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Review: Taylor 514ce Urban Red Ironbark Acoustic Guitar
By Chris Devine on February 8, 2023
Taylor’s been pushing the expectations and limits of Acoustic guitars for decades now; just when you’d assume there’s a plateau, they go further into new...
REVIEW: IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Space Reverb Pedal
By Chris Devine on February 7, 2023
Large format (three or more footswitches) pedals have become the standard for effects, with options for tweaking that can get to the molecular level. They...
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REVIEW: DPA 2028 Supercardioid Condenser Vocal Microphone
By Chris Devine on February 7, 2023
Vocalists usually don’t dwell on microphones like a guitarist would over pedals, pickups and other items. But, considering the purest path is the best sounding,...
REVIEW: Shure ULX-D Handheld Wireless System + KSM11 Wireless Capsule
By Chris Devine on January 31, 2023
Shure ULX-D Handheld Wireless System Shure KSM11 Wireless Microphone Capsule If a microphone company is going to make a wireless setup, they already have a...
REVIEW: Donner Arena 2000 Multi-Effect Processor
By Chris Devine on January 30, 2023
Donner’s Arena 2000 is re-setting the bar in terms of price per performance in multi-fx units. The controls are a combination of touch screen and...
REVIEW: Coppersound Strategy Two-Channel Preamp and Overdrive V2
By Chris Devine on January 26, 2023
Back in March of 2021 we reviewed Coppersound’s Strategy pedal. The cool Strat-inspired design is as unique as the sound, and now Coppersound has updated...
How to Use an FX Loop on Your Amplifier
By Chris Devine on January 26, 2023
FX Loops and You: Unlock Better Tonal Possibilities What is an effects loop, you may ask? Well, it’s an “opening” on an amp allowing effects to...
REVIEW: Positive Grid Riff Guitar Audio Interface
By Chris Devine on November 30, 2022
Positive Grid’s new RIFF is tiny, even by today’s standards, with plenty of functionality that’s portable with excellent sound quality across the board. We dig...
REVIEW: Vidami Blue Video Looper Pedal
By Chris Devine on November 30, 2022
So many performance devices are pedalboard based, but studio devices still require the disruption of taking your hands off of an instrument to work a...
REVIEW: Neumann NDH 30 Open-Back Studio Headphones
By Chris Devine on November 30, 2022
Neumann microphones have been legendary for their quality and performance for decades. Now they are really re-defining headphones with their NDH 30 studio headphones. Inside...