If you are considering buying an Acoustic Guitar, or you just need to read up on the differences between the various woods and sizes, have a read of this article where our Head of Guitars, Terry Haselden, runs us through the ins and outs of what makes a great acoustic …

Ask any musician what their least favourite part about gigging is and it is highly likely that they will say loading the car at the end of the night. We’ve all been there, thrown everything possible at an audience for two hours, knowing full well that the most physically …

It's not very often that we single out a plugin and do a feature on it but this one caught our eye and we will do our best to explain what it does. Needless to say, it's going to get weird, wobbly and otherworldly but very cool and useable at …

Our guitar manager Terry Haselden talks us through what you need to consider when buying an electric guitar...

Whether you’re buying your first guitar or adding to an ever-growing collection of beautiful pre-owned models, the guitar world can be a minefield. Where do you begin, with a mass of …

The fifth generation of the successful Stage Series, the Nord Stage 3 has just been announced and it features Nord’s award-winning technologies including the Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with sample playback, acclaimed Nord C2D Organ Engine, a greatly enhanced Piano Section, and extensive hands-on Effects - all in one …

During April (2017) you will receive a free EZX expansion pack when you buy the massively popular Toontrack EZdrummer 2.

Compatible with the most popular DAWs, Toontrack EZdrummer 2 is a quick and easy way of adding drums to your music project, whatever the genre. In April you can get …

When considering the history of guitar amps it is easy to forget that for such a vital part of the chain it is still in its infancy as a product with many of the amps that we know, love and hold as ‘legendary’ are less than 60 years old, making …

We love a good whammy at the weekend (or any day of the week for that matter)! But we have heard numerous players saying that they have fallen out of love with their Digitech Whammy and that it doesn’t track as well as it used to, but what they …

This installment of Industry Standards is one for the drummers. We are going to be taking a look at the snare that is often heralded as being the ‘most recorded drum of all time’. We present to you, the Ludwig LM400 (aka, the Supraphonic).

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One of the go-to plugin developers for many of the members of staff here at Absolute Music is having a month of special deals on their mixing and mastering plugins. iZotope is running the Master the Mix promotion all through March and has just announced it is giving a huge …