Gibson Les Paul Custom Studio - "A bang for the buck"
Gibson Les Paul Custom Studio 2017 model in denim blue. I bought this guitar with the whole world being in a pandemia, so it is more difficult to try it before buying but there are enough stuff on y…
M-Audio KeyStudio 49 - "Not fancy, but it works, and works well."
I've owned this for a number of years, and use it primarily for testing these days as I have other controllers and keyboards for regular use. It's a fully USB class-compliant device, so it works out-…
Tokai Love Rock - "Chines Tokai Love Rock, good, but not extremely good"
MY Tokai Love Rock had not been produced from mahogany, and has no maple cap I think, just a flame maple veneer, which looks great, but has no effect of the sound. Hoever, it's pickups are decent, en…
Sabian Xs20 Rock Hats 14" - "Expected worse from hats with rock written on them. "
I recently acquired those hats because they were gifted to me with a whole lot of drum stuff (including a 1964 Ludwig drum kit). I was sceptical at first since I thought writing rock on a cymbal was …
Music Man Axis (1996) - "Beware - the Axis has been cheapened down over the years!"
I owned a 2013 standard USA Axis and a 2014 Axis Ball Family Reserve (a.k.a. "BFR" model) for a few years. It had been nearly 20 years since I had played an EVH Music Man signature, so I had little t…
Gretsch G9480 “Laydie Belle” Irish Tenor Banjo - "Worth seeking out, production run was too short"
I tried one of these a couple of times during my search for the ideal, practical tenor banjo. This was a much more refined instrument than its competition, the Deering Goodtime tenor (which lacks eit…
Zoom LiveTrak L-20 - "Great live board with high quality recording capability"
I have a small live recording studio and needed to upgrade from my reliable Mackie analog board connected to a Focusrite FireWire computer interface. I reviewed several similarly priced products and …
Line 6 M9 - "Decent multi effects for the money"
I bought this pedal primarily to use with a synthesizer; more specifically, because it has a wahwah pedal model that can be controlled with an expression pedal, and Stereo i/o. I don't know of any st…
MOTU Micro Lite - "Excellent interface with a tiny quirk"
In my setup, the MicroLite works in conjunction with an UltraLite hybrid and two Roland A880 patchbays in a rather elaborate MIDI setup. All USB gear, the MicroLite included, is connected to my MacBo…
Gibson GA 15RV Goldtone - "decades-long companion"
I first played this thing's big brother, the GA-30 with the 12" and 10" speakers in the same cab. Religious experience. Too loud for my purposes, so I got the little guy in 2001. I've heard people…
Korg Pme-40x - "Major mojo"
For a long time I thought this thing was just another failed guitar system from the 80's, and superficially it is, but now that I've had the chance to plug a variety of synths and drum machines into …
Beyerdynamic MCE 530 - "A very good mic for recording instruments (both electric and acoustic)"
I got a stereo pair 5 years ago for not much money. I have other more expensive microphones, but I always reach for these when I want to mic up a speaker cabinet. I've used them on electric pianos, o…
Focusrite Liquid Mix 16 - "Superb value for money, not supported for Windows 10 though, so obsolete for alot of people."
Cubase 8 Artist, Motu 2408 Mk II x 3, Allen & Heath GS3000 console, Carillon Music PC running Windows 10. Since switching to Windows 10. the compressors all have a warbling effect at higher gain leve…
Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue - "Good amp and if you tweak it a bit---it's a great amp"
I have a soul/blues band and a country/oldies band. I have many amps (Supro, Peavey, Fender, vintage gibbes, etc). When I bought it, I soon figured out it had a lousy speaker. I swapped it out for a …
Toontrack Death & Darkness SDX - "I'm excited to test"
This VST will be use in reaper daw. Trootack's VST are very good overall. It has an excellent range of sonority. With great sound and good interface. It is worth purchasing. I cannot say now the adv…
