Tech 21’s CompTortion combines compression and distortion effects are voiced to complement each other and are independently adjustable. The CompTortion’s range of sounds extends from totally clean to light distortion to smooth overdrive, with compression levels from zero to completely squashed. The CompTortion can also be used for a clean boost up to 12dB. Controls include level, tone, Tortion and Comp. The pedal runs on one 9-volt battery or an optional power supply.
Dean EVO (Evolved of Vintage Origin) premium guitar has a thick flame maple cap with an extra deep dished arch. The EVO also features Seymour Duncan pickups (which were optional), set-in neck, mahogany neck and body, Schaller tuners and select flame top. Available colors include flame black, flame red, flame blue, flame power purple, flame amber, flame sunburst and flame green. Average used price for the Dean EVO Premium: $500
the Stompin’Bass Instrument introduced by Shadow Electronics will be the perfect companion for those who play usually acoustic shows without drums. This little device will produce a percussive sound when you hit its anti-slip surface with your foot, so when you follow the rhythm you get a drum-like sound base.
The 2008 RG770DX has all the goods that made the originals such coveted collectors items: basswood body finished in either LB Laser Blue or RR Ruby Red, original Edge tremolo with its great feel and tone, USA-made DiMarzio/IBZ pickups and, perhaps most important of all, the original thin, flat, and fast Wizard neck,” remarked Pete Chiovarou of Ibanez
