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Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear
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We find ourselves saying this often, but there’s never been a more vibrant time to be a gear-obsessed guitar player. This is evidenced by this month’s instalment of Gas Supply where we’ve stumbled across new releases ranging from a nearly forgotten Leo Fender design, a surprisingly low-cost electric from a legend of British guitar making, and new takes on the humble overdrive from equally revered pedal designers. There was so much, we could barely fit it all in. Don’t light a match, there’s been a GAS leak!
HALCYON GOLD £249
Guitar player certainties: your lost plectrum is in the washing machine; you will fish-hook yourself at least once when changing strings; and you will one day own a Klon-style overdrive. But while Origin’s new Halcyon Gold wears its inspiration on its chassis, there’s more than a simple borrowing of a circuit. Two toggle switches provide additional options. The first flips between classic Klonstyle or Origin’s own “smoother, more neutral” voicings, while the second introduces Origin’s Adaptive Circuitry for added playing dynamics. Finally, Origin has added a Dry blend control to help maintain clarity. We’ll be checking one out shortly.
TELSTAR £375
Shergold has unleashed its new Telstar design – aretro rocker with what looks like garage-rock tones at a garage-sale price point. As you probably know, Shergold was revived under the watchful eye of Patrick James Eggle, meaning this guitar is likely to grab a lot of attention. It features a poplar-bodied mash-up of offset/T-style/single-cut styling. The maple neck is a bolt-on, with a laurel fingerboard and 22 medium-jumbo frets, and the bridge is a through-body, hardtail. Pickup-wise, we get a pair of Page FilterSonic humbuckers, wired to a three-way switch and master volume/tone controls. The Telstar comes in Champagne Gold and Pastel Blue finishes. Did we mention it’s £375?
AMPWORX HI-GAIN £129
TC Electronic might have been a bit quiet of late, but its most recent pedal releases are designed to be anything but. The Ampworx Hi-Gain Series of preamp pedals aims to squeeze the tone of three classic high-gain heads into individual stompers. There’s the Dual Wreck, JIMS 800 and V550 (no prizes for guessing what they’re based on). Each pedal features two channels, with six top-mounted controls, including three-band EQ, plus a Presence control and switchable pre/post boost circuit at the back. Connectivity is simple with input, output and a cab ‐simulated DI out, and they won’t break the bank, either.
COGMEISTER £299
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