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THE FIVE FACTORS WHICH CREATE THE ‘1959 BURST’ SOUND

THE FIVE FACTORS WHICH CREATE THE ‘1959 BURST’ SOUND “Various factors all came together in 1959 to produce what I, and many others, consider to be ...

AC/DC's "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" New Series

Well, with the arrival of the Aracom PRX150 DAG (Power Attenuator) I can finally reach new heights. Why? Because this is a REAL attenuator, like I’...

SoloDallas.net reaches 3000 registered members.

Good morning you all. We’re now 3000. *Ahem*- Love, Fil 🙂

Is the original worth its money? Epiphone vs. Gibson comparison

Hello Guys, welcome to my second posting here. As I’m still a beginner, this will be again a posting from a beginners point of view, this time abou...

AC/DC's "Up To My Neck in You" (Studio)

This is probably one of my favorite AC/DC songs of the early times, and one of my favorite “performances” of myself, too. Surprising maybe a bit, d...

AC/DC's "Gone Shooting" Older Video Tutorial

This video was shot in my former recording studio, Studio58a. Guitar used here was my 1970 Gibson SG Standard played on a reissue Marshall head ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" Solo Tutorial, Part One

Welcome to solodallas.com Tutorials! Today, I feel I can say a new era begins for solodallas.com: tutorials. I.e., what this place was born to make...
The Schaffer Vega Diversity System - Update

The Schaffer Vega Diversity System - Update

Update: Our Own NitroAngus23 has pointed out to us that a brief article has been published on the official AC/DC site. Without permission, I am rep...

Must We Restore? (Must read article, Premier Guitar)

I feel like I can’t keep on stealing from Premier Guitar. So I’m linking you to it: Must We Restore?

More Back in Black Attempts- Update

Update: Listened to you guys and re-did the drums levels. Plus added some compression on the drums, too (helps the punch). Huh? _______________...

AC/DC's "Live in Paris" (Pavillion) All 2203 Content

Well, as much as Angus or Malcolm said they didn’t like Marshall Master Volumes of that era, they used them extensively, or at least live they did....

New, Tony Platt Interview on "Back in Black" (Premier Guitar)

In this issue of Premier Guitar, Platt is interviewed again regarding the techniques used for recording Back in Black, i.e the whole album. It’s no...