Martin LX1E

By aron | Published: January 1, 2019

The small Martin series is fun to play and sounds amazingly good for a guitar partly made of formica! I bought my LXME for around $220 and the retail has just been going up. I got mine setup by a luthier and it plays really great. Almost like an electric guitar feel. The built in Fishman pickup sounds great and it’s easy to get a decent piezo pickup sound. I pair mine with the ZOOM MSG-50. Sounds great! The link is to the LX1E which has a solid wood top.

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Ultimate Tone, Volume III (Generations of Tone, Volume III)

By aron | Published: January 1, 2019

Volume 3 is another fantastic book in the Ultimate Tone series! Covers iconic amp designs.

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The ultimate tone – a fantastic amp book!

By aron | Published: January 1, 2019

If you don’t have a copy of The Ultimate Tone, you really need it. It’s a fantastic book and a must have if you own a tube amp.


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AKG D5 vocal mic for live

By aron | Published: December 31, 2018

After listening and checking out all the available decents mics for live, the AKG D5 stands out as a great choice! I like the smooth, warm tone that sounds clearer than the standard Shure SM58.

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Great, small, accurate tuners for guitar!

By aron | Published: December 31, 2018

I got a 2 pack of these tuners and they are amazing! Accurate and fast tuning plus a built in visual metronome!

Tip: remove the sticker from the display and the plastic insert for the battery.

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Feedback Buster

By aron | Published: December 31, 2018

For acoustic guitar, this is an indispensable item for playing live.

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ZOOM MS50G multi-effects guitar pedal

By aron | Published: December 5, 2018

While searching for a small chorus/delay/reverb pedal, I came across the MS50G. This looks like a great small pedal for an analog synth (for the backend) and also as an acoustic guitar pedal (EQ->Chorus->reverb etc…). You can chain up to 6 effects at once.

It works great for acoustic guitar! This pedal has a lot of power. You can easily put a booster->EQ->Chorus->Delay->Reverb and have a nice signal chain for your acoustic guitar.

It’s low cost $100!  Great to throw in the gig bag with the acoustic guitar or as a backend for a minimoog!

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Area Note for iOS

By aron | Published: October 24, 2018

I wrote this small utility that leverages the power of the reminders app in iOS/iPhone. There were many times I wanted to be reminded of the names of people I have met at a club, like the manager’s/bartender/worker’s name. In addition you can use this for gate codes, really anything that you want tied to a location. All you do is run the app, press the + to add a new note that is tied to the current location. Since it uses the built in reminders, you can share your notes with anyone else. Very cool and useful and FREE.

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Musician Insurance

By aron | Published: October 24, 2018

For years I have used MusicPro insurance, but I never had to actually make a claim. After many years, I did have to make a claim and they were really fast and efficient! If you don’t have insurance and you play all the time, do yourself a favor and get insurance! The cost is very little compared to what you can lose through theft or with an accident.

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Light plates back in stock – both small and large

By aron | Published: April 3, 2018

Both small and large sizes in stock.
Holes already drilled on these!

Pick up in the store!

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