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I just upgraded my MIM strat to Texas Special pickups. I absolutely love the new pups, but, there was a tone in the stock MIM pups that I can't get anymore, and I truly miss it. Don't get me wrong, 95% of the time, I love the Tex Specials: they have an edge that the stock pups did not have...

Just got my MIM standard strat upgraded to Tex Specials. What a world of difference. Stinging highs, round full tone. Sweet. :D :D

My home PC works just great for recording, no need to change anything. But my new job has me on the road alot, but that means lots of evenings in hotel rooms with nothing to do. I can't haul all my recording gear with me, but I have thought that if I bring a mic, a guitar, a POD, and a USB...

I have Sonar 4 PE running, and when I open it up, it will not recognize my USB MIDI controller (ie not even in the MIDI in/out options on the toolbar). However, when I open Sonar 2 XL, it recognizes it...wtf?

I just put a 12AT7 tube in place of the 12AX7 tube in the first preamp tube slot of my Hot Rod Deluxe: fantastic. It raises my clean headroom considerably. I was finding that the amp was breaking up at 3 or so on the volume knob before, but now I can take it all the way to 5 and keep the tone...

A descending chord sequence: Am - G - F - E if the E was a minor, that would be in C, but the E is a major...how can you get three major chords in a row like that? It sounds good, but what friggin key is that?

I am working remotely (file exchange) with a bass player/drummer who sends me gobs of loops on nearly a daily basis. They are all done to a drum machine, and although he sends me the BPM of the file, sometimes they are off (or wrong). I need to convert all these loops to ACID-ized format (Groove...

I was happy with all my gear, then I see a local ad for an Ibanez Artstar AS120....I have to have it. A killer 335 clone for $500 cdn? How can I say no? How do I get my wife to accept it :(

I have my recording space/jam room constructed now. I have used double-wall staggered studs with insulation, and I have to admit I am pretty impressed by how well the sound is isolated, huge dampening of volume outside the room. I will be treating with numerous panels and bass traps to control...

I sadly cannot avoid having a piano in the control room. There isn't a lot of space, so I was wondering is it best to put it in a corner , or midway along a wall (ie. will the piano serve as a sort of "bass trap", or will it be the opposite a "bass source")?

Due to other construction limitations (ie rest of the house and keeping spouse happy), this is the shape and size I have for the studio. Drawing is to scale. Ceiling is 8 feet. I clearly need to treat the room or I will horrendous boxiness ... I am going to follow the designs John has on the...

I posted here some time ago regarding a rental house I lived in, but recently I have moved and have bought a house. I have attached a diagram of the space I have. This is in a basement, and the height is 8ft. NOTES: 1) heavy black lines are the exterior walls of the house. Concrete, and on the...

We just bought a house.... yay. Anyway. I have a space in the basement that I can use for a studio, but there are some tradeoffs taht have had to be made. As a "real estate" investment, we can't make it too gimicky, so the rooms sizes and shapes are somewhat fixed, so I am looking for the best...

I am using a: P4 1.6GHz 512 DDR RAM Win XP Home 60GB HD Sonar 4.01PE Audiophile 2496 PCI Just upgraded to Sonar 4 from 2.2XL, wow, great changes. BUT, when I am in the middle of playback and I switch between the track view and console view, it takes a long time to show up on screen (playback...

I was fiddling at a guitar shop, and tried out one of hte new American Deluxe Strats and Teles, and those SCN pickups with the S1 switching are the shiznit man. But for $1500 (CDN) that gorgeous tone doesn't come cheap. I am very happy with the feel of my MIM strat, so a pup swap might work...

How do I ensure when I uninstall 2.2Xl that I don't lose the DR008 and other soft synths that came with 2.2xl? Or should I just leave 2.2 on the system as well? I just got my upgrade discs on Friday and intend to install today.

I am about to order the Sonar 4 Producer Edition upgrade (currently using 2.2XL). I have not ordered any drum loops before because shipping to Canada is $30, regardless of the order, so have never been interested in ordering a $49 CD and pay $30 to get it to my door, but as I am about to pay the...

Just picked up an Echo Park: sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Great pedal, Bombproof, great sounds, tons of variety, tap tempo, easy as stink to use, sounds great, stereo in and out or mono .... highly recommend. ANd no, I have no formal affiliation with any dealer of any kind, and this is not spam.

I have a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. The last week it was pretty crackly, now today it is gutless, no ooomph, all high end, no low, sounds like it is on the drive channel at low volume all the time. I was thinking I have blown a tube, but this is the first time I have done that. Do the tubes still...

I have a MIM Strat. I love the guitar, sounds great, feels great. I never ever use the whammy bar on it, and have heard conflicting opinions about blocking the tremolo saddle. Is it worth doing? Will it increase sustain (as some have told me)? Or will it make no real difference? Also, if it is...