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Take Control Over Your Own Sound and... er... Sorry About Being Late
02/28/11 03:01, by Paul Bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: amplifier, harmonica, paul bourgeois, pedal, sound equipment, the blue monsters The amp I use is an old and small 1970s guitar amp. It is not a tube amp but it is extremely powerful. If you plug a Fender into it you can get a real vintage sound. It also provides some really nice volume/reverb based distortion effects for the harp. But to get really clean vocals through that amp you have to set input volume at low, master volume at high, bass and reverb to 0 and jack the treble up to full. more »
Your Amplifier Salesman Is Lying to You
08/03/10 03:12, by ed.lapple, Categories: Edward Lapple , Tags: a440, amp, amplifier, lee de forest, sine wave Buying an Amp? They're Lying! When the friendly man in the music store smiles, reassuringly at you and says the 1000 watt, 8 speaker monster stack, that you are about to finance, is the hottest amp i… more »
Let’s Have a Level Playing Field
05/25/10 15:52, by ed.lapple, Categories: BFMN Exclusive , Tags: amplifier, distortion, ear method, edward lapple, signal path, signal to noise level by Edward Lapple If you are going to record your music, you need to know the basics of proper level setting. Say that you want to record your guitar. What would the signal path be? Well, the strings vibrate over a magnetic pickup; the output… more »
Lennon Bus Brings Prize Package for Young Bands in NE, DC
04/15/10 21:37, by wakitu, Categories: Music News , Tags: amplifier, band, boss, edirol, high school, john lennon educational tour bus, middle school, percussion pad, roland, roland us The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus brings Rockin’ Roland Battle of the Bands to Washington DC and New England. If your rockin' band has a maximum of five members, and ALL are currently enrolled in middle school or high school, you can enter your ban… more »
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