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Hands-on review: TC Electronic BG500 bass combo - High class bottom from the top down
	In a world where bass amp manufacturers are tripping over themselves to produce small, lightweight amplifiers with enough power to send a Saturn V rocket to the moon and lightweight NEO cabinets to complement them, it may seem strange that TC Electronic has just released the BG500 twins -- 70-pound combo amps that push 500 watts through either a 210 or 115 configuration. But let me point out that the Saturn V performed its job admirably. And so does the BG500. And just what is that job? you ask. Providing plenty of power and great bottom end without sacrificing clarity and doing so in an affordable, portable package that has useful features but not superfluous bells and whistles. I put a BG500 115 through its paces recently, and I am impressed by the amp's ability to pound out solid bottom with little effort in a rock setting. In fact, the volume level of the BG500 surprised me -- it easily kept pace with my Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0 (600 watts into two 112 cabs) and very much reminded me of the sound I used to get with an Ampeg SVT head and two custom-built 115 horn cabs back WMAWTE -- When Monster Amps Walked the Earth. And this from a 115 combo. I'll make th(Click Headline For More!)
Zach Kamins: Just Beginning to Explore with An Endless Sporadic
	"Well, one of the first things you should know about me is that I'm not much of a gearhead," says Zach Kamins just over an hour or so before I would go backstage to meet with Jordan Rudess at the Dream Theater concert. I couldn't help but consider the intriguing juxtaposition of the night. On the one hand, Jordan Rudess, already well established in Dream Theater and plenty of other solo projects, and on the other, recent Berklee graduate Zach Kamins, both very much fans of the other's music. However, where Jordan spoke with a steady, thoughtful assuredness on his tour bus, Zach's voice channeled nothing but youthful energy and excitement over the phone, like someone whose brain is still going just a little too fast for him get all of his thoughts out quickly enough. But even someone who is "not that much of a gearhead" knows what he wants. For Zach's approach, he goes with what works for him and has stuck with it for a while. "The guitar I use is a Carvin Bolt-T. I bought it when I was 13 and at the time I was very attracted to the idea that I could customize my first guitar exactly how I want it. I trained on this guitar for so many years that no other (Click Headline For More!)

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Preview: SR5 Rock Bass Virtual Instrument from Prominy
	As a bas player and a digital music composer I was really excited to see that Prominy Sound Solution has just released a fantastic looking virtual instrument SR5 Rock Bass. As I watched the product demo videos on their site, I must say I was stunned at the realistic sound and(Click Headline For More!)
The Loar Releases its new Hand Carved Mandolin LM-300
	The Loar releases their first x-braced A-model mandolin, exquisitely hand-carved by their select team of expert luthiers at The Loar Hand Carved Workshop, the birthplace of the best-selling LM-400, 600 and 700 mandolins. The Loar’s new hand carved A-model mandolin (<(Click Headline For More!)
Be a digital music know it all! - New Training course from DMD.
	Digital Music Doctor announces the release of a new video training course, Digital Producer - Know It All! This course contains over 5 hours of interactive videos which cover all major aspects of creating music from digital sources: loops, synthesizers, and samplers. It (Click Headline For More!)