Last week I ended up buying an Ibanez RG752 off of Craigslist (I had zero plans of buying another guitar so I’m still not sure how that happened). It came with a set of Seymour Duncan pickups, a Sentient in the neck and a Nazgul in the bridge. They were wired wrong so it sounded […]
Line 6 Factory Closeout Sale – Get up to 50% Off
Line 6 is having a big factory closeout sale that runs from now through March 31st. They have some really good deals on a number of their older products. Some items are 50% off of what they are currently selling for from other retailers right now. They have Spider IV amps for cheap (they’re a […]
Get Free SampleTank NRG Sound Library from IK
IK Multimedia is running another promotion where you can get a free sound library for SampleTank for the next week. All you have to do is install and register IK’s free SampleTank Custom Shop to get the free sound library. The promotion lasts for one week only, from March 16th through March 23rd. The free […]
Crazy Good Deals on 2nd Gen Focusrite Scarletts (Ended)
I happened to come across a frontpage deal listing over at SlickDeals with some crazy good sales on 2nd Gen Focusrite Scarlett interfaces at Adorama. It’s the kind of deal that makes you wonder if it’s a mistake or pricing error of some kind. The prices are so much lower than usual that they are […]
Peavey 6505 MH + JJ 12AX7 Preamp Tubes = Better Tone
Earlier in the month I posted a preliminary review of the Peavey 6505 MH mini amp head, and for the most part I like it, especially at lower volume, but I didn’t like the tone of the distortion with the amp turned up above bedroom volume. It would get a harsh, brittle edge to it, […]
Sheet Happens Has Badass Digital and Print Guitar Tab Books
I was recently looking for some guitar tab books for heavy metal bands, but the big name tab publishers don’t seem to offer much except Metallica and old school mainstream metal. Then I happened to come across a website called Sheet Happens that sells high-quality print and digital guitar tab books for bands with some […]
Free Plugin: VHL-3C Vintage HP/LP Filter from Black Rooster Audio (Video)
The folks from Black Rooster Audio have released another high-quality free plugin to go along with the free amp sim based on the Orange Tiny Terror that they released a couple weeks ago. The new free plugin is called VHL-3C. It’s a high/low-pass filter based on hardware from the 1950’s, a Pultec emulation. The VHL-3C […]
Free Plugin: SK10 SubKick Microphone Simulator by Wavesfactory
To celebrate their 7th anniversary, Wavesfactory has released a new plugin called SK10 Subkick Simulator that emulates a subkick microphone. The plugin is completely free of charge; all you need to do is setup an account with Wavesfactory then you can download the SK10 Subkick Simulator for free. The plugin is available for Mac and […]