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    Beginner guitars.

    Holy smokes! This be one interwoven thread cenversation. Here's my contribution: My son, the then 14 year-old classic-ly trained violist, begs for a guitar. You bet! Says I. Excellent! I call my brother, a professional! no kidding! guitarist, not to mention a luthier for 25 years, and ask...
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    Equipment won't write songs for you

    Ah-hah! So that's my problem! I accidentally bought a manual guitar for cheap when a few extra bucks could have secured an automatic one. Oh, well... maybe if I teach it to sing it'll write me some songs in return. Even now it seems to try teaching me a song or two, now and then. Remember...
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    cleaning my four-track: I've got problems

    Aw, heck, I agree with Loudnaybor, but the easiest way to go is to buy a TASCAM cleaning kit. That way, you don't have to worry if you're using the right kind of alcohol. Use the head cleaner on all the metal parts, and the rubber cleaner on the little rubber wheel. Make sure the stuff has a...
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    Vesta Fire 4-track - what the heck is it?

    Most of the catalog prices I see recently list the 414 at about $299, the 424 at $479, and the comparable models of Fostex 4-track cassette machines a bit less. I came across a reference to the Vesta-Fire in a guitar mag, and it got me to wonderin' as well. ???
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    Blue Balls for Babbt BBE's

    This is my first real post - I kinda like the fact that I am categorized as a Junior member - up in the air, junior birdmen! Anyway, my question is about that mystical unit known as the sonic maximizer. Right now I'm an analog slogger, and compared to most here I'm feeling like a neandertal...
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    Which Mic To Buy

    The descriptions of the newer Roland VS series in catalogs like musicians friend suggest that these units have "mic modeling" that use the sm 57 or Roland D series mics as standard inputs. I'd bet there is more info available at the Roland website.
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