Start me up!
Five awesome new products to get your gear engine revving this month…
D’adda rio DIY Pedal board Power Cable Kit
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Got a rat’s nest of power cables? D’addario’s DIY kit simply involves cutting the included cable to length, placing the power cable in the plug end and securing the set screw, resulting in power cables of whatever length you desire. The kit includes: 12 solderless plugs, 20” of power cable, a screwdriver, mini cable cutter and a cable tester. (£104, daddario.com]
Korg AW-OTG POLY
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Another year, another Korg head stock tuner update. The snazzy-looking A W- OT G POLY FEATURES A NO LED screen for smooth visibility at all angles, while its polyphonic function allows players to strum all strings at once and check they’re in tune. Accuracy is down as +/-0.1 cents, while a strobe feature further improves that figure. Other features include “astoundingly long” 18-hour battery life from one AAA, plus alternative tuning animations “to make tuning fun”– we already dig the whole heart monitor vibe. (£69, korg.com)
Orange Twister Cable
3 Orange’ s ground breaking new cable might just change the way you perform. promising no more knots, the Twister Cable features a twist er module, which rotates freely and prevents the cable from tang ling. the module is made from aircraft-grade aluminium, while your signal is unaffected due to a low noise factor and oxygen-free copper cabling. It’s available as standard instrument and microphone configurations with Neutrik connectors and black or silver-finished Twister modules. (£89.95, orangeamps.com)
Warwick Rockboard
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Warwick’s quest to redefine the pedalboard market continues with a re designed rock board range. Constructed from one folded, cold-rolled aluminium sheet, it means the’ boards won’ t bend or wiggle. The slot-based design works with standard mounting solutions, as well as Rockboard’s own quick mount pedal-mounting plates. Power supplies can be mounted underneath using the tray mount, while the company’ s module patch bay can be connected, too, offering easy access to ins and outs.. (from £55.19, shop.warwick.de)
Loknob
5 Say goodbye to tape d-up knobs and hastily-drawn setting indicators: Loknob is here to keep your pedal and amp settings in place. now available in the UK courtesy of Zoom Distribution, this aluminium, re usable knob comes in three sizes and slots onto existing pots to keep them where they are; to change the setting, you simply pull up and turn, then let go and it’s locked back in again. It’s a simple solution to a problem that has long plagued gigging guitarists. (from £16.49, loknob.com)