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    Rhino amps

    Anyone played one? I'm interested in them because, according to the guy that runs London Power amps, Rhinos also have Power Scaling for playing with max overdrive with minimum volume. He says they just don't advertise the fact. So I'm trying to figure out if the Beast model has that feature...
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    Studio Gem, anyone?

    I know there have been several threads in the past regarding turnkey systems such as Soundchaser and Carillon. Recently I learned about Studio Gem, and I'm very interested in the Silver VII system. Anyone here know anything about 'em? I did a search here and turned up nada, so any info would...
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    Dean Cadillac, anyone?

    Hey y'all, I was reading stratman's thread about Les Paul alternatives, and I was very close to buying a Jay Turser or an Agile. But yesterday while doing a search on LP copies I ran across a dealership that carries a couple of models of the Dean Cadillac, the Select and the X. Looks to me...
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    Hey LocusLarsen! re: Rat pedal

    I see you're a fan of the Rat, and I was wondering what the allure is. My only experience with one was over 10 years ago when our band's lead guitarist had one that he never used, at least not live. I've always had the impression that it was a second-rate pedal, but your endorsement makes me...
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    Hey acidrock

    https://homerecording.com/bbs/attachment.php?postid=724039 Hey acidrock, you have a bashful guitar! There's an instrument hiding behind the acoustic with the cutaway, partly in front of the red bass. So fess up — what is it and why is it avoiding the camera, eh? :D (This question was...
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    Marshall plexi?

    Okay, here I go a'swingin' my ignorance bucket around, sloppin' it all over the ground: What does the word "plexi" refer to when discussing Marshall amps? I see it all the time but I've never understood what it means. I can't even say that I've ever played a Marshall, actually, and both these...
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    Low wattage tube amp

    In a previous thread somebody listed www.amptone.com as a good resource site for the question at hand. I checked it out and found a link to a site that's dedicated to home-brewed amps. These amps are all tube but low wattage (I think all of them are under 10 watts, except for the modifieds)...
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    Is the ADA MP-1 (or MP-2) a good or bad buy?

    I've been noticing a lot of old ADA MP-1 and MP-2 preamps at eBay. Anyone know why these lost favor? Anyone actually using one or the other? I had an MP-1 years ago and thought it was pretty decent, but it got confiscated in a tangled band break-up. Since I have a cabinet but not a good...
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    Drum programming basics

    Hey, I need some advice on writing drum parts, and who better to ask than drummers, eh? The one piece of advice I hear most often is to include only notes/beats that a real drummer could pull off playing live. That's good advice as far as it goes, but how does a non-drummer determine what's...
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    What distinguishes a particular guitar's sound?

    Okay, I've played guitar for a number of years, but I've never had the fortune to own a truly great one. In fact, I can't really say I've even played a great guitar (or I've forgotten if I have). What I'd really like is if I could hear how some of the different "great" guitars sound in a...
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    Custom guitar makers

    Hey y'all, I did a search for some info on makers of custom or boutique guitars. Though I found some interesting discussions, I didn't really find what I was seeking. I'm trying to find websites for as many luthiers as possible, mostly for comparison purposes. The two main sources I have so...
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    Great and/or memorable drum/percussion intros

    Okay, so I've seen tons of different polls and such here in this site, but most of them have been "best/favorite guitarist" or whatever. I'm not a drummer, but I was thinking the other day of some songs that open with drums and/or percussion and thought I'd see what else y'all would submit if I...
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    Octapad vs. Octapad II?

    I recently started a thread about the operation manual for the Octapad Pad-8. I finally received a message from a guy who I thought had a manual for it, but his reply below left me hanging: "All I have for the original Pad-8 is the service manual, not the operation manual. I have an operation...
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    Manuals, anyone?

    Hey y'all, I'm trying to locate an operating manual for the Roland Octapad Pad-8. So far I've located only 2 online possibilities, and I was wondering if any of y'all have a regular source you use for just such a situation. In case anyone's wondering, the two I've found thus far are listed...
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    What's the deal with Octapad?

    I originally posted this in the Drum forum, but as I have gotten no response I thought I'd try in here. Got some questions about the Roland Octapad: First, what exactly does it do? I gather that it's a trigger of some sort using MIDI, but I haven't been able to find jack about it online...
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    Roland Octapad questions

    Hey, my first post in this forum :D. Thanks for letting guitarists in here! Got some questions about the Roland Octapad: First, what exactly does it do? I gather that it's a trigger of some sort using MIDI, but I haven't been able to find jack about it online. Second, how useful would it...
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    Going rate for an old Crate?

    Hey y'all, my cousin is interested in buying my old Crate G-212 from me. I could use the money for other stuff for my studio, but I don't know what's a fair price for such an old (but in good shape) amp. I was thinking something like $75. Any advice (other than "Since it's a Crate, just give...
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    Is this cheap rack any good?

    Musician's Friend has this Axman MS-400 8-space rack that runs for $20. Here's a link if you want to see what it looks like: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ex/shop/home/0?pid=450238&rsrc=00631 I'm just wondering if it will do the job for someone with only a few items that need a home. Anyone...
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    The Custer Stomp

    This is a metal bit that I wrote a while back. Got a lot of good info from Evan S. Connell's book *Son of the Morning Star*, and the title comes from an obscure portion of *The Illuminatus Trilogy* by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. I'd surely appreciate any input y'all have, even if you...
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    goin' upstream

    This thread comes from the discussion in the "Couple O' Times" thread in this forum. Thanks, nave. :D Have any of y'all ever tried stream of consciousness writing — just putting words on paper without any attempt to "work" them until afterward? I don't know if it's something I'd do for every...
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