Gigbag
October 2005
Gigbag: October 2005
Finale 2006 Computer-aided composing just got an upgrade with the release of Finale 2006, which includes powerful new features designed to enhance the notation experience. Music playback has been dramatically improved with the addition of a built-in Kontakt...
September 2005
Gigbag: September 2005
Vandoren Signature B45 Mouthpiece In celebration of its centennial year, Vandoren has unveiled a limited edition Signature B45 Bb clarinet mouthpiece. It’s a standard B45 piece with Bernard Van Doren’s signature on the side, each one individually numbered...
July/August 2005
Gigbag: July/August 2005
Gibson Traveling Songwriter Guitar An aptly named ax, the Traveling Songwriter's thin body makes it compact and portable for a musician on the move. But Gibson didn't skimp on this one, giving it a Sitka spruce top with a classic, scalloped bracing pattern...
June 2005
Gigbag: June 2005
Audix FireBall Audix's FireBall harmonica microphone may be palm-sized, but it keeps a full-size dynamic capsule inside its anodized aluminum housing. It'll provide a full-bodied sound for both chromatic and diatonic harps, and it'll withstand sound pressure...
May 2005
Gigbag: May 2005
The Blues Scales Ever wonder why most folks' blues solos are so damn boring? Well, we used to. Dan Greenblatt's The Blues Scales cleared it all up. Seems players who just use the pentatonic mode to get down are leaving out the notes that made Lester Young...
March 2005
Gigbag: March 2005
Dizzy Gillespie King Silver Flair Trumpet Act quick and you might nab one of Conn-Selmer's limited-edition Dizzy Gillespie King Silver Flair trumpets with an upturned bell, just like Dizzy's. If you're less flashy, you can opt for the straight-bell version...
December 2004
Gigbag: December 2004
M-Audio FireWire 1814 The latest audio interface from M-Audio, the 1814, connects to a computer via high-bandwidth FireWire and also offers ADAT Lightpipe connectivity. The 1814 gets its name from having 18 inputs and 14 outputs. The two main analog inputs...
November 2004
Gigbag: November 2004
Evans Tune-Up Kit This package of drum-tuning aids from Evans arrives just in time for you to stuff a stocking (even if its your own). The Tune-Up Kit includes one of Evans' magnetic-head drum keys, which features an optional key-chain adapter, plus half...
October 2004
Gigbag: October 2004
CenterPitch Universal CP2 This intonation tool for brass, woodwind and bowed stringed instrument players attaches easily to your instrument, feels the vibrations as you play and displays the immediate pitch response necessary to learn intonation control...
September 2004
Gigbag: September 2004
Vater Vintage Bomber Save a poor little lamb this year with a Vater Vintage Bomber bass drum beater. Joe Lovano's drummer, Oscar Brown III, collaborated with Vater to design this nod to yesteryear's lamb's wool beaters, and opted to wrap its cork center...
