Recent content by dan

Does anyone know what kinda Flange or Phasers were used on Dark Side of tthe Moon. Ive always kinda admired that deep rich sounding flange like in Breath that almost sounds like a Rhodes with lots of flanging on it. Ive heard it was an MXR flanger. Im not so much for an intense swooshing or...

I guess it was just these stores or the stores in this region. Both Guitar Center AND Mars told me that they dont sell Mesa stuff anymore. I found one used peice at GC but thats it. Theres a few regional stores around here that seem to carry a good stock of Mesa now that I checked it out but...

Heres a really dumb question considering how long Ive been playin and how much equipment Ive gone through but still I want to know. Is there a real difference between the sound and properties of a stack vs a combo. Heres my thing: Ive fallen in love with Mesas. I dont know why I never noticed...

Does it seem to anyone else like MesaBoogie equipment dealers are shrinking all the time. Its getting harder to find a dealer of new Mesa equipment around here and Im really in the market for an amp now. Sam Ash, Mars, Guitar Center, Zapfs, and a few other huge music equipment centers around...

Ok, I just forked out money for a nice marshall half stack and its left a little hole in my pocket. I play guitar and bass quite frequently and what Im curious about is this: Id like to get a hartke stack for my bass rigg. I think Hartkes sound great and the 3500 head in particular is cool. Im...

I have a midiverb and am in need for another multieffects unit. I like my MIDI 4 and everything but Im kinda hoping for something fresh. Quality is not the problem. I own an Eventide H3500 but for live work I still need 1 or 2 more units for our rig. So Im not worried about exceptional highend...

i wouldnt suggest running any distorted sound direct live or recording. Thats pretty much never done in the industry EXCEPT every blue moon for an effect or for an industrial techno metal type sound. Most amp simulators are for clean sounds or a tad bit of overdrive. Lots of distortion direct...

One thing you probably realize about modes of a scale is that they all make the same shape accross a twelve fret distance, its just were you start the shape of the whole thing. Amin/Cmaj is the same as Emin/Gmaj eccept that the shape on the fingerboard has beed moved up by 5 frets. The only...

I have a Custom 24 and its one of the best hollowbody guitars out there in my opinion.

Im just wondering if anyone besides me has played or owned a prs hollowbody II or even the artist or Mccarty archtop models. Im completely in love with the Hollowbody II design. Its perfect in every detail for what Im after and its a visual work of art as all PRSs tend to be. The...

Im looking for new PA monitors and I really need some advise from whoever has some experience with alot of em. Heres my situation and I know lots of you can relate. I have a steady spot at a place around me that is decent pay and a great place to play. Ive gotten pretty adjusted and one...

I much rather prefer smaller wattage in amps anyway. They are overdriven at more bearable volumes and allow you to get a cranked sound a little quiter. If your micing the amp for your PA or recording it doesnt matter how loud it can go anyway. After trieing them both out I went with a fendre...

OK its no secret that the onboard processing on the VS units are pure shit or not far from it. What I havnt figured out how to do is send a signal from the VS and use my favorite expensive rack processors then record it back to the unit. I usually use ADATs for most projects but to conserve time...

Not only should you listen through good monitors but you should also try layering it if its a distorted sound. I believe you said your listening to it mono so you would have to listen stereo for this to work but doubling the guitar part and panning them hard left and right is a way to thicken...

I dont know about coolest but i wish they would bring back the Slow Gear. If you fool with some of the settings and combine it with other effects in the right way you can have some wild sounds.