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Thanks for the responses! Gtoboy - Your description of "an exercise in futility" is perhaps the reality check I needed! I do plan to try various speaker emulations with the various amp sims to find sounds that work for me .... but I naively thought it would be cool to have presets of the...

Is there any source that identifies what speaker makes/models are originally shipped with various combos? I have not been able to find a single source - and before I start searching one by one - I wanted to see if any of the fine people on this site may know of an easier way. Why? I am trying...

You don't indicate the size of your 2 snares - but I think a wood snare and a steel snare should give you plenty of options. As others have indicated, learning how to tune your drums if very important to have good sound. While every drum has an ideal tuning range - some snares are very flexible...

Hoping for some suggestions!. I have a few amp simulators (Line 6 POD, Johnson J-Station, Boss GT1, etc.). The speaker emulations are so-so. I've tried running the amp sims through a Hughes & Keltner Red Box which was an improvement - but I am hoping for better (perhaps more speaker...

So that's where my bridge disappeared to!

The majority of the time I am playing a guitar or a piano and I'll find a chord progression that I like. This leads me to "scat sing" a melody which eventually starts to become word. At soon point the words become phrases - and one of the phrases will become the obvious "hook". I then really...

I am a fan of roto-toms and $50 is a fair price - i particular if it includes the stand. Do they have a use? It depends on the drummer's style and the genres of music. As you indicate they can be used to extend the tonal options for longer fills, etc. However, because there is a lot of tuning...

Thanks for the reply! I suspected it it was basically an EQ trick. I did as you suggested and it did what I wanted - thanks!

There is a Kenny Chesney song - Anything But Mine - that at the end of the song, the vocal sounds like it was recorded in the 40's (that thin, metallic sound. Does anyone know the technique used? It may be as simple as a very lo-fi mic with some EQ - but I would like to achieve that same...

In addition to the explanations already provided another key factor related to synth base vs. bass guitar involves tone. Often, synth bass lines have a tonal range and texture which can be very different from the string attack of a base guitar - and often, that difference is wanted/needed, for...

In general, mesh heads feel and respond more like an actual drum head than rubber pads.While this is a more significant issue for an experienced drummer who has developed technique on acoustic drums, it can certainly help a newer drummer gain a better feel for technique (the feel of the stick...

I love this topic!!! I started as a drummer, and quickly realized that the neighbors did not approve of my chosen instrument (in particular late at night). So I got a cheap acoustic guitar and started to learn chords - and I soon started to write lyrics - with my first "song" being written when...

I am almost always strumming a guitar or pounding on a piano (unless I have "real" things I have to do). Various chord progressions (harmony) present themselves and if a progression appeals to me I try to work with it which then begins a "song" (verse, chorus, etc.). As this process develops I...

I just picked up an old solid state Univox amp for $20 - after a little research, it may be a U65 (vintage 1971, solid state. It does not power up. I unscrewed the fuse cap and there is no fuse. The lable on the amp indicates 0.3A - which I think is a basic 1 amp fuse. I'm hopeful a new fuse...

To me the story is very important, but I need most of the melody and harmony in place for the story to develop. I normally start with a chord progression (playing guitar or piano until a progression presents itself). I then "scat" sing as I develop an initial melody - and while I'm throwing out...