Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Earthworks M30 Microphone: Setting a New Standard
Having a device branded as an industry standard is immeasurably hard to come by. It doesn’t get there by simply winning numerous…
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Distortion and Overdrive Discussed
If you were to ask ten different musicians about distortion vs overdrive chances are you’ll get ten different answers but a common…
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Tips For Dealing With Stage Fright
Your muscles tense up. Your palms start sweating. Your heart beats loud, and you think that, maybe, the entire audience can notice…
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Creative Ways For Bands To Earn Extra Cash
One of the primary goals of any musician is to diversify his or her income. As a musician, you can perform shows…
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A Closer Look At The PRS S2 Guitar Series
With only a few exceptions, high-quality American-made guitars have always been significantly more expensive than most imports. And while the overall quality…
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Cleaning Scratchy Pots
There’s a certain amount of upkeep that an electric guitar requires in order to work at its best but one that is…
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Choosing The Right Guitar Pickups
If you’re on the lookout for single coil pickups, you’ve come to the right place! Below, we take a look at things…
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Check Out the Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine
With nine finely-tuned presets emulating the legendary organs of the ’60s and beyond, the B9 Organ Machine delivers definitive tonewheel and combo…
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Building a PA System Part 2
Last week, we began the first half our two-part feature on the building blocks of a gig ready PA System. We touched on…
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Brand Spotlight: Voodoo Lab Dingbat Pedaboards
Voodoo Lab built their reputation for top-quality, versatile products by consistently delivering unique, dependable pieces of gear that can be found everywhere from…
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Brand Spotlight: Tom Anderson Electric Guitar Pickups
One of the more exciting aspects of the modern music gear market is the rise of boutique manufacturers, companies that are…
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Brand Spotlight: Radial Engineering
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Radial Engineering is best known for their wide range of versatile DI boxes, preamps, buffers and…