Jimmy

Picking the best keyboards for music production in is harder than it looks. Walk into any music store and you’ll see 25-key mini controllers next to 88-key hammer-action slabs, with prices swinging from entry-level to flagship. I’ve spent the last three months putting ten of the most talked-about MIDI controllers through their paces across Ableton … Read more

If you’ve been mixing in your bedroom for more than a few weeks, you’ve probably hit the same wall I did: you want gear that feels real, but you also need it to fit on a small desk, stay quiet enough for apartment walls, and not blow up your monthly budget. Finding the best dj … Read more

Choosing the best acoustic guitars for worship leaders is harder than most blog posts make it look. I have spent the last several months testing acoustic-electrics on real Sunday services, youth retreats, and midweek rehearsals with bands ranging from solo acoustic sets to full eight-piece teams. The right guitar for worship has to do four … Read more

If you wear XL gloves and your fingertips keep bumping into each other on a standard 1.65″ nut, you’re not alone. We’ve spent three months testing, measuring, and playing 10 electric guitars specifically to find the best electric guitars for big hands on the market this year. Our team has long fingers, wide palms, and … Read more

If you have spent any time scrolling through indie rock playlists, you have heard the same handful of guitars doing a lot of the heavy lifting. The jangly chime of a Fender Jazzmaster. The dry, percussive snap of a Telecaster. The warm growl of a Les Paul Special. Finding the best electric guitars for indie … Read more

Leading worship means balancing a lot at once. You need an acoustic that stays comfortable through three services, projects without muddying the band mix, and feeds a clean signal into the PA every Sunday. After testing 10 popular models side by side over six weeks of rehearsal and live services, our team found the picks … Read more

Virtual DJ works with over 500 controllers and mixers, but only a handful give you truly plug-and-play mapping, class-compliant audio, and the kind of fader feel that survives a long set. I spent 30 days rotating eight mixers through my home studio to find the best mixers to use with Virtual DJ in , from … Read more

Finding the best value electric guitars under 1000 dollars in is harder than it sounds. Our team spent 60 days playing through ten different solid-body electrics across every price band inside this ceiling – from a budget-tier Squier Debut Strat that punches well above its weight, all the way up to a near-ceiling Epiphone SG … Read more

Living in an apartment, sharing a house with shift-working family, or trying to fit piano practice between bedtime stories means one thing: you need headphones. We have spent the last few months living with eight budget keyboards in our studio to find the best budget piano keyboards with headphones that actually deliver silent, satisfying practice … Read more

Shopping for the best digital pianos for beginners with weighted keys can feel like decoding a foreign language. Between “graded hammer action,” “PHA-4 Standard,” and “SuperNATURAL sound engine,” it’s easy to wonder whether you’re picking a piano or signing up for a PhD in acoustics. I spent weeks testing eight beginner-friendly digital pianos with weighted … Read more