Recent content by dogn4u

Good afternoon. I have a channel strip with a compression section that I really like. Using the in and out TS (or XLR) I/O, is it generally possible to use a channel strip as an inserted effect on a mixing board? 2) Even more generally, say for example I was using a compressor with standard...

I need to get a strat to complement my Schecter Tele - specifically that glassy, in-between quack/funk tone between the middle and neck pickups. I've owned a few MIM strats over the years, including a Jimmie Vaughn, which costs a bit more but has better pickups. If I buy a new $500 MIM stock...

Due to a series of perplexing and tragic circumstances, last year i lost about $20-30 grand worth of guitars, amps, and recording equipment in 2013, salvaging only my 2004 Gibson Hummingbird, praise the gods. I don't want to talk about the circumstances and there's no point. If there is any...

Tobacco sunburst - beautiful condition; beautiful tone. Mods: Gold Lace Sensors and a Warmouth pick guard. Gorgeous tone and action. $900 firm; 950 shipped to lower 48.

Several years ago when my count of guitars and basses exceeded ten I became quite embarassed at the thought that others struggled to find one beater. And could probably play circles around me. So I had a fire sale and bought my fine wife jewelry with the proceeds. My one-in-a-million wife...

I have a big pair of Cerwin-Vega floor standing speakers with a big Denon amp in my living room that I use for critical listening and mastering (no, only for others; I'd never presume to master my own stuff. Big mistake.). Anyway, I need to replace a 12" woofer, and I started looking at the...

I have a Dean 12-string acoustic "Exotica". Maple body construction with beautiful, highly figured top. Also has built in preamp/EQ/tuner. XLR output jack as well as standard 1/4". Good action, loud. I'm just not a 12-string guy. Would trade for the right: Epi Les Paul Banjo 70's or 80's...

I was curious what others use as reference material for setting up monitors, comparing professional results with your own, etc. One commonly used disc is Donald Fagen's "Nightfly", which I'll admit is one fine sounding album. Nightfly was engineered by Roger Nichols, who also has worked for...

So I got the binding glued in. Tell you what: five minutes never goes by quite as fast as when you're using 5 minute epoxy. It was just getting to the point of unworkable when I finished up. Next big excitement: sanding; scraping; spraying. Repeat. And of course I have a lava lamp. Roll up a...

I wanted some sort of acoustic travel guitar. The Backpacker, while having a decent neck and playability, was just too thin sounding. Not that every good acoustic has to be a cannon; I have a D-28 copy I made that I always keep in Nashville tuning and it sounds great?in the mix. And that?s...

Money is such a troublesome thing (with the exception of a thick wad of cash in my pocket...that has yet to be a problem). I have a couple of items that I don't use and are in excellent shape. Would like to swap for something I'd actually use. 1) Glyph GT050Q Professional external HD. 7200 RPM...

Anyone play or own a Baby Taylor? Mahogany or Spruce? I'm looking for a short-scale acoustic. I love the tone of my Gibson Hummingbird, which has a relatively short scale (24-3/4) and just like the feel of the shorter scale. Also have an Epi Elitist LP in Honeyburst - a really sweet...

Good morning all. My wife and I got a small windfall a few weeks ago, and my wife, long used to my chronic G.A.S., allowed me a new microphone to add to my small but growing collection - A BLUE Baby Bottle large diaphragm condenser, to add to: Rode NTK (tube) and NT-1; Shure SM57; Rode M1 (love...

I use Norton anti-virus, with Windows XP and it's being pretty insistent about telling me I need to download and install Service pack 3. I have SP 2 installed on my Creation Station and run SONAR with an Alesis MasterControl. My concern is this: After battling for years with a Tascam FW-1884...

Langevin is the trade name for solid-state devices built by Manley Labs, makers (right here in the USA!) of high end preamps and signal processors. So much of my other equipment - mikes, pres, etc - is tube-driven, that I wanted one clean solid-state device that had a lot of headroom. Well, I...