Musical Instruments

I review Sennheiser's XS Wireless In-Ear Monitoring Set and the IE 100 PRO In-ear monitors for the the Best Buy blog, including some nice features!

The Korg Liano L1 is a compact digital keyboard that includes 8 sounds and is a simple, yet powerful option for beginners.

The Yamaha Gigmaker electric guitar essentials pack includes everything we need to discover the electric guitar. For beginners, it is a great place to start.

Advances in technology have made it easier than ever before for the casual musician to write and record their own music. The iPad is a user friendly and portable addition to this.

Epiphone's FT-100CE adds high note access and a pickup system to an already great dreadnought style guitar.

The M-Audio Vocal Studio Pro kit is everything you need to get started with music production! Read on for a full review of its capabilities.

In June of 2013, Roland announced a revamp of their popular CUBE line of guitar amplifiers. The CUBE line has been around since 1978 and has been the bread and butter of many practice and recording sessions. Randy Rhoads, Joe Walsh and Ritchie Kotzen are some of the artists who have used the amplifiers in the studio and on stage.   Roland has been a solid brand in the music industry for decades. The CUBE line of amplifiers has a great history and has served many guitarists well. Of all the smaller practice amps out there, I have to admit that the offerings from the CUBE line sure look cool. From what I heard from them at NAMM, they also SOUND great too.

The Fender booth was a treat for us. Why wouldn’t anyone like strolling through a large room full of iconic guitars, basses and amps.    There are some new things from Fender that will please both their established clientelle as well as their new ones. We got treated to a look at a couple of the Fender Amps that will be carried by Best Buy.

IK Multimedia's iRig USB and HD X are the perfect companions for the modern travelling guitarist or bassist.

NAMM is BIG and LOUD. Along the way to giving you a sneak-peak at some gear that Best Buy is going to offer you, my francophone co-hort and I came across a few things that gave us pause, made us stop and look or were just … plain weird.