Tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi Review - Stack Attack
Written testAlthough most amp modeling is digital, Tech 21 has always created its amp emulations using analog circuitry. The Hot-Rod Plexi pedal ($179) is the latest example. It’s an effects processor that’s des…
Ashdown Pibass -240 and Mi 12 Speaker Review - π = 240 Watts
Written testAshdown Engineering's PiBass head is the signature model of Polish bass legend Wojtek Pilichowski. I tested it along with the Mi12, a cabinet featuring a 12" speaker. The two products combine to make…
TC Electronic BG250-210 Bass Combo Review - Please Turn on Your Cell Phones!
Written testYesterday I downloaded the free version of a mobile application that makes cats fly!
Tech 21 VT Bass DI Review - A New Bass Pedal in Town
Written testThe VT Bass DI offers vintage tone and lots of handy features. How does it compare to Tech 21's other VT Bass products?
EBS Classic Session 120, Ibanez Promethean P3115 and Pe… - Only One Can Survive
Written testImagine for a moment that a fellow dressed as the mailman shows up at your door when you are about to start playing your favorite instrument: "Ding-dong! It's the mailman! I've got a parcel for you!,…
Gibson ES-335 Bass Review - All Ears
Written testKalamazoo isn't the name of a strange bird. It's a town in Michigan where Gibson was founded. While the brand is very present among six-string colleagues─ to the point of fanatism sometimes ─ it neve…
Fender Bassman Pro 100T Amplifier Head Review - Heavy Weight
Written testTubes are the El Dorado for all people who think that bass amps were better before. Nostalgics can take their bell-bottoms out of the closet and grow their hair long because all-tube technology is ba…
Fender Bronco Bass Combo Review - Rodeo
Written testDo you feel like a cowboy? Do you like the smell of ponies and old leather? Do you like riding on a weird mount and sweltering under an old stinking hat?
Sterling Ray 34 CA Mini Review - Ray Issue…
Written testAlmost exactly one year ago, I wrote a review about the Music Man Classic Stingray bass guitar. One year later, Sterling, another brand of the Ernie Ball group, presents the budget version. So my cur…
Fender Modern Player Jazz Bass & Telecaster Bass Review - Both or Nothing At All
Written testWhen I went to pick up these beauties at AudioFanzine's editorial office, I asked myself how many Jazz and Precision basses I had already reviewed in my life as an editor. From Standard to Deluxe, Vi…
Eden Electronics WTX-500 Amplifier Head and EX110 Speak… - Care For Your Garden
Written testWhen I was starting out as a bass player I didn't dream about the ideal amp. Of course, I fantasized about bass guitars but I can't remember being excited by a great combo or a bulky stack. For me, a…
Roland CB120XL Cube Bass Review - Roland's Song
Written testIf Ikutaro Kakehashi named his company with this typical European name, it wasn't to honor the famous traditional song of heroic deeds. Since its inception the company has been committed to export, a…
Fender 60th Anniversary Precision Bass Limited Edition … - Ultrasexy, 60-year Old Lady
Written testWe don't turn 60 everyday, and we don't always have the opportunity to celebrate the advent of our species to this planet: the "Homo Sapiens Bassistus-Electricus." Although Leo Fender was not the inv…
Tech 21 Characters Series VT Bass Deluxe Review - At Your Beck and Call...
Written testFollowing the Red Ripper, let's check out the new VT Bass version released by Tech 21. The unit is a preamp in stompbox format. It simulates the sound of the legendary SVT amps from a manufacturer wh…
TC Electronic BH500 and BC210 Review - Red Peril in Denmark
Written testEver since the futuristic RH450 came out (directly from a Georges Lucas film), the viking manufacturer has kept on developing products for bass players.
