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Is it advisable to wrap strings back around the bridge of a Les Paul or thread them straight through?

Hey guys. It looks like a) I'll be able to afford my first LP in the next week or two, and b) I have a buyer for my TSL 601. My question is - is playing a Les Paul through a Fender a travesty? Selling the Marshall will give me about $800 for a new amp...but if Im gonna go the LP route, should...

Could someone suggest a good digital piano? I wish I could be more specific, but I know nothing about them and would jsut be starting to learn to play. Requirements would be decent samples, headphone out and line out. And I'm on a budget, less than a thousand bucks if possible.

I'm trying to put together a practice regime to improve my playing. I've been playing a while now, but I probably should be better than I am. I rarely set aside time for specific exercises, instead I just play a bunch of songs I like or jam along to my MP 3 player. Sometimes, at a party for...

What's the deal with Gibson Les Pauls? There seem to be so many different models and ranges on offer and I can't really work out why one series is prized over another. I'm strongly considering buying one, given some of the prices I've seen, I'll be looking at the lower-level options - but a...

Can someone like Muttley or Light give me a bit of a breakdown of the primary characteristics of the common acoustic tonewoods? Like cedar, spruce, mahogany, maple (is maple even used?) and how they affect the sound of a guitar?

This is one of three tracks recorded today - I was doing favours for a friend. It's just two tracks, done live in one take. Didn't require much mixing, but the guitarist's style is bothering me. He insists on fingerpicking but he has no nails, so it's very quiet and very muddy. I tried my best...

I learnt an important lesson today. Don't let someone fingerpick if they havn't got nails. It just sounds like ass and balls. Especially on a big ol' dreadnought. Maybe you'll get away with it on a triple '0 or parlour size. Maybe not. I've cut a couple of dbs at 80hz, 250hz and boosted a...

...go and buy one already! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qSf0mYO3R4

I know I should be able to do this by now but could someone explain to me how to set up a reverb fx channel and how to route other tracks through it in Cubase SE3? Thanks all.

I have the awesome Roland Microcube which has a line out for recording. I also have a heinous Vox Pathfinder which has long since ceased to function. Would it be possible to take the speaker from the Pathfinder and attach the line out from the microcube?

I've been offered a 30w Marshall JTM45 head re-issue from the 90s as a staright trade for my TSL 601. How does that seem to you guys? Let's say for arguments sake that both are in perfect condition. Part of the reason for letting go of the TSL was that it was too loud - by the time I factor in...

Are my stomp boxes digital or analogue? Boss DS2, SD1, GE7 (Eq), Wah... Would you consider those digital or analogue?

...or anyone else who's interested. How does $100 per track sound as a rate for mastering?

...Marshall. Some of you might remember me complaining of a strange rattliing noise coming from my amp. I'm was quite certain that it was coming from the reverb tank, so ordered a new one and began disassembling the cabinet section of my combo I took out the old verb tank and swapped for a...

Or rack-mounted unit? It's probably my useful pedal even though it takes some tweaking. Love it on cleans with some delay.

...sounds best. Discuss. Okay, a massive generalisation I know, but between the neck and middle just sounds the most pleasing to me for cleans. A bit of compression and you're on your way to tonal nirvana.

There's a weird rattle coming from my amp - seems mechanical, only happens when I play certain notes. It sounds like it may be coming from the reverb tank. Can the springs in the acutronics tanks come loose and possibly/maybe rattle against the metal casing?

Need a new amp. That I can play at home without pissing anyone off - that's becoming a recurring problem from me. I'm gonna sell my TSL 601 but need advice as to where to go from here. I quite like most solid state amps - they're reliable and sound pretty good to my ears and tend to take...

Ordering new tubes tomorrow and I'm wondering how essential re-biasing actually is, given that I don't know how to go about it.