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 Updates and Upgrades
Native Instruments has just released free upgrades to a number of its virtual instruments. Each has some new features and various bug fixes, plus Mac OS X "Leopard" and Universal Binary compatibility. Their wave-scanning subtractive synth, Massive, has been upgraded to version 1.1.2. The company's advanced DJ mixing software, Traktor DJ Studio has been updated to version 3.3.1.
Guitar of the Day
Having dreamed of owning a 6120 from the age of 17 when he saw a photo of Eddie Cochran playing one, Brian Setzer was astonished to see an ad in his local paper that simply offered a "Gretsch for sale." When he went to see it, he was ecstatic to see it was his dream guitar and happily paid $100 for it on the spot. The Gretsch Custom Shop Limited Edition Brian Setzer Tribute Guitar is a stunning recreation of that very same guitar. Just three years later, Setzer and his Stray Cats sparked a "Rockabilly Revival" on both sides of the Atlantic, and his "personalized" 6120 was a critical part of the group's signature sound. The stickers Brian had placed on the guitar, along with a pair of dice to replace two missing knobs all contributed to making this an instantly recognizable instrument.
Now, based upon the exact specifications taken from that legendary Gretsch, Stephen Stern from Fender's Custom Shop in Corona, California has created a replica so accurate, Brian himself might honestly have a hard time picking out the original. Only 59 of these will be made and each one is accurate down to the tiniest scratch, nick, and ding - even the hole where the original tone switch used to be has been left open. This remarkable recreation is equipped with a pair of TV Jones pickups, which deliver everything from the cleanest rockabilly twang to a screaming hot lead tone. They have all the magic of the Gretsch Filter'Trons, but are wound extra hot so they will overdrive beautifully when necessary. Naturally, it wouldn't be a Gretsch without a genuine Bigsby B6 vibrato tailpiece. The ebony fingerboard has the neo-classical thumbnail inlays and the guitar ships in a deluxe cowboy case with a leather, bejeweled guitar strap, duplicates of Stray Cats backstage passes, and an "OK Card" that's signed by Setzer. If you missed 1959 the first time around, this is as close as you'll ever get in the 21st century.
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One of the coolest features of Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 is its ability to be voiced using your computer's "drag and drop" capabilities. All the elements you need to build your ideal guitar or bass amp is found within the Components Pool. This is divided into 8 categories: Amplifiers, Distortion, Modulation, EQ, Volume, Reverb/Delay, Tools (such as the Loop Machine) and MDF, which is a unique synth-style modulation framework found only in Guitar Rig. Simply open the Components Pool, select a module and drop it into your virtual rack, where it may be edited or used as is.
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