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REVIEW: Elektron Analog Drive Pedal
By Chris Devine on May 16, 2018
Digital’s great for effects that really need to do math, like choruses, reverbs, delays and filters. Digital distortions, though, haven’t really caught on in pedals...
MOOG MUSIC DEBUTS NEW GRANDMOTHER SYNTHESIZER AT MOOGFEST 2018
By Benjamin Ricci on May 14, 2018
Today, Moog Music announces Grandmother, a new tool that empowers creative humans to give meaning to vibration — inviting new waves and new ways of communication into our...
Yamaha Guitar Group Buys Ampeg
By Benjamin Ricci on May 11, 2018
LOUD Audio, LLC (LOUD), a portfolio company of Transom Capital Group, today announced that it has sold the Ampeg brand from its portfolio of Pro...
Yamaha Revstar RS502T Review
By Chris Devine on May 10, 2018
Performer Magazine goes hands-on in its review of the Yamaha Revstar RS502T P90 equipped guitars made a big comeback in recent years, but in most...
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The Guitar Mod Chronicles: Re-Floyding a Strat and Sheptone Pickup Review
By Chris Devine on May 7, 2018
In April of 2017 a friend of mine passed away suddenly. He was great guitar player, and I was really saddened by his sudden absence...
Short Scale Guitars and Short Money Upgrades – A Squier Mustang Story
By Chris Devine on May 3, 2018
This past Christmas my wife was kind enough to get me a guitar. She knows I’m passionate about guitars, guitar playing and music in general....
Two Real-World Reviews of the Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kit
By RICHARD THOMAS and DEREK DONATO on April 23, 2018
[Editor’s note – this past fall we searched for two active drummers to test out and report back on the Simmons SD2000 Mesh-Head Electronic Drum...
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PRODUCT TESTERS WANTED! Win Elixir Optiweb Coated Strings for your ENTIRE BAND
By Benjamin Ricci on April 6, 2018
Tired of constantly changing gross, grungy strings on tour? We want to hook up YOUR BAND with Elixir Optiweb coated strings, and have you tell...
Elixir Strings Expands its Electric Line With New Extended Range Strings
By Benjamin Ricci on February 20, 2018
Elixir Strings, the leading innovator in coated guitar string technology, has expanded its lineup of electric guitar strings to include nine new sets for extended...
TAYLOR GUITARS DEBUTS BREAKTHROUGH V-CLASS BRACING
By Benjamin Ricci on February 9, 2018
Taylor Guitars is excited to unveil a groundbreaking innovation in acoustic guitar design: the all new V-Class bracing system, a powerful sonic “engine” developed by...