Musical Instruments

Brossard Picks Releases New St Patrick’s Day “Deluxe” Guitar Pick

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Saint Patrick’s Day is around the corner. This means I will be brushing up on songs by my favorite Irish artists for the drinking day gig. A bit of music from U2, Thin Lizzy and even Boston’s own Dropkick Murphy’s are must haves for the for the celebration of all celebrations. If you want to [...]

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Guitar Giveaway: Win A Buddy Blaze Vivian Campbell ‘Lightning Storm’ Shredder

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Buddy Blaze Guitars has joined forces with Seymour Duncan and Floyd Rose to give away a very special guitar: The Buddy Blaze – Vivian Campbell 25th Anniversary Shredder VC-II / LS modeled after the historic guitar used by Campbell in his Whitesnake days. In 1987, Buddy Blaze and Vivian Campbell designed the Buddy Blaze Shredder, [...]

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Review: Shredding the Blues Helps Guitar Players Breakout to the Next Level

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Shredding the Blues from Alfred Music Publishing is a nice departure from traditional speed trainers and shred guitar DVDs I have seen in the past. The typical route with these shred book/DVD sets is a neo-classical approach. While the neo-classical methodology is fine for many guitarists, it has never fit my style of playing. Shredding the Blues [...]

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Gear Review: The ToneRite 3G for Mandolin – Instant Vintage

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In a moment akin to the apple falling on Sir Isaac Newton’s Head, I realized the science behind ToneRite’s play-in device. I was aerating a glass of wine when it dawned on me the ToneRite seasons an instrument very similar to the way an aerator opens up a glass of wine. When we pour the [...]

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Guitar Gear Review: The Traveler Guitar MI-10 Mobile Interface

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The Traveler Guitar MI-10 is a cost effective addition to your gig bag. This great little interface is a great way to get the most out of your mobile device or tablet. In reviewing the MI-10 we found the unit to be plug-and-play, our tablets and smart phones instantly recognized the device. We use the [...]

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NAMM 2013: The stunning new Retromatic is the latest release from Peerless

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The stunning new RETROMATIC is the latest release from PEERLESS, in the exciting new range of smaller body, thinline guitars. The RETROMATIC’s stylish and distinctive headstock, truss-rod cover, and pick guard design, oozes ultra-cool, retro-rock appeal, which makes a bold, confident, standout statement from Peerless. As a crowning touch the quirky Peerless logo has been die-cast, set, and attached onto the headstock. The 628mm scaled [...]

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NAMM 2013: PRS Guitars Introduces Neal Schon Signature Models

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Neal Schon of Journey is joining the PRS family of artists with two distinct signature models: the NS-14 and NS-15. Neal was intimately involved in the design of nearly every aspect of these instruments…from the stylized f-holes to the hardware details. The NS-14 is a completely new PRS design incorporating a 14” semi-hollow singlecut body [...]

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NAMM 2013: New Wired Performance Microphone Benchmarks

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LEWITT, the Austrian based microphone producer, will be introducing two new MTP Live Series flagship models: the MTP 940 CM condenser microphone and the dynamic MTP 840 DM. Both  models offer wide-ranging features and impressive performance specifications that set new standards in this segment. The MTP 940 boasts comprehensive features and settings typically found only in today’s [...]

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PreSonus Brings Winter NAMM 2013 Show to You Live Via the Web!

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Visit the 2013 Winter NAMM show virtually by joining PreSonus’ exciting, three-day live Webcast! The PreSonus NAMMcast will be broadcast in real time Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (January 24 through 26), between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, and will be rebroadcast between 6 p.m. and 3 a.m. so viewers worldwide can enjoy [...]

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NAMM 2013: JamHub Launches First Cloud-Based Multi-Track Recording Digital Workstation

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JamHub Corp., makers of an innovative line of silent rehearsal studio products for musicians and schools, today launched a new Kickstarter project to fund its new BandLab™ cloud-based digital audio workstation (DAW). Supporters will gain early access to this complete reimagining of the traditional DAW, as well as founding member designation and other rewards. To donate, [...]

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NAMM 2013: Heil Sound Introduces USBQ Mic Preamp

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Use your favorite microphone to record wherever you and your computer are with the Heil Sound USBQ (FAIRVIEW, IL) Heil Sound has introduced their new USBQ microphone pre-amplifier designed for use with  USB interfaces. The USBQ is ideal for professional recording, podcasting, commercial broadcast and other uses that require a microphone and computer connection. The USBQ [...]

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NAMM 2013: F-Pedals Introduces Eddie Kramer Signature Series

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A new line of incredibly compact, versatile and mindblowing guitar pedals, F-Pedals™ is officially launching the EK- Distortion™ in February 2013 (available for pre-sale online starting Dec 15, 2012) as the first pedal of its Eddie Kramer® Signature Series a collection inspired by the sounds of legendary producer Eddie Kramer, who has recorded and produced [...]

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NAMM 2013: EC Custom Shop

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EC custom shop opened the workshop for the public on late 2010 after long years of making custom guitar pedals for friends and family in Israel. My name is Eldar Cohen – I’m the owner of the company and a professional guitar player, after having half of my life building and designing pedals for myself I knew that it won’t [...]

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NAMM 2013: EBS Proudly Present: EBS Billy Sheehan Signature Drive

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The Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim at the end of January is the scene for the release of the new extraordinary EBS Billy Sheehan Signature Drive pedal. A pedal developed by EBS in close co-operation with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan. The new pedal is based on the concept of mixing together a clean signal with a [...]

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NAMM 2013: Fender Introduces New Additions to Pawn Shop Series

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The Pawn Shop Series introduces yet another pleasingly unconventional assortment of “guitars that never were but should have been,” in which new models take the stage and long-vanished classics return in modern form. Fender is excited to welcome four new, out-of-the-ordinary models to its innovative and popular Pawn Shop series–the Pawn Shop ’70s Strat® Deluxe, [...]

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NAMM 2013: Burriss Amps Introduces New “Royalty” – The Royal Bluesman v2

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Burriss Amps is pleased to introduce a new version of its popular Royal Bluesman amp head – the Royal Bluesman v2. Introduced in 2008, the Royal Bluesman quickly became the company’s most popular amp. “The Royal Bluesman has been doing very well but it was time to make some refinements to increase the amps already unparalleled versatility; I [...]

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