Back in 2011, a digital amplifier was released that could accurately recreate the sounds of any other amp. Four years later, a Remote gave players the ability to switch Profiler models using their feet. And now the two have been merged into one with the introduction of the Kemper Profiler Stage.
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Five years ago, Fishman's TriplePlay controller gave us the opportunity to wirelessly tap into an almost infinite world of digital sounds on our laptop. Now the firm has unveiled a new version called the Connect that offers a similar experience for iPad users, though it's not wireless this time.
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There are a number of ways to change your guitar's tone on-the-fly, such as using effects pedals, but if you want to change your pickups mid-song, that's not so easy. Wild Customs has introduced a novel system where up to six pickups can be mounted to revolving blocks and switched using levers.
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Guitars are already pretty portable instruments. But those long necks can suffer more than a ding on long journeys, so various travel guitar designs have emerged. The latest is a premium design from Ciari Guitars that features a fold-over neck and hides a novel locking mechanism inside the body.
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Modular systems let guitarists switch components in and out as they please, but most are still made using wood. Luthier Boaz Elkayam has opted to make his modular guitar in plastic for durability, and it can be set up in 50 different ways.
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Many of Prince's choice guitars perfectly reflected his flamboyant stage presence, but arguably his most famous is the curvy Cloud Guitar. And now you can play one of your very own courtesy of Schecter and the official Prince store.
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Best known as Pink Floyd's guitar virtuoso, Dave Gilmour auctioned his guitar collection and gave the proceeds to a good cause. Gilmour's immense contribution to combating climate change, resulted in numerous smashed auction records along the way.
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The neck on many guitars today is made up of some wood topped by some more wood that has strips of metal inserted along it. The Subfretboard takes a different approach, laying a long metal plate on top of the neck, which has frets standing to attention along it that are filled in with blocks of wood
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In January, 2019, Line 6 released a useful update to its excellent Relay G10 wireless system for electric pickers, where the receiver housing was reworked to fit on a pedalboard. Now Roland's Boss brand has followed suit with the WL-60 Wireless System.
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Back in the late 1950s, music gear maker Valco added a new guitar to its Supro line called the Triple Tone. It was only sold for a year or so, making originals very hard to come by. But Supro has now relaunched this eye-catching tone-meister in the shape of the 2019 Tri Tone.
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