1Veillette Guitars Merlin • Merlin’s downsized body creates a very unique tonal contour, with a powerful midrange and shades of mandolin, charango, and autoharp textures • The 16. 3" scale allows a full-octave-up tuning (all chord shapes and note locations are identical to a standard- tuned guitar) • Includes D-Tar Wavelength piezo/
preamp system and gig bag
MSRP $4,025
veilletteguitars.com
2 Bare Knuckle Pickups Black Hawk Humbucker
• Designed to embody the transparency and
output of an active, with the character and
wide dynamic control of a passive
• Each coil has a pair of specially annealed
nickel-plated steel blades transferring the
magnetism to the strings evenly across the
width of the coil for string-to-string balance
• Coils are scatter-wound by hand with
42 AWG Heavy Formvar wire and
powered by a trio of ceramic magnets
for the 8.6K Ω bridge humbucker
and alnico 5 magnet for the 8K Ω
neck humbucker
MSRP approx. $270 (calibrated set);
approx. $140 (individual)
bareknucklepickups.co.uk
3 Fender Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar Bass
• Features a “reverse” body and headstocks,
and a new pickguard shape
• Two Reverse Jaguar humbucker pickups
and a streamlined control layout of a
single 3-way pickup toggle switch and
two knobs (volume and tone)
• Alder body with Fender’s new High
Mass Modern bridge, 20 frets, 32" scale
length, and maple neck and fretboard
with a 9. 5" radius
MSRP $1,079.99
fender.com
4 Providence FDR- 1 Flame Drive
• Extremely versatile from sweet, silky overdrive to edgy, overtone-rich distortion
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• Fast attack response easily tracks detailed
picking nuances
• In addition to the standard drive, tone,
and level controls, the Flame Drive has
a bass-boost switch for added low-end
punch
• Uses the innovative Vitalizer, a noiseless
switching circuit consisting of a low-
impedance output buffer combined with
a filtering circuit that mimics the tonality
and feel of a 15' cable plugged directly
between the guitar and amp
MSRP $399
godlyke.com
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5 SHS Indy Custom ICLE-S
• Choice of maple or rosewood fretboard
specific to the model, 25. 5" scale length
and a basswood body
• Slim C-shape neck with a 7. 25" fretboard
radius and an etched neck plate with
engraved serial number
• Classic single-coil pickups, standard 5-way
toggle, and 1-volume and 2-tone knobs
• Also available in black or natural yellow
finishes and includes custom-fit hardshell
case, U.S.-made 2. 5" black leather strap,
and certificate of authenticity
MSRP $399.95
shop-shs.com