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I need a few opinions here. At the moment I'm really torn between buying a Gibson Les Paul Classic or Standard, or, purchasing a digital recorder. I already have a PA rack with a good Behringer 1604 mixer, Peavey CS800 amp, Lexicon effects processor, an EQ, Yamaha Club series speakers, and that's great for a small venue gig (should I actually ever realize my dream of performing live....my biological clock is ticking at 46 yrs. young....lol). A buddy of mine that I jam with recently purchased a Fostex MR-8 recorder that he's finding difficult to use for any extended recordings due to the storage capacity of the single 128MB media card that came with the unit. Myself, if I was to buy a recorder I'd want something that has 20-40 GB's of hardrive and records at least 8 tracks at once.
I've researched the MR-8's bigger brothers, the VF80 and 160 which can be bought with a CD burner built-in, which I feel is the only way to go for me as I don't have a desire to buy or build another pc to dedicate solely to recording at this time. I just want the ability to produce music on a disc so I can play it back and hear what I sound like, using it also as a tool to hone my skills. I could always use a music-editing software program to do more work with my music on my computer after I had a disc burned.
About buying a Les Paul, well, I still have my Epi LP Standard which I still enjoy playing a lot, plus the Schecter C-1 and 60's Strat all give me some pretty decent variety. So unless a really rippin' deal comes along on a Gibby that I just can't refuse, I COULD probably get by for awhile longer with the axes I already have for the time being.
At this moment I have a strong desire to record. All of you guys who's posted some clips have me feeling pretty envious, and I'd like some opinions from all of you once in a while on my musical ability, but obviously I can't do it w/o a recorder.
What would you do in my place?
Thanks for any replies.
-Bob
I've researched the MR-8's bigger brothers, the VF80 and 160 which can be bought with a CD burner built-in, which I feel is the only way to go for me as I don't have a desire to buy or build another pc to dedicate solely to recording at this time. I just want the ability to produce music on a disc so I can play it back and hear what I sound like, using it also as a tool to hone my skills. I could always use a music-editing software program to do more work with my music on my computer after I had a disc burned.
About buying a Les Paul, well, I still have my Epi LP Standard which I still enjoy playing a lot, plus the Schecter C-1 and 60's Strat all give me some pretty decent variety. So unless a really rippin' deal comes along on a Gibby that I just can't refuse, I COULD probably get by for awhile longer with the axes I already have for the time being.
At this moment I have a strong desire to record. All of you guys who's posted some clips have me feeling pretty envious, and I'd like some opinions from all of you once in a while on my musical ability, but obviously I can't do it w/o a recorder.
What would you do in my place?
Thanks for any replies.
-Bob
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