Local Music Gear Feature Story
Written By: Jac Harrison
Twenty Thirteen was an amazing year for new an exciting gear. I have had the pleasure of trying hundreds of exciting products that make playing guitar more enjoyable. While some products were good, others were just amazing. Every month Local Music Gear selects one of these amazing products to be showcased as the product of the month. For a product to become the product of the month it must exceed our expectations on three levels of standards.
Written By: Jac Harrison
Twenty Thirteen was an amazing year for new an exciting gear. I have had the pleasure of trying hundreds of exciting products that make playing guitar more enjoyable. While some products were good, others were just amazing. Every month Local Music Gear selects one of these amazing products to be showcased as the product of the month. For a product to become the product of the month it must exceed our expectations on three levels of standards.
- The product must do what it is designed to do 100% of the time without failure and be the best example of its type of product we have seen to date.
- The Product must be built well without any imperfections that would affect it’s functionally from day one throughout the life of the product.
- The Product must be a good value for its price tag.
These
are the twelve best products I have had the opportunity to review in 2013. While
all products that I reviewed for Local Music Gear were excellent,
these products truly stood out. The product listing below is in
chronological order based on the month the item won product of the month starting in January
2013 and ending in December 2013, and is not a ranking.
January 2013 Product of the Month - Swiss Picks Non-Slip Guitar Picks.
Swiss Picks is the manufacturer of non-slip guitar picks with an off center hole + raised edge with a patent pending design.
Read my full review of Swiss Picks -HERE-
February 2013 Product of the Month - SlipStop by Off Stage Products.
Off
Stage Products is the manufacturer of SlipStop -- A flexible self
adhesive non-abrasive strip that secures to your guitar preventing
slippage while playing.
Read my full review of SlipStop -HERE-
March 2013 Product of the Month - Gravity Guitar Picks Classic Standard.
Gravity
Picks is the manufacturer of guitar picks that are custom made to your
specific dimensions and finish. Gravity Guitar Picks are not a mass
produced product. Each pick is shaped, polished, and packaged by
professional craftsmen.
April 2013 Product of the Month - C.R. Alsip Guitars Vintage DCDT.
C.R.
Alsip Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, American made custom
boutique, electric guitars by master luthier Jake Willoughby, in
Arkansas City, Kansas.
This Vintage DCDT model has an alder
body with the C.R. Alsip "drop top" flamed maple cap that flows into a
25" scale/12" radius maple neck with a matching maple fretboard topped
with a 1-11/16" brass locking nut.
Read my full review of the C.R. Alsip Guitars Vintage DCDT -HERE-
May 2013 Product of the Month - The Zaffiro by Jarrett Guitars.
Jarrett Guitars is a Manufacturer of handcrafted custom boutique American built electric guitars.
This
Zaffiro Player’s series has a solid maple cap with a Honduras mahogany
chambered body that flows into a 25.5" scale one piece Honduras mahogany
neck, dressed in a Macassar ebony fingerboard, warped in maple binding,
featuring 22 jumbo frets, that is topped with a Tusq nut.
Read my full review of the Zaffiro by Jarrett Guitars -HERE-
June 2013 Product of the Month - The EX-SS by D'Angelico.
D'Angelico is a manufacturer of custom electric guitars.
This
EX-SS model has a 15" single cutaway semi-hollow body with a laminated
flamed maple top and back that is tied together with 5-ply binding
dressed in a stairstep pickguard that flows into a 25" scale hard maple
two piece neck with a walnut core that features a rosewood fingerboard
and mother of pearl inlays that ends at a 1 11/16” nut.
July 2013 Product of the Month - The G12M-65 Creamback by Celestion.
Celestion is the world's largest manufacturers of loudspeakers.
This
G12M-65 Creamback features a power rating of 65 watts (rms) with a
pressed steel chassis, round copper voice coil and a ceramic magnet with
a nominal impedance of 8Ω & 16Ω in a 12”/305mm package.
Read my full review of the G12M-65 Creamback by Celestion -HERE-
August 2013 Product of the Month - The Tier 3 Chena Model by Knaggs Guitars.
This
Tier 3 Chena model has a mahogany body with a "Tier 3" curly maple top
that flows into a 24.75" set mahogany "59" profile neck dressed in a
rosewood fingerboard featuring 24 frets separated by dot inlay markers
ending with a bone nut.
Read my full review of the The Tier 3 Chena Model by Knaggs Guitars -HERE-
September 2013 Product of the Month - The Speaker Cranker Overdrive Pedal by EarthQuaker Devices.
EarthQuaker Devices is an American manufacturer of boutique, hand-crafted, guitar effects pedals.
This Speaker Cranker features one control knob (more) with true bypass. This OD pedal is designed, in the words of the manufacturer "to give your amp some grit and a slight boost without drastically changing the character or tone of your set up".
This Speaker Cranker features one control knob (more) with true bypass. This OD pedal is designed, in the words of the manufacturer "to give your amp some grit and a slight boost without drastically changing the character or tone of your set up".
October 2013 Product of the Month - The Jac Harrison Signature ChiliCaster by Chili Custom Guitars.
Chili
Custom Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique
electric guitars by master luither Horst Weinelt, in Austria.
This
Jac Harrison signature ChiliCaster model has an alder body with a big
leaf maple cap that is dressed in a natural binding that flows into fat
59” profile 25 1/2" scale bolt-on satin walnut neck that is dressed in a
24 fret 14" radius bloodwood fingerboard featuring chili pepper inlays
at the 12th and 24th fret wrapped in a cream binding and topped with a
bone nut.
Read my full review of the The Jac Harrison Signature ChiliCaster by Chili Custom Guitars -HERE-
November 2013 Product of the Month - Fuchs Audio Technology Plush FX Pedals.
Fuchs Audio Technology is an American manufacturer of boutique guitar amplifier and effects pedals.
This review is on the Plush FX Cream, The Plush Drive, Noxious and Pure Gain point-to-point hardwired effects pedals.
This review is on the Plush FX Cream, The Plush Drive, Noxious and Pure Gain point-to-point hardwired effects pedals.
Read my full review of the The Fuchs Audio Technology Plush FX Pedals -HERE-
December 2013 Product of the Month - FU-Tone PMS (Pickup Mounting System) Upgrade.
FU-Tone,
formerly known as Floyd Upgrades, is the Manufacturer of aftermarket
high-performance guitar parts designed to optimize a guitar's voice,
sustain, playability, and tone.
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Posted 12/2013
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