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REVIEW: Taylor Builder’s Edition 517e Grand Pacific
Taylor’ using some amazing ingredients on the new 517e Builder's Edition Grand Pacific...
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...
REVIEW: PicStix Adhesive Gel Pick Holders
PROS: Sticks picks without leaving residue, reusable. CONS: Not for use on nitrocellulose finishes. PRICE: $5.99/pack Loosing a guitar pick mid song is never cool. However, being able to grab a...
HAO Bass Liner (BL-1) Preamp Pedal
PROS: Small size, great tone, very adjustable. CONS: No English manual provided. PRICE: $299 http://youtu.be/gH3ZYBfgsl4 Most bassists rarely use effects, but HAO’s Bass Liner Preamp may be seen in...
Ernie Ball Everlast Coated Acoustic Strings
PROS: Great sound, long life, feels great. CONS: None. PRICE: $15 per set. Ernie Ball is the father of modern guitar strings, and one of the first companies to offer custom gauge string sets. The...
Washburn WCG25SCE Acoustic Guitar
PROS: Excellent construction, playability and sound. CONS: A little expensive compared to other imports. PRICE: $1069 MSRP Washburn’s been making guitars for over 100 years, and even though acoustic...
TC Electronic John Petrucci Signature Dreamscape Pedal
PROS: Good selection of musical modulations, true bypass or buffered bypass. CONS: None. TC Electronic’s Dreamscape pedal brings the modulation effects contained in John Petrucci’s monstrous racks...
TC-Helicon VoiceTone Mic Mechanic Vocal Effects Pedal
PROS: Simple, easy to use, good effects selection. CONS: None. Guitarists have long been able to use small pedals to alter/enhance their sound, while vocalists have been relegated to huge racks and...
Recording & Mixing Guitars in the Studio
Part 1 of 2 What’s the best way to record and mix electric and acoustic guitars? We have found that there is no “one way” to do anything in the studio, but here are some tried and true methods that...
Cort: Sunset 1 Guitar
PROS: Great pickups, nice Bigsby. CONS: Control knobs are a little hard to work with. MSRP: $750 Bigsby-equipped guitars usually only come on older, retro-fitted instruments, and don’t offer...
Oktober Guitars: Annihilator
PROS: Unique design, great sounds, plays great. CONS: Shape might not be for “traditionalists.” PRICE: $699 w/case There are guitarists that want things vintage, as they were back in the day. The...
Parker Maxx Fly Bass Guitar
PROS: Modern design, versatile electronics, lightweight. CONS: None. PRICE: $5,999 The new Maxx Fly Bass from Parker is setting the standard for the next generation of high-tech basses....