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It might be cool. I guess it depends on how the mic picks up room noise. And it's a 3-handed operation. But still, it's a cheap gamble. Noisy rooms (if you're in some bar/nightclub) are always a pain, and that's why I love my Drum Dial. But $60 compared to $4? Hell, even if it works like crap...

I have a few recording laptops/desktops around the house, and they can have different software. One desktop has Audacity. I like it, but the big bummer for me is that editing is not done in real time. You have to stop the song, highlight the part you want to edit, pull down a menu, do the edit...

There may be slight/subtle differences, but you probably won't notice. Just before I try explain, I'd look around and see if you have any other amplifier heads laying about. If you have a Bassman head, they like 4-ohms. So to keep the cabinet versatile enough to use with other amps you have...

I only have the 386, so I may be 100% off base. I really doubt you'll 'hurt' anything by swapping tubes. I also doubt the tube is doing much anyway, regardless of what dbx propaganda says. Anyway, the 12AU7 has less gain that a 12AT7, so you'd have less gain overall if the tube did anything...

My muddled thought was that if the fret was worn or pitted in a way that the crown or high point isn't dead center of the fret anymore, the temperament could get worse, and I would imagine I'd hear it more than ever. I doubt the fret wears perfectly flat or symmetrical, but I may be wrong. Which...

I don't have the education to discuss much in detail, but I'll tell you what I find weird. Depending on what science channel you watch, the human eye can distinguish either 'thousands' or 'millions' of different colors. There is a slight difference to the answers, but the point is that we can...

I've got a roomful of tube amps of all vintages, so I would expect to be real biased (pun intended) towards tubes. But I have to say the Vox Valvetronix is possibly the 'best' solid state amp I've played. I think I read these have an output transformer, which is always rumored to be a secret...

You should be able to feel when you need a fret job; Go by how many guitars you have, how often you play each one, and how fussy you are about that guitar playing as perfectly as possible. Weird things like what strings you use make a difference. For bass players, flat wounds have minimal...

$100 is very cool. Even if you toss 'some' of this stuff, you still made out like a bandit. The Megohmeter isn't likely useful to you, The Eico 955 is not a good tester at all, and you'll never use the bar generator (unless you fix old TV's on the side, and didn't tell us). HOWEVER, The Tek 434...

807's have the Plate cap, so any real old tester would do. I'll bet your Heathkit can test an 807. However, the 807 has a rated Plate voltage of something like +700VDC, so a bad tube may not show up on a tester with maybe +150VDC for the Plate supply. I've heard many old repair guys say when...

I really don't get the point-to-point fad. You want to cram all this; ..... into a pedal without the benefit of a circuit board to hold parts, avoid shorting leads, and be compact? :confused: The 'best' kit may be the General Guitar Gadget, but BYOC has a BD2 clone that can be modified to be...

Those would be 'emission' testers, which aren't too reliable or sought after today. The TV guys (at least around here) seemed to like B&K, and B&K made a plethora of different testers for every budget. Ham guys like to build, so they might have a 'kit' like Eico or even Heathkit. But those...

I learned all this a long time ago. I believe Marshall 'owns' Vox and Korg, so they all get distributed together. However, for you, sometimes I'd talk to the guy who runs the keyboard department, and he may have an 'extra' adaptor around. But talk to the keyboard guy, and not the guitar...

You should be able to find the multi-pin connector somewhere else, and repair the cable. From the pictures I can find online (I don't own a Tone Lab), it looks like a 4-pin plug. Now, no matter the price point, most manufacturers use the same 'parts' in many other lines and models. And, some...

Go in there with some coffee and doughnuts, and make sure they know to get names of any old timers that pop in for some surplus parts. Ask who fixed TV's back in the day. It's a start. The ham folks always have a flea market, where one guy brings his crap trying to sell it to you rather than...

If you have clients, that's a horse of a different color. You're spending money (and charging money) for the presentation. If you record only your little song ideas in an untreated bedroom, then you should thank your lucky stars every day that you can record for peanuts. Imagine only a few years...

This is just a quick go through for me. If I was serious, I'd find more. But, for starters; The Albany Ham Radio Association (k2ct.net) will have a flea market 'listing' on their website, and swap meets that I can't find dates for just yet. But their office is on Delaware Avenue. Ham Swap...

This is mine; I did swap the pickguard for a 'plain' w/b/w version, so it looks less 'pretty'. Still, a very cool bass that I get compliments from the guys I do my two or three bass gigs a year with.

You don't have to tell me anything if you feel uneasy about saying personal information or don't trust me, but here's a quick test. Tell me what city (or even a nearby city an hour away), and I'll post here everything you need to know about finding test equipment in your town (or any nearby...

You'd be surprised what you can 'get away with' here; Learning how to use Cubase LE Part 2 - YouTube.