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New Robot Flying V and Robot X-plorer guitar



A Robot Flying V and the Robot X-plorer have emerged from Gibson's Robot Guitar line. Gabriel J. Hernandez for Gibson writes:
Gibson’s revolutionary Robot Tuning System equips both new models, offering a standard EADGBE tuning preset, along with six additional, totally programmable tuning presets which allow players to change tunings in seconds — all at the touch of a button.

The new Robot Flying V and Robot X-plorer also feature 22-fret ebony fingerboards that sit atop solid, one-piece mahogany necks that sport the traditional neck profiles found on the original guitars — a hybrid between the standard ’50s rounded contour and the ’60s slim-taper profile. Add uncovered Gibson 496R and 500T humbucker pickups and you've got two hot, screaming rock and roll machines.

The new Robot Flying V and Robot X-plorer are available in a Red Metallic finish, and each guitar comes with a charger and power plug, battery pack and a black reptile pattern hardshell case with white plush interior and silver Gibson USA logo on the front.

Fender introduces Jim Adkins JA-90 thinline guitar


Another Fender signature model has been released, this collaboration involving Jimmy Eat World's frontman and guitarist Jim Adkins. Fender and Adkins sat down and went over his old Fender TC-90 spec by spec, making some unique changes that resulted in the new JA-90. Those unique changes include: Matching Painted Headstock, Jim Adkins Signature on Back of Headstock, Black Plastic Parts, Knurled Dome Knobs, White Pearloid Dot Position Inlays, Graphite Nut and Oversized Strap Buttons.

The Jim Adkins JA-90 Telecaster features a mahogany neck set into a semi-hollow ash body, Seymour Duncan soapbar pickups, independent volume and tone controls, an Adjusto-Matic bridge and anchored tailpiece. It comes in a Crimson Transparent or Ebony Transparent finish.

The guitar costs around $750 and is now available

Behringer includes 24-bit real sound modeling technology in their newest stomp boxes


Behringer adds sixteen new effects pedals to its formidable collection of high-performance, low-cost guitar, bass and keyboard effects processors. 24-bit RSM, or Real Sound Modeling pedals utilize advanced DSP algorithms developed by BEHRINGER’s team of acoustic, hardware and software engineers.

Behringer engineers have analyzed virtually every parameter of musical instrument sound production; from room acoustics and instrument construction materials, to electronic modification and amplification methods. The result is a new line of pedals that model everything from room reverberation to tape flanging and echo, to acoustic guitar simulation and more.

Behringer RSM pedals include chorus, phase shifting, flanging, reverb, delay, echo, octave, dynamic formant eq, acoustic modeling, rotary, harmonizing and synthesis modeling.

All pedals feature:

- Real Sound Modeling with advanced DSP algorithms
- 24-bit A/D/A conversion
- Rugged impact-resistant injection molded cases
- Sealed rotary controls
- Dual outputs for stereo or split-signal applications
- Ultra-bright On/Battery LED
- Battery or DC powered

US MSRP - $74.95

The Harmonyman Pedal From Digitech


Although this pedal effect already launch on may ago, i want to review it a little bit more. This new product from digitech Called The HarmonyMan pedal. Digitech Product that is the world first guitar pedal that can produce multy part guitar harmony on guitar solos by analyzing the chord user where playing before the solo. For example when you are playing your favorite song then before you play the solo, Hit the Harmony footswitch at the start of solo to render amazing multy-part guitar harmonies. That is because Digitech HarmonyMan generate live three-part guitar harmony over lead/solo playing by analyzing and remembering guitar chord progressions from before the solo. This will be a great pedal to practice your skill in guitar playing. This HarmonyMan pedal offers a number of enhanced, convenient and intuitive features.
These are the feature
- Intelligent Pitch Shifting, based on a groundbreaking new signal processing technology, giving players ultra clean, low-latency harmonies based on one of four user-friendly shifting modes.
- Unique Key Display, showing the key that the HarmonyMan is currently using for harmonization. When musIQ is enabled, the display will update dynamically in response to the playing. A musically intelligent "Circle of Fifths" layout puts musically related keys (sharing the most notes) beside each other.
- Independently Selectable Voicings for each harmony, with a wide variety of options, including two intelligent shifting modes, unison/detune, octave up/down, straight chromatic shifts from -12 to +12 semitones, as well as 2 octaves down.
- Strum Key, allowing players to easily set the key of a song by simply strumming chords (perfect for songs that start with a solo).
- musIQ Sidechain Input/Thru, which lets a second guitar be the chord recognition source while the Clean Input Guitar signal is shifted to produce harmonies
- Perfect for bands with both a lead and rhythm guitar player.
- Voice Memory, allowing players to pre-configure and store up to four different harmony voicings and step through them with the memory advance footswitch.
- Pre-Harmony Distortion Loop, which lets players place a distortion stompbox before the harmony effect without affecting chord recognition of the Clean Input signal.
- Built-in Guitar Tuner
- Mix Control, programmable control of the mix between the lead and harmony signals.
- 1/4" guitar input with distortion send and return, 1/4" guitar optional Sidechain input and pass-through and guitar ground lift
-Balanced Stereo 1/4" outputs
- Rugged roadworthy all-metal chassis
- Power supply included-

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The New Sony Acid PRO 7

Have you heard that sony will launch the Acid PRO 7 software in early november??. I just browse on the net and find this information. This New Sony Acid series offer more powerfull functionality on today media professional like multitrack recording, 5.1 surround mixing, robust midi sequencing and also loop based music creation. Sure, it’s a great tool to suit your need in your music arrangement.
This is a several new feature on ACID PRO 7
* Audio and mixing console
The new audio and mixing console offer additional routing option, this will make an efficient in recording studio.
* Midi Track Freeze
Now you can freeze midi track thats use multiple softh synth and render them as a .wav files
Which then can be streamed and played back as audio files.
* Real-time rendering
This will alow user incorporate live input from external sources such as instrument, microphone, midi controler devices.
* Input Bus
User have greater control over routing input signal, including the ability to record from external devices with effect and more.
This software will available shortly on november, if you wanna more information about this new acid series, please go to ww.sony.com for more detail.
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The Exclusive Photo of strato yngwie signature


When i was browsing on the net, my eyes are catching something interesting. Yes indeed, it’s the photo of fender stratocaster that yngwie own. You will see this guitar was very old, there is much signature on it. You can watch in the photo that i found, i’m amazed to this guitar, although it kinda old, but it seem still good to play.

I don’t understand but it will hard to see the guitar be broke apart like that. What do you think? Are you same as me. It has play along with yngwie malmsteen as his carrer goes up. Until he is dedicated for title as “shreder of all time” because when he 19 years old, he can do almost what expert guitaris can do on his playing. The merged classical music style on his play, created the neo-classical music and amazed a lot of people at that time. I am fans of him, hope i will meet him someday,hehe.. See you on next post.

The Amazing Satriani Black Dog Guitar


Do you know joe satriani?? A virtuoso that is very exist even nowadays. I want to tell you a little bit info that this black dog guitar was his legendary in the late 80’s/early 90’s. Now ibanez has recreated this guitar like joe actual black dog. The guitar features the original plot location and output jacks style defferent than the current satriani signature modelb as well as DiMarzio PAF Pro and fred pickups and also the ibanez edge tremolo system. And one thing that the neck and finish on the tribute are treated by ibanez most experienced luthiers.

The black dog finish was look wonderfull, you can see at the picture. This laboriiously recreated by hand by just one highly skilled artist, are the drawing that joe would apply to the original black dog body. The list price of this JS black dog guitar is 7,999.99 dollar, which include many exclusive and special 20th anniversary item including autographed copy of the surfing with the alien legacy CD, a deluxe hardshel case, and exclusive planet waves joe satriani strap and also satriani planet waves signature pick by the respected D’addario co. This guitar will by limited to 100 pcs worldwide with 60 of those destined for the united states.

Here is the list of specification
- Model: JSBDG
- List: $7,999.99
- Finish: Gloss Black with Hand-Rendered Reproduction Of Satriani's Original Black Dog Drawings
- Body Material: Basswood
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Scale/Type: 25.5/JS
- No. Frets/Type: 22/6105
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Inlay: Pearl Dot
- Bridge: Original Edge
- H/W Color: Chrome
- Neck Pickup: DiMarzio PAF Pro
- Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio Fred
- Controls: 1V, 1T in original Black Dog body placement
- Case: Special Hardshell
- Case List: Included

Ephipone SG special review

This time review came from ephipone product. This SG style body guitar has a feature like 2 humbucker, one tone and also one volume control. The 3 way selector, tune-O-matic bridges make it really easy to change strings. The guitar has no whammy bar but it no problem anyway especially for me who not used it a lot. This guitar can play good at old rock music such as AC/DC, slayer, white zombie and more. The excelent clean tone output will boost your playing, i guess. When you look up to this guitar, you will see that the paint is very smooth, Just like that in the expensive car. That will be one plus point to buy this stuff.

I think This guitar has a great crunch and can do anything from blues, to heavy metal. The sound is very rich, and it’s brighter than a lot of guitar. Oh and not forget, it has 22 frets with a rosewood fretboard. I can tell it very nice guitar, i don’t mean to promote it but, try it your own way to prove the power of this guitar. More review will available shortly.

CORT VX-2V review


This opportunity i want to review a guitar made in my own country that is indonesia. This cort VX-2V was built in indonesia. This guitar use EMG-HZ H4’s as the pick ups. This pick-up have a high output charateristic sound and low noise level. The tone from it agathis body are thick and solid. The guitar also fell very light even thought it is fairly thick. The floyd rose system in this guitar is good, it holds it’s tuning and have smoot movement. This guitar has a very simple control setup that is 1 master volume, 1 master tone, and 3 way toggle. I think the body of this guitar resembles that of a jackson Randy Rhoads guitar, althought i think the large wing is slightly longer than that of jackson. This guitar came with a good gig bag and all the needed tools along with a short, low quality cable, good for using with tuner.

The guitar does what the need to play metal music. With just an overdrive pedal and a simple amp, you can rock your room like in the stage. The sound from this guitar is perfect, high gain, with a lot of overdrive. This guitar is perfect for a high gain music like thrash metal, rock and more. The clean sound is very a low noise. This low end guitar has all needed to play music like iron maiden and more. Hehe i want so buy it someday. Yeah maybe. I will update for more review later.

Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler


here is come news from line 6 production.l ine 6 has announced the M13 Stompbox Modeler, an all-in-one stompbox experience featuring stompbox sounds and an easy-to-use looper in a brawny box that's built for the stage. M13 Stompbox Modeler offers a seemingly boundless amount of sounds and functions intuitively designed and easy to use. Along with the sounds of many best-selling Line 6 pedals, including DL4 delay modeler and ToneCore Verbzilla, M13 Stompbox Modeler offers over 75 premium stompbox effects including distortions, delays, reverbs, filters and more modeled from historic boutique, vintage and classic pedals. Up to four different sounds—or four of the same sound—can be combined at once, arranged in any order, for broad textural versatility.

Simplifying the lives of busy, gigging players, M13 Stompbox Modeler is like having 12 pedal boards in one: store up to 12 custom stompbox arrangements, called "scenes", for immediate recall of each gig's particular collection of sounds.

Complete with a long 28-second looper, M13 Stompbox Modeler allows for on-the-fly loop recording. Each looper function, including Record/Overdub, Play/Stop, Reverse, Half Speed, Undo and more, boasts a dedicated switch. At home and onstage, looping has never been easier. This tools will let you create your own imagination.


Line 6 release the JM4 Looper


Line 6 has introduced JM4 Looper, a looping stompbox that combines a complete palette of vivid guitar sounds and explosive jam tracks performed by world-class studio musicians. Packed full of recorded jam tracks featuring Jason Bonham, Tony Franklin, Carmine Appice, Gregg Bissonette and many others slamming the drums, thumping the bass and strumming guitars, JM4 Looper boasts more than 100 jam tracks in over 10 different styles from country to heavy metal. The organic, entirely human jam tracks will send players' pulses racing and their fingers craving their fretboards. Plus, JM4 Looper can loop its jam tracks endlessly letting players shred for hours.

Perfect for practicing and songwriting, JM4 Looper also facilitates performance. Ideal for on-the-fly recording at home or onstage, JM4 Looper features 1/4-inch instrument and aux inputs, an 1/8-inch CD/MP3 input and a balanced XLR microphone input for sound-on-sound loop recording of guitar, bass, keyboard and vocals.

Complete with an extensive collection of famous guitar sounds, JM4 Looper gives players access to 200+ artist-created presets, 150+ song-based presets, 12 original Line 6 amp models, seven guitar effects, vocal effects and 36 banks for saving user-created tones.


Dean Guitars unveils the new Blaze ML model


Dean Guitars and builder/designer Buddy Blaze have teamed up to jointly create a custom Dean ML guitar that every ML and Blaze fan will desire. The Dean/Buddy Blaze ML has a unique “chrome flame” graphic, and features a top mount Floyd Rose tremolo similar to the one that Buddy installed in Dimebag’s world famous Dean From Hell. It includes many features that Buddy is known for, such as his signature middle and bridge pickup positions loaded with custom wound Dean DMT pickups (ala the Nightswan Buddy created for Vivian Campbell). Also included are custom ascending flame mother of pearl inlays on a 2 octave fretboard attached to a pitched neck featuring Dean’s famous “V” carve.

The Dean/Blaze guitars will be available soon and will include a hard shell case. Production worldwide will be limited to 300 pieces and will include a certificate of authenticity. Fuwh.. that will be great to own it.

For more information, please visit www.deanguitars.com


Yngwie Malmsteen - Play Loud


here is a video lesson from one of most advancing guitarist. A neoclassical metal action he perform have give him his title. This video have three patern The Basics, Apeggios,and Classical Styles.enjoy it

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POD Line6 2.0



This amp simulator producted by Line6. Im sure you have known POD well. It product have good quality and also have better sound. This amp simulator can simply simulated world class amplifier like Mesa Boogie, Fender, Marshall, Vox and many more with total have 32 type amplifier. It produced a Good distortion although this is digital product. Sound like analog I think. You will fell like have a word class amplifier just in this simple Red box. It also heve internal guitar effect such as delay. reverb, chorus, flanger, compressor, and more. Other feature is, a cabinet simulator that can be activated if you use POD in direct way.

POD so user friendly with minimalized knob control. Build in tuner attached to it, and noise gate to reduce the noise, midi plugin, stereo output, and foot control ( buy separated ). Overall this a special product, have a good quality sound, just like the analog. I think its enough, im hungry right now, maybe i’ll buy something to eat. ok guys, see you in the next post.

Morley Mark Tremonty Power Wah Pedal



Morley has create their signature product of mark Tremonty ( Alter Bridge Guitaris ). This absolutely great wah pedal ever. It suitable for people that play guitar in genre Rock/Metal. The feature in this pedal wah is very simple and easy to use. Just Play it, without even switch it on/off like other wah pedal. This is perfect quality I think in wah pedal type. It produce powerfull sound and even better than other.
you can visit http://www.morleypedals.com for more information.

Review Ephipone 57 Goldtop Reissue


This les paul guitar 57 Goldtop reissue model producted by Ephipone. This guitar have enough quality and has ability to play all kind of music. It suitable for jazz, pop, rock, even blues can match with it. The set neck metode that apply in this guitar create a better sustain than les paul guitar special verse that apply bolt on neck. It have 2 volume control and 2 tone control for fine tune so you can explore the best tone of you like. From the appearance, this guitar looks cool, with a gold colour body, very special.
this is the specification :
Pick up : Neck and bridge 57’ humbucker ( designed by Gibson )
Hardware : Crome
Scale : 24.75”
Nut Width : 1.68”
Neck : Set ( mahogany ) with rosewood fretboard
Body mat : Mahogany/mahony-single cut
top : maple
Finish : goldtop
Tuner : ephipone cluser type
Inlay : Trapezoid
Bridge : tune-o-matic bridge

Washburn W165PRO


This time review come from washburn guitar. This W165PRO series features a mahogany body and the neck build from maple, 22 jumbo fret and no inlay. The body and neck guitar have glossy black finish other than crimson red and silver. The guitar uses wasburn own “Buzz Freiten” tuning system and bridge, it can provide very stable tuning. Two passive Humbucking pick up attaches to the guitar, the Seymour Duncan ’59 in the neck and the Seymour Duncan custom in the bridge with 3-way selector. Unique feature from this guitar is Washburn patented VCC ( Voice Contour Control ). This replace The guitars two tone nobs with a gradual coil tap, as the tone nobs are turned down the guitar pickups take on a more single coil sound.

Its Seymour Duncan and solid Mahogany body can handle heavy distortion, im sure metal guitaris will love it. There was no fretbuzz, the pickups where adjusted right, it can withstand a live situation. It can play various music such as metal, blues, etc. It comes handy, and washburn has a great job on this product. Anyone have try it?? I wonder if I can play with it. Well anyway, this is nice product. (taken from http://www.ultimate-guitar.com )

Dream Theater ( systematic chaos )


Hello everyone..,, this time i want to make review of the latest release of dream theater album , SYSTEMATIC CHAOS. As we know that Dream Theater is a Progressive rock band that exist for a time. Now their new album has come out by title “ Systematic Chaos”. Their Progressive Rock ability have bring a huge fanatic fans of them. Im sure the Dream Theater fans will have wait for this album. This album consist of eight song that have very color of their music.

First, it will kick you with “ presence of the enemy part 1” , im sure you all will love it. James LaBrie has bought a powerfull sound in this very tremendous album. The best riff of john petrucci also make it sound very good. Are you fans of Dream Theater too??me also fans of them. You must have it,, it will complete your Dream Theater album collection. I like way of john petrucci play the guitar,, very fast, very powerfull, and hard to play over. The keyboardist Jordan Ruddes also have a amazed way of playing and speed that very hard to achieved. The rhythm of john petrucci, Jordan ruddes , mike portnoy will bring you fear in the song of this album. Here is the complete information.

Track list :
1.In The Presence of Enemies Part 1
2.Forsaken
3.Constant Motion
4.The Dark Eternal Night
5.Repetance
6.Prophet of War
7.The Ministry of Lost Souls
8.In The Presence of Enemies Part 2

Ibanez PGM 301


The Ibanez pgm 301 is a signature guitar for paul gilbert. This shaped RG guitar can make you can travel fast in the 24 fret prestige neck. The RG series is one of the most best selling now other than Stratocaster. The brand Ibanez itself have a great value in common guitaris such as steve vai, john petrucci and many other.This PGM series features 24 fret neck, maple fretboard, and also DiMarzio pickup. Yeah a good one choice to make you pro guitaris, but I have no one. With it painted F-holes, reverse headstock, and brilliant white finished, the PGM make it one of most guitar that we dreamed about.

The DiMarzio pickup configuration is HSH and 5 way switching that can multiply your choice of tune style. As to the price, well quite a bit cheaper than I have though, make you can choose it as your guitar. Play as fast as you can in this 24 fret PGM series, play like paul gilbert, its offer great tunes and play ability. It can provide you tighter string tension and great sustain too. I will choose this guitar if I have more money but I don’t have money either. Someday I will have it, yeah someday.

“ when it comes down to playing a straight, no-nonsense, face-melting shred guitar solo, I go straight to my PGM301. It is the easiest guitar to play in my whole collection, and still have the best balance of picking clarity and percussive thickness."-Paul Gilbert-

wow paul gilbert new album


hi everyone, i just found some interesting news. Its related to our most skilled guitaris that is paul gilbert. He has launched his new instrumental guitar CD on23 januari in japan. Why japan??i do know anyway, maybe his big fans is most problably in japan. Oh yeah,, the title of the album is "Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar". Such a Frightening name for an album,, are u agree??hehe.
The album also will be released in the Europe and USA very soon. You all must be wait to hear our most guitaris skilled ever. HUH.. i cant wait anymore to hear it.
The album contain 11 new track and u must hear it or u will regret it. paul gilbert is so amazing. i am a big fans of him. i must go to music store anyway and get those new almbum right away. hei,,are here any fans of paul gilbert??lets join me. We can make our frienship,, yeah somehing like that.
umm i forgot,, the musician on this album are consist of 4 man :
1. Paul gilbert itself as guitar
2. mike szuter as bass player
3. Emi gilbert as B3 and piano
4. Jeff bowders as drum player.
you nusthave it if u are fans of him,,me too. i got this news on her website http://www.paulgilbert.com/News.html
lets rock man..