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Posts from February 2013


How to "convert" a P90 to sound like a Stratocaster single-coil pickup
2013 Feb 27

Below is a video where I show how to get to have "Stratocaster characteristics" by adjusting the pickup pole piece heights.

You may not like vintage-spec Stratocaster guitars
2013 Feb 21

If you buy a , what are you getting? Other than the fact the fingerboard radius is a modern 9.5-inch instead of the old-style 7.25-inch curve, you are getting something "built like they used to make them", for all intents and purposes.

How to get a "pro" audio sound
2013 Feb 13

I get asked a lot how I get the sound I do when I record, and moreover how I do it with such a small setup.

The out-of-computer music recording experience
2013 Feb 8

Yeah, I'm kind of using out-of-computer the same way one would say out-of-body experience. I think there can be some similarities made between the two.

An experiment with organic sound
2013 Feb 5

The last time I used a proper microphone to record anything was about 7 years ago; it was a , used with a boom stand. In all honesty, the Snowball performed quite well and I was surprised how well it could capture a vocal. It did it so well that it almost didn't need any […]

Rich buys a Tascam DP-008
2013 Feb 4

A review of the Tascam DP-008 multitrack recorder

There comes a time when you have to stop playing metal
2013 Feb 3

In every guitar player's life - ones who play metal specifically - there is a point where playing only metal can sometimes get on your nerves.

The weirdness of the Fender '51
2013 Feb 2

The wild, weird story of the Fender Pawn Shop '51 guitar

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