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Diego Stocco – Professional Bass Hacker

By Big Al on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 | No Comments

Diego Stocco – you may or may not have heard that name, but there’s a good chance you still know who he is. He is one of the prominent sound design geniuses that created so many of the cool sounds available in Omnisphere, the ultra cool virtual synth from Spectrasonics. Not only does he do [...]

UPDATE: Saga Of The Busted Pre Part III – The Legend of Curly’s Gold

By Big Al on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Once again, Sweetwater fails to disappoint. ( Just in case you’re wondering, I swear this is not a commercial for Sweetwater. I have no financial or compensation deal of any kind with them, although I wish I did. I would LOVE to get paid for promoting them by simply relating great stories like this.) I [...]

UPDATE: Saga Of The Busted Pre – Part II

By Big Al on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Well, Sweetwater has impressed me again. I received an e-mail at 6 AM this morning with details on how to print a pre-paid return shipping label for FedEx. Yes, 6 AM on a Saturday morning! As soon as I slap this label on this box, ship it off and e-mail them the tracking number, they [...]

The True Systems P-Solo Ribbon Mic Pre Is In The House . . . Oh Wait . . .

By Big Al on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 | No Comments

As you may (or may not) know Sweetwater Sound ran a Twitter contest and I won! Yay me! I’ve never won anything in my life, so this is a great first for me. The prize? A True Systems P-Solo Ribbon mic pre, retail value $535.00! I about soiled myself when I won. I had just [...]

How To Properly Stretch New Guitar Strings

By Big Al on Friday, November 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Many players forget one of the most critical steps to properly restringing their instrument. Properly stretching your guitar strings is very important to the playability of the instrument, and this contributes to how well your guitar holds its tuning. In this video Billy Penn shows the proper way to stretch your guitar strings after a [...]