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Five new products to fuel your GAS this month…
Ernie Ball Axis Ca po
1 In its latest move to dominate the accessories market, guitar string mogul Ernie Ball has unveiled the ergonomically sound axis Ca po, which promises to make for quick and accurate key changes–and all with a single hand. the axis capo’ s dual-radius design allows it to adapt to flat or curved fretboards, which Ernie Ball claims makes for buzz-free operationon six-or seven string electric and acoustic guitars. It comes in four tasty finishes, too: black, silver, bronzeandgold. (from£14.99,ernieball.co.uk)
Blackstar amplug 2 Fly
2 The ever-popular Black star fly 3 mini-amp is now available in am plug format in both guitar and bass incarnations. Impressively, both amps offer a wealth of tones for players. The guitar version packs three channels (clean, crunch and lead), plus Black star’ si sf control and nine built-in effects: 3x chorus, 3x delay and3x re verb. it also features a foldable jack designed to fit any guitar body type, and offers up to 17 hours of battery life from a pair of AAS. (£42.99,blackstaramps.com)
Electro-harmonix Tri Parallel Mi xer
3 Three se para tefxl oops are on board ehx’ stri Parallel Mixer, each delivering send and return volumes, o vera lleq and phase controls, plus there’s a master volume and dry volume. these three loops can be run in parallel to create sounds not possible by connecting effects in series, while anxor mode promises seamless switching between Fxloops.o the ruses include sending three instruments to a single output or running one instrument to three amps. ($138.70,ehx.com)
db Instrument Amp Truglide
4 A three-by-three head stock can result in tuning problems, owing to the fact the four centre strings pull sideways at the back of the nut. The Truglide electric and acoustic guitar tuning stabiliser aims to support the bottom of the string then guide it to the tuners using a low-friction curved surface, allowing the strings to move freely and more easily return to pitch. It also has the added bonus of dampening ringing strings above the nut. ($19.95,dbinstrumentamp. com)
Vox AC30 art print
5 We don’ t often shout about home décor here at TG, but we’re willing to make an exception for this stunning new voxac30 cut away print. dorothy’ s three-colour lit ho show cases the history of the iconic British guitar amp, spanning its inception in 1959–thanks to Hank marvin’ s requests fora louderac15–right up to the modern day, spanning artists such as queen, u2, The Smiths, Nirvana, Oasis, Blur, Radio head, arctic monkeys and foofighters. (£30,wearedorothy.com)