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Here's a semi-classical instrumental that's all "in the box." All the instruments (piano, violins & flutes) are VSTs. So without the normal concerns of mics & preamps and nailing the perfectly wanking solo, I got to focus more on composition and arranging than I normally do (something I always...

This is less of a question and more of an encouragement: if you've got an SM7 (or in my case, SM7b) for vocals, try it on a bass cab! I've always been a direct in kinda guy for bass (my only bass amp is nothing special) but I'm recording these pop/punk kids right now, and the bassist has a real...

I've posted here before, but all just of myself trying out new gear or some new technique. I started down this homerecording road to record myself, but the more knowledge and the more gear you get, the more people find out. I guess that's how lots of folks here started recording others. Anyway...

Just got a new 8" Jensen (close as I could find to stock) for my 60's Harmony H400 amp--and the speaker was made in Italy. Who knew? Not me...

No, I'm not fight-baiting. I'm serious. Over the past few days I've read a few negative things about Elixir guitar strings. Some were off-handed jabs, some were more direct. Here's the thing, I have Elixirs on my acoustic and I really like them (not so much on my electrics). I'm getting ready...

Forgive the brief diversion into what some may consider borderline elevator music. Submitted for your review is an instrumental arrangement of "You Are So Beautiful (To Me)" that I did for my wife on our anniversary. All sappiness aside, your comments of any nature are welcome...

I’ve replaced the stock humbuckers on my Epi LP with a pair of Dimarzio’s (158 & 159—the Evolution series). The neck pickup sounds great, but the bridge pickup sounds weak. Not as thin and funky as a single coil or something out of phase, but definitely not as meaty as the neck pup. The bridge...

I've been troubled by the fact that I play my $150 Epi Les Paul (a Christmas gift from my son) more than my $1200 Strat that I've had for 15 years. Then I figured out why. Once upon a time, when my Strat was my only guitar, I needed it to be "everything." So I put a double humbucker in the...

Yep, I'm the guy who recently started a thread on Strat pickups. Well now they're here along with everything I need to rewire the whole enchilada. I'm doing a "Superstrat" wiring approach: instead of the 'ol 5 position pickup selector, there are 3 mini toggles so each pickup can be on, off, or...

I'm looking at prewired pickguards for my Strat, and Guitar fetish seems to have a good assortment. I'm looking at their more expensive hand wired models--not the cheapies. You can order them with most of their Strat pickups. Anybody have any experience with any of them? Thanks!

For as long as I’ve been reading this board (and it’s much longer than my meager post count would indicate) I have closely followed the threads about recording electric guitar. That would be because I play a lot of electric guitar. I’ve picked up a ton of good advice on mics, and I’ve also...

I've got a 2x12 tube combo. The power section is on the right. And when I mic the right speaker, there's a very loud electrical hum in the mic--but not when I mic the left speaker. I know--the obvious solution is to mic the left speaker. But I've never heard of this issue before and want to...

This is my first post in the MP3 clinic. I’d love to know what you think of this track. Here’s the deal. After years of drum loops and samples, I’m finally equipped to track real drums—it’s just something I knew I should learn. I have a kit and the mics, etc, but I’m known as the guitarist who...

Does anyone know if the preamps in the Symetrix 302 (the half rack space dual pre) are the same as the preamp in the 528e Voice Processor? Thanks!

As a guitarist who can't chew gum and count to 4 at the same time, I'm in awe of good drums. Perhaps I'm jaded by years of listening to and studying guitarists--but my favorite 15 minutes of musical wanking in a concert is usually the drum solo--not the guitar solo. So it is with trepidation...

Got one of each of these in the group buy, and I wish I'd gotten a pair of each. If you have one and don't like it (gasp!) or it's very close to something you already have, PM me...

This doesn't have a standard verse/chorus/bridge structure. It's an acapella (3 part harmony) piece with 3 "movements" if you will. The first 6 lines are an intro (the first movement); the two 4 line stanzas are the body (second movement); and of course the final 6 lines--a reprise of the...

If there were going to be any microphone miracles this week, I thought it would be the arrival of a box from Chance—my mics from the group buy. I didn’t get those yet (any day now!), but I did find quite a deal at a yard sale on Saturday. I found a pristine EV-623 (EV’s equivalent of the Shure...

Wondering if there’s a consensus on this issue or not: if one is recording and mixing “in the box” are outboard effects pretty much obsolete? Specifically, I’m wondering if there’s any practical reason to keep or upgrade Multi FX (reverb, delay, etc) and compressors in the rack. Does anyone...

Some folks seem to hate these invitations to compare, others seem to thrive on them. I’ll try to provide enough info to help those who like them, and not tick off those who don’t. I was impressed by the number of times I saw the SM7 described as a “desert island” mic—the one to keep if you...