Nektar Panorama P6 - "Almost everything at your fingertips. "
Nektar Panorama P6 Quick Specs 16 encoders 9 45mm faders 1 100mm motorized ALPS fader 10 LED buttons 12 pads Foot switch jack Expression pedal jack Keyboard after touch Pitch bend …
Peavey Special 130 - "The Best Solid State Guitar Amp Made"
This was the first SS amp I ever owned and I was immediately very impressed by its huge, warm sound, not to mention the powerful, clean headroom this amp offers. I had played tube amps exclusively fo…
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x - "Too fun for precise studio work, but perfect for enjoying music"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c4E2LbrT_I Intro This review will mostly focus on M50x’s qualities from a studio professional point of view – what to expect when using these headphones as a m…
M-Audio Axiom 49 - "Axiom 49 Review by C-Los"
M-Audio’s Axiom 49 MIDI keyboard controller is a great board! In my opinion, it’s probably one of the best out there. Producers who are skilled in playing piano gravitate toward this controller for t…
DigiTech iStomp - "Great Sounding Pedal That is Hampered by its Own Technology"
First of all, get it out of your head that this is a multi-effect device. It is not. It is a pedal that can morph into other pedals, but not on the fly. This pedal shows its diversity by being abl…
Bugera V5 - "Top value for the money"
The Bugera V5 tube amp is the best purchase I have ever made and it significantly boosted my motivation to keep on practicing. Before this amplifier I used a solid state practice amp, which is good i…
Epiphone Thunderbird Classic-IV Pro - "Top choice for the price"
I bought my Epiphone Thunderbird only a year after purchasing an electric guitar, on which I started learning to play, simply because I wanted to fool around with something new and wanted to play all…
Native Instruments Komplete 10 Ultimate - "Don’t lose the opportunity to acquire!!!"
As I mentioned in other reviews, my studio has a PC i7, 64 GB Ram Win7(64bit), Nvidia GTX 750 Ti, 1XSSD 512GB m 1XSSD 256GB, 1XRaptor 2TB, AKAI EIE pro, 2X E-mu precision Monitors, Komplete Kontrol S…
Storm SG100 - "Enjoyable Guitar"
I have have owned loads of guitars over 40 years. Today the standard of manufacturing of low price guitars has greatly increased. However, this guitar was built with a fault. It has set neck, and the…
Steinberger USA GM-7TA - "Distinctive, Versatile, & More Advanced Than Most Guitars Built Today"
The Steinberger GM7TA is not for everyone. I realize this, and have dealt with snide comments about it from almost the day I bought it. Guitarists as a group do not like change, and Steinberger is …
Arturia V Collection 4 - "Love to have it!!"
I am composing New Age, minimal and ambient kind of music but not exclusively. I work in a PC i7, with 64MBRam, 2Xssd disks, 3Xhard disks, Akai EIE Pro sound card, NI Komplete Kontrol s-61, 2XE-mu p…
TC Electronic Corona Chorus - "Another Good TC Electronic Pedal"
I don’t really like chorus pedals especially with distorted guitar. I can tolerate it on a clean sound, but there are much better effects to add to a signal than chorus. With that said, I have TC E…
TC Electronic Flashback Delay - "Versatile Features in a Small Package"
Delay is quite possibly the most universal effect for guitarists used in different forms across all genres. When it came time to build my pedalboard I knew I had to have a delay pedal on there. I h…
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer Vintage - "It is a Classic Piece of Gear for a Reason"
Back in the eighties I walked into my local music store, and in the display case was a used green pedal. An Ibanez TS-808 Tubescreamer for sale for only $10. I had the money in my pocket, and havin…
Blue Microphones Snowball - "Snowball Review by C-Los"
I bought the Blue Snowball microphone back in 2010. I was getting ready to deploy to the desert, and I was warned not to bring valuable equipment for fear of getting it filled with sand (sand gets in…
Waves H-Delay Hybrid Delay - "Waves H-Delay by C-Los"
Here is my review of Waves' Center plug-in. I use this plug-in mainly to help bring out vocals of a mixed track. But there are other places where I can use it as well. Please check out the review to …
Native Instruments Maschine MKI - "Maschine MK or Studio?"
Here is my review of Waves' Center plug-in. I use this plug-in mainly to help bring out vocals of a mixed track. But there are other places where I can use it as well. Please check out the review to …
Boss AD-3 - "Some Brilliant Features Couple With Some Underwhelming Additions"
I bought the AD-3 for a specific reason, and that was that I did not trust my band’s sound guy. We were starting to do acoustic gigs, and the sound of my guitar out of the mixing board was less than…
SubZero Tube-H5 Head - "Sub Zero Tube-H5"
This amp head is 5 watts and gets REALLY loud (suitable for rehearsal with an average drummer). It has volume, EQ (treble and bass), gain (for the distortion channel), channel select, standby and pow…
Fender American Standard Stratocaster (2012-2016) - "A classic that will live on forever"
I received this guitar as a gift and it feels like a holding a piece of music’s history in my hands. The Fender Strat has been an iconic guitar for over half a century now, making its presence known …
SPL Crimson - "Well worth every penny"
The SPL Crimson just blows my mind with it's performance. I've owned it for a little over a year and it has stood the test of time. I'm a knob guy, so from the jump they had my attention. Adding in t…
The T.bone SCT800 - "A great mic that does it job well"
The folks over at T-Bone have truly provided users with the ability to get some awesome sound at a fraction of the cost. I'm going to go ahead and show all my cards and fully disclose that I am not a…
Roland Jupiter-8 - "Best analogue poly-synth ever?"
The JP8 is one piece of gear I will never part with. Its sound is huge (or thin if desired), warm and very useful for any kind of music. As a composer of film music and new age, I really like the slo…
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb - "Small Box With Big Reverb Choices"
There are three things I look for in a pedal, besides the sound it makes, and they are: size, flexibility, and simple controls. The Hall of Fame Reverb by TC Electronic has checks by all those boxe…
Ibanez S540LTD - "Great guitar "
This guitar is special to me! My friend Jimmy owned this and I always loved playing this guitar. It has the fastest action that I've every played on. The frets are very accurate and the pickups are g…
