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  • Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    May 28, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    Freqport Freqtube FT1 EMU Tube Preamp Emulation Plugin

    Following the 2022 release of the highly innovative and unique Freqport Freqtube FT1 USB Hardware Tube Preamp, Freqport has unveiled an emulation plugin of their ...
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    May 28, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    QSC CB 10 Battery-Powered Portable PA Speaker

    QSC is a well-known manufacturer of PA and monitor speakers for mid and small-sized venues, with experience dating back to the 1960s. QSC WideLine line ...
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    May 28, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    Beyerdynamic M 88

    Celebrating over 100 years of superior and historic audio achievement in 2024, Beyerdynamic was founded in Berlin in 1924 by Eugen Beyer. Beyerdynamic pioneered cinema ...
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    May 28, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    Epiphone Les Paul Modern Pro

    In the 1930s, Epiphone and Gibson were fierce rivals with both companies making archtop guitars. Financial difficulties for Epiphone enabled Gibson to purchase the company ...
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  • Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    April 24, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    HISONG AirStudio S1 Compact Mobile Recording Device

    HISONG Music Technologies was founded in 2024with a goal to simplify mobile recording. Billed as “the world’s first all-in-one mobile recording capsule built for musicians ...
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  • Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    April 24, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    SSL Acoustifier Plugin: Acoustic Guitar Tonal Modeling

    Solid State Logic recently released the Acoustifier, a unique modeling plugin that transforms an acoustic guitar D.I. signal into the sound of a miked acoustic ...
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  • Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    April 24, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    Charvel Pro-Mod Plus So-Cal Style 1 HH FR CM Electric Guitar

    Credited with being the pioneer of the “SuperStrat,” Wayne Charvel found himself in the right place at the right time. In the mid 1970s, Charvel ...
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  • Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    April 24, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    SilverBOY—The New Dirty Boy Guitar Preamp Pedal

    You might recognize the name of Dirty Boy Pedals. Founded in the 1980s by Alex Saraceno, father of noted session guitarist Blues Saraceno, Dirty Boy ...
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  • Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    March 26, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    New Toys: Martin 000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy Electro-Acoustic Guitar-FSC Certified

    Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has a long-standing partnership with C.F. Martin & Co., originating from his use of a 1930s Martin 0-18 during the Mermaid ...
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  • Magazine, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, New Toys, Reviews
    March 26, 2026
    by Michael Stern

    New Toys: Sony C-100 High Resolution Studio Condenser Microphone

    Sony has been making superior studio microphones since the release of the C-37A tube mic in 1958. This was followed in 1970 by the C-38B, ...
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