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Five awesome new products to get your gear engine revving this month…
Music Nomad FRet polish set 1
Frets looking a little worse for wear? It’s not just the appearance that suffers; finger-poo’d frets make for scratchier bends and vibrato, not to mention grubby digits. Fortunately, Music No madison hand with this nifty set, which provides everything you need to give those frets a proper polish. The fret polish itself is designed to remove oxidation, dirt and oil, while the fretboard guard sand micro fibre cloth aim to make the whole procedure as quick and painless as possible. (£18.99, musicnomadcare.com)
D’Adda rio Dual-Lock Strap Lock 2
Every guitarist needs a pair of strap locks, and D’Addario’s nifty Dual-Locks clock in with one of the lowest price tags on the market, yet still keep your axe secure on your strap. There’s no modification required with these: just clip them onto your existing strap button to stop the strap flying off mid-set. You can also clip the lock onto your guitar cable, preventing it from being ripped out of your input jack when your singer trips over it. Indispensable! (£3.50, daddario.com)
Vibes Hi-Fidelity Ear plugs 3
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: your ears are the most important instruments you have, and if you’re playing live with a band, you need a set of ear plugs. Vibes are designed for live music, bringing the volume down but without muffling the sound. Three sizes of eartips are included, as is a hard plastic carrying case, while Vibes’ clear design means no-one will notice they’re in. To top it all off, every purchase includes a donation to the Hear The World Foundation. (£21, discovervibes.com)
Bare Knuckle Ragnarock 4
Bare Knuckle has rea died a second signature pickup for Periphery guitarist M is ha Man so or: the Rag narok. Designed with BK’s Tim Mills, along with producer Adam ‘Nolly’ Get good, the Rag narok promises to provide a high-output, aggressive tonality for distorted tones, while retaining a convincing set of clean sounds. “[ The Ragnarok] blends the best attributes of what contemporary passive and active pickups offer in a convenient package,” says Misha . (From£129, bareknucklepickups.co.uk)
Vox 60 th anniversary guitar straps 5
2017 marks 60 years of V ox and what better way to celebrate than with these über-cool guitar straps? The straps come in three designs and materials: genuine V ox diamond grille cloth, Union Jack fabric and all-leather. All three feature high-grade leather ends, high-density latex foam padding and a microfibre lining to keep comfortable, while a Right On! adjustment system offers heights from 95 cm to 150 cm. There’ s even a handy pick dispenser for grabbing your plec. (From £49, voxamps.com)