Wireless systems often don’t get along well with pedalboards. BOSS now has your pedalboard in...
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Gamechanger Audio Plasma Rack REVIEW
Read our expert review of the new Gamechanger Audio Plasma Rack High Voltage Distortion Module...
iRig Keys 2 PRO MIDI Controller iRig Keys 2 PRO MIDI Controller
IK Multimedia’s new iRig Keys 2 PRO MIDI Controller is entering a crowded field of MIDI...
PHRED Ernesto VH3 Guitar Review
PHRED Instruments Ernesto VH3 Guitar PROS: Versatile, great tonal options, looks fantastic. CONS: Effects loop may take some getting used to. PRICE: $589 Let’s get this bit out of the way. Yes, it...
Dragon’s Heart Guitar Picks Review
C. Whitney Guitars Dragon’s Heart Guitar Picks PROS: Unique, durable and works for plenty of playing styles (shredders welcome). CONS: Slightly pricey for an individual pick. PRICE: appx $9/each...
Source Audio SoundBlox 2 Multiwave Distortion Pedal Review
PROS: Good selection of distortions, flexible controls. CONS: None. PRICE: $169 Multi mode programmable effects have been known to be tricky to work with; menus, parameters, patches and banks can...
WATCH: Audio-Technica’s “Ask Me Anything” with Producer Ryan Hewitt
Ryan began his musical career by taking up drums and piano in the third grade, and set up his first primitive recording studio at age 10. This display of interest prompted his father, remote...
Source Audio SoundBlox 2 Multiwave Distortion Pedal Review
Source Audio SoundBlox 2 Multiwave Distortion Pedal - $169 PROS: Good selection of distortions, flexible controls. CONS: None. Multi mode programmable effects have been known to be tricky to work...
D&A Starfish Guitar Stands Review
D&A Starfish Guitar Stands - $55-70 PROS: Rock solid, won’t damage a nitro finish, easy to adjust, works with basses. CONS: None. The new Starfish+ guitar stand (named for its five legs) from...
MY FAVORITE DRUMS with Bram Bessoff
Bram Bessoff (pictured on the left) started his career as drummer for long-time touring and successful indie band Soup. Now off the road, he speaks at conferences nationwide and helps artists get...
VINTAGE GUITAR FLASHBACK: 1966 Epiphone Wilshire
Classic Solidbody Played by Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen BACKGROUND Designed as a low-cost alternative to the higher-end model, the Crestwood, it was produced from 1959-1970. WHAT IT SOUNDS...
MY FAVORITE AXE: 2014 DiDomenico Guitars Custom Acoustic with Sarah Blacker
‘Female Performer of the Year’ in the New England Music Awards (2012), Boston-bred and based Sarah Blacker plays ukulele, guitar and sings a unique version of singer/songwriter pop called “Sundress...
Hacking MIDI Controllers to Create Drum Machine/Guitar Hybrids
In 2001 I started bringing my Ensoniq EPS sampler keyboard on stage to make freestyle beats. It came about in part because as a DJ and producer, it’s always a challenge to be interesting on stage...