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I don't want to be a troll (I've posted this on one other forum but haven't gotten very many replies), but I have to ask: can you really fix a dead spot? I finally got a chance to sit down and record with my new Gibson LP Faded DC, and I was playing a passage that required an F# whole note...

I did some late evening recording tonight, and because my amp was turned down quite a bit my mic picked up string noise from my electric (yeah, it was that quiet). I can hear it in my DAW, but less so in the attached bounce. Anyway, my question is this: does this noise bug you enough that you...

I bought a Les Paul VM yesterday, and the fretboard looked a little light and dry. I purchased some Kyser lemon oil with the guitar, and followed the directions applying the oil to the fretboard. I tried one or two pumps into a clean old t-shirt, and rubbed that into the board. The oil was...

From the late 70s...anyone seen/played one? A family member spotted one at a yard sale for $150, and wondering whether or not to bite. Label says model 5013, but it's clearly a Hummingbird copy. Red burst, big fancy embossed pickguard, crown inlays (or maybe parallelograms 0 it's a cell phone...

I need an up-close and personal, intimate, and most importantly warm vocal mic. Bright voice + MXL "large" (20mm) diaphragm condenser=tinny. I know that I can score a 25mm condenser for a reasonable price, but are the low-priced ribbons (which I think would better fit the bill) total shite?

The song is called, "Wake Me." This is the second of what I assume will be many mixes. Can you give it a listen and tell me what irks you? http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1108681_mjyxw/WakeMe.mp3

Consider that the Ibanez, used but in great shape with a hard case, is less than the Sheraton II new without a case.

Let's say you owned a small head and cab (think 15w head and matching 1x12" cab) from a manufacturer that is to some extent hard to find in many stores. Then, out of some strange GAS symptoms, you picked up another cab for the aesthetic value of a mini-stack and, more importantly, for a little...

Just when I thought the LP GAS was gone. http://www.leadguitars.fr/images/gibson-les-paul-classic-sb.jpg Sapphire. Bastards.

I hyped up an old tune of mine for a new group. Any feedback and/or criticism would be helpful. Cheers! http://www.mediafire.com/?62okn72am1k *You have to click download manually.

Well? What are the pros/cons of each system?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid Haha! It's regular $9.99, on sale for $14.99. If they fix this before you see it, i got a print screen. Hilarious. Truly a stupid deal of the day.

I just picked up a Highway 1 Tele, and this particular guitar has a much thinner neck than I'm used to. I really like it, but I'm used to baseball bat v-necks and the like, and this "Modern C" seems to have a lot more give. Any pressure on either the front or back of the headstock results in a...

I just recently picked up a full-sized Marshall head. I went with a 50-watter so I could push it a little harder, and I want a lower powered cabinet to accompany my amp. I think I want some Greenbacks, but the Marshall 1960xC cabs that include them are close to a thousand dollars. I can...

I spotted a Marshall 5212 in the store today, tagged at $299.00. I know the following: The amp is a 50W solid state 2X12" combo, made between '86 and '91. It's got two channels, a clean and a "boost". It sounded OK when I played through it, as well. I put it on hold so I could do some...

I was thinking of building a pedal or two this summer just for laughs. I always wondered, though, what it takes to call a design "your own". I know Marshall made a hell of a living copying Fender amp circuits way back when. It seems often new amps are rehashings or combinations of rehashings...

I just noticed an odd fret buzz on my Stratocaster. It only occurs between the 12th and 15th or 16th frets on my high E string. No other spot produced an unexpected buzz while playing. And it's not the buzz that bothers me--it's the possible problem that may be the cause of the buzz. I...

I have recently been obsessed with "Music for a Found Harmonium". I decided today that I'd just record it at an alarmingly fast tempo and with an electric guitar. Enjoy. ~Brent I removed the original link because it stopped working. Total crap. See below for a new one.

Greetings, everyone. I poke around quite a bit on the "microphone" and "recording techniques" forums, but this is my first post in the "mp3 mixing clinic". Sorry about the link to purevolume.com. I know they are really slow to load, but it was the quickest place to get an mp3 uploaded...

I just bought an ECM8000 measurement mic because I wanted to test it out for use as a cheapie drum overhead and for acoustic guitars. I am happy with the results as far as sound reproduction goes, but there is a problem: I get these random pops coming through the signal chain from somewhere...