Recent content by jchahn

I have to chime this in. If you love the sound of tubes, but also love the versatility of amp modeling, Eganter, Randall, and Rocktron have made an amp to accomodate that. The Egnater M4, Randall RM4, and Rocktron Vendetta VP4 are all tube "modeling" amps. You buy different modules to get...

well, it seems to me that prs had their own original style guitars (influenced by Gibson and Fender of course) but still original guitars, and great guitars in their own right. Then in the mid nineties they changed to a different body shape to something more similar to a LP as well as a 22 fret...

You didn't sound patronizing at all, and thanks for the response. The guitar amp I use has a Midi-in and Midi-out on the back of it for a Midi effects loop. Wouldn't I be able to run the XV-5050 through that effects loop, and just buy a Roland midi footswitch to change effects on the 5050?

You know, the more I think about it, what irritates me about Gibson is the fact that Gibson isn't Gibson anymore. When a guitar company is owned by a guitar craftsman, he spends more money to make a higher quality instrument, even if it means he has a lower profit margin because it's a matter...

Can a Roland XV-5050 synth be used with a guitar for effects purposes? Similar to how the Roland GR-33 can make a guitar sound like a piano, etc? The only reason I ask is that I'd rather have a guitar synth in a rack with an external midi footswitch, rather than have the whole thing on the...

I understand what your saying, but how many jazz players want a guitar shaped like an axe? There are only so many body shapes that conservative players will go for. If a company wants to compete in the conservative guitar market, they will have to make a guitar that looks more conservative...

Hello, I am a guitar player first and foremost. I would like to build a live/recording rack rig. I'm thinking about getting a Randall rm4 preamp(all tube amp modeling :D ) and a Randall 2/50 power amp. I want to go analog on the effects as much as possible, so I'll be getting stompboxes and...

Look, we live in an industry that thrives on competition. If you have no competition, you have a monopoly. If a select few run the market, it's the next worst thing, an oligopoly. There are only so many shapes that a guitar can have and still be a guitar. Alot of SUV vehicles look the same...