Paul Reed Smith & Adagio. New Distributor in Spain
Adagio adds the American brand PRS to its distribution catalog. As of April 1, Grupo Adagio, a leading musical instrument distributor, is the new distributor of PRS guitars for…
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Gear Reviews.
Fender American Elite Stratocaster
On the outside, the American Elite Stratocaster has Fender's timeless style, but under the “chassis” it's a new guitar designed for 21st-century musicians who demand more and more…
How Is a Spanish or Flamenco Guitar Made?
We take a "standard" tour of how guitars are made in Spain, obviously bearing in mind the many variables and methods depending on who makes them, from the different choices of…
Yamaha Steps on the Gas: Revstar Guitars
The new Revstar series of electric guitars introduces a new design concept, in tune with today’s aesthetic sensibility and with unique features. The aim is to update the classic…
Blackstar HT-Reverb
We've already talked about Blackstar in previous articles... So I'd simply like to remind you that it's a company that has been building amplifiers and pedals for 50 years, and it…
Gibson: The SG Special®, Five Decades of Pure Rock
A rock classic, now as a Special USA reissue. The SG Special is designed to take you exploring the soundscapes of legendary rock. When the SG replaced the single-cutaway Les Paul…
The Mesa/Boogie SUBWAY Bass Series
We take a look at the new Subway series from Mesa/Boogie, consisting of the Subway D-800 head and the Subway 1x12 and Subway 1x15 cabinets. The Subway D-800 is the first…
Palmer Octobus: A Looper for Effects Pedals
The design of this looper sticks to the essentials, without special features such as amp switching or MIDI controls: you can connect effects pedals to its eight loops and store up…
Korg microKEY Air: No Cables Required
Shrinking the weight and size of keyboards is a trend that firmly took hold in 2015. Korg, Yamaha, Roland, IK Multimedia and plenty of others have released their Mini models. It…
Admira Guitars Tested: A5, A10, A15, A20 and F4
A range of prices and quality levels that covers a wide spectrum of guitarists. We take five of the latest designs from Admira into the lab. These hugely well-known instruments…
Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster®
Evoking the electrifying "Voodoo Chile" that made the Stratocaster guitar and its distinctive tonal flexibility so popular, the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster takes you back to that…
IK Multimedia Introduces iRig Keys USB: Ultra-Affordable MIDI Keyboard Controllers for Mac/PC
Now Mac and PC musicians have an affordable, fully equipped solution for making music with 3 ultra-compact, portable MIDI controllers: the iRig Keys 25, iRig Keys 37 and iRig Keys…
Guitarist, Developing Your Technique III
Another month has gone by and we've had enough time to perfect the exercises we presented, especially the one developed for the major scale across the neck of the guitar. I insist…
Guitarist, Developing Your Technique II
We're going to continue with the series of exercises we had planned for this installment, for beginners and advanced guitarists alike. Previously, you reviewed the Bb major scale…
Guitarist, Developing Your Technique I
Goals. Over the years there have been times when I could play more and times when I could play less, and even some days when I didn't play at all. Any of that could have left me…
IZZO, a True Benchmark in Percussion
Percussion from Ortolá. We look at the new additions to its catalog of Brazilian percussion instruments and other accessories from the IZZO brand. This is a Brazilian musical…
Digitech GSP1101: Preamp and Effects Processor
Now it's the turn of my favorite of today's two guests: the GSP1101 rack processor, a new paradigm in modeling preamps. At first glance, the rack unit surprised me by minimizing…
KORG Liverpool, Back to the '60s
Lennon and McCartney literally changed the music scene from the 1960s to the present day. With the creative driving force of the world's most recognizable band and its hits, their…
Variax Standard: The Fusion of Yamaha and Line 6
The new Variax Standard represents, as a finished product, the first technological collaboration between Yamaha and Line 6, a guitar built with the know-how of the Japanese brand…
Guitarras Raimundo Clave de Fa: A Nylon-String Baritone Guitar
Touring international trade fairs, we find one common thread that powerfully represents instrument building in our country: the guitar. It is a product we export to Germany…