When a musician rocks up to a gig and introduces themselves to the sound engineer, the sound engineer will ask what their setup is. If the musician explains that they have a fully acoustic guitar that will need micing up, you can see the engineer’s face, the onslaught of bad …
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I think it’s common for every musician or home recording enthusiast to have a favorite microphone: that one in their mic box that they just keep going back to. For me, that microphone is the sE Electronics 2200a. An original one though. I became an enthusiast when a producer I …
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Gator is one of those brands that randomly show up when you’re browsing guitar gear. You almost get the impression that they don’t make anything in particular, but just sporadic stuff. I used to have a very lovely pedalboard, with lots of full-size pedals. It was great to just have …
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I’m intrigued, excited and cautious about reviewing this guitar. Yamaha’s FG series has been around since the 60s, and they claim that it’s the best-selling acoustic guitar of all time. At the expense of putting a downer on that, I can’t find a source for the claim. I’m a fan …
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My interest in vinyl was piqued at a young age from my parent’s, but I never got around to starting my own collection. That is until last year while staying with a friend who had this massive, and eclectic, collection of records of all kinds. I became overwhelmingly jealous of …
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