Newbie, intermediate player, seasoned pro or somewhere in between, at some point you’re going to want to change your electric, acoustic or bass guitar strings.  For most guitarists, the process becomes automatic – you could…

The Aston Origin large diaphragm condenser microphone is deliciously quirky, manufactured in Great Britain, and a great sounding piece of kit that’s a little different from the norm.  It also bagged runner-up spot in our…

In our recent best short scale bass review, we shone the spotlight on seven of the best instruments out there. It was a closely fought contest but our deserved winner was the Sterling by Music…

So who’s your favorite fretless bass player and what song makes you want to rip all the frets off your fretted electric bass with wanton abandon? I guess we’ve all got our quintessentially favorite fretless…

An electric bass guitar, for the most part, is an inherently big instrument. That’s due to the larger scale length (typically around 34″) that bass guitar designers have, over the years, determined to be the…

Technology really has come a long way in recent times and being able to create high quality recordings in a home studio has become more and more prevalent. Recording in your home does present some…

Mini guitar amps are modern marvels. Get over the fact that they’re not going to sound like a Mesa Boogie at full tilt and you’ll be able to truly appreciate just how awesome they are….

The whole driving force behind mini guitar amplifiers is to be able to plug and play. Essentially these are scaled down, small guitar amp versions of their full-sized counterparts that enable guitarists to simply play…

Modern manufacturing techniques coupled with economies of scale and intense market competition has been good news for us as consumers. In the technology sector, it means that highly advanced products are now available to us…

Before we dive into this head to head between the Rode NT1 and the Audio-Technica AT2035, rest assured that whatever microphone you choose here, you’ll be getting a high quality, large diaphragm condenser microphone that…

So who would buy an acoustic bass guitar? After all, electric players could argue that an electric bass can be used in just about any situation from a full-blown stadium gig to the corner of…

Not so long ago (well it is quite a while actually), the question of how to play a guitar through a computer and establishing a guitar to computer interface really wouldn’t have been valid. That’s…