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April 6, 2015Microphones

Beyerdynamic M 160, Great on Guitar Amps

Beyerdynamic M 160. APPLICATIONS. The M 160 is an all-rounder. It's a ribbon microphone with a very special sound. The results are great on guitar amps. This was the microphone…

April 5, 2015Microphones

Beyerdynamic MC 840: Five Polar Patterns

Beyerdynamic MC 840. APPLICATIONS. A high-end mic specially designed to handle many different signal capture and recording situations. The MC 840 microphone offers 5 switchable…

April 3, 2015Microphones

Beyerdynamic M88: Kick Drums, Bass, Brass, Vocals...

Beyerdynamic M88. APPLICATIONS. The M 88 TG offers a wide frequency response in a rugged build, an ideal combination that makes it a useful mic for a wide variety of applications…

April 2, 2015Power Amplifiers

Crown XLi Amplifiers: Affordable Power Amps

Crown recently announced the launch of its new XLi series of amplifiers. Designed for musicians, bands, DJs, clubs, bars, houses of worship and other applications where price…

March 24, 2015Keyboards & Synths

CME Xkey 37 and Xkey 25 Controllers

Pro features in the lightest format you can imagine. In recent times, new devices have emerged that have reshaped some of our activities. The concept of mobility, of working…

March 17, 2015Studio Monitors

Monkey Banana Gibbon 5 Studio Monitors

Superior quality for its price range. A strong stereo image and balanced sound. About Monkey Banana. It's the brand that gives its name to this line of studio monitors. The entire…

February 17, 2015Consoles & Mixing

Solid State Logic Matrix 2: Among the Best of 2014

Matrix2 is a mixing console with an internal router and DAW control, ideal for any hybrid music production studio. It is the most elegant and efficient solution currently…

February 12, 2015Keyboards & Synths

MiniMoog Voyager. ISP Música Selected Product.

While selecting some of what we consider the most powerful indulgences in analog sound processing and synthesis, we also turned our gaze to the Minimoog Voyager. It is a…

February 12, 2015Keyboards & Synths

Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2

The Pro 2 is the flagship among Dave Smith's mono synths. It shares the same ergonomics as its 12-voice sibling, the Prophet 12, but carves out clearly different sonic territory…

February 11, 2015Keyboards & Synths

Nord Lead A1 Named Among the Best of 2014

Nord was selected among the best synths of 2014, in this case with the Nord Lead A1 analog modeling synth, which combines the synthesis engine of the Nord Lead 4 with a user…

January 31, 2015Electric Guitars

Fender® 2015 Limited Edition 1955 Esquire®

This is an instrument based on the single-pickup classic that even preceded the Telecaster in Fender history. Everything about this instrument takes you back to that era, with a…

January 31, 2015Electric Guitars

Fender® Custom Shop 1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster®

The Fender Custom Shop 1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster is a faithful evocation of Fender's first workhorse, along with some improved, modern features. Ash body with Heavy Relic…

January 31, 2015Electric Guitars

Fender® Custom Shop 1957 Relic Stratocaster®

The Fender Custom Shop 1957 Relic Stratocaster takes you straight back to the pivotal year when the instrument was perfected in the shape everyone knows today. Its alder body…

January 31, 2015Electric Guitars

Fender® Custom Shop 1963 Relic Stratocaster®

The Fender Custom Shop 1963 Relic Stratocaster takes you straight back to the period when surf music was at its peak and the Strat underwent some notable design changes. Its alder…

January 31, 2015Electric Guitars

Fender® Custom Shop 1970 Relic Stratocaster®

The Fender Custom Shop 1970 Relic Stratocaster offers the authentic style and sound of the era when the Strat rose to world domination on the music charts and in concert halls…

January 31, 2015Electric Guitars

Fender® Custom Shop 1963 Relic Telecaster®

The Fender Custom Shop 1963 Relic Telecaster takes you back to the early years of one of the most electrifying decades in modern music. It has an alder body with Relic lacquer…

January 31, 2015Electric Guitars

Gibson Les Paul 2015 Lineup

Every new Les Paul (except the Supreme...) comes standard with G Force, a further step forward in tuning systems that improves on what was already impressive about its…

January 30, 2015Electric Guitars

Jackson® Misha Mansoor Signature Juggernaut

Misha Mansoor is acclaimed for his masterful guitar work with progressive metal band Periphery. Now Misha himself and Jackson have worked closely together on the Misha Mansoor…

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