Each year, more than 100 magazines from all over the world vote for the best musical instruments and audio equipment in more than 40 categories. The awards are presented at a special ceremony at the huge Musikmesse show in Frankfurt, Germany.
Congratulations to all the members of the extended Sweetwater family who took home prizes!
Most Innovative Product — Zildjian Gen16 Acoustic/Electric Cymbal System
Bass Amp — Mesa/Boogie M3 Carbine Combo
Acoustic Drums — Drum Workshop Performance Drums
Drumheads — Evans EC2 SST
Drumsticks — Vic Firth Kinetic Force Sticks
Electronic Drums — Zildjian Gen16 Acoustic/Electric Cymbal System
Electric Guitar — Paul Reed Smith Guitars NF3
Acoustic Guitar — Martin OMCX1E & Yamaha FSX730SC (tie)
Guitar Amp Combo — Blackstar HT-1R
Guitar Amp Head — Mesa/Boogie TA-15 Transatlantic
Guitar Effects — Line 6 POD HD series
Pickups — Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Slash Signature Humbucker
Acoustic Guitar Amp — Roland AC-33
Strings — D’Addario XL110
Synthesizer Hardware — Arturia Origin Keyboard
Stage Piano — Clavia Nord Stage 2
Keyboard Workstation — Korg Kronos
Controller Keyboard — Akai Professional SynthStation 49
Organ/Portable Keyboard — Yamaha Tyros 4
Sound Library — EastWest The Dark Side
Live Microphone — Neumann KMS 104 Plus
Mixing Desk (Live) — Soundcraft Si Compact
Studio Microphone — Sennheiser Mk4
Stsudio Monitor — Genelec 8260A
Recording Software — Avid Pro Tools 9
Recording Hardware — RME Fireface UFX
Mixing Desk (Project Studio) — PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2
Audio Processor (Hardware) — Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite
Audio Processor (Software) — iZotope Nectar
Field Recorder — Zoom H1
DAW Controller — SSL Nucleus
