Agile is the premium brand of guitars sold (exclusively) at Rondo Music. While featuring top of the line accoutrements, they are extremely affordable. The Agile brand is most known for the AL line, which is a series of Les Paul tributes offering a wide variety of pickup configurations and ae... [More]

Times are tough; the price of gas and food is rising at such a rate that your gear fund is taking a hit and you’ve got major G.A.S (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)! What’s a Frugal Guitarist to do? While I can’t give you any tips to beat the market or tricks to win the lottery, I can pr... [More]

Growing up in the 80’s, I was a huge thrash fan and my favorite band by far was Anthrax. Their mixture of heavy riffs, political commentary, and humor struck a chord with me (pardon the pun). I spent hours working through the riffs on their 1987 album Among the Living. When I first saw the Sco... [More]

Yellow Tools is a German based company which is most famous for it’s Culture percussion instrument which can be heard on numerous movie soundtracks (Spiderman 2, Man on Fire) and televisions programs (24). Their products run the gamut of virtual instruments at pretty much every price point&hel...; [More]

There comes a time in every family where the son must face his most difficult right of passage and challenge his father, proving he is ready to carry forth the family name. Now is that time for the newest child of the house of Digitech the RP500…enough with the drama already! This month, I&rs...; [More]

  I remember the first time I played a Pignose amp. A buddy brought it over and we had a great time while one of us played and the other opened and closed the suitcase style cabinet creating a wah like effect. Ahhh, memories… Pignose has greatly expanded their product line since those d... [More]

I find weather extremely inspirational, especially the rain.  Over the years, I've written quite a few songs inspired by the melancholy mood provided by stormy weather.  Yesterday when the sky darkened and we received a little rain, I was ecstatic as it's been at least a month since I've h... [More]