-
Ryan Peake: Nickelback's Guitar Quarterback
If you’ve tuned into rock radio anytime within the past 15 years, there’s no doubt that you’ve been exposed to one or more of Nickelback’s ... -
Gavin Harrison: Cheating the Laws of Drumming Physics
In the world of technical rock/progressive/fusion drumming, the “best of the best” list is a short one, filled with names such as Peart, Portnoy, and ... -
Avid Pro Tools (Part 1)
It may be difficult for some industry pros to imagine a world where musicians haven’t used Pro Tools, or even seen it in action, but ... -
Korg Pitchblack Pro Rackmount Tuner
Korg rack-mount tuners are ubiquitous fixtures in professional guitar and bass rigs. For almost three decades, who hasn’t noticed the ever watchful, red, eye of ... -
NS Design Radius CR5 Bass
Back in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Ned Steinberger made a name for himself with the revolutionary headless bass guitars that bore his name ... -
RJM Music Technology Mastermind GT MIDI Foot Controller
If you’ve got a multi-channel amp (or multiple amps), a variety of effects (pedals and/or rack gear), audio loopers, and such, there comes a time ... -
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12
Gushing. Yes, we’re gushing over Dave Smith’s latest polysynth, the DSI Prophet 12. We first fell in love with the Prophet ’08, and thought that ... -
Shure Beta 87A and 87C Mics
The Same, Yet Not Really. Most professional singers in rock and pop learned long ago that while you can always “get by” with a Shure ... -
Waves Gold (and Silver) Recording & Mixing Plug-In Collection
Let it be said here: nobody ever got fired for mixing with Waves plug-ins. They are as much a studio standard as Pro Tools is ... -
Guitar 101: Transforming Your Sound with Piezo Acoustic Pickup-Equipped Electric Guitars
The following is an excerpt from Modern Guitar Rigs: The Tone Fanatic's Guide to Integrating Amps & Effects, second edition, by Scott Kahn, published by ...
