Spring Gear is Starting to come in.

We have been receiving gear to bulk up for our busy Spring season. Here is a sampling of what we've received this week.
Traynor Bass Amps : the DB100, DB800 w/ TC115 & TC210, DB200 & DB200T.
Check out some of our rental rates!
We have brand new Serato Scratch live SL1.


New Korg! Including ESX1 & EMX1, the nanoSeries, the KAOS pad, and Pad Kontrol.

Radial Engineering - high quality DI's and electronics - the Bassbone, the JDI, and J48.

I'm Rene, a rental agent for Rock n Roll Rentals, and you gotta try this mic. This is the K-2 tube microphone from Rode. I had the opportunity to use it on a few different applications and was highly impressed at how accurate, smooth, and best of all, warm it was on just about anything I put it to. With vocals, I noticed, a very smooth low end and a bright bump in the mid-range, which is perfect for male or female voices. It had a very forgiving proximity effect even right up on the diaphragm. It sounded great on an over driven guitar at about 3 feet (depending on your room). To me, I though it sounded best on acoustic guitar pointed off kilt towards the bridge. Very warm and delicious! All in all, a great mic to have for multiple studio applications!

Peluso 2247se vs Rode Procaster

The past weekend I rented both the Peluso 2247 SE and the Rode Procaster microphones for tracking vocals and bass cabinets respectively. After a couple of takes I realized that neither my home recording setup nor my room were right for a mic as sensitive and bright as the 2247 SE.
I ended up using the Procaster and getting a much better result for HipHop vocals. The Peluso is a 2000$ mic while the Procaster is a 200$ mic. This is an example of how, in audio recording, the best thing to do is trust your ears. Spending more is not always going to lead to better results. The two best things you can do is work with what you have and experiment.

by Dylan