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Fender Mustang Micro Headphone Amp First Look

First Look: Plug in and go with Fender’s Mustang Micro headphone amplifier

17 Apr in Guitar

Does the Fender Mustang Micro - a €99 headphone amp - have the chops to impress experienced tone hounds? Jef Stone took it through its paces.

Moog Sound Studio: The Review

10 Apr in Synths

The Moog Sound Studio offers all you need to start making music with Moog semi-modular synths. We check out this pricy but fabulous bundle of noise.

Strymon NightSky Review: Reinventing the Reverb?

28 Nov 2020 in Guitar

Strymon lent us its latest reverb unit, the NightSky "Time-warped Reverberator" with a step sequencer, for a test run. Here's our review.

Review: Overloud Gem Voice – great vocal sounds without the complexity?

13 Sep 2020 in Studio

So you want comprehensive digital tools to get the best out of your vocals? Overloud Gem Voice can get you some great sounds, but keeps the learning curve nice and flat. Check out our full review.

Review: Is the Arturia KeyStep 37 the perfect MIDI and Modular controller?

08 Sep 2020 in Synths

More keys and arpeggios, a display, polyphonic sequencing, an expanded Chord mode, MIDI controls and loads of tweaks: the KeyStep 37 packs a punch for modular and MIDI control. Here's our review!

Review: Manson MBM-1 Meta, a Matt Bellamy signature guitar that pulls no punches

26 Aug 2020 in Guitar

Manson Guitars and Matt Bellamy of Muse designed the MBM-1 to offer players an affordable, flexible guitar that doesn't skimp on quality. Have they hit the mark? Here's our in-depth review.

Roland SE-02: The first reviews, user demos and shoot-outs are here!

27 Jul 2017 in Synths

Roland's recently announced SE-02 caused some shockwaves to ripple through the synth community - now the first demos and reviews are in! Sit back and enjoy some twiddling!