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Hitshaper SubKick is all about that bass

07 Sep in Studio

Hitshaper SubKick promises to beef up the low-end of your kick drums and drum loops – automatically aligned and without any complex routing.

SSL Guitarstrip plug-in: quick and competent guitar track polishing?

06 Sep in Deals, Studio

SSL Guitarstrip offers 4 processing modules for acoustic, electric, and bass guitar. They provide tonal shaping, dynamics, and other features.

BOSS Dual Cube LX and Dual Cube Bass LX

25 Aug in Guitar

The new BOSS Dual Cube LX and Dual Cube Bass LX offer a portable 10-watt stereo amp solution with effect and a handy onboard looper

Paul McCartney at 80: His instruments & amps from The Beatles to today

25 Jul in Other, Studio

In the spirit of Paul McCartney's 80th birthday celebration this week, we look back at some of his favourite gear choices over the years.

Samples of the week: Essential Bass, Electric Mint, Plankton, more

07 Jul in Studio

Samples of the week time! We report on 6 virtual basses from the collection of multi-instrumentalist Dan Dean and other good stuff.

Gear picks of Glastonbury 2022: What’s on our hit list?

02 Jul in Guitar, Live, Other, Studio

With Glastonbury 2022 underway this past week, we take a look at some of the gear choices from the top acts appearing at the festival.

Guitar Gear Gems: Subway D-350, Spite Box and Jack White’s new bass

28 Jun in Guitar

This week on Guitar Gear Gems we check out the new Mesa Boogie Subway D-350, the Spite Box fuzz pedal and Jack White's new custom fretless bass

Best free plug-ins this week: A healthy dose of distortion

29 May in Studio

This week’s collection of free plug-ins brings you four free distortion effects from gentle tube saturation to full-on Tube Screamer mayhem.

Cherry Audio Lowdown: Vertically challenged synth for your virtual feet

23 May in Synths

With Lowdown Cherry Audio has taken on the foot-controlled floor-based bass synthesizer and offers you the Taurus sound with a vast choice of carpets.

Walrus Audio Badwater: All-in-one bass preamp and more

17 May in Guitar

Walrus Audio Badwater a complete bass solution in a pedal? For their first dedicated bass effect it packs in some great features for bass players

Kickstart 2 by Cableguys ft. Nicky Romerro: cutting-edge sidechaining

20 Apr in Studio

Kickstart 2 goes several steps further with the ability to follow the transients in rhytmic audio, self-adjusting volume envelopes, and more.

Boss introduces new amps for bass players – Katana-110 and Katana-210 Bass

17 Mar in Guitar

Boss adds two new bass amps to its ever-expanding and immensely popular range of Katana amps: the Katana-110 and the Katana-210 Bass.

Reco-Synth Reco Drum Vintage Limited Edition and a pair of minis

20 Feb in Synths

Reco-Synth has reworked the Reco Drum into a very cool new case and released a Reco Mini Bass and Jolymod Mini modular. Let's check them out.

Best free plug-ins this week: Infinite Space Piano, FunkBass and Abstract Crystal Pads

23 Jan in Studio

We’ve got three sampled instruments for you in this week's collection of free plug-ins: a spaced-out piano, a funky bass and a collection of dreamy pads.