Clearance

Studio Gears' clearance section offers home-studio owners and producers a focused opportunity to add quality instruments to their recording setup at reduced cost. B-Stock items here carry the same tonewoods, the same electronics, and the same structural integrity as their full-price counterparts — the clearance designation typically reflects a cosmetic blemish that a microphone will never capture and a camera will rarely notice.

The current clearance lineup leans toward acoustic-electric instruments, and for studio work that's a compelling category. A nylon-string acoustic-electric, for instance, brings a soft, warm attack and rich harmonic complexity that records beautifully — sitting naturally in a mix without fighting other mid-range elements. Running it direct via its onboard electronics or blending that signal with a well-placed condenser mic opens up a range of production textures that purely acoustic or purely electric guitars simply can't replicate.

Clearance stock is finite and won't be restocked once it sells through, so the grid below shows exactly what's on hand right now. For producers looking to expand their palette of recordable instruments without stretching the studio budget, this section is worth checking regularly.