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Ernie Ball Instrument & Headphone Cable

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Ernie Ball just created a cable that has three inputs instead of two. Now you can run your guitar/bass signal to your amplifier and connect headphones or in-ear monitors (IEMS) through the same cable run with no latency. The mono cable ends are for your instrument and the threaded 1/8” to ¼” stereo inputs are for the headphones all in an 18-foot cable. Professional Ernie Ball construction and it works great with multi-channel snakes on stage. This Instrument & Headphone Cable can also be utilised in reverse to split your signal to another recording interface or digital amplifier. Either way you use it, this cable is built to last and maintain the integrity of your sound. Replace two cables with one with the new Ernie Ball Instrument & Headphone Cable so you have one less to roll up at the end of the gig! www.ernieball.com

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BOSS Dual Cube LX Amplifier

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The new BOSS Dual Cube LX guitar amplifier is an evolved version of the extremely popular standard Cube amp. There have been many upgrades in this model number one being the dual stereo 4 inch speakers that provide true stereo with 5 watts per side. All of the amp models have been tweaked and now there is a microphone preamp onboard also. There are seven effects built-in and now you have the capability of the Dual Cube LX editor app to further adjust them. The stereo guitar inputs are great for stereo outputs guitars or effects. Amp controls include 3 band EQ, Gain, Volume, Mic Volume and Master Volume. Amp and effects combos can be stored in 27 memory slots. The BOSS Dual Cube LX amp can be powered by the included AC adapter or by eight AA batteries on the bottom of the amp for up to 8 hours of play time. It also has a built in looper with an external pedal plug in on the back. USB audio connection for live streaming or direct recording. Stereo 1/4-inch outputs with an i-Cube line/Aux in jack for audio playback needs. An optional Bluetooth audio adapter is also available to add on. The sound quality is phenomenal, and it sounds much louder than the 10 watts that produces. Besides the incredible onboard effects, the BOSS Dual Cube LX is crafted like a professional amplifier with a sturdy handle on top and metal speaker grill. For practicing at home, small jam sessions and recording this little amp has everything you could wish for and more. The memory storage slots are a big improvement, and the amp sounds are better too. Plus, the Editor App provides control that the Cube amps never had before this! READ MORE ‘TOOLS OF THE TRADE’ IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF MAVERICK AVAILABLE HERE! Media Contact: Eric Dahl, Editor Email: editor@maverick-country.com

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Iron Cage Guitar Mount

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The new Iron Cage articulating guitar stand by Maalouf Guitar Stands gets your instrument off the floor and on the wall. It only requires two screws for wall attachment and once your guitar is secured it can be adjusted 360 degrees. The brilliant part of the Iron Cage is that puts no stress on your guitar neck, like other stands do, and cradles the body firmly. You can also easily remove your instrument from the Iron Cage stage to play it or to take it to gig. This stand essentially makes your guitar into the playable artwork that it is. The four steel arms are painted matte black and covered in Grip Tek rubber to cushion your instrument investment. Ideal for musicians, studios, and collectors! Visit their website below and they hope to be available in the UK and Europe soon with increased demand! www.maaloufguitarstands.com

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MLS 1000 Personal Line Array Speaker System by Harbinger

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A quality Personal PA can make the difference between a great gig and a mediocre one. Harbinger has just released the new MLS 1000 Personal Line Array Speaker system which attaches a two-piece column to a bass woofer on the bottom. The column section contains 6 individual 2.75” high frequency driver speakers. The bass cabinet contains a custom 10” subwoofer, electronics, outputs, and inputs. A mixer built-in to the back of the bass enclosure contains two band EQ and Volume and effects. Reverb effects are included in channels one and two and accept XLR or ¼”. The second channel includes Chorus effect also. The third channel accepts ¼” input only but can be used in stereo or mono. The fourth channel is Bluetooth pairing capable and has a 3.5mm stereo input. The mixer also includes DSP voicings for Standard, Live Band, Dance Music, or Speech. Routing selections for Mono, Stereo Master, or Link in are on the panel too. You can link one MLS 1000 another one via the Direct Out or Link Out SLR outputs on the back of the bass cabinet. What is great about the Harbinger MLS 1000 system is that you have high voiced speakers, bass woofer and mixer all in one portable unit. Each column also has its own carrying bag and there is a cover for the bass cabinet to protect it during transport. The number of usable channels can also be expanded by adding another multi-channel mixer into a single channel on the MLS 1000. This is an ideal portable PA system for duets, solo artists or for songwriter sessions and rounds. Everything you need is built-in to the Harbinger MLS 1000 Personal Array speaker system, plus it has plenty of output power to fill a room. www.harbingerproaudio.com

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Silvertone Amp in a Pedal?

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For vintage amp aficionados, the Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve amplifier is in the pantheon of great sounding amps from the 1960’s. Silvertone Guitars has partnered with Jackson.Audio to create the new Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve Guitar Pedal. The Twin Twelve pedal resembles the vintage Silvertone amp with old, styled knobs, amp jewel light and laser cut stainless steel pedal chassis. The Twin Twelve pedal can be utilised as a clean preamp, gentle distortion, or a booster. Controls on the top of the pedal are straight forward like an amp featuring volume, bass, treble and gain. There is an included card that provides knob position suggestions to achieve certain sought-after sounds. The pedal sounds like a vintage tube amplifier when you run your guitar through it and the overdrive is smooth. For preamp and booster usages the Silvertone pedal would be ideal to build your other pedals around and bypass the preamp of your usual amplifier. It is powered by a 9-18v DC power, output is 100k OHM impedance and the Input is 1m OHM impedance. Silvertone and Jackson.Audio took their time in releasing the Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve pedal and it is worth the wait. www.silvertoneguitars.com

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Woman Tone Pedal by Aclam

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The new Woman Tone guitar pedal by Aclam is an amazing effects unit that faithfully recreates Eric Clapton’s sound from back in his Cream days. The pedal is essentially two effects in box with the Plexi amplifier footswitch to the right and the Woman Tone activation to the left. The Volume and Gain knobs are designated to the right footswitch and the centre Woman Tone knob controls the left. There is also an internal dip switch to make the sound even darker. Aclam pedals also come with their standard pedalboard locks on each side so you can secure them to one of their Smart Track pedalboards without attaching Velcro on your pedal. The designers behind the Woman Tone pedal truly did their homework as you can easily dial in Clapton’s vintage sounds with this pedal and then mod them to your own taste. The beauty of it is that it doesn’t require a Gibson SG to reach this sound thanks to the circuitry you can achieve with a Strat or Tele also. If you’re an EC fan or just relish vintage 60’s guitar tones the new Woman Tone by Aclam is a must have effect! www.aclamguitars.com

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JD Clayton to release Long Way From Home

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Long Way From Home has a simplicity and sincerity running throughout. Clayton’s earnest lyrics and lived-in vocals are delivered with a balance of warmth and resolve, and his timeless sound has an immediate appeal. Within each song Clayton shares intimate details inspired by his upbringing, about the region where he was raised and looking back on recent life experiences. From the joy of becoming a new father to the impact the pandemic had on his life and career, Clayton exudes gratitude for what he has and newfound appreciation for what he almost lost. The young songwriter’s perspective shifted over the last few years and with that came a clarity that directed him to the artistic path he needed to be on. Long Way From Home is the result of his journey. The heartfelt title track features Clayton lovingly speaking to his mother about the need to chase his dream, regardless of the obstacles. The working-class perspective in “Different Kind of Simple Life” paints a vivid picture that places the listener inside the story. “Cotton Candy Clouds” exudes classic British influence with a rustic feel, while “Goldmine” swings with classic country tones and a honky-tonk vibe. Long Way From Home includes the four tracks featured on Side A – the relaxed album opener “Hello, Good Mornin’”, the defiant “American Millionaire”, the roadhouse shuffle “Beauty Queen” and the fiery rocker “Heartaches After Heartbreak”.Long Way From Home was produced by Thomas Dulin (Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors) and JD Clayton, and mixed by Craig Alvin (Kacey Musgraves). In 2018, JD Clayton released his debut EP, Smoke Out The Fire, featuring the track “Brown Haired Blue Eyed Baby,” which has organically received over 2.2 million streams on Spotify.

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The Shootouts to release Stampede

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Stampede came as a surprise to the band. Only months after the April 2021 release of their Top 10 Americana Radio album Bullseye, The Shootouts received word that legendary singer Ray Benson was interested in producing their next album and they quickly headed back into the studio. In addition to production duties, Benson and members of Asleep at the Wheel contributed to the song “One Step Forward.” Additional appearances include the cream of the Americana music crop: Raúl Malo of The Mavericks (on “I’ll Never Need Anyone More”), Marty Stuart (“Better Things to Do”), Jim Lauderdale (“Tomorrow’s Knockin’”), and Buddy Miller (“Anywhere But Here”).The Shootouts’ sound is reflective of their Northeast Ohio Rustbelt roots, steeped in many familiar things but still its own: an energetic fusion of Americana, honky tonk and Western swing that Shootouts fans often refer to as “country music for people who don’t like country.” And while their hometown of Akron, OH – the city that produced the Pretenders, the Black Keys, and Devo – isn’t a place normally associated with country music, these influences are as integral to their sound as those of the country music greats.

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Little Big Town Releases Video for “Rich Man” Featuring Actor Charles Esten

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Little Big Town’s latest music video for their song “Rich Man” is available everywhere now, after making its Facebook world premiere. Off their 10th studio album, Mr. Sun, “Rich Man” was written by LBT’s Jimi Westbrook over the course of the last decade. The video features Charles Esten (“Outer Banks,” “Nashville”), who plays the central role of a father in the emotionally poignant video. Produced and filmed by Running Bear Films in Nashville, TN, the video is a nostalgic film which pays homage to good men, hardworking people, and loving families everywhere. It tells the story of a young boy and his relationship with his father (Esten) over the course of time. Interwoven with a performance by Little Big Town, the video ends with a beautifully fitting twist: Westbrook himself playing the older grown-up version of the little boy. “‘Rich Man’ has a special place in my heart, and I’ve been touched by the response it’s gotten from the record and playing it on the road. We wanted the video to show the love of family, and love of a father. This song makes me think of my own dad, and I wanted to honor that as well as the heart I have for my son,” says Westbrook. “Making this with Charles, the other actors, and of course Karen, Kimberly, and Phillip, was really a labor of love.” Adds LBT’s Karen Fairchild: “‘Rich Man’ tells the story of how the deep roots of family ground us and give us the space to flourish and become who we are meant to be. True wealth is the story of this song.”

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Cole Swindell Closes Out The Biggest Year of His Career

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Multi-Platinum selling superstar Cole Swindell closes out the biggest year of his career with two Platinum-certified, multi-week No. 1 singles (“Never Say Never” featuring Lainey Wilson and “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”); two sold-out headlining tours (Down To The Bar Tour and Back Down To The Bar Tour), two back-to-back, sold-out nights for his inaugural Ryman Auditorium headlining shows; multiple CMA Award and CMT Music Awards nominations for “Never Say Never,” multiple high profile television performances including The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, Kelly Clarkson Show, 2022 CMT Music Awards and the 56th Annual CMA Awards. Additionally, earlier this year Pandora honored Swindell with the elite BILLIONAIRE plaque for surpassing three BILLION lifetime spins. He has earned more than 5.4 BILLION global streams throughout his career.Swindell broke his own personal record earlier this year with the release of “Never Say Never” featuring Lainey Wilson, hitting the top of the charts in just 22 weeks, only to come with his most recent lauded career single “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” which is now his fastest-rising to date. The single hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in just 12 weeks and held its reign across the Billboard and Country Aircheck chart for five consecutive weeks. It then remained at No. 2 on the Billboard chart for an additional month and has, in total, amassed seventeen weeks and counting in the Top 5. “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” wrapped up the year landing in the Top 10 of Billboard’s 2022 Year End charts, at No. 6 for Country Airplay Songs and No. 6 Country Digital Song Sales. The single broke records as the first five-week chart-topper from Warner Music Nashville since Blake Shelton’s “Austin” in 2001, and it boasts more than 280 million global streams. It is the third Platinumâ-certified consecutive multi-week No. 1 single from Swindell’s fourth album, Stereotype, following “Single Saturday Night” and “Never Say Never.” Swindell released a special duet remix of his record-breaking “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” last month featuring Jo Dee Messina. HERE. Swindell, a two-time CMA Award nominee, had one of the most talked-about CMA Awards performances of the night with the surprise appearance of CMA-Award winning and multi-Platinum selling country star Jo Dee Messina joining him to perform this special duet remix version his five-week No. 1 single “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.” Messina is the original artist of the ‘90s country smash “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” and the inspiration for Swindell’s most recent, career-defining hit. Click HERE to watch the lauded CMA Awards performance.Swindell will join his friend/multi-Platinum entertainer Thomas Rhett next summer for his Home Team Tour 23.

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