NEW GEAR
The LP Music Group are known for their great percussion devices but have most recently made a serious effort to broaden their musical instrument line. The Kitty Hawk amplifier series, engineered in West Germany, feature the Kitty Hawk transformer—and since Kitty Hawk’s inception they have manufactured transformers for other amps, as well as for industrial use.
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NEW GEAR
LP MUSIC GROUP’S KITTY HAWK AMPS
The LP Music Group are known for their great percussion devices but have most recently made a serious effort to broaden their musical instrument line. The Kitty Hawk amplifier series, engineered in West Germany, feature the Kitty Hawk transformer—and since Kitty Hawk’s inception they have manufactured transformers for other amps, as well as for industrial use. The line is all tube design, utilizing EL34’s and 616GC’s and the amps come standard with Celestion speakers. The amp top also includes reverb and an effects loop. For more information, contact Kitty Hawk, 160 Belmont Ave., Garfield, NJ 07026. (213) 772-3568.
ZION GUITARS RADICASTER
The Radicaster is a beautiful customdesigned instrument with a lightweight basswood body and an Eastern hardrock maple neck. The body is deeply cut and the neck has a tapered block that allows for full access to the higher frets. The instrument has 22 jumbo nickel silver frets on the neck and a fully recessed Floyd Rose locking tremolo system and features an ebony fingerboard with a pearl dot inlay. Zion Turbosonics pick-ups are standard, but others are available at additional cost. The gorgeous finishes are painted by Wayne Jarrett and the colors, designs and finishes are quite impressive. Contact Zion Guitar Technology, 1801 Holbrook Street, Greensboro, NC 27403. (919) 852-7603.
