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Watching a video of Les Claypool, I came across this guitarist Buckethead. I was blown away and looked him up on amazon to make a purchase, but it turns out he's got about a hundred records out. I guess I'm a little late to the Buckethead party. Can anyone here recommend a good starting point...

Come on, I blew my budget on drywall and paint and a million other things, I'm tapped and need monitor stands. Who has the most cheap-ass monitor stand solution?

Now that I have monitors (no more headphone mixes:D) I would like to use the digi 001 as my default playback device. However, it doesn't show up as one of my choices in the windows (XP) control panel as one of my choices. Any ideas? Thanks. BTW, I'm using PTLE 6.4

This might be a stupid question, but if I buy 2" 703 and make my bass traps out of two layers of it, is that the same as buying 4"? (I've been looking on ebay and can only find 1" or 2" at the moment).

My employer just bought me a guitar, for which I'm grateful. I'm not nuts about it, it's a Takamine 'g-series.' It's very brittle sounding, but it's also nice and loud which should work well in the classroom. I have two problems I hope might be solvable by a non-guitar-tech type person...

I'm curious about the most pragmatic assessment possible of balanced v unbalanced. Between micing, rack units, and monitoring mixes, where (if anywhere) will it really help me to shell out for balanced cables. And specifically, how? I'm not a professional, just a guy with a room full of...

This is my first time drywalling, and I've had experienced people swear up and down that paper tape is the best, and others the same for mesh. So, which is you favorite and why?

I listened to a few sets of monitors this week, all pretty cheap. My favorites were the M-Audio BX8a (out of the ones I heard, incl rockit, alesis, yamaha, and others with a 300-400 model). Just curious about the consensus here about them before I take the plunge. Oh, and they're for my small...

I'm sick and fucking tired of headphone mixing. I thought I could do it, thought everyone who said not to was just a snob... well, after being stubborn for a few years, I'm going to get some monitors. I don't want to spend more than $400 total, I know, very cheap, but anything beats...

I'm ready to drywall my studio, having put up this stuff called Hush Board first. Anyone ever use this stuff? I'm just wondering whether or not I should be kicking myself for not using it in the first place and skipped the Hush Board step. If anyone here can reccommend it highly enough, I...

I know I've posted a lot about the sansamp (before and after purchase) and I wan you to know I've really appreciated your help thus far. My problem is still noise. If I turn the treble or 'presence' up over 50%, I get a significant hiss. Is this something I just have to live with with a...

I got a sansamp rbi from ebay. I haven't recorded a track with bass in alomost a year because I was so disgusted with my results from equipment on hand. I like what I hear so far, just two questions (probably more about my instruments than the rbi) 1) My Guild is clearly broken somehow...

Hundred bucks. Anyone? Ebay is trying my patience, and they usually go for around this anyway, give or take.

I decided on a 166 for a dedicated bass compressor and went hunting on ebay. Can anyone here tell me the differences between various 166's? I mean, there's the 166xl, the 166a, the plain ol' 166, maybe even more. Are they all basically the same unit? Has anyone here ever used different 166's...

Some of my favorite online music places don't carry the bas sansamp. Anyone here recommend a good place to order one?

Anyone here have experience with this thing? I'd be using it for recording only, along with a DI. Thanks.

What are some cheap-ass (<$200) compressors that typically work for bass? It would be a dedicated bass comp, I'm thrilled with the RNC on everything else for now, but it makes my bass sound like a big electric marshmallow (yes, I already followed all the requisite advice for RNC on bass, I just...

I can't believe I've sunk to the level of the "What's the best ___ for under $___" thread, but I DID do a search first, so don't kill me too bad. I'm looking for a modest ($300, give or take 50) bass combo amp strictly for recording. Because it's for recording, I would definitely like a line...

I love the sound of a mic'ed bass cab, but a DI would be great for when my toddler is sleeping. I was wondering if I could invest in a bass head right now that I could use as a DI, then get a cab for it sometime in the future. Is there a combo that will do the job all right now? Keep in...

Picked up a used Jackson, just for shits and giggles. Just to make it complete, what kind of strings are good for metal/shredding type music?