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I don't have a fee to recommend because it depends on too many local factors, like the financial health of the business, the strength of the friendship with this person, and so on. But here are some...

I would have put up with a lot, to have Jaco in the band. Joni probably wasn't the easiest person to get along with either, but that often comes with the territory when you're dealing with extremely...

Just to clarify.... are you using a karaoke mixer through a Marantz consumer home stereo and speaker system, or is this an integrated karaoke system? I'm not sure Marantz made anything like that, but...

It's okay to joke about it. Florida was scooped out long ago. And it started with the Spaniards. (wink)
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I'm a second generation Miami native. Both my parents were born there, and my Grandpa...

Journeybear, I think any of us who have spent enough time in bands can recognize aspects of your story. As a first comment, I agree with some other posts here about putting maximum distance between...

I'm guessing the reason you see them in so many music stores, is a result of the deals Fender cuts in order for a store to be an "authorized Fender dealer." The store may have to buy a certain number...

I've used the Peterson clip-on strobe tuner ever since it first came out. I think it's by far the best clip-on tuner, *if* you can can get used to the virtual strobe display. Not everyone can, but...

Well, since we're doing a survey here... I've used the rounded shoulder of a pick since I started on mandolin. The sound seems to "bloom" a little more that way, and brings out the tone of my...

Since I don't think it's been mentioned yet, I'll recommend the second volume in Mike Marshall's "Mandolin Fundamentals for All Players - Vol. 2, Chords and Rhythm Studies."
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Got it! It's a ProCo "Panic Button" for A/B redirection of a mic signal, like talking to the FOH engineer while muting the main PA. The name of the box is covered with tape, and this is the older...

Based on the preview MP3 clips on Amazon, the rest of the album is all ear-bleeding metal. So, yeah; it's just a little contrast for that one song.

Here's a quick primer on reverb:

In a nutshell, reverb is the sound you hear after you clap your hands once, loudly, in a big empty room. Artificial reverb is a simulation of that effect. To...

It's a question of personal taste, but many players who start using effects on acoustic instruments for the first time, tend to over-do it. You'll lose the punch and impact of your performance if...

You live in the Keys, right? Naw, that ain't the South. And you can't get away with that drawl. ;)

When I was growing up as a kid in Miami, we used to joke that the South started north of the...

That's the way I've always done it. Takes longer, but you get there eventually. :)

Not to get all philosophical or anything... but there's a famous saying in Buddhism that goes something like "If...

John and Nevin, thanks for the info. I'll try a little acetone in-place first (beng careful of the surrounding finish), and then remove the tuners if that doesn't work.

Nevin, you may be right...

I've recommended DUD, DUD pattern in the past, and I still think that's good advice for beginners who don't have jig rhythm burned into their reptile hind-brains as muscle memory.

I also think...

Okay, so this is the reverse of "my tuning gears are too stiff," and it's about a guitar not a mandolin, but the tuners are similar, so maybe it will help someone else avoid this problem.

I made...

Bunch of kids around here...

My first exposure to the dreaded audience request was when I was a teenage garage band drummer. Back then, the request was "Wipe Out," and you'd better know how to do...

I know this will sound obvious or flippant, but if you're playing the kind of venues where hecklers are shouting "Free Bird!," then maybe it's time to book into higher-class joints?

There is a...

For stage, I like aiming at the lower (treble side) F-hole. If you're using floor monitors, it can help with feedback control to angle the mic up a bit from below, so the rear null is pointing at the...

Uh, I wouldn't recommend that, especially for someone new to sound reinforcement. I believe the generally accepted practice is to connect condenser mics with phantom power off, and only turn it on...

Eddie, unless someone else comes along with better info (I don't own a SA 220, just going on the web info here) -- you should take the L and R main outputs of your mixer into the AUX input of the SA...

Sure, if the FOH person is on the ball, and you can rely on that. :)

Or if you're the sound engineer and you're mixing from the stage, as well as playing. Which I think describes what many of us...

I've toyed with the idea of setting up a small stand-mounted or floor-based preamp for my 4099 mic too, although in my case, it would be so I could use my StroboStomp tuner pedal. I do frequent...