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REVIEW: Yamaha P-125 Digital Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuEvUr033S8 We liked the Casio digital piano we review elsewhere...
The Wait is Over – Casiotone CTS200 Now Available
Reimagined Casiotone Features Modern Design and Enhanced Features Casio America, Inc., a leading...
Qu-Bit Electronix Profile & Nebulae Review
Qu-Bit Electronix is a Eurorack modular synthesizer company based out of New York and California. They build synthesizers that are computers hiding in plain sight, able to do things analogue...
Gretsch G9311 New Yorker Supreme Mandolin Review
PROS: Great sound, great playability and insanely good price. CONS: None. PRICE: $349 The latest offering from Gretsch’s “roots” collection is a stunner, an import model acoustic/electric mandolin...
My Favorite Axe: 1973 Gibson Dove
Arrica Rose & the …’s (the dot dot dots) is a California folk-pop group who draws inspiration from timeless records made long ago. The music hints at Americana, classic pop, and vintage rock all...
My Favorite Axe with the MCI Guitorgan
I’m Martin Newman, the guitarist for Boston’s dreampop band Plumerai and sole member of ambient, drone experiment GODDAKK. I’m also a guitarist in To The Wedding. MAKE & MODEL Late ’60s MCI...
Casper Electronics NovaDrone Review
“The Friendly Ghost in the Machine” Casper Electronics is less a company more than it is an ethos encompassing the many ventures of its creator Peter Edwards. Instead of creating a line of many...
D’Addario NS Micro Clip-On Tuner Review
PROS: Stealthy, good functionality, great price. CONS: Visual metronome is lacking in concept. PRICE: $39 (2/pack) Tuners used to be big and clunky, but everything these days, they’re getting...
Hercules MS202B Stage Series Mic Stand & MS432 Stage Series Boom Stand Reviews
It’s hard to imagine integrating new technologies or ideas into something as simple as a microphone stand, but Hercules has added a new twist to theirs. Their straight stand with the “H” base sports...
TC Electronic HOF Mini Reverb Pedal Review
Reverb was probably the first “effect” for guitarists other than overdrive - originally found on amplifiers, and later in the digital realm, with complicated parameters. TC brings the simplicity of...
Vermona PerFourMer MKii Review & Builder Profile
Vermona is an analogue synthesizer and effect maker based out of Germany; they’ve been turning heads since their emergence in the early 2000s. Vermona was the East German brand that produced...
TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Review
Pedal tuners are nothing new, but TC’s PolyTune was a game changer, and their PolyTune 2 goes to the next level. The polytune functions enables the player to strum a chord, and the tuner displays...