The PRS HDRX 20 amp features the company’s new Authentic Hendrix Touring Circuit. This circuit is inspired by one of Jimi Hendrix’s personal amps, purportedly used at Woodstock, which Paul Reed Smith and PRS amp designer Doug Sewell were able to study in 2018. In this lower-wattage package, the HDRX 20 breaks up well at more usable volumes. The addition of a master volume control on the HDRX 20, a new feature for HDRX amps, is another modern convenience. Players can use the master volume to control the power amp section of the HDRX, making it more user-friendly for players who don’t want to add a volume attenuator to their setup.
With retro-modern styling, center-lug profile and tight, punchy bop-kit shell sizes, Rogers’ new Tower series kit features the brand’s signature Satin Fruitwood Stain. Boasting the classic center-lug tensioning design, the new Tower series is a pro-line kit crafted to inspire today’s generation of drummers — at an attractive price point. The kit is precision-built with Rogers’ proprietary five-ply shells, reinforcement rings and artisan-cut bearing edges in a dynamic bop-kit profile.
Sequential’s Trigon-6 is a six-voice analog synthesizer that features the company’s take on classic 3-VCO-plus-ladder-filter tone in a modern polyphonic instrument. The Trigon-6 was designed by the Sequential team and was the last design that synth maker Dave Smith contributed to before his passing in June. The Trigon-6 features three newly designed, discrete voltage-controlled oscillators per voice, with simultaneously selectable wave shapes. The two- and four-pole ladder filter design with feedback and drive puts Sequential’s stamp on the classic transistor ladder filter sound. Analog voltage-controlled amplifiers complete the analog signal path.
