NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ D'Angelico ...new ownership

D'Angelico 

   New ownership has brought new models 

   and lower prices. 

 

 

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ the weird & wonderful

MORE  SMALL BRANDS 

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ SUHR Pete Thorn and more

Pete Thorn $3850.00 

SUHR  

 

Are they worth $3450.0 USD for an entry level model??? 

Most are tediously boring to look at outside of a few  

with late 50's Fender custom colors. In short if it 

sat on a guitar stand where I practice it would 

not call out "Play me."😦

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ HIWATT ....do you want a Dave Gilmour sound???

  HIWATT || 

A classic returns with new and old HIWATT amps. The company is based in Canada by a Canadian 

guy who is hands on and is amp crazy. He even personally builds the high end custom handmade amps himself. A Dave Friedman type of owner. 

Even the companies budget stuff all has one thing in common. ALL the amps have balz!!! They seriously kick butt!!

NAMM SHOW 2025___NEW___ ALAMEDA ...the ultimate surf guitar!!!

 

 

ALAMEDA GUITARS   

Ten out of ten on the  'Twang-o-Meter'.

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW ___ IBANEZ ...a good look at old & new!!!

IBANEZ  

It has changed a bit since 1959. 

 

1973

1960's

1986

1959

 

Jet King reissue 2009-2010

I have one, near mint, I scooped it in 2017 for $210.00 USD 

         before the collectors jumped in 

...do not be fooled by the retro look there are some man eating 

P90's under those chrome covers

Paul Gilbert 1999

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ Dave Friedman makes a JOSE amp!!!

 FRIEDMAN JOSE  

 

In the 70's if you wanted a serious Metal amp you took it to Jose Arredondo who had dozens of mods to give you the sound you wanted.

Dave worked with Jose's daughter who in her youth worked with her father as a go-for and even reconed speakers as his shop started off as a repair shop and evolved from that.

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ HILS ...headless guitars...high end spec ...low end price

 HILS Guitars

FUZZ- BEHRINGER OCTAVIA Octave Fuzz ....they are back again

$80.00 USD

behringer

Octavia FUZZ 

 

Oh my, they are back. This time with another classic Fuzz. As per usual we get just one

demo, and, from Mr. Big-Mouth.  

 

 CONCLUSION ___ 

The enclosure is dead cool. This is 

now a 'given'. Big but ...is it another 

wait and see? Yes it is, lol. 

First impression ???  Impressive, 😇

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NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ BAD CAT make a VOX AC30

BAD CAT  AMPS

The amp makers to watch out for. Not cheap but often 

about 30% cheaper than others for the same quality 

 

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ Strat shoot out???

$600.00 USD
made in Indonesia

FENDER STRAT

We all know you can get your Strat from America, Japan, Mexico or China. The MIM are getting into American territory and the better Chinese models 

are heading towards MIM. 

Fender has decided to now offer made in Indonesia models as a 5th choice. 

The good news is it will be branded as a Strat. 

          CONCLUSION___ 

The bad news will be??? The better made models 

from China will vanish and the MIM will no longer have 

a real entry level Strat. 

Like you ...if I wanted a Fender I would find it hard to 

even think about a Squier. 

No one likes to say they bought one followed by 

'but it is just as good as" 

A statement which is in effect apologizing for your purchase. 

Much better to say. Hey! I just scooped up a ...FENDER Strat. ...and the Fender Corp will say 

'....Gotcha!" 

___________________________

A FEW 'BIG BUTS'             

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ MARSHALL ...all of it!!!

 Marshall                   

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ IBANEZ what the ....

    IBANEZ ________

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ TC ELECTRONIC ....a new Looper

TC ELECTRONIC 

DITTO 2 LOOPER ___

It has been 11 years since the first. I have one but I only use it I for trouble 

shooting or setting up tones on my pedals especially when I am stacking 

dirt pedals or I am learning my way around a new pedal. It still has the 

same old multi functions thing off of one switch. It is not exactly  

user friendly to anyone but a dancer.😕

thefineprint 

I would buy the $30.00 USD Lekato  Auto Looper. 

Excellent specs & a screen to ease the pain of a 

one button aggravation, LOL.

 

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ TONE KING & SYNERGY

 TONE KING &  SYNERGY

NAMM SHOW 2024 ____NEW____ Friedman shows off a Jose modded Amp

FRIEDMAN ARREDONDO AMPLIFIER

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ PEAVEY has 5 Peavey amp-in-a-Box pedals!!!

 PEAVEY 

Peavey have 5 amp-in-a-box pedals. 

All are $200.00 USD. They look promising. 

but we will need some serious review's on 

each on its own. 

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW-___ small brands with a few crazy ideas ...gotta love it, lol

GUITARS THAT WENT OVER THE  CLIFF !!! 

Small. and even smaller brands. Keep in mind that Fender makes more guitars in a day than brands like LTD, etc. The real Odd ball guitars that are here now could be gone next year ???    😟

 

NAMM SHOW 2025 ___NEW___ MXR & Dunlop Pedals

 MXR & DUNLOP Pedals

HEADS UP 

Some companies are old school. Dunlop/MXR are just that. They do not want reviewers doing a review or demo of their gear. They want their paid for demonstrators only. Some reviewers will indeed try and use a pedal for what it is not designed for. True! but others will show real weaknesses that we all need to know. Another good thing is when you see a review criticizing these pedals it has weight since these guys had to buy that pedal and now have to dump it if it is crap. 

It is damn annoying as some of  the Dunlop, MXR and Way Huge are very good.