April, 2013 - Music & Sound Retailer

PRODUCTSDrums & PercussionGuitars & AmpsGetting DirtyOverview: Burriss Amps’ Dirty Red v2Specifics: Burriss Amps’ Dirty Red v2 joinsthe company’s line of full-featured, custom,hand-wired tube amplifiers. The original DirtyRed, known for its intensity, tone and gain, wasintroduced in 2009. The Dirty Red v2 maintainsall the qualities of the original, with added abilityto convert the primary channel to play a warm,clean tone while the included Burriss Power LoopPedal drives your pedals at instrument level; or, toswitch between the original crunch and the newwarm tone via the included Power Loop. With afootprint of 11.5”x6.75”x7.13” and weighing 12.7lb.,the Class A DRv2 is a medium to high gain rock‘n’ roll machine with added twist of a channelswitcher. Boasts full EQ, the Power Loop, flexiblemaster volume, multi-tap outputs at four, eight and16 ohms, and a universal power supply.MSRP: Call companyShip Date: Call companyContact: Burriss Amps, 859.381.0152,burrissamps.comTo Infinity And BeyondOverview: Bugera’s TRIREC INFINIUM HeadSpecifics: The Bugera TRIREC INFINIUM head,a boutique-style, 100-watt, three-channel tube amp,is now shipping. The TRIREC features Bugera’s IN-FINIUM Tube Life Multiplier technology, which extendsamplifier tube life by up to 20 times, and allowsa variety in output tube configurations, all 6L6s, 6550sor EL34s—or the user can mix any combination tocreate his or her own signature tone. The TRIRECalso has three preamp channels, each with an array ofsonic options, internal reverb, adjustable and remoteswitchable boost, an FX loop and three selectablerectifier modes. A Varipower dial scales output powerfrom one to 100 watts, providing tube saturationsounds at low volume levels. Bugera designed theTRIREC around a rectifier mode selector. With theTRIREC, both breeds of rectifiers—solid-state rectifiersand tube-based rectifiers—are alive and well inthe same amp.MSRP: Call companyShip Date: NowContact: Bugera, 425.672.0816, music-group.comPawn StarsOverview: Fender’s PawnShop Series AdditionsSpecifics: Fender has addedfour models to its Pawn Shopseries. First is the Pawn Shop ’70sStrat Deluxe. For tonal versatility,its alder body houses a Telecastersingle-coil neck pickup and anEnforcer humbucking bridgepickup with a smaller Wide Rangechrome cover. The Pawn ShopSuper-Sonic model resurrects anunusual, short-lived and increasinglycollectible ancestor of thelate 1990s, the Squier Vista SeriesSuper-Sonic guitar. Distinctiveare its diminutive offset “reverse”body (resembling an upside-downJazzmaster or Jaguar) and upsidedownheadstock. With its racingstripe (305) and short scale (30inches), the Pawn Shop MustangBass authentically evokes theoriginal “competition” MustangBass of the early 1970s. This time,you get the huge bass soundof a single humbucking pickupand several classic Fender finishoptions. The Pawn Shop BassVI marks the return of a historicFender instrument, the FenderBass Guitar (also known as theBass VI).MSRP: Call companyShip Date: Call companyContact: Fender, 480.596.9690,fender.com22 APRIL 2013