...But Sclone, my drum machine on my digitech rp 100 is really stupid. what do you use? Recording with it is almost impossible. And i hate the way digitech stuff sounds. I can't go through my amp becuase it has all the settings pre-set and it sounds terrible mixed.

What do you use?

Oh and have you gotten anything new? I can't remember what your set up is these days.

As of now, I record through a BOSS 1180 Digital 10 track recorder.

It has an internal CD-R/RW drive so I can burn my songs from there.

It also has an internal Drum machine which I hate with a passion, because

after about 10 songs, I have to start re-using the beats. It comes
pre-programmed with different rhythm tracks, and there are only so many that are useable. If you listen closely to my songs, you will more than likely hear the same drum track on two different songs. It erks me to no end, but
the biggest problem with the drum machine is that it is near impossible to edit the rhythm tracks. I always end up with screw ups. One crash comes in late, the BPM changes at the wrong place, the snare sounds like shit, all these things make my drum machine a pain.

I have not bought anything new, but I am planning on it. I intend to invest in a new computer. I was looking at everything from Dell to Alien Ware. I plan on moving my recording to the computer, and selling that machine. I have done alot of searches, and AlienWare looks like it will suit my digital creaiton needs perfectly.

I am searching high and low for the new Parker guitars. I HAVE to try out that new glass carbon fretboard. Sadly, my music store does not carry any. You might want to check your store aswell, as I hear they are the easiet guitars to play, ugly as sin though.

Funny you should mention it, I am in the market for a Digitech product.
I am now trying to add an original Whammy Pedal to my collection. It has been said the the reissue is shit, something about the wiring or something, I don't really know.

I'll go back and look for the pics of the recorder and amp and what not...

whatever happens, DO NOT BUY ANY DIGITECH PRODUCTS. The effects sound like shit, it cuts out all the time, you can't hear anything on low volume. The only good thing about them is that they're cheap.

I'm looking at the Boss BR-864 8-track recorder. It's cheap, and it comes from boss, so I know it won't break. I've never had any problem with boss stuff and everything Boss i've ever played is sweet. This one is like $400. How much did you pay for yours.

Do you have the BR-1180CD 10-track?

Edit: Parkers are gruesome looking. When i see one i like want to throw up. My brother's friend has one and he says it's sweet though.

Yes, I have the BR-1180CD.

When I got it about 2 years ago, it cost alittle $1,000.

It really is a great recorder, I just feel I have started to out grow it. I now

crave something with a higher recording bit rate.

Also with a growing intrest in eletronica and trance/techno I will need a

computer and a few CakeWalk programs to get be going.


Yes, most Digitech products suck, especially compared to BOSS, but the Whammy Pedal is their clame to fame. It's space-age sounds and octave skipping is something I am dying to play with. Satriani uses it alot, and I obbsessed wiht him, so it makes sence.


Does your friend own the Parker Fly? I know they have some lesser models out, but the Fly is so cool sounding. Too bad the price is well above $2,000. I need to check Musicians Friend to rememeber the specs exactly.

I'm not sure exactly what model it is. My bro was just telling me about it after he sold his Ibanez Vai.

Yeah i think the one i'm looking at will be just fine. I just turned 16 a couple weeks ago, so I don't need anything too fancy just yet.

I'm looking into getting a boss super shifter. I want the harmonizer effect. Listening back on my dad's friend's recordings, he always had a chorus effect on, and would sometimes do harmony, which sounds sweet.

Although, I've been doing a lot of chord stuff with my blues driver, trying to mix jazz with rock. So i dunno.

But it's cool because my guitar lets me get good sounds no matter what style i'm playing. The S-1 switching system is awesome. You can get humbucker tones out of the single coils. The single coils do sound rad though.

I'm all about the analog recording.

<3 4-track cassette decks.

I don't think Parker's are terribly bad looking. It's the headstock that irks me. Ugh.

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But it's cool because my guitar lets me get good sounds no matter what style i'm playing. The S-1 switching system is awesome. You can get humbucker tones out of the single coils. The single coils do sound rad though.[/quote]

Once the volume is turned up, do the pickups keep the Humbucker tone?

I guess a generel explanation of the S1 system would be helpful.

I'm not sure exactly how it works, but you push it in, then it gives a "fuller" sound i guess. Put it on the neck pickup, turn the bass and treble down, turn the mid up, and it sounds really good for jazz. Don't forget to turn the tone down on the guitar.

I thought you'd be one to _cut_ your mids and just crank the gain.

I hate drum machines. What I use is fruity loops. I have some very decent assortments of real kits, and I usually stack them heavily. I usually add my own bassline in the program, and then I'm ready to go. Of course, other software is necessary for recording the guitar parts... but it still works like a charm. However, I usually can only come out with mediocre beats, as I suck at coming up with fills and such, but I'm not going to worry about it.

i only use that config for jazz.

...I know.

...I know.