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I agree. However, I would point out that some humbuckers are designed to have that single coil sound. An example would be the ones that come on the humbucker-equipped telecasters. These sound remarkably like a Fender single coil, but they are not, they are 'buckers. However, if the...

Well, as always with these kinds of questions, it's ultimately going to come down to just a matter of personal preference. There's no "right or wrong" choice, and neither will be particularly better suited for a particular type of music. It's just what you prefer. Having said that, I...

Did you change the gauge of your strings? That'll do it. Remember that acoustics don't have an adjustible bridge, which means that they can't be intonated for each set of strings. This is another way of saying that every acoustic guitar (or any instrument with a fixed bridge) will only be...

AUDIO SAMPLES! I dig it! Thanks, man. Note to Phildo: I really didn't mean to hijack your thread, man. Sorry about that. :o

Thanks Beltrom. You rock! :)

Yeah, that is something to consider. Something else to think about is that the electric version can be had for much, much less money. The electric is now available in four different price ranges - the 300 series, the 500 series, the 600 series, and the 700 series. The bass and acoustic guitar...

Those are cool! Personally, I like the Tele in natural finish. Note: And for those do-it-yourselfers out there, I saw on the Line 6 website that Warmoth is now offering replacement bodies for the Variax. So you can now get a Variax and have the electronics installed on the body style of your...

I've had lots of success with various dbx units. You also might be able to find a used Rane DC24 for around two bills. That has become my favorite compressor for bass. I also have a really old stomp box unit (made by Digitech, I believe) which is called the "Bass Compressor," and is intended...

The new issue of Recording has a very positive review of the Variax Acoustic. (And a somewhat less enthusiastic review of the Bass version.) Their main gripe about both the acoustic and the bass is the balance of the instruments. Both are, apparently, rather bottom heavy. I'll admit that I'd...

clarification It occurs to me that when I said "Some bass amps are distinctly voiced for bass," this might have been confusing. After all, ALL bass amps are "distinctly voiced for bass," of course. What I meant is that bass amps are much more likely (than keyboard amps) to be voiced with a...

In general, bass amps work pretty well as keyboard amps and vice versa. However, some bass amps are distinctly voiced for bass, and work less well than others. However, if you have a relatively clean and neutral sounding bass amp it'll usually work quite well. Keyboard amps are almost always...

THD has their version of the power soak on their amp heads. I'm not aware of any other brands including this feature. (In fact, I didn't know that Carvin did.) Maybe some of the boutique brands. Pretty cool feature to have, if you ask me.

Yeah. The M80. That's the one. I'm with Fletch on this one. If you're primarily looking for lots of distortion, the M80 might be the way to go. It does more of a "fuzz" type distortion, whereas the SansAmp is better for overdriven amplifier types of distortion. (Although it'll go way over...

You need something called the SansAmp Bass Driver, made by Tech 21. I think it's around $150-175. MXR also makes a similar device, although I can't remember the name of that unit.

Well, my guess is that it's the setting that's marked "Recto." :D And I assume that it's matched up from the factory with the cabinet marked "V30 - 4x12" (for Vintage 30 watt, presumably).

One of the reviewers on that first page listed all of the amplifier models that comes on the Tonelab. (Almost all the way down on the first page of reviews.) I listed them in my previous post. Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier is one of the stock patches that is provided with the Tonelab.

After reading some more stuff about the Tonelab on Harmony Central, I see that it does, indeed, have a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier patch. That should satisfy the metal heads out there. Here’s the Harmony Central Page for the Tonelab...

Well, I don’t have one (yet) myself, but I have been doing a lot of research on them. They’re supposed to be the bomb, man! Supposed to be the best modeling amp out there, in fact. Korg provides the amplifier modeling technology. But, from what I understand, the really big deal is this...

F Y I Just to follow-up on this post, I did end up picking up a cheap acoustic-electric with a piezo system (an Ibanez). And I was, indeed, able to get one for about what it would have cost to electrify my other acoustic guitar. (Paid $200 for it.) The piezo does sound pretty much like every...

The spring reverb setting on the Digitech pedal (I think it's called the "Digiverb") is remarkably good. It really does do a spot on imitation of a real reverb tank. The room sounds are pretty nice, too. It also sounds very warm, and doesn't suffer from a lot of the "digital nasties." Be...