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There's no doubt that the high end Peterson's are the gold standard for tuning and probably used by every luthier and guitar tech on this earth, but for $130 this is far more accurate, to my ear, than the Boss TU-12 that I own. My guitar just sounds more musical and 'right' to my ear. Aside...

I think most of the Boss/Korg/Sabine rack tuners are still built on the same technology that the floor pedal tuners are. The only tuners that are supposed to be of equal or better quality are the higher end Peterson's. My band plays a lot of really dissonant stuff so when we're out of tune it...

No problem getting back to me Marcus. I tuned my guitar with the Boss and then checked it against the strobe and the difference between the 2 was significant. That's all well and good but the real proof is in the ears, and to mine, it sounds much better. Off topic... those Uberschall clips...

I don't post here very often but I finally have something useful to share. I was setting up a pedalboard and came across a pedal in a photo that I'd never seen before. It said that it was a Sonic Research ST-200 strobe tuner. I checked their website (www.turbo-tuner.com) and found that they...

The Haunted-The Dead Eye has a great 'making of' filmed by one of the guitarists. It shows a bunch of Tue Madsen, drum tracking, and a bit of guitar stuff.

Enough, Goddamn Guitar. Please record something that sucks so I can feel better about myself. You're one of those guys that proves just how much tone comes first from the hands. I've heard clips of you playing a bunch of different gear and it always sounds great and always sounds like, you if...

Hey Marcus, thanks to your critique of the mix we decided to have another go at remastering, trying to balance the mix and bring back the guitars a bit to bring the drums forward. I told the mastering engineer to try to bring more stick against the drum head into the mix and clear up some of...

I was thinking about just filing the frets flat so that the neck wouldn't bow and then lower the string height. I wish I hadn't given the guitar the piledriver into the stage the last time we played. Ouch. I think I can piece it back together enough to have it make some noise again.

I like the 75% Royer clip although all of them sounds great. Hey J.Davis, keep an eye on craigslist in Philly. Saw a rack Recto going for about a grand last week. it's gone but they do show up sometimes. Mine is the greatest amp I've ever owned.

Another band that uses fretless guitar sometimes, though in a completely different way, is Thought Industry from Michigan. I don't have the vinyl of SVEST but I have a copy of it on disc. Katechon is pretty awesome. There's a weird section a few minutes in where they're doing some...

Please steal it from a torrent site. Seriously. In 20 years of playing in the same band, selling somewhere between 15 and 20,000 albums I have received ONE check, back in the mid nineties, for $965.00. One. Split between 4 people. Seriously. If you're adept at shoplifting, have at it. If...

Hey Marcus, Thanks for being so thorough about the clips. Most of the decisions we made, the natural kick, the density and darkness of the riffs, adnd savage vocals were conscious decisions. The music was inspired by mental illness and substance abuse and I wanted to capture the...

I love all of that twisted and dissonant shit which explains why Gorguts "Obscura" is my all time favorite metal record. I'm pretty sure our singer is in touch with someone in either Blut or Deathspell so I'll see what he can give up. If you like that washed out broken carnival ride sound...

Those are the exact settings I used. The .50 Cal can sound much more mid focused, like the Mark series and the EQ structure is all based on how high you run the treble so that the more treble you use, the less effective the other controls are. I've used one on and off for almost 15 years and...

I'm not sure if they do the same thing with the faster stuff or not. I'll have to ask the singer in my band but I know that either the guitarist in Deathspell or Blut plays a fretless guitar. That would certainly create some fucked up sounds, especially when overdubbing. I'm glad the clip was...