Friday, August 8, 2008

LATEST MUSIC GADGETS

Posted by Sachin

BELL CUSTOM GUITARS JAZZ BLASTER DELUX

You can choose your favorite guitar for many different reasons but, have you ever thought of getting your guitar for the light that reflects your guitar? This could be one, but not the only one, reason to choose the Bell Custom Guitars JazzBlaster Deluxe, do you want to be more creative than anyone else?


This guitar combines plexiglass and maple body, set neck maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets, 25.5″ scale length, string-thru-body bridge, 2 hand-wound Amalfitano P90 pickups, 3-way pickup switch, 1 volume and 2 tone controls and probably the most amazing thing, a LED illumination system that can work in 2 modes, red, amber, blue or green cycle or constantly single-color illuminated.

This guitar comes in a translucent teal or red finishes and mother of pearl pickguard. The Bell Custom Guitars JazzBlaster Deluxe is now available and its price is $3,000.

GIBSON INSPIRED BY MICK JONES LES PAUL GUITAR

Gibson and Mick Jones, former The Clash guitar player and current Carbon/Silicon singer and guitar player, joined forces to add another model to the Inspired By series that will pay tribute one of the most prolific artists, he has been in many different bands and appeared on recording from many different artists, from George Harrison to Spooky Tooth.

The Gibson Inspired By Mick Jones Les Paul Guitar features 1-piece solid mahogany body and neck, Mick Jones profile, ebony fingerboard, 22 frets, 24.75″ scale length, ABR-1 bridge with stopbar tailpiece, 2 ’57 Classic exposed coil humbuker pickups, 3-way pickup switch, 2 mini toggles (which functions have not been unveiled, but could be for coil tapping) and 2 volume and 2 tone controls.

This model comes with a ebony finish with aged gold hardware, custom hardshell case and certificate of authenticity, and as all the Inspired By models its production run will be limited. The Gibson Inspired By Mick Jones Les Paul Guitar is now available and its price is $5,250.

FENDER PRINCETON REVERB REISSUE AMP

Fender is very active lately and another product that has introduced is the Fender Princeton Reverb Amp a reissued all-tube model based on the Blackface version (the first one, introduced in 1964). A small amp, in size and power, which the main differences between this and the original version are the rectifier tube, the tube reverb and printed circuit board.

The specifications of the Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue Amp are 15-watts power output, single channel, 3 12AX7 and 1 12AT7 preamp, 2 6V6 power amp and 1 5AR4 rectifier tube, 10″ Jensen C-10R ceramic magnet spekaer (40-watts), 2 inputs, volume, reverb, speed (tremolo) and intensity (vibrato), 2-band EQ and 2-button footswitch (reverb and vibrato on/off).

This amp comes with a black tolex cover with chromed knobs and produces a vintage tone anywhere you use it (studio, stage, club, …) Neither the availability nor the price of the Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue Amp have been announced yet but looking at the Fender site the price will be definitively lower than the originals that are being auctioned.

ZELCO  OUTI BONE CONDUCTING HEADPHONES

I must say this is the first time I’ve heard about the bone conduction headphones but although some people assures that this headphones have a lower quality than in-ear or traditional ones I think the idea is really good. This headphones work conducting the audio inside the ear through the skull bones, the result audio signal has the low frequencies emphasized, and can be used in very noisy environments.

The American company Zelco has released the Zelco Outi Bone Conducting Headphones that uses this technique and includes internal battery (that lasts up to 8 hours), 4-step vibration output switch (off, low, medium and high options), an attach clip, an USB cable and an AC adapter to charge the battery and a storage pouch.

Combining, for example, a guitar with a DSP and this bone conducting headphones, you can say that you feel your music inside. The Zelco Outi Bone Conducting Headphones are now available and their price is $110.