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"Gretsch is a wierd company. Their vintage stuff is all total crap" My 64 Country Gentleman shows no sign of any of the maladies I hear others claim. It has served faithfully since 1970 and, for years, was the only guitar I took to the job. Considering it's reliability, I gave it very little...

How about some of the Baggs pickups or the higher end Fishman systems? Have any of you tried the Sennheiser electret dropped into the soundhole trick?

I never mic mine - only record straight out of the headphone jack into my mixer. My "studio" is just a 6x8 room in the house that I share with three other fairly noisy folks so micing isn't very practical. I guess if I wanted to dirty up the sound of a guitar that the onboard processing would...

If your travels take you to Nashville, stop by the Opryland Mall. Gibson has a great store there and their employees make mandolins and banjos by hand in full view of the customers. You can view the whole process from beginning to end. It's facinating to watch the meticulous young craftsmen...

I only play using the JC clean setting at fairly low volume so the add-on modeling is not useful to me. I do use the reverb. Even if the modeling was not included, I'd still think the Cube 30 is a good buy. I bought my Jazz Chorus because it was the only amp I found that sounded good with my...

Quote - "You wouldn't have had all those memories of every nick, scratch and worn place that was put on the guitar....THATS THE FUN PART!" The answer to all this is to buy a Telecaster. Waylon Jennings used to say that it was the only guitar that he could use to fight his way out of a bar...

I bought a Cube 30 and really like it. I can hear the "noise gate" working too but it's not a problem at the volumes I play. Recording straight out of the headphone jack works great, no software noise processing required. The only feature I'd like to have is the ability to use the speaker...

A guitar is like a fine tool, if you make your living by playing it, you want the best, most reliable one you can find. Something that makes you feel good to play it and be seen with it, with tone that speaks to your soul. Having said that and based on feel and finish, $7500 for a modern day...

Originally Posted by Larry Gude The ONLY real beauty, IMHO, in a guitar is what happens when you play it. If you want to own art, buy a painting - if you want to create art, play that guitar.

What a shame that EVERYTHING has to be a "collector's item" today. Folks around here buy vintage grand pianos for the parlor (they can't play a note) ditto for guitars. It keeps good instruments out of the hands of deserving players who'd use them to make a whole new generation of good music...

I have a Roland Jazz Chorus 50 that's getting a bit heavy to carry around. I mainly use it for church playing and recording straight out of the headphone jack. Would I be happy with the Cube 30? The headphone output on my Chorus is noisy with a lot of hiss and, if the Cube is quieter not to...

If you practice a lot, try a nylon string guitar. Set up right, a nylon string only requires the lightest touch to play well and it's wider neck will make the average electric guitar neck seem like driving a Ferrari when you switch. I try to practice at least one hour every day, am 56 years...

I'm looking at the Cordoba CWES and RCWES guitars, mainly for recording. Has anyone used these guitars straight into the board with no mics? People tell me that the Fishman system is the best right now for nylon string guitars and I'd welcome any feedback.

In 1964, my father (wise man that he was) gave me a choice - a new guitar or my driver's license. I took the guitar, an SG - then also called a Les Paul SG with the old type vibrato. Money did not flow like water then and an SG replacement for a Sears Silvertone was a strong incentive. I...

Success is relative unless money is your only yardstick. Does creating something of beauty that gives you pleasure, peace of mind and relaxation count? That's what I get from home recording and if I had to pay for a like value of therapy I'd be broke now. I had a successful music career in the...

Thanks, it's a lot of info to digest but I'll look at the MXL before I buy. I do mostly light jazz and want full, mellow sound instead of bright, in your face horns so "tubby" might be ok. What little I ever knew about recording is about 25 years out of date and the learning curve is pretty...

Harshness in the high end is exactly the problem I've had with the PE56D. By the time I've tamed it some with EQ, the trumpet tracks sound like I used a Walmart bag for a mute. My room accoustics are pretty good and I have several options for changes there. Just from the reviews I've read here...

Thanks Mark. I'm currently using a Shure PE56D but would like to buy a condenser mic to use for trumpet, vocals and accoustic guitar recording.

What condenser mic in the $100 range would you use to record trumpets (strictly hobby use)? Thanks.

Hey Light, What would you use to clean about 25 years of accumulated club induced nicotine off a guitar? The so-called "cleaning polishes" are not even in the ballpark. Thanks.