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Recording Heavy Guitars: How to EQ a tight metal tone 2008-02-22 13:48:43 That’s right, it’s the big one… I can imagine I’m about to stir up a fair few thousand hornet’s nests. If there’s one thing that causes a fuss between metal guitarists and engineers alike, it’s EQ’ing your guitars for a nasty, chuggy, badass recording tone that will take the face off a ten-ton badger, but [...] Read more:Recording
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Jackson RX10D Guitar Review 2008-02-09 16:00:26 Price new: £340
Neck type: Bolt-on Maple
Body: Basswood with Flame Maple Veneer
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Floyd Rose licensed double-locking trem
Frets: 22 Jumbo
Pickups: 2 Duncan Designed humbuckers. HB-103B (bridge), HB-103N (neck)
Price second hand: £170 - £250
Review
It’s a privilege to be able to say that this was my first big brand guitar. Not so much for its playability or [...] Read more:Jackson
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Ibanez RG350DX Review 2008-02-03 10:00:48 Specs
Price new: £299
Neck type: Bolt-on 3pc Wizard II
Body: Basswood
Hardware: Black
Bridge: Edge III double locking
Frets: 24 Jumbo
Pickups: INF3 neck humbucker, INFS3 single coil middle, INF4 bridge humbucker
Price second hand: Probably not much less than rrp, because they’re still very much in production. £180 - £210
Review
Out of all the 6 string solid body electrics I’ve [...]
Kick Drum and Snare EQ Settings: For Metal and Hard Rock 2007-10-14 15:33:27 Most drum programs are self explanatory, enabling easy use and creative freedom. But getting them to sound right, or real, is whole other story. Below are a couple of settings that work brilliantly. They work equally as well for real drum setups when recording a live acoustic kit too. Note that these settings are pretty [...] Read more:Settings
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Interview - Ty Oliver 2007-10-06 16:25:26 Ty, thank you for taking a break from your busy schedule,
Firstly, how did you get into music, and more specifically the guitar?
Well before I actually got my hands on an instrument, I wanted to play drums. One of my friends had just got a Bass, and I remember picking it up having so much [...] Read more:Oliver
String Gauge: Finding your perfect guitar tone 2007-09-30 19:01:40 In my endless search for that perfect tone I came across another avenue of possibilities. There are so many factors to take into account when approaching tone, depending on how meticulous you are of course, right down to the size of your speakers and the grain of the wood that they [...] Read more:String
, Gauge
ESP LTD M207 Review 2007-09-16 12:07:34 Specs
Price new: £899 (no longer in production)
Neck type: Bolt-on
Body: Basswood
Hardware: Black
Bridge: Floyd Rose double locking
Frets: 24XJ
Pickups: 2 Duncan Designed Humbuckers
Price second hand: £250-£400
Review
When I’d played ESPs in the past they didn’t click with me, but when a friend offered his 7 string up for grabs I couldn’t put it down. It felt great, [...]
Guitar Modification: My Jackson RX10D DIY 2007-09-12 14:09:17 Sorry for the lack of postage of late, this one took a while to complete!
Its one thing having 6 guitars dotted around, cluttering up your room with minimal space to contain them, but it’s another entirely when one of those is a heap of rubbish that you can’t do a damn thing with!
My Jackson
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DiMarzio D-Sonic DP-207f Review 2008-03-24 14:47:51 Generally speaking I find it quite off-putting when I see a piece of gear that’s synonymous with a big-name player. I don’t know if it’s fear for my individuality, or more the fact that I know what they sound like, and I may or may not want that tone. The DiMarzio D-Sonic
was no exception, [...]