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Anyone knows a compact mixer (2-8 channels) with adjustable mid frequency?

I've got a ~1990 Studio Pre that seems a bit harsh sounding to me. I was wondering what benefit would I get with a re-capping (tonewise)?

Hi, I own a studio preamp (made in 1989 or 1990, bought in 2005) and use it with a 50/50 poweramp. I've been tweaking it for a long time but it seems to me the tone I get is always quite harsh. I would like to have some singing mid-esque high gain tone (I mainly play as rhythm guitar), but...

Hi, I play a Mesa Studio Pre into a Mesa 50/50 Stereo (the old one, not the newer 2:50). The 50/50 Stereo outputs are 8 ohms or 4 ohms. So, I'm gonna buying a 2x12 for home-playing (don't have space for a 4x12 at home!). The cab's got 2 x Celestion Vintage 30 and can be used in mono (8 ohms) or...

Hi. I'm searching for a quite cheap guitar with which I'll be experimenting some downtuning (C, B or drop Bb, drop A tunings) and I want it to be fixed bridge and EMG equipped. It should be a 25.5" scale, since I don't want extra-loose strings nor going with .060s :wink: Can you suggest a...

I'm searching for a power conditioning rack system and it seems that Furman is the most popular choice. Does anyone know if there are similar/better makes? I mean no real power conditioning, my main concern is voltage filter/cleaning

I just got two Tung-Sol 12AX7 tubes and tried one in different positions in my Studio Pre. I recorded these clips for the interested/curious ones and to get some opinions (what are the benefit/worsening of the tung sol in the various positions in your opinion? which clip do you like the most?)...

High gain tone test with a Gibson 2010 Explorer (drop C tuning) into my Boogie Studio Pre, (recording out into soundcard). EDIT: I uploaded five versions of this one, in order to hear the differences between (I.) single raw guitar track, (II.) double tracked raw tracks and finally (III., IV...

Hi, it is five years that I happily own a Studio Pre. I always played it through a mosfet poweramp, so I didn't care so much about power tubes issues. Shame on me :oops: , but I've got a silly noobie question now that I got a Peavey Classic 50/50 (with eight EL84). One of the EL84s blew. Must I...

I've got a MESA Studio Pre. I'm using it with a mosfet poweramp (Tube Works MosValve MV-962) and I'm very happy with it but I want to turn to tubes also with the poweramp. I often read good things about Peavey Classic 50/50 EL84-powered poweramp and I've got the opportunity to buy one for quite...

Just two chords for tone testing. Gibson Explorer > Studio Pre (recording out) > cheap soundcard > cabinet simulator. Double tracked. Just thought I'd share. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=642176&songID=10165677

Last week I became the happy owner of a Gibson Explorer (the 'standard' version). I love the guitar and how it sounds even w/ clean settings. Overdrive tones are thick and organic sounding, although a bit... wouldn't say really muddy, but boomy and undefined on the lower strings. We play in D...

Hi all, I just found this good clip on another forum and, even if it isn't mine, I thought it is worth sharing it here cause it can be very useful. Humbucker comparison is not that fair because pup's are mounted on different guitars, but you should get at least an idea of the tone...

Taken from one of our most recent gigs. I'm not the one who published the video (I'm pretty sure it's been the mixer guys) and I sincerely don't know the way audio was recorded! Left guitar (me): Jackson DK-2 Danelectro Cool Cat CTO-1 Transparent Overdrive (used for solos, but in this video I...

I've got some connectors and some metres of BALANCED cable. I want to build a simple MONO guitar cable. Is it better to leave one of the two conductor wires disconnected or to connect it to ground? Would the second option cause some problems due to ground loops? What do you suggest? Thank you

I would appreciate any thought/experience from Studio and Quad owners about that. Do you like your FX in the loop or do you use just one of the main outs to feed the FX unit and then use its outputs straight to the poweramp?

I suppose this is the best clip I recorded so far! I'm really happy with the result considering I recorded it in a small room and with low quality gear, except for my guitar, the Mesa preamp (obviously!) and the poweramp. So, I thought I'd share it with the board. Here's what I used: - Fender...

I installed a single-coil sized humbucker (DiMarzio Super Distortion S) in my Fender Strat's bridge, so that I can play some metal with it. The guitar came stock with a 500K volume pot even if it had three single coils. Since the guitar hasn't got much bass by itself (poplar body, maple...

Hi, I was thinking about changing my very simple recording setup (which is just based on a cheap soundcard mic input), but instead of getting one of those recording interfaces I wanted to buy a good mic pre at a decent price (I had in mind the Golden Age Project PRE-73, which seems to be a good...

Hi, I've just rewired my Fender Stratocaster in order to have the bridge and middle single coil pickups connected in series rather than in parallel (as you find it stock with position 2 of 5 of the pickup selector). So, basically, It's like having a humbucker composed by the two (bridge and...