Guitar Player articles from May 2004

Guitar Player archives from May 2004

Noise from the editor.
May 1, 2004... As a writer and editor, I get more than a little testy when the communication arts are held accountable for the moral comfort of American citizens. I'm all about sophistication and erudition and appropriate context, but the threat of censorship...

Letter of the month.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... I never miss going to the polls for government elections, and now I've learned there can be a price for foregoing the GP Readers Poll My latest reminder not to take any franchise for granted: Chuck Berry didn't make the Top 50. To add irony to...

Our new look.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... I must thank the staff of Guitar Player, Pentagram Design, and whoever else is responsible for the outstanding redesign starting with the March issue. As a guitar-playing graphic designer and reader of music magazines for many years, the...

Readers Poll.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Your readers have selected a group of worthy guitarists for their Top 50, and I am sure we all have our favorites who were omitted. Joseph Spence, Sister Rosetta Tharp, and Charlie Christian would be a few of mine. But the one omission that...

Lessons.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... I just wanted to express my appreciation for your revamped Lessons section. Being too short on time and money to afford lessons, I do most of my learning from print sources such as your fine publication--which many claim is the best way to...

The Distillers.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Thanks so much for "Don't Box Me In" [Mar. '04]. Brody is one of my biggest influences as a guitar player, and it was nice to read about how she does what she does, and how she hopes to improve. It was also nice to see that she really wants to...

Most Misogynist Entry.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... What were you thinking?! I was about two-thirds of the way through reading your gorgeous and well-thought-out revamp when I came to page 60. There, below a photograph of "Ferocious Female" Bonnie Raitt, is the "Most Misogynist Entry." How...

Oops!(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... In the March 2004 issue, we mistakenly identified the members of Kill Hannah. In the photo on page 33, Jon Radtke is second from left, and Dan Weise is center. In our February 2004 issue, we failed to include the photo credit for Eddie...

Cast your votes for the 2004 Guitar Player Readers' Choice Awards.
May 1, 2004... Now you can pick the gear that has thrilled and delighted you this past year. Any tool that has helped you attain the perfect tone, get yon jazzed about playing again, or has astounded you with its transcendent quality and coolness is eligible...

The Guitar Player redesign bash.(Industry News)
May 1, 2004... When a staff spends an entire year studying reader, manufacturer, and cultural data--and logs nearly a gazillion meeting hours discussing graphic and editorial strategies the final product of all these tasks isn't just the manifestation of a...

What makes a single Climb the charts? What makes a single Climb the charts? Welsh rockers the Alarm wanted to find out.(News)
May 1, 2004... What makes a single Climb the charts? Welsh rockers the Alarm wanted to find out. The group--which achieved quite a bit of notoriety as young lads in the early-80s, but has since been operating mostly in the underground-released its RPM" under...

U2's The Edge will perform the theme song to the newest incarnation of the animated Batman series, due out this fall.(News)
May 1, 2004... U2's The Edge will perform the theme song to the newest incarnation of the animated Batman series, due out this fall. This is not the first time U2 has provided the soundtrack for the Caped Crusader--the 1995 single "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss...

Will Ray's Ebay strategies.(Tools)
May 1, 2004... AUCTION ITEM: MONTANO MODEL 230 WINNING BID: $590 According to the seller, this guitar was made by the Teikokuhatumeisha company of Japan in the early '60s, and sold by Ibanez as the "Montano Guitar Model No. 230." It has a carved,...

The Gibson Digital Guitar.(Tools)
May 1, 2004... The mysteries surrounding Gibson's Digital Guitar System have cast about for a few years now, and displaying a digital Les Paul at the Winter NAMM show--as well as ramping up the PR machinery about the technology--hasn't clarified much for...

Tales of endorsement deals.(The Business)
May 1, 2004... THE GUITARIST: ALLISON ROBERTSON OF THE DONNAS AMPLIFICATION GEAR USED: JCM 2000 DSL100 head, 1960AV cabinet. WHAT WAS THE ATTRACTION?: "Allison has been a long-time Marshall user," notes Marshall Artist Relations Manager, Hugh...

Love your free music downloads? Hate the RIAA? Wyatt Wasicek is there for you.(News)
May 1, 2004... Love your free music downloads? Hate the RIAA? Wyatt Wasicek Is there for you. He has created a program called AnonX that hides the Internet address of folks who use file, thins services. The software enables you to hide your address from...

Nadine Sez.(The Business)
May 1, 2004... Every superstar started at the bottom and worked his or her way up through hard work and commitment, and they all followed a series of steps to gain widespread attention. A time line is a concrete visualization of what you are actually going to...

There are many things you could say about the Dead--that is, the Grateful Dead sans Jerry Garcia--but they certainly have fine taste in guitarists.(News)
May 1, 2004... There are many things you could say about the Dead-that is, the Grateful Dead sans Jerry Garcia--but they certainly have fine taste in guitarists. Warren Haynes has joined the group for several dates in 2004, beginning with their annual Winter...

Adam Levy on recording Norah Jones' feels like home.(Recording)
May 1, 2004... When you're tracking the follow-up to a smash debut album, there's more than a little "don't blow it" paranoia richoceting off the studio walls. For Norah Jones guitarist Adam Levy, not screwing the pooch during the sessions for Feels Like Home...

Secret machines.(Buzz)
May 1, 2004... MUSICAL STYLE Minimalist art rock. CHECK OUT Now Here Is Nowhere [Reprise]. GUITARIST Ben Curtis. GEAR Hagstrom Swede, Diezel VH4 head, Marshall 4x12 cabs (loaded with Eminence speakers), custom built "FU2" analog filter/...

Orianthi.(Buzz)
May 1, 2004... MUSICAL STYLE Latin-flavored rock. CHECK OUT orianthi.com. GEAR PRS Custom 24 ("It's my first. electric."), Hughes & Kettner TriAmp, H&K 4x12 cab, Boss delay, Vox wah, D'Addario strings (.010-.046). IDEAL TONE "For my distortion...

The butchies.(Buzz)
May 1, 2004... MUSICAL Topical punk pop. CHECK OUT Make Yr Life [Yep Roc]. GUITARIST Kaia Wilson. GEAR '71 Gibson SG, Peavey Classic 50, Danelectro Dan Echo, Ernie Ball or D'Addario strings (.011 gauge). IDEAL TONE "I have dog ears," says...

The hold steady.(Buzz)
May 1, 2004... MUSICAL STYLE Indie rock. CHECK OUT The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me [French Kiss]. GUITARISTS Craig Finn, Tad Kubler. GEAR Finn: '86 Fender Esquire reissue, Fender Twin Reverb, D'Addario strings (.011 set). Kubler: '70s Navigator...

Taylor K4.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... The K4 ($898) is a single-channel preamp/EQ featuring Rupert Neve-designed circuitry that seeks to improve the sound of any pickup-equipped flat-top. Other features include balanced, transformer-coupled input and output jacks, High and Low EQ a...

Guyatone Ultron/Chopshop.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... The Ultron envelope filter ($TBA) and Chopshop tremolo ($TBA, pictured) are tone tweaker's delights. The Ultron is designed to be an improved Mu-Tron III that offers tap tempo and oodles of waveform and expression-pedal control. The Chopshop...

Yamaha LL26.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... Yamaha's gorgeous, handcrafted L Series includes the LL26 ($4,199), which boasts an ebony fretboard, open-gear tuners, square mahogany side bracing, 90-degrees non-scalloped X-bracing, a 5-ply mahogany/ padauk laminated neck, a solid Engleman...

PRS 22/12.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... This year, Paul Reed Smith launched its largest introduction of new models ever, and the stunning Custom 22/12 ($3,400) is the company's first production 12-string. The 22/12 features a hum-sing-hum pickup configuration, 22 frets, a...

Line 6 Variax Acoustic.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... It was one of last year's worst-kept secrets that the Variax modeling guitar would ultimately father a full-on acoustic version. The Variax Acoustic 700 ($1,679) is that beast, and, at a private NAMM screening, the revamped acoustic models...

Eastman strings AR805CE.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... The AR805CE ($2,395) is a fully hand-carved 16" archtop jazz guitar with solid flamed maple back and sides, an aged spruce top, and a three-piece maple neck with an ebony fretboard. Hardware includes a metal tailpiece with an ebony top, deluxe...

Fender '57 Twin.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... Featuring handwired circuitry, a finger-jointed, solid-pine cabinet, and a pair of Weber-designed, Eminence-made 12" alnico-magnet speakers, the new '57 Twin ($2,999) is a reproduction of the "low powered" model 5E8A amplifier that was the amp...

Switch Strav-II.(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... The Strav-II ($469) is one of many new Switch models to feature a neck-thru-body design made from a molded resin called Vibracell. The Strav-II features a sculpted body, a 25 1/2"-scale neck with a rosewood fretboard, three Switch-designed...

More hot releases!(GP Editors' Top Picks from Winter Namm)
May 1, 2004... Aiken Invader amp, AKG Emotion/ TriPower Series, Alvarez-Yairi MMY1 Monte Montgomery signature, ART MPA Gold preamp, TCS dual compressor, Xdirect, CleanBox II, Atomic Amps Reactor 112, Boss BR-1600, Breedlove Altas Series, Budda Super-drive 18,...

Duane Eddy.(Patron Saint)
May 1, 2004... The father of twang, Duane Eddy birthed his signature sound in the late '50s using a red, Bigsby-equipped Gretsch 6120. Pulsing with tremolo and drenched in echo, Eddy's deep, growling lines became the foundation for '60s surf music, spaghetti...

Be-bop.(Style Council)
May 1, 2004... Piloted by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonist Charlie Parker in the early 1940s, bebop (or "bop") was one of the most exhilarating of jazz's many offshoots. The style spotlighted the players' improvisational creativity and virtuosity,...

David Torn.(Chasing The Muse)
May 1, 2004... We all know what it means when a light bulb goes off over someone's head in a cartoon: A new idea is born. In the real world, capturing and recapturing that often-elusive spark of invention is a draining, exasperating, and thrilling task. And,...

The Clapton conundrum: is old slowhand a blues God, a shrewd follower of fashion, the foremost expert on Robert Johnson, or a boring has-been? And does any of this really matter when you're a legend?(Cover Story)
May 1, 2004... During Guitar Player's early years, a seemingly endless controversy raged among readers as to whether Clapton, Page, Beck, or Hendrix was the greatest guitarist. Slowhand's advocates pointed to his visionary work with the Yardbirds, John...

Garage-Rock Savant: is the Vines' Craig Nicholls crazy like fox, or just plain crazy?
May 1, 2004... The Vines could be the saviors of guitar rock, or they could be over by the time you read this. Either way, it will probably remain a mystery whether front man Craig Nicholls was/is the latest in a long line of rock and roll lunatics, or was/is...

Bidding for Charity: guitar player presents celebrity charity auctions on ebay.(Guita Player Charity Auctions)
May 1, 2004... PLACE YOUR BID AT WWW.EBAY.COM/MUSICAL INTRUMENTS ebay Guitar Player is proud to announce an online charity auction event featuring autographed guitars donated by top manufacturers at the 2004 Winter NAMM show. The charity auction...

Rock Redux: Gary Moore's harder side returns, but the blues still run deep.
May 1, 2004... Throughout the '70s and '80s, a picture of Gary Moore could have resided in Webszer's Dictionary next to an entry for "rock guitarist." From textbook power ballads such as "Parisienne Walkways" and "Empty Rooms" to searing solo flourishes like...

What's spinning in the editors' heads this month?(Rants And Raves)
May 1, 2004... BARRY CLEVELAND Richard Pinhs, Transition Jamshied Sharfi, A Prayer for the Soul of Layla Eric Clapton, Me & Mr. Johnson ANDY ELLIS Joe Maphis, Fire on the Strings The Beatles, Let It Be... Naked James Brown, Funk Power 1970: A...

Garrison Fewell quartet Red door number 11.(Audio)
May 1, 2004... When it comes to playing traditional jazz guitar--nimble, swinging, bop-inflected lines on a honey-toned archtop--few contemporary pickers can match Garrison Fewell. On Red Door Number 11, his sixth solo album, Fewell makes long, articulate...

Various Artists: exotic strings.(Audio)
May 1, 2004... The guitar is not included among the 24 stringed instruments featured on this magnificent two-CD collection. Nonetheless, every guitarist would benefit from giving it some serious study. Some of the instruments (such as the Chinese ruan,...

J.A. Granelli and Mr. Lucky: gigantic.(Audio)
May 1, 2004... The disparate worlds of trippy atmospheric textures and insane slide guitar collide in this collection of grooving jams. Bassist J.A. Granelli wrote all but one of the avant-tinged tunes--an oddball take on the Bee Gees' "If I Can't Have...

Trans Am: Liberation.(Audio)
May 1, 2004... There aren't many bands that have ridden the parody/homage fence as long and as hard as Trans Am. The Washington, D.C. trio have made a career taking krautrock, prog-rock, freedom rock, synth rock, etc., and running them all through a post-rock...

BR549: tangled in the Pines.(Audio)
May 1, 2004... Listening to BR549, you can practically smell the spilt beer and thick smoke of a packed honky tonk. Over Don Herron's whining lap steel, droning fiddle, and ringing mandolin, guitarists Chuck Mead and Chris Scruggs pay homage to Merle Travis,...

U. K. subs: punk can take it.(DVD)
May 1, 2004... This is a brilliant and self-consciously hilarious look at what punk meant to fans, bands, and critics in '70s London. Filmed in 1979 by Julien Temple in a wartime documentary style (complete with a fantastic voiceover by BBC veteran John...

G3: live in Denver.(DVD)
May 1, 2004... If you're one of those wise guys who digs snickering about shredfests, there are tons of opportunities for mirth here the current "plus sized" Yngwie squeezed into '80s rockwear, the miles of males in the audience, the heroic posturing, and all...

The Blasters: going home.(DVD)
May 1, 2004... The stereotypical roots rocker is one tough hombre--whether he's young, old, or Jerry Lee Lewis. The Blasters fit right in with that gang, and they look pumped up and confident in this 2003 concert. Don't expect a rumble, however. The band is...

Hot Doggin: a lesson in flashy fretwork with Brent Mason.(Master Class)
May 1, 2004... Enclosed in a soundproofed vocal booth, Travis Tritt shuts his eyes and rears back from his mic to belt out a high note. As his gritty, soulful voice booms out through Emerald Studio's control room monitors, seven of Nashville's finest session...

How to play like ... Jeff Watson.(Advanced)
May 1, 2004... "There was probably another guy in a room somewhere doing eight-finger hammerons," says Jeff Watson. "I was just the first guy fortunate enough to get it on MTV"--which is exactly what Watson did with the video for Night Ranger's hit song "(You...

EZ street: pull-off power.(Beginner)
May 1, 2004... Now that we've explored hammer-ons ("How to Nail Hammer-Ons," April '04 GP), it's time to investigate the flip side of the coin, which is the pull-off. Like hammer-ons, pull-offs let us select and attack a note with the fretting hand. FRET...

Rock Guru: Steve Morse: major breakthrough.(Beginner)
May 1, 2004... The major scale--or Ionian mode--can teach you a whole lot more than simply how to play "do re mi fa so la ti" on the fretboard. Burn it into your fingers and you'll learn many common whole- and half-step groupings that not only exist in other...

Jazz Guru: Charlie Hunter: stock options.(Intermediate)
May 1, 2004... Notice how the notes in Examples 1 and 2 are exactly the same, yet the fingerings (as shown in the tablature) are very different in each example? That's because you can usually play the identical phrase about a zillion different ways on the...

Metal Guru: Rusty Cooley: blazing on a single string.(Intermediate)
May 1, 2004... Last month I showed you how to get a captivating, unpredictable sound by racing up and down six-string scales using a repeating seven-note pattern. Well, guess what: As Yngwie Malmsteen and other stellar shredders have proven, you can also...

Acoustic Guru: Kaki King: from folk to funk.(Advanced)
May 1, 2004... The tuning I use most on my debut album, Everybody Loves You [Velour] is C, G, D, G, A, D, low to high. (To get your guitar into this tuning, see FYI.) El McMeen is probably the first guitarist I met who used this tuning. It's great for...

House of pain: Dave Creamer's "Blues for Alice".(Advanced)
May 1, 2004... You never forget a great guitar lesson. I was 17 when I decided that it was time to learn the hipster comping practice of plucking chords while maintaining a walking bass line. I couldn't have consulted a better mentor for this topic than my...

Notational symbols: how to decode written music in guitar player.(Lessons)
May 1, 2004... The following symbols are used in Guitar Player lessons and transcriptions to notate fingerings and techniques commonly used in guitar music. Certain symbols are found only in the tablature or the standard notation. For clarity, always consult...

Lessons online at guitarplayer.com.(Online Lesson Menu)
May 1, 2004... MAY '04 GUITAR PLAYER MASTER CLASS: Hot Doggin'--A Lesson in Flashy Fretwork with Brent Mason MAY '04 GUITAR PLAYER LESSONS: How to Play Like... Jeff Watson House of Pain--Dave Creamer's "Blues for Alice" EZ Street--Pull-Off Power...

"Crossroads" performed by Eric Clapton.(Classic Solo Transcription)
May 1, 2004... When it comes to live rock and roll recordings, it's hard to top those four-plus electrifying minutes in 1968 when Cream was onstage at San Francisco's Winterland tracking their soon-to-be legendary rendition of "Crossroads." To this day, the...

Hamer Improv.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)
May 1, 2004... The archtop has long been the ultimate expression of guitar craftsmanship, and the standards set by premier makers such as D'Angelico, D'Aquisto, and Benedetto have inspired many a guitar company to try their hand at producing small-bodied...

Yamaha Magicstomp.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... By definition, multi-effects processors do more than meets the eye. That said, you'd be hard pressed to find a pedal more full of surprises than the Yamaha Magicstomp. The first thing you'll discover about this floor processor is that it kicks...

Gibson Tom Delonge.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... Prior to the introduction of its first solid-body guitar in 1952, Gibson had secured its esteemed reputation based primarily on its impeccably crafted and sumptuously appointed archtops. To provide the missing link between its classic- and...

Peavey JSX Joe Satriani signature amp.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)
May 1, 2004... Last year, when Joe Satriani approached Peavey's Instrument Amp Product Manager Bill Xavier with some ideas for a new amp, he was immediately put in touch with James Brown. Not the "Godfather of Soul," but, rather, Peavey's Instrument Amplifier...

Schertler Unico.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... Schertler--a Swiss manufacturer of high-quality acoustic pickups since 1988-recently unveiled a new version of its Unico acoustic amplifier, which now features a bi-amped output stage (one amp delivers 150 watts to the bass speaker, and another...

Koch MT100-H Multitone.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... The three-channel MT 100-H Multitone, the latest high-powered tube machine from Netherlands-based Koch, is a classy looking head that features sparkling silver grille-cloth and perfectly applied black Tolex. I tested the amp with its matching...

D'Angelico NYSS-3.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... For the past 16 years, D'Angelico guitars have been built in Japan under the direction of master luthier Hidesato Shino. The company's forte is creating high-quality reproductions of the legendary D'Angelico jazz guitars that were hand-built in...

Boss GS-10.(evaluation of GS-10 Guitar Effects System)(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 1, 2004... Typically, power is good. If you have power, you can vanquish the hordes of darkness like Viggo Mortensen and friends in The Return of the King, or build fortresses of solitude like Superman, or keep the nice people running the world like James...

Takamine Cool Tube preamp.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... The love/hate relationship guitarists have with piezo pickups was a primary reason why Takamine's Mike Markure decided to design a new guitar preamp that would dramatically enhance the sound generated by piezos. After looking into digital...

Roger Linn design AdrenaLinn II.(Stompbox Fever)
May 1, 2004... When you first plug into the AdrenaLinn II ($499 retail/$375 street), it's easy to feel for a few cocky moments that you're nothing less than God's gift to modern rock guitar. That's because this ingenious stompbox makes even the most mundane...

MXR M-134 Stereo Chorus.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)
May 1, 2004... Sporting a blindingly bright yellow enclosure, the MXR M-134 Stereo Chorus ($239 retail/street price N/A) produces lush, rich effects dripping with all of the finger-lickin' goodness that analog chorus is famous for. Even with extreme settings...

Keeley Compressor.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)
May 1, 2004... Anyone who is truly into compression should have a schizoid relationship with the process. This is because some compressors (such as the fab Joemeeks) can aggressively color the sound to produce larger-than-life impact, and others (such as the...

Ice-pix Stix.(evaluation of guitar picks)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 1, 2004... The most significant thing about Stix picks ($3.95 per package of three) is that they suck--literally. Available in thin, medium, and heavy gauges, these unique picks feature a small suction cup that not only lets you attach them to the surface...

Planet Waves Deluxe Leather Guitar Strap.(Accessory File)
May 1, 2004... Since 1998, when string giant D'Addario acquired the company, Planet Waves' vast line of guitar straps has gained a reputation for fun and innovative designs. The company's new Deluxe Leather Guitar Strap ($83 retail/street N/A) adds comfort...

Dr. Zair Brake.(Accessory File)
May 1, 2004... Guitarists are always getting bagged for playing too loud, and while an obvious way to address such ridiculous assertions is to use a power attenuator, many players fear their sound will suck if they do. Designed by Trainwreck's Ken Fischer,...

Pro audio report: Antares Filter.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... Filter ($199 retail/$159 street) is a multifaceted digital audio plug-in that offers four of the smoothest and most analog-sounding software filters available, multiple modulation sources (including envelope generators, LFOs, rhythm generators,...

Signal paths of glory: Brian May.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... The heart of Brian May's tone is his Red Special guitar, which he hand-built with his father. However, if you want to approximate May's thrilling sound on so many Queen hits, use a warm-sounding solidbody or semi-hollowbody with vintage-style...

Pawnshop prize: RCA solidbody.(Gear)
May 1, 2004... What's in a name? Apparently a lot, judging by the RCA logo on this strange Japanese electric. With its elongated plank body, the guitar looks suspiciously like a '60s-era Guyatone, but that's just a guess, because other than the headstock...

Bob Marley Les Paul Special.(Product Spotlight)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Epiphone Launch Date: January 2004 Featuring a solid Mahogany body, 1 piece Mahogany neck, Alnico Classic & Alnico Hot HBs, Grover machine heads and special Bob Morley graphic. Comes with graphic adorned "hemp" gigbag. SRP: $749...

Nut Sauce Filled Groove-Luber.(Product Spotlight)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Big Bends LLC Now Available Nut Sauce filled syringe applicator with curved plastic needle for pin point application. Extreme tuning aid. Smooth precision tuning. Keeps you in tune. Reduces string breakage up to 95% SRP: $19.95...

Fretboard Logic Box Set.(Product Spotlight)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Bill Edwards Publishing Now Available We now offer the bestselling Fretboard Logic system at a substantial discount in our Box Set package. The Box Set includes the books and the videos in your choice of VHS or DVD. SRP: $89.95...

Rock N Roller R12 All Terrain.(Product Spotlight)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Dana B. Goods Launch Date: January 2004 Instantly transforms into B different configurations to move huge amounts of gear. The frame telescopes from 35 "-52" in length with 32" foldable sides. Pneumatic swivel casters easily roll over...

E3 Sound Isolating Earphone.(Product Spotlight)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Shure Launch Date: January 2004 The E3c combines precision components and remarkable sound isolation to provide studio quality sound onstage and offstage. SRP: $214.80 www.shure.com/psm 847-600-2000 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Series II Power Conditioners.(Product Spotlight)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Furman Sound, Inc. Launch Date: March 2004 The new Series II Power Conditioners with SMP technology offers the highest possible degree of protection for your equipment. Linear Filtration significantly lowers the noise floor and LED rack...

Guitar Tracks Pro Version 3.(Product Spotlight)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Cakewalk Launch Date: March 2003 Version 3 of this successful 32-track digital studio adds an innovative navigator pane, integrated audio metronome, control surface support, and full ACID-wave file support. Parameters are now automatable...