Instruments
March 2009 Gigbag By JazzTimes
Gigbag: March 2009
New Wind New in Akai Professional’s EWI series, the most prominent line of wind synths available, is the EWI USB, which combines terrific playability—breath modulation, transposing and octave shifting, pitch bends, a variety of fingering modes and adjustable...
January/February 2009 Gearhead By Sam Sessa
Roland’s JUNO-STAGE & GW-8 Keyboards
Two of Roland’s newest synthesizers share an undeniable synergy. By themselves, the GW-8 workstation and the JUNO-Stage synth are formidable instruments. But together, they complement each other’s strengths to create an impressive array of tones and backing...
January/February 2009 Gigbag By Chris Kelsey
Gigbag: January/February 2009
George Garzone’s Tenor Wisdom Virtuoso mouthpiece craftsman Jody Espina expands into the instructional DVD market with The Music of George Garzone & the Triadic Chromatic Approach, a comprehensive presentation of the ideas behind the music of Berklee and...
December 2008 Gearhead By Ed Friedland
Stellartone ToneStyler BASS
Over the past 57 years, there have been many advances in bass guitar technology, one of the most significant being the development of active electronics. Since the introduction of Alembic’s earliest powered EQ and preamp circuits, active electronics have...
December 2008 Gearhead By Evan Haga
BOSS GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor
The digital effects floorboard is a product that Japanese manufacturer BOSS innovated 20 years ago, and one that represented an obvious ideal for the electronics-dependent guitarist. A digital multi-effects floorboard is tidy, can be powered via a single...
December 2008 Gigbag
Gigbag: December 2008
From Monder to “Monk’s Mood” New on the bookshelf this month are two unique folios, one a collection of compositions by a great contemporary tunesmith and the other a definitive roundup of must-know melodies. Like the company’s book of Kurt Rosenwinkel transcriptions...
November 2008 Gearhead By Bill Meredith
Sabian Vault Crossover Ride Cymbal
Founded in 1981, the Canadian company Sabian is the fledgling among the world’s four leading cymbal manufacturers, predated by earlier 20th-century European innovators Paiste and Meinl and venerable 17th-century cymbal godfather Zildjian. Robert Zildjian...
November 2008 Gearhead By Russell Carlson
Peavey ReValver MKIII Amp-Modeling Software
The only thing better than having a tube amp for your guitar is having a tube amp for your guitar, plus someone who pays for it and carries it. I’ve gone broke (and have nearly broken my back) playing the tube-amp game over the years, trying to find the...
November 2008 Gigbag By Evan Haga
Gig Bag: November 2008
Are You Experienced? At the second Experience PRS weekend, held at the company’s Maryland factory in September, guitar-industry types and six-string enthusiasts celebrated Paul Reed Smith’s handcrafted gems with cultlike fervor, through new products, clinics...
October 2008 Gearhead By Paul Haar
François Louis “Spectruoso” Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Amidst the deluge of mouthpiece makers and soundsmiths, no one person has emerged with more respect and gurulike mysticism than the Belgian acoustician François Louis. His client list is impressive, with names like Lovano, Sanchez, Berg, Reis and Potter...
