Maestro is back, baby! Maestro started the whole pedal “thing” back in the 1960s; the original...
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REVIEW: M-Audio BX4 BT4.5-inch Bluetooth Multimedia Monitors
When it comes to audio monitors, the lower priced units are usually cheaply made, with poor sound...
JOBY Wavo POD Desktop USB Microphone REVIEW
USB mics either used to be overpriced or overladen with every possible option, and for most...
Warm Audio WA273-EQ REVIEW
Learn why the Warm Audio WA273 EQ might just be the "must-have" piece of kit for your home studio build... Sometimes in recording, tech trumps tone when it comes to accessibility. DAW recording is...
REVIEW: TC Electronic TC2290-DT Digital Delay
TC Electronic TC2290-DT Desktop-Controlled Plug-in TC’s delay units were pretty much industry standard in the 1980s, not only in studios, but in live rigs for guitar players, as well. It’s a delay...
REVIEW: TC Electronic DVR-250DT
Plug-ins really made things easier overall – with fewer big boxes and racks to take up space. BUT, turning knobs and hardware offers up immediate (and satisfying) tactile results. TC found a way to...
REVIEW: Jack Caps Protective Covers
Sometimes an item come out, and it falls under the “huh?” category. It somehow feels like it fills some made up need, but then it comes to hit you that it’s not such a bad idea after all. Jack Caps...
REVIEW: Taylor Builder’s Edition 517e Grand Pacific
Taylor’ using some amazing ingredients on the new 517e Builder's Edition Grand Pacific dreadnaught; a sitka spruce top that’s been torrefied, which means the top wood has been really dried out to...
REVIEW: CruzTOOLS GrooveTech Guitar Player Tech Kit
Working on guitars can seem like looking into an abyss, if you’ve never gone past changing strings or changing pickup heights. Setting neck relief, string height, and intonation isn’t that hard, if...
Taylor Guitars 317E Grand Pacific Acoustic Guitar Review
We’ve reviewed quite a few of Taylor acoustic guitars in the last 2+ years or so. All along the way we’ve raved about their overall quality. Their 317E features their new V class bracing, and it’s...
Fluid Audio SRI-2 Interface Review
Small format interfaces are great, but the gain in desktop real estate sometimes means a loss in features or functionality, or porting over processing back to the DAW. Fluid Audio keeps things...
Mad Professor Double Moon Pedal Review
The Mad Professor Double Moon controls are pretty simple, and the added tone control works nicely, giving a bit more cut, as some choruses can tend to soften things up signal-wise. An eleven...
REVIEW: Celestion Speakers Impulse Responses
Impulse responses have become the new big deal in amp emulation and plug-ins. What is an impulse response? Well, the basic down and dirty concept is a signal gets pumped through a speaker, and...