Recent content by Wide Awake

Peavey has a new amp coming out in Q4 2006, looks like it might make a nice home recording amp. Two tubes, 5 watts, and an 8-inch speaker. Only one tone control and no reverb though. http://www.peavey.com/news/article.cfm/action/view/id/210/20061407.cfm

It only took me three years to hit 1,000 posts. Quality over quantity :rolleyes: :)

I have a single Marshall MXL 603s on Ebay. It only has a few hours use and is in perfect condition. Starting price of $40 and a Buy It Now price of $48, plus $7 shipping continental U.S. only. If you have trouble locating it, let me know. The listing reads Marshall Electronics MXL 603...

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Motif ES Yamaha just announced a new line of Motif workstations and they have some very impressive features. I'll be very tempted to try one. They have the Triple Strike Piano like the S-90 has, more samples devoted to orchestral sounds, 175 MB in ROM, more insert effects, twice the...

I ran across this new CAD GLX1200 cardoid small diaphram condenser. The reason it got my attention is that they sell for $59. I have no idea if it's a good mic but in case you didn't buy a Marshall 603 because you were put off by it's expensive price tag :rolleyes: , here's one that's...

I bought a Taylor hard case for my 414 and it seems like it fits so tight that it might be putting some pressure on the bridge and neck. If you have a Taylor, how does your case fit ? I'm assuming I got the correct case because it fits snug around the body of the guitar. I'm tempted...

It's "How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great" by Dan Erlwine. It's got set-up and maintainance advice for most popular brands of guitars and he has distilled an amazing amount of information into this book. Truss rod adjustment, vibrato systems, nuts, tailpieces, intonation...

I was trying out some new guitars recently and I played through a couple of the new Marshall amps, the AVT100 and AVT 50. They are solid state with a single tube, I'm not sure if it's in the preamp or power amp stage.....I just have the feeling it doesn't do anything but give some neophytes...

If you own a tube mic, can you describe how they sound ? I use condensers through inexpensive tube preamps and like the effect. Is the effect of the tube in a tube mic that pronounced ? Do you like them for other applications other than voice ?

I started playing synths around 1984 with a Korg Polysix and Moog Source. Then MIDI hit and I started buying Rolands, Korgs, Oberheim. I've owned quite a few in my time, just like any gear-junkie. I haven't been buying much in the last 10 years, and I've been trying to get the most...

I never see dynamic mics with shockmounts onstage. Do you ever need to use shockmounts with dynamic mics in the studio ?

Can anyone tell me what the sensitivity formula mV/Pa means, and how do I use it when I'm researching microphones. Thanks

Playing nylon string guitars with your fingers, do you use your fingernails, flesh, or a combination of both ? I'm thinking about buying one and it looks like gear lust has struck again. I do play steel-string acoustic but I use a pick 90 % of the time. I keep my fingernails short and...

I just ran across a site that has a huge number of recording articles, facts, links, etc. It's at www.studiocovers.com/articles.htm Be prepared....there's a lot of info on this page and you may find yourself ignoring family and the outside world for awhile.