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October 2009 gear archive
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M-Audio Studiophile CX5
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Price:
£276
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Rating:
Excellent compact monitors that can certainly...
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Roland SP-404SX
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Price:
£289
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Rating:
Subtle improvements mean there's little to upgrade...
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Electro-Harmonix 22 Caliber
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Price:
£79
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Rating:
Buy one, pop it in your gigbag and you'll never...
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Meinl Samba Series Percussion
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Price:
£362
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Rating:
Meinl has boosted its samba inventory with some...
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Native Instruments Absynth 5
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Price:
€179
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Rating:
It's still quite awkward to use but yet more...
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Line 6 Spider IV 75
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Price:
£274
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Rating:
Some players will never be convinced of the merits...
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Parker Fly Deluxe
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Price:
£1999
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Rating:
If you're prepared to put the time in, and you...
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Tom Anderson Atom
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Price:
£2595
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Rating:
One of the most finely crafted guitars money can...
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Fender Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster
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Price:
£1819
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Rating:
If you love the offset look but need more grunt,...
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Fender Thurston Moore Jazzmaster
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Price:
£1819
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Rating:
It's a Jazzmaster we'd gig without a backup. Now...
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Vintage VEC500N
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Price:
£209
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Rating:
A sturdy, loud and proud acoustic strummer, with a...
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Vintage VEC350ABF
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Price:
£229
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Rating:
A budget acoustic with pleasing aesthetic frills,...
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Image-Line FL Studio 9
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Price:
$299
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Rating:
It's perhaps not as immediately impressive an...
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Blueridge BR163CE
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Price:
£699
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Rating:
A guitar with quality - whether of construction,...
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Blueridge BR143CE
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Price:
£599
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Rating:
A guitar with quality - whether of construction,...
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Alhambra Crossover CS-3 CW E5
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Price:
£999
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Rating:
If you've found the majority of nylon electros too...
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St Blues Bluesmaster IV
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Price:
£499
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Rating:
Although the IV's five-way lever switch should be...
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St Blues Mississippi Bluesmaster
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Price:
£439
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Rating:
A workmanlike, affordable guitar with a unique...
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AC Zemaitis Greco GZV-500MF
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Price:
£3199
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Rating:
A looker for sure, this Greco is very nicely made,...
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Novation Launchpad
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Price:
£150
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Rating:
An excellent effort from Novation - Launchpad will...
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AC Zemaitis Custom MF501-BL
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Price:
£6799
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Rating:
It looks great, plays great and sounds great too -...
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AKG Perception 820
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Price:
£520
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Rating:
A great way to get your hands on a tube mic from a...
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Peavey Kosmos V2
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Price:
£284
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Rating:
A niche but quick and impressive hardware solution...
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Fender Classic Telecaster Deluxe with Black Dove...
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Price:
£779
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Rating:
A real rock 'n' ready Tele with a bit of SG and...
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M-Audio Studiophile DSM1
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Price:
£849
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Rating:
The DSM1s definitely deserve some of your ear time...
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Zildjian A Custom ReZo Cymbals
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Price:
£154
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Rating:
Everything about the ReZo range, from their mix...
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SE Electronics RNR1
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Price:
£2179
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Rating:
A unique design that sets a new standard for...
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Hayden Mofo Head
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Price:
£429
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Rating:
A generally decent amp, with more than reasonable...
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Sherman Rodec Restyler
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Price:
€649
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Rating:
Anyone who's lusted after a more controllable...
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MFB Kraftzwerg
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Price:
€580
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Rating:
If you didn't think you had the space or the...
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Zoom G1u
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Price:
£99
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Rating:
A practical and extremely affordable little...
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Universal Audio EMT 250
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Price:
$249
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Rating:
This superb effort from UA only loses out on top...
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Vienna Symphonic Library Vienna Imperial
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Price:
£575
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Rating:
VSL's use of the CEUS system appears to have paid...
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112dB Redline Reverb
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Price:
€149
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Rating:
2009 is shaping up to be an expensive year for...
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Vengeance-Sound Multiband Sidechain
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Price:
€99
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Rating:
An impressive debut that serves a specific purpose...
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RME Fireface UC
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Price:
£746
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Rating:
A great quality interface with superb features and...
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Spaun TL Series Drum Kit
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Price:
€1799
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Rating:
For a custom drum-maker, moving into more...
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Sugar Bytes Thesys
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Price:
€99
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Rating:
Thesys blows away bog-standard arpeggiators and...
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Peavey 3120
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Price:
£1182
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Rating:
A serious competitive option in high-gain rock and...
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DigiTech Vocalist VL3D
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Price:
£316
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Rating:
The VL3D is a no-hassle way to thicken up vocals...
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Modartt Pianoteq 3
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Price:
€249
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Rating:
With its great sound, simple interface and add-on...
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Bosphorus Stanton Moore Cymbals
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Price:
£212
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Rating:
Stanton Moore and Bosphorus spent two years...
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Dave Smith Tetra
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Price:
£552
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Rating:
A hugely powerful, fantastic sounding analogue...
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Medeli Electronic Drum Kit
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Price:
£419
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Rating:
It's important to make it clear that sets like the...
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Korg microSampler
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Price:
£436
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Rating:
A deceptively simple sampler with some tricks up...
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Fender Classic Player Telecaster Thinline Deluxe
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Price:
£789
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Rating:
A very affordable blend of ES-335 tones, but with...
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Collings OM1AV
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Price:
£5364
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Rating:
This OM1AV is the ultimate modern version of...
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Gon Bops Alex Acuna Signature Cajon
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Price:
£199
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Rating:
If you only ever want to purchase one cajon then...
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C-Thru Music AXiS-49
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Price:
$495
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Rating:
AXiS has scored with this fun, logical and...
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