Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Check Out the Line 6 New POD HD500X!
Line 6 has introduced the new POD HD500X guitar multi-effects processor, the successor to the best-selling POD HD500. With even more processing…
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Check Out New Stratocaster Models For 2014!
From Top: Fishman Triple Play HSS, Select Exotic Quilt andSelect HSS Exotic Flame. Fender just unleashed their latest arsenal of guitars including…
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Cable Buying Help: How Capacitance Affects Tone
Alright, today we’re going to be talking about one of the lesser appreciated members of the music gear family – the…
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Buffalo Springfield Rock The Free World
Last night Buffalo Springfield rocked the stage at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. “We’re Buffalo Springfield, we’re from the past” Neil Young told…
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Brazilian Night Club Fire Leaves At Least 233 Dead
Most of the dead are said to be between 16 and 20 years old. Grizzly news this weekend as it is being…
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Bloc Party Might Be Calling It Quits
FL: Bloc Party’s Lissack and Okereke; PC: Wikimedia Bad news for fans of the techno inspired indie band Bloc Party … well,…
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Blink-182 To Release New EP, Stones Add NY Show
2012 marks the 20th anniversary of Blink-182 Many of you out there are finally winding down from a long and hopefully productive…
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Beatles Claim Top Spot for Best Selling UK Singles Act
Alternate Abbey Road image sold for over $24,500 at auction In honor of the 60th anniversary of the official tracking of the…
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The Gear and the Glory: The White Stripes
*The White Stripes in 2001, first tour of Japan As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply the songs…
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The Gear and the Glory: NOFX
From Left: El Hefe, Fat Mike and Eric Melvin; Not Pictured: Erik Sandin on drums As any normal music fan, we sometimes…
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The Gear and Story Behind Nirvana
FL: Grohl, Cobain and Novoselic; PC: Album cover for Nirvana box set As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply…
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The Gear and the Glory: Metallica
From Left: Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield & Robert Trujillo As any normal music fan, we sometimes aren’t satisfied with simply…