#GearReview #148



Summer Namm 2018 - Fender Guitars:
* Summer Namm又黎啦. 一向summer namm都唔係咩大盛事, 但今年兩大結他廠Fender同Gibson都搞得比以往大, 一口氣出大量新product, Gibson更加預計會公佈簡化左既2019 line, 唔知可唔可以帶領公司走出財困.
* 唔計Fender早前已公佈既Player Series, 今次Summer Namm打頭陣就係一系列新出同update左既signature model.
* 先黎Flea Active Jazz Bass, Red Hot Chili Peppers既flea兩年前出左Road Worn Jazz bass大受好評, 但係live入面都好少見佢用. 但今次Active Bass based on Masterbuilder Jason Smith幫佢造既Bass, 進一步貼近翻佢係live show常用既Bass, 係所以Flea fans既入手時機. 呢支bass有Fender humbucking pickup配Aguilar OBP-1 18-volt preamp.
* 再黎Albert Hammond Jr. Signature Stratocaster. The Strokes既AHJ多年黎都keep著用佢支80年代既MIJ 70s Reissue Strat, 連d Poly finish都用到爆哂. 加上佢都算係2000年後新生代indie rock圈子入面其中一個著名既Strat用家. 佢既墨西哥製signature copy哂佢支MIJ既spec, 連pickups都一樣用ceramic. 最特別係佢既pickups wiring. 由於佢主要用middle pickup, 但佢又成日要彈chord, 所以佢reverse左middle同bridge既position. 另外正常既neck+middle都變成neck+bridge.
* 最後就係部分現有signature既update, Jimi Hendrix Strat會推出紫色, Johnny Marr Jaguar亦會有limited edition既lake placid blue.
* 不過期待已久既Ryan Adams Strat仲未見影, 但相信都會係呢幾日出現