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
Audio-Technica Offers Work-from-Home Solutions for Audio Professionals
Working from home has become the new normal for many. It can require some adjustment but can be made easier with the right equipment for staying connected. Audio-Technica offers a variety of audio solutions that enable audio professionals to maintain productivity,...
HARMAN Professional Solutions Announces Free HARMAN Pro University Learning Sessions
Learning Sessions includes the Live Workshop Series that provides free on-demand and instructor-led webinars with leading industry experts and HARMAN product specialists HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems,...
ASCAP adds new education section to MUSIC UNITES US Resource Page
News from our friends at ASCAP: ASCAP recently launched MUSIC UNITES US, a music creator's resource page to help you through these unusual times. The page links to financial assistance programs and free wellness resources, plus an FAQ on the new $2.2 trillion relief...
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
How musicians can make money through their website
[Guest article courtesy of Melanie Kealey of Bandzoogle] Even in a time when new platforms and online technologies are exploding in popularity – Web3, TikTok, Yubo, and more – it has never been more critical for musicians to build and maintain their own website, their...
The special PEDAL ISSUE is out now!
Performer Magazine is psyched to bring you our special PEDAL ISSUE, bought to you by our premier sponsor, the RAT DISTORTION PEDAL. We've been working hard on this one for a while, and it even has a companion MIXTAPE dropping along with the print version (that's...
The Global Leader in Music Streaming You’re Ignoring
It’s not Spotify, it’s not Amazon, and it’s not Apple. It’s not web3 and it doesn’t run on a blockchain. It’s not TikTok. It’s available in every country which has the internet. There’s a premium and ad-based tier. There’s a playlist culture. It’s desktop and mobile...