Gibson Guitar Reviews

Review: Tascam 2488neo Multitrack Recorder

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:58:05 +0000

Multitrack recorders are dying faster than anything else in music production today. They are often times marketed to the lower end markets (beginner or hobby recordists) who did not have the money to buy a whole mini studio worth of devices needed to lay down some tracks. For that reason the all in one portastudio [...]

Review: D-28M Merle Travis by Martin Acoustic

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:45:01 +0000

This special edition Martin features prim construction built to specifications of Merle Travis himself. Retailing for around $7999.00 this acoustic is by no means cheap but is best in class on all fronts. The guitar is built from a neck of curly maple, giving it a truly unique yet solid feel. The top of the [...]

Line 6 Spider III 75 Amp Review

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:10:10 +0000

Line 6 has been dominating the market lately with their rock solid effects fused directly into their amplifiers. They realized that musicians sometimes will go with simpler solutions if they in fact still sound good. The Spider III 75 watt amp is chock full of enough presets and effects to keep you busy for months [...]

Review: Gibson Custom Slash Inspired Les Paul Standard VOS

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:55:20 +0000

Retailing for around $5880 this Gibson Les Paul is made to recreate Slash's exact guitar specifications and mods. This solidbody has a one piece all mahogany neck. The neck is the 1960's style slimmer Les Paul neck which allows for faster playing. This certainly works for Slash! The classic rosewood fretboard is complimented byca [...]

Review: Electro-Harmonix 12AY7 Tube Mic Preamp

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:22:09 +0000

Listing for around $200 bucks, the 12AY7 is expertly designed to provide much needed warmth to your microphones for live or recording applications. Basically, I love anything that has some tubes in it. Digital effects and pedals sound thin, less robust, and evil. This technology is pretty affordable and comes in a nice package. Includes [...]

iPod Touch 32 Gig Review

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:16:39 +0000

Apple has struck gold with their new generation (2G) version of their iPod Touch device. This is less an iPod and more a full fledged hand held computer. With full Internet browser, wifi, speakers, Multi touch screen, high capacity memory, and access to thousands of programs, there is almost nothing the new iPod Touch cannot [...]

Free Band Flyer Downloads

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:05:24 +0000

If you have been searching the Internet high and low for free band flyer downloads the results ( you have probably noticed) are few and far between! The reason that it is incredibly hard to find artfully designed band flyers for download is that artists are highly unlikely to simply give away a piece of their [...]

Review: Magic Ebow Effect

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:56:21 +0000

If you have never heard of an Ebow but are wondering what the heck this weird plastic device does, let me help you out. The Ebow is perhaps the most useful and strange effect I have ever laid my hands on. First if all, the device works by setting up a small magnetic field which [...]

Review: M-Audio JamLab Personal Guitar System

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:38:59 +0000

If you are interested in hooking your guitar up to your computer for the cheapest and most affordable price, the M-Audio JamLap is your ticket. This $59 dollar glorified USB wire with a guitar input and a headphone output. The installation is not too bad but some users have reported driver issues on Vista (go figure!). I think overall, you cannot beat the fun of this device. This absolutely makes a great Christmas gift for any new player who is also into computers. This could be a user's first digital experiment that may lead to Pro Tools in the future.

Review: Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter Pedal

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:36:16 +0000

The legendary Boss PH-3 Phase Shift pedal is one of my most favorite pedals for use with Gibson guitars. I think it has something to do with the humbucker pickups, but a phaser pedal through a Gibson sounds thicker and fuller than with any other guitar that I have tried.