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Found a traded in, well abused, black studio Les Paul. The body and neck were true, but it needed work. First I burned the paint off the body and refinished the bare wood with Tung Oil - beautiful. Next I re-levelled and re-dressed the frets. Then, I rewired it, put in CTS pots and a new switch, TonePros locking bridge, Tusq Nut, high ratio tuners, and Suhr Doug Aldridge Pickups. It's a rescue guitar that plays like butter and screams like a banshee.

Tried a few boost pedals. This is the one you need. Freq switch set to the left, boost on 9 O'clock. Done.

I have three of these (European 230v model) in my studio racks. Absolutely essential. Provides isolation against ground loops and protection against power spikes, which happen frequently here in Thailand.

sounds like an angry fender amp. Sounds great from clean to crunchy. Great in the studio. I use it with Chinese-Greenback loaded closed 2x12, and with a '69 Marshall basketweave 4x12.

Not suitable for channel switching but in the studio you can pull some awesome British rock sounds

Love the voicings of this amp. Clean channel is like a fender clean. Channel 3 is so heavy. Channel 2 is the one I love the most. Use a clean boost in front of the amp (koko boost!). Great crunch that just sings when you boost it.

Sometimes you are forced to work with Pro Tools. I find those times to be frustrating.

Plug in a Jazz Bass. Dial up how much dirt you want on it. dial up the fatness, stop before it starts to bloom. Adjust treble to add or remove pick/finger noise. Play. Done. So easy.

Had this for years. I see a lot of guys using DI boxes, but this Michael Wagener MW1 Studio Tool by Creation Audio Labs has all the features you'll need and more. The variable boost out will act like a clean boost in front of your amp - great for extra drive or just for compensating for a long cable run into the tracking room. The variable Z control on the input will help you capture optimal signal, or even thin it out for effect if that's what you want. Love it!

99% of the time I use the Axe-FX. Just to put some context on that, I have 11 tube amplifiers in the studio... from a '69 Superlead, CAA-PT-100, a collection of Dr Z and 65 Amps boutique amps, and some Mesa Boogie amps that I've modded myself. The Fractal is just so convenient and convincing.

I've used USB and Firewire systems before. Once I upgraded to an ADAT optical system, I became aware how much noise the other systems were generating. The RayDat system has proven to be very flexible in terms of routing, has the flawless RME drivers, and has not caused a single issue in 3-4 years of daily use. Highly recommended

I use it 99% of the time because it's just so versatile and comprehensive