Since 2017 I am a very happy user of the Kemper profiling amp (read my review here). In fact I have not used a real amp since then, though I have still a Fender Princeton Reverb, which is collecting dust somewhere in the basement. Before I start with the topic I want to clarify, that … Continue reading How to amplify an amp modeler at home
This month I look back on my experiences as a violin-student. My rememberances might also be interesting for guitar-players, bass-players and other instrumentalists. As a kid and a young man I never thought about the quality and competence of teachers. I never doubted what they told me and I never questioned their pedagogic concepts. Later … Continue reading Violin teachers part 1: Harro Friedemann Grosser
I like to experiment, so soon after I received my new Ibanez BTB605MS-CEM I wondered how it would sound with flatwound strings. I had put flatwounds on my Stingray and liked the results. The tone is warmer and the sustain is shortened, which fits well to my style. I looked for a multiscale flatwound string-set … Continue reading Multiscale bass: Roundwounds vs. Flatwounds
Introduction In 2024 I plan to record a Metal-album and I want to play the bass. Usually I play on a standard four-string, but when I wrote songs for that album, I realised, that I want to go down to C or lower on some songs. I could restring my four string with thicker strings … Continue reading Review: Ibanez BTB605MS-CEM Multiscale Bass
Another year has passed by and it’s time for my annual look back. As usual we will look together on some statistics and afterwards I will tell you which consequences they will have for 2024. For those, who don’t know me: My musical activities are very diverse. For those, who are already bored: The interesting … Continue reading My year 2023 in review and plans for 2024
Since I have started to play drums I am very satisfied with the sound of my Opusvier-kit. But when I recorded it I always struggled to integrate the Hi-Hat into the overall sound. In my case this problem becomes even more obvious, because I usually record in mono or just with two mics, so there … Continue reading Review: Istanbul Agop 13″ Xist Dry Dark Hi-Hat
Sometimes you don’t have to brood over the next blog-post, because it pops up by itself … A few years ago I used studio pros.com on a regular basis. In a nutshell studiopros.com is functioning as a middle man to hire musicians and is offering several studio-services such as mixing and mastering. Their offerings are … Continue reading Studiopros.com: A company you should avoid
This month I will tell you some boring details about my practice-routine. At the ancient age of 54 I still believe, that I can improve my picking-technique. Since I decided last year to change my picking-grip I studied many helpful and less helpful Youtube-tutorials and heard terms like “pick-slanting”, “upward-escape-movement” and other interesting topics. Finally … Continue reading Tremolo picking
I am active on Youtube since 2007 and since three or four years I take it more serious. I am focused on a specific topic (Led Zeppelin). I publish videos constantly. And I have honed my skills regarding video-editing, lightning, thumbnails, title-management, keywords and all the other tools needed to generate traffic. However I am … Continue reading The rise of Bernth Brodträger on Youtube
Introduction Recently I pulled the trigger for a new recording device. Sadly the work with my old Boss BR-600 has become uncomfortable, because Boss is not updating the file-converter anymore. I had to install Parallels on my iMac and run a simulation of Windows XP (!) to be able to use the ancient software. I … Continue reading Review: Zoom Livetrack L-8 for multitrack recordings
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