Stimer M10 - "Django Reinhardt's amp !"
As rare as it is pricey, this myth of an amp was the one Django Reinhardt was using by the end of his (too short) career. A bit of history* « Jean Guen made his first guitar pickups and amplifi…
Lâg Phil Campbell S2000PC - "Phil Campbell's Number One deserves its nickname"
As a big Motörhead and Phil Campbell fan, I've always dreamt to own this guitar so when Lâg decided to release this signature model (especially one built in their Bedarieux custom shop) I didn't hesi…
Mesa Boogie Mark Five: 35 Head - "A new Mesa - The sound and more important, the functions of this amp are just about perfect. "
I had a rect-o-verb 50. It had outstanding sound quality. But I needed some serious downsizing and this seemed to fit the equation. It's the head version on a 2x12 cab. Light, small and packs a BIG p…
Traynor YCS100 - "There is not a useful sound this amp is capable of producing. Traynor should be ashamed. "
I had a Traynor YCS90 combo. It was just great. So I figured to upgrade to 3 channel head. BIG MISTAKE. There was no sound coming from this amp that was even remotely close to the 90. The clean was …
Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight - "A very average sound"
I tried this pedal with an Ibanez js1000 on a peavy delta blues. Beware, this is NOT an auto-wah. It takes an additional expression pedal plugged in the dedicated input. I tried it for a clean so…
Fender Stratocaster Squier Series - "An astonishing small-priced Strat"
I bought this guitar in 92, when I was just a beginner. What a joy to have "my own Fender Strat" for a negligible price. It was a "Squier Series" Fender, made in Japan in the end of 1991. I use th…
Sonor Special Edition 505 Stage Set - "A gold mine of a limited edition kit!"
Bought new 6 or 7 years ago, it's a limited edition drumset that can no longer be found now (except on the second-hand market). The whole kit including cymbals and hardware was sold for around €550, …
LTD EC-401VF - "Les Paul & Seymour Duncan with a great value for money"
Made in ASIA (more precisely in China I believe). Well manufactured, beautiful, well built, no bad surprise, it's such a beautiful item that I struggle to convince myself to put it back in its case. …
Guild GAD-F40 - "Handcrafted Solid Tone Woods superb sounding OM"
I wanted an OM style guitar to have along with my Santa Cruz Tony Rice Dreadnought . Now these are hand made in China, actually hand made, and use all solid tone woods, Mine has Sitka spruce top and …
Oktava ML 52-2 - "Oktava ML 52-2 Ribbon Microphone"
Took a chance on the ML52-2 Ribbon and in a word, "Psyched". I mostly record acoustic and electric guitars in combination with my Neumann and AKG C414's. I set the Oktava quite a distance from the ac…
Oktava ML-52 - "Oktava ML 52-2 Ribbon Microphone"
After an exhaustive search I took a chance on the Oktava ML 52-2 Ribbon Microphone. I was very pleasantly impressed with the sound of this Mic, far exceeded my hopes, in a word it is a Fantastic Micr…
D16 Group Decimort 2 - "Decimate at will"
See the "Info" tab for complete specs. Installs easily through an executable, authorization is processed with the keyfile which is available for download at your user account on the developer's we…
Pioneer DDJ-SX2 - "Great for mobile DJs (easy to transport)"
For which specific applications or uses have you chosen this product? For small performances and home use. How long have you been using it? I've owned the SX1 starting June 2014, then the SX2 s…
StaffPad StaffPad - "Not that natural..."
This software works correctly, but it only recognizes a single, very precise type of handwriting, hence a real waste of time as you have to erase and rewrite endlessly until the software finally unde…
Greco Les Paul Custom - "A revelation"
•Which amplifier and/or effect(s) do you use with this guitar? Marshall jcm800 combo and Fender Deluxe RI Leeds ov. •What playing and musical style(s) do you play with this guitar? Pop/rock, fu…