Posted on Mon 10 June 2013 in entries • Tagged with Novation, novation bass station, novation bass station 2, novation bass station ii
We were recently joined by Chris Calcutt from Focusrite Novation who showed us the fantastic new Bass Station II analogue synth. As I own an original Bass Station rack, I also brought this in so that we could display them side-by-side and listen to the differences between the two. I …
Posted on Fri 07 June 2013 in entries • Tagged with amp head, guitar amp, guitar amp head, yamaha, yamaha thr10, yamaha thr10c, yamaha thr10x, yamaha thr5, yamaha thr5a
So, what are these strange-looking toasters you might ask? Well, they are in fact Yamaha's unique range of practice amps. They offer cutting-edge technology, ease-of-use, retro looks & a whole host of useful features. If you're looking for a strictly at-home amplification solution then do read on...
YAMAHA THR SERIES - INTRODUCTION …
Posted on Thu 06 June 2013 in entries • Tagged with kingkorg, Korg, korg kingkorg, korg ms-20, luke edwards, moog, oberheim, prophet 5, roland tb-303
Last month we were joined by synth enthusiast and Korg expert Luke Edwards, who showed off the features and sounds of the mighty KingKORG synthesiser with a number of fantastic demonstrations. How many tracks can you name in the video below?
The KingKORG has a number of exciting features that …
Posted on Wed 05 June 2013 in entries • Tagged with handheld recorder, olympus, olympus ls-100, olympus ls-12, olympus ls-14, portable recorder, stereo recorder
So, you're on the market for a portable recorder for music purposes. One brand that you're likely to see popping up time and time again in your searches is Olympus... and for good reason! Olympus make some excellent compact recording options for people with a variety of needs and budgets …
Posted on Fri 17 May 2013 in entries • Tagged with big muff, big muff pi, big muff pi tone wicker, big muff pi with tone wicker distortion, electro harmonix, electro-harmonix big muff pi, electro-harmonix big muff pi tone wicker, electro-harmonix big muff pi with tone wicker distortion
Hello... I'm Marc... and I'm a gear junky...! I've been playing the guitar and gigging in various bands for many years and in 2012 I got myself a job at Absolute Music to feed my habit and share my passion and knowledge of the products that I know and love …
Posted on Fri 17 May 2013 in entries
Hello... I'm Marc... and I'm a gear junky...! I've been playing the guitar and gigging in various bands for many years and in 2012 I got myself a job at Absolute Music to feed my habit and share my passion and knowledge of the products that I know and love …
Posted on Tue 14 May 2013 in entries • Tagged with audio interface, focusrite, focusrite scarlett, focusrite scarlett 2i2, scarlett 2i2, usb interface
Hello... I'm Marc... and I'm a gear junky...! I've been playing the guitar and gigging in various bands for many years and in 2012 I got myself a job at Absolute Music to feed my habit and share my passion and knowledge of the products that I know and love …
Posted on Mon 13 May 2013 in entries • Tagged with bass guitar, dokken, electric guitar, esp, esp guitars, george lynch, james hetfield, kirk hammett, living color, metallica, paul reed smith, ronnie wood, the rolling stones, vernon reid
With Absolute Music having recently added ESP guitars to its lineup, now would perhaps seem like a good time to write an article on this much revered Japanese brand. ESP are possibly best known to the Heavy Metal crowd as they are one of the most respected & lusted after brands …
Posted on Wed 08 May 2013 in entries • Tagged with drum monitor, roland, roland pm-03, roland pm03, stereo drum monitor
You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site ->Tony Long Music.
ROLAND PM-03- INTRODUCTION
In September 2011, Roland updated their now discontinued PM-01 Personal Drum Monitor with the release ofPM-03; the first 2.1 channel monitor …
Posted on Fri 03 May 2013 in entries • Tagged with mooer, mooer anan echo, mooer funky monkey, mooer lofi machine, mooer micro pedal, mooer micro series, mooer repeater, mooer solo, mooer ultra drive
Back in November I wrote an article on the then new Mooer Micro Series line. Since then these diminutive little pedals have gone on to become very popular indeed & they now seem to be popping up all over the place! From newer players just beginning to dabble in the world …