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Drum Trax  (October 22, 2008)

Hello everyone. I’m back this month with another article. I want to talk a little bit about a problem I’m sure a lot of guitarist have while recording their own original songs. This month I’d like to talk about the difficult task of creating drum tracks for your original songs in your home studio. I can imagine that as guitar players, the drum world is probably a pretty confusing thing; I know it was for me. There are so many obstacles to overcome in the tracking of real acoustic drums. First you need a fantastic drummer. Then you need to have all of the expensive recording microphones and a talented engineer who knows how and where to place all of those mics. Finally, you need the room to track in. Needless to say, the task of recording drums is a very time and budget consuming task... Continue reading "Drum Trax"




Introduction  (August 24, 2008)

My name is Nick Sterling. I will be writing a monthly column for Modern Guitars magazine. I must say, I’m very excited to have this chance to share some of my experiences and my knowledge of tone and playing with you all! I’d also like to talk about some cool new gear! This month I want to take some time to talk about my recent involvement with Gigliotti guitars. For quite some time I’ve wanted to check out a metal top guitar. I checked out various companies’ designs online, but really hadn’t gotten the chance to personally plug one in and hear the effect of what metal has to bring to the tone factor... Continue reading "Introduction"




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