There are tons of websites dedicated to guitar and learning guitar, in addition to the more traditional (and costly) book/dvd route. I'd just dive in and start learning basic chords and strum patterns. Youtube is also a great resource. Just put your favorite artist and the word "cover" in the...

What I'd like to do is throw the pesky thing (Blackberry/cell phone)into the river. Probably not a good career move though. Remember how these things were supposed to make life easier?

Quote: Originally Posted by Orcin If it starts again, try removing your cell phone from the area. This turned out to be a huge factor as well. The problem improved quite a bit when I reset the tubes, but there's no doubt that my pesky Blackberry is the primary cause. When I...

Vinyl is very rewarding, once you get past the initial investment stage. In my view, the "initial investment stage" also includes picking up a record cleaning machine. I had trouble believing the hype, but now that I have one I do not know how I survived without it. It turns junk into gold.

Quote: Originally Posted by apatN Oh yes. I wasn't a big fan of the Peppers tbh but I decided to give them a chance anyway. Especially because I loved Scar Tissue every time I heard it on TV/Radio. The album version is really bad though. It's clipping like a mother****er.. I...

I may be jumping the gun here, but I think the problem was that one of the phonstage tubes was just not seated properly. I switched them, as Jade suggested and the problem didn't move--it disappeared, which is of course ideal . Thanks much! I was hoping it was just a "little thing" like that...

Checking now (never would have thought of that). Update to follow; thanks.

RHCP's Californication has been the "poster child" for the loundness wars since it was released. It seems to have been surpassed in terms of both "awfulness" & media attention by Metallica's "Death Magnetic" earlier this year. Here's a wiki on the subject: Loudness war - Wikipedia, the free...

Let's see. In the "old days," the best shows I saw were: 1) Zeppelin (just because) 2) Springsteen, twice (nobody could fire up an auditorium like that guy) 3) The Who In recent times, I'd have to give the nod to The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I didn't even like their music until I saw them...

I have a noise in my system that is driving me nuts. It only occurs when I use my turntable, never when playing cd's. It is only in the right channel, and it sounds like "Dat-did-did-did-did," in rapid-fire. It happens every few minutes, and only lasts for 2-4 seconds. The sound is quite similar...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jebido This board is surprisingly active and full of helpful people That's because you inadverently started a "Technics vs. Rega" thread, which is *always* a very heated debate on every audio forum on the internet. There are literally hundreds of...

I always thought I couldn't stand country either until I really gave it a try. I found that there were quite a few artists that I enjoyed. For example, I've always been a sucker for nice female vocals. There are a lot of good ones in country, e.g. Sara Evans; Martina McBride. Then there's...

LPGear also sells the AT 440MLa for $99, which is a lot less than I paid for mine. I have heard very good things about the Denon DL-110, but I've never tried it.

That's pretty cool. Naturally, I just bought several bottles of various MFL potions & rinses, which of course cost 1,000 times more than a bottle of vinegar. I must say I have been really impressed with my new (used) VPI 16.5 though. I had a hard time believing this thing would actually be worth...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pangaea I got your PM- however I am not sure you want to replicate my procedure. I do not use anti skate, and as far as the level- I just leveled it off and then set it to 1.5. Perhaps someone with more experience can give advice on their settings, I...