Jaydee Hooligan 85 (with Floyd Rose Trem)

New Themes, New Dreams.

Gallien-Krueger's micro monsters

ITs Guide To The British Music Fair

Warwick 'Thumb' Bass

Courses, dealer information, bulletin board

an exclusive One Two competition

The Nightcatchers

First of an occasional series on the twilight zone between recording first demos and collecting that first gold disc. Birmingham's Nightcatchers talk to Tim Goodyer about tight budgets and big-name producers.

DREAM MACHINE: Washburn status bass

the washburn status bass: a designer label at a supermarket price

Guitar Weekend - GuitarCheck Special

Six pages of mini-reviews — and every one a British beauty. Dave Burrluck reports on the London Barbican's second annual Guitar Weekend

Mark Badger explores the programming environment of Dr T's 48-track keyboard controlled MIDI sequencing software for the Atari ST range of computers and draws some interesting conclusions...

Part Two of our two-part Programmer's Guide To The Casio CZ range of synthesizers catches Phil South explaining the nuts and bolts of sound modification, with tips and hints on how to approach the creation of your own PD sounds.

Where would Madonna, Giorgio Moroder or Stock, Aitken and Waterman be without sequenced bass lines? Rudi Cazeaux provides some guidelines and practical examples to help you create better bass lines.

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All the latest info on tomorrow's gear, and more free details if you need them.

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