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All the Taylors are good guitars. That's what I love about them. Well made, great playablilty. Martin? Ick, unless you have a lot of money to spend. I have rarely picked up an "affordable" Martin that I liked. I was originally gonna get a 3 or 4 series Taylor when I went shopping for a...

let's see... Fender Am.Std. Tele (it is what it is) DeArmond something (es335 type) great sound, little money Takmine Nylon (used to be my moms) Yamaha LL500 acoustic (a steal of a guitar for around $1100) Warwick Corvette Std. 4 Warwick Thumb 5 bolt on Yamaha rbx200 fretless (need to upgrade...

dude, mute the mic channels when you're monitoring. and check out this site for good advice on miking: http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html the little bit on stereo imaging of overheads is cool. makes perfect sense to me, yet I had never thought of it, and have seen...

One important thing to remember about the 58 is that it was primarily designed for live vocals. Why is this important? Cuz live vocal mics usually have some bass roll off to offset the proximity effect. With that said however, you should be able to get a "useable" track using an SM-58. First...

Most companies make at least one good drumset these days. My faves are the Pearl Masters Studio Custom (birch baby!). Great drums for the money. I'd probably be happy with Yamaha, DW, and Tama Artstars too. Shit, if you get the right heads for your sound and tune them right, they're all...

Defnitely what the Dr. ordered. Don't buy cymbals online or over the phone. Walk into a music store with a selection and play whatever they have. Cymbals are so quirky, sometimes you'll find a $100 pair of something or others that sound as good as a pair of $300 Zildjians. With that said...

Got a reply from Stephen Sank and he agrees that a Bk-11 is the way to go if you can find one and have the money, BUT the M260 with the DX mod is still a great introduction to ribbon mics at substatially less cost. Harvey: Did you mean that the straight sided 260 with the mod actually sounds...

check out this link for good deals on most Neumanns: http://www.immediatesoftware.com/audio.htm New Tlm-103's for $715! I was going to buy an M-147 from them but found a great deal on eBay (which has LOTS of 103's). But if you can really get a 103 for $568 + a few fees, that's a killer deal.

Hey Tonewoods, Thanks again for your informative reply... I found Stephen Sank's website and found lots of useful/interesting info. Now I've got an opinion question for you: If you had to start with one ribbon mic, would it be a royer or a M260 with the DX mod? (or some other one?) My...

Thanks for the great reply, Tonewoods... By the way, about how much does Stephen Sank charge to put the 77DX ribbon in the M260? I can find used 260s for garage sale prices so this sounds pretty cool! Thanks, :>saxman72<:

Hey Everybody! Long time since I've been here... Anyways, I'm thinking of adding a ribbon mic (or two) to my collection. Does anybody have specific recommendations or info? What's the difference between the Beyer models? Is the M500 better than the M160 or M260? What's the difference...

well here's something I really do know something about! :> Tim, hopefully you'll get this before the session. If not, then hopefully it's good info for everyones memorybank. And damn-it! Everyone should be recording more saxophones anyways!... First of all, sax is actually a lot different...

I once recorded bassist Darek Oles (LA Jazz Quartet) in a loud, live, mini warehouse of a recital hall with an SM-57 and the recording made it to press! (And no one has complained about the bass sound) So basically, if the bass sounds good and you have a quiet pre-amp (like James said) you...

Hi bdemenil, I'll agree and disagree with you. :> Yes the YSM-1's don't have the loudest bass, but what is does have is the ablility to produce frequencies below almost any other nearfield monitor in ANY price range. And it does so with a respectably flat response all the way through. Many...

where's "here"?, cuz I'm already packin my bags!

wow! union scale huh? In Los Angeles, they do all day sessions for two slices of pizza and a warm can of bad beer!

howster- it kinda depends on what kind of recording you're doing. Is it solo piano? That's the most critical and diffucult to do well, but given whatever circumstances are given, hopefully you'll get good resutls. If you're sure you're gonna use that particular upright, then yeah. Pull it...

Hey there RG- You've pretty much got the right idea. I don't know too many people who would have a hard time using a 57 on snare and 421's on toms. I also like to use an EV RE-20 on snare if I can find a way to fit that schlong of a mic in there. If you use those mics and it sounds bad, it's...

unfortunately, it's not easy to go out and try a bunch of bass strings on your bass so this is a pretty good idea. on the other hand, it has a lot to do with your bass and the type of sound you want. i really like the ken smith "burners" on my warwick. i usually use .045 to .105. blue steels...

my favorite plug in compressor is the Waves Renaissance Compressor. it's very smooth and usable but it uses LOTS of processor power. for tracking and mixing i use an RNC and a blackface dbx 166. both are good, one does somethings better, and vice-versa. lee- midi stuff doesn't need the...