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adele, equipment, sennheiser
Gear Box
Adele’s tour of Europe and North America is possibly the biggest tour of 2016 – it certainly has the highest of production values and there is, quite simply, no room for error. This is the remit for German rental company Black Box Music and a team of top-class engineers, who have specified equipment from some […]
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1073mpl, bae
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While producer Tom Biller has worked out of nearly all of the big studios around Los Angeles in his career as both a producer and engineer, lately many of the most exciting sounds he is creating are coming out of his home studio in Echo Park. “I’m only really running 8 channels of input in […]
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code, marshall, marshall amps
Gear Box
A new generation of Marshall amplifier featuring Marshall Softube® Technology, Bluetooth® / USB connectivity and Marshall GatewayTM compatibility. CODE is a powerful tool that lets you make music your way. CODE has 14 MST preamps, 4 MST power amps and 8 MST speaker cabinets. It has 24 FX including: Compressor, classic stompbox Distortions, Auto […]
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Compulator, Demeter
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The sound of classic studio optical compression of the 60’s and 70’s at your feet!The first compressor pedal not to suck the life out of your tone. Operation is fairly straightforward. There are two inputs on the front side of the unit: a 1/4″ input jack on the right and a 1/4″ output jack on […]
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G9231 Squareneck Bobtail A/E - Steel, gretsch
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With innovation at its core, the Gretsch® G9231 Bobtail Steel Square-neck A.E. will impress your audience with its sweet quality of tone at cutting volumes. Incorporating a special combination of an all-steel body with our renowned Gretsch Ampli-Sonic™ “Spider” cone diaphragm spun from 99 percent pure aluminum, the Bobtail Steel offers a new tonal signature […]
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Antelope Audio, Audio Interface, equipment, Goliath
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At this year’s Musikmesse, leading professional audio manufacturer Antelope Audio [Booth #33D, Hall 9.1] is shaking up the world of professional interfaces with its new Goliath — a towering innovation with 36 analog inputs, 32 analog outputs, 16 Class-A microphone preamplifiers and Antelope’s renowned clocking technology: all packed within a 2U rack space unit featuring […]
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mics, sennheiser
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At prolight+sound, audio specialist Sennheiser will preview the HandMic digital, which transforms any smartphone or tablet into a professional recording tool for vocals and speech. Highly resistant to cell phone interference, the cardioid dynamic handheld microphone is ideal for mobile journalism, podcasting or vocal and instrument recording. It offers all the benefits that users have come […]
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Guitars, Martin 000-15M
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The Martin 000-15M is a sweet solid-topped acoustic guitar. Why mess with anything but the best, huh? Well, when you get your ears on the Martin 000-15M, we’re pretty sure you’re not going to be reaching for anything else. This great-looking acoustic guitar is dripping with gorgeous, warm tone. The solid all-mahogany body (yep, the […]
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bob dylan, hand-Signed Series, Hohner Marine Band Harmonicas
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The first item in the collection consists of a complete set of seven Marine Band harmonicas in the natural keys of C, G, D, F, A, B, and E, which have been played and hand-signed by Bob Dylan. The harmonicas are displayed in an inlaid ebony presentation box, handcrafted exclusively for Bob Dylan with his […]
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ddrum, drums, Reflex
Gear Box
A first in the drumming world! Much like our experimentation with ash in previous lines, ddrum has now turned to another tried and true tone-wood, alder! Used in guitars for years, this exceptional wood has a warm and focused tone, almost “naturally equalized”. We call it Aldertone. It makes for a pure and focused drum […]