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I know what you mean Monty. I put a JBjr in the bridge of my strat about a year ago. I was really let down. The only reason I haven't taken it out is because I don't like the strat bridge sound to begin with. In fact, I probably made the biggest tonal gain just by connecting the bridge...

Hey folks, I'm trying to do my teenage neighbor a favor by repairing his Peavy bass amp. The input jack was broken because it is one of those cheap variety components with plastic housing and four little ears that protrude down into the printed circuit board to connect the rest of the...

Alfalfa, The Aopen looks like the right thing--and Newegg has it for $23. Muchas Gracias

Hey folks, I am really only aware of the big names who are putting out prosumer soundcards for about $150, but that's not really what I'm looking for. I don't need top-notch converters; I just want S/PDIF in/out. Plus I need it for typical soundcard purposes, so the Edirol USB thingy won't do...

Well, the amp and gain will have much more to do with break up and overdrive than the guitar you're playing. Having said that, Locus seems to be talking about the fundamental difference between single coils and humbuckers. The consensus among most guitarists is that you invariably need both...

I've heard that LP's go out of tune easier because of their short scale length. Any truth to that?

I have the same LP jr. lite, and I bought it because it seemed like a good compromise between the SG and LP. I'd still like a goldtop though.

I've been thinking of taking the plunge on a set of BL's for my MIM tele. I got a recommendation to try the l-290 TLE/L-290TN combo for a higher output p-90-ish sound. Suggestions or other recommendations?

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I've been using the OS2 for about 6-7 years now. I bought it because it was cheap, not because of a lot of comparison shopping. I will say that it has a ranges of tones in the area in between OD and distortion that I've found quite suitable to my tastes-somewhere in the indie...

Tree, I just bought a refurb'd plextor 12/10/32 last night for $210. It's by far the best price I've seen. With the v.3 software update, you can burn tracks as individual waves files. So my thinking is that I should be able to burn to wave, dump into the computer and jockey it around, burn...

Tree, I can only imagine that they've taken everything that's great about the DPS16 and made it better. Motorized faders? Come on! The 16 is a great unit. The only complaint I have is that they can now be had for $800 less than I paid for mine 2 years ago. Who knows if the 24 will have the...

How about the Epiphone Hummingbird and EJ-200 acoustics? I know I'm being seduced by the look of these guitars, but the price isn't bad either. I'm going to give them a serious looking over.

Just a thought: I can't see any reason to be concerned with rupture or damage to a diaphragm from recording rap vocals. Yes, it is true that a lot of rappers hold the mic right to their mouths--in a live situation. I would think it is your responsibility as an engineer to educate any...

Looks like a beautiful guitar. I love my 8o's MIJ strat, so I wouldn't hesitate to go for another MIJ. I'll tell you though, it looks damned pricey. It could be that I don't understand the price the rest of the world has to pay for material posessions... I would probably go about $350-400US...

Let me start by saying I don't know what sets the TV apart from other juniors. I do know that the junior was created with budget in mind, hence no binding, single pickups, etc. In most cases, it came with a P-90 and was found to be a real players guitar in its own right. Any of this I know...

Max: Sorry its taken so long to get back to you. I'll be honest and say that most of my knowledge of 80's fenders stems from the fact that I have a DR II a Rivera Fender. Now this vbro is interesting to me because it doesn't have the Rivera sigs such as channel-switching and cascading gain...

Well, yes and no. Fender did re-introduce blackface cosmetics in the 80's. It does tell you this much just above the pictures. Is it the 'real' blackface the seller claims it to be? No. Fender stopped making the real blackfaces in '67?? Is it a good amp at that price? I'd say it's in...

My understanding is that the hot rails would be more of a metal/hard rock kind of pickup. Really high output. The JB is more a warm midrange humbucker sound. Blues to hardrock. Neither get overwhelmingly good marks for their clean tone. Mind you, this is my report based on opinions I've...

Thanks for the reply, 64. I think I can stand the trade-off of a little less tone for absolutely no hum. I think there is a point at which people get carried away by the quest for tone. Certainly Eric Johnson is full of shit in claiming he can tell the difference in tone by the brand of...