Questions On Keyboard Prices

Pardon my ignorance, but does MidiPlus make anything that actually makes sounds?

I do not know, but maybe.

5yover 5 years ago

Questions On Keyboard Prices

There’s a much cheaper, but quality MIDI keyboard you can get on Amazon. Look up midiPlus.

5yover 5 years ago

Artists that need more gear!

Aha! The demanding populace reveals themselves. :D

I actually never sent an email about this, haha.

5yover 5 years ago

Help Finding Bass Information.

Haha, thank you! I actually just did a quick Google search.

5yover 5 years ago

Artists that need more gear!

It returns! I missed this.

5yover 5 years ago

seeking a Strat, only lighter

I haven't tried this myself, but some people drill shallow holes under the pickguard. The change in density might affect tone, though, plus you risk putting a hole through the body.

Another thing to consider, if applicable, is how you are wearing your guitar. Wearing it higher can help relieve back pain. It's free, too!

5yover 5 years ago

Help Finding Bass Information.

I found a 1984 Guild "price update" listing the instruments. It seems to have been part of a "Crossroad" series. Here is a Let's Talk Guild forum covering the line, with brochure images.

I also found a couple of listings for the CE. They don't talk about the instrument's history, but they so say a bit about the components.

https://reverb.com/item/4651192-guild-fs-46-ce-1983

https://www.31ststreetvintage.com/products/1983-guild-fs-46-ce-black

5yover 5 years ago

I found the flanger used on Heart's "Barracuda"!

chug chugga chug, chugga chug, chugga chug, chugga chug, chugga chug, chugga chug da da da!

Believe it or not, it was a $39 DIY kit! It was featured in the July 1976 issue of Popular Electronics, which you can read here. It contains a thorough outline of the circuitry if any engineers out there want to clone it.

See more details at this Roger Fisher submission.

Barracuda!

5yover 5 years ago

Juan Alderete Gear IQ Opportunities

Maybe! Some links are for overlapping items, though.

5yover 5 years ago

Juan Alderete Gear IQ Opportunities

69 Links. Go!

https://www.instagram.com/j_alderete/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/p/5fouj5BD0V/ https://www.instagram.com/p/6iEFsKBD8_/ https://www.instagram.com/p/68YOXohD5n/ https://www.instagram.com/p/7v8RAIBDyt/ https://www.instagram.com/p/9erjEahD89/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BCJVG8UBD29/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BDN6-BHBD_I/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BDM1PwjhDzs/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BDZrBS0BD61/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BDzXGpYBD3S/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BD9TYSfhD8-/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BEG-a_aBD1P/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BEtDbMxhDxI/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BFJEpk1BD4V/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BFZzr-WhD9U/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXQ5K-hDxS/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BIu7HbChpbB/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BJhYyemBIiW/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BJpDNnKhuoO/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BKoPMcCBuWl/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BLrHyQKBq_k/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BMW9KX9hoyi/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BNQMf67BE_o/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BNfpvdWhE_w/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BNgcBk5BjyY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzwIqFBQeF/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BN7uMeahxmz/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BOf4_5ehZBb/ https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2017/02/24/halo-orbit-an-interview-with-juan-alderete/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQzr47SDdbR/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BSFJ-RuD2a9/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWGQsMPDuTr/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWGjk55DYfK/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BW5YYW2DqhB/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXqyecyjGg9/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYb17HljH5A/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BaDgnJFD3Yb/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYwqK_ejLrP/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BazQOFFD-sJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba-44poj07Z/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bou6QadlHF_/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqc5WU1F3eF/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BriXzCUF0CZ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsq6_V3FyuM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BtWuXkBFjVO/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSsGsClvd_/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDfVBEFU8A/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwnu5UVF6l0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxD87rLFHzR/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgMD_9Agox/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxqeTtfFiyH/ https://www.instagram.com/p/ByG0kQZlWvO/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2sOBKiFwio/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5InxH5lm2L/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5f3PXxlMcL/ https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/25716-earth-to-bass-halo-orbits-juan-alderete?page=2 https://stompboxbook.com/juan-alderete-stompbox-collectors/

5yover 5 years ago

User Submitting Own Artist Page

Two more for your fancy. Here and here.

5yover 5 years ago

Posthumous tribute gear - valid or not?

"Used live" and "Used in studio" are both good ideas. However, couldn't that simply be specified in the submission description?

5yover 5 years ago

Posthumous tribute gear - valid or not?

Here's my take:

  • If the artist was actively involved in the design process and put his hands on it, I'd say it's valid. For example, Malcom Young's signature Gretsch was released posthumously, but he lived to play the final prototype.
  • If the artist was actively involved in the design process but he never put his hands on the final product, as with Randy Rhoads and the RR1, then I would deem that invalid. Only the previous prototypes could be submitted to him.
  • If the artist was not actively involved in the design process and never put his hands on the final product (especially when the product was developed and released after his death), then I would say that the item is certainly invalid. Hendrix's page is cluttered by such items.

I agree with pkennethk and jimmarchi1 that tribute items probably should not go on the artist's page. Perhaps there could be a separate section on the page for tribute gear, one that does not add to the artist's gear count. It would probably be best to make it a switchable view. The current view would be labeled something like "Used by the Artist", while the other would be labeled something like "Inspired by the Artist".

At the same time, I wouldn't want to see the artist pages be crowded by such items; it would certainly confuse people who already incorrectly submit tribute gear to artists. At the very least, a "Tribute" tag for the item itself, rather than the submission, could be implemented. When one goes to submit such an item to the nominal artist, it could flagged with a warning like "This has been marked as a tribute to the artist. Please make sure before submitting that the artist has used the item or was involved in creating it. Remember: The artist's name is not enough." The artists would need to be attached to the item beforehand for the flag to work, but that just makes the whole flag system redundant.

Both of these ideas mean more work for the admins and extra steps for all users. At the end of the day, if someone wants to sound like his/her favorite artist, he/she won't quite get there with tribute gear. It's better to showcase what the artist actually used so that aspiring performers can get a better sense of what they're looking for.

5yover 5 years ago

What if an artist uses a certain piece of gear but doesnt own it.

I tend to include an item like that if it ended up on a recording. If there is a verifiable argument that it was recorded, I would count it.

On the other hand, be cautious about live gear. Oftentimes, amps and mics are provided by the venue, not the touring artist/band. Repeat sightings of certain items on stage are a good way to determine otherwise.

5yover 5 years ago

Free Slate Digital VST and Sample Packs

You’re welcome! Might as well grab it while you can.

5yover 5 years ago

Free Slate Digital VST and Sample Packs

Slate Digital is giving away its new mixing plugin, Fresh Air, for free, in addition to six sample packs. The sample packs are free until January 1, but Fresh Air may not be free for long! Grab your own copies here and here.

5yover 5 years ago

Free Chris Lord-Alge Waves Plugin

The plugin is out! It's a new delay and reverb called CLA EchoSphere. If you haven't already, grab it for free now! https://www.waves.com/lpn/black-friday-2020/free-plugin

5yover 5 years ago

Mobile DJing

Pre-cue your songs if you can. What are you using?

5yover 5 years ago

Free Chris Lord-Alge Waves Plugin

You’re both welcome!

5yover 5 years ago

Free Chris Lord-Alge Waves Plugin

Sign up by Black Friday and get the new CLA plugin free! https://www.waves.com/lpn/black-friday-2020/free-plugin-signup

5yover 5 years ago

User Submitting Own Artist Page

I forgot about this one.

5yover 5 years ago

User Submitting Own Artist Page

Further inspection shows that the page was made "almost 4 years ago" by ben_thies. I guess Kinsella just discovered it?

5yover 5 years ago

User Submitting Own Artist Page

XD

One another note, what do we do when God Is An Astronaut, a legit band with a Wikipedia page and MusicBrainz entries submits its own gear?

5yover 5 years ago

User Submitting Own Artist Page

It seems she hasn’t saved any items to her user Equipboard. Rather than condescend her as the Hulk, one could see if there’s any confusion.

5yover 5 years ago

User Submitting Own Artist Page

He also has a nascent following.

5yover 5 years ago

If Anyone Wants to Help Me With Headnodic, Here You Go

This guy's gear is too much for me. If anyone would like to assist me in sorting through and submitting these, here I have pasted 67 links to Instagram and one to Facebook cataloguing the equipment.

5yover 5 years ago

Wrong Sweetwater Match

Hello there! I accidentally assigned the wrong Sweetwater item to the Meinl SLB12. What does one do to correct this?

5yover 5 years ago

User Submitting Own Artist Page

Another one, but this time it seems his soundtracks have placed at film festivals. Does that make mebitek an exception?

5yover 5 years ago

Does EB hate Jazz?

5yover 5 years ago

Does EB hate Jazz?

So this is the guy who played on Coltrane's rendition of "My Favorite Things", one of my favorite songs? Thank you for posting this, I was very excited to learn that.

5yover 5 years ago