Vigier G.V. Wood 90 Review - G(ood) V(ibrations) Guitar
Written testSince the beginning of the 80's, Vigier has been earning itself an exceptional reputation as a music instrument manufacturer. Instead of dull and tasteless mass production, the brand is committed to …
Fender American Special Telecaster Review - Made in the USA
Written testWhat's left to say about the Telecaster? It's contribution to the world of popular music is without doubt. For those still in the dark, some of the music history's most memorable riffs were concoct…
Marshall JMD501 Review - 16-in-1 Marshall
Written testEvery guitar player knows Marshall and its cult amp series that has been manufactured for over 40 years now. Sometimes praised, sometimes criticized – everyone has certainly heard about the Marshall …
Danelectro '59 Original Guitar Review - 59, Electric Guitar
Written testWe proudly present the fourth generation of 1959 Danelectro DC. The first, whose trade name at the time was the model 3021, was manufactured in the USA in 1959. Since then, production has been reloc…
Vox AC15VR Valve Reactor Combo Amp Review - VeRy Vox
Written testA few years ago, Vox launched their legendary AC30 as an amp head or as a combo, all made in China at an affordable price. This year, VOX is spoiling us with a hybrid series, using a special amplific…
Gretsch G5191BK Tim Armstrong Review - Armstrong, I'm Black
Written testWhen it comes to punk music, Gretsch is not really the first guitar brand you think about. And yet, Tim Armstrong, Rancid's famous guitar player, chose the US brand for his signature model. Overview …
IK Multimedia Amplitube 3 Review - Amplitube to the Power of Three
Written testIK Multimedia was one of the pioneers in guitar amp simulation software with their famous Amplitube launched in 2002. The Italian company comes back eight years later with the third version of their …
ADAM S3X-H Review - ADAM X-Rated
Written testFirst launched in 2009 at Musikmesse, the ADAM S3X-H is the successor of the jewel in the crown of its previous product range. But is it really an innovation or just an upgrade from the German manufa…
SolidGoldFX Stompbox Review - The Quebec Effect
Written testIf you are interested in guitar stompboxes, you must choose between two different worlds: you've got the mass-produced effect pedals that use more or less average-quality components for cost savings …
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol X1 Review - Native Takes Kontrol
Written testNative Instruments has been announcing the launch of Traktor Kontrol X1 for several months now and it was even possible to pre-order it on the NI website, if you wanted to be one of the lucky first o…
Blackstar Amplification HT Club 40 Review - Closer to the (Black) Stars
Written testBritish amp and stompbox manufacturer Blackstar is known among guitar players for its Artisan Series of hand-wired amps that crunch, and its One Series, a line of hi-gain models for metal freaks. The…
Jet City JCA20H Review - Suffra Jet City
Written testWhen famous guitar amp developer Mike Soldano is leading a fully new brand of affordable tube amps it is hard not to pay attention. We tested the characterful and very affordable 20-watt amplifier he…
Guitar Pro 6 Review - And the Tab Goes On…
Written testGuitar Pro started out as a small tab editor but, as time went by, it soon became an indispensable software for guitar and bass players alike. Now, with the sixth version out, Guitar Pro could actua…
TC Electronic PolyTune Review - TC Electronic PolyTune: Six in One
Written testWhen it comes to guitar tuner pedals innovations don't come by everyday, so when TC Electronic announced the PolyTune, a pedal that allows you view all at once which strings are out of tune,we got cu…
Presonus Studio One Software Review - Presonus Studio One: Crystal Studio
Written testFed up with Cubase? Sick of Logic? Bored by Sonar? PreSonus will take back your software in exchange for Studio One. But, is it really worth it?
Digidesign Eleven Rack Review - Digidesign Eleven Rack: Stairway to Eleven
Written testDigidesign surprised the world last year when they brought out a guitar amp simulator for Pro Tools called Eleven. They have now launched Eleven in rack format for applications in the studio and on s…
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 4 Review - Guitar Rig 4 Bends Over Backwards 4 U
Written testNative Instruments' virtual guitar and bass amp comes back for the fourth time with more amp simulations and effects than ever before and a very promising control room section... New functions in an …
Spectrasonics Trilian Software Review - Trilogy is Dead: Long Live Trilian!
Written testSpectrasonics has been living a love story with bass guitars for sixteen years. A long time before Omnisphere, Stylus and the famous Distorted Reality, one of the first products developed by Eric Per…
Novation Launchpad Gear Review - Novation Launchpad: Who's Pad?
Written testNovation surprised everyone by bringing out an Ableton Live dedicated control surface. Like Akai's APC? Not really, and obviously not at the same price.
Line 6 Spider IV 15 Review - Line 6 Bends Over Backwards For V4
Written testThe POD inventor comes back - for the fourth time - with its Spider modeling amp range. This time around we deal with the small, 15-watt combo which offers six effects, four amp models and some nice …
Zoom R16 Review - Zoom R16: All-Rounder
Written testDAW systems are good but you don't always have a computer by when you feel the rush to record music. Mini studios were created for that purpose: they are practical solutions but not very comprehensiv…
SSL X-Desk Review - SSL X-Desk: Art for All?
Written test2009 was a year of changes and Solid State Logic got it perfectly. More than ever, the British manufacturer wanted to perpetuate its leading position in the professional analog mixer market launching…
Celemony Melodyne Editor Review - Melodyne Blew Me Away
Written testEver since the creation of the first DAW, no other software has caused so much ink to be spilled and generated such expectations. The Direct Note Access technology, which was introduced by Celemony a…
Bassman TV Twelve Review - Fender Bassman TV : Old-School Amp
Written testThe 50's saw the birth of the first electric bass guitars by Leo Fender with the famous Precision Bass model. Inevitably, the first Bassman amps with their tweed covering quickly appeared on the mark…
M-Audio Axiom Pro 49 Review - Axiom Truth
Written testIt used to be black and now it's white. M-Audio's controller keyboard is back with a new look and on steroids...
