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Reverb, this magic thing. Used wisely, it's almost perfect for eveything: vocals, guitars, drums!!! So I was wondering how much you guys know about reverb. I mean history, types, anectodes, digital vs analog, techie stuff and some other information you've been storing in your brain. It's the...

I recently purchased an used Peavey Bravo 112 that came with EL37 and 12AX7 valves. When the time comes to replace the original tubes... what should I do? I play death metal so I use lots of gain when playing. Svetlana, Sovtek, Groover, Electro Harmonix, Sprague, Mullard... whoa! There's too...

Hi there, I own a Jackson RR3. I'm lead guitar in a death metal band so I must able to shred and solo and some chord progressions. A month ago I was surfing on a particular guitar board threat about low action strings. Lot of people were saying that it was perfect for speed playing and accurate...

Okey, here's the deal. I live in Peru, and music gear here is too expensive. A regular person earns about S/.1500 soles. A dollar is equivalent to S/.3.3 soles. So, this regular person earns about $455 dollars in month. A Shure SM-57 is about $100 dollars (S/.333 soles) so.. you see that is a...

Hey, no space here, I live in a small place so I'm guessing what's the best way to record my guitar. I've heard about wood boxes to simulate acoustic of a room or putting the amp in a bathroom. Maybe you have some suggestions (including the use some reverb unit). My rig is: Me > Jackson guitar...

Really, I searched the web hoping to find some information but it was useless. So, can anybody explain me: 1. What is a power amp? 2. What's the basic uses of a power amp? Thanks a lot. I'll apreciate your help.

Hi there, I was reading some articles in the web about getting a good guitar tone when playing and recording. it dependes on guitar, amp type, mic position, etcetera. The itneresting thing is the mention of an EQ before any gear. So I'm considering in getting a EQ stomp box: Guitar > EQ > Dist...

Hi there, I was reading some articles in the web about getting a good guitar tone when playing and recording. it dependes on guitar, amp type, mic position, etcetera. The itneresting thing is the mention of an EQ before any gear. So I'm considering in getting a EQ stomp box: Guitar > EQ > Dist...

I've read a loooot of posts and I think DI boxes are getting very unpopular. You know, it helps a lot when you don't want to mic the amp beacuse you don't have the adecuate acoustic room or when you're out of budget and time and you don't want to spend all day trying to get the exact sound of a...

I've read a loooot of posts and I think DI boxes are getting very unpopular. You know, it helps a lot when you don't want to mic the amp beacuse you don't have the adecuate acoustic room or when you're out of budget and time and you don't want to spend all day trying to get the exact sound of a...

I just want to know opinions, experience or advices about this DBX compressor.

Hi there, as you can see I'm new here. Well... I'm planning to make a little studio in my bedroom. My idea is to be able tor record vocals, guitar and bass (the last two via DI). Drum section is gonna be programmed in BFD. So I don't have to worry about acoustic environment at all. I've...