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1. Orange
Signature #4 Jim Root Terror Head RRP: £TBC They say: Developed in association with the Slipknot and Stone Sour guitarist. Features: Modelled after the dirty channel of the Rockerverb 100, here is an all-tube 15-Watt amp head with tube-driven FX loop that allows the user to “take the tone in any direction they want.” The full three-band EQ makes it easy to dial in everything from vintage rock to blues and beyond. Orange 020 8905 2828
2. Hughes & Kettner
Tubemeister 5 Head RRP: £TBC They say: Transforms every touch into expressive tone.
Features: A five-Watt unit driven by a 12BH7 dual triode push-pull power section. The Clean channel offers warm tube tone with a dynamic range that sweeps from sparking clean to throaty crunch. The Drive channel provides harmonically rich tube distortion.
Headline 01223 874301
3. Dunlop
Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby RRP: £TBC They say: Specially engineered to fit in with Joe’s system. Features: Inside the copper-topped, smooth-finish and black-bodied exterior are large, vintage-style thru-hole components, a Halo inductor, output buffer and a true bypass switch. Delivering a wide vocal sweep range, the JB95 is what Bonamassa uses to accentuate every bend and wail. JHS 0113 286 5381
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4. Akai
MPC Renaissance RRP: £TBC They say: Fuses legendary MPC production with the power of your computer. Features: A music production controller equipped with 16 backlit pads, 16 Q-Link controls, an adjustable backlit screen, a 6GB+ sound library and it provides instant mapping and real-time adjustment of VST plug-ins, as well as 64-track sequencing capability. Numark Alesis 01252 896000
www.mi-pro.co.uk
5. Wharfedale Pro
Connect 502USB & 802USB RRP: £49 & £69 They say: Probably the cheapest mixer with USB in the UK. Features: Both offer 16-bit, 48 kHz, two-in, two-out USB interfaces. The 502USB features one mono mic/line channel, USB destination switches and two stereo channels, while the 802 USB has two mono mic/line channels and a three-band EQ on all channels. IAG 01480 447700
6. Moog
Minitaur RRP: £TBC They say: A powerful, compact analog bass synthesizer. Features: Measuring 8.5” x 5.25” and weighing less than 3lbs, the Minitaur features a one-knob-per- function interface, two oscillators with Sawtooth and Square wave shapes for each VCO, two ADSR Envelope Generators and a Moog Ladder Filter with adjustable resonance. Source Distribution 020 8962 5080
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