Gibson Nighthawk Studio - "Stripped down Nighthawk"
The Gibson Nighthawk was one of Gibsons later attempts to get more of a Fender sound. They usually came with a crazy pickup setup with a mini hum and a single coil and whatnot. This is the new Studio…
MOTU Micro Express - "A must have for the Midi studio"
This is a very simple tool. It is simply a Midi "router" that allows you to connect older (and newer, but most have there own USB interface) synthesizers and devices and gain full control through you…
Gibson Les Paul Classic Custom 2011 - "Is it a Custom?"
To me this is one of the stranger Gibson models to come out in this period in 2011. With Gibson having problems around their rosewood fretboards they are putting out guitars with baked maple fretboar…
PRS Stripped 58 - "PRS's version of a Classic Les Paul"
The PRS Stripped 58 is one of their newest models in the line up. It is easy to tell that this guitar is supposed to be like a classic 58 Les Paul. Because it is supposed to be more like a Les Paul i…
Paiste 2002 Ride 20" - "perfect for DW kit"
Our drummer just bought this cymbal, and I am very impressed with it. While it isn't mine, I do practice with my drummer 2-3 times a week in addition to gigs, so at this point I'm really familiar wi…
Roland RH-50 - "fragile"
These are a pair of noise-canceling headphones from Roland. These headphones cancel all external noise. They do this is with a tiny microphone on the outside of the headphones, which records the sou…
Avalon Vt-737sp - "worth it"
This is a tube preamp, but using modern technology, it does sound a little different from the classic tube preamps. This has two preamps on it, both of which have the same controls. It needs to be pu…
Sandner STM350 - "virtual time keeper!"
This is an high quality metronome, most likely designed for use with piano though it could also be used with other acoustic instruments. Due to its design, I would assume that most people would like …
Dunlop JD-4S Rotovibe - "cheap and good sound"
The JD4s is a vibrato pedal, even though the name doesn't really indicate that at all. Technically it is chorus and vibrato, which gives it a bit of a different feel. There are the standard 1/4" inpu…
EBS BassIQ - "bass players only"
This is a really cool synthesizer effect pedal. It only works well with bass I think for the most part, this is kind of like an old-school analog synth pad, at least in terms of sound. There is a qua…
Fame GX60R - "worth it"
This is a newer combo amp, part of Fame "TUBE" series. It's actually a solid-state amp, which I wasn't expecting. There are 100 watts of power. There are three inputs, two channels. There are the st…
Fender Roc Pro 1000 - "Made for beginners"
The Fender Rock Pro 1000 is a solid-state amp designed to replicate the sound of a tube. It's mostly a practice amp and has low wattage. There is a simple 1/4" input as well as a foot switch input. T…
IPE Piano score unlimited 1 - "Learning tool"
This is a pretty useful ear training software. I was surprised to find how easy it was to work, and that no MIDI functions were necessary, although the program is much more useful with a MIDI keyboar…
Carlsbro 90 KB - "natural sound"
This is a pretty versatile Keyboard amp. The amp uses tube amplification and has several connections. The amp has three channels that can all run simultaneously. The first channel has an XLR input as…
Martin & Co DM - "good sound"
This is a great Acoustic guitar made by one of my favorite guitar manufacturers. I have been getting more into the dreadnought sound recently, as I've been playing by myself and need a more powerful …