pietroschaff's Reviews

Amazing kit from Michael!

This drum kit from Michael is just outstanding for its price. It has a bass compatible with double-kick, a 3-zone snare, 2-zone pads, all cymbals (and hi-hat) are dual zone as well and you still have two extra entries in case you want to buy additional pads/cymbals. On this drum set you can customise each pad's "voice", volume, reverb, pitch and EQ, you can record yourself, play your own songs through a USB pen drive and much more. There are also midi entries (in and out) and the structure of this drum kit is completely flexible and strong, allowing you to take it anywhere you want by compacting it in less than 10 minutes.

Almost good for beginners

This drum has way more cons than pros, so let me try to list all of those found after being a regular user for 2+ years:

Pros: Possibly the cheapest set of electronic drums out there; wide gamma of built-in sounds and rhythms. Cons: There is no rim sound in the snare nor in any other pad; the hi-hat pedal has a terrible response; the pads are all sustained by plastic parts which can easily break after a few months (the plastic holder for my cymbal broke after 7 months); it's a very fragile kit, so it's not easy to carry from one place to another; the phone plug can also get damaged after a few uses since the module is part of the plastic structure of the drum and it just moves around with the whole kit while you play it.

If you have any extra money and you still want a cheap drum, please save it for a Roland HD-1 or HD-3 or even an Alesis drum kit. Don't buy this, you will certainly regret.

Unique tone

Triumph Guitars is one of the best custom guitar brands of Brazil, and this one is quite special. Having two humbucker picks and beautiful unique hollow body, this guitar creates a tune that is unlikely to be matched with any other electric guitar out there.

It's unique tone can be heard on this song for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWcoRy_3lU

It's a martin, it says it all

For me Maritn has always been the best acoustic guitar brand I've ever played with, and D-16RGT sums it all up with a beautiful folk guitar that even when playing unplugged, still has a pretty solid and clear sound, rare to see in other instruments likewise.

Beautiful tone, soft to play

With a solid wood body covered with Brass, this is a soft Harmonica, comfortable to the mouth when playing it. It does have an incredibly high volume to an harmonica (different from Fender harmonicas, you don't have to blow your lungs to play it) maintaining its beautiful tone.

It's nice to notice that this harmonica doesn't have only the regular tunings, but it also has "low F", "low E", "low D" and "high G" special tunings.

The sound of this harmonica is kept and preserved when recording with a good microphone (specifically for low and medium).

Apple got it right with Logic Pro

Very good tool overall, which is incredibly superior to Garage Band and it contains everything that a music software must have for recording, edition and production.

Not yet a pro tool, but it does the trick

With a very good gamma of drums, synthesisers, pedals and amps, Garage Band is an amazing tool to Record Demos, but that is all. There are some key features which are still lacking in this tool which are available in every pro Tool for professional recording, such as multi recording tracks for one channel.

Apart from that, if you want to record Demos for your band, that's exactly what you are looking for.

Soft keys of a piano with the advantages of a keyboard

I was very impressed the first time I played with this Piano (which later lead me to buy it) because of the softness of the keys. It's very comfortable to play with, it has a clean design (barely no buttons at all) and at the same time it has an incredible compatibility for MIDI effects and effects. I recorded my first album with it, including piano tracks, strings and many more.

Clear sound and great for low and medium frequencies

I believe that this being one of James Hetfield's signature Microphones says it all by itself, but this microphone is a completely worth investment. With a great quality and pureness of sound, this mic is perfect specially for low and mid frequencies and it does cope perfectly well with a good reverb pedal or effect. Best microphone I ever had and I'll surely use it for a really long time.

Long-lasting strings with a signature sound

Every musician who likes the sound of Acoustic Guitars knows how important Martin & Co is on this area. These strings are incredibly long-lasting with a vibrant and powerful tone. They are the perfect pair for a Martin Guitar but they can also be used with other guitar brands to add its unique steel sound to the instrument.

The best passive bass you'll get for a low price

The rosewood fingerboard provides a soft arm to play with while the precision pickup gives you an aggressive sound. At the same time, the Jazz pickup adds a touch of versatility to the instrument, which is also given to the fact that this bass has 24 frets.

Takes the sound of your guitar to the next ball

Earnie ball has a name in the market of strings and it isn't without a reason. For me, the Regular Slinky strings perfect for both solo and base guitars.

All you need for small gigs

Zoom G1 is a great pedal for beginners, small bands and small gigs, as it provides you a wide gamma of 40 customisable pedals, including many drive, chorus, flangers, wah-wahs and many more types of pedals. The sound is incredibly good for this small non-effect-dedicated pedal and it can give you the possibility of matching many different sounds and styles with it. Possibly it won't be the pedal for huge bands on tour, but it does it's job pretty well!

All you need from a Chorus Pedal

Overall a very good pedal that provides you basically everything you need from a Chorus Pedal. Boss is a great brand and CH-1 is as good as it can be.

All the spectacular features from a Fender with an exclusive body

This is an awesome guitar as this isn't a regular Fender such as the legendary Stratocaster or Telecaster for example. It has a solid body with all the swiftness and quality from a true Fender instrument with an exclusive visual.