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In this post I’ll introduce my guitar pedal board setup. It is basically unchanged for years. I mostly play a Fender Stratocaster 1986 (Made in Japan) which connects to a BOSS Compression Sustainer CS-3 which I think colors the sound a bit, makes it a bit Twangy/round, but not so much to further modulate it. […]

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The Fender Hotrod Deluxe is a fine tube amplifier, but is very loud for home use with a volume potentiometer that is either very low or very high, in the 1-3 range, here is a nice and easy way to tame the beast and lower its volume so you can play at home. The fix […]

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I’ve been noticing my new HD been relatively quiet than I remembered. After a while I got to a conclusion that the installed radio app causes speaker and ring volume to drop drastically. Anyway, to fix the problem and get the volume back to normal, RESTART phone, that fixes the problem on android 2.2 phones. […]

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If you’re the DIY person, here are simple steps to building a guitar hanger yourself. There are lots of ready to use ones, which are good and relatively cheap (I have one in my living room that holds the acoustic guitar), but this time I wanted to make one of my own for my studio. […]

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This is a review of my new cell phone, the handsome and smart w760i. It has a few nice features that make him a good buy. PROS: good mp3 player and video player/recorder. good camera (see example photo) for day time – 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels among the lowest in radiation levels – 0.53 W/kg […]

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This article was meant to be a Dunlop volume pedal (GCB-80 is the model) review but as it turns out, it will be a how-to-fix-it manual as well… Let’s start at the end – this pedal has one “tiny” problem -it does not allow no volume at all, but rather the pedal starts from some […]

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To record your own music you need recording headphones. The main differences between just good headphones AND recording headphones are: recording headphones should not leak the music to the outside – where the microphone can pick it up. I’ll explain this – To record vocals you need to sing along some other lead track right?  […]

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Airplane noise can seemingly be tolerable, but loudness can vary between 85 and 115 decibels  at take off. Which can lead to  ringing and maybe hearing damage if done on regular basis (frequent fliers for ex) . The SONY Noise Canceling headphones are recommended for any air traveler, and especially for those who take trans-Atlantic […]

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MAXELL: I bought the Maxell earphones (Maxell digital stereo earphone MHP-EP02) after I thought I’ve lost my iPod original ones. The Maxell make an impression like quality earphones, but are they? The package comes with an extra 2 pairs of replacement silicone cups. A big sized pair and a small pair. The medium pair is […]

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Although these Sony MDR-V150 headphones are called “Monitor Series”, they are NOT really Studio monitors, but they are fine enough for listening to music on your Sansa or IPod or other portable player OR home stereo. These headphones are light, and small compared to real studio monitor headphone . They are adjustable for any head […]

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