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I have a three-piece band (guitar, drums and bass). We play a healthy mix of jazz (eg. Sunny, Sissy Strut, Red Baron, Mercy Mercy), some R&B influence (eg. Just the Two of Us, What's Going On), some contemporary (like Jack Johnson) and a bunch of originals that range from jazz to contemporary...

I was just browsing Mesa's site, looks like the M9 Carbine isn't being made anymore. I noticed a new Subway amp, the D800+ which has a ton of tonal control. That 6 lbs sounds nice! Wondering if that thing can be adapted with rack ears to be placed into a standard rack. I love my M9 Carbine, but...

My new Fodera just came back to me from New York after getting an adjustment. I really missed it! The conventional wisdom and advice is to let the bass acclimate to the room in the box for 24 hours. This is to avoid cracks and problems with the finish after the bass has been on a plane at...

My Fodera Monarch custom shipped today! Last year I decided to take my savings and put a deposit down on a custom bass, but I didn't know which company to go with. I researched for months, I always had my eye on Fodera basses ever since I got to put one in my hands about 15 years ago just for a...

I'm working on a design for a custom bass. I really love the look of Macassar Ebony and I'm hoping to get a very creamy/dark streaked piece for the fretboard. I also enjoy playing maple necks and love that feel. Yet, a lot of music that I play tends towards more jazz, R&B, motown, classic rock...

So I've been going to Bradley School of Music in Lafayette, CA for some time now. Many of the teachers are Berklee graduates and fantastic, but in particular my teacher has this amazing gift for figuring out what each student needs at particular times. I had shoulder labrum surgery about 4...

We've been looking around to try and find where to buy or rent a big battery to power our band for 3 or 4 hours for farmer's market and other outdoor venues that don't have a power feed. I've been googling like mad. I'm in California, haven't discovered the solution yet, but check out this...

Woohoo, this thing is only 14 lbs and came with a gig bag. Lovely mixer, now we can record our live rehearsals easily and have a mixer for our small venues. Any suggestions on budget PA powered speakers for small gigs?A new Presonus StudioLive AR 16 in its natural habitat by solarfly posted Mar...

AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!H!!!!!!!!!!!!! FAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa a a a a a a aa a k Anyone else got a line they're working on that screws up your mind and fingers? My teacher threw me this gem this morning. The fingering is throwing me for a loop!

My music studio setup runs a SurgeX 1115 surge protector and a SurgeX UPS. These things are rated to take 10000 volt hits repeatedly and regulate the power. My house on Sunday, here in northern California where it's going through the worst storm we've seen in over a decade, we had trees fall on...

My best Christmas present this year is a new Dark Glass Microtubes B3K! Oh man does this ever produce a great set of tones and grit! I really like it!

Beatbuddy update 1.85 has the funniest and most awesome feature I've ever seen in a music product - a drunken ass drummer. From the firmware update doc: Change Log: Firmware 1.85 Sobriety function Control how drunk your BeatBuddy is! One of the things BeatBuddy fans always tell us is that they...

A while ago I wrote Red Witch, asking if they suggested putting a compressor pedal before or after their Factotum, I got a reply this afternoon from Julie @ Red Witch! Hi Derek, thanks for your patience in our reply, I put this question to Ben to ensure we gave you the right response… Ben has...

Hi Everyone! I wanted to share with everyone about my exciting and informative Mesa Boogie Factory Tour the other day! For 25 years I've known Mesa Boogie by reputation (because my guitarist was super frickin loud when I was young), but I truly learned, recently, what it means when they say...

For want of a speakon cable, the amp was lost, For want of an amp the bass line was lost, For want of a bass line the groove was lost, For want of a groove the song was lost, For want of a song the Concert was lost, And all for the want of a speakon cable. ...damn. I left my old speaker cable...

Hey everyone, I recently bought a Red Witch Factotum pedal, which is a combination Octaver and Drive. I love the thing, like the sound it gives me. But I noticed early on the input jack was stubborn when pushing an instrument cable (or pedal board cable) into it. It feels like the tip of the...

I just got off the phone with Mesa. I have a brand new Carbine M9. I plugged my newish Fender Jazz Elite (the "noise cancelling pickups" edition) to it, flipped the switch to Active, and even with the gain set to 12 o'clock with the bass switch in Active position, the hum (around 5Khz) is...

I have a Red Witch Factotum on my board and noticed in Octaver mode tonight (without Drive) that G#, A, Bb, C track poorly when holding for around 2 seconds or more. I tested it with my Fender Jazz Elite with balance set towards the neck pickup, in active and in passive modes, and directly into...

Hey folks! This is the pedal board I've put together lately. I've had this analog Boss CE-5 forever, since 1993 or something. I don't use chorus much, but I was thinking of swapping it out with an Analog.Man Chorus pedal because those sound fantastic and look great. I did a load of research on...

Hi everyone, I need a bit of help on figuring out the Eden WTP600 or WTP900 wiring. The Ohms FAQ was super helpful, especially the part describing stereo amps and bridged mode. I get the math. What I don't understand is Eden's horrible lack of simple diagrams on cabinet connections with the...