Recent content by Major Tom

I just aquired a Les Paul....copy. Anyway its an older Samick and has the Les Paul recipe - solid mahogany body and neck(set), with solid flamed maple cap (real, not foto). I don't have an accurate scale, but I would guess its around 9 or 10 lbs. I'm not going to say that its as good as any...

I have a couple old Peavey Bravo amps (all tube, 2xEL-84, 1x12) that I have modded fairly extensively in an attempt to cop a VOX sound. I think that I am very close to my objective; they have lots of sparkly high end, chime, sweet compression and are capable of delivering a blizzard of...

I picked up a used Peavey Telecaster clone recently for what I thought was a decent price, it has a maple neck, alder body, conventional tele picups. It plays and sounds great - good sustain, etc, very telecasterish. I mostly play rock type stuff, but with influences from other genres...

OK, I post a lot of replies, but very few new threads - now its my turn... A thought I just had: Has anyone ever tried to construct the equivalent of a muliple amp setup for recording using modelling devices such as Pod, J Station etc.?? A couple ways come to mind: (3 to be exact) 1) Record a...

Hey, does anyone know if there are aftermarket replacement magnets for humbuckers? I know different magnet strengths will yield different tonality, and instead of going to the expense of trying new pickups, I was wondering if I could try different magnets in my existing pickups...

Another question; I'm looking at the Delta 1010 LT - what is the relative quality of the mic pre amps?

I'm looking at upgrading from my SB to an Audiophile 2496 (or perhaps the Omni Studio if I can come up with the extra $) or equivalent. I am running Sonar 2.0XL with XP on a P4 system. I have read (ok, not every word)the M-Audio manuals and can't find this answer. Without getting into a debate...

I have worked with Fruity Loops demo, its a pretty useful program, but I'm not too crazy about the the interface; everything is so small, etc. Is there a similiar program that I can use to create sequences and audio loops with a nicer interface? What do you recommend ?

If I were to upgrade my Sonar 1.0 to 2.0XL, would I loose any of my sound files ? I understand 2.0 has enhanced file handling...

I converted an old cheapie bass that was given to me a long time ago to fretless, it has a short scale, 30", rosewood fingerboard. What strings would you recommend? Do they need to be flatwound for fretless? Help, I'm just a guitar player who occasionally lays down a bass track at home...

Does anyone know the EQ frequencies of actual guitar amps?? I get frustrated trying to get patches on my RP2000 (amp modeller) to sound right using the parametric EQ, not knowing what frequencies to add/subtract. If I knew the actual center EQ frequencies of the modelled amp (or any real amp) I...

I have 2 UREI comps that I aquired a few years ago. They are used but in good condition, I modified them by installing RCA & 1/4" in/out jacks on the back. I am in dire financial need due to wife's illness and would like to sell them on ebay or whatever...does anyone know what they worth???

I have a Fender Performer guitar(similiar to strat, Japanese made from mid 80's). The high E string sounds weak; both acoustically and amplified. It has way less sustain and power than the other strings. I use 10-46 gauge strings. I've tightened the neck screws, tried changing string height...