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Another year, another NAMM convention. Every January the National Association of Music Merchants sets up shop at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA and provides thousands of vendors with the opportunity to show off their goods and/or services. We had the pleasure of attending this year again on behalf of The Deli Magazine and Delicious Audio. This year was very exciting and we saw a lot of new products from some of our favorite manufactuerers including Boss, TC Electronic, Dunlop, Electro-Harmonix, Audible Disease, Dwarfcraft Devices and IK Multimedia just to name a few.
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I love the bass guitar! These pedals look super cool and seem to have a quality build.
Hidden away in the Essex countryside, Dr. Green has been designing and building world class guitar and bass amplifiers in the UK for over 20 years. Now in conjunction with bass amplifier giants Ashdown Engineering, he has produced a range of hand-made, boutique pedals that stand out from the crowd in both appearance and tone.... Click on the title for more
Just in time for NAMM 2013 we have a few new pedals coming from Earthquaker Devices, The Disaster Transport Sr and The Warden Optical Compressor. The Disaster Transport looks interesting mainly due to two independent delays and the claim for lo-fi sounds. I am also intrigued by an Optical Compressor for guitar in the form of a pedal as the term Optical Compression is usually associated with compressors you'd find in a professional recording set up.... Click on the title for more
Electro-Harmonix has something new for us. Looks pretty snazzy! The award winning HOG (Harmonic Octave Generator) earned kudos from players and reviewers alike because of its ability to generate ten, totally polyphonic and glitch free voices ranging from two octaves below to four above the instrument’s pitch-all without the need for a special pickup or instrument mods of any kind.... Click on the title for more
Amp modeling is one of the coolest developments in guitar technology in recent years. One of the front runners continues to be IK Multimedia who have been designing amp modeling software since 2002. Their AmpliTube package has continued to grow and has now jumped platforms to include iOS functionality on iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. IK has also developed hardware to integrate with its software including the original iRig and now the iRig Stomp interface. I was sent an iRig Stomp for review and I was excited to dig in and get my iPhone guitar jam on.... Click on the title for more
I am a sucker for feedback sounds like any true child of the 90's. This pedal looks interesting. I have used Softube's Acoustic Feedback plug-in and I believe this pedal is probably similar. Very cool effect for instilling a little low volume chaos. Here's some info about it plus a interesting video at the bottom that showcases the creative potential of this thing. - Gus Green... Click on the title for more
The Babies, who are a bit of a "super band" consisting of key members of both The Vivian Girls (Singer/Guitarist-Cassie Ramone) and Woods (Bassist-Kevin Morby), seem to have polished up their sound this time around with their 2012 sophomore release "Our House on the Hill". Cassie and Kevin took some time to answer a few questions we had about their recording process. Here's what they had to say:... Click on the title for more
