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  • Birthday 07/05/1981

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  1. I have a Gripmaster. It's a neat little thingy but I'm not sure exactly how much it's helped me with guitar. Most of the time I still can't do a hammer-on with enough force to make it sound right.
  2. The blue strap buttons are a nice touch. But competing with TSL's Tele, like trying to resist the Borg, is futile. Which is precisely why I'll make sure to finish my guitar and enter in the GOTM contest when TSL doesn't have an entry.
  3. Would you take a '92 LP Studio and couple of bottlecaps as a trade?
  4. I knew I would regret not having $900 today .. I'd love to get one of those DCs.
  5. Welcome aboard, Tex! Methinks you'll like this place.
  6. Okay, two questions. What's line level? And how can I tell if a box is made for direct recording?
  7. Except for the fact that I am still clueless, I understand what you said. The Digitech RP stuff seems like it'd be my best bet. Now it's just a matter of deciding whether I want the 200A, 300A, or x400. A more general question, how is direct recording done, exactly? I have a SoundBlaster Live! Platinum with the Live!Drive, and it has SPDIF i/o, mic- and line-ins, and MIDI i/o. Which of these inputs would be the best for recording, if I want to go guitar->effects box->PC? And what software do I use? And what's with these strings on this oddly-shaped plank of wood, anyway?
  8. With my guitar coming along at a pretty fair pace [got the control cavities cut yesterday!], I figured it'd be a good time to ask this. I've read that it's a good idea to ground the bridge, and that this is typically done by connecting a wire to one of the bridge screws. But how is this done exactly? Do you drill a hole intersecting the bridge screw hole, feed the wire in, and screw down into the wire and hope it doesn't break? So far that's the only thing I've thought of, and it seems like there's got to be a better way to do it. I'm using the Hipshot hardtail bridge and no pickguard, in case any of that matters.
  9. With Xmas approaching, my mom has insisted I provide a list of stuff I want within the next two weeks. After playing with just a practice amp since I started 4-5 years ago, I'm thinking about getting into some technology and trying to determine what I might want to get for Xmas. Problem is, I'm utterly clueless when it comes to effects. I've been looking around a bit at what's available and there are some nice options, but it seems as though all of them have things I don't want, or don't have things I do want. Basically, what I want in a box is: - effects: wah, phase/flange, chorus, delay [others are fine but unnecessary] - expression pedal and at least two "stomp buttons" - direct recording to my PC - ability to use live, should I ever join a band The boxes I've looked at are: Boss ME-50 This looks like exactly what I want, but it doesn't have direct-recording, and it's a tad expensive. Looks really rugged and easy to use, though. Digitech RP Stuff This stuff looks great too, but it has all that amp/cab modeling stuff which I don't really want. It also is cheap compared to the Boss unit, which makes me wonder about its quality. Behringer V-Amp Looks viable, but there's no expression pedal and it has the modeling stuff as well. Plus, I don't know how easy/safe it would be to use at a gig, should the need arise. I'll go ahead and say right now I don't have clue #1 when it comes to direct recording. How is it done? MIDI, line-ins, USB? I want the easiest way [iE: no MIDI]. The Digitech RPx400 has USB but it's the only one I've seen. Also, is amp/cab modeling required for direct recording? Would it be easiest for me to get the V-Amp and either buy an expression pedal to control or buy a separate wah unit? Should I go with the Digitech stuff and ignore the modeling functions? Is it possible to record directly to my PC with the Boss unit? Please help me, as I am dumb. Thank you for your time.
  10. Aww, come on man, I make a perfectly nice post and you have to ruin it by bringing up "facts" and pointing out that "I did no research."
  11. I think it's just a matter of the copy Carvin uses to advertise it. I don't think anyone's bashing, necessarily, just doing some good-natured poking fun at them. I mean, it is kind of humorous touting their bridge as new and original when TOMs have been used for how many years now?
  12. Aw, let me at least think for a short moment that my fearsome letter did the damage. Stephen King has stolen my thunder now. Well, I'm sure your letter wasn't exactly ignored. It's probably a combination of you and the Stephen King legal team. Probably more you than them, though, you wonderful man you.
  13. I'm from Evansville, Indiana. I'm currently unemployed and have been for about three months .. unfortunately, I'm quickly running out of money [no thanks to you people!] so I'll have to get a job soon. I'm a senior at the University of Southern Indiana, majoring in economics. Come fall of 2004 I'll [hopefully] be going to grad school to pursue a PhD in economics. What should I be doing now instead of building a guitar and reading this site? Oh, homework mostly. And getting a job. But honestly, who wants to do either of those things?
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