OK, this is a really bad place to ask this, but I'm looking for a female backing vocalist who has their own recording set up to add some backing vocals to a song. Or multiple vocalists who can do it. Anyone here? Or anyone know anyone. Send me a me
Read more…Tonepedia is a site where folks post pics and sound samples of their favorite guitars - mostly production stuff. They need some CBGs, lol. Some of mine are there. Anyway, they're giving away a TS808 tube screamer pedal to one of their members who ha
Read more…I've been going to a blues jam recently.
Last time I was there, I was trying to do some songs on the Cyclops (which is in open D), but they'd stuck me with a keyboard player who doesn't listen worth a damn and can only play in C anyway, lol. Total t
My new album, Falling from the Sky, is available for free download at http://doctoroakroot.com/icarus Come on over and grab your copy.
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So here's the CBG I'll be teaching folks to build after my show Monday (5/25/09). I can build this design from scratch in about 10 minutes.
Everything except the box came from a hardware store. The bridge doubles as the tuner and is an eye screw.
I want to build a preamp to run off the 48V phantom power from the mixing board on an XLR (microphone) connection. Does anyone know of a good circuit that will work with a piezo at this voltage? I'm looking for clean impedance matching not overdriven
Read more…On my NPR station right now. ("Whata you Know?" I guess that's actually PRI, not NPR)
Read more…I've been building a virtual drum set from found objects/homemade instruments this morning. Click here for details (Or in case that doesn't work the tinyurl is http://tinyurl.com/ddv894 ) Sound sample attached.
Read more…My website has been redesigned. Come check it out: doctoroakroot.com In addition to the cosmetic changes, I'm retiring my old articles, which included the somewhat popular "How to build a diddley bow" article. Since that one is popular and a number
Read more…Read more…The first track, "Mushroom Men," is a perfect song to show anyone wondering who Claypool is.
The main instrument being his homemade stick and string, creating a unnatural circus-esque noise, and a deep vibration that hurts the innards of ones heart.
http://cdinsight.com/news.php?readmore=677 (find 'cigar' on the page)
Read more…Nothing to do with CBGs, but worth a listen for inspiration: The Junkman.
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