Editors’ Delights
We walked the halls at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, and we saw many things. Some of those
things immediately caught our eyes, and stopped us dead in our tracks. Here are 15 cool products—
photographed right from the show floor—that we think you should definitely check out.
BARRY
CLEVELAND
DigiTech
Whammy DT
 This showstopper adds
true bypass switching,
drop-tuning capabilities,
the ability to shift entire
chords, and much more
to the classic Whammy.
Price: $299 street. digitech.com
EarthQuaker Devices
Bit Commander
Guitar Synthesizer
 A very cool analog pedal that creates
a sub octave, an octave down,
and an octave up, and lets you adjust
the individual levels and the overall
tone. Price: $175 direct. earthquakerdevices.com
Red Witch 7 Sisters Effects Pedals
 Diminutive pedals powered by rechargeable lithium ion batteries—
good for two or more weeks of gigging per charge. Price: $159 street
(each). redwitchanalogpedals.com
Teuffel Guitars
Tesla Prodigy #2
 A futuristic-looking guitar that
combines the Studio and Classic
Tesla models in a single guitar.
Prices start at $14,500. teuffel.com
Bad Cat Cougar
Series Amps
 Great-sounding, Chinesemade
amps that offer much
of the same build quality
and sound of their U.S.-
made counterparts, but
at lower prices. Prices:
50-watt head, $999;
2x12 combo, $1,299;
5-watt Cougar 5, $699.
badcatamps.com
MIKE
MOLENDA
Traynor DH25H QuarterHorse
 A 25-watt amp with two channels, tremolo, delay,
and reverb that drops right into the front pocket of
my guitar’s soft case? I have one word: mine. Price:
N/A. traynoramps.com
SKB FootNote
 The 5-watt, amplified pedalboard drove a Marshall
4x12 with enough volume to jam over the NAMM din.
Wow! Price: $179. skbcases.com
DigiTech iPB-10
 An elegant display of tonal power—an iPad-powered
multi-effects pedal. Price: $499 street. digitech.com
Godin 5th
Avenue
Uptown GT
 This beautiful rock- and
rockabilly-ready raver
with two humbuckers
and a Bigsby is a dream
machine. Price: $1,395
street. godinguitars.com
Framus Hollywood
 I adore Earl Slick, but I’m not ready to drop more than
$5k on his signature model—yet. Happily, the madein-
Korea Hollywoods get me in the Slick ballpark—
cosmetically, at least—for under $1,000. framus.de
Amptweaker Tight Rock
 This high-gain distortion/overdrive pedal (the red one being played by
Amptweaker’s James Brown) features a unique Side Trak loop for instant
switching to an external effect. Price: $200 direct. amptweaker.com Electro-
Harmonix
Ravish Sitar
 A ravishingly cool pedal
that makes it easy to
get psychedelic “sitar”
sounds in the wheelhouse
of the old Danelectro
Coral Sitar. Price:
N/A. ehx.com Hughes & Kettner Tube Meister 18
 This 18-watt, EL84-powered micro head features
Clean and Lead channels with boost function, an
effects loop, XLR recording out, and selectable
power. Price: N/A. hughes-and-kettner.com Fishman Loudbox Artist
 This ballsier (120 watts), bi-amped version of the
original Loudbox 100 sports two mic/instrument
channels and a new dual digital effects section.
Price: $499 street. fishman.com Loar LH-309
Archtop
 Imagine a great-playing, glossfinished
archtop with a solidspruce
top and a P-90 pickup for
an astounding $499. No, you’re
not dreaming! theloar.com
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