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is there anything that can be done about the intonation on an accoustic guitar? the bridge and saddles don't appear to be adjustable. the intonation really isn't too bad. it's only slightly off, but it's enough to annoy me. Joe Schmoe probably wouldn't even notice, and if there really isn't...

this is the vega I can't find the Fernandes that I was thinking of on their site. maybe it's discontinued or something. no matter, the Vega is an awesome style, but it's a neck-thru

I'm having trouble getting guitars to "play nice" together on my imaginary stage. I'm experimenting with a Smashing Pumpkins cover, and there are TONS of layered guitars(16 tracks of guitars and counting). I'm getting a good sound from the guitars without any EQ, and frankly, I would like to EQ...

Soooo...me n the band pooled up a bunch of money and bought a few mics and a recorder so we could finally get something to give out. I spend months reading up on home recording, trying out various techniques, asking nOOb questions, til one day BAM! I get something that sounds passable...

My rep is thru the roof! ....but, does it mean anything? Can I cash it in for virtual bucks? Maybe a cyber-vacation? I'm going to Savannah in Oct. Do I get some frequent flier miles? ...but srsly, I'm goin to Savannah soon. Anything fun there?

...excited about football season? it started today, yanno -Alabama looks great...so far -poor ole Auburn might need to hang it up this year, and focus on next years starters -Michigan(my hometown) looks good enough to beat Ohio State, and that's all that matters -Detroit Lions spanked the...

Anyone got any old stomp boxes they don't use/want anymore? I got me a tube amp now, and the Metal Zone, as much as it pains me to say this, sucks with it. No clue what I'm looking for, really. Something NOT super hi-gain, and smooth sounding. The MT-2 has these 'jagged edges' that I don't have...

Caught wind of a new super group, consisting of Stewart Copeland, Danny Carey, Neil Peart, and Les Claypool. Sounds pretty masturbatory to me, but the prog-geeks(no offense) are surely gonna love it. I think there's a song already recorded on Peart's site, if'n ya wanna check it out. Haven't...

what's the deal with matching(or mismatching) ohms? it's never come up for me until recently. I have an Epiphone ValveJunior amp(5 watts) and a Crate Blue Voodoo cab(200 watts, I believe). the amp has 3 outputs on the back at 16, 8, and 4 ohms, 16 being the one run into the amp itself by...

been mixing in mono, for no reason in particular, and was wondering how Phil Spectre pulled it off?! thoughts?

was playing around, mixing some tracks earlier and came across something a little strange. just to see what it would sound like, I copied a guitar track and compressed the crap out of it, then brought it in slowly behind the original, uncompressed track. the louder I brought it up, the more...

I'm sure there's more than a few threads, but I kinda wanted a consolidated(and more recently updated) reference. It's my first time tracking drums, and it's a PITA!!! there's so much going on. I think I'll learn plenty on my own messing with the rest of the kit, but the SNARE is killing me...

from my understanding, you would set the intonation by tuning the string to 440 A(or what have you), and check the tuning at the 12th fret. if it's off, you adjust the saddle. lather, rinse, repeat. at least, that's how I've always done it, and it works well enough. ...or is there a more...

I borrowed this amp, but I have no idea what it is?! the guy who owns it SWEARS it's a Silvertone from back in the day, maybe the 1950's or 60's. he says his grandfather bought a Silvertone guitar and the amp came with it as some sort of package deal BUT it doesn't say Silvertone anywhere on it...

is good for ANYTHING? basically, several panels were given to me, and I was hoping it would be good for SOMETHING in the music room.

anyone have some useful advice for recording some one with terrible mic technique? he's a great singer(mostly) but has no idea how to sing in a recording setting. I thought maybe I could do something about it while mixing, but it just seems more logical to coach him, so as to avoid spending...

I just finished recording all the guitar tracks(bass included), and after a little EQing, panning, and level setting, everything seems to sound pretty good is it common to NOT need any compression? the full mix levels(sans drums) are hovering around -9dBF and peaking around -6dBF, but I could...

after reading an article about recording distorted guitars(by Slipperman, I think. excellent read. look it up) I had an "I get it!" moment... ...and it ruined the 'magic' of recording for me, in a sense. after spending a looooong time with setting levels and tones and mic placement last...

just bought a Korg D3200 recently, and was wondering if anyone has any input on this device? I checked a few other forums, but they were old(and dead). plus, I trust the judgment more from the guys here also, only found 1 thread here about it, and it was from 2 years ago, so if anybody has...

first, I wanna thank all the members here for being so active in these forums. you have no idea how much you've helped me! I recently got my hands on a Korg D3200 and finally got some decent sounding guitars recorded with some waaaay less than optimal mics/conditions in general, thanks to you...