So you saw that bass of your dreams on eBay/Craigslist/local newspaper, and costs much less than new. There may even be some pictures, and everything looks good. Should you buy it? Short answer: probably. Buying used can be a great way to get that instrument you’ve wanted that is slightly out of your budget new, or just a way to get the one you want cheaper, but of course there are things to look out for.
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January 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Keynotes | No Comments
Mad Catz has released a replica Fender Precision Bass controller for Rock Band 2. Personally, I am terrible at Guitar Hero/Rock Band and would rather play a real guitar/bass, but to each their own. The Mad Catz bass guitar is larger and longer than a standard Rock Band guitar, and it features a split strum bar, which is meant to encourage fingerpicking with two fingers. That is pretty cool, but it’s $80 and it’s not even wireless. It is pretty well made and looks cool, but 80 bucks is a lot of money.
October 25th, 2008 | Posted in Keynotes | No Comments
Multi Effects are cool. They are a lot of fun to play around with, and you can use them for computer recording. There are pretty much three catagories: really cheap crappy ones that aren’t worth the money, mid-level units that are often pretty good, and really expensive units that are “studio quality”. Today we are talking mid-level, between $150-$220 brand new. And the candidates are:
Boss ME-20B
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September 24th, 2008 | Posted in Keynotes | No Comments

Tubes or solid state? They both have their advantages and disadvantages, so which one should you go with? And yes, there definitely is a difference.
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September 12th, 2008 | Posted in Keynotes | No Comments
SD in New Jersey said: “I bought a guitar from Music123.com on August of 2007. As part of the promo for signing up with their Music123 Card, it was stated that an additional 10% will be deducted from my purchase price after 60 days. In addition, Music123 has a price match guarantee that lasts for 45 days. Now, I found a merchant that sells the guitar for about $40 less. I promptly called Music123 about this (this was way before the 45 day time period) and they readily deducted the difference from my account.
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September 10th, 2008 | Posted in Keynotes | No Comments