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I was playing my beloved guitar last night, and wondered how i could prevent the ache's you get in your thumb when playing stuff like power chords, and fast scales, which move your playing hand up and down the neck like a yo-yo. Is there any tricks to strengthen your thumb? or any way to...

I have noticed a big build up of dirty, greasy, stuff on my fretboard and intend to clean it off. Whats the best tool to use for this? bearing in mind it will be scratching my fretboard to get the grime off? I'll take off all the strings and give the guitar a good clean, any recommended polish...

Hi, I was wondering if any1 knew of any US guitar shops that will ship to the UK??? If so, whats the website? thanks aL

Ok, here's my latest idea of my setup, as now i am ready to purchase any comments appreciated, cheers: PC-upgrading to a 1.6 athlon (AMD) new HDD 7200rpm 40 gig, about 400/500mb ram (undecided) Terratec EWX 2496 soundcard (£110 - £50 cheaper than the Audiophile2496) Audiobuddy Shure SM57/8...

Hey, I have recently discovered a nice little chat room on IRC named #guitar for guitar and bass players :D So i thought i'd tell you all about it :D If you do not know what IRC is go here www.mirc.com If you do then input this info on the "add server" window in options. Descrition ...

Hey, could you check my setup for my guitar and vocal recordings on the pc. I will be editing them so digital 24bit recrding is best or me i think! Anyway here's my tight budget decision: Audiophile 2496 Audiobuddy Shure SM57 (mic) This should cator my needs for my: guitar + j-station (s/pdif...

Hey, i think i have finally come to a decision on my setup, or future setup. Thanks to all you lot! cheers! Anway here it is, remember my tight budget aswell. Audiophile 2496 Audiobuddy Shure SM57 (mic) This should cator my needs for my guitar + j-station (s/pdif in) My midi needs for...

Hi, before i start i have searched the forums and have found nothing relevent to my problem. I want to buy a good quality microphone, it will only be used for vocals. I dont have a lot of money so the cheaper the better, also what input is needed to go through my soundcard (s/pdif in / line in)...

Sorry if it seems like i am posting my problem on every post possible, but i am really stressing about what to do! heres my problem: Do i go for the sblaster audigy platinum /platinum EX so that i have a good all round card, great for beginners, cheap, and all the connections i need. Or do i...

Hi i would just like to know what the real difference is between a 16/48 bit recording and 24/96bit soundcard, quality wise, and any other related issues. 16/48 being the quality of a CD, i can't understand the difference sound wise unless you are playing back through a pair of $2000 speakers...

I could really do with a good quality set of speakers for my PC... i am using a sblaster audigy card..so they need to be crystal clear! i aint bothered about how loud..and i aint bothered about these sourround sound, 4 point surround, as there is no need for them when playing back guitar...

AS the title says " MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!" aL

I am looking to buying a soundcard to go with my J-Station. Is it apporopraite to go for the top end of the market, and spend a fortune, or is it viable jus tto get a less expensive one, like the Sound Blaster Audigy Player, which is what i had in mind? What difference does the more expensive...

Hey, just thought i'd let every1 know about a room in mIRC ( www.mirc.com ) Its channel #guitar on the quakenet server port 6667 ( irc.quakenet.org ) pop in for a chat! cya there sometime! aL

Hey everyone. Just thought i'd let everyone know about a mIRC chat room i recently found. Its on Quakenet server, port 6667 ( irc.quakenet.org ) and its room #guitar maybe cyas all there sometime! Just pop in for a chat. P.S if you don't know what mIRC is then go get it @ www.mirc.com...

Hi, yesterday i purchased a J-Station, woohoo!! and I discovered that I require a soundcard with S/PDIF in. Could someone recommend a cheap, but reliable, and good soundcard,with S/PDIF in. I'm looking for a budget of under £100, if possible! many thanks aL

Hi, i am going to buy either the POD 2 or the J-Station, however i haven't been able to find out the real difference, the price says alot, but is the POD2 really that much better? $200 better??? Thanks aL

Hey there! I'm wanting to record my songs onto my pc with the best quality yet inexpensive way possible! I was thinking of getting the SoundBlaster Audigy Pro and recording straight from my amp into that, is this wise?? Or is there a better way of getting my songs onto my PC in digital...