Best Instruments

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Donner DST-400 Electric Guitar Review
By Chris Devine on November 2, 2022
S-type guitars are arguably the most common electric guitar style. The modular design and the adaptability of the electronics have made them popular with players...
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Cort KX700 EverTune Electric Guitar Review
By Chris Devine on November 2, 2022
The punch of heavy music relies on one thing: tuning. Any riff loses its potency when it’s out of tune, whether it’s from the player’s...
DONNER LAUNCHES FEATURE-PACKED ARENA2000 DIGITAL MULTI-EFFECTS PROCESSOR
By Benjamin Ricci on November 2, 2022
Donner, leading manufacturer of innovative and feature-rich musical instruments, has introduced the new Arena2000 amp modeling and guitar multi-effects processor. Helping musicians take their sound...
REVIEW: PRS SE Silver Sky
By Chris Devine on August 16, 2022
In March 2018 PRS announced the Silver Sky, a collaboration with John Mayer, refining the S-type guitar on their own terms. It was no surprise...
REVIEW: Roland JD-08 Boutique Series Desktop Synth Module
By Benjamin Ricci on July 29, 2022
You can read our companion review of the JX-08 that launched alongside this for more context on the Boutique series as a whole, but for...
REVIEW: Roland JX-08 Boutique Series Desktop Synth Module
By Benjamin Ricci on July 28, 2022
When the original Boutique series synths were announced a few years back, the JX-8P was one of the ones I was most looking forward to...
REVIEW: Maestro Original Collection Guitar Effect Pedals
By Chris Devine on July 7, 2022
Maestro is back, baby! Maestro started the whole pedal “thing” back in the 1960s; the original FZ-1 fuzz is all over “(I Can’t Get No)...
AKAI MPK Mini Play MK3 REVIEW
By Benjamin Ricci on June 27, 2022
Akai’s MPK MIDI controller is basically the industry standard when it comes to MIDI input for home studios, producers and beat makers around the world....
REVIEW: Casiotone CT-S1000V by CASIO
By Benjamin Ricci on April 25, 2022
OK, Casio. We gotta talk about the Casiotone CT-S1000V. Like we said in our other review this month, you’ve been quietly killing it. But if...
REVIEW: Casio Casiotone CT-S1
By Benjamin Ricci on April 18, 2022
I’ve got to say, Casio’s been quietly killing it lately. Like, a little too quietly. So, we decided to say something with two writeups in...