HERE IS A SPOTLIGHT ON GEAR WE DUG AT the 2009 major music industry conference, the NAMM show. For pictures and video
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IBANEZ JTKB200
Perhaps better known for their more modern-looking basses, Ibanez now has an impressive group of retro-cool axes in its line-up.
Price TBD
Contact www.ibanez.com
EPIFUNKY
Epifani expands with a new line of budget-priced heads and cabinets.
Price TBD
Contact www.epifani.com
MXR M-288 BASS OCTAVE DELUXE
MXR wanted to offer its take on one of bass’s coolest effects. The analog M-288 offers two different octave tones and frequency-selectable midrange boost.
Price Approx. $150 street
Contact www.jimdunlop.com
ORANGE TERROR BASS
Orange, better known for its crunchy all-tube heads, enters the crowded lightweight head market with distinctive style. The Terror bass is a 500-watt Class D hybrid head.
Price TBD
Contact www.orange-amps.com
EDEN WTX-550
Five hundred watts and barely 4 lbs., the WTX-550 builds on Eden’s flyweight WTC-260 head.
Price $799 list
Contact www.eden-electronics.com
MESA M9 CARBINE
Big bro to the M6 Carbine, the 900-watt M9 sports a 9-band graphic EQ and onboard compression.
Price TBD
Contact www.mesaboogie.com
GALLIEN-KRUEGER FUSION 1050
Furthering its tube/solid-state hybrid heads, GK follows up on the Fusion 550 with the 1050, which boasts a higher-power output section.
Price TBD
Contact www.gallien.com
PEAVEY 10TH ANNIVERSARY CIRRUS BASSES
Peavey celebrates it’s luxurious, high-value Cirrus line.
Price TBD
Contact www.peavey.com