The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop have partnered with Joe Bonamassa to create the Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set, which attempt to replicate the P.A.F. pickups in Joe's 1959 Les Paul: Wound on the historic Leesona machine that created humbuckers for Gibson back in the ‘50s and ‘60s, the set features an Alnico 2 magnet in the neck pickup and Alnico 3 in the bridge. … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Ampeg Micro-CL Stack
For the bassists among us who want an Ampeg amp in a more house-friendly setup, Ampeg have introduced the solid stte Micro-CL Stack: Let’s face it. You are the type who would happily crank up a full Ampeg SVT stack in your living room. Heck, who needs neighbors anyway? And noise violations are really just a badge of honor, right? For the rest of us, there is the Ampeg Micro-CL … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Fender Mustang Floor Multi-Effects Unit
Fender have introduced their first-ever floor-based effects unit, called the Mustang Floor: The Mustang Floor is a user-friendly, versatile and high-performance floor unit that delivers professional caliber modeling and effects in a richly varied wealth of musical styles. A natural offshoot of our Mustang series amplifiers (in essence, a Mustang amp without the power amp … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Orange Micro Terror and PPC108 Cabinet
Orange Amplification have added a new model to their "Terror" line of amplifiers, the Orange Micro Terror and PPC108 cabinet: Orange Amplification launches at Winter NAMM the Micro Terror – their smallest Terror ever! Building on the winning recipe of the rest of the popular Terror series, the Micro Terror retains the beautiful unpretentious design, delivering a classic Orange … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Marshall Amps 50th Anniversary JTM1, JPM1, JCM1, DSL1, JVM1
In celebration of their 50th anniversary, Marshall have introduced a new line of 1-watt amplifiers that model popular amps from each of Marshall's 5 decades. The JTM1 is based on the popular bluesbreaker amps of the 60s. The JPM1 is based on the plexi amps from the late 60s and 70s. The JCM1 is based on the popular JCM 800 amps from the 80s. The DSL1 is based on the JCM 2000 … [Read more...]