Gear Reviews
Donner DST-400 Electric Guitar Review
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 from Buddy Holly to Billy Corgan, and countless others in between. Import versions have long been a value...
Cort KX700 EverTune Electric Guitar Review
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 intensity or hardware being pushed past its ability, it doesn’t matter. Cort’s KX700 is equipped with an EverTune bridge, and...
DONNER LAUNCHES FEATURE-PACKED ARENA2000 DIGITAL MULTI-EFFECTS PROCESSOR
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 to new heights, the Arena2000 features Donner’s exclusive FVACM...
How To
Spring Cleaning For Musicians: 2020 Edition
Well, here we are with some time on our hands. Don’t worry, I’m not going to talk about the “V” word that starts with a “C.” Nope, we’re just going to focus on some positives today. It’s Spring, and that means it’s time for some Spring cleaning! Aw yeah, throw open...
Qobuz expands “Gimme Shelter” program to include streaming revenues
Qobuz, the music service with the world’s largest HD music catalog, is expanding its “Gimme Shelter” artist relief program by returning 100% of commissions made on new customers’ first paid month of streaming back to rightsholders, for all new subscribers who join...
Summer NAMM 2020 is Canceled
News from our friends at NAMM: Dear NAMM Family, After speaking with so many of you and closely following the latest news regarding the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Summer NAMM, scheduled for July 9–11 in Nashville....
Buying Guide
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FUZZ, OVERDRIVE AND DISTORTION PEDALS?
They all do the same basic thing – add harmonics and clip the audio signal. However, the sounds that they produce, and the amounts of distortion can be quite different. OVERDRIVE GUITAR PEDALS An overdrive guitar pedal produces enough gain to push your amp into its...
Top Six YouTube Pedal Channels
THOSE PEDAL SHOWS Smash That Like Button: These Are Our Fave YouTube Pedal Shows Ah yes, the tube of you. We’ve all embraced the YouTube culture in which we now find ourselves living in, and in so doing have come to find a sea of endless YouTubers hawking gear in our...
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 anodized aluminum case is smaller than a standard iPhone, with a 1/4”...
Industry News
VOTE NOW for “The Sound of KRK” VINYL FINALISTS
The choice is YOURS! After an exhaustive nationwide search, we found 4 amazing artists from all over the States to participate in a project we're calling "The Sound of KRK" -- we sent each artist new KRK gear to record brand-new tracks with, and each one put together...
Enter to win a Mojave MA-D Microphone
We're looking for a killer artist or studio to win and test out the new MA-D Dynamic Mic from Mojave Audio. Need an awesome new tool for your mic locker or stage show? Enter below! Here's the deal: we're looking for a great artist or studio to win and demo the Mojave...
Audio-Technica Introduces Its 60th Anniversary AT-LP2022 Turntable
Audio-Technica today announced the introduction of its 60th Anniversary AT-LP2022 Manual Belt-Drive Turntable, a limited-edition record player that celebrates A-T’s 60 years of excellence in high-performance analog audio. A limited number of AT-LP2022 turntables will...