Review: Cloudlifter - CL-1
- New Dec March 2020
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For some time when recording into USB Interfaces
with Digital Audio Workstation Software I have been having the
issues with low volume when recording with dynamic microphones.
more.....
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Visit Review: Songbirds Guitar
Museum
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Whilst on a tour of the Deep South Gear Review
took a slight detour to Chatanooga
to visit the Song Birds Guitar Museum.......,more
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Review: Epiphone Flying V
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First released in 1958 as part of the modernist series, which
included the Flying V, Explorer, and Moderne (Never Released), the Flying V was a radical design
introduced by Gibson to compete with the other solid bodied
guitars that were gaining popularity at the time.....more
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Review: Gibson Firebird 2017
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If you are looking for a left-field, different and perhaps even
slightly ever strange offering for an electric guitar, look
no further than the Gibson Firebird. Designed by the legendary
car designer Ray Dietrich, the look is based on the extravagant
tail finned and chromed American made cars of the 1950s.....more
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Review: Gibson Les Paul Less+
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I recently bought a new old stock
2015 Les Paul Less+ and although this model has been around
for a few years now I felt that as it is really not very well
known I thought I would share my impressions of this guitar....more
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Review: Squier
Strat FSR.
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We haven’t reviewed a low cost guitar for a while (A Squier
51 was the last I think), so when I purchased this “bling” axe
for my 10 year old daughter recently I thought I would do a
little write up on it for the site to aid any potential future
buyers....more
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Review: Dusenberg Starplayer
Mike Campbell
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Nowadays most guitars manufacturers
conform to a formula of tried and tested methods, or perhaps
deviate slightly from it within their model range. more.....
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Review: Marcus Miller Live
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As our regular readers will know this is not the first
time the Gear-Review team have visited el Porton
del Jazz. Having hosted greats in previous
edition such as Spyra Gyra,
Victor Bailey, Robert Cray, Victor Wooten,
and this year’s headliner Marcus Miller.....more
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Review: An Evening With Toto
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Toto is a band which currently has (and has had in its
past) within its ranks some of the top musicians ever to play
together in a musical formation. Formed in 1977 by the best
session musicians in Los Angeles at the time, the band has had
a long and successful career with several top 40 hits such as
“Hold the Line”, “Rosanna” and “Africa”,
whilst also holding six Grammies to their name....more
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Review: Custom Made Pickguards
Sponsored By WD Music
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Something that most guitars, basses or other stringed
instruments all have is a pickguard. With time and use these can deteriorate, get marked
or one might simply want to change the look of one’s instrument.
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Review: Fender Rumble 100
- New March 2020
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Amplifiers in general have come a long way in
recent years thanks to advances in electronics and magnet technology.
With this in mind, we reviewed Fenders revamped Rumble 100 bass
amplifier.
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Review: Sterling Luke
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Sterling Guitars (named after Music Man’s CEO Sterling
Ball) is the import division of Music Man Guitars which
sells its own mid-level versions of the models Music Man produces
in the USA......more
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Review: Boss Waza Craft Pedals
- New Jan 2019
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Boss formed in 1976 as a subsidiary of the Roland Corporation,
and has been producing pedals and other musical accessories
for several decades now. ....more
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Review: Peterson Strobo HD
tuner
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Peterson have long been producing well-made and accurate tuners
for many years and the new StroboClip
HD (SC-HD) is no exception.
Following on from the design of the original Stroboclip
this one is housed within a sleek black housing with rounded
edges.....more
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Concert: Joe Bonnamassa
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Hailed as one of the hardest working musicians in the current
music scene, Joe Bonamassa
has come to light as one of the best contemporary Bluesmen of
his era. Playing guitar since an early age and mentored by many
greats he has risen to a status reserved for the likes of his
predecessors such as BB King, Gary Moore and many other guitar
legends. .....more
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Review: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Amp.
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An evolution from the original Blues Deluxe the Hot Rod Deluxe
(HRDX) packs a 40 watt powerhouse into a small footprint 1 x
12 combo that is ready to gig anywhere from small pubs to large
stages.....more
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Review: IK iRig Acoustic
Sponsored By IK Multimedia
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Following on from the well-known iRig for electric guitar mobile
technology giant IK Multimedia now moves on to
the acoustic realm to provide an industry first. The iRig
Acoustic is a portable solution to mike up, process
and record any stringed acoustic instrument with many advantages.
more....
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Review: Music Man
Dark Lord
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The Music Man Steve Morse Dark Lord is quite
a unique guitar. (Steve as most of us will know is Deep Purple's
long time guitarist.) This particular model evolved from the Steve
Morse Y2D model, which itself in turn was an evolution from the
original Steve Morse model. ... ..more
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Review: Music Man
Luke 3 PDN
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The Music Man brand is mostly known for its
now legendary Stingray bass and line of amplifiers. Originating
from an earlier company named Tri- Sonix,
it was founded by Forrest White (Ex-Fender) and Tom Walker, and
headed by Leo Fender himself after his sale of Fender to CBS.... .more
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Review: Kluson Locking Tuners
with 19:1 Ratio -
Sponsored By WD Music
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One of the single most important things
that can be upgraded on any guitar is its tuners. A good set of
tuners provides easy restringing, and tuning stability. With this
in mine we set out to replace the tuners on a Fender Stratocaster
50thAnniversary Deluxe.... .more
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Review: Korg Kross 2
- New March 2020
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I’ve always been fond of Korgs synths ever since I got my original Trinity in 1997
it was (and still is) a great synth and with its touch screen
interface and media connections was way ahead of its time
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Review: Dingwall ABZ4/3
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First
off I must say, that although in my mid-forties I am really
an old school bass player.
I
normally play a Fender Jazz or Precision bass, .........more
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Review: Fender Std
Telecaster - New!
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Within the Fender guitar range, the Standard series has now
been officially retired and given way to the Player series.
The Standard range was built in Fenders Mexican factory at Ensenada
not far from the US border, and is based on the classic Telecaster
design but with modern cotemporary features.....more
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Review: Ratio Graph Tech
Tuners
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Instrument tuners have been around a lot longer than the guitar
itself, originally crude pegs on the first Spanish guitar
models, these later evolved to a worm gear style for easier
tuning and better stability.
The Ratio tuners however address an issue which has never been
dealt with on regular tuners....more
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Concert : Incognito @ El
Porton Del Jazz.
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This is the second time we review a live show by Incognito,
and I must say they never disappoint.
Formed by Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick in 1979 and with an ever changing line-up
the band has consistently published excellent material within
their acid-jazz funk scene.....more.
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Review: Ibanez TS9
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Check any guitarists pedal board and you are
most likely to find a variation of the famous Ibanez Tubescreamer
or similar a version/clone from another brand.. .more
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Review: MXR
Micro Amp
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The MXR micro amp has been a standard on many
a musicians pedal board for many years... more
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Review: Fender Jimmy Stafford
Ukulele
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The new Jimmy Stafford model is essentially
the same as its original Nohea
stablemate aside from the different gloss black transparent
finish, however the Gear-Review team found it important to comment
on its extra unique feature – The Fishman Sonitone pickup &
pre-amp....... .more
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Fito & Fitipaldis -
Concert Review
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Most of the Demographic that visit this site
are from English speaking countries, so they will be quite confused
as to why I am reviewing a concert in Spain by a Spanish language
band. .... more
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Review: Fender Stratocaster
Artist Series Eric Johnson RW
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Introduced as a companion to its maple necked
cousin, this rosewood fingerboard equipped Eric Johnson Artist
Series Stratocaster brings to play a myriad of features, painstakingly
design by Eric himself through experimentation and live use...... more
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Review: Fender Jazzmaster
'65 Vintage Series
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Introduced in 1958 as an intended successor
to the Stratocaster, the Jazzmaster was launched as their range
topping instrument at the time. The new offset shape (shared
with the Jazz Bass) was together, with a mellower tone than
its ...... more
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Review: Seymour Duncan Silver
Lake
Sponsored By
Seymour Duncan
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Well known for their pickups, Seymour Duncan also produce a
range of high end pedals for the discerning musician......more.
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Review: Taylor E110
- New !
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This is the first review of an acoustic guitar we have ever
had on this site as most of our reviews tend to focus on electric
instruments. This entry level Taylor was purchased recently
to replace an Epiphone Ej200 Jumbo as an upgrade in playability
and also so my young daughter could use it as she found the
jumbo too cumbersome......more
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Concert: Jamiroquai
in Madrid
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The first concert review ever published on this site in 2002
was … Jamiroquai Live in Granada Spain. Fast forward fifteen years and in the present day we head to
Madrid to see Jay Kay and his band on their current “Automaton”
tour.......more
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Review: Fender Bassbreaker
18/30
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The recently launched Bassbreaker series is a new line of amplifiers
by Fender that are out of the sparkly clean tone zone usually
associated with Fender amplifiers......more
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Review: Setting Up a Mini
Studio
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A good interface is the heart and soul
of any home recording studio and the Tascam US16x08 promises to be just that. I previously
had a Tascam US600 (And a Tascam 144 cassette 4-track 20 odd years ago) and more......
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IK Multimedia iRig 2
Sponsored By IK Multimedia
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For some time now, Gear-Review has
been following the array of products been produced by IK Multimedia
for IOS/Android.
The iRig
2 has recently been released by IK Multimedia, and improves
on the well baked and successful recipe set on the musical menu
by its predecessor the original 2010 iRig
which has deemed to be very popular with mobile guitarists.....more
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This
isn’t the first (or the last) article on this site to feature
a Gibson Les Paul, in fact we have reviewed several models in
the past such as the Classic, Studio+ or Double Cut. Things
however change with time and we thought we would check out these
two 2013 model Les Paul Studios.....more.
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IK Multimedia - The Mobile Musician Part
II
Sponsored By IK Multimedia
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As those of you who follow this site will know we have recently been
looking several different products aimed at IOS devices.
However two things which are quite essential and required during live
performances have not been addressed: Amplification and
Sound Switching....more
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Review: Mooer Micro
Pedals & Pedalboard
Sponsored by Mooer
(UK Importer Dealer Strings & Things Ltd)
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For many years stomp boxes have come
in many shapes and sizes but most seem to conform to the standard
format and size set by mainstream manufacturers......more
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