SPECTOR EURO CST SPALTED MAPLE SERIES
Spector has released the limited-edition Euro CST Spalted Maple series. Inspired by the master builds of the brand’s Woodstock, New York, Custom Shop, the Euro CST Spalted Maple series brings together Spec- tor tone with highly-figured tonewoods and precision craftsmanship. Each bass features a spalted maple top set against a resonant European ash body, a three- piece maple neck and an ebony fingerboard adorned with Mother-of-Pearl crown inlays. {spectorbass.com}
RIO GRANDE PICKUPS MUY GRANDE POWERBUCKER BRIDGE
Rio Grande Pickups has unveiled its Muy Grande Powerbucker Bridge for the American Deluxe P-Bass, a high-output pas- sive bass pickup custom-built for the unique bridge route of Fender’s American Deluxe P-Bass. Designed to pair perfectly with Rio Grande’s Vintage Tallboy P-Bass pickup in the neck, the Powerbucker delivers the kind of full-bodied tone that passive players desire without a battery. {riograndepickups.com}
ACT ENTERTAINMENT STERLING VERMIN
Act Entertainment’s Rat brand has debuted the Sterling Ver- min, a boutique distortion guitar pedal that blends heritage tone with modern refinement. With a new take on Rat’s sound, Sterling Vermin delivers precision and versatil- ity. The Sterling Vermin features the LM741 Op-Amp and a pair of selectable clipping diodes. Play- ers can toggle between the traditional Rat silicon diode configuration for a punchy, mid-range bite, or the BAT41 option for a smoother, more balanced response. The result is a pedal that’s equally at home delivering snarling distortion or articulate, low-gain overdrive, with a wide, usable tonal range throughout the entire gain spectrum. {actentertainment.com/rat-distortion}
TONE KING IMPERIAL PREAMP
The Imperial All-Tube Preamp pedal delivers Tone King’s MKII amplifier’s 1950s tweed, 1960s blackface and vintage British rock tones in a compact, pedalboard-friendly for- mat. It features the exact preamp section and phase inverter circuitry of the Impe- rial MKII amp, as well as Reverb, Tremolo and Attenuation, resulting in a pedal that sings with harmonic richness and blooming touch response. Powered by three 12AX7 preamp tubes running at high voltage, this preamp delivers the amp’s sound, re- sponsiveness and exquisite interaction with pickups and effects . {toneking.com}
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