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Hi,yes I'm keeping things simple from now on.i used to have a simple set up but went down the rabbit hole with modellers etc.some are great but the choice of something like 50 or more amps just causes paralysis because you spend all day faffing and no time playing! Anyway I now just mic up my blackstar combo and it sounds great.I have purchased a Revival Drive Compact to beef things up a bit and give me a few more options. That thing is amazing. It's billed as an overdrive but it's so much more.its all analogue and it's more like an actual amp or a console channel.You can get great tone out of this thing,it's pretty amazing, they're pretty expensive but got a used one for a lot less.cant wait to record with it. Cheers Les

Hi all I ask this for two reasons. First one is I'm lucky enough to be in a position to get another guitar. Now the guitars I have are all so called cheap but sound good to me,and when you're recording I don't think anyone could tell the difference between a fender tele and a cheaper version. Anyway I was going to get one decent guitar and get rid of the rest, but I'm now thinking about getting 3 lesser guitars for a bit more diversity. Having said that you can get a lot of different sounds out of one guitar and it'll save time swapping them around to get the sound I was looking for! Secondly I've been recording guitars using vsts. Some sound good but the issue is I'm forever faffing around with different "amps" instead of just playing. I'm thinking about getting just one amp to use for everything (well a ua dream 65) Does anyone else spend more time faffing with guitars and vst amp settings than actually playing???

Hi Yes I'm using Tannoy 5's.id like larger but lack of space. I always find my mixes too bassy but never learn to compensate! Maybe one day I'll realise what I'm doing. Thanks all for the responses!

Hi Yes I'm learning to master (at least that's what I think I'm doing)! I get my songs to 14LUFS for streaming and add some EQ to linen/brighten things up a bit. I guess that's a really simple way to describe it. One thing I do find is that I get it sounding good to my ears, but after it's rendered it tends to sound a bit over compressed and levels of certain instruments are higher/lower than they were. Thanks for your answers, just finishing Mastering a song now so hopefully it'll be ready soon.

Hi all This has been bugging me for a while and maybe I'm seeing this the wrong way but, does every song have to be mastered in the end? When I record I tend to put effects on the track so by the time a song is finished it's pretty much if not wholey there (IMO). Sometimes when I try to master something (and I'm no expert), it always sounds too much to me so I just end up making it a bit louder overall. Anyway, be good to hear what you all think Cheers Les

I've been listening to a few new/old things, they are in no particular order: Sticky Fingers by Rolling Stones. Never been much of a stones fan until recently so it's like a new band for me and this is great! How do I know... By The Amazons A fairly new band. Modern sounding English rock but with some great vocals and songs. 100% proof neon by Ronnie Dunn His latest. I'm a sucker for a bit of country and this for me is a great country record. Play Deep by The Outfield One of the best pop rock records of the 80's and still sounds great. (disclaimer, my brother was the drummer). Even so this is great! Cheers Les

Obviously I'd love to just write music and do pretty much nothing else. Everyone's got to dream!

I've been away from all this for quite some time! Probably why I'm saying hello again. Been busy trying to write , record music and keep family and work on an even keel (like most people I'm guessing?) Anyway looking forward to hearing what everyone's been doing since I was last here a good few years ago, and excited to get some stuff I've written on here to get some feedback...good or bad! Now where do i head from here... Thanks Les