Walrus Audio Announces Black Friday 2024 Floral Series

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The Walrus Audio Floral Series has once again sprouted up from our pedal garden. A long-time fan favorite, the Floral Series returns with a fresh new bouquet of patterns and prints to dress up your pedal board wit the life-giving visual perks that plants can bring, but without all the allergic side effects.

385 Overdrive MKII, Black Friday 2024 Floral Series – $249.00.

Inspired by the rich tones of the Bell and Howell Filmosound 365 projector, the reimagined 385 MKII Overdrive offers dynamic, responsive, tube-like drive with a simple but effective controls. The MKII adds an A/B with to toggle between two sets of volume and gain knobs as well as a 385+ switch that slams the front end of the circuit for added high-gain saturation.

Badwater Bass Pre-amp and D.I., Black Friday 2024 Floral Series  – $299.99.

The Badwater is a bass tone magnification device sonically highlighting what makes bass so crucial to music. The all-in-one bass pre-amp and DI features optical compression, overdrive, and a four-band EQ section. Enhance bass rig’s capabilities and dial in everything from warm cleans, gritty chords, punchy drive, or bright and crisp slap sounds.

Fable Granular Soundscape Generator, Black Friday 2024 Floral Series $299.99

Let your storybook adventure grow with the Fable Granular Soundscape Generator. The Fable creates new sonic adventures with five granular delay programs centered around sample and chop algorithms creating bizarrely beautiful networks of sampled and resampled sounds.

Julianna Deluxe Chorus/Vibrato, Black Friday 2024 Floral Series -$279.99

Juliana is an analog, digital LFO, stereo chorus/vibrato with new expanded features.

Kangra Filter Fuzz, Black Friday 2024 Floral Series – $219.00

The Kangra Filter Fizz is a true bypass, two-in-one pedal that provides a thick and spatty octave fuzz, and a psychedelic filter thats great for sweeps, frequency boost or even envelope filter sounds.

Melee: Wall of Noise, Black Friday 2024 Floral Series — $299.99

The Melee Wall of Noise is a distortion + reverb combo that unapologetically uses a joystick to meld reverb and distortion into one massive blaze of sound. With the flip of the order switch, run the distortion into the reverb or reverb into the distortion; signal chain is your call now.

Monumental Harmonic Stereo Tremolo, Black Friday 2024 Floral Series – $279.99

Building off the rich, warm pulsating modulation of the Monument, the Monumental Harmonic Stereo is an analog optical tremolo bringing new controls, features, and width to the Walrus Audio line. New features available in the Monumental include the ability to save presets, blend between standard and harmonic tremolo modes, access to new wave shape and tap division options, and most importantly, a pan control to set the stereo spread of the tremolo to the right and left channels.

Roland Expands Its Presence In India With The Opening OF Two New Roland Stores

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Roland Corporation, a world leader in professional music equipment, announces the successful grand openings of two Roland Stores in India, in Mumbai and Delhi. Addressing a long-standing demand for premium musical instruments in the region, these stores aim to invigorate the local music scene by providing musicians with direct access to Roland’s acclaimed range of products, including state-of-the-art instruments, synthesizers, amplifiers, and audio technology.

The grand openings of the Roland Stores in Mumbai and Delhi were marked by dynamic celebrations last week that brought the vibrant music scene to life. Attendees immersed themselves in a creative atmosphere, with live performances by popular artists such as Darshan Doshi, Zubin Balaporia, and appearances by influential music figures Mayur Jamari, Rajeev Bhalla and Avanti Nagral. 

The interactive environment of these new spaces inspired musicians and enthusiasts alike, setting the stage for Roland’s vision of fostering creativity and connection in India’s music community.

The Roland Store concept is a pioneering “Store-in-Store” (SIS) model designed to bring Roland’s iconic products — such as pianos, drums, guitars and pedals — directly to consumers in an interactive environment. With this initiative, Roland aims to make a strong impact on India’s vibrant home music scene, particularly in markets where access to premium instruments and equipment has been limited. 

The new locations showcase a comprehensive selection of Roland and BOSS products, creating an immersive environment for hobbyists and professionals alike. Customers can try out digital pianos like the FP-30X, electronic drum kits such as the TD-07 and TD-17, and an array of BOSS pedals all set up and ready for hands-on demonstrations.

Knowledgable and highly trained staff will be on-site to offer personalized advice and ensure customers make informed decisions suited to their musical needs. These spaces are designed to inspire creativity and make high-quality musical instruments more accessible to musicians of all skill levels.

The Roland Store concept is a pioneering “Store-in-Store” (SIS) model designed to bring Roland’s iconic products — such as pianos, drums, guitars and pedals — directly to consumers in an interactive environment. With this initiative, Roland aims to make a strong impact on India’s vibrant home music scene, particularly in markets where access to premium instruments and equipment has been limited. 

The new locations showcase a comprehensive selection of Roland and BOSS products, creating an immersive environment for hobbyists and professionals alike. Customers can try out digital pianos like the FP-30X, electronic drum kits such as the TD-07 and TD-17, and an array of BOSS pedals all set up and ready for hands-on demonstrations.

Knowledgable and highly trained staff will be on-site to offer personalized advice and ensure customers make informed decisions suited to their musical needs. These spaces are designed to inspire creativity and make high-quality musical instruments more accessible to musicians of all skill levels.

Limited Edition Release Nikon Z fc Camera Model In Collaboration With HERALBONY

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Nikon Inc. Announced a limited-edition release of the “Nikon | HERALBONY Z fc model, featuring premium exterior designs created by contracts artists from HERALBONY Co. Ltd. These model were previously only available in markets outside the U.S.

HERALBONY is a Japanese company dedicated to crafting and challenging perceptions of disability through art. Nikon was inspired by HERALBONY’s mission to “Radiate Your Color” and its extensive licensed art collection created by neurodiverse artists, and this shared vision led to the collaboration. With the Z fc unique artwork, this camera will not only serve as a tool for capturing and expressing moments, but also a means for individuals to express their own unique identities.

During this collaboration, Nikon and HERALBONY carefully selected four works of art from the 2,000+ pieces in the HERBALBONY licensed collection to be featured on the premium exterior of the Z fc. Individuals can now choose a camera adorned with a design that particularly resonates with them.  Additionally, this collaborative edition includes exclusive welcome screens that can be displayed when the camera is turned on, plus the camera comes on specially designed packaging, enriching the user experience.

Price and Availability

The new Nikon Z fc. HERALBONY edition will be available in four colors representing the work of each artist and paired with the NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens. The HERALBONY models will be available in late December 2024 for a suggested retail price of $1,199.95 and will be sold exclusively through the Nikon Store at nikonusa.com.

The standard Nikon Z fc in its classically styled black and silver is currently available with a variety of kit configurations; the body-only is available for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $959.95, or paired with the silver NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens for $1,099.95 SRP. 

For more information about the latest Nikon products, including the vast collection of NIKKOR Z lenses and the entire line of Z series cameras, please visit nikonusa.com.

Cannon Launches New Cropping Guide For Select EOS Cameras

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Cannon Inc., the parent company of Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced a new Cropping Guide feature that will be available via a firmware update for Canon EOS R50, EOS R10 and EOS R7 camera models that allows users to more easily frame their subjects through the use of four tailored on-screen guides.

The new feature will be available December 9th from Canon USA for the price of $120 USD. For customers who have previously purchased one of the camera models compatible with the feature, they can send their device to a Canon Service Center and it will be returned with the Cropping Guide feature installed. 

For those new customers interested in the above mentioned models, the option to purchase them pre-loaded with the feature (with an additional cost) will be available via Cannon Direct and other dealers starting December 9th.

The new Cropping Guide feature provides on-screen guidelines that help shooters position subjects with precision, helping to ensure consistent and professional results while saving time on editing. It allows for Canon users to position the frame at the time of capture so that post-production and editing can be kept at a minimum. Lastly, Cropping Guides can be applied to horizontal of vertical framing scenarios, allowing for a wide range of shooting situations.

Canon will showcase its new offering to visitors to the School Photographers Association of California (SPAC) trade show on January 21-26 in Las Vegas, NV at the South Point Hotel and Casino Booth #715. This new feature is specifically designed for school photography, sports events, or any scenario in which subjects need to maintain a consistent position.

Wampler Launches ReWired Pedal

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Brent Mason is one of the most recorded guitarists in history. The ReWired brings you his signature sound in a pedal — now evolved, refined, and redefined.

What makes us different?

Each Wampler product that bears the official “Wampler — Built in USA” logo is custom designed and assembled in the USA using premium globally sourced components chosen for superior sound and response. Each pedal comes complete with Wampler’s 5 year limited warrantee — we stand by our products so you can stomp on them!

The guitar has always been in Brent Mason’s DNA. Growing up in a musical family, with both parents and grandparents playing, Brent would wake up, grab the guitar from the foot of his bed, and practice for hours — sometimes 4-5 hours straight.

There’s no shortcut to mastering his skill, but there is a shortcut to getting his legendary tone. Introducing the all-new Wampler Brent Mason ReWired – an ultra-versatile, 2-channel Overdrive and Distortion pedal that delivers an incredible range of essential tones for every guitarist.

Brent Mason’s career as a session guitarist spans over five decades, making him one of the most recorded musicians in history. His unparalleled talent has graced more than 1,000 albums, playing with and contributing to chart-topping hits from icons like Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Black Shelton, Shania Twain, and many others.

A Grammy winner and Musicians Hall of Fame inductee, Brent has also earned twelve Guitarist of the year awards from the Academy of Country Music, two CMA Musicians of the Year titles, and was named one of the top ten session guitarists ever by Guitar World magazine.

Brian Wampler’s journey with Brent Mason began way back around 2004, when he’d make weekend trips to Nashville just to watch Brent play. Inspired by Brent’s incredible talent and effortless touch, Brian set out to craft signature pedal that would become the cornerstone of Brent’s sound.

The Overdrive channel perfectly captures Brent’s iconic rhythm tones, offering everything from crystal-clear light dirt to a crunchy, muscular Overdrive. The Distortion channel screams with rich harmonics, making it ideal for solos — whether used on its own or stacked with the Overdrive for maximum effect.

 

 

The NIKON Z5OII – Master The One-Touch Glow-Up

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Nikon announced the new Z5011, a compact, fully featured mirrorless camera that lets your creativity run free while enabling the effortless capture of amazing photos and video. This camera is the lifestyle accessory for those that seek innovative creative features like film-inspired looks and easy sharing, giving the freedom to capture the feeling of a fleeting moment, or conveying core memories with brilliant colors that are uniquely you.

The Z5011 combines a full range of fun, creativity-enhancing features with the superior performance of Nikon’s latest mirrorless technology. This is the simple to use yet powerful camera that creators will always want to bring along, whether shooting portraits, landscapes, a great night out or an epic trip.

This is the Nikon’s first APS-C/DX format camera to feature the powerful EXPEED 7 processing engine, the same found in the pro-grade Nikon Z8 and Z9. The Z5011 makes it easier than ever to experience immersive image quality, with blazing fast and precise autofocus, fast frame rates up to 30 fps, superb low-light capabilities, advanced audio features and extensive control of colors.

“If you’re ready for the next phase of your creative journey, or even if you have never picked up a camera before, the Z50II is a gateway to a whole new world of expression,” said Fumiko Kawabata, Sr, Vice President of Marketing and Planning, Nikon Inc. “This camera benefits from some of the best technology from our acclaimed pro-level cameras, but it’s small enough to tag along for anywhere life takes you.”

Discover Color

Relive the warm glow of a summer day at the beach with friends or convey the peacefully somber tones of you favorite spot in the forest. The Z50II is the first Nikon camera to feature a dedicated Picture Control button, opening up new possibilities for expressive color, with imaginative film-inspired looks.  

In a single press, the user can see in real-time the effects of up to 31 built-in color presets, which instantly change the color, tone, and feeling of the scene. Using this camera encourages the user to experiment an play with color settings to develop a truly distinct look and feel to images and video, using tones and color to evoke a feeling like never before.

Imaging Recipes can also be directly downloaded to their camera as Cloud Picture Controls directly through the Nikon Imaging Cloud. These recipes are custom presets with changes to color, brightness, hue and more, which have been developed by notable creators. 

Additionally, users can make their own Imaging Recipes and Flexible Picture Controls for truly limitless creative possibilities. Images can also be sent instantly to a user’s own cloud-based storage using the Nikon Imaging Cloud, or easily share images to a phone with Nikon SnapBridge.

Price and Availability

The new Nikon Z50II will be available in late November 2024 for a suggested retail price of $909.95 for the body only.

Sunn Amps Launches The 1000-Watt DoomBox

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A 1000-watt speaker cabinet crafted for musicians who demand power and precision, Sunn Amps intends to reinvent the standard 4×12 configuration with the introduction of this new cabinet.

The Sunn Amps DoomBox is built to accommodate both guitar and bass, offering an impressive 1000-watt handling capacity — making it the first commercially available 4×12 cabinet with such high power handling. With four specially designed 12” drivers rated at 250 watts each, this cabinet provides clean, unrestrained sound levels that can maintain power integrity across all frequencies, ideal for high-volume performances.

Inspired and developed using feedback from artists and brands, who rely on the depth of lower tunings and high volume genres, the DoomBox was engineered to meet the unique demand of professional musicians looking for a robust, high-efficiency cab that can translate the raw power of their sound without compromise.

Premium Craftsmanship and Materials

The Doom Box cabinet is crafted from solid finger-jointed Baltic Birch plywood, ensuring both durability and tonal clarity. Each cabinet is constructed by hand in the U.S.A. using original 1930’s machinery, the DoomBox reflects Sunn’s historic commitment to quality, contrasting with some of the mass-produced, MDF-based cabinets on the market today. The cabinet’s aluminum basket, ferrite magnet, and custom Sunn weave Tolex with a custom grill design complete its professional-grade build.

Technical Specifications:

Power Handling: 1000W

Inputs: 1 X ¼”

Drivers: 4 X Sunn 12S250

Construction: Marine Grade Baltic Birch

Dimensions: 29.25” X 30” X 14”

Weight: 107 lbs

Price: $2399.00

With clear low-end punch, even sound response, and ample air movement, the Doom Box ensures that every note reaches the audience with clarity and power. This cabinet is a game-changer for musicians who need high-performance, road-ready equipment that enhances their unique sound.

Aguilar Expands Tone Hammer Line

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Aguilar Amp presents a classic reimagined: The New Tone Hammer Preamp – Iconic Aguilar Tone for Stage and Studio.

Born in the heart of NYC and raised on the road, the Tone Hammer Preamp DI has been an indispensable tool for bassists seeking inspiring tone and versatility. With its warm, rich, and dynamic sound, the Tone Hammer Preamp is an essential preamp/direct box for every bassist.

The Tone Hammer features fully sweepable midrange frequencies, in addition to bass and treble controls. With the Tone Hammer’s pristine D.I., players are set for either studio or stage.

Enhanced for even greater flexibility, the updated Drive circuit now provides an expanded range, allowing for increased gain and a dedicated control to finely tune your sound. You can go from modern slap sounds to vintage or overdriven, and everything in between.

18-volte operation gives the Tone Hammer plenty of headroom, and we’ve added a Headphone Out and Aux In, making it the perfect practice companion, whether on the road or at home.

Dial In Signature Warmth And Precision: Experience Aguilar’s signature warmth and character with the Tone Hammer Preamp’s three-band EQ and sweepable midrange. Shape your tone with precision — from punchy mids to deep lows and smooth highs, the Tone Hammer Preamp ensures your sound stays dynamic and under control.

From Clean To Mean In A Single Twist: Add a rich layer of harmonic warmth or gritty edge the Tone Hammer Preamp’s Drive control. With this dedicated Drive control and foot-switch, dialing in anything from subtle, tube-like warmth to raw aggressive punch is more accessible than ever.

Professional Sound, Anywhere You Play: Designed for versatility, the Tone Hammer offers connectivity for any setting. Its balanced DI output integrates seamlessly into live, studio, or recording setups. For practice, the Aux Ilets you play along with tracks, while the Headphone Out, provides silent practice without compromising tone. Perfect for gigs, recording, or home sessions, the Tone Hammer keeps your sound professional and adaptable.

Eventide And Third Man Hardware Announces Knife Drop

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Eventide, in collaboration with Third Man Hardware announces Knife Drop, a commanding new effects pedal that merges aggressive octave fuzz with earth-shaking analog synth tones. This powerful device features presets developed in collaboration with Jack White himself — resulting in bone-rattling distortion and generous heaps of sonic chaos.

Born from the collaborative vision of two pioneering forces in music technology, Knife Drop opens a new chapter in effects processing. The pedal combines Eventide’s decades of digital audio mastery with Third Man Hardware’s innovative vision, resulting in a product that’s as intuitive as it is deep, as fresh as it is familiar.

“The Third Man crew have amazing products design instincts and we learned so much throughout our collaboration. It didn’t feel like work, it felt like Rock ’n Roll,” – Russell Wedelich, Eventide Audio CTO.

“Collaborating with Eventide on the Knife Drop has been an inspiring and exciting experience that expanded into some amazing sonic possibilities. We’re so excited to get Knife Drop into people’s hands, and to make their own sounds and feel the same excitement we had” – Dan Mancini, Third Man Hardware.

Core Features:

Rich Blend of octave fuzz and analog synth capabilities

Dual octave control with dedicated footswitch

Precise filtering options with pre/post distortion routing

Intuitive preset system with instant recall

Stereo I/O switchable guitar/line level inputs

Flexible expression pedal integration for dynamic control

Intuitive Control

The Synth Mix knob allows players to blend between raw guitar signals and bold synthesized tones, while the Drive section delivers everything from a subtle boost to intense, biting distortion. The expressive filter section includes responsive envelope control, adjustable resonance, and switchable routing, putting total tonal flexibility firmly in the user’s hands.

Knife Drop features an LED ladder for precise preset navigation and a secondary function layer that unveils additional sonic territory. The dual I/O configuration supports both mono and stereo operation, while the switchable input accommodates various signal levels for versatile applications, whether onstage or in the studio.

Knife Drop will be available for purchase in the United States through Third Man Records’ website and internationally through Eventide’s authorized distributors, with an MSRP of $299. Additionally, a limited-edition yellow model will be offered exclusively on Third Man Records’ website for $333.

FOXGEAR Introduces Baroni JEVAL

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In the music industry, Baroni means innovation: from classic pedals and amp circuits, to game changing marvels like the astonishing Miniamp line. After years of dedicated R&D, Baroni-Lab is able to offer uncompromising tone, quality and power (up to 200w RMS) in a pedal platform format amp.

Our same attention to quality and details is applied to our line of hand built tube amplifiers. We search the world to bring together the best of components to produce top-of-the line amps without gimmicks; pure innovation, pure quality tone.

The Baroni JEVAL is a true 150 W rms Guitar Hybrid Amplifier that boasts a dual Channel TUBE Preamp section, featuring a hi-voltage ECC82 tube that enriches sound, dynamics and harmonic content, adding warmth and a huge bottom-end response typical of real Tube Amplifiers. 

The CALM channel is designed to recreate the warmth and brilliance of Vintage Amps “blackface” era, and it’s the perfect companion to your pedalboard. The RAGE Channel is designed after our award wining GURUS NINJA preamp pedal, which recreates the classic sound of ANGRIEST higain amplifiers. 

We have fully recreated the behavior of a tube high-gain preamp section using a tube and a series of FETs configured to recreate up to Six gain stages to obtain a huge amount of gain.

Both channels have separate tone stacks. Separate Gain and Volume for each channels, plus Master Volume and master Presence complete the palette of colors available to create your perfect sound. 

Regarding the amp format, Baroni thought let’s do something different… Let’s make a Desktop/Cab Top amplifier. The JEVAL can fit on hoe studio’s desk, ready and waiting for you when you’re ready to record that killer guitar track. Also the JEVAL looks right on stage on top of your speaker cabinet.

The wooden sides are easy detachable and let you use your JEVAL on your pedalboard a a pedal, featuring a classic footswitch on its top panel to switch between the channels. 

A Remote Switching socket on the rear panel will work with any standard latching type footswitch, and let you change channels when using it as a desktop/cab-top unit.