With the recent re-launch of the Maestro brand from Gibson, we thought it would be fun to take a...
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sE Electronics Introduces the NEOM USB Microphone
Introducing the latest addition to sE's legendary condenser microphones, the NEOM USB! A...
How Leveraging Old Music Can Save New Music
If you follow the music industry discussion at all, I’m sure you saw the article by Ted Gioia “Is...
Samson MediaOne M50 Studio Monitors Review
Monitors are a key element in any studio, from the bedroom and basement, to high-end facilities alike. But having a set of speakers with Titanium/Kevlar/unicorn hair drivers with infinitely tunable...
RME Babyface Pro Audio Interface REVIEW
There are plenty of portable audio interfaces out there, but durable units with more than two inputs and outputs? That’s a tall order. RME’s Babyface Pro is a robustly designed interface with plenty...
Peavey Invective.120 Tube Head Review
Peavey’s Invective.120 has been designed with the help of Misha Mansoor of Periphery, and it’s brought some modern features that aren’t usually found in the usual tube guitar head. It’s knobs galore...
INSURANCE BASICS: What’s The Difference Between a Claim and a Lawsuit?
A few months back, we posed a question to our readership, asking if they had any entertainment insurance-related questions that they wanted answered in the pages of Performer. In our last two...
VIDEO PREMIERE: Holiday Gunfire – “Imaginary Friend”
Performer is super excited to premiere the brand-new video for "Imaginary Friend" by Birmingham's Holiday Gunfire. Says Lester Nuby III of the track: "'Imaginary Friend' is the song that helped us...
NEXI Alternative Starter Pedalboard REVIEW
Pedalboards are great; the modular concept makes things flexible. However, running signal and power cables means re-doing things every time the player wants to make a change, and now it’s not so...
Fender Player Series Jazzmaster Review
Offset guitars have made a comeback with a vengeance, however there are players that pick one up and get confused with the switches and the tonal offerings of the pickups. Fender has blended that...
Fender Player Jaguar Bass Review
There’s been a resurgence of the offset body shape in the last few years, guitar-wise. Basses with P and J style pickups, again nothing new. But melding the classic offset shape to the P&J...
ZT Amplifiers Announces New California-Built Custom Shop Line
Benicia, California-based ZT Amplifiers has launched its new Custom Shop line of guitar amps, built in-house with American parts by owner and Chief Engineer Austin Gibbons and his team. The Custom...
Yamaha EAD10 Drum Module Review
The common thought is that while home studio setups are great for singer/songwriters and doing small demo projects, you need to haul all your drums and percussion gear to a “real” studio for proper...