Duende Cajons

The humble cajon has made a huge impact on the percussive scene by the last few years. Portable, versatile and downright funky, cajons have leapt to popularity for a variety of reasons. Based in Seville, Duende started off initially supplying the Spanish market before moving into building cajons for…

Fender Custom Deluxe Strat

Fender describes the new Custom Deluxe Strat as being "designed for the working musician". What the company means by that is that its taken the vintage blueprint of that stalwart model and added some contemporary improvements – in the pickup, bridge, fret and tuner departments – to cre…

Dynaudio Acoustics AIR 12 Monitors

Dynaudio’s active BM series monitors have been a mainstay of many engineering professionals for some moment. So when the company hooked up with TC Electronic, it came as no surprise that the aftereffect was a DSP-equipped monitor along similar lines. Now, a few years down the line, the range has gra…

Focusrite Saffire PRO 24

Focusrite’s newest addition to the well-established Saffire audio interface range is the PRO 24, which arrives in half-rack structure. Despite its modest size, a quick glance at the front and back panels reveals there’s plenty to admire, so let’s dive in. Round the back, you’ll find most of the Saff…

Cort Luce L450C NS

South Korea-based Cort Guitars is a giant of the guitar manufacturing world. For more than 50 years it has produced a large range of electric, bass and acoustic guitars for distribution, not only under its own name but for other guitar companies.In recent years, smaller outfits known for extremely h…

Audient MiCO

In these days when DAW recording rules the roost, it’s becoming increasingly common to find even the most ‘digital’ studios looking for a great analogue-to-digital conversion solution for sound sources that are still recorded with microphones. Similarly, high-quality preamps are all the rage for ens…

Epiphone EJ200

Sitting side by side in our studio is that Epiphone EJ200 and a rare, birds eye maple-topped PRS. Now you’d assume that anyone with any view about guitars would head straight for the PRS. Oh no.While we truly love that PRS, we’ve spent more duration wiping the saliva off the £359 Epiphone than any …

Taylor Big Baby

The success of Taylor’s smallest and by far its least expensive model, the three-quarter size Baby, introduced back in 1996, may have taken the company by surprise, but, unsurprisingly, Taylor responded with the introduction of another similar, but fuller-figured model.Sticking generally to the same…

Meinl Signature Rides

Meinl’s Perfect Ride range includes contributions from some of the company’s highest-profile endorsees. Each drummer involved has a clear concept of what they require in a ride, so each of the 11 cymbals in the range varies in size, weight, finish and sound. Build While the cymbals are not named aft…

Avantone CR-14

US firm Avant Electronics is probably best known for its Auratone-influenced Mixcube monitors. However, it plus produces an extensive range of mics under the Avantone make, and now these mics are being distributed in the UK. Prices are very competitive as the mics are made in China, and whether you’…

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