IK Multimedia and Fender Announce Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube Mac/PC

Computer music technology company IK Multimedia announced the launch of its Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube, a new collaboration with the product designers and R&D Team at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation that brings some of the most iconic and genre-defining tones of the golden years of Fender’s amplifiers to AmpliTube for Mac and PC. Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube debuts a completely new ultra-realistic modeling technology and offers iconic Fender tube amp tone from the ’57 Custom Amp series, ’53 Bassman and ’65 Super Reverb.

CE Distribution announced an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement for the high-quality, sought after SoZo Capacitors. SoZo Capacitors are used by many great sounding boutique amp manufacturers, analogue outboard professional audio companies and DIY amplifier enthusiasts for their superior tone and reliability, also very popular among discriminating musicians.

During the 2016 Winter NAMM Show, speaker manufacturer Eminence celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company promoted an extraordinary roll-up of artist appearances at its booth, which converged at one of the best NAMM parties in memory. Of course, the NAMM was also time for a flurry of new product announcements, reinforcing the company’s Professional, Guitar and Bass Amp, and Artist Signature series portfolio.

Introduced in 1948, the Fender Champ single-ended 5 W guitar amplifier is “the” classic tube practice amplifier and it has been remade a few times over. In 1992, Kirk Elliott shared his take on the design, transforming the stock Champ into a quieter, safer, and more reliable studio amplifier. This article was originally published in Glass Audio Volume 4, Number 2, 1992.

Jensen Musical Instrument Speakers announced the addition of the P10R-F speaker to the brand’s catalogue. The P10R-F was designed by the Jensen factory in cooperation with Fender for the reissue of the Fender ’57 Bandmaster and the 20th Anniversary Vibro King. The goal was to design a P10R speaker with a more broken-in, worn sound straight out of the box.