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I'm considering getting a dbx 386 for my home studio. Any of you guys have opinions on this unit? How much better do you think the 586 is (I could probably swing it but that would limit my mic budget)? And are there any comparable units you think I should be shopping also?

I've been to the Carvin store here in Hollywood and I have to say that their guitars have really amazing fit and finish. I never bought one cuz I prefer really retro looking stuff (I know it's a dumb reason) but I think they're really fine instruments for the price. They also seem really...

Live rig: Marshall JMP 100 watt head/Mesa Triple Rectifier 150 watt head each running thru a Marshall 4x12 cab. Any one of a couple of LP Jr's or a '70's LP standard...Jr's have Duncan P-90's, Standard has Duncan Seth Lovers (most colorful pickup I've ever used)...12 gague Dean Markely's. Old...

Van Halen I was recorded (mostly) live with an old Plexi that had all the controls pretty much floored. In the early days I know that Edward favored the old MXR Flanger (the one with the AC cord coming out of it) and sometimes used two of them in line, one going slow and one going fast. I also...

I did all the guitar teching when my band did it's record and a we used about 12 different guitars. We had LP's, LP Jr's, Strats, Tele's, a Firebird, etc. A lot of times a guitar would be perfectly intonated for low on the neck parts but if we doubled the part with higher chords the intonation...

I personally love those acoustic guitar stands that hold the guitar in a playing position so you can have your electric on a strap and the acoustic within reach for playing those "Stairway to Heaven/Dust in the Wind" type songs. I once saw Larry Graham and he had an all white (fingerboard and...

Damn!!! That's the attitude!! Most people I know in your position would've thrown in the towel already, but you're poised to make the best of it. Pesonally, I'll be interested to hear what you come up with. You can only be limited by your mind, so GO MAN GO!!!

regebro is right. My band Frankie Machine discovered after our label shipped thousands and thousands of units to Best Buy, Wherehouse, etc. that there is a Frankie Machine in the UK with CD's in stores there. We asked our attorney what was up with that and she said "Well, I guess those guys...

Apparently The Offspring left Epitaph for Atlantic because, among other things, they said the people who ran Epitaph were worse "money grabbing scum" than anyone they ever met at a major. Also, doesn't "independent" just mean self-owned? And wouldn't that make Virgin an indie even though they...

ericbonn: Having just entered into a recording contract, there are perhaps a few things I can say that might help you. The way most bands I know get contracts is by entering into a shopping agreement with a manager. We were lucky enough to have a pertty high-profile mgr. hear our demo and...

Phil Spector made really cool use of doubling on Lennon's "Plastic Ono Band" record. Great record too.

I've heard guys get great sounds with PODs and I've heard guys get awful sounds with them too. If you had described the POD to me before I tried one I would have told you to go to hell. The first time I used Line6 was when we made our record (actually it was Amp Farm, basically the same thing)...

I work on recording projects with Nikki7 a lot. I gotta say that what she lacks in experience she way makes up for in attention to detail. She's always getting on musician's cases for not having their rig totally happening when they come in to record. I've really learned the value of...

If yer using a Gibson-type tune-o-matic bridge/tailpiece you may have too much angle between the bridge and the tailpiece.

Yeah, I know what you mean. As Nikki7 will tell you, Mesa/Boogie is extremely cool about their 30 day return policy. When I was buying my Rectifier I called them about 3 or 4 times to ask them technical questions and they were always happy to talk about their amps. I eventually got a Mesa...