Home recording gear review – DAW gear – headphones info and MEZE Headphones review – 11:06 min

In this lesson David continues discussing DAW, digital audio workstation, components and home recording gear. Here David talks more about the interface and home recording set up as well as the importance of headphones. He also reviews a set of headphones from MEZE. Great audio plus stylish looks set these headphones apart. Often you need headphones when recording at night or when you don’t want to disturb anyone – pop in the headphones and whale away. Have fun with your DAW and keep rocking! 

Learn all about DAWs set up – Home computer recording digital audio workstations pt2 – 14:16 min

In this lesson David Taub continues teaching home based computer recording and the DAW, Digital Audio Workstation. Here you will learn about the latest technology in home based computer recording and David gets into making all the DAW connections – how to set up your DAW. This lesson focuses on getting the system to develop the best sounds possible. Learn all about setting the ins and outs as well as making the physical connections tying all 5 of the components together. Be sure and check out part one of this lesson as there David teaches the DAW basics and in depth teachings on the 5 necessary components for most DAWs. Enjoy the new technologies as they are so much fun and you can create amazing sounding music – have fun! 

Learn all about DAWs Home computer recording digital audio workstations, interfaces, speakers and more pt1 – 20:57 min

In this lesson David Taub teaches an introduction to home based computer recording and the DAW, Digital Audio Workstation. Here you will learn about the latest technology in home based computer recording and David goes over the 5 necessary components you will need to get started. Computer based recording has gotten so good you can create some amazing sounds fairly quickly and it won’t break the bank to get started. In this lesson David teaches all about audio interfaces, computers, recording software, studio monitors, and cables. Be sure and check out part two of this lesson as there David teaches how to hook the whole system up and start getting some tones – enjoy the new technologies as they are so much fun and you can create amazing sounding music – have fun! 

Guitar Review Mark Rudder La Burrito Especial Telecaster style electric guitar – 6:42 min

In this guitar review video Jason Lee demos the sounds and discusses the features of his Mark Rudders La Burrito Especial Telecaster style electric guitar. Mark Rudder is a builder out of San Diego, California USA and his specialty is vintage correct guitar parts. Jason goes over the special features of this custom guitar. Jason goes over the unique bridge design and how that can help with string muting. Other features of this guitar are compensated brass saddles, enlarged telecaster style body made of ash, double bound trim, nickel hardware, vintage tuners, fat neck, skunk stripe and more. Jason then demonstrates all the tones he can get out of this beautiful guitar – you can contact Mark through his website for more info on his builds – enjoy! 

Introduction and overview to LAP STEEL guitar in the style of Ben Harper – 7:43 min

In this lesson Ben Zinn teaches something new and fun in the form of lap steel guitar in the style of Ben Harper. This lesson will help you transition some of your guitar knowledge onto the lap steel. Ben gives you an overview of the instrument and the tuning. Lot of similarities between lap steel and slide guitar so if you know some slide some of the techniques are the same. Ben goes over the techniques and overall on how to get sounds from the lap steel. Ben then teaches you how to play some cool blues licks on the lap steel. This will get you going on the instrument – enjoy and gibe it a try if you have a chance to play one – big fun!

Guitar Review – CHARVEL Desolation model DS-1 FR electric guitar – 4:22 min

In this video Dave Nassie demos the sounds and discusses the features of the Charvel desolation model DS-1 FE electric guitar. This is a very modern sounding guitar and has a compound radius neck, carved top, mahogany neck through body, 24 jumbo frets, abalone inlays, active Seymore Duncan Blackout pickups, black nickel hardware, and a floyd rose double locking tremolo system. The model guitar can be ordered with variations to these features as well as it comes in various colors and finishes. Dave demos all the sounds and pickup combinations with both a clean and distorted tone. Killer guitar – enjoy!  

Guitar Review – Carvin CT4 24 solid body electric made in the USA – 8:18 min

In this module Jason Lee demos the tones and discusses the features of a new solid body electric guitar made by Carvin. This is a made in the USA guitar model number CT24 solid body. This is a light model that is very versitile for many styles of music. It has two humbucking pickups, its an M model so the strings go through the body kind of like a hardtail. Comes with an ebony fingerboard and you can add tons of custom options when you order a guitar from Carvin – check out the tones!!

Guitar Review – CARVIN SH550 Electric SEMI HOLLOWBODY guitar – 7:28 min

In this video Jason Lee demos the sounds and discusses the features of the CARVIN SH550 semi hollowbody electric guitar. Carvin makes some killer guitars that you can order totally custom as they offer so many features as far as colors, woods, tops, necks, hardware, and finishes – like a custom made guitar but at a much cheaper price point. This guitar has a killer flame maple top as well as that great semi hollowbody tone – great for jazz, blues, rockabilly, surf and more – check it out.