Keeping up with new gear is hard, but we got you with our Weekly Gear Roundup! Check out all the new gear we covered this week below and have a great weekend! Also, here are some sales you might wanna check out:
- Guitar Center is running a pretty good sale that’s “powered by Schecter,” if that tells you anything
- Musician’s Friend has an outlet sale going on with some items up to 60% off
- Sweetwater has their Live Sound Sale running, which focuses on all the live gear you’re probably gonna need
Catalinbread Crooner Preamp
The Catalinbread Crooner Preamp is a vintage-inspired overdrive and preamp pedal that transforms one of the most celebrated studio microphone preamps ever made into a compact stompbox.
The pedal draws its inspiration from the legendary RCA BA-31, delivering everything from clean boost to saturated transformer-driven fuzz. Read the full story here.
Behringer Real McCoy WahWah
Behringer is getting themselves into the wah pedal game, thanks to the Behringer Real McCoy WahWah – a play on the original Clyde McCoy wah of the late 1960s.
At the heart of this pedal sits a halo-style inductor, often referred to as the “holy grail” component of classic wah design. It’s this little coil that’s responsible for shaping the pedal’s midrange bark, and it’s the reason vintage units from the late ’60s developed such a cult following in the first place. Check out the full story here.
Gibson 1971 Flying V Medallion
Gibson Custom has brought one of the company’s most elusive vintage models back to life with the introduction of the 1971 Flying V Medallion Reissue.
Handcrafted in Nashville, the new release faithfully recreates one of the rarest Flying V variants ever produced, giving players and collectors the opportunity to experience a guitar that has long occupied legendary status among vintage enthusiasts. Check it out here.
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff Pi 2
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff Pi 2 is an old pedal that nobody’s ever heard. So it might as well be new, right?
The Deluxe Big Muff Pi 2 (this time a guitar version instead of bass) revives a long-lost dual op-amp fuzz circuit designed by company founder Mike Matthews and circuit designer Bob Myer originally created in the 1970s. Check it out here.
Blackstar DA5 Ruby
Doug Aldrich’s signature Blackstar amp is getting a smaller sibling. Following the success of the stage-focused DA100 Ruby, Blackstar has unveiled the DA5 Ruby, a compact 5-watt all-valve combo that delivers the same signature voicing in a format designed for home practice, studio recording, and lower-volume performance. Check it out here.
Danelectro Dan O Cool Baritone
Danelectro is ready to take you way lower thanks to their new Dan O Cool Baritone.
The Dan O Cool immediately stands out with its double-cut Shorthorn silhouette. Built around a semi-hollow Spruce body capped with Hardboard, the guitar retains the lightweight feel and resonant character that have defined Danelectro instruments for decades. Check it out here.
Native Instruments Super*Saw
Native Instruments has teamed up with GRAMMY-nominated producer A. G. Cook to introduce Super*Saw (pronounced Super Star Saw.), a brand-new virtual instrument inspired by one of modern pop music’s most recognizable sounds. Check it out here.
Morley Cliff Burton Power Wah Boost
Morley has brought back one of the most legendary effects pedals in heavy metal history with the Morley Cliff Burton Power Wah Boost, a faithful recreation of the classic pedal used by the late Cliff Burton of Metallica.
Developed with the approval of the Burton Family Foundation as part of Morley’s Tel-Ray Revival series, the new model captures part of the sound that helped define Burton’s tone. Check it out here.
Four New Martin Acoustics
C. F. Martin & Co. has unveiled four new acoustic guitars that should please everyone that hates amplifiers – the 5-28 Terz, OM-35 Inception, Custom Shop 0-18, and Custom Shop 0-28. Check ’em out here in all their analog glory.
Behringer AKS Mini
Behringer has unveiled the AKS Mini, a compact analog synthesizer inspired by one of the most influential portable synths of the late 1960s. Built around authentic VCO, VCF, and VCA analog circuitry, the AKS Mini faithfully recreates the architecture that helped shape countless recordings. Check it out here.
