Ep. 000014 - Sick Bro
NEWS:
Ovation Guitars ceases US production
Ovation factory in New Hartford, CT is closing it’s doors after 47 years
Fender purchased the company in ‘07
Citing “current market conditions and insufficient volume levels”
Same factory currently makes Fender Acoustic Custom Shop, and Guild models
Mr. Black Eterna Gold Modified Reverb
Updated version of the Eterna Shimmer Reverb
Increased midrange in decay
Over 60 seconds of decay time, spanning 4 octaves (original had 40 seconds and 2 octaves)
Completely new modulation and reverb algorithm adds early reflections in the Millisecond range
$179.95
Gibson Memory Cable
microSD recorder in a guitar cable
Works as a regular cable with no power
AA Battery 8 hour recorder life and a standby battery for real time keeping (metadata)
auto-record mode records only when you’re playing.
Pedal Genie
Create a wish list of pedals you want to try out
TONS of gear from a great list of manufacturers
Keely Electronics, Red Witch, MXR, Mad Professor, Blackstar, to name a select few
They send you one at a time, and you keep it as long as you like
$34.95/mo but the first month is only a buck!
reverb.com
Not really “news” but I thought worth mentioning
reverb.com is an online marketplace for all things music gear
trusted professional shops and individuals
Sale and auction style listings
Like eBay but better and more focused to music
Cool “Price Guide” feature helps with gear research
Great place for rare/vintage gear
Bob Roback appointed President of Fender
Most recently CEO of Dashbox, cloud based workflow management system for music licensing
Founder of LAUNCH Media, Inc
Roback is establishing a new L.A. office to “expand the company’s consumer marketing and digital capabilities”