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    recording on laptop

    Don't go with a USB interface. They are a lot slower than firewire and you may notice latency issues. Do a search on google to see what firewire ports are and what they look like (most importantly) Also don't get a PCMCIA firewire card. That will be firewire but since it is going through the...
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    I need an amp

    Remember... Let your ear be the judge of what sounds good to you. As far as what you would need; if you are practicing at home you don't even need an amp. Get an amp modeler!! I have one and its great! For practicing with my band I use a 100watt tube amp and its perfect. It sounds good with...
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    Pedal Power/Power Conditioning

    I'm looking into getting a pedal power supply for my pedal board. Right now I am using 9 pedals that require power and a passive volume pedal. I am also using george l's cables on the board and in the fx loop on the amp. I am noticing that I have several NOISY ASS pedals. When I say noisy I...
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    Most Overrated/Overpriced Electric Guitars

    2 mil? wow.... thats pretty amazing... maybe in about 300 years a gibson les paul will be worth that much... I'm going to have to agree with Light saying that everyone is bitching too much. I just paid 2,600 for my PRS and maybe its overpriced, but I love it. I love the way its sounds, the way...
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    Are you a shredder??!!

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    Fender Strat's pickups are buzzing like crazy

    Depending on what your looking for, you might want to invest in humbucker pickups. The "cheap white ones with holes in the middle" are called single coil pickups. Humbuckers are essentially two single coil pickups in one. When you put the pickup selector on any single poisition... ie all the...
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    Building an amp recording case???

    If inserting a good EQ is key to doing this, then it is very questionable as to how good your box idea sounds. ~darknail
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    Excessive String Breakage

    If the strings break at the bridge constantly its probably the saddles. If they break randomly its probably a bad set of strings. Usually its the saddles... if you have a fender guitar I reccomend a bad ass bridge.... another option that you have is to use graphite saddles, but you'll lose...
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    Are you a shredder??!!

    It all depends. By definition I am a shredder. I can alternate pick 16th notes at around 180bpm. Some things I can play faster, and some I can't play fast at all. When I do Vai and van halen esque tapping lick I don't measure it because it's insanely fast (vai is a better tapper by the way)...
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    Poweramp recommendations? V-Amp Pro

    Save and buy a tube amp!! Modelers are great but, are MODELERS still!! With everything thats out now, nothing beats a good tube amp. If you're playing in a band nothing else will give you the dynamics and clarity you'll need to cut and sit properly in the mix. ~darknail
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    PODxt vs. Vox ToneLab

    I haven't used either and won't. I use a J-Station for recording and it sux, but now since I have an awesome guitar setup, I'm going to record using my amp. From what I've heard other people say, the POD has been the flag carrier of the amp modelers. Solid state programming will come close to...
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    whats the coolest guitar you ACTUALLY own(ed) ????

    I just bought a PRS Custom 24 3 whole days ago. ~darknail
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    *- GUITAR AMPS -* What kind do you have?

    Fender Deluxe 1x12 Peavey XXX w/ Bogner Ubershall 4x12 (need 3k for the Ubershall Head) ~darknail
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    Chorus Pedals

    Cool... I haven't heard that yet.... I'll have to give it a whirl. Have you tried any of the others that I've mentioned though? ~darknail
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    Chorus Pedals

    Any opinions on good guitar chorus pedals? I have a marshall (i don't know the model #) an ibanez chorus/flange and a boss ce-5. I am looking at a fulltone choralflange. Any Ideas? Lemme know. ~darknail
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    Delay Pedals

    I want to know everyone's opinions on Delay Pedals... I'm looking at the Boss Twin Giga Delay or the Line 6 DL4. Lem me know some opinions. ~darknail
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    Tuning half a step down

    Just to let all of you guys know... Tuning using the frets isn't the best way to tune. Learn to tune your guitar with harmonics.... much more accurate. And if you are using a guitar with a floating bridge (unless is a PRS), you'll have to constantly adjust the spring tensions in the back to...
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    bass players play w/ a pick?

    Playing bass with a pick is retarded. You loose the meaty sound of a bass when you play with a pick. Basses sound horrible when tinny. Plus your limiting yourself to only ONE right hand technique when you play with a pick. Listen to the maestro of bass playing Victor Wooten and you'll hear...
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    what are preamps?

    The passive electronics in guitars are preamps. Whether on not they are good ones or not is questionable, but they still are preamps. Plug a guitar into your computer, or a mixer and strum it a few times. EVEN with passive electronics, you can get the guitar to clip if the volume is all the...
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    a bulletin board exclusively for guitars?

    Go to www.ibreathemusic.com It's a site mainly for guitar playing and guitar technique, but there is a fourm there that covers all guitar aspects. ~darknail
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