Sonicake Bass Preamp Factory - "Solid Sounding Sculpting Tool"
The Sonicake Bass Preamp Factory is spot-on for bassists. The price is fantastic ($79.99 USD or less), and you get a lot under the aluminum chassis. There’s plenty of headroom, particularly if you en…
Line 6 POD Express Guitar - "High Quality Sounds & Options"
There are so many features behind the Pod Express that I will not cover how to access, save presets, etc., since the manual and instructional videos are available. However, I will begin with the soun…
Sonicake Acoustic Preamp Factory - "Excellent representation (tone replication) and affordable"
Sonicake released another in its Factory line, the Acoustic Preamp, designed for all acoustic instruments, and not just a six-string. The features are straight-forward, and what you come to expect, a…
Roland GC-405 - "Clean as"
Picked one of these amps up cheap, its clean channel is awesome. It's surprisingly loud and has very little to no his or hum at full volume. It says it's 32W on the back. The 4x5 speaker setup is …
Hagerman Amplification Neoklon - "Modern Take on the Klon"
The myth and scarcity of an original Klon has made it legend in the gear industry. I don’t get it… since it’s a particular flavor of drive, but has sold in recent times for upward of $5,000 USD… but …
Hufschmid Guitars Tantalum - "Unlike Any Guitar I've Owned"
I've owned countless guitars over the years, but this custom hand-made Hufschmid Tantalum is in a league by itself. Starting with a meticulously aged pine top over a gorgeous mahogany body and neck,…
Musik Hack Master Plan - "Loud, Clear and Easy-to-Use"
As professional a tool Master Plan may be, I will address this from the perspective of a music hobbyist wanting to improve overall sound production, and that’s exactly what this plug-in does, in spad…
B.C. Rich Special Edition Beast - "Extremely awesome."
My special edition BEAST IT( invisabolt technology) was amazing. The quality of the craftsmanship was second to none. The neck was fast playing and the frets were perfect. I was playing through a Ran…
Electro-Voice RE20 - "My Musical Love Affair - Unveiling the Electro-Voice RE20"
The Electro-Voice RE20 microphone is more than just a musical accessory to me; it's a true sonic passion. Having had the privilege of working with this gem of technology, I can't help but share my pe…
Korg M3R - "The most under rated synth?"
The Korg M3R is a very capable/useable/lush/musical instrument and synthesizer. It is NOT the Korg M3. Often it is decribed as a "scaled down version of the Korg M1", obviously one of the most succes…
BBE Sonic Maximizer 462 - "BBE Sonic Maximizer "
Great device if your using to mix a recording , but will do wonders in the effects loop of an amplifier while playing live. I use one before my two 31 band Eq's and one after my 12 band Eq ( Behring…
Ebtech HE-2 Hum Eliminator - "2 Channel Ebtech Hum Eliminator Review ."
Back in the early 2000's, the Ebtech Hum Eliminators only cost $ 15.00 to $ 25.00 and recently I see them going for $ 50.00 to $ 102.00 US Dollars , for the 2 channel Hum Eliminators on both Ebay an…
This Heavy Earth Flesh Rot v2 - "A Distortion to Melt Your Face Off!"
Brutal pedals are fun, and if so brutal that they necessitate a clean amp, then all the better! I contacted Shea over at This Heavy Earth, about his most brutal, and FLESH ROT v2 was the recommendat…
DiMarzio DP216 Mo' Joe - "Excellent"
I put it on My Cort aero 11. I usually play blues and rock, and it's perfect for this. It has very clear sound and also high gain. It's easy to connect, I don't find any problem, highly recomended. I…
BBE Sonic Maximizer 482 - "BBE 482 Sonic Maximizer "
I own a BBE Stomp Sonic pedal, 462,362 and 482. Many folks use the Sonic Maximizer for studio mixing and fine tuning recordings , but I love using them in my racks, effects loops of my amps, effects…