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A Perfect 10?
A Perfect 10?
Would you like a free WGS speaker? Well, we’re still looking for a winner!! Whoever correctly names the most amps from blog #1 wins a free WGS speaker! So, check out blog one and give it
your best shot. We will be giving away a
speaker on the Fourth of July (we are, after all a very patriotic bunch). So far, your odds look very good, so come on
troops, hit me with your best shot!!! Now,
on to this week’s blog. Some of you
might have caught my brief review of the WGS American 10’s in the May issue of Vintage Guitar magazine. I thought you...
Sound Hearing
Sound Hearing
My next few weekly blogs will concentrate on what speaker
specs really mean to us guitar players in the “real world”. I wanted to jump right in to a
discussion of efficiency, frequency range, and so on – but I realized that I
was getting a little ahead of myself.
When I teach introductory audio engineering classes, I always
start with a day or so on what sound actually is and how the human ear “hears”
it. Since this is so basic to
anything and everything audio, I decided it was prudent here as well. I’d like to point out that the human
ear is in fact an electro/...
SoundChecks
SoundChecks
Today’s blog is for the benefit of
all the “entertainers” out there, specifically singer/songwriter types – but if
you ever take to the stage in any capacity, this is for you too! There’s an old saying that goes like
this: “A bad sound-check means a good show … and a good sound check means a bad
show”. As a veteran of thousands
of shows, I think I might amend that to read “Little to no sound-check at all often
means a great show … and a long painful sound-check usually means a sucky show. Do I sound plum loco to you? Maybe I have some explaining to do…
I’ve...
A Journey Begins
A Journey Begins
Hi, and welcome! This is huge. Right here and now, we are about to embark on
a journey together - a journey through time, space, and really great guitar
tones - plus whatever else tickles my fancy. You never know where I may lead
you, so it’s vital that you have complete trust in me (okay, not really, but I
do have a bit of an ego). To learn all the details of my illustrious and sorted
past, click on “about me”; if you prefer an abbreviated
history, it goes like this: I’ve been a Nashville
based recording engineer, producer, and guitarist for the past 25 years (and
growing). I’ve also...
David's pumped about the new blog!!!
David's pumped about the new blog!!!
The new site is looking awesome! We are going to have a bunch of schwag to give away, and a great guy named Vaughn Skow running the blog. Check back each week for a new tidbit of information that is sure to improve your tone!