Vater VH7AN Manhattan American Hickory Drumsticks feature a small round tip for defined cymbal work. These Hickory Drumsticks, or Natural Wood Drumsticks, are denser and heavier than maple sticks. Jazz Drumsticks are typically lighter, with a quicker feel, and these 7A Drumsticks are a little bit longer than the average 7A stick. Nylon Tip Drumsticks produce a bright, defined cymbal sound.
The original VMS4 truly broke new ground in affordable digital work stations. It’s fair to say that there was nothing else like it before. At American Audio, we learned a lot of lessons by blazing a new path with a unique product and we took all those lessons and applied them to the development of the VMS4.1. The VMS4.1 has a completely new internal hardware, four times more output, a larger power supply, brighter LEDs on knobs and buttons, stronger facer mounting, vastly improved sound quality and significantly upgraded mic sound, quality and output. It also has a new, more linear EQ design that works better with Traktor software, and it has more advanced cell phone interface shielding so it’s more reliable in any environment. Another very important feature is that the VMS4.1 has our new and unique American Audio D Core processing so it’s faster and smoother than our earlier products.
VOX continues their collaboration with legendary American boutique amp designer Tony Bruno, exploring new tonal territory with the VOX Bruno TB18C1 guitar amplifier. Despite their British VOX pedigree, the TB18C1 has a decidedly American feel, thanks to Tony’s influence and design. The amp chassis features a pair of 6V6 power tubes, known for their smooth and clean high end, creamy mids, big bass, and for their rich “breakup” when overdriven. The preamp stage is driven by two 12AX7 preamp tubes. The single-channel preamp offers both High and Low level inputs, as well as Volume, Bass, Middle, and Treble controls. External speaker jacks and extension cabinet jacks are standard equipment. The TB18C1 features a 12-inch Celestion G12-65 loudspeaker mounted into a rugged plywood cabinet.
Designed with a 5A shaft, enlarged neck, and full taper, the Cindy Blackman Signature drumsticks feature a rounded arrow tip that creates a phat sound on drums and is full and clear on cymbals. These Vic Firth drumsticks give you great balance from top to bottom. Cindy Blackman is an American jazz and rock drummer best-known for recording and touring with Lenny Kravitz. Blackman has recorded several straight-ahead jazz albums under her own name, and has performed with acclaimed jazz and rock artists, including Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell, and Joe Henderson.
Latin Percussion now carries single and double row version of its Professional 10-inch Tambourine. Both versions have sonically matched, American-made nickel silver alloy jingles that produce a vintage sound reminiscent of the tambourines used throughout the Sixties and Seventies. The Double Row version (LP380B) has 16 pairs of jingles, a natural finished 10” Asian Oak shell with rounded edges for continuous comfort, and a finger hole allowing a secure grip. The result is an outstanding quality instrument that produces bright, crisp tone, spectacular dynamics and unmatched resonance. When tested with LP Artists, both models became instant favorites.