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Sabian Stratus Dry: A Focused Voice in a Familiar Family

The modern drummer yearns for a cymbal that speaks clearly and leaves room for the rest of the kit to shine in the mix. This has led to dry-voiced cymbals having a moment, or perhaps a series of moments over the last few years with drummers across various genres. Sabian’s Stratus Dry line aims directly […]

Ibanez Mode Basses: Where Tradition Meets Technical Performance

What Does Compression Do to a Bass Signal?

Gibson ES-335 ’50s/’60s: Reliving the Golden Years

Watch: What Can Tame a Big Muff 2?

1 month ago Gear Demos, Videos

Watch: Gibson Century Collection: 100 Years of Inspiring Tone

Join Gibson as they celebrate 100 years of flat-top acoustics with the Century Collection acoustic guitars! Crafted in Bozeman, Montana, the Century Collection offers period-inspired details for each model, along with Sitka spruce tops and mahogany backs and sides. All models also feature robust bone saddles and nuts, smooth satin-nitro finishes, and durable hardshell cases. […]

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1 month ago Gear Demos, Videos

Fender Vintera III: Authentic Vintage Style for Today’s Players

Fender Vintera III injects the mojo of classic ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s Fender guitars into a collection built for today’s players. With era-correct models boasting refined features that modern players will adore, this collection is perfect for today’s vintage fans! Explore the Fender Vintera III collection for yourself in our overview video: Apr 20, 2026Myles

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1 month ago Gear Demos, Videos

Watch: The Monkey Is Back, and It’s Badder!

Ever wish your overdrive could do more than one thing? The DOD Badder Monkey takes the cult-classic Bad Monkey overdrive circuit and expands it with two new voices, Behaved and Badder, plus a patent-pending Barrel control that lets you blend any two circuits for a huge range of tones. From light breakup to full-on rock […]

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1 month ago Gear Demos

Your Future is Epiphone!

Demand more from your guitar — step up to Epiphone’s Futura Series! Loaded with tons of modern features that’ll have you playing your best night after night, the Futura Series combines classic body shapes with player-friendly upgrades. Color-shifting Chromashift finishes will dazzle audiences at any performance, while the guitars’ compound-radius fingerboards and stainless steel frets […]

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1 month ago Gear Demos

Schecter Celebrates 50 Years of Shred Excellence In Style

To celebrate a half century of building some of the most revered, shred-ready guitars in the business, Schecter has introduced a bold 50th anniversary collection! Watch as Justin rips and tears his way through the Schecter C-1 (below) and Schecter Avenger FR-S 50th Anniversary (above) in our video demos: Apr 10, 2026Myles

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1 month ago Gear Demos, Videos

New Quantum LT Interfaces from Fender

Create music fluidly with new Quantum LT interfaces from Fender. These affordable-yet-powerful audio interfaces give you plenty of inputs and outputs for the price, with Fender-designed instrument inputs and PreSonus’ MAX-HD mic preamps. They also include six months of the Fender Studio Pro DAW, which is packed with time-saving and creativity-inspiring features. Watch as Johnny […]

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2 months ago Perfect Pairings

Perfect Pairings: Darkglass Electronics Alpha-Omega + DigiTech MonoNeon Whammy

The crushing lows of bass and the ripping sustain of distortion go together like peanut butter and jelly. But what happens when you throw a whammy pedal into the proverbial gears of that tone stack? A perfect pairing, that’s what! In this episode of Perfect Pairings, the Darkglass Electronics Alpha-Omega and the DigiTech MonoNeon Whammy […]

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2 months ago Soundcheck

What Does the “Music Ducking” Button on My PA Speaker Do?

If you’ve got a portable PA speaker or all-in-one PA system  with a mic input and a music playback channel, you may have a button or switch on the back labeled something like Ducking, Music Ducking, Mic Priority, Voice Priority, Talkover, or Voiceover. So, what does that button do? The automatic music ducking/mic priority feature […]

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2 months ago Gear Demos

Create Any Effect You Want With the Empress ZOIA

Have you ever wanted to build your own effect from the ground-up? Or maybe you feel like there can never be enough knobs to tweak, buttons to press, settings to adjust. Enter the Empress ZOIA modular synthesizer pedal — nay a workstation — allowing full customization, creation, and synthesis all in one compact stompbox form-factor. […]

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