Recent content by matt_transition

I need/want to get a rack multi FX device soon that only handles modulation, and these 2 seem to be 2 of the better ones. They are both the same price (give or take £10) and do roughly the same things. Has anybody used these and can say the pros & cons about them, it would be a great help...

On my Floyd locking nut, one of the allen bolts on the underside of the neck is unremovable. By that i mean the allen wrench that is meant to fit, doesn't. The head of the bolt is completely worn, so i have no way of loosening the bolt. Does anyone have ideas about how to get it out. I don't...

I'm thinking of buying a new body and neck from Warmoth to replace the cheap Ibanez body and neck i have at the moment, its going to be HSH configuration and i'm going to be using all the existing hardware from the Ibby. Grover locking tuners, OFR, Distortion N & B pups and the Alnico II pro...

I'm entering a small local competition, which basically promotes the best musical talents in my town. I'm going for best solo guitarist, although i usually never do this stuff live, i've decided to learn a cover song to post in. I know most parts to these songs, but which will the best to...

Hi guys, i just received a load of audio tracks that i'm going to mix, but the thing is they at the 48Khz sample rate. Does anyone know any software to convert them to 44.1Khz including the drop in pitch i need coz they are higher in pitch and sped up slightly. Thanks

I was back in my old college studio the other day and was amazed to see that they had kept my old A-Level music project on the HD recorder from like 2 years ago. I had my laptop with me and decided to transfer to that, 1/2 an hour later i went home and started some rough mixing. Bear in mind...

I know there are some German residents on here but anybody could answer my question. I'm am going to buy a German amp from Germany, but i am a little worried about the power and voltage issues. I'm know Germany uses 230v and UK can use appliances rated between 220-240v. Is it pretty much safe...

I was playing earlier and i realised that my style of tremolo picking has chaged 3 times to what i think is the most comfortable and produces the best results for me. The 3 styles i had were: Trem picking with wrist locked with arm & movement from elbow (sounds weird), Trem picking with wrist...

I've just started doin this SoundClick thing and i'm testin in out with my attempt at the Beat It solo by Eddie VH. I'm not really trying to recreate the tone too much its more of a test & to see if you guys like my playing. Also i always tune to Eb so i had to use a capo at the first fret...

I've been wanting to replace the saddles on my hardtail strat for while as i've heard so many great things about them, but which ones are the best, or ones that people have the best experience with. I'm looking at the String Savers & the Tusq saddles. Not the ferraglides. Thanks

When wiring, in this case a Les Paul in standard configuration, whats the different types of wire you would use to wire, Any ground connection, Pot to pot connection Switch to pot connection Switch to output jack connection The wire i have is unshielded polywire, cheap and thin. 2 conductor...

I am to go in the studio in a few weeks time, and realised my pre-amp tubes are almost 2 years old, guess i need to replace them. I recently changed the power tubes to Electro Harmonix-EL34's (what a difference from stock!) What pre-amp tubes do you guys think would be a good match, and what...

Does it make any difference on how you position the springs on a tremelo, i've seen all types of ways like 3 straight (currently what i do), 1 straight 2 angled inwards, 1 straight 2 angled outwards etc. I know the amount of springs changes the bridge tension and string tension, but how do you...

As you might be able to make out, in my Avatar my 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom has a stripped finish on the maple top. I bought it like this second-hand. Does anyone know if theres any tonal reasons why someone would do this, apart from looking quite cool and a bit unique. I think Mick Ronson...

I've got 3 guitars all packed with the usual features, HB's, SC's, Floyd rose, 3 & 5 way switches etc, but at the moment i've got real G.A.S for probably one of the cheapest guitars ever built, the Epiphone SG Junior ( 1 P90, Vol, Tone) Has any one else just had that feeling where they really...