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Regular tone threaders know I like typical clean verse heavy chorus grunge... I've noticed something when attempting to use EZDrummer (cheers miner). I'm generally using quite high velocity snare hits cos the sound the best, so when programming I generally start with everything pretty high...

OK, I've just installed EZ Drummer 2. Its the first VSTi I've installed. I'm trying to get it to work with Reaper and I have no idea how. I know I've got to add FX to a track and then add it in but I can't work out how to get it into my list of VSTis.

Been listening to a few debates lately about whether it wood actually makes a difference to the tone of electric guitars... yes, its so boring I can just have it in my ears as background while working. I've seen a few things where guys say it makes a massive difference and things where guys say...

OK, surfs been great all weekend so far so I've only just had a chance to sit down and upload a couple of tracks I recorded when I installed the new speaker. The first is my old Rocket 50, the second is the Vintage 30. All amp settings and mic placement are identical in both clips.

I "upgraded" to Windows 10 today... my Line6 TonePort UX2 appears to have shat itself. Can't get anything to make any sound... very, very annoying. Anyone got any ideas?

Holy fuck, the tone thread has gone crazy since my last log in. I've been interviewing hapless graduates for the past two days so I've barely been at my computer - let alone logging in here. I'll see what I can remember having had a quick read through while half asleep. Awesome guitar, Miner...

Here's some 80s style lead over that previous riff. Doesn't sound bad as such, just a little flat and lifeless. The lead sounded really bad first time I recorded it, I've since added a very slight delay effect onto it to try and give it a bit more space. So, emulated out - at this stage I...

Yeah, man. Looks like you really do live in the arse end of nowhere! Beautiful place though! Anyway, been pissing about with my emulated output on my amp. Sounds a lot better than my first attempt now that I am a bit more used to the amp.

I've given away/sold a few distortion pedals recently. I gave my old Boss HM-2 to a bloke from Scotland who makes YouTube videos - he connected it to a Metal Zone and did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_irnk6bemQ

OK, here's a few pictures. Here you can see where the wire comes through the back of the cavity to earth it where the trem springs are attached... appears to just be a hole smashed through the back of the body. The body is only a millimetre or so thick here. Weird - the interior of the body...

Here's a fake drums test: I've left a bassline on for a bit of context. What do you think?

Just saw a review of these guys and they seem pretty good: Shop - 3 Sigma Audio Just wondering how this shit works. $7 seems pretty cheap to me. Do you need to get anything else from these guys to make this sort of thing work? Anyone know how you make them work? I've never downloaded anything...

Anyone ever dealt with these guys? http://www.lean-business.co.uk/eshop/celestion-vintage-30-guitar-speaker-8ohm-special-offer-p-156.html Sounds like an odd name for a company.

Finally got around to getting my old strat copy out of my parents attic. Probably hasn't had new strings since the late 90s. It's basically scrap. Needs a complete rebuild I don't think even the neck is usuable. It doesn't have a truss rod and there are sharp fret ends everywhere. I remember I...

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Here's a similar rhythm tone to what I've been working on recently but used in a full hairy leather trousers context (miner will love it!). Its for a lead exercise I've been working on, playing lead in A Minor instead of E Minor (which comes far more naturally to me having use The Black Album...

Tried a 2016 LP Traditional today and I really liked it. Think it looks cool - in a fairly dull burst - I really don't like those ones that are really bright red. Think it was desert burst. The neck was a huge improvement over that shower of shit I tried last year when I was shopping for my...

Bit of amp tweaking and a re-tracking of We Are The Road Crew, haven't written the outro solo yet - its quite long so might take me a fair bit of fiddling to come up with something that isn't either repetitive or just nonsense. Generally pretty pleased with the tone of the rhythm guitar.

I'm a mere 22 knobber. Although I do have 7 buttons. I eventually gave in and bought another mic stand for my week-day rental. Was tracking for ages this evening and I think the French guy next door was getting pissed off. Annoyingly Reaper has just packed up on me. Won't get past Initializing.

Ideally I don't want a boom mic stand - I want a straight stand with a round base. However, I will be placing my mic about 24 - 27" off the floor - this is below the bottom height of most standing up vocal stands and about the height of most desk stands. Anyone got anything that would fit the...