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    My MD8 is doing something weird

    I have used my MD8 for years with pretty good results and pretty much no problem. After not using it for about a year and a half I unpacked it again to do some demo-ing of some songs. Everything was working fine. over a matter of days i recorded drums, bass, and four guitar tracks and it...
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    hot rod deville for bass?

    i love how my bass sounds coming out of my fender hot rod deville. is there a chance this could ruin my amp? afterall, the deville is built somewhat similar to the bassman (tubes, 10" speakers, wattage), which was designed for the bass. i just don't want to ruin my speakers or anything.
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    reduce feedback?

    i have a gretsch tennessee rose. any time i play it in medium to high gain situations it does nothing but feed back if i'm not constantly strumming. i know this is to be expected with a hollow body, but is there any way to help make it be not so bad??
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    All I did was change the pickgaurd...in a mess now

    I wanted to change the pickguard on my Fender P-bass Special. After I changed it and got everything put back together I found out something must have gotten screwed up. It buzzes pretty loud, the p bass pick up doesn't work, and when I put my fingers on the p bass pickup volume knob or tone...
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    Anybody have success with publishing music??

    i'm wondering if anybody as succeeded at having their music published and recorded by another artist to receive royalty checks? how difficult is this to do? and what is the process in approaching this?
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    feedback problem with live PA, how can i stop this??

    We have a practice space it a rectangular shape room. it's about 12x20. the drums are in the corner. a bass amp and guitar amp are along one wall, and the other guitar amp is on the other wall. we have the speakers on the wall oppisite the drums (imagine the drums and speakers are facing...
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    bass truss rod problem

    i have a problem with my fender p-bass special truss rod. I went to turn the nut a little bit with the allen wrench and when i went to make another small turn, the nut came out stuck on the allen wrench. My problem is that i cannot get the nut back onto the truss rod. it's like the threads...
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    Ampeg V4BH or Ampeg SVT-350H

    i am looking to get a good bass amp setup. What is the better choice between the Ampeg V4BH and SVT-350H? They are relatively in the same price range. I'm looking for something to play a typical rock n roll bar gig. i'd probably use a 1x15 and 2x10 cabinet setup. V4BH is 100W all tube...
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    tube bass head? what wattage??

    i've been searching for a tube bass head. The only new ones i can find is an ampeg for 800 or a fender for over 1000. i have also been looking at some used ones on ebay. i've seen some 50 watt fender bassman's from the 60's. my main question is how many watts would be suggested for enough...
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    my c3000b sounds like crap

    i bought an akg c 3000 b for a vocal mic when i first started recording about 3 years ago. i was a great mic at the time and has been ok until now. it sounds like vocals are being sung into a glass cup. i'm looking for something a little more clearer. is there anything in a similar price...
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    2 bass tracks through mackie to one track on md8

    i want to record 2 bass tracks, one direct and one a miced amp. i have a mackie pa 808M mixer and a yamaha md8. can i mix the two signals on the mackie and then use the line out to one track on the md8 and still get good sound quality, or do you think this will reduce the quality of the signal?
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    where can i get promo glossys printed?

    does anyone know of any where i can get 8x10 black and white promo glossys made? -ralf
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    Mac or PC?

    i'm about to get into computer recording. i am going to be buying pro tools digi 001. i would like to get your opinion on whether to go with a mac computer or a pc computer. what is any of your opinions or advantage/disadvantage of either. thanks. -ralf
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    pro-tools users-question

    i've been recording on a yamaha md8 and i want more tracks/options. i was told by a reputable engineer that pro tools Digi 001 would be a good way to go. i've tried checking it out on their website but i can't seem to find the answers to what i want to know. is it a 24 track recording system...
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    broken key. is this serious?

    i got a roland keyboard off of ebay. the seller said it wasn't broken. i'm sure he's telling the truth which means it was done during shipping. the a# key is basically collapsed and doesn't spring back up. it makes a quiet noise once in a while when it's pressed. my question is, How serious...
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    new player. how the Roland RS-5?

    i'm new to the keyboards and am looking for one that will give me some great sounds and good quality. i'm sure roland will give me this. just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this keyboard and could let me know what they think of it. thanks for your help! -ralf
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    best way to promote band besides free music and flyers?

    i'm stumped at more ways to promote my band besides the common ways of free music and flyers. i've done some internet promotion but got kicked off. maybe you guys have more ideas?? thanks! -ralf
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    cd's pressed wrong with release show soon, what would you do???

    our order of 1000 cd's came in with our cd release show on friday. one problem...on our disk instead of saying "The VERMIN" it says "The Virmen". if this happened with your stuff what would you do?? would you keep (x) amount to sell with it saying wrong and sell them, or would you rather have...
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    how much does your band make?

    just curious of what other bands making playing original tunes. my band makes about 0-20 dollars a gig. how about you? -ralf
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    what to price a cd?

    you guys have been such a big help with my decision of changing my band name or not (The Vermin), so i have another question for you: we are about to finish recording our new album and are going to get 1000 cd's pressed soon. my brother/guitar player, singer, wants to sell our 15 song full...
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