guitarz news: 12 New Gear Demos: Marshall, Fender, Boss, Collings, Darkglass, Chase Bliss, and More!

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NAMM '18 - Marshall DSL40C & Origin20C Demos

Two new tube-driven combos offer different takes on the classic Marshall sound—at lower volumes and lighter poundage.

NAMM '18 - Boss GT-1000 Guitar Effects Processor Demo & Katana Air

The stompbox vets' new tone-stacked board features AIRD (Augmented Impulse Response Dynamics) technology that aims for more nuanced, three-dimensional cab simulations.

NAMM '18 - Fender Hot Rod IV Amp Series: DeVille 212, Blues Junior & Pro Junior Demos

Get a taste of three of the updated tube combos that all street for under $1k.

NAMM '18 - Collings Guitars I-30 LC, 02H 12-Fret T & Parlor 1 T Blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher works out the Texas outfit's newest double-cutaway hollowbody, while we also learn about several classy new flattops.

NAMM '18 - Chase Bliss Thermae & Condor Demos Sonic scientist Joel Korte unleashes a pair of radical tone shapers that offer warping delays and an EQ/filter pedal that can radically shift your sound.
NAMM '18 - Mezzabarba Z18 Head and Skill 30 Combo A rising-star Italian amp builder hits NAMM with a loud, gutsy little combo and a new surprisingly high-headroom 20-watt, Bassman-inspired head.
NAMM '18 - Darkglass Electronics Alpha·Omega Ultra Demo This respected relative newcomer delivers a drop-and-go preamp that's enough to gig on any stage.
NAMM '18 - Ormsby Guitars Goliath Headless GTR Demo A Perth-based guitar builder designs a new line of sans-headstock 6-, 7-, and 8-string hot rods.

NAMM '18 - Joe Gore Pedals Purr Vibrato, Cult, Screech Octave Fuzz, and Porkolator Demos The PG contributor details and plays through a handful of his latest noisemakers and tone annihilators.
NAMM '18 - Bourgeois Guitars Large Soundhole OM & Generation Series Dana B. applies a larger soundhole to his previous OM outline in a design inspired by Tony Rice's road-ravaged flattop. Plus, we see a stealthy new take on the dreadnought formula.
NAMM '18 - Walrus Audio Fathom Reverb Demo A new stomp with a cool sea-explorer graphic that plumbs reverb's depths
NAMM '18 - Breedlove Guitars Concertina The Oregon-based crew unveils a new body shape that aims for a bigger sound in a guitar even more comfortable to play than a parlor.