Recording Magazine Reviews KEL HM-7U and HM-3C
Recording Magazine has run the KEL HM-7U and HM-3C condenser microphones through their paces for their May edition. They both come through with flying colors! 
Paul Vnuk sums it up nicely:
As with the Song Sparrow, these two KEL mics impress me. Their sound is unique, their build is solid, and their prices are shocking.
Click here to read the review in its entirety. Contact us to demo the mics or to purchase! You won’t be disappointed.
Proel America Performer Package
Are you part of a small group performing in coffeehouses, bars, restaurants, wineries, or other small to mid sized venues? Are you looking to upgrade your PA system while reducing the overall footprint of your system? Or, maybe, you own or manage one of these venues and you want to provide a consistent and excellent quality system for your events. Proel America has perfect solutions for you- high quality, low cost solutions.
Take, for example, what we’ll call the Proel America Performer Package:
- (1) M8 USB Mixer with 6 Mic Inputs
- (2) Extreme Series 10A Active 2-Way Enclosure
- (1) FRE300KIT – a pair of aluminum speaker stands and nylon carrying bag
- (1) PSE2- dynamic vocal mic, microphone cable, mic stand, and carrying bag
Products shown have a combined retail price of $1321. That’s retail- contact us to locate a dealer with even better pricing for you, and to hear the system for yourself!
What exactly do you get with this package? Here are the specs and details:
The Proel M8 USB mixer:
Highlights:
6 mic preamps, 256 effect presets, a CD quality USB soundcard for recording your mix to your PC or MAC, and for playback from your PC or MAC, carrying bag and 19″ rack ears
Specs:
The Proel Extreme Series 10 Active Loudspeaker:
Highlights:
Great sounding, plenty of power, and less than 30lbs!
Specs:
The Proel PSE2 Pack:
This pack has it all- a great sounding vocal mic, boom mic stand, high quality XLR-XLR mic cable, and a durable nylon bag to carry it all!
Proel RSM200BK black microphone stand:
Proel DM226 Dynamic Vocal Mic:
PROEL FRE300KIT:
A pair of aluminum speaker stands and a durable nylon carrying bag.
Proel America is brought to you by the same folks who bring you Turbo Sound. This is a top notch manufacturer with great gear at affordable prices. Contact us to locate a dealer near you and set up a time to demo the product for yourself. You won’t be disappointed!
For the full line of products available, please visit the Proel America website.
Thanks and happy gigging!
New Products from Seymour Duncan!
Seymour Duncan announces new products for 2012- coming soon to a dealer near you!
’59 Custom Hybrid Pickup
Seymour Duncan is very engaged with their customers through many different avenues, but especially on their excellent forum. The new ’59 Custom Hybrid is a perfect example. This pickup was born from a thread on the forum in which a user had experimented with combining coils from a ’59 and a Custom and put them together to surprising results. This pickup is extremely versatile, with an Alnico 5 magnet; you get the lush vintage warmth of the ’59 with the hot crunch of the Custom. It’s very responsive to volume changes giving you the ability to go from warm vintage, mid-range growl or hot crunch.
Loaded Pickguards for Strat® featuring the Liberator
Strat® players can customize their sound and upgrade their electronics in minutes with our new series of Fully Loaded Pickguards. The Triple Rails Pickguard is locked and loaded for those that play rock or metal using the ferocious Hot Rails for Strat® pickups. The Classic Pickguard features a Custom Stack plus in the bridge, a Classic Stack in the middle, and a Vintage Hot in the neck, giving you the sound of a Classic Strat® and then some. The Bring Your Own Pickups Pickguard allows you to choose your pickup combination so that you can create the tone you desire. Install any combination of pickups in minutes thanks to the Liberator which is installed in the Triple Rails, Classic and Bring Your Own Pickups Pickguard and will allow you to change your pickups in minutes using only a screwdriver. The Antiquity Pickguard features an artfully aged look with true vintage tone and each is personally signed by Seymour W. Duncan.
Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set from the Custom Shop
The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop has teamed up with blues-rock virtuoso Joe Bonamassa to produce the Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set. This immaculately crafted and calibrated dual-humbucker set accurately replicates the P.A.F. pickups in Joe’s beloved 1959 sunburst Les Paul®. Their rich, dynamic, and nuanced voice will appeal to all tone connoisseurs who cherish the passion and power of the original humbucker.
Wound on the historic Leesona machine that created humbuckers for Gibson back in the ’50s and ’60s, the set features an Alnico 2 magnet in the neck pickup and Alnico 3 in the bridge. Period-correct butyrate bobbins, lightly antiqued nickel covers, wooden spacer, and retro-style “Bonamassa” P.A.F. stickers heighten the vintage vibe.
Only 1,959 sets will be sold worldwide and each will be hand signed by Seymour and Joe and include a special USB flash drive with the story of the making of the Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set.
