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Good afternoon. I have a channel strip with a compression section that I really like. Using the in and out TS (or XLR) I/O, is it generally possible to use a channel strip as an inserted effect on a mixing board? 2) Even more generally, say for example I was using a compressor with standard...

I need to get a strat to complement my Schecter Tele - specifically that glassy, in-between quack/funk tone between the middle and neck pickups. I've owned a few MIM strats over the years, including a Jimmie Vaughn, which costs a bit more but has better pickups. If I buy a new $500 MIM stock...

Due to a series of perplexing and tragic circumstances, last year i lost about $20-30 grand worth of guitars, amps, and recording equipment in 2013, salvaging only my 2004 Gibson Hummingbird, praise the gods. I don't want to talk about the circumstances and there's no point. If there is any...

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Tobacco sunburst - beautiful condition; beautiful tone. Mods: Gold Lace Sensors and a Warmouth pick guard. Gorgeous tone and action. $900 firm; 950 shipped to lower 48.

Rode. Another option in this price range is the Blue Baby Bottle, which I also own. Don't forget, you will not get the full available performance out of either of these without a preamp. If you must have it now and are "budget-challenged", anything from ART is a good bet for a $100-300 pre. The...

The Stones spent a lot of time doing (and evolving) take after take in various expensive studios. I understand that when Mick and Keith would sit knee to knee with acoustic guitars to write a song they would do a couple of things: 1) Keith would mumble or groan or bark sounds that only Mick...

Ditto. Well said. Epi makes a decent $2-300 guitar; Yamaha; Ibanez.

Thank you, my friend.

So many people bust Ringo's balls...and I've never understood it. Can you point to some sloppy drumming anywhere? My fave will always be Charlie Watts: he swings like no other and he and Keef can dig the deepest grooves. Ringo has always reminded me of Charlie. No flash; no 32 cymbals and 20...

I'm no Tolstoy, nor would I wish to be. I do put a lot of effort into writing well, though. Take five minutes and read those eleven paragraphs. Daunting as it may seem, you may find it wothwhile; amusing, even. Or not. Glad u like the pix. New fast (F2) and Wiiiiiide lens (24mm). Love the Leica!

Several years ago when my count of guitars and basses exceeded ten I became quite embarassed at the thought that others struggled to find one beater. And could probably play circles around me. So I had a fire sale and bought my fine wife jewelry with the proceeds. My one-in-a-million wife...

Sure. I was waiting for someone to ask for a pic of this equipment (which in reality I could never afford) and I was going to send a screen shot from my UAD plug-ins. It was a joke, and not a very good or funny one. My point was going be that the UAD plug-ins are as good as (or better) than the...

ZZ Top In the late eighties or early nineties, some unqualified person "remastered" the six ZZ Top albums then extant. Apparently, to this person, this is the definition of mastering: Go to the Musician's Friend website. Order the cheapest rack reverb - or better yet - "multi f/x processor"...

Yup. I'm setting up a mastering room and soliciting work. Until I build a rep, my fee is $0. Email me at dogn4u@gmail.com and we'll discuss the format you can send me and what you're looking for. What have you got to lose? A fifty cent DVD+ROM? Thanks Jude - hope to hear from you. BTWE - some...

I have a big pair of Cerwin-Vega floor standing speakers with a big Denon amp in my living room that I use for critical listening and mastering (no, only for others; I'd never presume to master my own stuff. Big mistake.). Anyway, I need to replace a 12" woofer, and I started looking at the...

Baja Sessions? I think..

Even the unabridged works of Michael Bolton? Wall warts? Standing waves? No, my friend, perhaps you spoke in haste. There are far worse things that can be found in a studio. Although a lava lamp is indeed cliche, it's ironic cliche, which makes it acceptable. Finally, how can a lamp be stupid...

Exactly. Although I like a little Chris Isaak - especially the more rocking/rockabilly stuff - I'm no rabid fan. Even less a Fleetwood Mac fan, tho I've always enjoyed Buckingham's guitar work. I am, however, a rabid fan of Mark Needham's fine engineering work. And Alan Parsons, both as a...

I'm betting it was Mark Needham, who has done most, if not all, Isaak's albums.