1959 8mm Film by Forrest White. Leo Fender is in the second shot. No CNC machines back then, everything was done by hand. It is amazing to realize that every guitar made that year is now worth a small fortune. Archival High Resolution film transfer by CinePost at http://www.posthouse.com

The K3™ coating is the first coating that players report, “sounds as good or better than uncoated strings.” DR’s new, remarkable, proprietary and patent pending K3™ Technology Coating is the first coating that makes no apologies and no excuses for not delivering sound equal to uncoated strings. Players tell us that these strings have more volume, less unwanted overtones, greater clarity and articulation then standard, uncoated strings. Yet, they provide the same protection due to corrosion and perspiration as well as increased tone life that coated strings are known for.

Here’s a video of bassist, American Idol judge and former Bass Guitar columnist Randy Jackson playing and discussing Ernie Ball’s new Cobalt bass strings.

Ernie Ball recently announced the new line of electric bass and guitar strings, which is made out of cobalt, the most magnetically active material. Ernie Ball’s patent pending advancement in technology stems from a nine-year pursuit in researching materials that give guitarists and bassists a new-and-improved voice.

In 1985 Paul Reed Smith officially opened PRS Guitars offering a limited number of guitar models. Throughout the years, these instruments gradually changed the walls of guitar shops with their figured maple tops and eye-catching stains.

Now, PRS Guitars core amplifier line will continue that tradition with an upgraded specification: curly maple fascias. These maple faceplates will come standard on all core models and be stained Charcoal for a subtle but distinctive aesthetic makeover.

Introduced in 2009, PRS amplifiers are known for their reliable tone as well as their craftsmanship. The addition of Charcoal curly maple fascias on the core line will make their distinction immediately recognizable and their appearance eminently PRS. Core line amplifier models include: the 25th Anniversary, Super Dallas, Two Channel “C”, Two Channel “H” (pictured), PRS “30”, and Sweet 16.

To learn more about PRS amplifiers, visit prsguitars.com/amplifiers.

Guitar World‘s Paul Riario checks out the new Triple 6 three-channel, 120-watt all-tube head from DV Mark.

In the following video, Guitar World’s Paul Riario checks out the Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay, which features two one-second digital/analog hybrid delays with individual tone controls, time-division and delay-time settings, combined with tap-tempo control, dual out-puts and more.

In the following video, Guitar World’s Paul Riario tries out the iPB-10 Programmable Pedal Board, the latest programmable pedal board from the folks at Digitech.

In a special episode, Seymour jams with his record producer and Scott Marceau gives an update on what is happening in the world of Duncan. Seymour then joins Bob Bain for a talk on his long and accomplished career.

Guitar World‘s Paul Riario looks at Traynor’s DH25H QuarterHorse MicroAmp. The QuarterHorse features two channels, 25 watts of output at eight ohms and built-in effects.

Radial Engineering’s Peter Janis gave us an overview of the company’s brand-new Radial Firefly.   The Firefly is a direct-Input box that’s used to run your guitar sound straight into the house mixing console during live shows — complete with its own built-in tube.  The Firefly also has XLR outputs and a piezo input for acoustic instruments.