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Here's the deal. My mixes need some help and I don't know where to start. I am using a TASCAM 2488 as my complete studio-in-a-box. My recordings are basic drums / electric bass / electric guitar / acoustic guitar / vocals. The drums are electronic, recorded direct from a Boss DR-670. The...

I know you haven't had your Pod XTL all that long, but there's something you should check out if you haven't done so already. It's the "AIR" adjustment. When the Pod is running in the direct mode, the cabinet simulation models are active, along with microphone type and placement. There is also...

As I mentioned that I was going to do in another thread, I went to the local GC on Saturday to demo whatever Telecasters they had hanging on the wall. I went to the one on Hulen St. in Fort Worth. It's not as large a store as other GCs but they still manage to have about a zillion guitars and...

It will be a Telecaster. In my mind, there are only two Fender guitars: Strats and Teles. I have a nice Strat, and by acquiring a Tele I will have covered the entire Fender universe. (Unfortunately, that will still leave Gibson and other universes to conquer.) So now the choice is, which...

Opinions, anyone? .

I know that Epiphone is Gibson's import brand. Other than that, what is the difference between an Epi LP and a Gibson LP of the same description - say, an LP "Custom," "Ultra," or "Studio?" That confuses me as much as the mix of LP models overall. :confused:

I finally figured out the whole deal on Les Pauls. Well, kind of. :o Every time I get an American Musical Supply catalog, or surf the ZZSounds or Musician's Friend web sites (or even the Gibson web site), I get terminally confused about all the different models. Here is the current Gibson...

Hey, Light - Based on one of your posts in another thread, I understand that stainless frets will add cost to a refretting job because they are difficult to work with. Other than that, what are the pros and cons of stainless frets? Thanks! :)

I'm using a TASCAM 2488, but I imagine the question applies more generally. In addition to the internal effect loop, each of the channels on my 2488 has access to two external effects loops. There are two EFFECT SEND outputs on the rear panel of the 2488. Now to the "stupid question" part...

In the video that's linked in the thread about Eddie Van Halen - what is he using as a pick, when he's using one? It looks like something rectangular and about 4-6 inches long.... :confused:

Lookee what I dragged out of the closet! :D What you see here is an early 1960's Harmony Stratotone. It was my first electric guitar, bought new for my tone-deaf older brother and handed down to me. I've had it in my posession ever since. Single pickup, which appears to be a single-coil. A...

This is a two-sided question about copyrights and cover music. First: Am I correct in assuming that there can be no additional copyright associated with the performance of previously copyrighted music? For example, Nazareth's interpretation of "Love Hurts" is sonically very different from the...

Any tips for a vocalist working the proximity effect on a V67G? What's a recommendation for a minimum distance from the mike? Thanks!

Anyone have experience with resonators? I'd like to get one, something in the $500 - $700 range, but I don't know much about the manufacturers, etc. For sure I won't be able to afford a National for that amount of money, but there are several brands that offer instruments in my range. Also...

....came yesterday courtesy of the UPS guy. Only had time last night to lay down a quick vocal track, I can't wait to get home and play with it some more. First impressions were very good. BTW, it is a very cool-looking mic with the gold-plated screen and green body - looks much more expensive...

I find the DR-670 manual to be comprehensive, but the appendices containing the preset drum kit list and the instrument/bass tone list are difficult to use, particularly when I want to see the correspondence between a key pad and an instrument description. I have generated a Microsoft Word...

...given regularly on this forum, I've ordered a MXL V67G as an "affordable" LCD for vocals. (Been using MXL 603S's but they're not well suited for vocals.) Americal Musical is selling the V67G + (optional) shockmount for $134.90. I'll let y'all know how it turns out.

The other day I created a new percussion track for a song that I had previously recorded on the 2488. I'm using a Boss DR-670 drum machine for drum tracks. So I hooked up the 2488 to the DR-670, made sure everything was synced up MIDI-wise, and recorded the persussion to a linked stereo pair...

Proof that the end of the world is near:

Just can't do it, and I never have been able to. Well, I should say that I never have been able to write anything that's not laughably trite. I can compose music in my head, but there are never any words there. It's like I have a big hole in my brain where the "lyricist" function belongs. I'm...