Everyone Should Have An Extra Turntable

I have had my pink Crosley record player for almost 10 years and I love it very much, but with all the new tech nowadays, I've been dying to convert some of my LPs to MP3s. That day has finally come, and now I am in love with a second record player.

This Bluetooth turntable from 1byone has built-in speakers plus Vinyl to MP3 recording. It's sleek, and simple with a nice vintage feel. It has settings for 33 / 45 / 78 LPs as well as an adapter for 45s. The tonearm can be locked, and has a lever that will slide it over and place it down on your record. I've never had this before, so I'm excited about this feature. The speakers are not super loud, which isn't a problem for me, especially since there is a RCA output for speakers and an Aux-in jack for headphones.

The function buttons are self explanatory. To record, you just plug in your drive, place the needle, then hit Phono-Rec. It automatically stops at the end of the record. It records the entire side of the album as one track. This might be annoying to some, but I don't mind. I always listen to albums on my iPhone and computer straight through. I can just label them Side One and Side Two. You can play music right off your flash drive too. The record you just recorded, or MP3s that are loaded on already. 

I give this turntable 5 out of 5 stars.

I am so happy with it. I love being able to record to MP3. I use the Bluetooth speaker for my iPhone as much as I use it as a turntable, if not more. I really love my Pandora stations. I am very satisfied with how my records sound on it. It's easily my favorite purchase so far this year. We are going to spend a whole lot of time together. 

Grab one here!

I received this product at a discount. This review is 100% honest, unbiased, and my own. 

~Crystal Vicious

Music Meets Art with These Rad Guitar Picks

As both a music and art lover, these picks struck the perfect chord with me. Art Tribute has this awesome set of twelve picks, two of each design from Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Munch and two from  Da Vinci. The gift set comes with a cool metal Click Clack box for safe keeping as well as a leather pick holder on a key chain. It's such a neat gift for musicians, artists, and music/art lovers alike. 

The picks are 0.7 mm, a medium gauge. They are not too flimsy or too thick. I prefer medium for just about everything. The picks were comfortable to hold and to play with. I dug the way they played. The printing on the celluloid is amazing! 

I can't believe the amount of detail in such a small place. The seem quite durable. The prints are still perfectly intact. The pack comes with 2 of each print so I will be giving a set to my friend Cat (The Bassist for The Knock Ups) because I know she will love them as much as I do. 

They are really unique, so I don't think she will lose them as easily as plain picks at gigs. Then again, she's going to love them so much, she might keep them at home for safe keeping. I give this set 5 out of 5 stars.

Grab some here, and keep an eye out for new prints.

I received this product at a discount. This review is 100% honest, unbiased, and my own. 

~Crystal Vicious