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DS #6: Adam Jones Flying V, Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special, Orange Vintage Pedals

Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special

The Double Scoop #6

Adam Jones shows off his new Gibson Flying V, some classics resurrected, and a new fuzz pack this weeks issue of the Double Scoop!

Your top flavors this week are:

  • Adam Jones Flying V
  • Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special
  • Orange Vintage Pedals
  • Walrus Audio Eons

Adam Jones Flying V

adam jones flying V

Image: adamjones_tv (Instagram)

Adam Jones long teased Flying V has officially been revealed via his Instagram profile. He posted a quick video showing off the different unique properties this Flying V possesses. Things like the pickup selector and headstock stand out the most with the selector on the upper wing of the V and the headstock coming straight off a Gibson Moderna.

It will be interesting if we get a limited Custom Shop run of this V or if it will be solely an Adam Jones Original.

We are still waiting on the Epiphone Adam Jones Les Paul as well!

Check out the Instagram Post

Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special

Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special

Image: Epiphone (Youtube) 

Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special

Image: Epiphone

Tony Iommi is no stranger to his Gibson SG being a signature release. He’s had multiple go out either through the Gibson Custom Shop or as a Iommi Epiphone model. This newest model mirrors his “Monkey” SG with P90’s and an adjustable wrap-around bridge. The Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special is available in left or right-hand orientations and starts at $999.
 
 

Orange Vintage Pedals

orange vintage pedals

Image: Orange

Orange has reissued 3 classic pedals they were making in the 1970’s. The new releases are the Orange Sustain, Phaser, and Distortion. With this re-release Orange is bringing some modern updates to older circuits, but as they mention with the Orange Distortion, “new design doesn’t mean new sound.” This vintage series captures classic sounds starting at $249 each!

Get Them All at Zzounds!

Phaser

Sustain

Distortion

Walrus Audio Eons

walrus audio eons

Image: Walrus Audio

Just off the release of their Mira, Walrus Audio has dropped the Eons Fuzz. Featuring 5 different clipping options for your fuzz tone, the Mode knob let’s you specify your fuzz flavor. The other standout is the Voltage knob, letting you dial in your voltage between 3 volts and 18 volts to starve the circuit or open the headroom respectively. The Eons is released alongside it’s sibling multi-mode pedals, the Ages and the Eras, at $229.

Get Yours at Zzounds

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The Mod Shop Pick of the Week!

Gibson Mod Shop Deep Grape

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Gibson Mod Shop Deep Grape

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Gibson Mod Shop Deep Grape

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This week’s mod shop pick is a crazy purple 1959 ES-335 Reissue that is almost of royalty. It features a finish named Deep Grape with gold Custombucker Alnico 3’s, an Ebony fretboard, and the Gibson Custom Shop broken diamond inlaid headstock. The reverse side features an unpainted neck which makes this guitar really pop. This one is listed at the Gibson Mod Shop for $6,199.

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DS #5: USA Made Jackson’s, Jim Root and Mark Morton Switch, Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb

New USA Made Jackson's

The Double Scoop #5

The Double Scoop has you covered on guitars this week! New USA Jackson’s, 2 Metal Guitarist Swap Companies, and a Wild Flying V! 

Your top flavors this week are:

  • New USA Made Jackson’s
  • Jim Root and Mark Morton Switch it Up
  • Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb

New USA Made Jackson's

New USA Made Jackson's

Image: Jackson (Youtube)

Jackson has released a USA made line of their serious shred machine, the Soloist. Every Soloist touts premium hardware from Floyd Rose, Gotoh, Seymour Duncan, and Dunlop. The American Series Soloist SL3 comes in striking Riviera Blue, Satin Slime Green, Gloss Black, pr Platinum Pearl finishes with color matched Jackson headstocks and black hardware. Starting at $2499

New USA Made Jackson's

Image: Jackson

Watch the Video!

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Jim Root and Mark Morton Switch it Up

Jim Root and Mark Morton Switch it Up

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Jim Root and Mark Morton Switch it Up

Image: Charvel

Mark Morton and Jim Root had been with their prior guitar sponsors for quite some time. Mark always playing his signature Jackson Dominion and Jim with many Fender models throughout the years. The switch from Mark was hinted at when he posted a tweet of the Gibson broken diamond. He’s currently playing an array of Les Paul Standard’s that appear to be to his specs. Jim Root on the other hand has made a step to the side with Charvel, a Fender owned company. He’s sporting a custom Pro-Mod San Dimas with a Floyd Rose Trem System, something not seen on his Fender Models.

Learn More from Charvel!

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Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb

Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb

Image: Catalinbread
 

Shoegazers and lofi heads rejoice, a self-proclaimed “instant shoegaze” pedals has been released by the folks over at Catalinbread. The Soft Focus Reverb takes notes from the Yamaha FX500, which is used by popular Shoegaze bands of the 90’s. It is available now for $209.

Get Yours at Zzounds

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The Mod Shop Pick of the Week!

mod shop week 2 flying v 02

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The Mod Shop Pick of the Week 2!

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flying v with bigsby

Image: Bigsby (Instagram)

This weeks Mod Shop pick is a 70’s Flying V that is almost anything but a 70’s Flying V. The most immediate thing we notice is the Les Paul Style headstock, followed by the weird Bigsby tailpiece configuration. The Bigsby rests on a extension of the body instead of the usual bracing (White Flying V). With the added custom control configuration, this has got to be one of the crazier guitars to come out of the Gibson Mod Shop. 

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DS #4: AnalogMan Duke of Tone, Retro vibes 1981 DRV, J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Mufff

AnalogMan Duke of Tone

The Double Scoop #4

Plenty of pedal news to cover in this weeks edition of the Double Scoop!

Your top flavors this week are:

  • AnalogMan Highs and Woes
  • Retro vibes with the 1981 DRV
  • J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Mufff 

AnalogMan Duke of Tone with MXR

AnalogMan Duke of Tone

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Analog Mike, the creator of the of the King of Tone, has teamed up with the MXR Custom Shop to release a special mini version of his highly sought after King of Tone. The Duke of Tone is one half of the King of Tone and Analog Mike says you can run two Duke’s and basically have a KoT. Pre-Orders have started over at Sweetwater and will begin shipping on October 1st. 

The MXR x AnalogMan Duke of Tone is $149.99 at Zzounds

Click Here to watch the Dunlop release video with Analog Mike.

AnalogMan Counterfeit Parts Woes

AnalogMan Counterfeit Parts Woes

Image: analogmike_piera (Instagram)

Despite the amazing news of the MXR/AnalogMan Duke of Tone release, Analog Mike has expressed disdain in a now deleted Instagram post about finding fake parts in his latest batch of King of Tone pedals. These pedals were ready to ship and would’ve cleared up the wait list quite a bit, but have been pulled to have the correct parts added to them. Despite increasing the wait time for this latest batch, it does show the dedication Mike has for his craft. 

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Retro Vibes with the 1981 DRV

Retro Vibes with the 1981 DRV

Image: 1981 Inventions 

1981 Inventions has released a new colorway of their DRV pedal that is available for pre-order now. The 1981 Inventions DRV is a clear and warm mid-range drive pedal that has a vintage heart. The retro flavored DRV will begin shipping around September 15th.

You can pre-order this DRV colorway here

Check out The Knob Shoppe’s selection of overdrives here

EHX and J Mascis' Big Muff

EHX and J Mascis' Big Muff

Image: Reverb (Youtube) 

Dinosaur Jr. guitarist and long time Big Muff user J Mascis has partnered with Electro-Harmonix to release a signature Ram’s Head Big Muff based on the 1973 EHX V2 Violet Ram’s Head Big Muff. J Mascis uses the Big Muff as his “always on” pedal and considers it a core part of his sound. 

This custom edition Big Muff is available for $131.50 from Reverb

To learn more check out the Reverb video with J Mascis here

­Introducing the Mod Shop Pick of the Week!

Mod Shop Pick of the Week
Mod Shop Pick of the Week

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I’m starting a new section where I pick out my favorite guitar from the Gibson Mod Shop. If you don’t know, the Gibson Mod Shop takes factory seconds and customer returns, mods them, and puts them up for sale here. The guitars listed there move fast and this particular one is no longer available. My pick this week was the 70’s reissue Explorer they modded to have a P90 in the neck, a Tortoise Shell pickguard, and a stellar silver “burst” finish. 

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DS #3: Wampler’s Moxie,Walrus Audio’s Mira, and EBMM HT Series

Wampler's Moxie

The Double Scoop #3

In the third edition of The Double Scoop everything is coming in three’s. We have 3 new pedals to talk about and 3 new Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars (all with Heat Treated Pickups!)

Your top flavors this week are:

  • Walrus Audio’s Mira
  • Wampler’s Moxie
  • Earthquaker Devices’ Ghost Echo Collab
  • Ernie Ball Music Man’s HT Series

Wampler’s Moxie

Wampler's Moxie

Image: Wampler

The second pedal on the list this week is the latest green tubescreamer style pedal on the market. Built right here in the USA, Wampler’s Moxie is Brian Wampler’s take on the classic circuit. It features two switches, the Voice (EQ) switch and the Fat (Gain) switch, to deliver unique screamer-style tones.

You’ll have to come off $149 greenbacks to own this one.

You can learn more about the Moxie here and purchase one from Zzounds here

You can check out The Knob Shoppe’s selection of overdrive’s here

Walrus Audio’s Mira

walrus audio mira front

Image: Walrus Audio

Walrus Audio has debuted the Mira, their newest studio-grade compressor. The Mira features a true bypass optical compressor, eliminating 120hz and lower bass frequencies. 

The Mira will squeeze you out $249.

Click Here to watch the Walrus Audio Pedal Play video.

And get yours from Zzounds here!

Earthquaker Devices' Ghost Echo Redesign

earthquaker devices ghost echo redesign

Image: Origin Effects

Earthquaker Devices has teamed up with Brain Dead, an LA-based creative group, to release a limited edition Ghost Echo with exclusive art. The Ghost Echo V3 is a highly regarded spring-style reverb that has found a home on many pedalbaords regardless of genre. The Brain Dead/Earthquaker Devices collaboration also features a unique box.

The limited edition version is available for $199 (Same as the standard art version)

To learn more check out Earthquaker’s blog post here

And get yours from Zzounds here!

Ernie Ball Music Man’s HT Series

ernie ball music man ht series
Image: Fender

Lastly we have the new EBMM HT Series featuring 3 different Music Man models, the Sabre, Cutlass, and Stringray. All models come with variations of the patented Heat-Treated pickup technology that make this collection so sonically special. There’s too much ground to cover on all the detail that went into creating these, but you can check out the entire HT Lineup Video Here.

Starting at $2899 for the Stringray/Cutlass and $3700 for the Sabre

Get yours from Zzounds!

Stringray

Cutlass

Sabre

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DS #2: Death by Audio, Power Players, and Squier’s 40th

Death by Audio

The Double Scoop #2

Thanks for picking up your copy of this weeks’ Double Scoop. The Shoppe’s offerings are heavy on the pedal side, but there are a few pint-sized guitar updates.


Your top flavors this week are:

  • Death by Audio’s Space Bender
  • Old Blood Noise Endeavors’ Float
  • Origin Effects’ Halcyon
  • 40th Anniversary Gold Squier’s
  • Power Players by Epiphone

Death by Audio's Space Bender

Death by Audio

Image: Death by Audio

Death by Audio is back with another simple yet powerful modulation pedal to introduce  “sonic bedlam” to your pedalboard. It features simple controls with only 3 switches and two knobs at your disposal. 

A brisk $270 will get you bending time and space to your will. 

Click Here to watch Death by Audio’s admittedly weird demo video

Old Blood Noise Endeavors' Float

Old-Blood-Noise-Endeavors-Float
Image: Old Blood Noise Endeavors

Floating in at $299, OBNE newest offering is a dual filter pedal with seemingly limitless tweakability. Each side of the Float has its own filter type, cutoff slider, sensitivity, and rate controls. It also has an expression out for controlling the cutoff or rate for each filter.

Check out their extensive introduction video.

Origin Effects' Halcyon

origin-halcyon-green

Image: Origin Effects

Origin Effects harkens back to the Ibanez Tube Screamer with their Halcyon Green Overdrive. It features their own adaptive circuitry to increase the response even at lower volumes or with softer playing. No longer will you need to stack overdrives, just plug in this green machine and your mids will sing. 

Available at $299

Check out their product trailer here

Get one from Zzounds!

Our overdrives are available here

40th Anniversary Gold Squier's

40th golden squier
Image: Fender

Squier was first introduced in 1982 and has basically held the title of entry guitar ever since. Recently Squier has upped its chops and is making higher quality guitars for more competitive prices. Some famous musicians even carry a Squier as their number one and for good reason. Squier is celebrating their 40th Anniversary by releasing special editions of their Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Jazzmaster.

All starting at $599

Check out the entire 40th Anniversary Lineup

Get this Strat!

Power Players by Epiphone

Epiphone-Powers-Player

Image: Epiphone

I told you we had some pint-sized updates! New by Epiphone, the Power Players Collection. The Epiphone Power Players Collection are ¾+ scale versions of the iconic Les Paul and SG guitars. They feature a smaller, bound mahogany body and neck with trapezoid inlays. With two volume and two tone knobs, these guitars are the mini versions needed for easy travel or a child’s musical starting point. 

Both versions are listed at $279

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Les Paul from Zzounds!

SG from Zzounds!

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DS #1: Harley Benton, Adam Jones, and IPA’s

Harley Benton Double Pedals

The Double Scoop #1

Welcome to the first edition of The Double Scoop! In this bi-weekly newsletter you’ll find any noteworthy updates on guitars and gear.

Our top headlines are:

  • Harley Benton DC-60 JUNIOR Colors and Double Series Pedals
  • Epiphone Adam Jones Les Paul
  • Cliff Burton Beer

Harley Benton Hard at Work

Harley Benton Double Pedals
Image: Harley Benton
Harley Benton Junior

Harley Benton is still proving why they’re the top of the budget friendly food chain, with the release of their new Double Pedal series and new colors of their DC-60 Junior.

The series lineup consists of Double Vision Chrous-Tremolo, Twoface Tremolo-Overdrive, Sugar & Spice Acoustic FX, Evil Twin Overdrive, Duality Reverb-Delay, and Double Jammer Loop-Drum Machine.

To match the double series, two new finishes in the DC-60 Junior line have been released, Heather Poly Mist and Polaris White.

The pedals start at an easy $80 and the DC-60 Juniors at $200.

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Adam Jones Epi LPC

Adam Jones LPC

Image: Cesar Gueikian via Instagram

Looks like we are getting an Epiphone version of the coveted Adam Jones Les Paul Custom. Cesar Gueikian posted some video clips to his Instagram of the yet to be released guitar.

It appears to have the covered/uncovered pickup combo and a nice teardrop Silverburst finish. Block inlays and the broken diamond headstock round out this iconic guitar.

Details are still to come.

Check out all that Epiphone has going on.

Pick up the Adam Jones Gibson Les Paul Standard version from Zzounds!

Cliff Burton “Cliff ‘Em All IPA”

Cliff Burton IPA's

Image: Calicraft Brewing

Created by KnuckleBonz and Calicraft Brewing out of Walnut Creek, CA, the hoppy IPA pays homage to belated Metallica bass player Cliff Burton.

A portion of the proceeds from the craft beer will go towards the Cliff Burton Music Scholarship Foundation for Rising Youth Musician and the first 500 orders come with a free poster.

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