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Yeah, it seems many companies are switching back to China because of the much lower cost. I think the order of Oriental craftsmanship goes: Japan>Korea>China. Although, Fender is still in Mexico, but I can't say I've been overly impressed with any Mexican strats since I last played one...

I hate to break it to you guys, but every Gibson guitar costs less than $400 to make. Of course, Gibson is not the only company that overprices it's instruments. Here's the philosophy: if the price is high, the consumer will think they are getting something excellent. Just about every guitar...

A rock star guitar huh? I recommend the RR1 or RR5 Rhoads by Jackson, but if you want an explorer-style guitar Hamer and Jackson are probably the two best retail companies making those types of guitars. Gibson guitars are overpriced pieces of junk, and I'm not even going to get into Epiphone...

Why not replace it with a Kahler? I think they're making direct replacements for Floyd's now.

You need to be more specific: German Shepherd poo has a much warmer sound than Rottweiller poo. And how many plies of poo will you be using?

I do the same thing. My main guitar I'm using right now I paid $250 or so for (it was $500 list); I changed the nut, electronics, pots, and bridge pickup, and am looking at refretting the thing sometime soon. All it takes to find good modders is an experienced ear and the ability to know what...

THIS IS TRUE!! YOU HAVE TO BE DEAF TO NOT REALIZE THIS!!!! Maple is not a resonant wood. It has a very fast decay. Poplar is a wood that is resonant. muttley600, I don't know if you think dense=resonance or what. I realize at this point there is no convincing you, and if you want to talk...

Wait, I don't get it. PODs don't take up very much space, so why do you want to get rid of the bass PODxt? I would actually prefer having a POD for guitar and a POD for bass, that way, you wouldn't have to go back and forth through menus and what not. You could always try calling Line 6...

Drum triggers are fun to use, and as was already stated, can give that "BOOM" that a regular drumset just cannot deliver by itself, but, the sound will definitely be more processed. For recording, I use a Yamaha dtxtreme IIs, which allows me to insert my own samples and layer different voices...

Wow. That's saying a lot there. All of what you said is true, but not the most important factors in wood resonancy. It comes down to simple logic: Soundwaves will travel better through wood with consistent grain and density than through wood with varying densities and inconsistent grain...

To rephrase in English (great posts, muttley600, by the way), the reason wood is important is because of wood consistency. When private luthiers select the best tonewoods, they are basically looking to see how consistent the grain pattern in a given piece of wood is. This doesn't mean that...

I'd say you pretty much just said it :cool:. One thing that I see a lot of drummers getting wrong is that they don't hit their drums with a level stick, that is, they hit their heads at an angle. The stick should be as flat as possible when hitting the drum, the shaft of your stick missing the...

Well, I'll try to keep this brief :cool:, wish me luck :). 1. OK, so he paid $200 for it. It cost the retailer half of that: $100. The retailer had to buy it from the manufacturer, which charges right around a 100% markup, which means the guitar cost $50 to make, maybe even less than...

I have to agree with most of the people here, that it depends on your style. I use a "rock grip" (holding the sticks straight in each hand, as opposed to jazz/traditional). The place I grip my sticks is on the inner side of my thumb, right above the knuckle, and on the inside of my index...

I think at this point in my life I have a pretty good idea of what to expect sound-wise and quality-wise from guitar products; I picked the Tone Press and Opto-Compulator because they appear to be the cream of the crop in pedal compression. So, here's the thing: the Tone Press gives the more...

Well, the response from Barber Electronics came in about two hours after I emailed them, and it was after 5:00 pm (pacific time), so kudos on a quick reply. Here is the response, Considering I was quite specific in my email on a few different topics, I am dissappointed at this response, I...

What a pointless thread, but I can't help but put in my opinion :D! Attack clear thin skins rule every double ply head (and just about every single ply head), unless you're playing jazz and need a coated head for your snare. Coated heads... whoever thought they were a good idea for anything...

The only complaint I have on Ovations is that you can't sit down and play the things. It will obviously be a little less woody sounding, and I have to agree with everyone else that if you're looking for an uber warm, woody sound, ovation is not the way to go. Sure, their pickup system is good...

Oi, my heart is torn in two between the Tone Press and Opto-Compulator. I am fairly certain that the Opto-Compulator is the more transparent unit -- the reviews all seem to agree on that, but the Tone Press lets me choose how much compression I want to mix in, and will theoretically put "oomph"...

I'm assuming you're playing more in the classic rock genre. The one thing I think most drummers overlook nowadays in dynamic control and (how do I say this) stick placement. I highly recommend looking up Brooks Wackerman and hearing some of the more dynamic work he does (or did, specifically...