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Good advice. He guarantees his work for 6 months, but a quick heads-up isn't a bad idea, either. It's only been a little over a week so, if I'm still having trouble in a couple of days, I'll probably get in touch with him. I think the action is the real killer, especially as I'd gotten used...

I understand that. I've just never been a fan of "you're being stupid for feeling bad" approach. Realizing that I have no choice but to "get over it" doesn't make me any happier about it happening in the first place. That's all. As to the grand scheme of things, you're right - to you, it...

Funny you should mention that story. Though the tech milled and re-shaped the nut, completely recalibrated and re-set the bridge, and changed the action and feel of the strings and the entire guitar, there was one thing he didn't do... clean and polish the bridge and the unmilled portion of the...

Ah, okay. I honestly couldn't figure it out. Yeah, it wasn't a joke... just an odd coincidence that that number popped up on both accounts. Supposedly, he's been doing the work for over 20 years, and I've been playing for just under 20 years. I've been reluctant to go back, mostly due to the...

Not really getting the joke, but sorry if I chafed you in some way, LB... it's just a very frustrating situation on my end. Realistically, yeah, I should have known more about guitar setups, but I didn't, and now I'm paying for it in a big way. I do appreciate your feedback about fixing it up...

Not going to argue that and, in fact, I think I acknowledged that earlier in the thread. However, there really isn't much I can do about it now aside from learn said basics. It's too late, of course, but it's better than never, I guess. If I have to make an excuse for it, it's that I was...

Actually, I did provide the strings for the setup, and they're the exact same stings I've been using for years. The only thing I can think of with the guitar killing my fingers is that I'm so used to the higher action and old setup that my playing style evolved around it over 20+ years, and now...

Well, I've had the guitar for a little less than a week, and I find myself increasingly unwilling to play it, as it's a lot harder on my fingers - I really miss the old feel of the guitar. The action of the strings is a lot lower, but the give of the strings and the ease of playing actually...

Sorry I've been absent... Last week got a little crazy, so I haven't been checking this thread. For what it's worth, the tech really, REALLY wanted to re-fret the first 5 frets at least. His temporary solution was to accomodate my severe lack of money and, in my opinion, get his hands on the...

That makes sense now, but at the time I had no way of knowing that he'd be doing anything that extreme to the nut in the first place - I honestly just thought it would be some minor re-calibrations, mostly in the service of compensating for the patch of the fret. It really was a "I'm going to...

He actually filled in the dent with an epoxy as a temporary measure, in lieu of a very expensive re-fret that I can't afford right now (+$100 to what I paid). The rest seemed to be "this needs to be set properly (to my specs)" work. He admitted when I picked up the guitar that he had really...

I have a very old but solid guitar that I've been playing for nearly many many years. I bought it used, so it's even older than that. Now in all that time, I never really had the guitar set up. Yes, I know, that's bad. However, it played fine, and being my first guitar, I didn't have any...

I own a pair of JBL LSR25P active monitors as part of my home recording setup, but hadn't used the setup for quite a while. When I powered it up today, one speaker (left) seemed to be working fine, but the other (right) was running at an extremely low volume. I tweaked the computer output...

Found a couple of threads, and the link: http://asg.hopto.org Unfortunately, I'm not getting anything at the site (it redirects to http://invisible-bridges.com/asg/)... I'll probably try again later to see if anything has changed. Too bad about Aardvark... unfortunately, that type of thing...

Hello, all. I've been away from the boards for a while (new ones look quite nice, and run much more smoothly, by the way... nice job!), but I have a couple of questions relating to my Aardvark Direct Pro 24/96 sound card, and I hope someone may be able to answer them. Is Aardvark (sound card...

Glad you're all enjoying the song! ...and thanks for all the feedback. lynx Yes, the song is repetitive. However, jeffoest had it right... this song is a bit of a joke/parody of the original. Take one part classic Christmas song, stir in speed/death metal, bake in your favorite mixing...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone at the homerecording.com bbs. Follow the link below to check out Reality Engine's quick-mix remake of a classic Christmas song. Enjoy! The Twelve Days of X-Mosh P.S. - This song is supposedly going to get airplay this Sunday between 10pm and...

I'd say that, initially, you'd want to start simple. $300-$500 will get you some really good software, but you don't really need to spend that right away, especially if you're just getting into home recording. Cakewalk offers a Home Studio series that comes in under $100 and gives you pretty...

For a microphone, have you considered the SM-57? It is the same as an SM-58 without the ball on the end of the mic, and is designed to be a bit more of a multi-purpose microphone, as opposed to the SM58, which is designed primarily for vocals. Also, the SM-57 is usually a couple of dollars...

kevinmatthew1 Nice catch on the new equipment concept. Of course, you can't always afford new equipment, but a good alternative is to hit a local music store and try out equipment and instruments... it can definitely get the mind working in new ways. Learning music out of magazines/books is...