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On this weeks All About Sound we talk about guitar preamps, the different types, what our experience has been with them, and a few brands you may want to check out to help you decide whether you want to use one or not.

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On this weeks All About sound we cover Guitar Amps a topic that may be a bit more deep than you might think.

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On this weeks All About Sound we finish up guitar maintenance with string change tips and tricks, Ideal action and neck relief, and pickup adjustments.

Paul Reed Smith Sites:

http://www.blamepro.com/prs/prsTech.asp

http://www.prsguitars.com/csc/setup.html

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On this weeks all about sound we cover a few pickups we missed last time, Tremolo vs non tremolo bridges, bridge radius, string breakage fixes, intonation, string changes, nut lubrication, breaking in strings, and fretboard maintenance.

Mentioned items:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/dimarzio-dp151-paf-pro-pickup

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/ghs-a94-graphitall-guitar-lubricant

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On this weeks all about sound we talk about acoustic pickup types, Bass replacement pickups, electric guitar pickups, and a few recommendations on how to adjust your pickup.

Plug:

Fishman Aura: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/search/search.jsp?sB=r&question=fishman+aura

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On this weeks all about sound we continue with guitars by talking about a few things to expound on what we covered on fret wires, action at the nut/first fret, The material the nut is made of, it’s design, and string slots, along with string height.

Recommended Links:

http://www.taxi.com/

http://studiobuddy.com/

http://www.discmakers.com/

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/

http://www.americanmusical.com/

http://www.music123.com/

http://www.juststrings.com/

http://carvin.com/

http://www.stewmac.com/

http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp

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On this weeks all about sound we continue on the path of guitars by first making a correction about fret board humps then we talk about oval shape necks, Wide/Thin necks, scale lengths, fret wire size and profile, string types and gauges, string action, and neck relief.

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On this weeks All About Sound we continue with Guitars both Electric and Acoustic by covering Different Acoustic guitar styles then we talk about both neck and fret board profiles.

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Editors note: Despite what I say in the intro it is actually episode 23 and part 9..that will teach me to not double check on a google doc before starting anything..Hope you guys enjoy it..the only not new content is the name.

On this weeks all about sound we finish up the Bass for real this time with Mic placement and angels on amps along with setting crossover frequency. After that we start our series on Guitars by talking about the different electric guitar types.

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On this weeks all about sound we wrap up Bass by talking about Bass amp types and their uses, EQ settings, Compression, Mic’ing a Speaker vs using a line out, and finally how to get the Bass completely in the mix properly.