Musical Instruments
NAMM 2016: ESP’s new guitar preview
Gibson Guitars – New Features for 2014
If you name any prominent rock guitarist, there’s a pretty good chance that they have played or do play a Gibson guitar. Gibson has a long history as an instrument maker and is celebrating their 120th anniversary this year. To mark the 120th year milestone, Gibson has released their 2014 models with features that help with playability and look great too.
NAMM 2014: IK Multimedia
IK Multimedia makes a number of well-respected products for the pro-audio market, but has struck a chord, in a big way, by creating simple devices and apps for the iOS platform. Their “i” line of hardware products allow musicians and music lovers to create, record and produce music on their iOS device in a way that is not intimidating, but also gives access to deep features. They’ve come out with two new iOS products this year: the iRig Mic HD and the iRing.
The Soundboard: Series Introduction
Home recording technology seems to get better and cheaper with every passing moment. What you can achieve in your spare room or home studio today was only in the realm of high-priced professional installations a dozen years ago. The problem you’ve probably already encountered is that there is a LOT of information out there. I’m going to try and break things down into manageable chunks. I’ll walk you through some concepts you should be familiar with and touch on some gear that you may or may not want to consider.
Audio Technica AT2020 microphone review
NAMM 2021: Yamaha’s new products
Sennheiser XS wireless in-ear monitoring set and IE 100 PRO in-ear...
Roland CUBE Amplifiers bring your music to life
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.







