• Feature Stories, Guitar and Equipment Reviews, NAMM 2018 FS

    Winter NAMM Show 2018 - Guitars

    BOSS BOSS had what we felt was one of the best rooms on display this year, complete with live musicians set up in different parts ...
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  • Feature Stories, Keyboard Reviews, NAMM 2018 FS

    Winter NAMM Show 2018: Keyboards

    Black Corporation Black Corporation surprised us with Deckard’s Dream. To quote the website, “Deckard’s Dream is an 8-voice polyphonic analogue synthesizer inspired by a certain ...
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  • Bass Guitar and Equipment Reviews, Feature Stories, NAMM 2018 FS

    Winter NAMM Show 2018: Bass

    Ampeg In Ampeg’s showcase room we found two new bass pedals. The Liquifier Analog Chorus and Opto Comp Analog Compressor were this year’s offerings.  Both ...
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  • Drums & Equipment Reviews, Feature Stories, NAMM 2018 FS

    Winter NAMM Show 2018: Drums

    Gretsch 2018 marks Gretsch’s 135th anniversary, and to celebrate they are offering a limited edition Broadcaster Series kit featuring three-ply shells consisting of two maple ...
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  • Band & Musician Reviews, Reviews

    ALBUM REVIEW: Stone Temple Pilots (2018)

    It has been a polarizing few years of emotion for the founding members of Stone Temple Pilots. Few would have been surprised if they decided ...
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  • Feature Stories, NAMM 2018 FS, Recording/Live Sound Equipment Reviews

    Winter NAMM Show 2018: Recording, Pro Audio, & Live Sound

    Antelope Hot on the heels of the Edge + Verge modeling microphone solution paired with the Discrete 4 and Discrete 8 preamps that we saw ...
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  • Band & Musician Reviews, Reviews

    Album Review: Rayne, Complex by Design

    Rayne, Complex by Design Genre: Alternative Rock, Modern Rock Musicianship: 4.0 Songwriting: 3.5 Production & Engineering: 4.0 Vibe: 3.0 Overall Rating: 3.63 Released early in December, ...
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  • Bass Guitar and Equipment Reviews, DI Boxes & Preamp Pedals Reviews, Guitar Amp Equipment Reviews, Guitar and Equipment Reviews, Reviews, Speaker Cabinets & Misc Reviews

    Tech 21 Q\Strip Direct Box

    Direct boxes have come a long way from the basic models we relied upon 25 years ago. Today, entire guitar and bass preamp sections have ...
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  • Guitar Amp Equipment Reviews, Guitar and Equipment Reviews, Guitar Power Amps, Simulators & Modeling Tech Reviews, Reviews

    Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo Reload

    Each morning, we musicians wake up to an extremely fast paced world where “If we don’t hustle, we don’t muscle.” If we are not on ...
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  • Electric Guitar Reviews, Guitar and Equipment Reviews, Guitar Reviews, Reviews

    Knaggs Doug Rappoport Signature Kenai

    Category Value Rating Features 20% Usability 25% Sound 25% Documentation & Support 10% Price 20% OVERALL RATING = 3.3 Stars 3.6 stars or better: Outstanding, ...
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