Recent content by bsanfordnyc

Alright, My 1 and only acoustic guitar is suddenly starting to sound pretty shitty. I'm talking dead frets all over the place. Also, at the end of the neck near the tuning keys and the first bar, there is a crack in the wood. I'm sure the two things are related. Is there anything to be done...

This is from Pearl Jam's first (and best) album, Ten. Song title: Oceans - perhaps my favorite song on the album over time. http://24.90.213.94/music/BSanford/ Thanks for listening!

I'm kinda new to recording electric guitar via a mic'd amp. What kind of volume level should I be cranking out of my amp when recording? Or does it even make any difference? At this point I am using my only mic, the MXL V67. When recording a clean tone, about how close should the mic be...

HAHAHAHA! Sorry.... I can't do this

I'm trying to reproduce a cover song from scratch... for reference, it's "Oceans" by Pearl Jam off the Ten album. The guitar has an interesting effect: on the verse part, he is basically raking over the strings somewhat slowly, and as he does this, it pans from right to left. it's almost...

Seems a consensus that the best sound for recording electric guitar is micing an amp. I have a p.o.s. Crate amp that is having problems, so I want to toss it (dramatically, out the window) and buy a better quality amp to record with. I don't need a ton of power since I don't play live, so my...

Howdy folks... Just bought a MXL v67 last weekend. sounds great! I haven't had the time to get over to Sam Ash and buy a pop shield yet, so I made a makeshift one out of my girlfriends panty-hose stretched over a coat hanger which I made round. (looks and SMELLS great!) 1. Is this...

I reviewed some old threads looking for my answer but didn't see it so please excuse this total Newbie question: I need to purchase some Monitors in the near future...my workstation space is limited. If I mount monitors on my wall, how far away from them should I be working? I noticed...