Index

: July 2010 update
'64 Vibroverb Custom: '64 Vibroverb Custom review
A.R.T.: Bits and pieces
AER: A survey of lightweight rigs; Weight reduction
Acoustic Image: A survey of lightweight rigs
Akai: Looper Roundup
Almost Milwaukie: About Almost Milwaukie
Atomic: Powered Speaker Comparison
Axon: Synth and virtual guitar
Behringer: Behringer Xenyx 1832FX; Behringer; Customer service, good and bad
Boomerang: Looper Roundup
Boss: Bits and pieces; Boss JS-5; Boss RT-20 rotary simulator reviewed; A survey of lightweight rigs; Vibro-King distortion
Bret Holtz: Anatomy of a listening test
Brian Moore: Synth and virtual guitar
Burning Man: Hippie Music
Countryman: Countryman Type 85
Digidesign: Digidesign Eleven Rack
Digitech: Customer service, good and bad; Digitech RP355; A survey of lightweight rigs
Electro-Harmonix: Looper Roundup; Electro-Harmonix SMMH vs. Eventide TimeFactor
Eventide: Looper Roundup; Electro-Harmonix SMMH vs. Eventide TimeFactor
FBT: Powered Speaker Comparison
Fender: Changing tastes; Losing my Boogie "religion"; A survey of lightweight rigs; Synth and virtual guitar; Tone Controls; Too much gain!; Fender Trans-Impedance Power Attenuator; '64 Vibroverb Custom review; Vibro-King Sound & Settings; Vibro-King setup; How does the Vibro-King compare to a tweed or blackface Fender amp?
Fractal Audio: A survey of lightweight rigs
Garbriel Darling: 2008 in review
George Koumantzelis: From Quark to Quasar; A conversation with George
Gibson: On Gibson's MAGIC and guitars; Vibro-King Sound & Settings
Godin: Synth and virtual guitar
Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead; Phil Lesh: "Searching for the Sound"; I've never been a Deadhead
Henriksen: Tone Controls
Hot Plate: The Vibro-King and the Hot Plate
Ibanez: Ibanez SR530
Joe Williams: 2008 in review; A Saturday in the studio; What's new? (09-2008)
Koll: Koll Custom DL; Koll Custom DL #2; Koll Custom DL Gallery; Koll Custom DL Specs; Koll Custom DL #2 specs; Koll small archtop specs
Korg: Korg LCA-120 Chromatic Tuner
Kritz: Kritz DH-111t
Lectrosonics: Lectrosonics IS-400 Wireless System Review
Les Paul: On artist signature guitars
Line6: A survey of lightweight rigs
MAGIC: On Gibson's MAGIC and guitars
Mary-Suzanne: A Saturday in the studio; About Almost Milwaukie; May 2007 Rosedrop Media Circus podcast
Mesa/Boogie: On "the best" Mesa/Boogie amplifier; Troubleshooting the Blue Angel; Changing tastes; Mesa-Boogie Lone Star Review; Losing my Boogie "religion"; A survey of lightweight rigs; Too much gain!
Mike Birchet: May 2007 Rosedrop Media Circus podcast
Nancy Stovall: 2008 in review
Paul Kantner: Are DJs ruining the live-music scene?
Peavey: A survey of lightweight rigs
Phil Lesh: Phil Lesh: "Searching for the Sound"
Portland: Portland: not a music mecca
QSC: QSC K10 powered speaker; QSC KSub powered subwoofer; Powered Speaker Comparison
RMC: Synth and virtual guitar
Radial: Bits and pieces
Radio Shack: Bits and pieces
ReverbNation: 2008 in review
Robert Madrid: May 2007 Rosedrop Media Circus podcast
Rocktron: Rocktron MIDI Xchange
Roger Linn Design: Roger Linn Design Adrenalinn III
Roland: Bits and pieces; Roland SH-32 Synthesizer; A survey of lightweight rigs; Synth and virtual guitar
Rosedrop Media Circus: May 2007 Rosedrop Media Circus podcast
Sonuus: Sonuus G2M guitar to MIDI converter
Spencer: Spencer
Stephen Caird: 2008 in review; A Saturday in the studio; What's new? (09-2008)
THD: Too much gain!
Tascam: Zoom HD16CD compared to Tascam 2488mkII
Tone King: A survey of lightweight rigs
Vibro-King: Biasing the Vibro-King "by ear"; My favorite amp; Reverb first?; '64 Vibroverb Custom review; Vibro-King headroom; The Vibro-King and the Hot Plate; Vibro-King distortion; Vibro-King Sound & Settings; Vibro-King setup; Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" Fix; Even better Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" fix; How does the Vibro-King compare to a tweed or blackface Fender amp?
Visual Sound: Bits and pieces; Pedal Board 2.0
Vox: A survey of lightweight rigs
Zoom: Zoom HD16CD compared to Tascam 2488mkII; Zoom H2 field recorder; Zoom HD16CD Digital MTR
accessories: Bits and pieces; Countryman Type 85; Boss JS-5; Rocktron MIDI Xchange
amplifiers: Is a 50-watt amp too loud?; My Choices; A/B switchers; Acoustic amp for electric guitar; Adjusting Amps; Advances in Technology, Revisited; Advice for first-time amp buyers; On amp construction; Amp Acquisition - An Education?; Amplifier Evolution; Help, my amp hisses!; Amp Loudness; On amplifier power; Amp troubleshooting tips; On amplifiers and effects; Are tube amps right for small venues?; Are tubes good enough for the future of guitar music?; On power attenuators; Biasing the Vibro-King "by ear"; Blackface vs. Tweed; On the Mesa/Boogie Blue Angel's headroom; Troubleshooting the Blue Angel; Bonding with my Gear; Boutique Amps; Are boutique amps just another amp in the end?; BTPDX April 2004 Notes; On buying a used amp; Changing tastes; On channels... to switch or not?; Amplifier "class" distinctions are useless; The "Class-A" illusion; Clean amplification; Complexity and tone; The future of digital guitar amplifiers; Digital rig pros and cons; Effect loop pitfalls; The end of innocence; My favorite amp; Feedback vs. volume; "Fender Clean"; Flat EQ for guitar; The future of tubes?; Gain, volume and dynamics; Ground switches and "death caps"; Playing guitar through a full-range amp; How to increase sustain; I have to use a modeling rig!; The importance of guitars vs. amps; QSC K10 powered speaker; Traynor K4 vs. Yamaha STAGEPAS 300; QSC KSub powered subwoofer; Mesa-Boogie Lone Star Review; Losing my Boogie "religion"; Tube amp attack sensitivity at home; Maybe it's not a phase, after all...; Modelers vs. Tube Amps (1); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (2); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (3); More power!; Multi-Amp Pitfalls; On multi-amp setups; On multi- vs. single-channel amps; On phase cancellation; Powered Speaker Comparison; Tube amps for quiet play; On "real" guitar amplifiers; Guitar rig architectures; Simpler, ever simpler; Simplicity; Solo guitar sound; Speaker Cables vs. Guitar Cords; Solid-state vs. tube amplifiers for guitar; How to use a standby switch; A survey of lightweight rigs; On the 3dB rule; Tone Controls; Too much gain!; Touch dynamics; On touch-sensitive amps; What is "touch-sensitive"?; Amp terminology: Touch Sensitivity; Tubes vs. transistors; Turn that amp down!; Used amps; The Vibro-King and the Hot Plate; Vibro-King Sound & Settings; Vibro-King setup; Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" Fix; Even better Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" fix; How does the Vibro-King compare to a tweed or blackface Fender amp?; Weight reduction; Which FRFR system should I buy?
attenuators: On amplifier power; On power attenuators; Gain, volume and dynamics; Guitar rig architectures; Fender Trans-Impedance Power Attenuator; The Vibro-King and the Hot Plate; Vibro-King distortion
attitude: Are you happy?; Assembling a band; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Bookers and clubs; Combatting GAS; Digital rig pros and cons; Dignity and respect; Dinosaur guitarists; Are DJs ruining the live-music scene?; Electric guitar as a folk instrument; On guitar store etiquette; GAS-less; Gear minimalism vs. collecting; Gear vs. talent; Sounding good with the gear you have; Geezers; Hearing with your eyes; Hippie Music; I have to use a modeling rig!; The importance of guitars vs. amps; Improving as a player; Life after bands; Music in context; Musicianship vs. Sound Reinforcement; Next steps; Old Dogs, New Tricks; Portland's music scene; Sequenced Live Music; Solo performance; Technological Obsessions; Technology vs. passion; Tips for guitarists; Does the "tone chase" ever end?; Tone Secrets; Are guitar players stuck in the past?; The voice is not the message; Writing about music online
background: Electric guitar as a folk instrument; Evolution and Contradiction; From the beginning: history & inspiration; A conversation with George; Solo Improv Guitar; My technical background; Why play?
basses: Ibanez SR530
books: "The Cult of the Amateur" & Music; Phil Lesh: "Searching for the Sound"
business: Advances in technology; On artist signature guitars; Behringer; Beware of placing form over content; Bookers and clubs; Boutique Amps; Are computers good for music?; "The Cult of the Amateur" & Music; Customer service, good and bad; Dignity and respect; The future of tubes?; Do you really get what you pay for?; Golden Age, or beginning of the end?; Will you pay to self-distribute your music on the internet?; Jazz: adapt or die; Big Music can no longer afford talent; Lies, damn lies and specs; Guitar-magazine reviews; The Music Industry is not Broken; I've never been a Deadhead; Portland's music scene; Portland: not a music mecca; Will the recording industry become obsolete?; Trade-ins; Are guitar players stuck in the past?
cables: My Choices; Anatomy of a listening test; Anectdotes, Theories and Facts; Bonding with my Gear; Cable comparison, part 1; Cable comparison, part 2; Cable Nuances Revisited; Guitar cords - what's important?; High-end Cables; How many true-bypass pedals is too many?; On magic cables; Making your own cables; Multi-Amp Pitfalls; True bypass, cables and buffers
cat: Spencer
collaboration: What's new? (09-2008)
communication: Writing about music online
comparison: Zoom HD16CD compared to Tascam 2488mkII; Anatomy of a listening test; On "the best" Mesa/Boogie amplifier; Blackface vs. Tweed; Boutique gear?; Boutique vs. commodity pedals; Are boutique amps just another amp in the end?; BTPDX April 2004 Notes; Cable comparison, part 1; Cable comparison, part 2; Cable Nuances Revisited; On channels... to switch or not?; Delay effect comparison; Digital rig pros and cons; Electronic tuners; The end of innocence; Traynor K4 vs. Yamaha STAGEPAS 300; Leslie Emulators; Looper Roundup; Losing my Boogie "religion"; Maybe it's not a phase, after all...; Modelers vs. Tube Amps (1); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (2); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (3); Multieffects vs. pedals; Powered Speaker Comparison; The Internet and the Quest for Perfection; Digitech RP355; Electro-Harmonix SMMH vs. Eventide TimeFactor; Solid-state vs. tube amplifiers for guitar; A survey of lightweight rigs; Too much gain!; Tubes vs. transistors; '64 Vibroverb Custom review; How does the Vibro-King compare to a tweed or blackface Fender amp?
construction: On amp construction; Boutique Amps; Boutique gear?; Guitar cords - what's important?; So you want a custom guitar?; Longevity of digital gear; Making your own cables; Ordering a Custom Guitar
custom: Koll Custom DL; Koll Custom DL #2; Koll Custom DL Gallery; Koll Custom DL Specs; Koll Custom DL #2 specs; Koll small archtop specs
digital: On Gibson's MAGIC and guitars; Advances in Technology, Revisited; Advice for first-time amp buyers; Are tube amps right for small venues?; Are tubes good enough for the future of guitar music?; Box of 1,000 sounds; Are computers good for music?; The future of digital guitar amplifiers; Longevity of digital gear; Digital guitars; Digital rig pros and cons; Benefits of a digital guitar rig; Anti-digital myths busted; Effect loop pitfalls; The future of tubes?; I have to use a modeling rig!; Lectrosonics IS-400 Wireless System Review; Maybe it's not a phase, after all...; Modelers vs. Tube Amps (1); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (2); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (3); Multieffects vs. pedals; Obsolescence; Synth and virtual guitar
distortion: Advice for first-time amp buyers; On amplifier power; On power attenuators; Blackface vs. Tweed; On the Mesa/Boogie Blue Angel's headroom; Effect loop pitfalls; The end of innocence; "Fender Clean"; Gain, volume and dynamics; Losing my Boogie "religion"; Guitar rig architectures; Simpler, ever simpler; On the 3dB rule; Too much gain!; What is "touch-sensitive"?; The Vibro-King and the Hot Plate; Vibro-King distortion
distribution: Are computers good for music?; "The Cult of the Amateur" & Music; Golden Age, or beginning of the end?; Will you pay to self-distribute your music on the internet?; Jazz: adapt or die; Big Music can no longer afford talent; The Music Industry is not Broken
echo: Echo Roundup; Guitar rig architectures; Electro-Harmonix SMMH vs. Eventide TimeFactor
effect: Digidesign Eleven Rack
effects: My Choices; Roger Linn Design Adrenalinn III; On amplifiers and effects; Bonding with my Gear; Clean boosts and compressors; Boutique vs. commodity pedals; Bypass; Delay effect comparison; Digital rig pros and cons; Echo Roundup; Effect loop pitfalls; Effects devolution continues; On effects; Effects preferences revisited; Effects?; On guitar synths; How many true-bypass pedals is too many?; Korg LCA-120 Chromatic Tuner; Leslie Emulators; Looper Roundup; Multieffects vs. pedals; Music in context; On powering pedals; Pedal Board 2.0; Pedal hangover; My pedal pops!; Reverb first?; On reverb; Guitar rig architectures; Digitech RP355; Boss RT-20 rotary simulator reviewed; Simple Gear, Complex Music; A minimalist pedalboard; Electro-Harmonix SMMH vs. Eventide TimeFactor; Solo guitar sound; Solo performance; Sonuus G2M guitar to MIDI converter; Synth and virtual guitar; True bypass, cables and buffers; "True-Bypass" revisited; Vibro-King distortion; Weight reduction
endorsement: On artist signature guitars
entitlement: Are DJs ruining the live-music scene?; Hippie Music
evaluation: 2007 in review; 2008 in review; Amp Acquisition - An Education?; Help, my amp hisses!; Anatomy of a listening test; Anectdotes, Theories and Facts; Are you happy?; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Boutique gear?; Boutique vs. commodity pedals; On buying a used amp; Cable comparison, part 1; Cable comparison, part 2; Cable Nuances Revisited; Changing tastes; Benefits of a digital guitar rig; "Fender Clean"; GAS-less; Is it the gear, or not?; Playing guitar through a full-range amp; High-end Cables; Import guitars; Keep Searching; Losing my Boogie "religion"; Powered Speaker Comparison; The Internet and the Quest for Perfection; Suggestions for guitarists; A survey of lightweight rigs; Does the "tone chase" ever end?; Used amps; Vibro-King setup; How does the Vibro-King compare to a tweed or blackface Fender amp?
fetishism: On amp construction; Anectdotes, Theories and Facts; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Beware of placing form over content; Combatting GAS; Geezers; Hearing with your eyes; Online guitar forums; Technological Obsessions; "Tone" is not the goal; Can you have too many guitars?; Are guitar players stuck in the past?; Vintage gear
fix: Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" Fix; Even better Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" fix
gatherings: Musical journeys: Reflections on a gathering; Online guitar forums; Powered Speaker Comparison
goals: 2006 Musical Goals; 2006 in review; 2007 Musical Goals; 2007 in review; 2008 Musical Goals; 2008 in review; 2009 Musical Goals; 2010 Musical Goals; Are you happy?; Assembling a band; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Musical Clichés; Combatting GAS; Developing creativity; Dignity and respect; Does gear define the player?; The Downside of Cliches; Electric guitar as a folk instrument; GAS-less; Gear minimalism vs. collecting; Do you want good tone?; Improving as a player; Life after bands; Musical Evolution; Musical Goals; My practice routine; Next steps; Old Dogs, New Tricks; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; The paradox of practice; The Internet and the Quest for Perfection; Shop, or play?; Solo Improv Guitar; Solo performance; Suggestions for guitarists; Tips for guitarists; "Tone" is not the goal; Tone, Technique, Style and Gear; Can you have too many guitars?; The voice is not the message; What's new? (09-2008); Why play?
guitar shops: On guitar store etiquette; Trade-ins
guitars: My Choices; Bonding with my Gear; Comfort above all else; So you want a custom guitar?; Digital guitars; Feedback vs. volume; Flat EQ for guitar; On multiple guitars; How to increase sustain; Import guitars; The importance of guitars vs. amps; Koll Custom DL; Koll Custom DL #2; Koll Custom DL Gallery; Koll Custom DL Specs; Kritz DH-111t; Luthier-built vs. production guitars; More Tone Secrets; Koll small archtop specs; Ordering a Custom Guitar; Simplicity; Solo guitar sound; Can you have too many guitars?; Touch dynamics; On guitars... a block of wood?
hippies: Hippie Music
history: Advances in technology; Amplifier Evolution; "The Cult of the Amateur" & Music; Are DJs ruining the live-music scene?; The Downside of Cliches; From the beginning: history & inspiration; The future of tubes?; Geezers; Grateful Dead; Ground switches and "death caps"; Jazz: adapt or die; Jazz: the birth and death of a genre; The Music Industry is not Broken; Musical Evolution; My musical influences; I've never been a Deadhead; Obsolescence; Technological Obsessions; Technology vs. passion
human nature: Anectdotes, Theories and Facts; Are you happy?; Art vs. artifice; Assembling a band; Aural fatigue and dialing in your rig; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Beware of placing form over content; Bookers and clubs; Combatting GAS; Does gear define the player?; The Downside of Cliches; Earplugs and band volume; Electric guitar as a folk instrument; On guitar store etiquette; Gear advice; Gear vs. talent; Sounding good with the gear you have; Geezers; Do you really get what you pay for?; Hippie Music; So, how good are you?; Improving as a player; On magic cables; Old Dogs, New Tricks; Online guitar forums; Ordering a Custom Guitar; The paradox of practice; Will the recording industry become obsolete?; Shop, or play?; Solo performance; Technological Obsessions; Tips for guitarists; Does the "tone chase" ever end?; Can you have too many guitars?; The voice is not the message; Writing about music online; A moment of Zen
influences: Musical Clichés; Developing creativity; Does gear define the player?; The Downside of Cliches; From the beginning: history & inspiration; A conversation with George; Musical Evolution; My musical influences; Musical journeys: Reflections on a gathering; Solo Improv Guitar; Strings and finesse; Tips for guitarists; Why play?
instruction: Electric guitar as a folk instrument; How I improve my playing
loudness: Is a 50-watt amp too loud?; Advances in Technology, Revisited; Advice for first-time amp buyers; Amp Loudness; On amplifier power; Are tube amps right for small venues?; On power attenuators; On the Mesa/Boogie Blue Angel's headroom; Digital rig pros and cons; Earplugs and band volume; Feedback vs. volume; Playing guitar through a full-range amp; Tube amp attack sensitivity at home; More power!; On increased sound level with multiple speakers; Musicianship vs. Sound Reinforcement; How loud is too loud?; Tube amps for quiet play; Small-club live sound; Small-club live sound, revisited; On the 3dB rule; Turn that amp down!; The Vibro-King and the Hot Plate; Small amps and big PAs?
marketing hype: Advances in technology; The "Real" Rules for Buying an Amp; Anectdotes, Theories and Facts; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Beware of placing form over content; Boutique Amps; Boutique gear?; Bypass; Digital guitars; Geezers; Do you really get what you pay for?; Keep Searching; Lies, damn lies and specs; On magic cables; Online guitar forums; Technological Obsessions; Tone Controls; Tone Secrets; "True-Bypass" revisited
mod: Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" Fix; Even better Vibro-King "Ticking Tremolo" fix
motivation: 2006 Musical Goals; 2006 in review; 2007 Musical Goals; 2007 in review; 2008 Musical Goals; Assembling a band; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Bookers and clubs; Combatting GAS; Comfort above all else; Dignity and respect; The Downside of Cliches; Electric guitar as a folk instrument; From the beginning: history & inspiration; GAS-less; Gear advice; Sounding good with the gear you have; How I improve my playing; Improving as a player; Life after bands; On motivation and GAS; Musical Evolution; Musical Goals; Musical journeys: Reflections on a gathering; My practice routine; Next steps; Old Dogs, New Tricks; The paradox of practice; Playing in "the zone"; Portland's music scene; Sequenced Live Music; Shop, or play?; Solo Improv Guitar; Technological Obsessions; Why play?
music theory: 2006 Musical Goals; 2006 in review; 2007 in review; Improving as a player; Musical Evolution; Musical Goals; My practice routine; Old Dogs, New Tricks; The paradox of practice; Why play?
opinion: Are tubes good enough for the future of guitar music?; Best (and worst) musical performances; Blackface vs. Tweed; Complexity and tone; Digital guitars; Benefits of a digital guitar rig; The future of tubes?; Geezers; Golden Age, or beginning of the end?; Guitarist or musician?; So, how good are you?; Import guitars; The importance of guitars vs. amps; Big Music can no longer afford talent; Guitar-magazine reviews; Music in context; The Music Industry is not Broken; Online guitar forums; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; On "real" guitar amplifiers; Will the recording industry become obsolete?; Sequenced Live Music; Simple Gear, Complex Music; Small-club live sound; Small-club live sound, revisited; Sound Reinforcement in Small Rooms; My, what a strange rig you have; Suggestions for guitarists; Technical perfection vs. the element of surprise; Things I need to be reminded of...; On "tone"...; Does the "tone chase" ever end?; "Tone" is not the goal; On the quest for tone; Tone Secrets; "Tone", amps and players; Small amps and big PAs?
performance: 2007 in review; 2008 in review; A Saturday in the studio; About Almost Milwaukie; Adjusting Amps; Amp Acquisition - An Education?; Art vs. artifice; Best (and worst) musical performances; Clean boosts and compressors; Boutique gear?; Musical Clichés; Complexity and tone; Dinosaur guitarists; Direct-to-PA; Are DJs ruining the live-music scene?; Earplugs and band volume; Effects devolution continues; Effects?; The end of innocence; Feedback vs. volume; "Fender Clean"; Solo Improv Performance; On gear and performance; Gear vs. talent; Geezers; Gig kit; On guitar synths; I have to use a modeling rig!; Losing my Boogie "religion"; May 2007 Rosedrop Media Circus podcast; On multi-amp setups; Music in context; Musical Evolution; Musical Goals; Musicianship vs. Sound Reinforcement; How loud is too loud?; Old Dogs, New Tricks; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; The paradox of practice; Playing in "the zone"; Sequenced Live Music; Simple Gear, Complex Music; Simplicity; Small-club live sound; Small-club live sound, revisited; Solo guitar sound; Solo Improv Guitar; Solo performance; Sound Reinforcement in Small Rooms; On string gauges; Strings and finesse; First time in a studio?; Technical perfection vs. the element of surprise; On the 3dB rule; Tips for guitarists; On "tone"...; Does the "tone chase" ever end?; On the quest for tone; Tone Secrets; Too much gain!; On touch-sensitive amps; What is "touch-sensitive"?; Vibro-King Sound & Settings; "Tone", amps and players; Which FRFR system should I buy?; Small amps and big PAs?
philosophy: Art vs. artifice; Balancing music vs. gear aquisition; Beware of placing form over content; Developing creativity; Digital rig pros and cons; Direct-to-PA; Are DJs ruining the live-music scene?; Electric guitar as a folk instrument; Evolution and Contradiction; From Quark to Quasar; From the beginning: history & inspiration; Gear advice; Gear minimalism vs. collecting; Is it the gear, or not?; A conversation with George; Hearing with your eyes; How I improve my playing; I have to use a modeling rig!; Improving as a player; Luthier-built vs. production guitars; Music in context; Musical journeys: Reflections on a gathering; My practice routine; Old Dogs, New Tricks; Online guitar forums; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; The paradox of practice; Playing in "the zone"; Simpler, ever simpler; Solo Improv Guitar; Things I need to be reminded of...; Tips for guitarists; Can you have too many guitars?; Vintage gear; The voice is not the message; Weight reduction; Why play?
photos: Behringer Xenyx 1832FX; Roger Linn Design Adrenalinn III; Bits and pieces; Countryman Type 85; Zoom H2 field recorder; Zoom HD16CD Digital MTR; Ibanez SR530; Boss JS-5; QSC K10 powered speaker; Koll Custom DL; Koll Custom DL #2; Koll Custom DL Gallery; Korg LCA-120 Chromatic Tuner; Kritz DH-111t; QSC KSub powered subwoofer; Rocktron MIDI Xchange; Digitech RP355; Roland SH-32 Synthesizer; Sonuus G2M guitar to MIDI converter
physics: Anatomy of a listening test; Anectdotes, Theories and Facts; Cable comparison, part 1; Cable comparison, part 2; Cable Nuances Revisited; Guitar cords - what's important?; Anti-digital myths busted; Playing guitar through a full-range amp; High-end Cables; How many true-bypass pedals is too many?; On magic cables; More power!; Multi-Amp Pitfalls; On increased sound level with multiple speakers; On phase cancellation; Why do pickups sound the way they do?; Speaker Cables vs. Guitar Cords; How to use a standby switch; On string gauges; Strings and finesse; True bypass, cables and buffers; Turn that amp down!; On guitars... a block of wood?
pickups: Why do pickups sound the way they do?
power: Is a 50-watt amp too loud?; Advice for first-time amp buyers; Amp Loudness; On amplifier power; Are tube amps right for small venues?; On power attenuators; On the Mesa/Boogie Blue Angel's headroom; Playing guitar through a full-range amp; Tube amp attack sensitivity at home; More power!; On powering pedals; Powered Speaker Comparison; Tube amps for quiet play; Which FRFR system should I buy?
preferences: My Choices; Amp Acquisition - An Education?; Aural fatigue and dialing in your rig; Blackface vs. Tweed; Bonding with my Gear; Changing tastes; On channels... to switch or not?; Complexity and tone; So you want a custom guitar?; Does gear define the player?; Effects devolution continues; On effects; Effects preferences revisited; Effects?; The end of innocence; My favorite amp; On gear and performance; Gear vs. talent; Do you want good tone?; On multiple guitars; The importance of guitars vs. amps; Keep Searching; Losing my Boogie "religion"; Maybe it's not a phase, after all...; On multi-amp setups; On multi- vs. single-channel amps; Musical Evolution; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; Pedal hangover; On reverb; Simple Gear, Complex Music; Simplicity; Solo Improv Guitar; My, what a strange rig you have; Things I need to be reminded of...; Does the "tone chase" ever end?; On the quest for tone; Too much gain!; Vintage gear; Why play?
preparation: Gig kit; How I improve my playing; Making your own cables; My practice routine; On powering pedals; The paradox of practice; Playing in "the zone"; First time in a studio?
recording: 2006 Musical Goals; 2006 in review; 2008 Musical Goals; Zoom HD16CD compared to Tascam 2488mkII; A Saturday in the studio; Computer-based recording; Are computers good for music?; "The Cult of the Amateur" & Music; From Quark to Quasar; Zoom H2 field recorder; Zoom HD16CD Digital MTR; May 2007 Rosedrop Media Circus podcast; Music in context; The Music Industry is not Broken; Playing in "the zone"; Solo Improv Guitar; First time in a studio?; What's new? (09-2008)
respect: Dignity and respect; Are DJs ruining the live-music scene?; On guitar store etiquette; Geezers; Musical Goals; I've never been a Deadhead; Online guitar forums; Ordering a Custom Guitar; Portland's music scene; Technical perfection vs. the element of surprise; Tips for guitarists
reverb: My favorite amp; Reverb first?; On reverb; Guitar rig architectures; Simpler, ever simpler
review: Behringer Xenyx 1832FX; Zoom HD16CD compared to Tascam 2488mkII; Acoustic amp for electric guitar; Roger Linn Design Adrenalinn III; On "the best" Mesa/Boogie amplifier; On the Mesa/Boogie Blue Angel's headroom; Clean boosts and compressors; BTPDX April 2004 Notes; Countryman Type 85; Echo Roundup; Electronic tuners; Digidesign Eleven Rack; Zoom H2 field recorder; Zoom HD16CD Digital MTR; Ibanez SR530; Boss JS-5; QSC K10 powered speaker; Traynor K4 vs. Yamaha STAGEPAS 300; Koll Custom DL; Koll Custom DL #2; Korg LCA-120 Chromatic Tuner; Kritz DH-111t; QSC KSub powered subwoofer; Lectrosonics IS-400 Wireless System Review; Phil Lesh: "Searching for the Sound"; Leslie Emulators; Mesa-Boogie Lone Star Review; Looper Roundup; Rocktron MIDI Xchange; Powered Speaker Comparison; Digitech RP355; Boss RT-20 rotary simulator reviewed; Sonuus G2M guitar to MIDI converter; A survey of lightweight rigs; '64 Vibroverb Custom review
safety: Ground switches and "death caps"
service: Biasing the Vibro-King "by ear"
set-up: A/B switchers; Aural fatigue and dialing in your rig; Comfort above all else; Direct-to-PA; Effect loop pitfalls; How many true-bypass pedals is too many?; How to increase sustain; More Tone Secrets; Multi-Amp Pitfalls; Multieffects vs. pedals; On powering pedals; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; Strings and finesse; True bypass, cables and buffers; Vibro-King Sound & Settings; Vibro-King setup; Weight reduction
settings: Flat EQ for guitar; How to increase sustain; Solo guitar sound; Tone Controls; Vibro-King headroom; Vibro-King setup
sound engineering: Are tube amps right for small venues?; DIs, Speaker Simulators and Amp Modelers; Direct-to-PA; Feedback vs. volume; From Quark to Quasar; On gear and performance; Grateful Dead; More power!; Musicianship vs. Sound Reinforcement; How loud is too loud?; Simpler, ever simpler; Small-club live sound; Small-club live sound, revisited; Sound Reinforcement in Small Rooms; On the 3dB rule; Tone Controls; Turn that amp down!; Which FRFR system should I buy?; Small amps and big PAs?
sound reinforcement: Clean amplification; Powered Speaker Comparison
speakers: Is a 50-watt amp too loud?; Advances in Technology, Revisited; Advice for first-time amp buyers; Amp Loudness; Playing guitar through a full-range amp; More power!; On increased sound level with multiple speakers; Guitar rig architectures; Turn that amp down!; The Vibro-King and the Hot Plate; Vibro-King setup; How does the Vibro-King compare to a tweed or blackface Fender amp?; Which FRFR system should I buy?
strings: Comfort above all else; More Tone Secrets; On string gauges; Strings and finesse; Tips for guitarists; Vibro-King setup
studio: Behringer Xenyx 1832FX; Computer-based recording; Are computers good for music?; Music in context; Roland SH-32 Synthesizer; First time in a studio?
style: 2007 Musical Goals; 2007 in review; Box of 1,000 sounds; Musical Clichés; The Downside of Cliches; Electric guitar as a folk instrument; From the beginning: history & inspiration; Jazz: the birth and death of a genre; I've never been a Deadhead; Old Dogs, New Tricks; Simpler, ever simpler; Solo Improv Guitar; Strings and finesse; Tone, Technique, Style and Gear; Why play?
technique: 2006 Musical Goals; 2006 in review; 2007 Musical Goals; 2007 in review; Art vs. artifice; Beware of placing form over content; Developing creativity; Does gear define the player?; The Downside of Cliches; Electric guitar as a folk instrument; Gain, volume and dynamics; Gear minimalism vs. collecting; Is it the gear, or not?; Do you want good tone?; Hearing with your eyes; How I improve my playing; How to increase sustain; Improving as a player; Losing my Boogie "religion"; Musical Goals; My practice routine; Old Dogs, New Tricks; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; The paradox of practice; Pedal hangover; Simple Gear, Complex Music; Solo Improv Guitar; Solo performance; Strings and finesse; Suggestions for guitarists; Synth and virtual guitar; Technical perfection vs. the element of surprise; Tips for guitarists; "Tone" is not the goal; Tone, Technique, Style and Gear; Touch dynamics; Why play?
technology: On Gibson's MAGIC and guitars; A/B switchers; Acoustic amp for electric guitar; Advances in technology; Advances in Technology, Revisited; Amplifier Evolution; Anatomy of a listening test; Anectdotes, Theories and Facts; Are tubes good enough for the future of guitar music?; Behringer; Beware of placing form over content; Boutique gear?; Box of 1,000 sounds; Bypass; On channels... to switch or not?; Amplifier "class" distinctions are useless; The "Class-A" illusion; Complexity and tone; Are computers good for music?; DIs, Speaker Simulators and Amp Modelers; The future of digital guitar amplifiers; Longevity of digital gear; Digital rig pros and cons; Benefits of a digital guitar rig; Anti-digital myths busted; The Downside of Cliches; Effect loop pitfalls; Evolution and Contradiction; Flat EQ for guitar; The future of tubes?; Do you really get what you pay for?; Golden Age, or beginning of the end?; Grateful Dead; Playing guitar through a full-range amp; High-end Cables; How many true-bypass pedals is too many?; Jazz: adapt or die; Big Music can no longer afford talent; Lectrosonics IS-400 Wireless System Review; Modelers vs. Tube Amps (1); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (2); Modelers vs. Tube Amps (3); Multieffects vs. pedals; Music in context; The Music Industry is not Broken; Obsolescence; On powering pedals; Reconsidering the "palette" analogy; On phase cancellation; My pedal pops!; Will the recording industry become obsolete?; Simple Gear, Complex Music; Simplicity; Solid-state vs. tube amplifiers for guitar; How to use a standby switch; Synth and virtual guitar; Technology vs. passion; Tone Controls; "Tone" is not the goal; Touch dynamics; What is "touch-sensitive"?; Are guitar players stuck in the past?; Fender Trans-Impedance Power Attenuator; True bypass, cables and buffers; "True-Bypass" revisited; Tubes vs. transistors; The voice is not the message
terminology: Amplifier "class" distinctions are useless; The "Class-A" illusion; Lies, damn lies and specs; Online guitar forums; Tone Terms; Amp terminology: Touch Sensitivity
troubleshooting: Amp troubleshooting tips; Troubleshooting the Blue Angel; Customer service, good and bad; Effect loop pitfalls; Multi-Amp Pitfalls
tubes: Advances in Technology, Revisited; Advice for first-time amp buyers; Amp troubleshooting tips; Are tube amps right for small venues?; Are tubes good enough for the future of guitar music?; Troubleshooting the Blue Angel; On buying a used amp; The future of digital guitar amplifiers; The future of tubes?; Maybe it's not a phase, after all...; Obsolescence; Preamp Tube Substitutions; How to use a standby switch; What is "touch-sensitive"?; Vibro-King setup
tuning: Electronic tuners; Tips for guitarists
tweed: Too much gain!; How does the Vibro-King compare to a tweed or blackface Fender amp?

June 28 2009 03:13:19 GMT