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Fun toy for curious non-musicians, crippling flaws prevent real application
Traxxpad is great in concept, and *so close* in execution that it's all the more frustrating to watch it fall short at every turn. It's a lovely program and all, with some decent content, but the problem remains: it's not a game per se, and won't offer the lasting fun of a good game, but it cuts too many corners to serve any actual purpose for the musicians/DJs it targets.Most of the reviews online target gamers, and focus on whether or not fiddling with this application will be enjoyable. Maybe I've been working with music software too long to provide a meaningful opinion there. If I want to have fun, I'll play a game. I wanted to know whether Traxxpad would allow me to use the PSP to do any meaningful work where/when a desktop or even laptop would be too cumbersome. The verdict at this point is no. Here are the reasons, and it's a little sad to see them enumerated like this, as some could have been very easily addressed. (I wonder whether Eidos ever put this in the hands of actual musicians to get their feedback.)- Quantization is primitive, and NOT OPTIONAL. Quantization is always on, always set to 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, or 1/32. Have fun programming triplets...- No reverb. Obviously, a full suite of FX wouldn't be a realistic expectation for a program of this scope. But beats comprised of quantized runs of short samples (and the "sustained" variety have no fades) would benefit HUGELY from even the cheapest reverb algorithm. VST's of these, and likely source code as well, are available for FREE all over the web. Ommission of reverb was a senseless mistake and someone's ears should have alerted them to that.- Major workflow problems that should have become apparent in testing. For instance, no Undo button and therefore, jumping through hoops to, well, undo anything you don't like. Samples are replaced, not on the sample page, but on the kit page, which is unintuitive and requires many more screens and button presses than necessary. Every change to a kit takes you through a sequence of confirmation screens and then dumps you back out to the main view, so if you need to build a custom kit, you can expect it to take more or less forever. Issues like these can be dealt with if you're endlessly patient and have no alternatives... but they're not really acceptable.- No MIDI. Exporting your work for further refinement in other PC/Mac applications is a great angle. Do some work on the train, get home and see where Garage Band or Sonar or whatever takes you. Traxxpad touches on this by letting you export MP3, but really, who wants MP3s of comprimised 11K or 22KHz samples? If they'd used MIDI (and perhaps they even do, under the hood) and allowed the user to import/ export as such, there may have been further uses for this product.- Tiny displays. Minor annoyance, but I can't imagine why they used so much of the screen for superfluous junk instead of making the actual work areas (timeline of beats etc) much larger.High hopes for Traxxpad II, maybe? But as it stands, this is mainly just a curiosity. | 23 stars
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Can't beat a Hamilton
A Hamilton is a Hamilton. I purchased this Hamilton because I lost my last Hamilton. | 45 stars
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for what it's worth
Making your stand in regard to this here Cream is about politics rather than just craving blues. It's about getting shievery 'n' stoned by the "Politician" guitar line and lyrics (which I need more time to befittingly describe). True, earlier renditions of the same worked better, but this time Cream compensates for the "spermishness" by sheer wisdom, reading one another much better onstage. Which fact immediately graces the overall delivery. The only reservation I personally have is nothing to do with Eric foregoing Gibson for Strat or the like trivia. It's about virtually his and Bruce's vocals being indistinguishable. Aged or incipid? Well, Johnny Hallyday's 2000 performance at Olympia upset the "argument" for good - as well as Cream does now. Probably, we're blessed with audio here while rid of incessant predicament of oldage (on DVD release?). The sound of this one comes across as virile as the candid frontpage pic does. I can only wish the video were the same... but stick to audio still. Rock energy is not to do with age (as Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand prove). It's to do with CORRECT mentality. Which in turn picks up from the epoch. We almost succeeded in bringing world to perfection in the 60s' but it somehow retreived back, so mused Alvin Lee. It looks like Cream as outfit never paused at the job. Another contention is trademark transparent Reprise label sound quality with notably deepdown rolling lows and esthetically tipped 5 kHz while letting down by 2 dB on mid-highs and analog-like roll off after 10 kHz. So far I'm in position to judge. | 45 stars
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Washburn Guitar
This guitar is well constructed and excellent in appearance. The only fault I can find is that the low E string sounds dead with very little resonance when strummed. Except for that, the guitar has beautiful projection and brillance. It's a great guitar for the price. | 34 stars
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An amazing value
This is my first guitar, and I absolutely love it. It sounds great, and the high action helps you develop calluses more quickly.Highly recommended! | 45 stars
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Excellent plastic recorder
The reviewer who complained about the pitch of this instrument is a little like the guy who complains about service at Denny's. If you want a real "professional" sopranino get a Moeck. Otherwise this little Yamaha is fine, with decent pitch and very loud. Great for covering fife and piccolo parts. There's also some very beautiful music by Vivaldi written especially for the instrument. | 45 stars
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Just What I Was Looking For
I read literally hundreds of reviews for all the top acoustic guitar amps: Fender, Fishman, Behringer, Crate, Peavey and this Hartke. Most I have listened to, especially the Fishman Loudbox and the Behringer. I think the Hartke beats them. Very close to actually putting a mic in front of the guitar, which is probably the best way. I am not a professional by any stretch of the imagination. I play mostly in a small to medium sized church. It is reasonable portable, considering it's weight. 150W is good for most small to medium sized venues. I use the Digital EFX (92 at level 4) and get a very nice tone. It has a 5-band G-EQ. It like the fact I can take out most of the midrange sound. Two thumbs up! | 45 stars
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XLNT SPEAKER
THIS SPEAKER REPLACED A BLOWN E.V. SPEAKER.IT WAS THE SAME PRICE AS A RECONE.IT REALLY KICKS !! IN 35YRS PLAYING BASS AND GUITAR I CAN RECOMMEND THIS WOOFER AS XLNT. | 45 stars
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Music 123 sent the wrong item.
I ordered a guitar strap to go with my electric guitar for my 6 year old. They sent me a tiny lock for a guitar case which I didn't buy. They charged me more for shipping than the price of the guitar strap. I keep trying to get them to send the item I ordered that shows up on my Amazon order as the Guitar Strap but they say the item # was for a lock. Very difficult to work with. I give up. I am afraid to order anything else from Music 123 don't know what I'll get or be charged. Do not order from them!!!!!! | 01 star
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Great Product!
This product is excellent. Cleaning is thorough and leaves no residue. Made my little Martin look almost as good as new. | 34 stars
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Excellent
definitely one of the best products I've purchased and I've spent less money. fast and on time. thanks for everythnig | 34 stars
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The pedals never seem to lay down flat
I really wanted to like this product, as I am a "neat freak", especially when it comes to the pedalboard routing. The problem is, there never seems to be a pedal combination where this allows the adjoining pedals to be even with each other and/or flat to the floor. Really wanted to like and use it, but it's in my adapter drawer now... | 12 stars
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Great feel, quality, compatibility
I've used this pedal with a Casio WK-200 and a Roland FP-7. Casio and Roland require opposite polarities (normally open vs normally closed) and the M-Audio pedal makes that easy with the flip of a switch. It's about 2" longer than the stock Roland FP-7 pedal.The only slight drawback to this pedal is that it is on/off only. It will not operate any kind of half-damper or other proportional pedal input. | 45 stars
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Seller is wonderful
Seller is absolutely amazing to work with; however, the capo is quite a bit bulky, and the thumbscrew a bit hard to turn. The functionality of the capo is good. I recommend this purchase if you would like a budget capo. If you are someone who relies on the capo to serve well during a performance, I recommend investing a little more money. | 34 stars
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Easy to use, superb sound quality
Ordered this and use it for voice projection, not performance, but it works absolutely perfectly. The sound quality is much better than the Samson we had, and the sound is actually much better than the hard-wired handheld that we have. Shure makes great quality products. I am very impressed by the depth of the sound that this produces and you can hear it clearly. It has a sync button that makes connecting it to the receiver ever so simple. By far the best quality mic we've purchased in the past several years, and it feels sturdy, and as if it will last many years. | 45 stars
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Amazing Value- Great Guitar!
I am currently deployed to Afghanistan and was looking for a decent guitar that wasn't too expensive and would play reasonably well. I have a Washburn Rover travel guitar with me, but you can't play that above the 16th fret. There was a cheap Ibanez here that I restrung and was going to use, but it played terribly. Poor tone, crappy neck, so I stuck with the Rover until I ran across the Jasmine by Takamine S34C. I haven't been playing for 30 years and I'm not a beginner either, having played for approximately 2 1/2 years. Probably the best way to review this guitar is to compare it to some other guitars that I have played. I started with a Lyon by Washburn package ($100.00). The guitar looked good, in fact maybe a little better finished than the Jasmine. However, it the playability was no where near as good. I have a Takamine G-series version of this guitar back home and the Jasmine by Takamine's neck and low action feel exactly the same. In my opinion the neck and fretboard are extremely easy and comfortable to play (you can play to the 20th fret with the cutaway). The matte finish adds to the ability to move quickly up and down the neck. The fretboard has a little curve to it, similar to a Stratocaster, which makes it really easy to make chords, especially barre chords. From that aspect alone, this makes it the perfect beginner guitar, as learning chords, and especially barre chords is extremely frustrating on a chunky neck guitar with high action.The tone is very nice, not quite as good as my non-Jasmine Takamine (or the Lyon by Washburn for that matter), but it is a third of the price too! Chord playing is especially sweet sounding with a decent bass on the low strings.The bridge holds the pins well, the tuners maintain tune well and were nice and tight when I received it.You do need to change strings, mine were a little corroded, but not much worse than they would have been if I had been playing it for a couple of weeks. They were kind of stiff too. I tried some extra light D'Addarios (.10) but with the low action, I got some buzzing on the G and D strings at the first couple of frets that wasn't there with the stock strings, so I put the stock strings back on and ordered some .12's. You could get by with the stock stings for a while though.The neck is dead straight and with the stock strings, there was no buzz and no need to adjust the truss rod (the guitar does have a truss rod and you get an allen wrench with the guitar for adjustment. The pick guard has a Takamine sticker on, which I took off to go to a more classic plain black look. Finish-wise there are a couple of blemishes that look like the stain isn't even, one on the spruce top and a little on the fretboard. But considering how sweet this guitar plays for the price, not a big deal.If you are a beginner, I would look no farther than this guitar to start with. If you get some .12 strings to change out the stock ones, some picks and an electric tuner, you will be set to go pretty far before you would ever consider an upgrade. If you already have experience, this is an OK guitar if you don't feel like kicking out the bucks for a more expensive guitar or are looking for an extra at a second location, and you don't mind some of the individual string tone issues (see below).I was hesitant to buy a guitar that I didn't play first and was worried about how shipping it across the world, subjecting it to the military postal service and finally having is convoyed out to my location in a trailer behind a tactical vehicle would treat it. But, I didn't have much choice. It arrived completely undamaged from Austin Bizarre. You can see that most of the ratings really like this guitar and that helped me make the decision to try one out. You will need to spend at least two-three times the price to do better than the Jasmine by Takamine. My experience was that you literally can pull this guitar out of the box, tune it and play it with no set-up.ADDENDUM: Well, I have been playing this guitar for two months, and MOST of my initial review applies. It plays very easily and it best for chord playing music. The tuners stay in tune, but they are a little gritty when changing strings. The tone for individual strings as in playing melodies or solos has a bit too much booming base on the low E and A strings and is a bit tinny on the high E and B strings. So, if you can live with those short-comings, it's an excellent value. You certainly will be able to figure out whether you are going to stick with guitar on the Jasmine. For experienced guitarists, it depends on what you plan to play on it- you may want to spend the extra $$$ for the better tone on the individual strings. | 34 stars
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Very nice product!!!
Very comfortable and well made!! Looks great! Adds to the appearance of your gear!! You will be proud to show off this strap!! Not cheaply made and does not look cheap!! | 45 stars
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Where have you been!
I've been looking for a simple product to clean up my cymbals and the search is over. I read many reviews on Grove Juice and by in large most thought it did the necessary job and I can agree with them. Spray it on - in a well ventilated area - and let it do its job. Rinse it off and dry your cymbal. I did my Avedis Zildjian Splash, Zildjian Custom A's & IFIP Splash cymbals and they look great now. | 45 stars
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Met my expectations
I have been playing bass guitar for six years now and although I have a nice electric bass, I wanted something that would allow me to wander a bit more away from the sixty pound amp I have. When I found this guitar and played it, I knew it was the one for me! The acoustic sound of it is spot on with what I was hoping for. It delivers very nice low, medium, and high ranges for a very affordable price. The one "drawback" of this product is that it does not sound as good as an electric bass when it is plugged into an amp. This is primarily because the mic in the guitar picks up the sound of fingers switching frets a lot more that magnetic pickups will. I expected this to be the case ahead of time so that was no real disappointment to me. Overall this guitar is a great deal and I would strongly recommend it to both beginners and more experienced bassists. It delivers kick-butt quality and keeps it at a low price! | 34 stars
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Clarinet Reeds.
They work great for my son's clarinet. I love the ease of now ordering them online in a large box. Will continue to do so. | 45 stars
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Ortofon Concorde Pro Twin Pack - the BEST!
I have been using Ortofon needles for over 12 years as a professional DJ, and this product is the best I've used from the company! The packaging is excellent and keeps your needles safe. It was great to buy the pair as a set instead of individually, which was the usual way the the needles were packaged in the past. The silver needles are much sturdier than the blue, black, and neon yellow models I have used. It comes with a handy brush to get rid of the pesky lint and dust on your records. I highly recommend this product to anyone who uses vinyl! | 45 stars
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AKG Headphones
The headphones were purchased as a gift. The recipient was amazed at the quailty of sound, it's like being at a concert. | 45 stars
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Does the Job
Corrects the acoustic weirdness caused by ever changing environment sources and unbalanced speakers.Would be nice if LEDs were on the sliders. | 34 stars
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Creating Happy Memories and Family Traditions
We gave this to our daughter because she has many happy memories of hearing the lap harp being played for her when she was a young child. She said it was very relaxing and interesting for her as a child. She loves having this lap harp and plays it for her own child now! He is a toddler and enjoys hearing the lap harp songs that she plays for him and "helps" his Mommy play the songs. They are creating a family tradition and more happy memories! | 45 stars
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Work well, but...
...they seem to wear out pretty quickly. I play in a Bluegrass band, and we perform and rehearse often enough, but these have worn out in just a month or so (the sound isn't as bright as it was when I first put them on). Still, good strings, good bright sound (which is perfect for Bluegrass). Just wish they lasted longer. | 34 stars
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Failed.
I bought the Pyle-Pro PDWM96 for use by the officiant at my wedding. The product arrived, the batteries were both dead, so I replaced them with fresh batteries. Plugged into a Pyle amp, the unit never worked, the microphone was bad when I tested it in the unit. I verified its functionality on my computer where it also did not work. I sent it back for a return, and had to use a wired mic instead. Do not purchase this product, especially if you do not have a reliable back-up, or a secondary plan of action. | 01 star
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Why can't we get what we want
I am a true blue Beatles and Mcartney fan but a DVD is never put out where it is all actuall live footage of Paul performing.I don't care about seeing the Kremiln or bits and pieces of footage from individual MTV videos. Why can't you put out in order a 6 DVD set of his live concerts with no comentary. Just pure unaltered music concerts and eveninclude some footage of the Beatles. NOW that would be great. | 01 star
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A great commedy for the whole family to enjoy!
Why are all the reviews so negative? This was a great movie! It was funny and sweet! It's about a girl who wants to marry a guy named Kevin but Kevins mom is totally not very fond with the idea. Now her and the girl are playing lots of pranks on each other. A great movie! | 45 stars
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I like this tool
I have been using this now for about 2 months. Sometimes when I open Amplitube 2, the sound is all distorted. I can usually fix this by changing the sampling rate on the setting menu and opening and closing the software again. There is something funky about the software. I'm still trying to figure this part out. You should have the recommended half gig to run the software. Once the sound is working, I have no complaints. The sound is really good thru the speakers on my computer and the supplied patches are great. It works great with my bass and guitar. I find the loop feature a big help to figure out how to play some of the licks in songs. Using the mouse to control the amp settings is also a little funky. I would buy this again if I had to do it all over. It's a very easy way to interface your guitar to your mp3 files and play along with them. | 34 stars
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Overpriced junk
I have two of these cables, both same problem, they died quickly. I don't want a replacement I want my money back.One died right in the middle of a public well paid performance of Godspell with a horrible buzzing noise, embarrassing as hell, I was in a panic, it was in a quiet section, it took me a few seconds to reach over and kill the amp. The cable was a recent purchase, ironically I paid the high price to make sure that I was absolutely free of problems during my performance.Made in China, BTW.Do not buy this. | 01 star
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A great deal on good harmonicas
A set of good harmonicas in the keys that you will needto jam all along. | 45 stars
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great portable , inexpensive multi track recorder
I just got this one, within 5 mins, I was able to follow the instruction in the manual (which I downloaded from the Web) and record a short song with my mandolin plugged in it. I am a software developer and can somewhat read the mind of the box designer. It's quite natural to me (and of course, not natural to non computer savvy, this is very understandable).Here are a few summaries after some fiddling with it:1) easy to record and playback2) can record in MP3 format to increase recording time and easy transfer to PC. It is also an MP3 player, I can play along, can slow down the music if desired,3) many good effects built in, I tried some chorus, compression, distortion and many of them sound good to me. In fact, this unit operates as an digital effect box4) many good built in rythms, so it could be used as a little digital drum machine for me to play along with. Certainly can' match a real drummer but not many of us has a real drummer to practice with ???5) small, fit in the pocket of any jacket, certainly in the guitar / mandolin bag,There are a lot more features I have not explored such as punch-in/punch-out, bouncing tracks, record on virtual tracks, etc... I will certain need to use them down the road.I do symphatize with buyers who had trouble to figure out how to use this unit, or had great pain to use it. However, for recording, we should consider these features:1) multi track: must select a track to record2) multi-input: must select in input to record (and its level)3) effects: optional, have to select if desired4) rythm: optional, have to select if desiredThe TASCAM DP-004 has no effects nor rythm and may appear easier to use (two less operations to do). I found that many users having trouble to learn to use this DP-004 too. The DP-004 has the wheel allowing quick selection of parameters, while the MICRO BR has the + and - buttons which is more painful.The trick about learning this unit (as with many other electronic gadgets) is to practice one operation at a time, for example:1) select an input (guitar, mic or ext line) and make sure it works2) select an effect and hear what you get. Learn to turn ON/OFF effects3) select a rythm, play it, change tempo, change one of the rythm parts (intro, var1, var2, fill-1, fill-2, ending, etc...). Learn to turn on/off rythm.4) then select a track to record with or without rythm5) play back the track(s) just recorded6) repeat step 4 and 5 for a second track (multi-track recording)One reviewer complains this unit does not have 3/4 rythm. All are 4/4. This is true. I go around this shortcoming by selecting BLUE rythm at slow tempo to get 6/8 (and very slow tempo to get sort of 3/4).In summary, this box packs a lot of features for little money. And I do not do not expect the same results as an expensive, sophisticate recording system.I use this box to help me in practicing instruments (guitar, mandolin), wherever I go. | 45 stars
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Good looking tuners (MADE IN TAIWAN)
I bought this locking tuners to upgrade my brand new American Standard Stratocaster, I choosed them because they have the "F" Fender logo, but I must say I was very disappointed when I read the "MADE IN TAIWAN" sticker, anyway It's a genuine Fender part, so I think they will work well, If I had known they was MADE IN TAIWAN, I would have bought Schaller (german made), the only reason I put 5 stars is that I have a American Deluxe Stratocaster that came with this tuners and They work well...(I will install them by june, I hope not be disappointed with them). | 45 stars
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Wonderful Recorder!
This is a wonderful recorder. It's beautiful to look at and produces a nice sound. The recorder is made of plastic, but its not a cheap product by any means. I was surprised how heavy it was when I first picked it up. It's a solid quality product. I'd gladly buy this recorder again. At $12.95 on Amazon, its a steal. I'd easily pay three times the price I paid and more. I think its worth it. I was not disappointed by this purchase.Note: I own both the Alto and Soprano recorders. The Alto recorder is much bigger than the Soprano recorder. I'm an adult male and I had a difficult time at first covering the holes of the Alto with my fingers. It is quite a stretch to reach all the holes. If you're a woman with small hands or a child, you might find the Alto recorder too difficult to play.Personally, the Soprano recorder is much easier for me to play. The holes are "just where they need to be". I like playing the Soprano recorder more, but the sound produced by the Alto is far more enjoyable to the ear. The sound produced by the Soprano recorder is that of a higher pitch than the Alto and is thus more whistle like (This Soprano recorder is not a whistle. It's a quality musical instrument). Because the sound of the Alto recorder is so much deeper and richer, I find myself playing the Alto more than the Soprano despite the added difficulty.I recommend you do what I did. Buy both the Soprand and Alto recorders. At $12.95 for the Alto and about $20.00 for the Soprano, you can't go wrong. Try them both and find out for yourself what works best for you. | 45 stars
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Exceeded my expectations
I wasn't sure about this guitar when I ordered and expected it to be a kids cheap model. But when it came I was more than pleasantly surprised. It is a full sized guitar with a nice tone and a matte finish. The strings stay in tune, has a fairly low action (my beginner finger appreciate that) and I can honestly say I love it. I have been practicing every day and it has stayed in tune, the more I play it the more I like it. Excellent buy and deserves a full 5 stars | 45 stars
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Music stand
Very happy. I did order a couple; they do not look very sturdy but are excellent for my church's choir. I paid 50% less than in-store price. | 45 stars
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Durable and Fun
This toy is durable, sturdy and fun. I like it because it makes noise, but not annoying electronic sounds or electronic loud music. Baby makes noise the old fashioned way, by actually moving the toy around or shaking the toy him/herself. It also makes a great teether on the handle side, which is thick ridged plastic. A great stroller toy. | 34 stars
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Fatal Flaw
I'm using my Snowball under Windows 7. The unit is a new unit so it should have the "high gain" firmware update already installed (I can't be sure; the company says it isn't needed on models after a certain serial number but I can't find a serial number *anywhere* on this mic or the box)Anyway, the problem, as others have mentioned, is that the mic's gain is just too little. To record voice, you have to have all your software input levels at 100% AND have the mic about 2 inches from your mouth. Then on playback, you will need strong speakers as well. If you can't get the mic close to your mouth, or you are trying to record a room of people, forget it.I've sent an email to customer service, but no response.This *could have been* a great product-- what were they thinking?? | 12 stars
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Junk
I hate these straps. I just bought a used Epi Custom with this strap and its a hunk of junk (strap). It does what it is supposed to, however since its cotton/nylon material it is slightly abrasive and will scuff up the finish on the guitar (not real bad but enough around the locks from the edge of the strap). The screw in locks are cheap looking (they do hold). The strap is to thin for my taste and feels as though its cutting into my shoulder and back. Since this came with the guitar it was the first thing I wanted to replace (after the crappy strings).I have used it on: Epiphone custom (for about 1 week till it was removed)Playing style: Rock, Classic, Metal, BluesGood: The locking on it is very well and it is cheap (cost)Bad: cheap design, cheap material, slightly abrasive material, uncomfortable, hideousOverall: 1 out of 5 starsAdditional Recommendations: Schaller strap locks, and a thick 2" leather strap | 01 star
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One Of The Worst Comrpession Pedals Out There
The Boss CS-3 is one of the most noisy pedals I've ever heard. If you enjoy hissing, then this may be the pedal for you. No matter what knob you choose to turn it is noisy.If you want a real compression pedal, that has ZERO noise, then check out TC Electronic's Vintage Compression. You might have to shell out some extra cash, but there's NO substitute for a good compression and you might as well go with one of the best out there: TC Electronic.I've been generally happy with Boss products, but this pedal is something that just sounds awful. | 01 star
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All that and more
Everything I hoped for and more. The last minutes of Sunshine of Your Love are a reminder of the 1968 Cream who played with and against each other at the same time. I know because I saw them in Cleveland on May 12, 1968. | 45 stars
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Nice item for the price
I purchased this for my son when we bought him a used drum kit for xmas. The one that came with the kit wasn't anywhere near as nice as this one. The padding on this one is much thicker and it's more comfortable. It's legs are much more sturdy as well, I feel this is an excellent item for the price. | 45 stars
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False advertising!
iLife '04 is advertised by Apple as being a suite of software packages: iTunes, iMovie, Garage Band, and iPhoto. I bought it in hopes of restoring iMovie 4 which had crashed and no longer functioned. When I tried to install the program, it was unavailable (as was iTunes). It took some digging through Help to discover that if you had upgraded the OS X operating system from Panther, you could not restore iMovie - and were encouraged to upgrade to a later version of iLife! The problem with that is the newer versions only work with more powerful processors; in other words, you need a new computer too. The only solution was to back up all my files and reinstall OS X, losing all the web bookmarks and software upgrades in the process. It took more than 4 hours to accomplish this tedious process :( Apple clearly does not care about customers using older products. | 12 stars
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OK, but not the best
I purchased this for a bingo hall. The mic's are OK, but not the best quality. The mic's cut in and out all the time. You have to speak into the microphone forcefully or it will cut out. | 23 stars
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Excellence
This amp is amazing. I've had it a few weeks now and still really haven't used all of the settings. It has great clean sounds and distortion sounds. The artist presets and song presets are fun. Overall, you couldn't ask for a better amp in my opinion. I do recommend opting for the $99 foot pedal to go with it. It will make a world of difference. | 45 stars
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sax stand
great stand and has saved my neck, back and shoulder on many gigs and practice, recording sessions, built well and attaches to horn so easy | 45 stars
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Love these!! Great for car rides!
Bought these for my 15 month old twins! they loved them! They are durable strong and can be loud! But I don't mind noise and my babies love music! They love these in the car ride they shake them, bang them or clap with them. I think they are fun and great price! Highly recommend! | 45 stars
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A winner
This is an excellent instrument for the money. For details, please see my review of the simulated-Rosewood 300 series (YRA312B-III). It is the same instrument, with a different paint job. | 45 stars
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This pignose rocks
I really dig this little portable amp. It is just what I was looking for to practice away from everything and get new thoughts and sounds from my guitar. Thanks amazon.Pignose 7-100 Legendary portable amplifier | 45 stars
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Where are the other items?
I am highly upset I only received the Guitar and the 10-Watt Amp! Where is the other items I PAID for?????Items Missing:1)10' cable2) strap3) guitar stand4) tuner,5)Fender/GoDpsMusic 12 Pack Pick Sampler Pack and Info sheet (DPS-FN-SAMPLER)6) stringsThis is a Christmas gift for my husband, I saved up for 3 weeks to get this guitar for him.This is rediculous. I am a paying customer and in the description it stated I would get these items and I did not!!!!!!! When the items are sent I will change my review. | 01 star
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Solid
It's a pretty solid foot pedal for the price. You can go and buy a more expensive one from Guitar Center if you want, but the price is right here. It stays on the height well after you've adjusted it. Granted, you don't stomp your foot on the rest, it should last you quite a while. | 45 stars
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Generally good!
This item is good for regular usage. I used it for my flute and keyboard practice. The books I use are not heavy - probably 10-20 pages. I think it can sustain 30-40 pages. | 34 stars
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Nice Sticks
I like these very much and for the price they are a bargan. Although i do prefer AHEAD stcks you just can't beat em'. :) | 34 stars
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great for the price
I bought this keyboard from target and it came with a cord and music stand. For anyone who is having a hard time finding a power cord for any keyboard, I would suggest '[...]' they can pretty much find a match for any keyboard and they deliver very quickly. Just find the product number on your keyboard and they'll do the rest. | 45 stars
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MAS9500
Well made as per my expectation. I like the posilok system, The mini boom works well as an extension for the boom stand for my good studio vocal mic. | 45 stars
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It was great
It was graet, I'm Sucesfull, I recomend this product, It's the best Lp Jam Block | 45 stars
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nady microphone
I was pleased with the microphone, since for the price I thought it wouldn't be that good. What a surprise to find it was just the thing I needed for my beginning process of singing, and using it for playing harmonica. It is a good primary mike and I would recommend it. | 45 stars
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Amazon sent us cheep version of the On Stage bench 2 times!
Just as another person commented, Amazon is shipping a much inferior product than it listed and picture. We got the wrong one, sent it back and they sent us another package containing the same low-end stool with little padding (I think the maker is guardian).We already own an On Stage keyboard bench (which we obviously like) and the two benches side by side are a joke. The recent bench they are sending is low quality which isn't worth the price they are charging for the On Stage. This is not user error on our part. They are shipping the wrong (yet similar) product. I will update this review if they ever send us the correct bench. | 01 star
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Great Strap Locks
I like having all the same strap locks on all my guitars so its possible to easily switch straps. Luckily, I blindly chose the Schallers for the first purchase. These are superior locks and I've used them for every guitar since. These are solid, secure and well made. The only issue I've ever experienced with these is sometimes there is an incompatibility with the screws or screw holes in the guitar. I've always been able to work around the issue by using the screw from the strap buttons or slightly modifying the screws with the strap locks. Highly recommended. | 45 stars
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Great Christmas gift
My son was very happy with the guitar hanger. Thanks for great ideas and prices. keep up the good job! | 45 stars
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Nice and solid product.
It took me a while to figure out how to put the two rubber rings onto the two fingers of the hanger. But overall this is a great product. The seller shipped it really fast too (three days between ordering and delivering). | 45 stars
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Super fast
Received overnight, grand daughter very happy. The Johnson Music helped me so muchLocal music company will die the bow strings as well. | 45 stars
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Heavy duty hinge
I was disappointed with this hinge because the picture made it look bigger than it is. It is very small for a hinge but the quality looked good and there was no description of the size | 23 stars
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It works and it's a good price
I read all the reviews on all the pop filters that amazon sells for about $20. They did not inspire confidence. This particular one seemed less bad than most. There were 3 basic complaints about this pop filter: Weak clamp that bends and warps when any torque is applied, weak goose neck and the actual filter falling out.1. The clamp - it is perfectly adequate. I don't know what king of torque people need to apply to it that it is bending, but it's just holding up a pop filter. It's not a vise.2. The gooseneck - very strong and sturdy, move the filter into place and it stays.3. Filter falling out - this is a problem. The outer loop that holds the filter in place (around an inner loop) is loose and there isn't any way to tighten it.Of course the filter performs perfectly also. | 34 stars
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Amazing Strings
the polyweb coating makes them last much longer than normal strings, and allows them to sound much better throughout their lifetime by preventing oil from your fingers from building up on them. the coating also allows for easier slide playing.great concept, well worth the extra few bucks they cost. | 45 stars
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Bait And Switch
I ordered 2 of these whistles for stocking stuffers for Christmas. Like others, I was impressed by the size, design, and quality so I was willing to pay a lot more. However, I ultimately received only one in the mail along with another whistle that was 1 inch long! It was a key chain whistle. I read the reviews before buying but I thought maybe the vendor just made a mistake. However now that I too experienced this same issue - that many had in the past - it appears this is more then a mistake. Buyers beware! | 01 star
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Some Pleasant Surprises
I tried the EXPs on my Gibson L4 archtop because I play jazz single lines, small chord comping, and full chords more than I do on a Martin OM-1 and figured I'd get a better overall feel for tone and response.For years I've played Martin Phosphor Bronze mediums on both guitars and that's my reference: The D'Addario EXP lights show their difference mostly on the bass end where they're a good 7 mm thinner. The high E and B are 3 mm less and I can feel it but not enough to bother me. All things being equal I prefer heavier strings for tone but I play instruments I don't trust with truly heavy gauges.The first thing I noticed is considerably less "new string clang" compared to both the Martins and D'Addario's regular phosphur bronze strings which I've used in the past and still use for mandolin.While still a long way from sounding broken-in, the EXP strings sound as though they've had several days of good use. As a kid I perspired much more and would just rot strings like you wouldn't believe - on a humid summer day I could get rid of that clang in a hour.The tension on the EXP's feels very comfortable and considerably more flexible than the 7 mm difference should account for. I like to bend strings on acoustic in certain contexts, which can be tough with tight strings; the EXP's feel very easy - not electric guitar easy mind you, but fine for acoustic.The other quality that's noticeable is sustain. The strings I took off weren't completely dead and I wasn't expecting a dramatic difference, but it's noticable across the board, especially on small chord comping on three or four strings at a time.The tone also feels a bit more balanced across all six strings, but this is admittedly very subjective: I play with differently shaped and thicknessed picks for different recording contexts; some generate more percussive pick noise than others; sometimes I want it, other times no. The response of the EXPs sounds very consistent to my ears.I've had them on for a couple of weeks now, playing fairly regularly. Some of the initial clang is gone but the (desired) bright lively tone has not degraded noticeably.I suppose the real test of the EXP coating is how they sound beyond the point where other strings begin to sound dead. Maybe I'll update this review down the line, but for me, it's a false question because if the strings don't sound and feel good in the short term, who cares if they last forever! | 45 stars
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nice strings, great price
We go through a lot of strings so we're always looking for a quality set that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. These fit the bill. I'll definitely purchase them again. | 45 stars
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Works well with Visions, better than Vision E
Having being a fan of the Vision string set, I had always been worried about the Vision e string. It did not match the set for brilliancy and strength. On my violin it (the vision e) lacked some response and did not resonate as well. So I thought to replace it with a Jargar forte e, however those being hard to find, I searched through my e-string bags and found a Tonica e. I figured I'd try it to see if there is an improvement to the Vision e, not expecting anything. However once I strung up my violin, I could hear the ringing sound and confirmed that it had more depth and presence as well as better response. The rest of the set is Vision, and matches very well with this Tonica e. | 34 stars
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Works with Canon 7D
I like filming with my Canon 7D, but unfortunately I do not own a beachtek DSLR XLR Adapter. So i bought this cheap M to XLR F which connects with my shotgun Microphone Azden SGM-1X. It works perfectly! You just have to make sure the plug doesnt get pulled from your camera. I saved myself a lot of money to get a professional audio for my videos! | 34 stars
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Great Chin Rest
I bought this chin rest a few years back because i have a long neck and I was straining my neck clamping down on my normal chin rest. This rest is elevated and in my opinion the walnut with gold fittings look beautiful against my instruments finish! No more neck problems. Very comfortable and adjustable! | 45 stars
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Please do not buy these cymbals
I played one song with my band with these cymbals as a joke, and then switched to the lowest quality (but cheapest) cymbals offered by a name brand -cymbal- company that I normally play. They told me never to use these again because it hurt their ears.Specifically, what is bad about them, might you ask? Can they not just fill the need until better cymbals are available?In short, no. Better cymbals are expensive, yes - but you will kick yourself for experimenting your sixty dollars away on these pieces of metal.The hi-hat is dull, its 'chick' upon closing sounds like a garage door closing, it is overly loud and sounds like thunder, and it sustains for a very long time. Some things about cymbals are up to personal preference, however I think most of these things are nearly universally not wanted. In addition, they dent very easily over time. But if they were to 'fill a need', that wouldn't matter.The 'crash/ride' has the same issues as the hi-hat. It is even louder. Rides should have a light ping to them. This one sounds worse than a trash can lid. As an effect cymbal (if you know anything about cymbals, I'm talking about a china), it could do okay. The trashy cymbal noise is sometimes used as an accent. The sustain is waaaay to long for a china, but if you all ready own one of these, it's an interesting idea. Most chinas are about this cheap, however, so it's not really a good deal.My cymbals (of this type) don't even look good. I don't choose whether to play them based on that reason, but it's just another thing they don't have going for them. Real cymbals: Paiste, Zildjian, Meinl, even cheap Wuhans look shiny, at least.Don't get me wrong, dw - drum workshop - makes stellar drums, and pdp (a subcompany of dw) makes wonderful drums as well. But cymbal-making should be left to cymbal companies, not drum companies. They are very different specialities, regardless of how often drums are used with cymbals for playing. You don't take your car to a veterinarian to have it fixed, right? | 01 star
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Good product for family fun
We bought this at around $66 from amazon, which seems a good deal to us. We did some online search and comparison. No too much reviews for this product.Pros-.Wireless range is good, even without base antenna, we have no problem to use it in our living room. attaching the antenna will extend its range to all rooms in our house..Signal quality is good. Not too much noise..Product feel is OK, better than those cheap alternatives..Each Mic has a volume control which can be used to adjust the input level.Cons-.Batteries we received are the worst Nicds we have ever had. One set (there are 2 sets, each set consists 3 batts.)could not even hold any charge. We had to substitute with our own batteries..The build-in charging station works, but the indicators are always in red colors, and never turn in green - indicating the charging process is complete. We have tried 2 daysbut they are still red. | 34 stars
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Good!
I have only tried a few brands and varieties of strings so far, because ive only been playing guitar for about a year, but these are a great pace to start. Try them out at least! Very good sound. | 34 stars
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This just might come in handy at the right time!...
I just received the Kyser capo a few minutes ago, and I immediately attached it to my baritone uke.I attached it to the 5th fret on my uke and started playing some chords. I was a bit stunned to hearhow good the sounds that were coming out of my baritone uke.The reason I bought this is because should the time come when I want to play ukulele musicthat comes in a GCEA tuning, I can then be able to play that music written for GCEA tunings.What I don't really like is that in playing with it attached somewhat raises the uke pitch sinceyour playing in the higher registers. No, I'm not really complaining because now I can playthose uke songs with the GCEA tuning. My baritone uke is tuned to DGBE.Yes, I would recommend this capo. | 45 stars
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Great!
Really love this product. Gave it to my daughter for Christmas and she was thrilled. Received it very quickly as always. | 45 stars
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Useful tool for the classroom
Other colleagues of mine have these chimes in their classrooms. I've been wanting to get one and I found this one which is very affordable. I do wish I had purchased the multi-chimes rather than the single one, though. It sounds nice but now I realize I would have liked a few sounds instead of just the one. | 34 stars
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A must Have
After your strings have been on the violin for a while, steel strings should not have to be seriously tuned everyday. But, if you have loose pegs and most violins start out that way, peg drops are necessary. Just add a few drops, away From the violin, put it back and work the drops so the entire surface is covered, put the string back and tune. Only do one string at a time! | 45 stars
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Beware, not for Yamaha EZ-200
This stand does not fit Yamaha EZ-200. It has adjustable heights but the top legs do not fit into the grooves at the bottom of the keyboard. The lowest height is too wide and the next heights up are too small. My keyboard just floats uneven on this stand because the bottom of the keyboard is not flat. I hope there isn't an earthquake or someone doesn't knock it over because it definitely is not secure. I'm tempted to try the other cheap stand on Amazon but I don't want to waste more money if it doesn't fit either. Overall the stand isn't bad for the money and it's easily adjustable, it just doesn't fit my keyboard. | 23 stars
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First doumbek and great sound
I just bought this doumbek last week and took it to the large drum circle at the Texas Renaissance Festival (Halloween) last night.First I am a new drummer and seems the other 8-10 drummers wanted to solo. So I volunteers to do the one bass beat and everyone followed my beat for 2 hours. This drum is very loud with a deep bass in the center of head.I will post a link to the you tube video of drum circle/bonfire.Very comfortable on my right hand after 2 hours of straight playing. | 45 stars
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The best concert ever
It's magic, it's fantastic, it's the best concert ever.I wasn't there, but this DVD make me be there :-D | 45 stars
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Great Sound. Great Tracking
I'll admit I haven't listened to very many other cartridges, but these were a great replacement for the Stanton 500Bs that came with my T.60 turntables. These have more dynamic range and deliver more bass, and clear highs. The stanton 500Bs had a little bit of distortion in the treble range when playing passages with lots of bass. The Shure's handle the same passages better, with less audible distortion. I believe part of the distortion I was hearing was due to the straight tone-arms reverberation on the T.60s. I've since upgraded to Technic 1200s with the S shaped tone-arms which seems to help as well.The main advantage I've noticed with this stylus over the Stanton's is the increased clearance from the bottom of the cartridge to the bottom of the stylus. I have a few warped records that I couldn't get to play with the Stanton due to the record actually bumping into the bottom of the cartridge. The Shure's handle these records great with an extra 2mm or so more clearance. | 45 stars
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Doesn't fit standard AT lavalier microphone
This IS NOT a standard size Lavalier microphone clip. Be sure yours will fit BEFORE ordering. Even with the research I performed and was assured it would work, it didn't. I wasted $10.00. | 01 star
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A Technical Note
I had to own this. It was awful, this series, but it was a part of my childhood, and a follow up to the excellent two-part miniseries and the mediocre The Final Battle. But, as always, these reviews will be read, mostly, by folks who already have seen the series and formed their own opinions. So I have a technical warning to add to the mix.The original two-part miniseries and The Final Battle were transferred from the original 35mm film for the new DVD releases. This contributed to their excellent picture quality. Even 'Knight Rider,' which was two-and-a-half years older, was transferred, in all its 35mm glory, directly to the master digital medium prior to making its way to DVD.Not so with V: The Series. The picture quality's really not great. Apparently the DVD authors were unable (or too lazy) to find the original 35mm film stock, and elected to transfer from the original analogue videotape to the DVD master. So you get a picture confined by the technical limitations of 1984 broadcast technology. For example, composite video. Which means that your juicy S-Video or Y, Cr, Cb hookup to your video monitor doesn't help you - you WILL be stuck with the artefacts inherent in composite video, in the same way you would have been with LaserDisc.To drive the point home, the DVDs have the old FBI warning slide at the end of the episodes. Yes, the very same FBI warning you'll see on a 1990 LaserDisc - if you can actually see it through the analogue composite video haze.So, beware - no improvements have been made to the quality of this series in order to bring it to DVD. You'll get it exactly as you did 20 years ago (has it been that long???). | 12 stars
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DJ KAY
Got This And Its Great Not What I Was Looking For In My Other Pyle Pro Spekers But , The Bass Is Kicking , :) | 45 stars
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A very good tuner
I'm a high school band director and I've been teaching for about 3 years and playing trombone for about 15. This tuner is incredibly responsive for such a small model, I like the fact that you can select different speeds for the needle response. The combo needle/digital display is unique and very useful. I use this to tune ensembles as well as for personal tuning on trombone, euphonium, bass and acoustic guitar and it picks up all equally well. I have not tried using it to adjust piano tunings as it claims to be capable of, but I imagine it would suffice in a pinch. All in all, a very good way to spend $90. | 34 stars
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Great, cheap, would buy again.
I've been using it or about 5 months now and it hasn't let me down, it's cheap, and it works. I'm only giving it 4 stars because there isn't enough counter weight to make most of the boom poll useful. | 34 stars
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VERY reliable! GREAT product!
I've been using one of these units since 2004, including an additional triac box. I use it in my mobile DJ/karaoke service, so it gets abused all the time. However, this unit has NEVER let me down! =D It's a great product that just does exactly what it's supposed to do. I've accidentally overloaded it several times, and all it does is pop the breaker. If you're looking for an inexpensive, easy-to-use lighting controller, I'd definitely recommend this product! With all of the cheap electronic crap on the market today, it's refreshing to find a product of this quality. :) | 34 stars
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Son's bag
Great bag! My son, whose 10, has a little trouble zipping the the front pouch where the music is stored. Other than that, the bag is well worth the money. | 34 stars
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Affordable Quality Snake
I've used three of these now over the past couple years connecting my Delta1010LTs to my preamp and mixers. All of them are still in place and still providing clean connections. Great quality, great value. | 45 stars
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Great case
When I was shopping for a case, this one had the lowest price and best reviews. It works great for me. | 45 stars
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Highly recommended - great customer service
The case was damaged in transit. Hyson immediately sent a replacement and return shipping label for the damaged original, and were very apologetic. The saxophone looks and sounds great. My daughter has very small hands and has struggled with other saxophone brands but finds this one easy to play. We are all very pleased and would definitely recommend both the saxophone and the company. | 45 stars
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Great Xylophone for all ages.
I was very happy to receive this xylophone. I had considered buying it for my daughter based on the reviews and then came across the 5 piece band for only a few more dollars. I am really happy with the xylophone itself as it is in tune and sounds quite lovely even when my 2.5 year old is banging on it. I do wish the hammer was a little more durable but it does the trick just fine. As for the other instruments, they are nothing fancy and dont hold my daughters interest for too long but fun none the less and worth the extra few bucks. Overall I am very happy with my purchase. | 45 stars
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Loads of Fun
My 16 month old son got this for Christmas and he loves it. the drumsticks are just the right size for his hands as well as the Mini maracas and tambourine. I know that he may seem a little to young for this set but he really enjoys making noise with it. | 45 stars
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Works as a stand should.
The product was shipped quick, easy to put together, and is holding up just fine. I would recommend this to a friend, and I would buy another one. | 45 stars
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Better for ripping LPs, but may need patch
Although I quickly found that Magix Audio Cleaning Lab (ACL) wouldn't write to my CDRW drive, an e-mail to tech support resolved the problem. In two days, I got back a bilingual English/German response and patch that got me writing to my drive.But in the meantime I had bought the top-selling program and tried using it. I quickly became frustrated with that other program's inability to do both end of LP detection and track-splitting at the same time (it could do either, but not do both at the same time).The patch to ACL worked. ACL does a good job of finding the splits between songs on an LP, except on records with quiet musical passages. ACL also detects the end of the LP side. And ACL does both at the same time. ACL also gives pretty good visual feedback while recording, showing recording levels. That other top seller gives only a generic animation while recording.All in all, between the top seller and ACL, I prefer ACL for ripping LPs. | 34 stars
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it is what it is
it seems to fit not just on Pintech gear, but any module that has mounting capabilities. Very satisfied with it - it fit on my Alesis module without issues. | 45 stars
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Err...
This guitar was a great value, as it was nice quality for a low price. Not as good as others i've seen, but still a good deal. | 34 stars
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Good product but not compatible with my powered condenser mics
I bought this product from a friends recommendation and reading reviews. It is the only small (hand held) digital stereo field recorder of these types with XLR external mics connections. I bought the unit so I could plug my DPA powered condenser microphones using the XLR connections. The Zoom comes with phatom power but the DPA's have there own preamp and power supply which is a higher voltage system. I am getting distortion even when the input gain is turned down. The signal coming from the mics is at line level. These powered mics don't seem compatible with the Zoom H4 | 34 stars
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V: The Series (Kick's Butt For V: Fan's)
V: the series pick's up where the Final Battleleft off. And welcome's some new cast member'sLike Kyle, James, Lydia, And a growing fast ElizabethAnd it also have the original cast of Mike, Julie, Diana, HamThere was only 19 episodes made. And one that never aired and it was called the (Attack)I was hoping they would have added itto this DVD release it would be relly great to see it. This DVDis a must have for the true V fan's!!!! Thank's for reading this!!! and enjoy the series. | 45 stars
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