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Jade Violin/ Viola/ Cello Rosin
String Players will Love this Product!
by grasster
Pros: Jade Rosin is recommended by most users
Cons: It breaks easily if dropped
How to use: Apply liberally to entire bow hair in an even stroke Important Qualities This rosin is light and powdery so it goes across each hair evenly.  This is important for the sound of the violin.  With other ...
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Dec 04 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Hal Leonard Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques
Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques: Sure Footing in the World of Classical Guitar.
by alaskanway91
Pros: Solid technique with proven results.
Cons: This is potentially a difficult subject.
David Oakes' Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques is a book written specifically for the development of rudimentary but essential mechanics of classical or fingerstyle guitar. Make no mistake that David Oakes is a superb guitarist and great ...
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Dec 03 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Orange Tiny Terror Head 15 watt Class A Tube Head
A Versatile and Extremely Portable Tube Amp Head
by snailspace7
Pros: Great range of quality tones, very portable and loud enough for live use.
Cons: No effects loop or onboard reverb, but who needs them with tone this good!
Let me start by saying that I am firmly of the opinion that the best guitar tones come from amplifiers powered by vacuum tubes (in the UK we call them valves but what's in a name!).  The magazines have been raving about this little beast and being a ...
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Dec 02 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Jbl Srx725 Dual 15" 2-Way Speaker
ROCKIN’ IT JBL STYLE
by cheetomanNew Member
Pros: Very Powerful, affordable, clean, and professional sound.
Cons: These speakers take a lot of energy to push and they aren't cheap.
JBL has been known in the live sound reinforcement as simply the best name in affordable and powerful professional audio equipment. JBL has many lines of speakers, the JRX series starts at an affordable price for the beginning DJ, all the way up to ...
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Dec 01 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Korg microKORG Synthesizer
Korg Micro Synth
by gto20120
Pros: Great ability, sound capability and simplicity.
Cons: Small keys, seems fragile.
Intro to the MicroKorg The MircoKorg is an amazing synthesizer. For the price usually less than $400 you will get a vast amount of sound. I Bought mine new at a guitar center for $370.98, tax included. The keyboard its self is quite small, ...
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Dec 01 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Thomastik Dominant Violin String Sets (3 4, Mittel, with Steel E, Loop End)
The Best in the World of Strings
by grasster
Pros: These strings are durable and have great sound quality
Cons: Some are packaged and placed on shelves for retail, causing wear
The quality of sound that comes out of a violin depends on the quality of the strings placed on it. My Experience I have played the violin for almost ten years and have tested almost all brands of strings at one time or another. With ...
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Nov 30 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Gibraltar Cymbal Mount
Versatile Cymbal Placement... Now!
by hychixvi
Pros: Allows Versatile Cymbal Placement, Durable, Good Price
Cons: Not able to be found at all vendors of drumming products
When I first began playing drums, I bought me a few different cymbals in addition to the standard ride/crash/hi-hat set-up.  Having only gotten the three stands, I had to rotate out my cymbals and never had what I felt was a full complement of ...
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Nov 30 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Gibson Brite Wires Electric Guitar Strings
Gibson Brite Wires Electric Guitar Strings..Not For Everyone
by lllopez
Pros: Crisp Attack, Brighter Character
Cons: Tone Degeneration, Inconsistency
Guitar string purchases are a subjective choice that are generally made and continued out of habit. Rarely do you see a guitarist try out a different string monthly as they change out their strings, especially if you are a working musician. Typically you ...
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Nov 30 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Hosa Effects Pedal Cable 6 Pack
Hosa Effects Pedal Cable 6 Pack…Value At What Price?
by lllopez
Pros: Inexpensive, Relatively Quiet, Great Value
Cons: None
The whole issue of cable quality is one that has set the musical merchandising consumers on their ear. While you could literally pay hundreds of dollars on a single cable, does the price justify the improvement in quality or tone and are your ears that ...
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Nov 29 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Percussion Cp379 Tambourine
Percussion Cp379 Tambourine…All The Soul You Can Muster For Under Fifteen Bucks!
by lllopez
Pros: Pure Musicality, Reasonably Priced
Cons: Only In The Hands Of The Rhythm Challenged
You can put the best musicians with the best gear in a room, rehearse them to death and have them play out; they'll probably sound pretty good. Now you add someone with a marginal sense of rhythm with a tambourine for flavor, throw them into the mix and ...
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Nov 29 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

EP2500 Europower 2 X 1200 Watt Power Amplifier
Pure Power - Pleasant Price
by tapp2010
Pros: Extremely rugged, high power, low price.
Cons: Black casing scratches easily. That's all!
Imagine this: Your looking down on the crowd. Everyone's dancing and having a grand time. You are having a blast deejaying this party as well. You watch the crowd jump up and down as you que the next song. All the sudden, you hear a small pop and ...
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Nov 28 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Quik-lok Ams-gs-438 Universal Guitar Stand
Quik-Lok Ams-Gs-438 Universal Guitar Stand..One Your Guitar Can Stand!
by lllopez
Pros: Reliable, Inexpensive
Cons: Probably Not Roadworthy
Guitar accessory buying can be a dizzying experience as there are so many choices from which you can enhance the ownership experience. With the price of fine guitars slipping only slightly, given the present economy, the accessories market will possibly ...
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Nov 26 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

B-52 FX Prodigy Dual CD-MP3 Player w/ VCA mixer and Flight case
Dont Let the size fool you. Small but big on functionality
by kldavis99New Member
Pros: Compact, versatile, powerful, easy to use, many useful features, own travel worthy  case
Cons: Turntables are small but useful.
  I am so glad that I made this investment.  The B-52 Prodigy has been my best friend in my Mobile DJ business.  I absolutely love this DJ workstation.  It is all that you would need.  I couldn’t believe it when I first ...
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Nov 25 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Jodavi ZZYZX SNAPJACK 15 Foot Straight 1/4-inch Cable
It's a Snap, Jack! Snap Jack Guitar Cables
by shopaholic_man
Pros: The magnetic ends snap off with ease and the cables are excellent quality.
Cons: Why didn't they think of this sooner?
Snap Jack has made the most innovative update to guitar cables! Guitar cables, you need them to get sound from your guitar to your amplifier.  Most improvements made involve the quality of the material, the plating, and the connections. What ...
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Nov 22 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Roland Td 20s Electronic Drum Set
Flagship of all Electronic Kits
by drummr
Pros: Great Drum Sounds!!!, good documentation, good feel, truly a professional product.
Cons: EXPENSIVE!!!  Drum module has a really lousy display and basic operation for the price.
The TD-20 is actually my second V-Drums kit.  I have owned the kit for about two years now and I have not yet tired of playing it and incorporating technologies between the V-Drums and other instruments. As a real drummer, I still ...
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Nov 21 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Cf Martin Omjm John Mayer Signature Model Acoustic Electric Guitar
Martin OMJM John Mayer acoustic-electric: A Worthy OM-style Guitar
by Horswispr
Pros: easy playability; understated good looks; great acoustic sound; great electric sound
Cons: none
I recently had a chance to play a Martin OMJM (John Mayer) acoustic-electric guitar at my local Guitar Center. A guitar player friend was with me, and we were able to play for close to an hour in the back room, both acoustic and acoustic-electric, into a ...
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Nov 21 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Epiphone Les Paul Standard 6 String Electric Guitar Ensebch Ensebch
One Of The Best Guitars You Could Want.
by ianclements
Pros: Fantastic sound, excellent playability, and even great hardware.
Cons: Some slight quality issues, etc; and it may not arrive properly set-up.
I have owned this guitar for about 4 months now. It's a wonderful instrument. This guitar is truly beautiful. I bought mine in Vintage Sunburst, and it is a very nice looking guitar. The veneer is very attractive and the knobs compliment the ...
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Nov 21 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Hal Leonard Pink Floyd - Learn the Songs from Dark Side of the Moon DVD
Don't fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Learn DSOTM
by shopaholic_man
Pros: It's step by step guitar instructions for Dark Side of the Moon.
Cons: There is no follow along TAB book to go with it. (unless bought separately)
Do you fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way? Don't! When I was young I wanted to learn guitar, but I never seem to find the time. The plans had come to naught. Twenty years have got behind me, and I decided to take it up ...
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Nov 20 '08 Overall Rating:
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