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Audio cables tend to be a controversial subject. Many audio folks have referred to expensive cables as the snake oil of the audio industry. And while it’s sometimes true that insanely expensive cables don’t deliver on the hype, there are certain cable characteristics that can inarguably make or break sound quality or even damage your equipment. Whether you’re looking for a quality XLR cable for your mic or a ¼-inch TS for your instrument, we’ve put together a list of our favorite cables.
Most of us can agree that cables don’t have dramatic
Today, there’s no shortage of purpose-built gear on which content creators can cut their teeth. Now, BOSS is entering the ring with its own portable audio command center, the Gigcaster 8, which provides musicians, educators, streamers, and content creators with a compact 8-channel mixer and audio interface that aims to provide an entire project studio in one convenient device.
The clever minds at BOSS have a flair for figuring out what sorts of gear guitar and bass players dig. From their classic stompboxes to their slick amplifiers, BOSS equipment can be found in rigs around the world. The newest additions to the BOSS family—the SY-1000 three-voice guitar/bass synthesizer and the Waza-Air wireless guitar
If you’re a guitarist or bassist who spends time performing for live audiences, you’ve probably found your focus split between nailing your parts and entertaining the crowd. Since fans get a kick out of seeing musicians move around on stage, how about giving them what they want? Get a wireless instrument system, stop camping out at your pedalboard, and really explore the stage space! With options from brands like Boss, Line 6, Sennheiser, and Shure, there’s a solution for every budget and experience level, from budding rockers to veteran
So, your dad plays guitar. Also, it’s time to get him a gift. Don’t let these things be mutually exclusive! Get him a pedal he’ll love, or a tool he needs. Read on for some guitaristic ideas for your axe-swinging dad.
1. The Electro-Harmonix MEL9
Buy dad the MEL9 Pedal for two reasons. First, Electro-Harmonix is a wonderful manufacturer of guitar pedals, and these days they’ve been issuing incredible new designs as well as updates to
From rock, to blues, to metal, the electric guitar has many faces. While there are many factors that go into guitar tone, the creative use of distortion to mold the sound of your instrument is undeniably one of the boldest tonal statements you can make as a guitarist.
While the focus of this article is on classic distortion pedals, it’s important to note that the practice of distorting, or overdriving the sound of the electric guitar, predates the advent of the distortion pedal. Described by some as a “happy accident,” blues guitarists first
The phrase “Golden Age” is thrown around a great deal these days—about podcasting, about TV dramas, about studio gear, and about guitar pedals. Indeed, we live in an aureate epoch of stompboxes, and many of them are exceedingly wallet friendly. There’s a good chance you have a guitar player in your life, be they a spouse, sibling, parent, or child. As such, we thought we’d make a list of some great, yet budget-conscious, pedals for you to present your guitar-playing friend.
For the Self-Jammer
Lots of guitar players need simple looping devices
Now available for pre-order at B&H Photo, the Roland V-02HD PAC1 and V-02HD PAC2 bundles combine the compact V-02HD two-channel HDMI video switcher with a foot pedal for convenient, hands-free switching. With this versatile micro-switcher, a single camera operator can live-switch between two cameras while outputting to a recorder or a live
If you are a guitarist looking to add vocal effects to your rig, then Boss's latest offering, the advanced VE-500 Vocal Performer, just might be the ticket. The unit is designed to deliver impressive vocal harmonies and vocal effects in a streamlined stombox that integrates with your regular guitar effects on your pedalboard.
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When people hear the words “MIDI guitar,” usually the first thing they think of is some guy on YouTube ripping a jazz solo with his 6-string, made to sound like a cheesy saxophone or flute. The truth is that there’s a lot more you can do with guitar and MIDI, especially when you start incorporating MIDI sequencing, virtual instruments, and keyboard synthesizers into the equation. We’ll discuss some of the latest technologies in the paragraphs below.
Many guitar players remember their first Boss chorus pedal; for many of us, it was the first chorus pedal we ever owned. Now, Boss has recreated two classic pedals from its chorus line—the CE-1 and CE-2—in one new, special edition.
This stompbox features all-analog circuitry with bucket-brigade delay line, but still, it goes beyond simple
New to B&H, the Boss RC-202 Loop Station is an advanced, compact tabletop looper that is designed for fingertip operation. Based on the RC-505 Loop Station, the RC-202 offers two simultaneous stereo phrase tracks with dedicated controls and loop-status indicators. There are four input FX and four track FX available simultaneously for processing loops
B &H will be stocking the BOSS VO-1, a new vocoder and talk box pedal designed especially for guitarists and bassists. Use the onboard XLR input, plug in a microphone, and vocally modulate your guitar's signal to make classic electronic synth-voice sounds, talking lead guitar tones, and much more. This cool effect is not just for guitars. Plug in a synth
What would another year be without some new stompboxes? To keep pedal fiends on their toes, this year Boss is unveiling some new effects and a new programmable loop switcher. Let’s dive in!
VB-2W Vibrato
One for the Waza Craft line, the BOSS VB-2W Vibrato is a reimagining of the original VB-2 pedal, which was released in 1982. You get the same controls as the original
The drum machine is one of the most misunderstood of all musical inventions. Relentless in its metronomic precision, the humble beat box provides a flawless rhythm section that never tires of playing the same four-bar loop and never, ever, argues over “musical differences” with the rest of the band. But for all their dependable service over the years, some consider these obedient machines as the epitome of all that is lifeless, artificial, and robotic in music. One frustrated Los Angeles musician even mounted a misguided campaign some years