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Novation Introduces Wavetable Editor for Peak & Summit
New editor, with sounds from NASA and Noisia, unleashes the wavetable oscillators in flagship...
Sterling by Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass REVIEW
Short scale basses sometimes get overlooked, even though players like Stanley Clarke and Paul...
MY FAVORITE AXE: Chris Wyse & His Fender Precision Bass
MY FAVORITE AXE with Chris Wyse Chris Wyse is the frontman and bass player in Owl, the rock band whose third album - the propulsive and powerful Things You Can’t See, dropped on July 28th. Chris is...
WATCH: How to Clean Shure Earphones
Our friends at Shure have a helpful video series up on YouTube that all musicians and pro audio users should watch. Next up in the series is a helpful clip that shows how to properly clean your...
TOUR TEST: Win a Mitchell Element Guitar & Acoustic Amp Package
It's that time again - time for another tour test! We're looking for two (2) artists to test drive a new gear bundle consisting of a Mitchell Element Guitar (ME1ACE) and an A40 Acoustic Instrument...
3 Electric Guitars Under $800 That Sound High-End
It's easy, especially in the guitar world, to get hung up on big names and iconic models. Unfortunately, many of these also come at iconic prices. That being said, trying to keep some money in your...
B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe Guitar Review
B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe PROS: Great sounds, excellent playability, quality construction. CONS: None. PRICE: $449 In the 1980s B.C. Rich was one of the standard hair metal, day glow,...
FLASHBACK: 1969 Fender Mustang
1969 Fender Mustang Ready for the competition… HISTORY The Mustang was introduced just before CBS originally took over Fender as part of the "student level" guitar line, but at a higher level of...
PUC Wireless MIDI Interface for iOS REVIEW
PUC Wireless MIDI Interface for iOS REVIEW PROS: simple, easy to use. CONS: only works with iOS. PRICE: $99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQiq0i0eGVM MIDI is the language that was established to...
Walrus Audio Aetos Power Supply Review
Walrus Audio Aetos Power Supply PROS: durable, simple. CONS: none. PRICE: $169 Pedalboards have come a long way; in the past two or three simple stompboxes would do just fine. Now the average boards...
Peterson StroboStomp Classic Pedal Tuner Review
Peterson Stomp Classic Pedal Tuner PROS: DI function, true bypass, plenty of tuning modes. CONS: slightly large size. PRICE: $199 The Stomp Classic is more of a traditional stomp box pedal tuner,...
Peterson StroboClip Clip-On Strobe Tuner Review
Peterson StroboClip Clip-On Strobe Tuner Review PROS: covers plenty of instruments, and almost any guitar configuration. CONS: none. PRICE: $79 Believe it or not, tuners used to be real luxury...