thump, boom, and so on

how they're made, how they fit, why they last

David Mellor reviews this sample library for the educated user.

small and perfectly cheap

So You Say

Old gold top helps readers with their enquiries.

Revenge of the tremolo, returned to pitch.

The job with rubber strings and built-in rhythm box. Jerry Uwins has his preconceptions brushed aside. But he's all right now.

your queries sorted by the BBC TV experts

digital guitar science

Pino Palladino Gives Us His "Wherever..." Bassline

Fretless Pino shows you how to play the bassline to Paul Young's 'Wherever I Lay My Hat'.

Accessorycheck

More preset voices for FM fans. Curtis Schwartz takes his ROMs home

Yet another Fender copier through the wringer

Reviews of Stiletto's patches for the Roland D-series and Casio's CZ synths find themselves alongside a selection of readers' own programming feats in this month's Patchwork.

a six-string and a bass

with bridges from Steinberger

now from Japan