April 2009 gear archive

  1. D16 Redoptor

    D16 Redoptor
    • Price:

      €35

    • Rating:

      3.5 of 5 stars

    Unless you're planning to use it only on guitars,...

  2. Hayden Classic Lead 80

    Hayden Classic Lead 80
    • Price:

      £1249

    • Rating:

      4.5 of 5 stars

    Quality build, great tone and price sends this to...

  3. Meinl Soundcaster Fusion Cymbals

    Meinl Soundcaster Fusion Cymbals
    • Price:

      £101

    • Rating:

      4 of 5 stars

    This set of Soundcaster Fusions shows that Meinl...

  4. Roland TD-4K

    Roland TD-4K
    • Price:

      £969

    • Rating:

      4 of 5 stars

    Boringly predictable or reassuringly consistent...

  5. FabFilter Twin 2

    FabFilter Twin 2
    • Price:

      £114

    • Rating:

      4.5 of 5 stars

    An excellent plug-in synth that's recommended to...

  6. Focusrite Liquid Mix 16

    Focusrite Liquid Mix 16
    • Price:

      £275

    • Rating:

      4.5 of 5 stars

    Focusrite's Liquid Mix technology at a knockdown...

  7. Mesa/Boogie M6 Carbine bass combo

    Mesa/Boogie M6 Carbine bass combo
    • Price:

      £1499

    • Rating:

      4.5 of 5 stars

    Not for the faint-hearted, but if you're serious...

  8. Tempus Fibreglass and Carbon-Fibre Snare drums

    Tempus Fibreglass and Carbon-Fibre Snare drums
    • Price:

      £565

    • Rating:

      4 of 5 stars

    Fibreglass and carbon-fibre are both especially...

  9. Sontronics Sonora Dual Preamp

    Sontronics Sonora Dual Preamp
    • Price:

      £399

    • Rating:

      4.5 of 5 stars

    The Sonora sounds great and can certainly hold its...

  10. Electro-Harmonix Voice Box

    Electro-Harmonix Voice Box
    • Price:

      £160

    • Rating:

      4 of 5 stars

    A great vocoder and a clever harmony generator -...

  11. Antares Auto-Tune EFX

    Antares Auto-Tune EFX
    • Price:

      £100

    • Rating:

      4 of 5 stars

    The easiest, cheapest way to get Antares'...

  12. DW Daniel De Los Reyes Practice Pro

    DW Daniel De Los Reyes Practice Pro
    • Price:

      £255

    • Rating:

      5 of 5 stars

    The Practice Pro does exactly what it sets out to...

  13. MOTU BPM

    MOTU BPM
    • Price:

      £299

    • Rating:

      4.5 of 5 stars

    BPM is deep and powerful. Its learning curve isn't...

  14. iZotope Ozone 4

    iZotope Ozone 4
    • Price:

      £250

    • Rating:

      5 of 5 stars

    Ozone 4 is flexible yet easy to use, and it gives...

  15. Duesenberg Pomona 6

    Duesenberg Pomona 6
    • Price:

      £889

    • Rating:

      4.5 of 5 stars

    Great idea, well executed – open up a whole new...

  16. Renoise Software Renoise 2.0

    Renoise Software Renoise 2.0
    • Price:

      €49

    • Rating:

      5 of 5 stars

    Whether you're an old hand or new to the world of...

  17. Taylor T3

    Taylor T3
    • Price:

      £2489

    • Rating:

      4 of 5 stars

    A very good sounding guitar that suggests at many...

  18. Gibson Custom Joe Bonamassa Aged Les Paul Goldtop

    Gibson Custom Joe Bonamassa Aged Les Paul Goldtop
    • Price:

      £3499

    • Rating:

      4 of 5 stars

    A great take on the '57 Goldtop, with built-in...

  19. ACS ER Custom Hearing Protectors

    ACS ER Custom Hearing Protectors
    • Price:

      £165

    • Rating:

      5 of 5 stars

    If you can afford them, there's no better way for...