Recent content by pdadda

It could be the foam.

I recently ordered a new EV RE20. While I’m digging the sound, as soon as I opened up the packaging, I noticed a really strong smell, sorta like Bengay or some other muscle relaxing cream. I’m assuming its just something related to the manufacturing process, but I have never heard anyone mention...

I have done all my recording, editing, and mixing on the computer for many years (hobbyist). I sit in front of a computer all day at work, and I want to move away from the computer as much as possible for music. So I am looking at the DR40 and DP008-ex for recording and possibly mixing. Here are...

I just bought a TC Electronics M350 to use as a live vocal reverb. I am trying to run a simple live setup for my solo gigs where I don't have to bring my mixing board. I have a 2U rack case that can hold my vocal preamp (SP VTB-1), compressor (FMR RNC), and reverb (M350). How can I wire this up...

I built my own pedalboard a while back, and I carry it around in a padded duffelbag with wheels. It does the trick, but its much bulkier than I need. I am looking for a cheap ($50 or less) option for a hard case for it. I have looked around at the local thrift stores, but all I see are bulky...

I need a backup guitar for gigs. Top importance for me is that it stays in tune. I'm looking for new or used, somewhere around $100. I"m not expecting a great guitar, just something playable until I can end a set and change strings on my main guitar (Fender Tele Deluxe). I play lead guitar. Any...

I play in a cover band, and we play a couple songs that normally have a flanger effect on the guitar ("Boys and Girls" by Blur, for example). But we're talking about 3 songs in about 70 that we do in all. I already have a very busy pedalboard, and I'm not really a big fan of flangers or phasers...

I am in a cover band, and we have started adding some 80's tunes to our lineup, so I need a reverb pedal. We don't have a keyboard player, so I am looking for a pedal that beefs up the sound. My current setup is: Whammy WH4>Turbo RAT>Big Muff>Cool Cat Vibe>DD20>LPB-1>amp. I don't have an FX loop...

I have a cheap pedal that some local dude wants. He wants to trade me his In-Line Effects Chorus pedal, and I want a chorus pedal. Anyone ever used or heard one and know if you can get a semi-decent sound out of it?

Some dude is offering to trade me his MIM Fender Jazz Bass. He told me the serial # is MN4127861. Doing some online research, it looks like MIM Fender's from the 90's had the MN prefix, but they should all have 5 digits after the 4 (the N dates it to the 90's), rather than 6. Anything I am...

I am trading my MPC2000 to a dude for a Mexican standard strat and either an Ibanez Gio Soundgear bass or Mexican Fender P-bass. The bass will just be for recording right now (no amp), but I will use it live down the road. Which should I get?

I am gonna buy one of these pedalboards, and I am weighing the pros and cons of each case. I don't do heavy gigging (2-3 times a month locally), and I always bring my own gear in my truck. I don't have super-expensive pedals, but I don't want then to break. For what its worth, I will be putting...

I finally have a little bit of cash to upgrade the crappy tuners on my 72' Deluxe RI. Any suggestions on which ones to get? I don't want to have to drill larger holes, and I don't want tuners small enough that I have to fill in some of the hole. Do the locking tuners make much of a difference on...

I posted a similar thread in the Rack section with no luck, so I'll try here. I have been debating getting a BOSS LS-2 pedal to route both my vocals and acoustic guitar into my looper pedal (Headrush E2). Would this work? How would I set it up? The two possibilites I see are: 1. Run acoustic...

For small gigs, I want to run both my guitar and my vocals into my looper pedal, the Akai Headrush E2. It only has one input though. I have looked at several ABY pedals, and I was wondering if I could accomplish this with the Boss LS-2 pedal. Would I run the mic into the board before the pedal...