Monthly Archives: January 2014
John Oates Launches Design Contest for New Album Cover
John Oates has partnered with online platform Creative Allies to launch a contest that allows fans the chance to design the cover of his upcoming...
B.C. Rich Launching Mockingbird Plus FR
The B.C. Rich Mockingbird Plus FR uses a Floyd Rose bridge on one of the most popular body shapes in the company’s line. It...
Neil Young
Uncle Neil’s at it again, issuing the seventh disc in his live Archives Performance Series. Once more he’s alone with his Martins and a...
Pigtronix Intros Echolution 2
The Pigtronix Echolution 2 uses analog tone shaping and digital signal processing, offering an expanded palette of delay effects in a programmable, MIDI-controllable package....
Michael Bloomfield
It’s difficult to critique compilations, especially those that include material from various labels: you never know what licensing restrictions were imposed, which cuts the...
Toby Keith
Toby Keith’s previous two albums – Bullets in the Gun (2010) and Clancy’s Tavern (2011) – were two of his finest, enhanced by first-rate...
EarthQuaker Debuts Pitch Bay, Terminal Fuzz
The EarthQuaker Pitch Bay is a three-part polyphonic harmonizer and distortion generator that can be adjusted by stepped semitones, from one to 12 semitones...
Rio Grande Offers Vintage Tallboy Twangbucker
The Rio Grande Pickups Vintage Tallboy Twangbucker can be wired with a push/pull pot or mini toggle that allows selection of a humbucking sound...
Roland V-Studio 20
Roland V-Studio 20
Price: $300 (street)
Info: www.rolandus.com.
Home digital recording has come a long way in the last 20 years, to the point where top bands...
Ricky Skaggs
Born in rural Kentucky in 1954, Ricky Skaggs (named for “I Love Lucy’s” Ricky Ricardo) stands today as a supremely versatile musician. With his...