To my mind the best there is! Magnificent build quality, great sound and sustain.

nice guitar. well made and arrived the very next day... so 10 stars.
this is the second time I have been asked to review it so I will. I wanted to change the strings so that it can be tuned like a conventional guitar rather than like a guitar at the 5th fret. I asked the good people at Dolphin if they had or could obtain a set of suitable strings. they said they would get back to me but didn't........ which is unfortunate. I also recieved the stunning advice of "use ordinary strings, but cut them shorter " ????. Anyway, I have found some LaBella FG114 strings from Germany and it sounds great.

I needed a portable and lightweight piano for use in a church, mainly to play worship songs written for piano. The 76 key Yamaha was the perfect choice for our needs as the lack of the additional bass notes is not required. I was impressed by how light the piano is to carry and move(which we do a lot of) and of the sounds available. limited but very good quality. One added bonus was the fact the piano will run very happily on 6 AA batteries.. useful, if like me, you forgot to order a power supply!

I have recently returned to guitars - carpal tunnel syndrome put an end to my playing a while ago - but I have since had successful operations and regretted having sold my old guitars...including a lovely 1965 Hofner Verithin. I bought a Line 6 Variax 700 - and have been very pleased with it but now decided I wanted something acoustic and smaller to pick up an play without necessarily plugging it in.

I chose the Yamaha APX 500 having done some research on youtube - partly for its playing qualities but also for the fact it looks good. I got a blue one to match my eyes and the lounge. I wasn't disappointed - kept out on a stand it does look good just as a piece of furniture.

It plays well out of the box - I found the action a bit heavier than the Line 6 - but of course it is a an acoustic and has heavier gauge strings. You could fit lighter strings if you wanted. Being rather a small guitar the unplugged sound wouldn't fill a large space - but for home practice it's great. Plugged in - it sounds even better - bright sounding and clear with sharp intonation and dynamics.. The cut away shape allows easy access to the top end of the fretboard - and the guitar falls nicely to hand. It has a three channel EQ system and a tuner which is handy.

Quality of finish is very good - some reviews I read were snobbish about the choice of woods - the back and neck are "Nato" which is a cheaper sustainable hardwood somewhere from the East - but that is reflected in the price of the guitar. If you want more exotic woods then you have to pay a lot more. The soundboard is spruce and the fret board rosewood with abalone inserts. White stringing round the body of the guitar is stylish and provides protection. Some people don't like coloured guitars.

If you want a good looking semi acoustic with a bright sound that is reasonably priced then I think you could do much worse than this guitar.

My guitar teacher likes it too.

These are my first pair of monitors, and i couldn't be happier. I record and listen to anything from classical piano to quite bass heavy rock.

The clarity of the sound is quite excellent, and the room control switches are very useful (and come with a big booklet describing in very simple terms how to use them).

Every review on the planet explains how these give a great reference, and if they sound good on here, will sound good anywhere, and after a few hours listening, i can see why. Poor quality mixes and bit-rates are exposed incredibly- quite upsetting in a way.

I'd get these, but read a lot of reviews first just so that you get the feel of what these speakers are about; particularly the bits about how the NS10s became so popular (these were built to better the ns10s...if you can)

The Yamaha MM6 review.

I have only had mine for a few weeks and to start with I didn't like the sound of it at all, except when it was playing the 3 demo songs which sounded great.

I found that the modulation wheel had a really negative effect on the pure instrument sounds and turned it down to zero and then by using the main voice also as the dual voice, this added a much better depth to the sound.

Later, after playing with the effects settings the MM6 has produced some wonderful sounds and I am very glad that I bought it.

Considering the price compared with the Motif Synths I consider the MM6 to be a very good first synth.

I just wish I could find more time to use it!

I took the nylons off, lowered the bridge insert, and put on martin light steels. Its fantastic, sounds like a national guitar, all the resonance you could wish for. Lets you play anywhere and when you go back to full size it seems easier. good to sing to as g becomes d. i can't put mine down, its the best thing you can have for home or travelling.

I have had these monitors for about a year now, they still amaze me! I spent a long time testing all sorts of monitors before I bought these and never heard anything in the same price range that even comes close.
Be prepared to listen again to everything you have ever done, they are really accurate and show the holes in your mix! They sound great, are well built and have bags of headroom. Brilliant!

These are superb. The thing that struck me aboutthem was the clarity and crispness of them when I first listened to them. I was going to buy some genelecs, but they sounded really muffled in comparison, and also checked out some fostex as well, and although pretty clear, they still lacked massivley compared these babies.

Now I've got them at home, they've really exposed the quality of the recording of alot of my music collection. Some of it sounds pants, but alot of it sounds even more fantastic, I can hear all the effects that have been applied really easily and the cymbals shimmering, picks catching the strings etc, they have blown my brains , and I'm so glad I got them instead of the genelecs.

With my own music projects, again I can hear everything really well, and seeing as I was on a set of hi fi speakers before, they've made a huge amount of difference, the biggest place so far being in the effects department because I can hear the tiniest amount of an effect I'm applying.

These really are excellent value for money in my opinion, are humungously loud, but listen to them first and make your own mind up. They have a good rep for a reason, and I'm saving the pennies to get the sub. That makes em even more amazing!!!

I originally bought the Yamaha Guitalele as a travel guitar and to use to teach large mixed guitar and Ukulele ensembles. I also have used it for Wider Opportunities whole class (Primary aged pupils) instrumental tuition for Ukuleles.
It works great as an acoustic instrument and in the Ukulele environment it gives extra volume and bass with the addition of strings 5 & 6. It has a sweet tone and good natural projection. It generally plays like a classical guitar capo'd at the fifth fret.
Its only downside is that it takes some turning up(pre-amping) to get the volume out of the pick up system when plugged in. I would recommend it to any one needing a Ukulele to teach with (providing 6 strings suits your needs)and as a travel guitar. It has good acoustic qualities and is well made.

I recently started learning to play and I wanted an entry level synth that would allow me the freedom of playing as well as straight forward and simple manipulation of the sounds provided. I was not disappointed! I love this machine so much and is perfect for any beginners like myself!

The only warning I have is that you need to buy speakers to hear the damn thing! I sat there for an hour trying to figure out why no sound would play, then dashed over to PC world to buy a speaker system (which now doubles up as my surround sound for TV yay).

You can use headphones though, you just need one of those converters that make the small jack...bigger :)

Great system! Great price! Fast and secure delivery. Brilliant!

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The Yamaha LL6 Acoustic Guitar has a warm and melodious tone with good bass and clear high notes with a solid construction and excellent flawless finishing.Definitely its value for money for such a superb quality guitar!!!

top piece of gear. as far as value for money goes, this is well worth a look at.

I bought this a year ago as part of a P.A. system for a village fete. Doplinmusic gave unbiased advice and after a long phone call with them talking through what I needed and the ability to grow the mixer facility I went with their recommendation to buy this mixer. It does exactly what it should; has enough of the professional mixer facilities and is real value for money. Thank You Dolphinmusic.

Lets get the cosmetic thing out of the way first. There is a point as which fancy woods and inlays stop being attractive and well presented and start to become a matter of ego embellishment. For me, this bass sits and that point. The configured maple top and headstock has just enough "wow" factor. On the other hand I'm not so scared of damaging the finish that I won't take it to a jam night. Out of the box it looks a light pine colour but after 3 year mine has mellowed to a slightly richer shade so the contrast with the black hardware is less pronounced.

The shape of the thing is ..... functional. A slab of wood. There is some contouring at the top for you forearm but the nice sculpting of the TRB5 MK1 is long gone. other wise it is a double cuttaway body with a long to horn to balance it on the strap ( and it does balance well)

Construction? Well Yamaha are engineers to the core. They're not about to make something flimsy or rough or badly fitting so lets move on.

The satin finished neck is easy to glide along. Naturally it is wider than a 4 string but no thicker. The string spacing is a little narrower than my old precision. I can do a four fret (?) stretch at the deep end no problem. It just takes practice. For some reason they decided to factory fit roundwound strings. They sound nice but if you don't want to carve up your rosewood finger board I suggest that flats are the way to go. I fitted Rotosound Trubass to mine for a more "upright" sound. Usual mwah -yudeedoo slides are easy. Not that you HAVE to. You can rock and roll too if you have to. Slapping is not its forte when you have it action set for speed, but how many players slap a frettless 5 string? Mine was setup great right out of the box. It just doesn't have any vices.

Tone is the reason that you will want this. Its warm, rich and smooth. It is active but not over bearing. I have seen quite a few of the fretted variety in the RnB/soul fraternity. You might see them in places of worship too. I've seen one in a rock band but I think that would be a rarity. The controls are as expected:- master volume, pickup pan and treble, middle, bass. The tone controls have a lot of range so pretty much ALL of your sounds will be onboard. I have read that turning up the treble results in hissy bass, but I haven't noticed. Certainly not like the old TRB5 MK1s. The electronics don't eat batteries like older models, which is good because it leads to this instruments' only real flaw - the battery compartment. Its just slightly too small to fit rechargables (which tend to be a couple of mm larger.). Practical upshot is that the door bulges outward and doesn't shut with a satisfying click. digging the spent battery out is a chore too. Its a stupid fault. It doesn't matter in the scheam of things but its a niggle.

Overall though, I would say that this is a "grown up" instrument. Its attractive while not a fashion statement. Its not a "name" bass, but its from a respected maker. Its dependable rather than boring. Its a multi purpose instrument for musicians who let their playing speak for them.

P.S. the price has dropped through the floor - go get.

This was a present for my birthday from my wife and I was expecting something quite limited like the Pansonic digital dictaphone I had been used to using previously. This unit has more useful functions and a great frequency response- also you can switch off the ALC ( AGC) - the internal mics were pleasantly good and I will try it the next time with a pair of DPA's through a small Mackie - just to see how far the mic quality affects the performance.
I recorded our rehearsal and then without need to refer to a manual - was able to transfer the files into the Steinberg AI-4 which come bundled with it - called up the Mastering Template and off I went - The guys were pleasantly surprised that all their chatter was edited out and with judicious use of EQ and Compression the rehearsal came out sounding not half bad- unfortunately the unit does not cover up playing mistakes :o)
I can thoroughly recommend this little marvel as its simplicity in use combined with its flexibility - will certainly make it easier to identify areas which need improving in your sessions.