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The Official Show Publication DAILY The Official Show Publication DAILY SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 The Official Show Publication DAILY 2 The Official Show Publication 1 DAILY 4 3 6 5 GearGear onon FireFire TODAY, THE MUSIC CITY CENTER is the hotbed of the newest, sizzling gear. From must-see products to a slew of workshops, concerts and events, you’re sure to find something that fills your musical craving. Check out a few here: 1. Don’t miss the World’s Fastest Drummer contest today maple travel uke. See page 10. 5. Strum your heart out at at 2 p.m. See page 14. 2. CAD’s new CADLive D80, D82 today’s Community Ukulele Circle at 2 p.m. See page 14. and D84 mics. See page 6. 3. Check out the Communi- 6. Reverend’s Reeves Gabrels Signature Spacehawk. See ty Drum Circle at 3 p.m. See page 14. 4. Kala’s spalted page 4. 4 UBD July 19, 2014 GUITAR WALL Lombardo Launches Guitars Ernie Lombardo, luthier and student of Les Paul’s longtime personal guitar builder and tech Tom Doyle, has launched E. Lom- bardo Guitars, a custom guitar company. E. Lombardo Guitars, including models EL2T Vintage, The Carly Jane, The D Rose and The Coop, are all handmade in the Unit- ed States. The guitars are backed by a lifetime guar- antee, come with a full set up and do not include any plastic parts. Eastwood Introduces Unique MandoTenor “I’ve been in love with guitars and elec- Eastwood Guitars and multi-instrumen- arrived it knocked me out”. tronics almost all of my life,” said Lombardo. talist Warren Ellis have teamed up again to Eastwood has fused the popular Warren “It’s my dream to put extraordinary musical create the world’s first electric double neck Ellis Tenor with a 4-string Mandocaster to instruments in the hands of people from all electric mandolin and tenor guitar, the War- create a completely new instrument. over the world who will appreciate and love ren Ellis Signature MandoTenor. The MandoTenor offers a unique twist for playing them.” The idea came to Warren while he was any professional studio. This sleek dual cut E. Lombardo Guitars can be ordered on- looking for a new custom instrument in time carved alder body comfortably lets players line. The new company is currently selecting Reverend for his 2014 tour schedule with Nick Cave switch from the 14-inch scale mandolin to dealer partners across the United States. and the Bad Seeds. the distinctive sound of a 23-inch scale ten- $ E. Lombardo Guitars (elombardoguitars.com) “In 2013, I was on tour forever and I or — or both at the same time. It features a Uncages threw the idea out there to Mike after a rath- three-way switch, master volume and tone er surreal dream I had involving Daft Punk controls and two single coil blade pickups. Spacehawk and an orangutan,” Warren said. “And rather This initial Limited Edition release of only 36 The Reverend Reeves Gabrels Signature than treat me like I had been on tour for too instruments ships in a tour-ready custom-fit Spacehawk guitar is now available in Lake- long, he put the machine in motion and ran hard shell case. shore Gold. with it. When the prototype of Black Ned $ Eastwood (eastwoodguitars.com) The Spacehawk, released in January, is the second collaboration between Reverend Guitars and The Cure’s Reeves Gabrels. It’s a sealed semi-hollow, equipped with Railham- mer Chisel pickups, a soft-touch tremolo spring and an on-off toggle switch. OZZtosh Premiers Reverend Guitars feels you can’t be dif- ferent if you’re playing what everyone else is, and the Spacehawk is truly a guitar for the Lightweight Guitars individual. OZZtosh has debuted the $ Reverend (reverendguitars.com) first in its line of lightweight guitars machined and hand- crafted from solid aluminum. “Technology, beautiful polished metalwork and great Schecter sound always have had a significant appeal to electric Adds Three guitar players,” said Brian Ostosh, principal and design- Models to er. “For the first time, we are able to use advanced indus- trial science and expertise to Banshee Line Schecter recently added 6-, 7- and create a metal guitar that is 8-string models to its Banshee line. These lightweight and a joy to play. models are available with active EMG 81/85 “Best of all, our design or passive Seymour Duncan Nazgul and Sen- solution maintains a beautiful tient pick-up configurations. tone, long sustain, and an The USA Hipshot Bridge is available with unmatched string resonance a Floyd Rose bridge on certain models. that guitar players love. The The new models are available in the LUMA’s classic shapes are following colors: Trans Black Burst, Trans enhanced by proprietary Purple Burst, Crimson Red Burst and Faded OZZtosh state-of-the-art sur- Vintage Sunburst. face contouring methods and $ Schecter (schecterguitars.com) internally placed acoustical chambers. This establishes a much richer sound than pre- vious generations of hollow aluminum guitars. Swan Songs in the Lowest Register Each guitar can be per- Swan Song Guitars’ new U.S.-made “4 sonalized to a high degree of Directions” line of bass guitars features both customization by selecting 4- and 5-string models. from a wide range of high They feature an alder body with a 24-fret quality neck styles and materials, tuners, The finely-tuned computer directed de- maple boarded neck, custom-designed Ja- bridges, nuts and pick-ups.” sign process gives the instruments a struc- son Lollar pickups, Hipshot hardware, Alien OZZtosh has also introduced the new- tural integrity and are polished off with a Audio on-board preamps and custom Curt est in its line of LUMA guitars, the LUMA superb hand finishing. Mangan strings. bass. $ OZZtosh (ozztosh.com) $ Swan Song (schecterguitars.com) UBD January 23, 2014 5 6 UBD July 19, 2014 SOUND ROOM TC-Helicon Voice Looper App ‘VoiceJam’ Gets Major Update TC-Helicon recently announced version 1.3 of its vocal looping and effects app, VoiceJam. Revamped for iOS7, version 1.3 comes with improved graphics, more loop time and a free emulation of the VoiceTone E1 Echo & Delay, giving users access to effects from the get-go. With the new update, users can create effects chains in tandem with the E1 by utilizing in-app purchases, such as the C1 HardTune FX for pitch correction and the R1 Reverb FX. At the heart of VoiceJam is a powerful audio looper with pro-vocal effects integra- tion. Designed by TC-Helicon to be a live Rhythm By Numbers performance tool, VoiceJam lets its users Propellerhead recently debuted the A-List 600 active developers and more than 200 perform and record entire masterpieces from Acoustic Guitarist Rack Extension instrument, instruments and effects now available on the scratch, to harmonize themselves, to add providing Reason users with an easy way to Propellerhead online store. Rack Extensions rhythms with their voices, and countless oth- create professional rhythm guitar tracks. integrate seamlessly into the Reason rack, er possibilities for performing, creating, and Available to Reason 7.1 customers, A-List boasting excellent sound, smooth workflows sharing amazing musical compositions. Acoustic Guitarist includes 600 rhythms and rock-solid stability with the intuitive rout- $ TC-Helicon (tc-helicon.com) spread across more than 50 styles that can ing, automation, deep editing and flexibility be played and combined in real time to create that Reason users expect. realistic performances. A-List Acoustic Guitarist puts the sound of “Whether you’re a keyboardist wanting to a world-class studio guitarist right in the Rea- add guitar to your tracks, or a singer-songwrit- son rack. Single MIDI notes trigger chords and er looking for new styles, A-List Acoustic Gui- progressions, while adding additional notes tarist helps you achieve professional rhythm allows users to explore alternate voicings and guitar recordings and explore inspiring new patterns. musical directions,” said Timothy Self, Pro- With intuitive, hands-on control over pellerhead vp of product marketing. “A-List chords, strumming patterns, tonal parame- Acoustic Guitarist adds to the rapidly expand- ters and more, musicians can quickly dial ing Reason Rack Extension family with a first in the perfect performance for their song class instrument that’s sure to spark endless or spend time experimenting with endless musical inspiration.” variations. Since its release in 2012, Propellerhead’s MSRP: $99 at the Propellerhead online Rack Extension platform has emerged as store. a powerful audio plug-in format, with over $ Propellerhead (propellerheads.se) MXL CR20 Vocal Microphone Offers Best of Both Worlds MXL Microphones has added the CR20 response with a smooth top makes it well-suit- Vocal Condenser Mic to its CR series. The ed for a wide range of voices and applications. CR20 boasts a tube emulation switch that lets For added character and warmth, users can the mic mimic the tonality of a classic tube switch to ‘Tube Mode.’ In both cases, the mic New CAD Mics Versatile mic. The CR20 is ideal for those who want the captures vocals thanks to its 22 mm capsule The new CADLive D80, D82 and D84 Audio’s Equitek studio history and live sound tube mic sound without the investment, as and gold-sputtered, 6 micron diaphragm. microphones deliver high performance and experience, the CADLive mics are rugged, ver- well as the flexibility to switch back to a sol- The CR20 is available for preorder now sound quality when miking satile, and easy to set up and use. They can id-state sound. with expected delivery in late summer. guitar cabinets and percus- be used individually or in tandem to create The CR20’s flat, natural frequency $ MXL (mxlmics.com) sion instruments.