NEW PICKS FROM V-PICKS Vinni and Nancy Smith , the owners of V-PICKS , have been busy releasing some new designs this year . Known for creating picks for such guitar stars as Carlos Santana , Billy Gibbons and Phil Keaggy , the company places their focus on creating picks that everyday players and musicians seek . The Tradition Lite Blue is a standard shaped pick with beveled edges 1.5mm thickness and a transparent blue color priced at $ 5.00 . The Tree of Life guitar pick is one of my new favorites with the symbolic tree laser etched into the top of the plectrum created in a Smokey Mountain color . The thickness is at 2.7mm and it creates a nice
VOX CREATES NEW MULTIPURPOSE HEADPHONES The company known for creating iconic amplifiers and instruments has now developed their own line of new headphones . These are not your typical passive headphones , although they can be used as such . Much like the small Vox amp plug-ins they created a few years ago , these headphones have built-in effects to dial in your favorite guitar and bass sounds . They also have Volume , Gain and Tone controls on the ear piece . Simply plug the Vox AC30 model into your favorite guitar and dial in the built-in reverb , delay and chorus ’ to suit your tastes . The ROCK model has the same effects as the AC30 , but is aimed at more rocking guitar tones and both of these feature the Headphone tone priced at $ 10.00 each . The new Vintage pick was created with mandolin players in mind with a 1.5mm thickness and three symmetrical and playable corners . The transparent amber color makes this pick stand out and it is priced at $ 4.00 . The final new V-Pick design is the Volcano . This pick comes in at a whopping 5.1mm thickness with the V-Pick logo and Volcano name laser cut deep into the multicolored lava like composite . The Volcano may be a limited run depending on the availability of the materials to create it and it ’ s priced at $ 35.00 each . Visit the V-Pick website to keep up with other new releases this year ! v-picks . com
Reactor Circuit to give the perception of playing through a real amplifier . The BASS headphones have a built-in compressor and Bassilator circuit to provide more bottom-end tonality through your headphones . What is great about the new Vox headphones is that they allow you to practice quietly anywhere you are … home , practice room , on a bus or in your living room . You set the volume , gain and tone to your taste and only you can hear it ! Prices start at $ 129.99 which is far cheaper than your average amplifier . Portable practice wherever you go , these Vox amplifier headphones are a great idea and fun to use ! voxamps . com
MOJAVE NEW MA-50 MICROPHONE If you are looking for the recording sound quality of an expensive microphone but your studio budget isn ’ t that big , the new Mojave MA-50 might be just what your sound engineer ordered . When it comes mics in the studio you always need one more and some of them get very pricey for that level of clarity . The MA-50 uses the same cardioid capsule as their popular MA-200 microphone . The transformerless circuitry keeps things sound clean and simple and the fixed cardioid polar pattern provides much needed noise rejection . The MA-50 can take the high pressure of recording drums but is also at home with guitar cabs without distorting . It includes a Mojave carrying case and heavy duty shockmount with a strong metal securing handle . At $ 599 street the Mojave MA-50 is a lot of mic for the money . It feels and sounds like a microphone that costs four times as much !
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