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Album Review: Aerosmith - "Music From Another Dimension"
Reviews

Album Review: Aerosmith - "Music From Another Dimension"

Aerosmith walks the line between pleasing those who long for the band’s ’70s sound and fans who first heard them blasting ‘90s pop ballads on a soundtrack.

Choosing Essential Plug-ins for your Studio
Gear

Choosing Essential Plug-ins for your Studio

Convolution reverbs like Altiverb from Audio Ease create their effects by applying the characteristics of real rooms and halls to your signals. The V-EQ3 plug-in from Waves emulates the

The Truest Bypass
Effects

The Truest Bypass

The Vertex Dual Buffer sports separate input and output buffer circuits, each designed for its specific task. Photo courtesy of Vertex Effects What could be better than having “true”

Designing and Ordering a Custom Guitar, PT. 1
Acoustic Soundboard

Designing and Ordering a Custom Guitar, PT. 1

Owning a custom instrument is a dream for most guitarists. Doing your due diligence before placing the order will help ensure it is the guitar of your dreams. In

Normandy Alumicaster Bass Review
Bass

Normandy Alumicaster Bass Review

Offering exceptional sonic and visual quality, Normandy’s Alumicaster bass is a great combination of vintage and contemporary.

Andrews Amplification Para-Dyne 50 Combo Review
Gear

Andrews Amplification Para-Dyne 50 Combo Review

With its copious power and all the easy-to-use tone-control tools that it puts at your fingertips, the Para-Dyne 50 Combo is an amp that will have your back in just about any stage situation you can imagine.

Album Review: Vinyl Williams - "Lemniscate"
Reviews

Album Review: Vinyl Williams - "Lemniscate"

Blending ambient shoegaze, space pop, and fierce psychedelia, Williams brings tones of chaos and desperation into a beautifully presented and mystically charged work.

Egnater Armageddon Amp Review
Gear

Egnater Armageddon Amp Review

The pairing of Egnater''s Armageddon and AR-412 cab is a fantastic setup for the modern metal guitarist who wants extreme gain, total control, and exceptionally tight delivery.

Relic'd Fender Tele Wannabe
Gear

Relic'd Fender Tele Wannabe

Made by Squier—Fender’s budget brand—the Affinity Telecaster is an entry-level version of Leo’s iconic axe. This one has been relic’d and hot-rodded. For some strange reason, I don’t own

Martin OM-28E Retro Acoustic Guitar Review
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Martin OM-28E Retro Acoustic Guitar Review

With the OM-28E Retro Acoustic Guitar, there’s no denying that Martin and Fishman have created a formidable stage and studio instrument that bristles with pure Martin beauty and vintage glow.