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I may be wrong (as I often am), but that is what it sounds like to me. Sure, the original values should work fine, but I have no idea what they send for tubes. You just never know how the 'modern' tubes will react to those old circuits that ran tubes on the edge. You know Deluxes would run the...

Oops. I see it is a kit. :o Still, try my ideas, and you will possibly be rewarded with a great sounding amplifier.

Is this a kit? Or your own 'assembly' of a circuit you found online? It sounds like you just have too much preamp gain, or the 6V6 isn't biased right. Are you copying a 5E1 or a 5F1? The 5F1 is a 'better' design, but both utilize a 470-ohm resistor for bias. Is the first 12AX7 gain stage cathode...

Drum fills were replaced with breakdowns, that are usually just funky beats. It really depends on the song and the style. A lot of the hip hop 'stuff' is sampled from classic R&B songs, and the grove and sometimes drum fill is the hook. Clyde Stubblefield's Funky Drummer is the most sample...

If it won't go into POST, it may be a fan problem. If you've reseated the RAM, try another fan. It may not be the fan, but it's a cheap enough gamble. The silver lining is that even if it is a mother board issue, you can remove the hard drive, and via something like a universal storage adapter...

Take it to a shop. It is an old Fender by the look of the chassis (or what little I can see), so anyone who knows what end of a soldering iron to hold should have it fixed in an hour or two. The one tube that is 'flashing' is bad, and like caused by age, but possibly a leaky coupling capacitor...

Sound On Sound usually likes everything, but this time they found the KBM412 kick mic certainly delivered plenty of low-end punch, but seemed somewhat lacking in definition in the upper mid-range. We tried moving it around but couldn't get anything approaching what we wanted in the way of beater...

'Good' often means expensive, including ones sold as DJ headphones that were supposed to block out external sound. $200 later MDR-V700DJ | Studio Monitor Series DJ Headphones | Sony Canada and I was no further ahead than using $30 Apex headphones. :mad: I learned 1,001 things about headphones...

That happened to me, even with 'good' headphones. My only solution was to also add a cheap headphone amplifier. Even the $20 Behringer one works for me.

A picture, or a more detailed explanation, would be nice. To me, nothing is ever too small to fit except shoes. Too thin how? Front to back? Width? Is this a bolt-on neck? Way too many questions, so it's difficult to say how to 'correct' it.

'That resistor' is likely there as a mix resistor, so when you turn down the potentiometer, the dry signal isn't grounded out as well. Maybe 220K or 470K at most. Use whatever volume control value that feels right. Try liner as well as audio taper. Try 250K, 500K, or even 1Meg. What do you have...

I did read a Shel Talmy interview a while ago where he explained how he was so innovative in recording drums way back when. All modesty aside, it probably did have some gems in there, but where that interview is now escapes me. Period correct drum heads, tuning, and Shel's mic techniques are...

I've been on kompoz for a couple of years now. There's some great songs you can add to, or ask people to add to yours.

I like my TR-2, but then I like mashed potatoes, so consider the source. You can check all around Q6, and if you see +5.5VDC or so, then I was wrong. But if you see '0', D1 is open, D4 is shorted, or C9 is shorted. If you can signal trace it, you'll get it. I would do it, too, since it is a fun...

When I was young and snobby ;) new was a status symbol. Now when I'm old and broke from supporting a family :o, used is almost the only way I can afford to indulge in this hobby. Plus, as has been said, some mics aren't available new these days. I grabbed a used MD421, and not the Mk II version...

Depending on what the kick is doing, I tried recording it (separately!), and it is a bit weird. If the BPM's are around 80 for a 1/4 note, it can sound funky. But fast BPM's just sound busy.

Just for fun, change D1 and D4 with a 1N4004, and change C9 with a 100uF/16VDC capacitor. You may get lucky.

Before you spend money, find out if you can 'click it' by hand. Sometimes the top nut on the switch loosens, moving the whole switch downwards. The switch now sits a little lower so you can't quite activate it with your foot. Lower the nut on the inside of the housing, tighten the top nut, and...

This is only my opinion, but FMR stuff is really not the greatest thing since sliced bread, contrary to Internet lore. It's a glorified guitar pedal that just happens to work for 'other' recording tasks. The power supply determines available headroom, and even my cheap dbx 266 has a +18VDC...

If you have a desktop rack, with maybe an EQ or whatever else, the ART fits in nicely because it is an honest piece of rack gear. If you have some open space on a small guitar pedal board, the RNC should fit. And if you have a Digitech Whammy, or other Line6 pedals, you can power the RNC off of...