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This week The Guitar Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Faith Guitars, Ernie Ball, Nobels Effects and Reverend Guitars
Faith Guitars:
Based right here in the UK, Faith Guitars are designed by British guitar luthier Patrick James Eggle, who has been hand-building guitars for decades for some of the biggest names in the business.
Discover the range here and then visit one of the many UK or European retailers to try them for yourselves.
If you’re in the USA or Canada, you can buy direct HERE – and by using the COUPON CODE: NERDS at checkout you can get an exclusive 10% discount.
Ernie Ball:
One of the most popular Ernie Ball Music Man models, the John Petrucci Majesty, is being welcomed with 4 brand-new, striking finishes.
Now offered in Pink Sand, Red Phoenix, Smoked Pearl, and Ember Glow, the 2020 Majesty features a lightweight okoume body, signature DiMarzio Rainmaker and Dreamcatcher pickups, and an onboard piezo bridge system that gives the guitar a focused and highly versatile palette of tones.
Check them out here.
Nobels:
Speak to a lot of Nashville session greats about their favourite overdrive pedal, and plenty will point to one box, the ODR-1 from Nobels.
This legendary drive pedal now includes a built in bass cut allowing the player to tame some of the that wild low end whilst Single coils users can still access the harmonically rich full range of the ODR-1.
There really has never been a better time to own this absolute cult classic transparent overdrive pedal to deliver creamy, natural overdrive – Everything from pushed clean amp tones to gain filled stacks!
Click here for details.
Reverend Guitars:
Check out Reverend Guitars Incredible range of Artist signature models. With nearly as many artist line guitars as they do in their standard range there is something for every type of player and always with a wonderful twist.
Check out the Bob Balch and Robin Finck signature model based on the Reverend Sensei standard model these double cut, set neck Korina body classics are set apart by some wonderful subtle differences.
Check them out here.
This week on The Guitar Nerds Podcast, Joe, Matt, Mark and Jay announce a new team up with Ashdown, plus we check out the incredible Merchant City Music exclusive Reverend Jetstream 390, and discuss new offerings from Schecter, Music Man, and Fender.
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