Recent content by hdi

relief Thanks, guys. I've already cut down the saddle as far as it will go and the relief is pretty high still. The only thing I see to do is to adjust the truss. The last alternative is to fool with the nut but that seems like a luthier kind of business.

I want to lower the action on my steel string acoustic. To do so, do I adjust the truss rod clockwise or counter clockwise? Thanks

getting back on subject By 'deluxe' I assume your refering to an amp? Is deluxe the manufacturer or model? Also, as far as Les Paul is concerened, a quick look as some of the pictures I have of Neil playing show him using, well, several types of guitars, although Les seems to be the most...

Help! I have been trying to get the lead guitar sound from Niel Young's song "Cortez the Killer" from his Zuma album. I have a GT-6 and a Washburn DL-64. It seems like a pretty straight ahead sound, just some distortion and some occasional feedback but I can't seem to get it out of my setup...

bullet proof picking secret Ok, I'm going to let you guys in on my secret, the bullet proof way to hold on to your pick no matter how fast you're playing or how hot the lights are.... get some rubber cement and paint your thumb and forefinger with it (i.e. the fingers you hold you're pick with)...

bullet proof picking secret Ok, I'm going to let you guys in on my secret, the bullet proof way to hold on to your pick no matter how fast you're playing or how hot the lights are.... get some rubber cement and paint your thumb and forefinger with it (i.e. the fingers you hold you're pick with)...

What do you guys think of Nady mics? They seem to have the cheapest tube mic out there - TCM 1100 for $200..... and one of the cheapest multi-pattern mics - SCM 1000, $150 + $30 for a mount........ and the cheapest multi-pattern tube mic (although they switch the pattern using the power supply)...

Elixers Anyone try Elixers on bass? How about DR's?

OFFICIAL WARNING We, at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Guitars must warn you against yelling at your guitar. Yelling at your guitar is a totally inappropriate and unproductive discipline method when your guitar misbehaves. Doing so may cause serious psycho/social problems in...

By tracking do you mean recording? You mean you can record with computer off?

I am looking to get a tube mic. It appears to me that the Rode NTK and Marshal v69 present the best values. I will be recording mostly vocals (my own, I am a tenor) and acoustic guitar. Any opinions out there? Price wise the v69 of course, is cheaper.... The Rode you have to add $80 for the...

$ v. quality About 15 years ago I bought a Hondo dreadnaught for $200. It has a solid sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood fret board, grover tuners, etc. Still sounds great, plays well and looks as good as new.... I also have Yamaha's cheapest electric base which is a very...

I have a Roland JV 5080 and compared to my Motif 8 it is a piece of crap. I may end up selling it.... and I have prefered Roland over Yamaha over the years but the Motif is so good it really spoils you.

motif I don't know what kind of instrumentation you will use in your arrangements but I can tell you the percussion sounds on the Motif are outstanding, better than any drum machine I own, and I have two. The piano sounds are excellent and the action is better than any synth I have owned...

Thanks Thanks for sending me to quietpc.com. I put my word processing PC in the closet but my music PC has to be right next to all my gear. Looks like I'm going to have to spend about $200 to buy all the stuff to quiet it, though. Building a hush box would be cheaper but I really think I...