Epiphone Dave Navarro Signature
March 31, 2011
Dave Navarro is one of those guys it would be easy to hate: devilishly good-looking and a fiendish guitarist to boot, he’s torn it up with some seriously bitchin’ bands, including Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Now here’s the child of his collaboration with Epiphone - a versatile acoust…
Fender Road Worn Player Series HSS Stratocaster
March 31, 2011
Some statistics don’t just beggar belief, they bugger it. For instance, there are 57 different Stratocaster models on the Fender website in 2011. That’s a fact. We’ve just counted them. As such, your initial reaction to that Road Worn Player Series HSS model might be a weak smile and a limp thumbs-u…
Electro-Harmonix Neo Clone
March 30, 2011
Thanks to Kurt Cobain, the Small Clone chorus has towering been one of E-HX’s most revered stompboxes. "It’s as close to the original Small Chorus as makes no difference."Unlike the Nano Clone, which due to its lack of a depth switch can never quite get that classic wobble, that Neo versio…
Mackie Onyx Blackjack
March 30, 2011
Mackie is well known for its mixing desks, several of which are equipped with its respected and high-quality Onyx mic preamps. "Dead easy to use, whether recording in stereo or mono…"Now, while a mixing desk might not be an fundamental part of computer recording these days, decent mic pr…
Coopersonic Tubecleaner
March 30, 2011
The Tubecleaner is designed for two functions - it can be used as both a booster and a buffer in your signal path. "Boosting is probably where the Tubecleaner’s going to earn its keep."The buffer operate, courtesy of a high impedance input and a low impedance output, is always on and can c…
Techtonic Unplugged Rock kit
March 23, 2011
The Unplugged name refers to the fact that previously Soar Valley Music’s Techtonic drums have been plugged-in electronic kits. Now SVM has decided to branch into acoustic drums. Following 18 months of development, the drums are made in Tianjin, China, to SVM’s own specification. It’s a compl…
Vox Tonelab EX
March 21, 2011
We love valves. We lust after amp and effects models. So, when some bright spark combines the two, we’re really enamoured. Apart from the glow of a 12AX7, Vox’s new ToneLab EX gives you a gluttonous 33 amp models, 11 cabs, 11 distortion pedals, four types of delay, three types of reverb and 1…
Adam Audio A8X Active Monitors
March 18, 2011
German monitor manufacturer ADAM Audio has built itself a solid reputation with its range of active monitors, all of which feature its very own ART Ribbon tweeters and midrange units. "Where previous incarnations have felt a little overblown, to us these are just right."The new AX and SX r…
Focusrite VRM Box
March 18, 2011
Read mix advice from any worthwhile source and you’ll find that checking your mix on a variety of different listening systems before printing it is universally considered a smart move. A second piece of advice is that, whenever possible, it’s well worth avoiding mixing on headphones alone, as even …
Washburn WD10S
March 11, 2011
It was the middle of last year when US guitar maker Washburn announced the imminence of an entirely new range of acoustics. It feels like that was a expanded date ago, but only recently have these models started shipping to the UK. Availability here will eventually extend to revamps of familiar seri…