We continue with our sexy, sexy tour of the Washburn Factory with a look at some raw bodies being detailed, buffed and waxed. If this series doesn't get us some accidental Google hits, nothing will.
The Lynx LX-V8 is the world's first line-array element to feature an on-board inclinometer, meaning the box knows where it is, and where it's facing at all times. I wonder how it does that?
Chicagoan pedal steel player Joel Paterson was once told while learning pedal steel that "it takes two years to suck." Gearwire added, "That's what she said."
The newest addition to the Studio Flyer series from SKB holds a laptop computer and four rackspaces worth of gear, making for a formidable portable studio solution that you can truck around like a piece of luggage. So how much do you trust the TSA with your luggage?
In our second look at the lucrative world of finishing, we see some vintage stains and fancy fretwork. Washburn USA Custom Shop employees also throw the gauntlet down on mass produced Gibsons. Are you going to take that Gibson? You and your virtual island?
Wallowing in the Hazarai of the guitar effect world, Owen O'Malley uses the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man to record a loop. Then he mangles the controls to show the impressive variety of the little blue box that could.
Remember the first time you discovered disco? The pulsing kick, the bubbly bass lines, the spunky guitar, the male falsetto. . . it was like eavesdropping on angels doing calisthenics. Now you can relive those glory days on your Mac with discoDSP Discovery Mac v2.
If Axl Rose decided to play pedal steel guitar rather than wear bandannas and yell a lot, he could learn how to set up his instrument thanks to Joel Paterson in this video. Joel explains that every players' set up is different because of the positioning of the knee levers -- or in Axl's case -- the nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-knee levers.
Jody Dankburg: proud member of the Washburn USA Custom Shop; patriot. Jody shows us the process of finishing guitars at Washburn's USA Custom Shop while cherishing the fact that electric guitars are one of the few things America takes pride in manufacturing.
Infrasonik launches their website with Analogue Processing v1. It's a sample pack for Ableton Live dedicated to providing percussion processed through a slew of big name analog gear.
Are you just getting into producing your own music, but are finding the truly tasty grooves eluding you? Rick's Picks of New York, New York have gone ahead and made it easy to get your hands on all the Phat Beets you'll ever need.
Break out your wacky pipes and get ready for perhaps the most unearthly of the sections on the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai. The Deja Vu section is capable of a wide range of the strange. I guess what you liberal hippies call "Deja Vu" is what we neo-cons recognize as "acid flashbacks."
One look at the retro-futuristic stylings of the Danelectro effects pedals and you'd be hard-pressed to expect anything other than surf-tones and "Satistfaction"-levels of distortion coming out of them. Think again.
We check out some interesting places at the Washburn USA Custom Shop including their freezer for carbon fiber and the pizza ovens they use to literally bake their Parker guitars. They're super lightweight and easily playable, but they're also pretty difficult to chew.
This second installment of the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai (EHSMMwH) shows Owen O'Malley going through the "Multi-Tap" effects bank. Wouldn't you know it, this thing even has a "Savion Glover" setting!
The popularity of Traktor 3 from Native Instruments is eclipsed only by the depth of its features. In this video, GW's resident master of the "mice of steel" Bill Holland checks out some of the advanced cuing and looping functions.
We check out the woodmill at the Washburn USA Custom Shop, and don't let the terms "woodmill," "raw wood," and "cut bodies" fool you. This has nothing to do with "bodybuilding" magazines.
The Stereo Memory Man With Hazarai by Electro-Harmonix is a delay effect that is pretty popular among the type of musicians who have ironically terrible memories thanks to lax morals and rock and roll lifestyles. No, chances are you won't see G. Gordon Liddy painting echoes over a soundscape on a Stereo Memory Man.
Koblo knows what it takes to turn heads and win friends in this day and age: offer sweet soft synths for under ten bucks, and if that doesn't grab 'em, announce your public alpha of an open source DAW. Koblo for president!
VirSyn has announced that their new "pitch designer" -- called Prism -- is "coming soon." Which is bad news for Brewers lead-off man Ben Sheets. Lord knows he could have used help with his pitch designs last night. ZING!
Fender announces the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster to honor Lorelai's father (Rory's grandfather) in the popular television series "Gilmore Girls." Wait -- I'm thinking of Richard Gilmore.
We check out the CNC machines at Washburn Custom Shop, where CAD has all of the specific cuts programmed so perfect robots will get it exactly right, which is why I once hired a CNC machine to shave my face. . . off. . . and trade it with John Travolta's face.
Have you ever wondered what Pikachu would look like if he were possessed by the dark lord Satan? Turns out, "a little like Hellraiser" is the answer. If you want to hear what he sounds like. . .
Feeling a might saucy, are we? Mayhaps the good sir wouldst care to rollick to the sweet tone of a Dulcitone Celeste or an English Spinet or an Italian Harpsichord? If thou wouldst tarry but for the moment, I shall acquire license to practice upon the newest collections from EastWest and Best Service, on the nonce!
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In the world of guitar luthiery, the romantic imagery of slapping a piece of wood on a table, carving it, adding some hardware, some finish and finishing is just the surface. We see what goes on behind the design scenes with Parker Guitars before the first wood is cut.
Boasting advanced limiting and protection circuitry, as well as other high-end features, MC2 Audio may be on to something with their new T3500. Which is nice, and all; I still prefer E = MC Hawkings.
