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Fender Custom Shop’s new spring instrument selection presents some of its most sophisticated and meticulously crafted product offerings to date, including four guitars and one bass.     The new Limited Jazzmaster Pro guitar is the Fender Custom Shop’s latest addition to its Pro Collection. Designed for players attracted to the classic Jazzmaster body style who seek more modern features...

Of all the things we love about guitars or modern music gear in general – one of our favorites is the vast amount of effects available to carve out your own signature sound! But with that said, it can get downright daunting trying to figure out which of the thousands upon thousands of effects would best help guide your sound...

This is a continuation of an earlier article. You can check out earlier segments below: Part I: Introduction and Basics Part II: The Input Stage Auxiliary Sends Moving on to the next important piece on a mixing board, the number of auxiliary outputs highly depends on the intended use of a mixing console, although the normal range is somewhere between...

The BBE Blacksmith Distortion @ $99.99 If there’s one single type of effect that the stompbox industry loves to churn out more than anything else, it’s most definitely the distortion pedal. It seems like we can’t go two weeks before another contender enters the ring! Not that it’s a bad thing, we’re all for choice and competition, but with so...

The Input Stage Taking a look at the very first element that a signal hits in a mixer, the input stage, you’ll find an onboard microphone preamplifier. How a mic preamp is designed is a strong indicator of the sound and character of the entire board, and any loss in quality at this initial stage can never be regained, making...