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Sounds to me like you got some Stainless Steel strings on there.Stainless is way brighter than Nickel plated at first,but they will smooth out after a while.

I have a VS 880EX and a VSR 880(rack mount VS). What worked for me was to get my hands on a Midiman Flying Calf 24 bit A/D converter.I plug my source (sometimes my Mackie,sometimes something else) into it and then come out of it via S/PDIF into the Dig. ins on the VS. Sounds better,good hot...

If you want to burn an audio CD,you can hook up any CD recorder on the market to the S/PDIF outputs of the VS and it will work tits up.For backup of data,I hate to admit that I paid $500 for one but the Roland works great and CDRW's are a hell of a lot cheaper than Zip discs per Meg. BUT,there's...

One of the myriad coolnesses of EMG pickups is that they output a low impedance signal which is much less sensitive to cable induced anomalies.

I haven't heard it but there's a review of it in the most recent Guitar Player.

IMHO the Digitech would be a good bet if it's in good working order.I have the same processor (SDISC) that's in the TSR24 in a Digitech guitar preamp(GSP2101) and the FX and EQ are of pretty good quality especially considering the box is over 6 years old.The TSR24 was their high end FX unit...

The A?D converters in the VS 880EX simply aren't that great and the method I described above allows one to bypass them on the way in.Trust me,it sounds better no matter what your source is.There are other good quality A?D's out there,I got a smokin' deal on my 24 bit Calf,it works for me...

Yeah,it was only after picking it up that I realized it was a Jackson,but I didn;t let that stop me (I really dislike the looks of every other Jackson I've ever seen.) The main thing is those huge frets on what must be at least a 15" radius fretboard.Lovely and so un Fenderlike!

Hi! I have both a 1402VLZ and an 880EX.Yes you can do all you spoke of,although I personally don't see why you would want to put drums on 1 track.The Mackie has what they call "Alt 3/4 buses that can be used independantely of the main outputs.You'll see,the Mackie manual is as dissimilar from...

While visiting family I went into a music store and played around with a Jackson PS-7,a Strat type with H-S-S pickups and a Wilkenson Trem.Nice neck,big frets on a flat board,nice trem,nice finish(Trans Green Flame top on Alder body). Nice price:$298,so I got it! Plus I found a set of EMGs...

Hi Pier,To me the R-70 sounds about as real as any other drum machine I've ever heard,and to be fair there will always be a difference between any machine and a real drum kit.But logistically it's a lot simpler to make home recordings with a drum machine which is why I use them. You may find...

An amp with a tube output section will work better for guitar than an SS.

Roland R-70 I'd recommend the Roland R-70.It's no longer in production,but it had nice big pads and a lot of good sounds plus some features I've never seen on other machines such as "Song Expert" where you choose a style and a structure and the machine creates a whole drum track for you.I got...

Things can change But they DO have a question/answer forum and many people get their 1880 questions answered on it.I was just there a half hour ago(I have a VS880EX and a VSR880).

Cheap Thrills Try the Behringer DSP1000P Virtualizer Pro(the new model).I got mine for $120 and I'm really not complaining.It sounds good and will do what you want to do.

I scored a Yamaha RBX6JM John Myung Signature 6 string bass tonight for $593 out the door,list is $1499.What a great day!

I have the RP200 and I set the pedal to control amp gain.With the "Hotrod"(Boogie) or "Boutique"(Matchless) amps selected,just backing the pedal up reduces the gain enough to get a nice purr for blues.For twang I'd try the "Blackface" model with gain around 70 or 80 and the compressor engaged...

The VSR has 8 analog inputs and outputs on RCA phono jacks so if you had the proper cables (RCA to 1/4" jack) you could work very easily with it and a Mackie mixer,plus there are a pair of inputs on the front which can be operated independantely of the 8 RCA's.I got mine about 6 weeks ago but I...

Try http://www.vsplanet.com They have a forum specifically devoted to the 1680/1880 machines.

Hard Disc recorders such as the 788 and models by Roland and Yamaha offer increased editing capabilities and the ability to store multiple takes on the sams track ("virtual tracks") but they have a steeper learning curve than tape based systems.It is also usually necessary to purchase some type...