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I have a line on a cheap Les Paul copy that I could buy used for peanuts. From what I've read, the brand is decent for the price (it's an SX, which is from the same people that make Agile guitars). I'd probably use it as a project guitar and gradually swap out whatever electronics and hardware...

I have an axe or two that could use a professional setup. Does anybody know of any good guitar techs in or around the city to do this?

I have a Marshall TSL601 combo which I quite like, except for a couple of little quibbles. Firstly, there's a tiny delay in switching channels, but at the moment I'm more concerned with the effects loop. The reviews of this amp I read before I bought it often said that the loop was on the weak...

I bought a Marshall TSL601 relatively recently. For those who don't know, this is a three-channel, 60-watt, 1x12 combo. I'm actually using it as a head powering a Hughes & Kettner 4x12 right now, and it's a great amp. First all-tube guitar amp I've owned. I'm wondering whether it might be...

My Athlon XP 1500 system has been serving me well, but is starting to get a bit old. I'm kind of out of touch with the Athlon chipset situation these days. When I built my system two years ago I remember the big issue was avoiding VIA chipsets, which is why I went with the Abit KG7 and its...

I just reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled everything on my computer for maintenance purposes, but suddenly none of my mixes sound right anymore--everything sounds out of phase now, particularly the drums. I'm using version 3.3 of n-Track. My soundcards are a Delta 66 and a Delta 1010LT...

Well, I am now a tube amp user. I have had an Ampeg SVT-II head for about a year now, and I just got a Marshall TSL601 for guitar. Now I think it's time I learn something about retubing. I bought the SVT-II from a friend of mine who owned it for years (I'm not sure exactly how long; probably...

I currently have a Marshall AVT150 head, and I'm thinking about changing my setup to an all-tube combo with an extension cab for playing gigs. I read a lot of Harmony Central reviews, and the Marshall TSL601 sounds like it has the sound I'm after and is reliable. Does anybody here own one? If...

I've been using an SM57 to mic my floor tom for a while now, but I want to get a deeper floor tom sound on my recordings. Are there any particular mics you guys like for floor toms, and how do you position them?

First of all, this is the first I've been back since the site redesign. Whoa. Anyway, I'm currently in a predicament where I'm in need of four inline mic pads. I am now using the four channel inserts on my mixer as direct outs, and whatever the gain on those channels is set to is the level at...

I use a Yamaha MX12/4 mixer, which as the name implies is a 12 channel four buss mixer. It has inserts on the first four channels. At the moment I'm using it with a Delta 66/Omni Studio, so I plug the four groups into the four channels. Pretty simple. However, I'm thinking of adding a Delta...

I have owned an Ampeg SVT-II bass head for a while, but didn't have a cabinet for it until yesterday, when I picked up a Peavey 410 TX for a couple hundred bucks at a pawn shop. I'm quite satisfied with the sound, but it seems like it could be a bit louder. The amp's highest impedance is 4...

Does anybody remember the short-lived Digital Compact Cassette? Well, I got a wild hare and decided to buy a deck on Ebay. I got this model, and the seller included all 33 of his tapes (some of which were still in the cellophane wrapping). I've played around with it a bit, and it's pretty...

I play a Marshall AVT150 head into a Peavey 2x12 cabinet. I like the amp a lot, but lately I'm noticing a problem with my clean tone. One of the things I liked about it when I first got it was the smooth and rich clean tone. Starting about a month ago, though, I noticed that the clean channel...

In addition to Genital Hercules, I was until recently in an instrumental band called PBR Workshop. We're no longer a band, because our bassist moved to Ann Arbor to go to grad school, but we managed to record a half hour's worth of material before he took off. I have a couple of mixes up at...

I have an Ampeg SVT-II head, but no cabinet to play it through. As the bassist in my band doesn't have anything more than a little practice amp, and we've been using a 1x15 Randall solid state 60 watt combo at gigs so far, we're very desirous to get a cabinet for this thing. We're looking at...

There are a couple of mixes on http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2401&alid=-1. "Car Stereo" is an original, and "Tits" is a cover of a Sparks song. Tell me what you think.

This one is called 'Ribbit'. As always, it's at http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2401&alid=-1.

On Wednesday afternoon, a friend came over to record his jazz quartet. On Thursday afternoon, we mixed it. This is what it sounds like. I think it rocks. http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2401&alid=-1 Select 'Brad's Groove'.

I have a strange question. What happens if you try to plug a bass head into a guitar cab (let's say a 4x12). The reason I ask is kind of a long story. A band with whom I am friends left a bunch of their equipment at my place while they were touring Europe. Among all this was an Ampeg SVT-III...