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While Fender is best known for their legendary electric guitars and basses, the company is no stranger to the world of acoustics, offering everything from a wide array of various ukulele models to the excellent entry level FA-100 and more. Today, we're taking a look at the CD-60, a dreadnought sized acoustic guitar that offers Fender's classic design aesthetics with quality construction, made to deliver great performance at a great price. While the CD-60 certainly won't replace your Martin or Taylor, the combination of price, build and sound quality make this the perfect "camp fire" guitar, an acoustic you won't be afraid to bring along on trips or a buddy's house. Continue reading →

The Fin by Heil Sound is a cardioid pattern live dynamic microphone designed with both looks and performance in mind. While the microphone is aimed primarily at vocalists and broadcasters, The Fin also works with amplifiers, harmonicas, brass instruments and other sound sources. It's retro-styled chrome body and LED lighting definitely makes The Fin stand out in a crowded mic-market, but how does it fare where it matters most? We take a closer look! Continue reading →

[caption id="attachment_2880" align="alignright" width="208"] Way Huge Aqua Puss MKII Analog Delay @ $149.99[/caption] Known for their reliability, consistency and unique tone, the original line of Way Huge pedals quickly became expensive collector’s items as soon as the company folded back in 1999. Luckily for us, the brand was resurrected a few years later and with it came a whole slew of reissues that aim to retain everything that made the originals amazing while trimming the way huge price. Today, we’re taking a closer look at one of these reissues, the Aqua Puss Analog Delay.   Continue reading →

Unless you don't pay much attention to technology or recording devices in general, chances are you're well aware of the GoPro. This brand of tiny action cameras has become a hugely successful and transcendent piece of gear, essentially becoming the defacto device which all of its competition is judged by. If there's a point-of-view action sequence video online, chances are good that it was recorded with a GoPro. But what many might not have considered is that the GoPro is also an excellent tool for musicians. While photos and audio are a given, there’s no better way (short of a live performance) to show off what your groups is all about than with professional quality videos that are able to capture the music and moment with amazing clarity and definition. And with the GoPro Hero4 Silver Music Bundle, the company aims to conquer camera market among musicians as well.   Continue reading →

[caption id="attachment_2726" align="alignright" width="300"] Quilter Labs Mach 2 8inch Combo Amplifier @$899.00 (with UFC201-2 Footswitch @ $968.00)[/caption] Quilter Labs is known for their use of Class D amplifier technology, also known as “switching amps.” These aren’t your more common transistor or even vacuum tube amps we’re talking about here, but a whole different technology. The reason this is important to know before heading into our review is that in order to fully understand the MicroPro Mach 2, and how such a little amp can pack such big sound, we have to understand that we’re dealing with a different beast than transistor or tube. Continue reading →