Not all fuzzes are created equal; the various vintages and versions, the tweaks, the re-issues,...
Chris Devine
REVIEW: Palmer PWT08 Powerbar
Pedalboard power supplies are often overlooked, but it’s an area that can not only mess with your...
REVIEW: Revv Shawn Tubbs Tilt Overdrive Pedal
In case you didn’t know, Shawn Tubbs is a highly regarded session player, and one thing session...
REVIEW: Donner Arena 2000 Multi-Effect Processor
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 parameter controls. Strangely the display screen...
REVIEW: Coppersound Strategy Two-Channel Preamp and Overdrive V2
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 it with an additional overdrive mode. Enter...
How to Use an FX Loop on Your Amplifier
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 be run after the preamp, and before the power amp...
REVIEW: Positive Grid Riff Guitar Audio Interface
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 it, and so should you – read on… The...
REVIEW: Vidami Blue Video Looper Pedal
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 keyboard or mouse. Vidami has freed up player’s...
REVIEW: Neumann NDH 30 Open-Back Studio Headphones
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 the silver finished, and...
REVIEW: Manhattan Prestige Session One Bass Guitar
When a player starts a company, they’re drawing on years of practical experiences. Neil Jason is a session bassist with some serious cred, and he started Manhattan Prestige Basses to share what he...
REVIEW: Jamstik Studio MIDI Guitar
MIDI and guitar sometimes don’t mix well; Jamstik figured out how to make an electric guitar with a modern aesthetic, along with full MIDI functionality that can open up new sonic doors to six...
REVIEW: Indio by Monoprice 66SB DLX Plus Guitar
At first glance the Indio by Monoprice 66SB DLX (what a mouthful) looks like classic Kalamazoo, with the gold top, P90’s and inlays, but the modern headstock and sharp cutaway add a contemporary...
Focusrite Vocaster Two USB-C Podcasting Audio Interface REVIEW
Podcasting started out pretty simply: a computer and a microphone. Then the ability to have someone call in, like a radio show, and the hardware and software needed for more (and better) microphones...