Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Quality Dynamic Live Vocal Microphones
With the endless selection of microphones in the market today, it can get pretty tough finding the one that best suits your…
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Quality Condenser Studio Vocal Mics
Last week, we featured five quality dynamic vocal mics to help those of you out there who needed a few solid suggestions.…
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PRS Guitars Announces the Custom 24 Semi-Hollow
The 2014 Custom 24 Semi-Hollow small batch run is the first of its kind. Building on the company’s flagship and most popular…
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PRS Brushstroke 24 Electric Guitar
Based on Paul’s Guitar, the guitar that Paul Reed Smith is currently playing in the studio and on the stage, the Brushstroke…
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Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal Tips
Using an overdrive pedal is mostly seen with guitar players who want to attain a gain boost that will take a tube…
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Open-back Versus Closed-Back Headphones
The name closed-back and open-back are used to refer to the casing in which the earpieces of the headphones are located. In…
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Tech Tips: Noise Gate Pedals
As you are browsing across the web looking for a brand new pedal to add to your board, you might have…
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New MONO Guitar Cases Announced
With the recent news of friendlier guidelines regarding air travel with instruments, musicians on-the-go will be needing a slick new guitar case to…
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Musician Tips: Common Music Career Killers
How many times haven’t we listened to songs only to ask ourselves, somebody else or the internet whatever happened to that musician,…
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Tone Tips For Inexpensive Bass Guitars
Getting a cheap bass guitar may be your only option if you’re not looking to spend a lot of money but…
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How To Improve Your Live Sound
When performing live with a band or as an individual musician, it is critical to ensure that the live sound is exceptional.…
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Guitar Tips: Locking Versus Traditional Tuners
Guitar tuners refer to adjust the string –pitches to the desired tuning. If you are a beginner, you should choose the right…