The C-1 Blood Moon electric guitar from Schecter Guitar Research has a mahogany body topped with a gorgeous quilted maple top. The Schecter C-1 also features a 25-1/2 scale set 3-piece mahogany neck with the Ultra Access heel design, a rosewood fingerboard fitted with 24 extra-jumbo frets, a thru-body string bridge, Duncan Designed HB-102 pickups, a push/pull coil tap on the tone pot, black chrome hardware, black binding, spooky Blood Moon inlays and a matching gloss finish.
C-1 Blood Moon Finish
Features include two EL34 output tubes, three 12AX7 preamp tubes, a 12-inch Kustom-Eminence® speaker and a Bright switch that provides either a fuller, American-style bass response or a tighter, British flavored low-end. A player’s preference of either EL34 or 6L6 power tubes may be used in The Defender, thanks to a switch which adjusts the amp’s bias circuitry accordingly – perfect for guitarists who like to experiment with their tonal options.
A classic spring reverb circuit provides everything from a warm, ambient effect to an all-out cavernous wash of sound. 
The Ibanez RGR42DXFM Electric Guitar has a mahogany body and gorgeous flamed maple top. Featuring a flat, fast 5-piece maple/walnut neck and an Edge III tremolo bridge, this RG sounds great whether you're crunching a heavy chord progression or divebombing your way through a killer solo.
Ibanez RGT42DXFM Electric Guitar Features:
* Mahogany body/flamed maple top
* Ibanez IBZ INF1 humbucker (neck)
* Ibanez IBZ INF2 humbucker (bridge)
* Special multicolor sharktooth inlays
HUSH noise reduction in a convenient floor pedal.
The Rocktron HUSH Noise Reduction Pedal is the standard with touring rigs worldwide. Now you can tap into the same great circuitry to wipe out hiss, pickup buzz, and unwanted feedback. The HUSH pedal delivers 65dB of signal cleanup, while your signal integrity remains unaffected.
Expanding its U.S. tube amplifier line, Kustom introduces the Double Cross™, a world class, all-tube, 3-channel guitar head. Designed by noted amp builder James Brown, the 100-watt Double Cross boldly redefines high-gain guitar amplification with a broad spectrum of stunning new tones and user-modified features.
The Double Cross platform consists of three distinctively voiced channels: Rhythm, Lead I and Lead II. Each Lead channel can be modified by users via four separate function switches which are located at the four endpoints of a "Cross" design on the control panel. These switches are not simply EQ parameters; instead, each uniquely blends additional 12AX7 tube stages, letting players actually alter the Gain/EQ/Attack structure of their preamps — modifications usually not offered to consumers unless they take their amplifier to a knowledgeable technician to be permanently "modded."
"Having worked on high-gain amps for years, I always noticed how adding more gain usually causes so much compression that you lose all your dynamics and note definition," explains James Brown. "Although the Double Cross offers tremendous amount of gain and distortion, it adds the extra tubes in a new way that doesn't change your dynamics or sacrifice the touch sensitivity, regardless of the amp's settings."
Special features include an all tube, footswitchable effects loop, a 6L6 / EL34 bias switch for changing output tube types, speaker-emulated direct out, an input jack labeled 'Tight' that gives the amp a super-defined attack response, and a 5-function footswitch (3 channels, Boost, Effects).
The Double Cross retails for $1999.99
Here are a series of audio sounbites.
First, here's Lead II:
Lead II, thick stage:
Lead II, tight, bright:
Lead II, tight, gain:
Lead II, bright, gain:
Now hear the amp in context in the following piece:
George has been a strong contributor to the Indianapolis Music Scene for many years, playing with bands such as Sfumato and currently Ladymoon. He has taught for many years and even previously at Ram-Z Music. You can check out George and his band at www.myspace.com/ladymoonmusic to find out more about lessons with George on Piano, Guitar or Voice, call Ram-Z Music (317) 852-9470
Its on! October 4th 3pm! Ram-Z Music Fest is back!
This year we have Disguise Your Eyes, Drop Out Kid, The New Finland Radicals, Afterglow, Tony Ramsey of the SugarKings and more!!!
There will also be another Rock Band contest again this year!
Schecter Guitar Research has expanded their popular Damien Collection with the debut of the new Damien B2 and B2-FR at Winter NAMM.
The radical shaped body body is sculptured from lightweight Basswood. The bolt-on 25.5" scale maple neck is topped with a rosewood fingerboard and inlaid with the Damien's trademarked 'Bat' inlays. The B2 is armed with EMG Hz humbuckers (H4 in bridge and H4A in the neck). The B2 features a Tune-o-matic bridge with Schecter's popular string-thru-body, while the B2-FR version features a Floyd Rose Locking tremolo system.
The B2 and B2 FR are finished in radar-resistant flat black. Grover tuners and Black Hardware are standard on both versions.
MSRP:
B2 $549
B2-FR $629
(Click for close-up)Schecter prides itself on being the most "Lefty friendly' rock guitar company in the world... and offers both versions in left-handed (+$50.00)
