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Each mic has certain characteristics - which may make a given mic sound better with a higher female voice vs. a lower male voice - or a vocalist who sings with a soft voice vs. a metal screamer, etc. Some mics may work better on accoustic instruments other mics may work better on guitar cabs, or...

I am not a bass player - I come to bass guitar more as a guitarist, so I find the string spacing on the Fenders to be a little too wide - I've found Ibanez basses to be a little more user friendly (and most lines are well made and reasonably priced). Now, I work with a guy who is a bass player...

That's one of those "finds" that comes along once in a lifetime!

When it comes to your goals as a musician/writer and/or your "career" - you can only depend on yourself. Friendship and "loyalties" can often hold you back. Some musicians simply are not committed to improving or meeting a given higher standard - and that becomes even more apparent in the...

I can very much relate!!! I have written very few "happy songs". I often joke with my wife that characters come to me and ask me to tell their stories - unfortunately, they are all deprived characters. I've written many songs involving struggles with the bottle (yet, I haven't had a drink in...

I too hope this thread does not not end up in a prolonged debate about the merits of judgeing "good" vs. "bad". My following comments are based solely of my expectations as a writer (and in part the expectations of the publishers I work with). I base my judgement of good/bad on intellegent use...

I suspected if I laid that out there you would be the to jump on it - I made it too easy for you

This is a little off subject - but I had a similar experiance. Several years ago, (I must has been around 20 years old) during my first trip to L.A. I was in a bar, intently watching a singer/pianist - who I thought was the best pop pianist I ever saw (and a fine singer). During the break he...

I've been following this thread, contributed early on and may even be the person the original poster referenced (I did indicate in a seperate thread that I believe a writer has to write "bad" songs to learn how to write "good" songs (whatever good vs. bad may mean to that writer). Certainly...

Back in the day - I played a set of Fibes (similar to the Vistilites) and a close friend played Vistilites (and I sat in on his kit many times). He used Remo Emperors and I used Remo Black dots (so we covered both the haeds Seafroggys referenced). However, back in those days, we did not have a...

A lot of people are staying "in the box" and using softfare sound libraries - and if you are looking primarily for a few "old school" sounds - they certainly could be a logical way to proceed. Keep a couple of things in mind: 1) sound libraries can eat up a lot of computer space 2) A weighted...

I recently purchased a couple of nut extensions (they were only about $4 each - through Stew-Mac) They are really more designed to turn a standard guitar into a lap steel. They really raise the height of the strings to such a level that it makes it impractical to try to actually fret strings...

I can sight read drum charts, although not as effectively as I could a few years back (I use to do a lot of session work as a drummer- so it was a must have skill). I can sorta read and write music for melodic instruments - but it is a slow process. I've tried to force myself to improve my...

I use the Mudguard on occasion - mostly for harmony vocals (I bought it used for a low cost off Craigslist). My studio does have an isolation room for lead vocals (and for tracking guitar cabs) - but trying to fit 2 or more vocalists in there gets awkward). So, I'll set the Mudguard up in my...

I've always had good results on female voices with an AT4047

I've read some articles that suggest you take a chord progression from a cover song and then try to write new lyrics (just to get the muse flowing). I suppose you could also take lyrics taht already appear in a cover song and perhpas try to change the lyrics a liitle to better reflect your...

What do you call a drummer with no girlfriend? Homeless!

I don't listen to one artist (or even one genre) repeatedly - so I don't notice that I'm overly influenced by any specific artist. Now, I do admit that on occasion, I may make a dedicated decision to try to write a song in a given style. A couple of recent examples, I watched an episode of...

Cetainly good vs. bad is subjective - however, that being said I happen to agree with the concept that you have to write a lot of poor songs to learn how to write a good song. Now for the purpose of this conversation, I consider a good song a work that has a strong melody and a creative chord...