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Well I've been a big fan of Carvin Amps for about 12 years now, since I purchased my Quad X preamp and tube power amp in 1994. I've since added another Quad X preamp and a Belair to my collection (And sold my Boogie Quad preamp and Dual Recto head.)........ As many of you may or may not know...

A buddy of mine has a Fender Blues Deville, I believe it's a 90's one (tweed w/ 4-10's - 60W) Sunday morning we noticed that the clean was breaking up, so I grabbed a choice set of tubes out of my Carvin Belair that I know are good, but the problem still remained. About 15 minutes into our set...

I've got this problem....well actually I've got a lot of problems, but I'll try and stay focused on just one for right now. :) I've been playing for 25 years, and I came up cuttin' my teeth on 80's metal and rock. I can rip out the best solo's from over the years (VH, Night Ranger, Scorps...

I'm getting ready to put some new pup's in my new 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Strat, and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the Lindy Fralin line of pickups..........the Vintage Hot and Blues Specials in perticular. I've read all sorts of literature and listened to the MP3...

Hey guys, I've got a 89-90 MAJ 57 (or 59, I'm not sure) reissue strat that I'm working on for a buddy of mine. He had installed one of those pre wired pick up/ guard assemblies on it, but now wants to put it back to the factory pickups. I decided I'd do it for him as I was already setting up the...

At first glance the Fender strat seems to be divided into 3 catagories.... 1. American (MIA) 2. Made in Mexico (MIM) 3. Made in Japan (MIJ) But it seems there are a lot of grey area's that I can't get a grip on and was wondering if anyone on here knew some the "key" features of some of...

Hey guys, in this particular application I am going through a couple of pedals straight into a mixer (through a basic DI box). Now I was set on getting the SansAmp Tech 21 Bass DI (Or preamp if you will), and I actually did purchase it, but when I went to hook it up in place of my "cheap" DI...

Hey guys, I just listed this on ebay, and I should have put it here first.......sorry, but what's done is done I guess. Let me know if anyone's interested, I can send more pics as well. werner1@peaknet.net Heres the ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7312687486...

I was wondering if anyone here, or if anyone knew (or is) of a Weber Guitar speaker Dealer/Distributer I'm looking for a 12" Blue Dog, and a 12" SilverBell (both ceramic mags.) Thanks, Rick

Hey guys, I'm trying to get a bit of advice here..... I know that this is mostly for recording, but I've got a live application question for you all..... I'm running a 100 w. head into an 8 ohm cabinet. The only problem is that the cab is about 50 ft. away from my head and I can't change that...

Hi guys, I've been looking to buy a used M-Audio DMP-3 preamp, but ebay has been pretty dry as of late. I already have a SP-VTB-1, but I'd like to round out my gear with the DMP-3. I would like to stay around 100 bucks w/shipping if possible. I'm in the US Thanks, Rick

I was wondering if there is some sort of mic placement guide/ chart for drums out there? When I purchased my SP B3/ VTB-2 package from Zzounds they had sent me a generic guide to micing which I though was pretty interesting....but I've since lost it. Any help would be great!! Thanks, Rick

Hey guys, I'm finally getting everything together for my "home studio"........it seems like it's been for ever in the making. I was wondering if there is a "quick start" guide or anything that I can use to help me get started with my recording..........Or can I just go through the "help"...

Hi guys, I've got a question in regards to hooking up a DBX 163X compressor.... This is on a PC based system, so I'm not sure where to go with it. I'll be using a VTB1 preamp, and it looks like I can run it in a loop off of it. Is this the best way to do it, or should it just be inline like...

Hi Guys, I've spent a bit of cash over the last couple of weeks, and I think that I've got a pretty good starting base of gear so far. I was wondering what the next item I should consider buying would be. Here's what I've got so far.......most of this has been suggested by everyone here at...

Hi guys, Does anyone have a resorce for rack ears or brackets for mounting 1/2 rack units? I'm looking into getting a couple of DBX 163X's, and would like to keep them in my rack. Thanks, Rick

This has sort of been touched on in another thread, but I don't know if it's gotten the traffic it needs to find an answer........so here it is. :) Is there any major difference(s) between these two mics? From what I understand, and that's not much, is that the capsuls are different. If so...

Hey guys, this queston is in regards to micing a guitar cab........ I was wondering what the advantage of running a SM-57 or Beta 57 through......let's say a VTB1 and then into the mixing board......verses just running it straight to the board. (we're getting some poor results just using the 57...

Since it seems that the SM 57 is the unwritten industry standard in micing guitar cabs, would it be safe to say that using a Beta 57 would give the same results........only on steroids? Thanks, Rick

Hi Guys! I've been doing some insane amounts of research on mics both on this BB and else where, but I still haven't came to any concrete conclusions.........I know, it's mostly individual preference, but I would like some input just as well... Applications: Mostly Vocal and acoustic guitar...