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Now this only my opinion, but it seems that the price of Taylors (at least where I live) seems to be a bit more than a comparable guitar from Martin or Gibson. Just my two cents. I do however own a Taylor Baby, but have it strung with nylon strings, which more or less works.

thanks for the info.

you guys know of a good lap steel that won't break the bank?

I voted for you too. Good Luck!!

Does it have a "box of crickets" and "ripcord" patch?

I have a V-drum set with the TD-6 module and was just wondering if anyone had any good ideas on assigning the sounds for each pad so that it sounds like the kit Glenn uses. Any help would be really great.

you can also try to adjust the truss rod, which controls the "bow" of the neck with the intention of keeping the strings off of the fretboard. This is usually adjusted with an allen wrench and can be found inside the body of the gutiar where the neck meets the body, or on the headstock under a little screwed-on cover.

and for that matter, I would love to locate the "Collected Jeff Tweedy."

I don't have them, but I sure would like to hear the solo version of hummingbird.

excellent work jhc. I second the motion with the bluesy stuff on the chords. I'll add what I can add...

Over the "you say you wanna know, where I go when I go" part, I (in drop D) swear I hear Jeff drop down lower the second and third time: (same for "hold you tight, treat you right" part, etc.)

G(555xxx) A(777xxx) E(222xxx)

(G)you say you wanna (A)know

(E)where I go when I (G) go

(E) you say you wanna communicate (G)...walk up(nice job on walk up jhc)

"Faith, trust" part...I hear a B (999xxx) in there somewhere (but where...?)

"we can make it better" melody (d(4th)--4-4--2-0-2-0)

solo:

D chord[xx0232] (on G string 2-h-4--2)

A chord (--5-h-7--5-h-7--5)

back to D chord (2--2-h-4--2)-->4 on D string

-->same A progression (I think)

I hope this helps and doesn't just add confusion.....

P.S. I can only hope the rest of the forthcoming album is as awesome as I feel this song is.

I just composed a long response with tab, and the @#$%# server puked on me and lost everything. I dont want to write it all again, but I just wanted to say I play this in the key of D using drop D tuning and it sounds pretty good to me (I'm using the Abbey recording as a guide)

I agree. I just play it in Drop-D. I think the little riff Jeff does revolves around a d chord and using your pinky on the 4th string and walking it down 4-2-0. Jeff then barres the other chords with just the three lowest strings to get that muted sound, I belive.

I hope somebody soon. This song is AMAZING.

my favorite wilco number

I also forgot: You can buy a book, and between that and the internet you can learn protools in a weekend with enough understanding to make some great sounding stuff.

I recently wrote a magazine article for my university regarding the advances home studio recording has allowed for many people, like yourself, to undertake professional sounding recording projects of their own. In the end, I found that protools is the answer. Infinite tracks. On top of that you can get amp simulators, etc. to modulate your music with. Get an mbox or mbox 2 and buy ($100 more) the factory bundle and you get a bunch of great add ons, as well as the protools recording software. I think that runs about $550. I have the mbox (1) and it is great. Keep in mind you can only record 2 tracks simultaneously, but I haven't seen that as a huge disadvantage. And for the price...I can't complain. It runs a bit better on a mac, but it can run on a pc also. I have only run it on a mac, but one of my friends runs it on his pc and I haven't heard any complaints.

I used to have a portable 16 track digital recorder and it is no match for what I can do now. I don't know if you already have a computer, but for around $1500 you could but an ibook and get the mbox factory bundle. I think that'd make most would be home musicians happy as a pig in the poo. It has for me.

I also am recording an album and have the desire to do this. I have pro tools, and for me I can't afford all the fancy plugins...So this is what I have done: e.g. Output your guitar track to another track...that is, have the send from the guitar track as the input on a totally new track. Let your song play through so the other track records a mirror image of the original guitar track. Now, put everything back to how it was before you recorded so you can hear both sets of guitar. On the track you just made, add delay, and I mean a lot. Use stereo delay and tweak the frequency and the feedback to gets some neat sounding shit. You can also put cuts in that track and fade it in and out. I read that for Via Chicago there was a way heavier version recorded and this is how Jay and Jeff have the parts come through that contain all of the feedback, etc. For that matter you can add reverb and delay to anything and get some really cool ambient sounds or whatever you're looking for.

Two words: Pro Tools. Save yourself from the trouble.

Yeah, maybe thats the difference. I dunno, every single Ovation I've seen sounds like it was pre-made for a Melissa Etheridge song.

IPB Image

I just bought that for 500.

Do the knobs control just the pickup by the neck, or is there another pickup under the bridge as well? That's a cool looking guitar at any rate. Beatles-city.

I agree, but a little different with that white pickguard. Usually they are seen in tortoise.

Look at Reason also.

I find that for sound, playability and price you can't go wrong with a lower-end Martin. I've had a D-15 for years, and it's been a great guitar. I know some of the low end Martins are constructed of a laminate (looks black on the inside) which isn't necessarily desirable. Look for a solid top when getting an acoustic. That's quite important in the guitar's production of sound.

I just did a ton of research for a university paper on, you guessed it, designing a home studio. Trust me, bang for the buck: Mbox 2, 2 Shure SM57 microphones, and wah-lah. Mbox 2 comes with protools, which is a great recording software. Other than that, the more RAM you have in your computer, the merrier. That's my take on the whole thing.

I'm with kaysettes on all that was said. I have a d, a, g and c harmonicas. I think I'd also get an f, but at around 20 bucks apiece...All of mine are honer blues harps except for a Lee Oskar which is the A and I don't really care as much for that one. Remember to breathe warm air through them first and play lightly or you can bend one of the reeds; adios 20 bucks.