Over at Gearpipe they are giving away 10 JamUp plugs, one a day till November 7th. The JamUp plug is an adapter that allows you to connect your guitar to your iOS device.
Ideally, the JamUp Plugs creators, Positive Grid, hope you will use it along with their new JamUp software. JamUp is basically an amp and FX pedal modeler that allows you to turn your iPhone, iPad or Touch into a headphone amp. Besides the ability to emulate 6 hybrid amp models and over a dozen FX, it also includes a four-track recorder, tuner and the ability to jam along with songs in your iTunes playlists. There is also a free lite version.
I’ll soon be doing a complete review of the JamUp software and JamUp Plug. So if your not lucky enough to win one, stay tuned to see if it’s the right gear for your needs.
Update to the latest version Amplitube(3.7) and you can download the Vox AC30 amp model for free. It isn’t included automatically, you’ll need to download it from the custom shop. It’s a great sounding, versatile amp sim, go get it! But hurry, it’s only free till October 31st.
IK Multimedia is proud to offer AmpliTube Custom Shopusers the British Tube 30 TB amp, based on the Vox® AC30™, free until October 31st, 2011. Once you register and authorize the new AmpliTube Custom Shop desktop application (it’s free, by the way), simply log into the Custom Shop and download your free British Tube 30 TB amp from the “What’s Hot” section on the main page.
The AmpliTube Custom Shop is our new platform that allows you to build your virtual guitar rig one piece at a time, as you need it. You get the basic structure for FREE, which includes a tuner, 2 pedal boards, 2 amp head slots, 2 cabinet/mic/room slots and 2 rack effect slots. You get 24 pieces of gear in the basic package, plus your free Vox® AC30™ amp model for the next week only.
Check out the new Custom Shop, and step up to the new standard in amp & FX modeling. DownloadAmpliTube Custom Shop today!
This is a model of a legendary british amplifier which is one of the most widely recognizable and popular amps of all time. Throughout its life, its legendary tone helped to put many of rocks founding fathers (including 4 guys from Liverpool) on the map and has been a highly sought after sound that is still heard on many albums today.
Being a fan of vintage guitars, I always have an eye on what Eastwood Guitars are up to. They recently came out with an updated version of the Airline Folkstar. They’ve taken a few liberties with the update to modernize it though. The original was hollow fiberglass and had no pickups. Eastwoods version uses chambered mahogany for the body and adds two pickups. A mini humbucker at the neck and a piezo under the bridge with a blend knob to adjust the signal strength between the two.
I’ve been intrigued with the idea of adding piezos to solid bodies for a while now. I like the extra complexity it can add to your tone and have plans to add one to the next guitar I build, which just happens to be a chambered mahogany Telecaster.
Anyway, it’s an interesting sounding guitar. Check out the demo below.
OK, I’m not too sure about the whole ‘videobass’ concept. But this guy, Michael Egger, it’s inventor, certainly has a lot of building skills. Fascinating to watch if your are interested in making your own instruments.
