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Hi guys, I just picked up an ibanez black guitar because it was black and had humbuckers. I love the playability of it. I want to transform it to my all metal guitar, so I want two pickups, one for chunky, heavy rhythm and one for piercing solos. Can you recommend some good humbuckers? ps...

I put them on my guitar last night and those things sound bad. It made my tone sound like I was playing through a crate amp. I took them off an put some GHS boomers (11) and those sound FAT and articulate and crunchy. I dont get why people like the slinkys'

I see references on the net of different manufacturers having unique, identifiable sounds. Can someone describe to me the: Marshall sound Fender sound Mesa Sound Boutique sounds OF all the clips I've heard, I am drawn to the Mesa sound the most.

I think he has enough talent to be on radio. He is not so sure, and I know he does not believe me cos I have a tendency to get overexcited, but please listen to : BETWEEN TWO WORLDS and kindly critique the mix, his singing, and the overall sellability of the song...

Anybody who has spent any amount of time mixing will tell you that the number one tool you need is a cheapie SPL meter from radioshack.

I've been thinking about it and I think Chessrock nailed it on the head when he mentioned the word LIMITATIONS. So I will try to go into further detail and if one person gets anything out of this then I am happy. 1. Know the Limitations of Your Gear 2. Know Know the Limitations of Your...

I would like to hear some good songs recorded on what we gear junkies refer to as "crap" gear so, if you are using radio shack stuff, or your sblive, or behringer gear and still making good music, power to you, I would like to hear it. Music recorded with expensive gear need not apply. eg if...

This is something I have been tryign to post for a while now but I am still not getting the right words to say it. Maybe somebody who understands what I am trying to say can chime in The summary is: 90% of men polled thought they were above average when asked about their intelligence compared...

I understand that SCs are transparent and add nothing to the sound. Why are thy not used more in recording heavy guitar? especially if the setup sounds good in the room Does anyone have clips of an amp recorded with a SC? I am really liking the idea of transparency on everything nowadays.

I am buying a combo amp on tuesday from GC and I was wondering what you guys recommend for an amp that can play a small venue and still sound good. I am not spending a dime over $400 as I dont have a dime over $400 and Cant wait because my 30 day trial of my 15 watt crate is about over (nice...

of course it is to practice, but I dont know what to practice. Is there a book or website you would recommend with exercises to help me improve really quickly? Thanks

I am using the free picks I got at Guitar Center and I was wondering if the pick actually makes any difference in playing. I cant pick as easily as I would like.

I was in guitar center yesterday and this guy was doing some serious shredding using a me-50 modeller and the gamut of sounds was inspiring. I'm trying to think of what to get for christmas. In that price range, is this a good board?

Hi. I just bought my first guitar and amp(Fender strat and crate 15 watt amp) and I need to know the differences in sound between distortion, overdrive, fuzz, and whatever else out there so that I dont sound like a complete fool when I am talking to people who have been doing it much longer...

So, what differentiates a hip-hop studio from a regular studio? I know that we wont have all that rock crap laying around the studio. Everything will be replaced by some hot keyboards (triton, motif etc) Anyhow, what kind of setup and what kind of gear would you like to see in the ultimate...

For about 2gs, a dual opteron setup will smoke the heck out of a dual mac g5, which smokes the heck out of pretty much everything else, including dual xeons. The dual opteron systems can also address up to 16 gbs of highspeed ram. can you picture running 48 tracks loaded to the brim with...

The thread had over 10,000 views and over 300 replies, all of which could have added to a potential or unsuspecting customer's information base. Jeez, you guys make me mad sometimes. Why could'nt you just let it be and let it die a natural death. Eventually it would have fallen off the front...

Here is a paper that I wrote for complete newbies to home-recording. I think some will agree that ALSQ is all a home-recording engineer needs, and anything else is chasing after the wind and taking crucial focus off the most important thing... THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SOUND QUALITY

In your opinion, what is it that makes a great vocal mic, well, great. What I am looking for is concrete definitions for that thing we all call "magic" Chessrock, if you are reading, please keep your eyes on your pm inbox. I am sending you something in the next couple of days.

Ok, my business plan says that I'll have artists sign fixed term licensing contracts, and other contracts. I will be grilled on this plan in the near future, and I just realized that I dont know exactly what contracts will be needed. I'll be grateful for any information. what I would need is...