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Hey it's ok. I'm an old fart in the making!

Working on a few things. -Writing and recording new material for the upcoming Algarothsyum EP. No title yet. -Making drum tracks for me and my friend's metal project, Astral Throne. -Writing and recording stuff for Apokalypsos (indie post-apocalyptic MMO video game in development) Oh, and...

No problem. They sound like a bunch of old farts anyway. :P

This pic is from 5 years ago, probably. From left to right: BC Rich Platinum Beast, BC Rich Rave Warlock (sold many years ago), BC Rich NJ ST-III, Ibanez AX7221 7-string (sold a few years ago). I'll never let go of the Beast and the ST-III. I love those guitars... they play so well and they...

The word of the day: subjective.

Tone is subjective. Always has been, always will be. It doesn't matter how it was recorded. But I'm hoping you're not assuming it was easy for me to dial in that tone to how I like it. Yes, everything I record is direct-input and very digital, but I have spent a LOT of time making small tweaks...

Oh well.

Thanks! Yes, it's a standard 1/4" stereo output. The next release I'm recording will be all recorded in this fashion... I'm extremely satisfied with the tones I'm getting from this amp, and especially through the direct output. Greg - I have nothing against recording guitar the old-fashioned...

That's exactly what I do with my Spider II 150w. 1/4 direct-out into my Digitech RP150 on a clean channel. The only thing I'm running on the RP150 is a cab sim. There are zero other effects or additions. You can hear it on one of the new tracks I'm working on...

Well, I don't have a kit right now, but this was my most recent one. I sold it a few months ago. Ludwig Element 6-piece; Tama Iron Cobras. The cymbals in these pics were borrowed, so they weren't mine. I can't remember what they were anyway. Mic'd. This was from one of my old bands. We...

To be the the bad news bear, no. Something like that is usually not fixable. And, as a fellow BC Rich fan... ouch! That pains me to see that. You're gonna need a new neck for that. Even if it was 'repaired' in some form, your tuning, intonation and tone would be drastically different from what...

Quick question - I tried some quick google-fu, and apparently I failed. I have an instrument cable that went bad. How do I tell which end went to crap on me? Is there a check I can do with a multimeter? Or do I just spend a few bucks and replace both ends?

[kindly skipping the thread] My personal experience with amp sims are on my Digitech RP150. I use it quite a bit, since it's extremely easy for PC recording. I've been using it for years and I've never had a single issue with sound quality, driver/software support, recording and the like. So, I...

If you dedicate a LOT of time into tweaking your processor/amp sim, you can get some really satisfactory tones out of it. You just have to spend a lot of time tweaking, and tweaking, and tweaking some more. I'm fairly satisfied with the tone on my album, but it's not perfect to me. It works...

Ah yes, I forgot to mention earlier - everything is interchangeable on V-drum kits, especially the brains. You can add cymbals too. I remember that my TD3 came with two cymbals, but there was a 3rd cymbal input jack. I was able to add a third one, although I never got around to it. The CY-8...

$650 isn't bad for a used TD-10. I had a TD-3KW, but after about 4 or so years, I traded it in for Ludwig acoustic drums. I wish I never did that, because the V-drums are by far the PERFECT practice-anytime solution. But anyway, $650 is a good price for those. All mesh heads are the biggest...

Ah yes, good point that I forgot - thanks! As a drummer myself, I should have mentioned that as well. But you know what they say about drummers and their memories... haha.

Well, I wired up the cab yesterday, and it sounds great! Two isolated 2x12 circuits, in an X-pattern. I can just play through one input if I don't want to be so loud. With both operational, I damn near blew the walls out of my bedroom. This setup works out very well. I'm confident I can provide...

Well, a drummer-seeking alligator did attempt to swallow me whole, but I beat the hell outta him and scared him off. He didn't like blast beats, apparently. But in all seriousness, hope you get some stuff out of this! In the world of fills, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I could honestly...

Hey folks, sorry it took me so long to get around to posting this lesson! Life gets in the way sometimes; you know how that goes. Here we go - drum fills! If you're stuck programming a monotonous drum beat to your guitar track (or whatever other instrument you're recording), and maybe you're...