Fender has unveiled a wholesale refresh of its flagship US lineup of electric guitars and basses, as the American Professional Series II is replaced by the American Professional Series. That’s right, no numbers to confuse things, just regular old AmPro, and a host of new features.
Joe Bonamassa has been teasing this. Having nailed his colours to the mast as a high-profile convert to the tonal capabilities and practicality of the digital guitar amp, he has now officially put his name to one, with Fender and the blues guitar superstar unveil the Tone Master ‘59 Twin-Amp JB-Edition.
G-Shock enters a new territory with the Blue Rose Project, an eight-year engineering and design undertaking culminating in three watches that combine the brand’s signature toughness with blue sapphire and gemstones. At the centre of the collection is the MRG-D5000, which Casio describes as its most expensive production G-Shock to date
Featuring a varied cast of collaborators that includes Pakistani-American Grammy-winner Arooj Aftab, Joy Crookes and Nilüfer Yanya, the sonically diverse record is described as a “moment of transition” that may well be Green’s final Bonobo project after 25 years working under the alias.
Something interesting is happening in the world of AI music. What was once a Wild West of devil-may-care capitalism has recently taken on a decidedly conciliatory tone. Ethics, responsibility, transparency, principles – these are the buzzwords peppered through the press releases and mission statements of major players and start-ups alike.
The new module is based on the same digital synthesis engine as Sonicware’s ELZ_1 play, but trims down that instrument’s already somewhat compact form factor to fit into a pint-sized hardware box, ditching the original’s button keyboard in the process.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new addition to the G-STEEL line of G-SHOCK shock-resistant watches. Combining signature G-SHOCK toughness with a sleek metal exterior, the new GST-W1000 brings out the beauty of metal with a multi-component construction featuring different finishes applied to individual surfaces.
The manufacturers have been working with the Rush drummer for a couple of years, developing the AN1465 snare. According to TAMA, during the course of refining the drum, Nilles focused on three things: a deep low end “that enhances her expressive range”, clear snare wire definition that “preserves every note even in the most intricate passages”
Guitar Center and Eric Clapton have teamed up once more for an exclusive collection featuring limited edition electric and acoustic guitars from Martin, Fender, and PRS – plus a special signature set of electric guitar strings from Ernie Ball.
Technics has announced that they’re issuing a special limited-edition 55th anniversary turntable next month. And they are genuinely limited – only 12,000 of them will be sold globally and each one will feature an individually engraved anniversary badge with its serial number.
