Accessories / Gadgets

This neat gadget opens up a host of possibilities for electric and acoustic guitar.

The Towner system fits many guitars that have a separate bridge and stop tailpiece. It mainly works with Bigsby B3 and Bigsby B6 vibrato units, enabling them to be secured using a single two-inch strap-button screw.

Designed for stage hands, road crew and those of us who have to lug our own gear to gigs, Gig Gloves aim to provide hand protection combined with flexibility and the ability to grip well.

All loudspeakers, whether active monitors or guitar/bass amps, tend to exhibit cabinet vibrations. We test this new stand-alone isolating ‘puck’, designed to minimise unwanted colorations from structure-borne vibrations.

Powered by Apple’s latest A11, so-called ‘Bionic’ SoC (System on a Chip) that includes (for the first time) a custom Apple-designed GPU, this is the snappiest iPhone performance you will have ever experienced...

Lawing Musical Products have been building their own take on noiseless replacement pickups for Stratocasters for some years...

We’ve reviewed a number of ‘blue box’ Cloudlifter ‘mic activators’ before, and we’ve...

The StompLight takes the leg-work out of stage lighting — by putting the controls at your feet!

Ever dreamed of having a robotic studio assistant? Polish company ShroomTech have made that dream a reality...

Almost four years ago I reviewed a drum-tuning app for iOS from RTSixty Ltd. Essentially a ‘guitar tuner’ for...

This neat little unit can serve either as a four-into-one passive stereo line mixer, or as a one-into-four stereo line splitter, just by using the appropriate input and output connectors. However, it goes rather further than that...

DI boxes are a mainstay of both studio and live sound, acting as ‘go betweens’ when matching various signal...

Levels from Mastering The Mix is a refreshing alternative, presenting the metering tools that are needed in today’s loudness-normalised world in an affordable, easy-to-use package.

What matters in today’s music business is not how loud your mixes are, but how dynamic. This clever new plug-in helps you get them into the zone.

Can Polyend’s MIDI-powered mechanical drummer replace the real thing?

The idea behind Blackstar’s Tone:Link is that it will allow any device with an external line input to receive audio streamed by Bluetooth...

This little box puts the sound of 16 miked cabinets at your feet and, unlike convolution software, can sit between an amp and cab.

The DMSD 60 Pro looks very simple yet stylish, comprising eight small circular platforms, four intended for each speaker in a stereo setup.

How does this rugged, Latvian-made DI box compare with the established competition?

This hardware meter includes USB interfacing and a plug-in for convenient DAW integration.

Backbone Guitar Products’ metal plates are direct bolt-on replacements for the standard neckplates of Tele- and Strat- style guitars, their purpose being to lift out more harmonic detail and to promote sustain.