on your worship platform, one of them should be playing the tongue-in-check dubbed“ Takamini”. It is like adding a 12-string chime to your existing acoustic sound. $ 599
GATOR VERTEX PEDALBOARDS Designed by renown pedalboard expert Mason Marangella. These boards are constructed from lightweight, rugged 8-gauge aluminum for long-term reliability while keeping weight to a minimum, ideal for frequent transport and gig use. Non-slip rubber feet provide maximum stability on stage, and smooth, rounded edges and corners allow for safer, more comfortable handling. Various sizes and either hardcase or gig bag options. Price Range $ 199 & up.
SOLODALLAS CD65 COMPANDRIVE:( COMPANDER / OVERDRIVE / BOOST) The Compandrive 65 is based on the compressor + expander within Dolby A, a process used on every album recorded on magnetic tape since 1965. SoloDallas combined this unique effect with vintage console gain and boost circuits to coat the soft knee attack, note separation and ringing sustain with rich harmonic overdrive. Kenyon Reed helped design this one from the ground up. $ 249
WASHBURN RAVEN‘ 78 ELECTRIC GUITAR Vintage Raven guitars from the‘ 70s are prized by collectors, and the Washburn Raven’ 78 makes iconic double-cutaway style accessible to a new generation of players. Crafted from lightweight swamp ash, Raven’ 78 delivers bold and bright tonality and playing comfort. Dual humbucking pickups are voiced to match the original Ravens from the‘ 70s. And to double your sonic range, a push-pull control spits the coils of the humbuckers to access single-coil chime and clarity. Wow! $ 799 includes gig bag.
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