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I've got a Les Paul Studio that does the following: switch to the bridge pickup and I get a diminshed sound, almost muffled and throaty (it sounds kinda John Lee Hooker actually) Not much of a bother, but it is inconsistant as hell. Does it only every once in a while. I took it to MARS (where I...

Nil, I agree, it's tough to decide how to spend your money. It's always entertaining to drop a puffy message into a forum for the unwashed masses, just to see what trinkets their bum paychecks can accommodate. You know, I've decided that I'm poised for greatness, and now wish to become an...

I used to have an ART rack system. I gave it away too.

Dom Franco has it - flex duct is the way to go. Rigid duct will transfer vibration no matter what. Also, with all the 180's you're planning in the ducting, you'll burn out your air handler trying to force supply air into the spaces - and balancing will be iffy, at best. Up where you live...

Hate to say it, but the phrase "decent cheap guitar" is an oxymoron. Jon X is dead on: you do indeed get what you pay for. For all the cheap "hockey sticks" I've owned in my life, I could've had a few great guitars. There's just no getting around the fact that anything under $500US new just...

If memory serves, when the album came out the media kept asking the band what the three LED symbols on the cover meant. They dodged the question for about a year, until some bright fella figured out that the three symbols were the band (Most noticeably, the middle symbol resembles Sting, when he...

It's kind of like the Police album "Ghost in the machine" - once you see it, it's so obvious its funny.

Run the Romex for lights and switches on a dedicated circuit straight from the breaker. Skip fluorescents cause they'll give you ballast hum, and adequately ground your breaker box to a metal rod below grade. Better yet, get an electrician to draw you up the best one-line diagram, and have him...

I just heard a really good rumor about the POD: a roady/burner friend told me the shape was inpired by a xerox made of a secretary's rump at Line6. After you look at the unit, there's no denying!

Of course I've got to load in on this one -- "My first guitar" was a Global Les Paul copy that I loved. I wish I still had it, actually. Folks bought it at Montgomery Wards, along with a Marlboro amp (I discovered it was a Marlboro after pealing off the monkey wards metal sticker over the...

Certainly gives you a profound respect for alot of players out there! I, like most guys, used to glibly spout off about how *easy* certain songs were to play - until I tried laying my own down to tape. Playing the same riff over and over just to make it perfect takes self discipline and constant...

Thanks, Foo - I forwarded the vguitar site to my bud after perusing their wares. I'm betting the "early byrdie's" are so much more expensive because they were hand-crafted with painstaking detail. Don't find that much these days.

Thanks Spin - Dave's house/studio looks pretty much like anyone elses. There's more pics at foofighters.com/gallery/image.html

Heck, just buy 'em both. Then take back the one you like less. That's really the only way you can know what's right for you. However, what's the rush? If somebody's giving you pressure to buy anything, I'd say back off immediately. You're the customer and these machines aren't cheap. Make the...

I've had my MKII for about four months now, and love it. As far as 'esplaining how to use it, just follow the step-by-step setup procedure in the manual, and that will get you off to a good start. While you're out buying the unit, buy the punch-in footswitch, a head cleaning kit, a...

Most computer retailers carry pads you can put your computer on, but I bought a second-hand computer table that has static pads built into it. They look like upside-down funnels where the legs meet the table. You might try a used office supply place for the table. I think Office Depot has the...

BUSTED -- Yea, I was doing anything to avoid working :)

"Do you play bass? You probably aren't good enough anyway." That's excellent. If you get bored with the gigging scene, you should try writing. It pays about the same as gigging (next to nothing) but its a great outlet. Oh, if you get some Taurus pedals, you can skip the bass player and wing it...

You've stumped me here - I use the same tape you do! The only other thing I could think of is isolating the recorder from static electricity. Sounds dumb, I know. But a friend who records church choir performances told me that he had to put his gear on anti-static pads, otherwise he would get...

Ah, finally something I know! Guys, I had a Fender P-bass that rattled like beat up Yugo. I too heard the rattle at the headstock and at the pickguard. One day I took off the pickguard and discovered two things - the volume pot was not tightened down, and was bouncing against the pickguard...