Schertler DYN-M for Mandolin Review

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(More customer reviews)I've only played one gig with this pickup but I'm very impressed. Mandolin pickups tend to over-accentuate the highs I find, giving a brittle, harsh sound. Not so this pickup - it really does sound very true to the acoustic sound of the instrument.
I went direct from the instrument to the mixer, and I'm not sure that I'd bother with a preamp. The signal is strong enough to not really require a preamp, and the tonal balance is so good that I don't feel the need for any further control.
I had some reservations about the method of affixing the pickup to the instrument top, but it works surprisingly well. On my first attempt I had no problems putting it on, and it seemed quite solidly fixed. Plus, if someone does trip over the cord, it might be just as well if it comes off the instrument. Yes, it's a little fiddly to have to go through fitting business this every time you play in public, but the upside is that:
- You don't need to modify your instrument at all
- You can easily switch the pickup from one instrument to another
All in all, yes expensive but it does exactly what it claims to do.


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Swiss-made Schertler DYN-Series electrodynamic contact transducers are designed to be used in a variety of applications, from home recording to live performances, encompassing all types of music and musical playing styles where the utmost in accurate acoustic reproduction is required.DYN-Series transducers provide a sound that is exceptionally 'acoustic" in nature - the sound is close to that of a studio microphone, but without the on-stage problems of bleed or feedback.The Schertler DYN-M is the most natural-sounding mandolin transducer available.The easily-installed contact microphone (attached to the instrument's top with the included, inert putty) delivers a warm, accurate reproduction of YOUR instrument's acoustic tone, regardless of your style.Used and endorsed by mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile.DYN-Series transducers ship in an elegant wooden box.

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Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion Effects Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)Being a pedal junkie I have relied on a variety of stompboxes over the years to get "my' tone. Thou my sound and style have changed over the years there are a couple of boxes that have been under my feet for decades.
My MXR Distortion+ has been on my board since the early eighties. Many pedals have sat next to it, my Chandler Tube Driver, DOD 250 Overdrive, a BBE Freq Boost, a BOSS Mega Distortion and most recently a Systech Harmonic Energizer clone.
It has been a headache switching and swapping out those pedals on my board depending on the application, until now.
Source Audio's Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion is the answer for most of my tonal demands and frees up valuble pedal board real estate.
At first I thought this was yet another amp modeler. Most DSP modelers have a thin and sterile sound to my ear. My other concern was if the Classic Distortion could capture my modern and nu metal distortion tones, usually delivered via my BOSS Mega Distortion.
Five minutes with Source Audio's Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion and all of my concerns were put to rest. The Fuzz settings are natural, warm and gritty. I can dial in Jack White, Blue Cheer or Hendrix with ease. Names like Big Pi and Fuzz Facade are clear indications of my tonal starting point. There is also a midrange control on the box for quick live tweaks and the ability to adjust the distortion pre and post midrange boost/cut.
The built in EQ is a dream come true allowing me to add a little bottom to my Tony Iommi Laney Amp tones or add midrange scoops to create Scholz SR&D Rockman like tones.
The Metal setting on this pedal is no joke. It is a paint peeling aural assault. I can easily punch up a bit of Dimebag or Kerry King with ease. The built in noise gate allows me to push the distortion to the limit with absolutely no line noise. This box delivers warm, powerful Marshall/Mesa Boogie like heat.
This guitar pedal is a must buy for any tweaker. Studio musicians and cover band guitars will find this to be indispensable. Those of you guitar players that tend to stick to one distortion tone will also get a lot of use out of the box. The EQ and Midrange controls will help any guitarist cut through the mix.


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The Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion packs 4 tube amp and 8 fuzz box overdrive tones, plus a Clean Boost/EQ mode into one highly tweakable and programmable pedal. The onboard 7-band graphic equalizer and dual drive controls provide virtually endless tone manipulation possibilities. Save your customized tones in 6 programmable user preset stations, available for speedy recall via three footswitches. An expression pedal input allows for seamless morphing from one user preset to another.The Pro Classic also includes a MIDI input allowing external access to presets and parameters, and is Hot Hand® ready for even more expressive capabilities.

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AXL Badwater Electric Bass 1 Pickup, Brown Review

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(More customer reviews)This AXL Badwater Electric Bass is the best bass that I have ever played in this price range. It sounds wonderful, plays well, and looks fantastic. The build quality is very good on this bass. The tuners stay put and are very secure. The control knobs are very tight, turn easily, and feel very secure. On many P Basses, I have had the problem of not being able to rest my thumb on it well. That is not a very big problem with this bass. The precision style pickup is very comfortable and is easy to rest your thumb on. I had a problem with the bridge, however, one of the screws that adjusts the action was stripped out. I could not change the action on the E string, and it was much to high for my liking. Luckily, when I took it back to the shop, it was covered by the warranty, and repaired instantly and for free. As an added bonus, the shopkeeper adjusted the truss rod, and it plays even better now, and the action adjusts perfectly.
Soundwise, this bass is excellent. It can sound either very round and full (perfect for slap), or it can sound hollow and light, and anything in between is just a turn of the tone knob away. Harmonics are difficult to play. They do not seem to want to come off of the strings. However, with a little practice, harmonics are possible to play, just a little difficult. The 14th fret on the A string buzzes, but it is the only fret that does. Still, it buzzes very much and can sometimes be very annoying.
Before I was able to lower the action and the truss rod got adjusted, the playability of the AXL was about average. Thankfully, after the action was lowered and the truss rod adjusted, the AXL now plays very well. All of the frets can be comfortably reached, and all of the strings can be comfortably plucked. One final minor complaint that I have, is that the neck is rather heavy. I used to play with a cheap, very slippery, nylon strap, and the neck would always slide away from me. However, as soon as I bought a high quality leather strap, with excellent traction, the neck no longer slid.
Do the looks really need a review? This bass looks amazing. The beaten up body and distressed hardware give it that wise old look of worn out music gear. Be warned however, that this bass is not really made of red wood as it appears. The lovely read color is just painted , or stained, onto it. I have accidentally chipped some of the paint off only to reveal just plain old wood underneath. Since that issue is only cosmetic, I would not let it turn you away from this bass. The biggest benefit of the worn out look, is that if you dent or scratch it, the damage will blend right in. I have put several dings into the body of this bass, and guess what, no one can tell that they were accidents.
If money is a factor in your bass buying decision, then the AXL Badwater Electric Bass is one of the best that you can get. If money is not a factor, but you just want a good bass to use a backup, then this is a very good bass. While it may not play like a 1 or 2 thousand dollar bass, it certainly plays better than every other 200 dollar bass I have ever played. No one will regret looking into this excellent bass.

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Players looking for a bass with hot features and a look that's anything but ordinary should look no further. Badwater Bass guitars have wicked distressed bodies and come with EMG-designed pickups, the preferred brand by many of today's best artists.No area was spared from the destruction -- even the headstock and backplate have vintage distressing. Available with two classic pickup configurations, Badwater guitars have a one-of-a-kind style and excellent playability.The brown finish model has the look of a museum-quality guitar stored away for decades.

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Dean ML Bolt On Guitar, Metallic White with Matching Headstock Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been playing guitar for 9 years, and bought all my guitars from Musician's Friend.....until now. I found this one on Amazon. I bought it with full intention to replace both pickups with Seymour Duncan's. Well, i was sadly mistaken!!! I plugged this bad boy in, and WOW. The sound was amazing, and it was just the tone i was looking for. I use a Boss ML-2 pedal and a Randall RX120RH half stack- and it sounds amazing!! It arrived right on time, well-packaged, and no sign of defects. The only thing is that it could use a floyd rose, but hey, what do you expect for 230 bucks. I am very happy with this guitar and will definitely buy from Amazon again.

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Like the X Series, Dean's XP Series offers some of Dean's most popular body styles--the ML, V, and Z--at an affordable price. They also get eye-catching metallic finishes with matching headstocks, and quality components like high-output Dean humbuckers, Grover tuners, and a Tune-o-Matic bridge.



The Dean XP Series

The Dean XP Series features the ML, V and Z shapes in striking metallic finishes with matching headstocks. Bolt on maple necks, rosewood fingerboards, Grover tuners, and other solid appointments make these a great choice for beginners and professionals alike.

Paulownia BodyPaulownia is an increasingly popular substitute for mahogany in more affordable guitar models. It's a fast-growing, hearty tree native to Japan and Southeast Asia, and has traditionally been used for Asian string instruments.

As a lightweight, porous body wood, Paulownia is somewhat similar to swamp ash in its sonic signature: very resonant, with plenty of chime and a nice, tight low-end.

Bolt-On ConstructionBolt-on neck construction provides an affordable alternative to set-neck or thru-body designs. The advantage of this design is that if you do have any neck trouble down the line, you can easily replace it.

The XP Series all feature maple necks and an ultra-playable 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, with classic dot inlays.

Dean Humbucker PickupsTo capture the biting tones of vintage Deans, the company includes two of its standard humbuckers. These pickups provide more than enough bite for modern styles, along with plenty of low-end and midrange definition. The standard three-way selector allows bridge, neck, or a combination. Each pickup gets a volume pot, and they share the tone control.

Grover TunersIf you play guitar then you know what this means--solid, dependable tuning from the industry standard. These guitar machines are a triumph in engineering and style, with a gear ratio of 14:1, perfect gear meshing, and zero backlash and slippage. The gear box has a special lubricant for lifetime, trouble-free service.
Tune-o-Matic BridgeThe Tune-o-Matic bridge with string-thru body design provides serious sustain, along with precise intonation for your tuning preference. The classic v-shaped plate mirrors the headstock wings for some nice vintage Dean style.

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Jet City Amplification JCA2112RC Guitar Tube Combo Amplifier Review

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(More customer reviews)I've owned this amp for about 6 months and I love it. This amp is a straight-forward single channel rock and blues amp but you can get into heavy metal with a pedal. The distortion is creamy sounding- and distinctly different from other tube amps at this price point (Peavey Valveking, Bugera V22, Crate V16, Blues Jr.) Thank you Mr Soldano! Not a particularly versatile amp- but I think this amp was not intended to be a jack-of-all-trades. What it does do it does wonderfully. Twenty tube watts is plenty for small gigs and jamming with a drummer. The build quality is excellent. This is the JCA 20H head combined with the Eminence special design speaker with added reverb. The reverb is tube driven and sounds lush, but not surfy. I've heard that this is essentially a Chinese-built Soldano Astroverb 16. This amp LOVES humbuckers. I would buy it again and again. The price has come down since I bought it and I think it's a ridiculous bargain at this point. I would also buy their new 50 watt 2-channel combo however I just don't need that much power. I'm a fan of Jet City !

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20W all-tube Combo with Eminence Inside. 'combo" of our JCA20H and JCA12S, with tube-driven reverb included. Easy-access speaker connectors on the rear panel allow JCA2112RC to drive external cabinets either with or without the internal Jet City Eminence Custom driver. Stacked on an additional JCA12S, the speaker volume doubles and the added height brings the controls to arm's length in a small club.

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Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder with Reflex-Tune Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, I bought this pedal only seeing one demo, and it was a short stupid video on youtube. wasn't very helpful. However,This was the best decision I have made in a long time. I'm not one of those people who reviews on a product and tries to find every little problem possibe. normally, if you have a bunch of negative feedback it means you dont know how to use it to the fullest. I have bought so many pedals off of bad reviews and made them do excellent things and people ask me how i did it... simple... I'm a musician not a critic.
ANYWAYS.... this pedal is awesome, the reflux tune, vocoder and instrumental controls are out of this world. the sounds are even better than the cheesy effects that play on the radio. It is awesome that the reflux tune offers all major and minor keys in the chromatic scale. You can choose how robotic the switch is between the notes and also choose how deep the glissando is between the notes. this thing has a mighty punch for its size. the vocoder is the best i've heard in a very long time. you can plug in your guitar or keyboard or whatever and control what notes come out of your voice, its super bad. and it also comes with a talkbox effect that sounds better than the original. you'll be sounding like peter frampton withing seconds. the multi-band vocoder is so much better than the microkorg synth or any other synth on the market. BOTTOM line....
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD VOCODER, AUTO TUNE (reflux tune)A TALK BOX AND INSTRUMENTAL CONTROL CAPABILITY, AND ALL IN ONE PEDAL THIS IS IT!!! stop wasting your time searching the net and just buy this thing.
I found a bunch of cool settings for the different bands of the vocoder, so if you want some let me know


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Robotize, Harmonize Rule the vocoder world! The V 256 welds your voice to your axe inspiring the twist of creativity that can make all of the difference. Bend your gender, drone your tone and invite aliens into your work of art. You want flexibility? The V256 lets you adjust the vocoder from 8 to 256 bands taking you back to the 80s and propelling you into the future at the same time. Bring your vocals up to snuff with advanced processing Reflex Tune... todays most popular pitch correction effect.

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Fender Hot Rod Deville 410 Review

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(More customer reviews)I use this amp for playing out, and I play out a lot. It's a well built cabinet that's held up to wear. The amp itself is versatile and VERY LOUD. Don't be convinced that you must have a 4/12 head/cabinet to play out, this thing delivers and is much easier to tote around.
I love the sound, the look, the reliability... but I do have a couple problems. The major problem I have is the input jacks, which are plastic. These are cheap and will become stripped after a while. I suggest replacing those. Second, I wish this amp came with tilt-back legs... ah well.
This amp is pretty close to perfect.

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Four 10 in. speakers deliver big, bright tone! Fender's Hot Rod DeVille 410 sends 60 scorching watts straight into a quartet of 10 in. Fender Special Design Eminence speakers, courtesy of 2 x 6L6 Groove Tube output tubes and 3 x 12AX7 preamp tubes. Three channels give you a choice of 'normal' (with bright switch), 'drive' (with gain and master controls) and 'more drive' sounds, with additional features including an FX loop, Fender long-spring reverb, external speaker jack, internal variable bias control and 2-button, 3-function channel select footswitch. The look is pure Fender -- chrome panel with vintage pointer knobs, plus black textured vinyl covering and silver grille cloth. Footswitch included.Features:Independent Gain and Master Controls in Drive Channel Bright Switch Effects Loop Reverb External Speaker Jack 2-Button 3-Function Footswitch for Channel Select, Drive Select and "More Drive" SelectChrome panelVintage Pointer KnobsInternal Variable Bias ControlTechnical Info: Model Name: Hot Rod DeVille 410Type: All tube preamp and power ampOutput: 60 watts into 4 or 8 ohms (Switchable)Ohms: 4 or 8 ohmsSpeakers: 4-10 in. Special Design Eminence(R) 8 ohm, 30 watt SpeakersChannels: 3 Selectable Channels (Normal, Drive and More Drive)Controls: Presence, Reverb, Master, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive Select Switch, Drive, Volume, Bright Switch, Standby SwitchCovering: Black Textured Vinyl with Silver Grille ClothWeight: 50 lbs. (22.7 kg)Dimensions:Height: 23.5 in. (59.69 cm)Width: 23.5 in. (59.69 cm)Depth: 10.75 in. (27.30 cm)Tube Complement:3 X 12AX72 X 6L6Solid State RectifierAccessories: Comes with 2-Button 3-Function Footswitch for Channel Select, Drive Select and "More Drive" SelectIntroduced: 1997

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Eventide ModFactor Modulation Effects Stombox Review

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(More customer reviews)To expensive for a "Assembled in China" product, which makes think twice about its quality compared with Made in Usa Eventide product, the main disadvantage is the AC adaptor and the fact that the stompbox does not allow batteries like the others stompoxes like Boss o MXR. Pay attention at each setting of your own user-preset banks, because at least one setting changes for no reason when you change banks randomly.

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The Eventide Modfactor features 10 modulation effects available in mono or stereo, including Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Polymod, TremoloPan, Undulator, Vibrato, Q-Wah, ModFilter and RingMod. With studio quality sound and extremely flexible control options, you may never need another modulation effects pedal. 10 knobs provide instant real-time control of all the most commonly adjusted parameters, and optional controls via MIDI or expression pedal keep the full power of the Modfactor within easy reach.Tap Tempo and MIDI clock sync blend effects seamlessly into any song, and 27 user presets (unlimited presets through MIDI) make it unnecessary to make notes and drawings to find that perfect setup every time.Rugged cast metal construction means your Modfactor is ready for the road, and guitar or line-level inputs make it incredibly flexible.Through the decades, top players have depended on Eventide: Jimmy Page, Frank Zappa, Brian May, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Robert Fripp, John Petruccl, and Adrian Belew to name a few. Now these effects are portable and affordable. Stompbox simple, ModFactor fits on your pedalboard or in your gigbag.NO LlMITS Flexibility Built-in Plug-and-play expression pedal control of wet/dry mix or any combination of parameters. Control program changes and my parameters continuously via MIDI. Supports instrument or line level inputs and outputs. Plays well with others; adapts seamlessly to a wide variety of amps and other foot pedals.NO COMPROMISE Studio Quality Effects at your feet Top recording studios worldwide use Eventide effects on hit after hit. ModFactor includes Eventide's 10 best modulation effects from m the past 35 years without compromising qualify OR flexibility.NO DEAD ENDS Obsolescence is so 20th Century Eay to upgrade; download new software from the Internet and install via USB.

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TC-Helicon VoiceLive 2 Vocal Effects Processor Review

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(More customer reviews)This piece of equipment will knock you of your socks! Not only with the harmonies which are far superior to anything else out there (smart harmonies that follow your guitar, keyboard or IPod tunes, INSANITY!!!), but it also blows your mind with the regular every day vocalist effects. This thing has a auto-setup EQ and compressor which the machine adjusts automatically depending on your singing style. World class reverb and delay, flangers, choruses, doubler, pitch correction, AUTO-TUNE (which to me sounds better than the antares), gender conversion (YES YOU CAN SOUND LIKE THE OPPOSITE SEX NO JOKE, and it is a good sounding voice too). Onboard mixer, Phantom power, preset saving, preset sequence saving, this thing does everything!!! I wanna marry it! Oh yeah hook up a guitar and run it through the effex processor and hear how insane it sounds.
I own all kinds of equipment and have messed with all kinds of effects processors software and hardware and this is by far the best $800 you can spend as a singer. Stop thinking about it and buy it.

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Building on the impressive VoiceLive, the VoiceLive 2 is easy to use with a completely redesigned user interface. The VoiceLive 2 has pushed the envelope of performance effects for vocalists yet again to offer singers smooth studio tone, rich harmonies and ear-catching effects. Many new advancements including NaturalPlayTM harmonies with up to eight harmony voices controlled from a guitar, MIDI keyboard or MP3 player are now available to you the performer.

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Hagstrom Viking Deluxe Electric Guitar (Cherry Sunburst) Review

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(More customer reviews)First off the guitar looks great. The cherry sunburst is beautiful. The neck is great vey fast and easy to play. Love the pickups. For me the best part is how versatile the guitar is. Can play rock, blues or jazz. Great guitar for all abilities.

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The Hagstrom Select Series, Vintage Series, and UltraLux Series guitars recapture the original glorious Hagstrom style.They are built to the same stringent quality standards and feature Hagstrom's exclusive technologies including the legendary H-Expander Truss Rod while introducing a number of new technological advances such as the Resinator Fretboard in order to guarantee that these are the finest guitars on the market.The Vintage Series Viking Deluxe is Hagstrom's most sought-after hollowbody.This guitar covers all genres from blues to rock to fusion/jazz and back again.Tremendous tone permates and the Viking Deluxe's incredible sustain has become legendary.It features a Contoured Maple laminate body with a Canadian Hard Maple Set Neck.The fingerboard is made from Resinator wood with Hagstrom Pearl Block Position Marks.The Viking has a 24.75 inch scale length.The H-Expander Truss Rod provides tension at either end and running the entire length of the neck, and the rigid yet lightweight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the world's fastest playing guitar.Other features are Hagstrom 18:1 die cast tuning keys, 3-way pickup toggle switch, long travel T-O-M bridge with Hagstrom trapeze tail piece, and 2 x volume/ 2 x tone.

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Fishman SA220 Solo Performance System Review

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(More customer reviews)As a classical guitarist, I am often under the mercy of the venue's acoustics and/or sound system on any given performance. To say that this is frustrating is an understatement. I wished that there was a way for me to be freed of this tyranny and be able to carry my own sound system. When I read about the Fishman Solo Amp, I immediately thought this could be it - the ultimate solution. It is truly compact and you can carry the guitar in one hand and the amp on the other in one trip from your car. And it does fit inside my trunk nicely. Set up is quick and easy.
Admittedly, all the reviews I read was for the use of an acoustic steel guitar, all glowing, but I didn't find a review using nylon classical guitar. Nevertheless, it got me really excited and finally pulled the trigger to buy it.
I use a Fishman under-saddle transducer on a world-class guitar. When I plugged it into the Direct Input, it sounds fantastic! But only when the gain is low. On high volumes, you lose the natural and charming sound of the classical guitar. This would be true of any other amp.
Needing more power for a more natural sound, I decided to buy the DPA 4099 clip-on condenser mic. This made it sound a lot more natural on higher volumes, and feedback issue is minimal which is huge by itself!
But I have mixed feeling regarding the sound, at least when it comes to classical guitar. It is rather flat and not very warm. You may be able to use a mixer to achieve a warm sound, but that defeats the simplicity of set-up purpose. Also, there is a background hiss that may be unacceptable to some classical guitarists playing a lot of quiet passages. I contacted Fishman regarding the hiss and they acknowledged that it is a known issue. But they offered a solution which is to pry open the panel and tape the ribbon wire to the side to avoid contact with the center structure. I tried this but I still can't tell if it made a difference.
I find myself still preferring the sound of my good old AER Compact 60 using either DI or DPA 4099. It is very warm and natural. It just doesn't have the power for a bigger venue.
After experimenting more with the Fishman Solo, I was able to achieve the sound I wanted. The solution for me is to use both the DI on low-gain setting but coupled with the DPA 4099 condenser mic for a natural sound.This gave me a warm and fat sound that I dig. In fact, DPA has a double cable accessory that allows you to have less cable clutter. However, this cable is priced at $199 so I decided in the meantime to just use two separate cables.
The sound is great and I would still recommend it simply because there is no other similar equipment in this price range. The Bose L1 is too expensive and I think less compact. The hiss still bothers me and I remain slightly bummed by it but I think it is the best thing available out there for my purpose so I decided to keep it.
Now, if only AER can come up with a similar amp, I am so there!


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Designed for the singer/songwriter, the SA220 Solo Performance System is a powerful, yet lightweight, system—providing exceptional sound quality and coverage in a wide variety of venues. 220 watts of clean, lightweight power drive a line array of six custom high-excursion speakers and a soft-dome tweeter. This unique combination delivers incredibly full sound, ultra-wide dispersion, and deeper sonic penetration than the common speaker cabinet. Better yet, the enhanced bass response of the custom-designed speakers means there's no need for a subwoofer.With the SA220 system, the performer and audience hear exactly the same sound, meaning there's no need for separate wedge monitors or a combo amp backline. The SA220 is voiced for the singer/songwriter, acoustic instruments and vocals are projected with superb depth and clarity.The ultimate in portability The SA220 weighs only 25 lb., ships complete with a padded bag equipped with wheels, and includes a rugged speaker stand. Set up takes less than a minute, with only one trip to the car. Plus full-digital universal power means that its amplification system is ready to travel anywhere in the world (compatible with international power systems).Features that performing musicians demand Fishman didn't make the SA220 this portable by scaling back on features or tone. It's also equipped with two mic/instrument channels featuring high-quality preamps, each with 3-band EQ, phantom power, built-in reverb, effects loop, and feedback-fighting notch filter, and phase controls. In fact, Fishman included all of the prized elements of the Loudbox family amps and added a unique monitor feature designed to revolutionize an acoustic duo's ability to hear each other on stage. Fishman SA220 Solo Performance System & Acoustic Guitar Combo Amp Features: Solo Performance System with exceptional sound quality and coverage for a wide variety of venues Fully digital (Class D) power amp And power supply Universal voltage...

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CAB-55 Review

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(More customer reviews)I'd been looking for a 5 string acoustic bass for practice and playing around the house.
I didn't want to pay for a lower end bass that needed lots of work out the box. I took my time and ran across this one.
The stuff I read about this one all looked good.
The price was great and so was the bass. The action is nice ,low no fighting it to play. B string pretty good as well, tight not floppy. Body of the bass is thin very easy to hold and play. Lastly the electrics in the bass sound great and work just as well. For the price and the value I don't think you can do better.
I've beed a bass played for over 30 years now I own and play 14 basses 12 electric 2 acoustic.
Thank you for your time I hope this was of some use to you.
Practice,Practice, Practice, you can do it if you try.

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Features:Professional thin body 5-string acoustic bass Spruce TopMahogany back and sidesNato neck22 fret Rose wood fingerboardRosewood bridge4 band with a mid notch custom EQ pickup systemChrome hardware Steel reinforced adjustable neck for added strengthIncludes neck adjustment tool

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Trinity College TM-375 Irish Bouzouki (Natural Finish, Hardshell Case) Review

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(More customer reviews)The build quality and finish on this instrument is good. My only complaint is that the strap button was not glued in properly.
The unit arrived in it's case with an installed set of strings. The floating bridge was not set up, and was in a separate bag. No instructions whatsoever came with this unit, and they don't have a web presence. Since I hadn't set up a floating bridge before it was trial and error, but once it was set up, it sounds great tuned to GDAD.
Another concern is that the two lower courses are set up in octaves. If you want to switch these to unison, you are going to have the task of routing out the nut and bridge, as the grooves for the higher string on each of those courses is a lot thinner and wouldn't fit the thicker unison string.


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The Trinity College TM-375 Irish Bouzouki is designed for traditional Celtic music though they are used un a wide variety of other styles as well.Top quality , all solid wood construction. The traditional style body is complemented by an elegant snakehead peghead with distinctive abalone inlay in the black and white overlay. This fine instrument has a Natural Finish

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Godin Progression Electric Guitar (Trans Cream, Maple Neck) Review

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(More customer reviews)Recently I ordered the Godin Progression in a trans cream colour.
The guitar looks, feels and sounds great. If you like a floating tremolo as I do, you need to adjust the settings. Standard the tremolo is resting on the body for the people that don't use a tremolo. My guitar was with the standard setting ok.
As with any new guitar I always service the guitar to set my personal settings (string height...etc.). It's a very versatile guitar including the High Defintion Revoicer. I use this feature mainly to have a bit more punch for clean rhythm parts. The fretwork is excellent as well as the overall finish. The neck feels smooth, more comfortable than a standard Fender strat. Taking into account the price/quality, this guitar is a great deal and can easily compete with the major league. You'll be impressed with the natural sound which is also reinforced by the extra big magnets in the single coils. With the 5 way switch you can retrieve all the classic sounds and more. For sure a guitar to recommend.

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Hagstrom Ultra Swede Electric Guitar (Left Handed, Cosmic Black Burst) Review

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(More customer reviews)Just got my Hagstrom Ultra Swede yesterday. Played it for 10 hours (pretty much STRAIGHT), nice! I'd read all sorts of reviews, hadn't had a chance to play one though and I did something I've never done before, bought the guitar without hearing/playing it. No regrets. For under $500, a guitar that fits my hands, has a beautiful neck and top notch finish? The minus I've read in other reviews is apparent, the pickups aren't exactly hot... but they're easily replaced. No need to set up intonation either as it was perfect right out of the box, I did lower the action a bit (maybe too low, it frets notes if you look at it hard.. no buzz though). But still, for under $500?!? Currently saving for a Fernandez sustainer kit for it, and probably will drop a Seymour Duncan in the bridge... but it plays flawlessly. Very happy!

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The Hagstrom Select Series, Vintage Series, and UltraLux Series guitars recapture the original glorious Hagstrom style.They are built to the same stringent quality standards and feature Hastrom's exclusive technologies including the legendary H-Expander Truss Rod while introducing a number of new technological advances such as the Resinator Fretboard in order to guarantee that these are the finest guitars on the market.The UltraLux Series Ultra Swede is a soloist's dream, featuring a new state-of-the-art neck design that is so thin it has to be played to be believed. Measuring a mere 18-19mm thick, the UltraLux's neck still benefits from Hagstrom's H-Expander truss rod and Resinator fretboard for stability and reliability.The Ultra Swede features a 2-piece Basswood body and Maple cap with Flame Maple veneer and a Maple set neck, as well as distinctive pearl/abalone markers on the Resinator fretboard.The Ultra Swede features Hagstrom 15:1 die cast tuners, 24.75 inch scale length, 2 x Hagstrom custom 62 Humbuckers, 3-way toggle, and a long travel T-O-M bridge with Hagstrom Stop tail piece and 6 individual brass string blocks. The H-Expander Truss Rod provides tension at either end and running the entire length of the neck. The rigid yet lightweight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the world's fastest playing guitar.The Ultralux Series Ultra Swede also features 1x Volume / 1x Tone/mini toggle coil tap switch controls.

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Tascam CDRW901SL Slot-Loading Pro CD Recorder Review

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(More customer reviews)I am in my mid 40s and the last 30 yearts I have accumulated a lot of music in LPs and Cassettes that I would love to have in my car or MP3 player on trips. I tried using my computer to record them but all the complications and file covnersion in order to make just one new CD was tiresome to me. When I found out about the Tascam CD-RW901SL I just fell in love with the idea of having a recorder that pretty much works like the Cassette decks and Reel to Reel recorders of times past. After doing my due diligence and reading everything I could find on the Tascam and competitive players I finally took the jump and bought one.
The CD-RW901SL is a very good looking machine and it feels very well built. The buttons and knobs have a "positive" feel in them that make them a pleasure to use. The looks are, well, professional. It does strike out as a shore thumb in my Hi-Fi rig but I like it none-the-less. One thing that I just love on the Tascam is the lack of a CD tray. The unit is Slot Loading pretty much like the CD player in your car. In this way reliability is improved substantially as there is no CD tray to break.
The unit comes with pretty much every possible connection one could ever need. Digital inputs and outputs in Optical, SPDIF (RCA) and AES/EBU. Analog inputs and outputs in both Balanced and Unbalanced and the Balanced outputs also can be adjusted for output level via a couple of rear panel, user accesible pots.
The front has pretty much all the controls you need to work the unit and it also comes with a pretty good headphone amp AND the reason I actually bought this model: A PS2 computer keyboard connector for inputing Disc and Title tittles instead of using the buttons on the front of the unit (very cumbersome operation).
Finally the unit comes with a wired remote control (according to Tascam because that's what professional asked for...). I would have also like to see a wireless RC or at least the possibility to add one if one would like to. The cord is very long and I found this minor quirk easy to live with.
With just a short overview of the owner's manual I made all the connections to my system and started making some short recordings. Please make sure you buy some CD-RW so that you can re-use them and correct any mistakes before trasfering them to more permanent CD-Rs.
The quality of the Tascam's ADC (analog to digital converters) and DACs (digital to analog converters) is pretty good and more than adequate for my use. I use an external DAC and a professional might consider to use an external ADC to achieve the highest quality recording possible. I recorded some old LPs and tapes and the quality of the recording was very good indeed. Much better than the copies I could make using my Onkyo TA2800 or Nakamichi Dragon tape recorder. The sound of the copies could not compete directly with LPs playing on my SOTA Cosmos but pretty much nothing Digital can anyway.
Overall, the built and operational flexibility of the Tascam are very good. My only complaint and it is a fairly big one is this:
The present software is pretty limited in editing a disc after it is recorded. I do love the fact I can "Un Finalise" CD-RWs and do some more editing on them but I can not make two tracks into one, or split a track after it is recorded. Another disturbing "quirk" is that once you have recorded a number of tracks you can not go and erase just one track unless it is the last one. You CAN erase any number of tracks from the track to the last but you can not erase just one track by itself. I used to have a SONY MD recorder and you could do pretty much anything with the tracks after you recorded them. One would expect that for a Pro recorder like the CD-RW901SL this would be a given...
One last issue I have with the Tascam is that for inputing tittle to tracks using a keyboard you have to press SHIFT F8 every single time you want to input a tittle. In other words, you press SHIFT F8 and input a tittle of a track. For inputing the tittle of the next track you must press SHIFT F8 again, a very silly repetitive task.
I give the Tascam 5 stars for built and overall sound quality but only 3 for flexibility and thus the 4 star rating. I would love to see Tascam adressing the issues with Editing and Tittling in a software upgrade and this could become the best player around to transfer your music from LPs, Tapes or 8track cartridges.

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The Tascam CDRW901SL expands on Tascam's history of high-end CD recorders. Building upon many of the features of the CDRW900SL, the CDRW901SL adds RS-232, XLR balanced I/O, a wired remote, AES/EBU digital I/O, and a timed track increment (selectable from 1 to 10 minutes) for adding CD track ID markers during recording. The CDRW901SL has dedicated input level controls and its digital inputs are equipped with Automatic Sample Rate Conversion for compatibility with nearly any signal. Pitch Control on playback is a standard feature along with Key Control, MP3 Audio Playback, and Power-on-Play. The front panel PS/2 keyboard input offers the ability to name tracks and provide the user one-key access to frequently accessed menu functions. The latest upgrade to the CDRW901SL added continuous recording between two CDRW901SLs, Index Search and New Time Skip functions on skip mode, Selectable Disc Reading Speed, and MP3 Action Setting (prevents accidental termination of continuous MP3 playback) to an already impressive list of features.

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Ampeg SVT-410HLF Classic Series 4x10 Bass Enclosure Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been using Ampeg proucts for 35 years, this cabinet is a perfect example of classic ampeg sound. It has plenty of deep response and a horn driver that you can control to add highs. It's compact and powerful enough to accomodate any performance setting. It's constructed extremely well and can handle plenty of watts. It's the best 4x10 cabinet I've heard and used. You won't be dissappointed.

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Ampeg SVT-410HLF: Versatile, High Fidelity Performance This is the speaker cabinet for the bass player who demands the ultimate in a single, compact cabinet setup. The SVT-410HLF delivers devastating low-end bass, all the way down to 28Hz, thanks to four 10" speakers working together to move a tremendous amount of air. The SVT-410HLF actually moves 10% more air than two 18-inch speakers, and 25% more than three 15-inch speakers. And those leviathans simply can't respond to transient peaks as quickly as four tens can.The SVT-410HLF also delivers superb top-end, thanks to its 1" horn driver, strategically crossed over at 4kHz. This is a favorite enclosure for such artists as Meshell Ndegeocello, John McVie of Fleetwood Mac, and Ricky Skaggs' bass player, Mark Fain.
The Ampeg SVT-410HLF: A Great Choice for Bass PlayersThe Ampeg SVT-410HLF is the supreme speaker enclosure for the multi-string bass player seeking both superior power handling and true high-fidelity performance.




The Story of the SVT: Ampeg Amps Ampeg's Classic Series is all about the Ampeg SVT. Ampeg pioneered Super-Valve Technology in the 1960s and continue to offer the ultimate, top-performance gear to the world's most demanding bassists. The SVT has become the bass amp that all rock bassists dream of, whether they're famous or completely unknown. Former Bass Player editor Scott Malandrone put the SVT in perspective this way: "The SVT has done for the sound of electric bass what the Marshall Super Lead had done for the electric guitar--it would give the instrument an identity."Ampeg Amps: Built to Be Worked HardAmpeg, (a division of Loud Technologies) is recognized world-wide as the premier name in bass and guitar amplification since the 1960's, when the SVT (Super Valve Tone) bass amplifier took the rock world by storm with its 300 watts, 8 x10" speaker cabinet and a tone that would go on to set the standard for rock and roll bass. Today, Ampeg continues on as the leader in professional bass gear and a cherished manufacturer of classic guitar amplifier designs with a continuing tradition of advancing bass tone through quality & innovation. For more than 60 years, Ampeg has produced some of the music industry's most innovative and memorable gear, satisfyingthe needs of musicians of all levels. From the largest tours to the corner pub, artists depend on Ampeg amps to get theirmessage across, regardless of style or stature.

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