GIG-FX
Megawah
WHAT Wah pedal.
WHY Six wahs
plus volume pedal.
SPECS Second
generation version creates no
loud pop when the wah circuits
are engaged. “Open frequency
response” circuitry drives
cables at their optimum
impedance value to
improve harmonics.
PRICE $235 retail
WEB gig-fx.com
VINTAGE VIBE GUITARS
H540 SWHumbuckers
WHAT Pickups.
WHY Easily swap alnico-II, alnico-III, alnico-V, or ceramic
magnets to dial in a desired tone and output.
SPECS Wound to PAF or
modern specifications. Available with gold or nickel covers or exposed coils.
PRICE $177 to $200 per set, retail
WEB vintagevibeguitars.com
PEAVEY
HP Special Stoptail
WHAT Electric solidbody guitar.
WHY String-through-body
design creates a seamless connection between the
strings, bridge, and string ferrules for maximum tone and
sustain.
SPECS Available with carved-maple top or flat top
with basswood body, birdseye maple neck with birdseye
maple, ebony, or rosewood fretboard. Two
custom-wound HP Special humbuckers with coil taps.
Die-cast Schaller tuners. Adjustable bridge with
Peavey Dual Compression tailpiece. Available in
transparent amber, black, burgundy, cherryburst,
moonburst, tobacco burst, solid metallic blue and red,
and gloss black.
PRICE $1,399 to $2,499 retail
WEB peavey.com
ENGINEERING WORK STORE
Polishing Care Cloth
WHAT Metal or plastic care cloth.
WHY Removes
rust stains, and polishes your instrument.
SPECS
Micro abrasive compound. Use metal cloth for
rusty, dull metal parts like frets and bridges.
Use plastic cloth for pickguards and knobs.
PRICE $9 retail
WEB ews-us.com
GUITARGUARD
GuitarGuard
WHAT Protective skin for your
instrument.
WHY Fits like a glove
and won’t interfere with your
instrument’s look, sound, or playability.
SPECS Available in Gibskin and
Stratjacket body styles. Available
colors are Classic Black, Obama
Blue, Raging Red.
PRICE $29 retail
WEB guitarguard.net
DIMARZIO
AT-1
WHAT Humbucking pickup.
WHY Balance, warmth,
and clarity with the same technology as the
36th Anniversary PAF, but with hotter,
rock-focused sound.
SPECS Four-conductor
wiring, alnico-V magnets.
PRICE $109 retail,
$75 street
WEB dimarzio.com
SABINE
ZOID Z-1000
WHAT Clip-on chromatic tuner.
WHY Tuner
senses the notes of the instrument through
the clip, focusing on the note and rejecting
background noise.
SPECS Includes Flat Tune
function to tune down to Eb and D. Calibration
function allows tuner to match pitch
from a reference of 433Hz to 447Hz. Lithium
battery turns off automatically after three
minutes of inactivity. Saves settings on
power-down.
PRICE $39 retail
WEB sabine.com.
RAINSONG
Graphite Guitars Concert Series CO-WS1000N2
WHAT Acoustic guitar.
WHY Warm, clear, resonant tones
SPECS
All-graphite, unidirectional carbon soundboard mimics the
tight grain of fine spruce. All-graphite, modified “U” profile
N2 neck was designed in collaboration with Steve Miller and
luthier John Bolin. Fishman Prefix Plus T electronics.
PRICE
$3,295 retail
WEB rainsong.com
SURPRISE SOUND LAB
Rock Block Amp
WHAT1-watt tube amp that doubles as a
distortion pedal.
WHY Overdriven output
tube distortion at low sound levels.
SPECS Output tube options:
12AU7, 12AT7, ECC99.
PRICE $395 direct
WEB
surprisesoundlab.com
TC ELECTRONIC
G-Major 2
WHAT Guitar Multi-Effects Processor.
WHY Delays, reverbs, and modulation effects that include “improved” tri-chorus, through-zero-flanger, modulated
delays, and Uni-Vibe.
SPECS Change patches and presets through MIDI, or use in “stompbox” mode for on/off switching of individual effects. Relay
switching options also enable users to switch channels on their amplifier.
PRICE $695 retail
WEB tcelectronic.com