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The Vintage Modified Squier line is a series. I don't think the OP means a "vintage Squier," I think he means a VM Squier Jazz Bass. Look them up. They're natural-finished, maple neck/black block inlay with Duncan-designed pickups stock. I think the OP really wants to ask if he should buy...

I probably sound like a real weirdo, but I just think it would be hard to find something that beats a Gibby just because of fixable QC issues. I have an Ibanez Artcore Custom that has incredible quality, but I bought it used at Elderly (where they go through all of their inventory like that...

Oh, and I'm no luthier myself, but forget changing out the tuners. They are fine, tulip-y cool, and light to boot. The problem is most likely at the nut.

The problems I had specifically were fret buzz with medium to high action and tuning issues. My g and b strings were going sharp and flat all the time because they were binding in the nut. I also had intonation problems because the nut slots weren't cut to the right depth. I took the guitar...

I'm not sure what you mean by "quality" differences between the ESP and the Gibson, but I assume you mean that the fit and finish of the ESP is better. I also have one of the Gibson LPVMs that you have, and it had some high frets and needed a setup when I bought it. I paid a local luthier at a...

This is what they're good for. I like an all-wood guitar for acoustic work, but Ovations can sound really nice when amplified. There are a number of other considerations to take into account for live work, as acidrock's post notes. Weight, neck profile, visual impact, etc. Frankly, if...

IIRC, "Air" in one of the popular guitar modeling plugins is supposed to model the sound of micing a cab. That is, it's not a cab modeler or a mic modeler, but does something else. I found an online copy of the GR3 manual, and it says that "air" control adjusts early reflections. If I...

I just had a LP set up by a good luthier, and asked him how the TOM's range for adjustment was. He said that since I was using 10s, I was within the range available on the TOM; but if I went to 11s, they'd probably have to reverse the saddle so that it gave me more room. The reason I tell...

Well, I have been demo-ing some new tunes with a singer lately, and I was just mixing this one tonight. Everything seemed to work out fine until I mixed down and polished a little with a plugin. For fun, and since the song is called "Rain," I went 110% cliche and added some rain samples. In...

A friend of mine saw Motley Crue once, and he told me that Nikki Sixx threw his bass way up in the air. Unfortunately for Mr. Sixx, the bass hit the lighting rig, lost its momentum, and came right back down on him and whacked him in the head. Hilarious is right.

The look on this fan's face at that Who concert is how I feel about smashing guitars:

It's true that your gear doesn't dictate how good a player you are, but there are certain pieces of gear that are very transparent. These items don't lie, don't mask a player's deficiencies, and don't make playing well easier. Telecasters come to mind. If one equips oneself with gear like...

Alright. I've figured out that the East West packages sound the best by far. In terms of this thread, that's not really new news. I do have to say that I'm pissed off at East West now, though. The older version of the Virtual Orchestras they were selling ran as virtual instruments and came...

OK, well, a consideration that I've happened upon: system requirements. I'm running a Centrino Duo with 1g of RAM, and doesn't appear to get anywhere near the minimums for this program. I can double my RAM for $30, no problem, but I can't budget for a whole new machine. What kind of system...

My budget would keep me to QL Silver. The sounds still seem damn good. Any other considerations beyond sample quality?

I hope this is in the right forum. Anyway, I'm looking for a VI orchesta, and I'm thinking Garritan Personal Orchestra vs. MOTU Symphonic Instrument. Can anyone offer any advice on one or both of these bundles?

By the way, and just so you're not in terrible suspense, it's the fifth note in the recording that's bad. The G above it is a little choked, too, but passable.

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'm not a licensed attorney, but copyright law protects you the second it's recorded or published. Registering gives you evidence that it's yours, and it's pretty good evidence, but the law doesn't require it. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf

I've been listening back trying to catch string noise at 0:22 since the first post. Only now do I realize you folks are talking about me playing two open strings. I see what you mean. I have to hit one sixteenth note double-stop of open E and B strings in order to facilitate the long slide...