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"without a bassist who really knows how to play in a studio context. I had to work to often with bass players who don't really know how to touch their instrument (attack vs range of the instrument i.e.)." You are right about that. Knowing when to attack, and when not to, is hard to teach...

As is horseshit.

Nice work!

The best thing to do is to keep your eye on your guitar when you're gigging. Even as a teen, I heard tales of customers walking out with bands' guitars, and other equipment. One band had their equipment, their truck, and a fully loaded trailer stolen; when they stopped to eat in the wee hours...

Just like Rami said. Always ask yourself....how did they make recordings in the past? Think those guys used all that fancy, expensive, equipment; back then? Look past the marketing hype.

I've seen that a lot. Too many bassists don't really get into their instrument, you have to love what you're doing or it's going to suck. The engineer on my first pro studio session, told me to turn the bass tone completely off for recording.:confused::mad:;) Before recording, he finally added...

This right here, is another reason we love Dave's posts; the man leaves no stone unturned!! Great job, man!!:guitar::guitar: I would never have the patience to type all that out.:cool:;):D

That was a great tune when it first came out, but some of my band members didn't think so. Screw em.

"As a note, you MUST be using either headphones or an auxiliary speaker... the AmPlug does not have its own speaker so if you don't plug it into one of those, it will not produce any sound."

Strings are cheap, man. Experiment!! Always replace strings on a new guitar.

Those were the most awesome amps ever!! In one band, the guitar player and I played through the same amp, while my bass amp was in the hospital. Nothing compares to the Superbeatle!!

Set your DVRs to record this: Check out Vox documentary on BBC One | Musical instrument industry news | MI Pro Always loved those amps.

Since you just received that machine, my guess would be that the pots may need cleaning. Hear any pops, crackles, or dropouts; while turning them?

Yeah, I've never had a problem with any certain string going flat. Most of those problems come from post windings, not done/wound right.

You mean the 'B' string? A 'B' note, is just that.;)

Yeah, I remember taking bags of tubes to see if they were still functional.

The above post had a trifle of sarcastic wit attached, in case no one noticed.;)

Very true. When I first started out, there were zero/zilch fancy catalogs, to pick your tools. You learned the hard way, by watching from the "Masters". You don't need any fancy Degrees hanging on your wall, to be a great Woodworker/Luthier. Some of the best, had a hard time reading and...

"Not something anyone is going to mic up"? When I read things like that, it tells me it comes from people who haven't much experience in professional recording studios. Or when they say a certain guitar is no good for recording...or when they say a Rickenbacker is too jangly...

I've been reading about this product, and this may be a good way of wiping on a finish clear coat: System Three Clear Coat Finish - YouTube! The guy says it stood up against 5 wash cycles in the dishwasher, highly doubt anyone would ever get their guitars into that situation. I think I...