Maton EM425/12 - "Great sound projection and articulation"
First of all, I bought this guitar when MATON announced they wouldn’t make this model any longer (possibly after they decided to stop using Queensland walnut for their guitars). I possibly bought the…
Vox MV50 AC - "Great for me !!"
For which specific applications or uses have you chosen this product? Installed on my pedalboard, I use it only on headphone so far as I recently moved to a flat but I consider buying a good cab s…
Keiper 115 - "Excellent basis for hot rodding"
Specification small size, full acoustic, double cutaway (venetian and florentine) jazz guitar, nature (polyuretan) flat top, spruce body, rosewood fingerboard, gold hard ware, cheap humbucker pick…
Harley Benton CST-24T - "A really top notch guitar!!!"
I bought it after reading enthusiast comments by people who’d bought it before I did… so no need to add too much (just go and see the website of the well-known German online retailer that sells this …
Hofner Guitars 457 - "Vintage 'modern' Hofner"
I really wanted a Gibson 335 and hankered for years; then the 80s arrived and suddenly all the old and unloved semi acoustics were being touted about by the new British Invasion so anything was game.…
Mooer 009 Blacknight - "Mooer micro preamp 009 -ENGL Blackmore review"
The Mooer micro preamp 009 -ENGL Blackmore is a great preamp! The cleans are fuller than most and the Hi Gain channel is articulate and bright. I compaired it to my AMT Elect E-1 (ENGL Fireball -JFET…
Pignose G40V - "Better than a Bassman !"
In 2007 I bought mine new/old stock (in UK) as my then also new Fender Bassman had to go back under warranty, In the cross-over between having them side by side, the Pig gave more of what I had hoped…
Vox AV30 - "Just great!"
I’ve had it for 4 days, of course an update will follow if need be. This is an all-analog amp, with a 12ax7 preamp tube and a 12ax7 power tube. As the original output must be around 1 watt, its re-a…
Dreadbox Erebus - "A real chameleon with a vintage, mellow sound"
The Dreadbox Erebus is a very interesting synth hailing from… Greece! It’s a monophonic/paraphonic, 2-voice and semi modular model. Granted, its look is quite peculiar but I really like it, plus it …
Seymour Duncan SPH90-1N Phat Cat Neck - "Phat Cats in my Les Paul Copy - From Average guitar to Great guitar"
I found a set of these pickups going for around $45 on ebay and they had never been fitted in any guitar so essentially I got them brand new. This was the deal of the century. I was actually on the l…
Farfisa Louvre - "Music Circus! A large and good analog combo"
A real mammoth that I found out of order at a pawnshop and managed to refurbish: partytime! It’s an organ/ string machine/ piano/ harpsichord/ synth/ drum machine all-analog combo with a vertical aco…
M-Audio Solaris - "Excellent Mic at any Price"
I've run studios for decades and had/used/auditioned many, many mics from very spendy ones (U47, U67, RCA 77 etc) to cheap ones. The Solaris is a very good sounding LDC. I prefer the frequency respon…
Fender Richie Kotzen Stratocaster - "An interesting finding"
I discovered this little wonder by pure chance… and I essentially was conquered by its look ! I know, how weak of me… Now, you must admit that its flame top red finish and golden hardware do look …
Sample Logic CG Infinity - "The melodic sound and ambiance that I love for sound for picture!!!"
I use it with Windows 10 and Cubase 8.5 on an i7 6700k through Kontakt 5.5 with 16 GB of RAM – and sometimes it’s not even enough, which is a real pity. It also can be used with the Kontakt Player. …
Sandberg (Bass) Basic Ken Taylor 4 - "An excellent bass!"
A German-made bass that can be custome-made to taste (see their website for more details) Features: 24 frets 2 humbucker pickups 1 balance control 1 push/pull volume control for active/passive…
Das Musikding The Bluelay - Delay Kit - "Great sounding, yet unexpensive"
I use a '96 Les Paul Studio and a HSS Fender with an SH4 bridge pickup, all this with a n ORANGE TH30 head & assorted cab. After trying a few digital pedals and renowned pedalboards such as the NOVA…
Parker Guitars Fly Bass 5 - "the best playing and feeling bass ever"
First, my bass is the 4 string model. I've always wanted a USA series Parker Fly Bass. I bought a P series and it played well but it weight a ton. I found a USA series a few months later and jumped…
Parker Guitars Fly Deluxe - "I will never play a different guitar"
I bought my Fly Deluxe used at a Guitar Center in Arlington, TX. It had a huge scratch on it and was not in the best of shape. It was priced right and I could afford it, so having always wanted one…
Roland D-05 - "The D-50 was my all time favorite keyboard, the D-05 reminds me why"
I've never thought much about the boutique series, especially since they're only 4 voice, although I'd consider one of the Juno models. Anyway, when I saw the re-issue of the D-50 I was very excited…
Roland D-05 - "Probably the best in the series"
Hi, I’m not a big fan of Roland’s Boutique series. I’ve owned the Juno, the Jupiter and the TR-09, and I’ve long hesitated before getting this D-05 in loving memory of my good ol’ D-550 ;-) Wel…
Mackie LM-3204 - "Still no substitute, best line mixer out there..."
I use not only the Mackie LM-3204 mixer with master section, but also 2 of the ultra-rare slave (LM-3204E) units daisy chained to the master via ribbon cable for my home studio. The setup gives me 48…
Electro-Harmonix Mel9 Tape Replay Machine - "Some awesome sound presets, but two of them ain’t good at all"
Hi If you LOVE mellotron sounds, If you’re a big fan of Genesis – hence of Tony Banks, or King Crimson and so on, If you love progressive and ambiance music… Here are the sounds you’ll get: …
Steven Slate Audio RAVEN MTi - "The 21st century’s mixing tool"
It’s just a big-sized touchscreen designed to use ProTools or Logic X. Well, not only... The multitouch screen comes with a piece of software which adds (down on ProTools’ screen) a bunch of program…
Spector NS-2J - "Precision, quality, power: a bass that rocks!"
I bought this bass without even knowing what a Spector is... Pure chance, among a series of used bass guitars. Not even the seller seemed to know what it was, so I was lucky to get it for a third of …
Reason Studios Reason 10 - "A new version… with nothing new ?!!!"
I’ve tried to use this piece of software with a Surface Pro 4, core i7 with 16 GB of RAM. I say “I’ve tried” as versions 9 and 9.5 have never worked correctly : after 15 minutes, Reason’s memory star…
