Gibson's Dark Fire, touted as the next step in the evolution of the electric guitar, is expected to ship in limited quantities to select dealers in 2009. It basically looks like a souped-up Les Paul with in-built "robot technology". While it boasts a traditional shape, the Dark Fire appears to be aimed more at experimenters than old-school rockers. More / Spex
The Eddie Van Halen-endorsed EVH Wolfgang electric guitar apparently represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of brutal road testing during the top-grossing Van Halen 2007-2008 tour. It's set to hit the streets next month. More / EVH talks Wolfgang
Line 6's new POD X3 Pro boasts "all of the pro inputs and outputs", plus "Dual Tone" power built into a "rock-solid" aluminium chassis". It's loaded with a "powerful" software bundle, POD Farm plug-in and works with major recording applications including Pro Tools, Ableton Live, GarageBand, Logic, Cakewalk/Sonar and others. All yours for the pro price of $979.99. More
The BOSS SL-20 Slicer apparently offers "instant audio adrenaline" by letting you "transform a guitar, bass, keyboard, or vocal into a pulsating groove instrument". It comes packed with 50 presets and its Harmonic Slicer feature lets you generate percussive melodies, loops and 3D panning. More
Takamine's 45th Anniversary 6-string acoustic-electric dreadnought boasts a solid "bearclaw" spruce top, solid African rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, abalone and wood Celtic Weaver rosette, gold tuners and RLD Line Driver electronics. MSRP: $3,849. More
The Ibanez JS20S Joe Satriani 20th Anniversary Limited Edition electric ($1,299.95 with case) boasts a basswood body, rosewood fingerboard with medium frets, chrome hardware, Surfer graphics (decal), IBZ pickups and the Edge III bridge. Its combination of a 25 1/2-inch neck scale and Ibanez Axis pickups apparently offers wide dynamic range and versatility.
Line 6's new POD Studio series, which offers 44.1/48KHz, 16/24-bit recording for guitars, includes the entry-level GX ($140) with a basic 1/4-inch input, the UX1 ($210) with one 1/4-inch input, balanced XLR input with preamp and two 1/4-inch analog outputs, and the high-end UX2 ($280) with two 1/4 inch inputs (one normal, one pad), two XLR inputs with preamps and phantom power, S/PDIF digital output, and a pair of assignable VU meters. Each POD Studio interface comes with POD Farm which can be had separately for $140 or in the Platinum version for $300, with plug-ins in AU, RTAS and VST formats. More
The Limited Edition (only 2,500 available) Ultimate Collector's Box/Beatles iPod Set from Bloomingdale's features a numbered 120G iPod in classic black etched with the Beatles' logo on the front and Abbey Road on the back, 13 original Beatles' CDs, two masters and the "Love" CD, all with an engraved guitar pick. It packaged in a box designed by Psycho Bunny. Price: $795.00 More
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