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The Gibson Darkfire is Unstoppable!
By Mike Sydloski, Guitars, posted on 12-17-2008
I just got done playing the new Gibson Darkfire Limited Electric Guitar. WOW! Can I say it again? WOW! Considering that I don't even have the Robot Interface Pack, this guitar is SCARY good. Opening t
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DW Drum Workshop 5000 Series Double Pedal
By Clay Reed, Drums, posted on 12-19-2008
The DW 5000 bass drum pedal series has been know as the go to work horse for years. Since the 80's these pedals have gone through some serious upgrades innovations and redesigns to stay on top of the
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Way Huge Pedals are way cool…………….
By Stefin Gordon, Guitars, posted on 12-30-2008
The Way Huge Pork Loin is a must have. This pedal does the low gain thing better than most. Turn up the overdrive knob, and this baby starts to sing. When maxed out, this pedal makes notes sing. Notes
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Swollen Pickle anyone?
By Mike Sydloski, Guitars, posted on 12-30-2008
This is a pedal that, when I stop laughing, I'll be more than happy to tell you about. If you are sick and tired of pedals that are so subtle that when you step on them, you're still not sure if it's
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N-Tune
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 12-31-2008
This is a great idea that has finally become reality- a built-in tuner. No modification to the guitar body is necessary so you can even install it on vintage instruments. This is a parallel circuit, m
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Take a Bite of the Fat Sandwich.
By Mike Sydloski, Guitars, posted on 01-06-2009
So, when is "way too much", too much? I can't settle that question here, but I can tell you, this pedal is dangerous. Starting at the lower settings, the Fat Sandwich gives a pleasing grind, conjuring
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MXL V-12 Silicon Valve Condenser Microphone
By Joel Thall, Live Sound, posted on 01-06-2009
The MXL V-12 is one of MXL's Silicon Valve Series of condenser mics. Made here in the U.S.A., this mic was intended for European distribution. We at Rainbow Guitars had the opportunity to test t
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Namm 2009 Report
By Mike Sydloski, Guitars, posted on 01-22-2009
Namm Show 2009.
“ Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Los Angeles” when I hear those words, Iknow it’s time for the Namm show, because my chances of being in L.A. for any other reason are slim. This y
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Digital Wireless and Your Guitar/Bass Tone
By Joel Thall, Live Sound, posted on 01-28-2009
If you work hard to perfect your guitar tone, getting the right pickups, tubes, etc., then digital wireless is absolutely the only way to go when you're looking for a wireless system.
If
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JJ Tubes
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 02-04-2009
JJ, formerly known as Tesla (and previously known as Radioslava- see my informative article on this site) is a company with more than half a century in tube manufacturing experience. I've tried both t
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A Little History
By Gilbert Nagore, Keyboard, posted on 02-05-2009
The Roland RD pianos are probably the most acclaimed and
recorded digital pianos in history. Starting in 1986 with the 88
note RD-1000 and the introduction of SA synthesis, the Roland
RD digital p
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Fantom History
By Gilbert Nagore, Keyboard, posted on 02-05-2009
From the earliest keyboard workstations like the D-20, W-30 and other great ‘80’s boards, Roland has a long history that now reaches its peak with the Fantom-G series. With 128 tracks of sequencing,
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Juno History
By Gilbert Nagore, Keyboard, posted on 02-05-2009
Many musicians remember the Juno-60, Juno-6, or Juno-106; big, gutsy analog synths known for bass sounds, strings, and some of the only good synth organ sounds from their time. Many people like the b
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The Line 6 Micro Spider has massive tone!
By Stefin Gordon, Guitars, posted on 02-10-2009
Don't laugh. The Micro Spider from Line 6 is really small. But fortunately for us, the sound is HUGE! I reviewed this amp while the store was open for business and I consistently drew small crowds,
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HardWire Chromatic Stage Tuner
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 02-25-2009
The Hardwire series pedals have really impressed me. In fact I now own three of them. This stage tuner grabs notes extremely fast and I like the readout, which has a different color LED for the center
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HardWire Digital Reverb
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 02-25-2009
There are so many Digital Revebs out there, several of them in pedal form. Why did I just buy the HardWire one? Because- it is literally a Lexicon reverb in a box. You can hear the clarity and natural
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Tone Pros ABR Replacement Bridge
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 02-26-2009
Sometimes a simple idea makes a huge difference. Tone Pros is a company that took the existing Tunamatic bridge and tailpiece technology and improved it. The Tone Pros AVR and Tunamatic bridges and ta
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Pedaltrain Mini Pedalboard
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 03-05-2009
The Pedaltrain Mini is a compact pedalboard and all I need when I am doing a gig with just a few pedals. Actually, lots of players only use a few pedals and end up buying oversized pedalboards so they
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Pedaltrain ProHC
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 03-05-2009
Everyone I know who has gone from setting up pedals every time they play to buying a pedalboard always says the same thing: "How did I live without this?" The Pedaltrain-ProHC is a large, intelligent
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Tungsol 12AX7
By Pete Fine, Accessories, posted on 03-06-2009
The Tungsol 12AX7 is a very high quality preamp tube. Yes, it is a "reissue" and it may not be exactly like the rare originals, but at the price for this tube it does a superb job. It doesn't have the
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