We’re constantly hearing about manufacturers’ latest gear unveilings—stuff that’s so new we haven’t personally laid eyes or hands on it yet. We’re as excited as you when manufacturers tell us about new toys coming down the pike
(hello—we’re Premier Guitar, after all!), so we figure the least we can do is pass the news along. Check back every month
to get the scoop, and who knows—maybe we’ll end up reviewing the stuff you’re stoked about when it’s available.
1 Dynamo Amplification GTS
• 200-watt head powered by four KT90
power tubes and five 12AX7 preamp tubes
• 2-channel design—Super Overdrive and
Clean/Crunch
• 100 percent mil-spec preamp circuit
designed with Sonicap audiophile-class
signal capacitors
• High-power Neutrik Combo SpeakON
1/4" jack
• Presence, Depth, Bass, Mid, Treble, and
separate Volume and Gain controls for
each channel
MSRP $3999
dynamoamplification.com
2 CruzTOOLS GrooveTech Truss Rod Drivers
• Includes two new screwdrivers for
adjusting vintage-style truss rod nuts
• Both screwdrivers feature a special tip pro-
file that allows firm fit into cross screw nut
slots: The Standard Drive has a 9 mm tip,
while the Cheater Drive has a 4 mm tip
• Oversized handles provide a confident grip,
and long shafts ensure easy access to the nut
• Tips are manufactured to precision toler-
ances using heat-treated chrome vanadium
alloy for high strength
MSRP $14.95 (each screwdriver)
cruztools.com
3 Radial Engineering MC3 Studio Monitor Controller
• Designed to provide smaller production
studios with a cost-effective, yet high-per-
formance monitor, sub, and headphone
management system
• Equipped with two stereo outputs and a
dedicated subwoofer send
• Comes with a high-output headphone
amp that is capable of simultaneously
driving two sets of headphones
• All steel-cased switches and steel potenti-
ometers provide maximum lifespan
• 100 percent discrete circuit topology is sup-
ported with a dual-sided mil-spec circuit board
and full ground plane to further reduce noise
MSRP $249
radialeng.com
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4 Washburn Nuno Bettencourt Signature N7Vintage
• Built in the USA Custom Shop featuring
aged solid alder body, 22-fret maple neck
with ebony fretboard, and aged hardware
• Loaded with Seymour Duncan pickups—
Duncan Distortion in the bridge and
Duncan ’ 59 in the neck position
• Original Floyd Rose tremolo, 25. 5" scale,
Stephens extended cutaway with 5-bolt
neck joint, and 14" pitch-angled reverse
headstock
MSRP $3529
washburn.com
