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Steely Dan, but Paul Shaffer won't shut up! - Jul 23, 2022
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My Woodworking Skills - May 30, 2021
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Just Found a New Dr Pinch Video - Oct 24, 2020
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Horse Ukulele Kit - Sep 25, 2020
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Tedeschi Trucks Band - Sep 16, 2020
Post-Modern Jukebox - Sep 16, 2020
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Headless Bridge Re-dux - Sep 14, 2020
Is This Worth It? - Sep 14, 2020
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Freakenbacker Back Together - Aug 28, 2020
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Superfreaky Brain Fart - Aug 24, 2020
Lotmusic Guitar Tuners 3x3 - Aug 24, 2020
Kubicki Factor Guitar Final - Aug 24, 2020
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Superfreaky Part V - Jul 30, 2020
Alice Bass Strings - Jul 29, 2020
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A Better Way to do Binding? - Jul 20, 2020
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A Decent Scroll Saw - Jul 17, 2020
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Today's Lootherization - Jun 28, 2020
The Matching Guitar - Jun 25, 2020
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KMise Wireless Transmitter - Jun 20, 2020
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KMise "Crunch" Distortion Pedal - Feb 23, 2020
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KMise Guitar Pedal Power Supply * Cable - Jan 13, 2020
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Headless Bridge, Part 2 - Jan 3, 2020

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The Muscular Stumps of a Bass-Man - Dec 25, 2019
Typical WordPress Designer - Dec 25, 2019
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Something to Play With - Dec 18, 2019
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KMise Vintage Phas Pedal - Nov 27, 2019
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August 12, 2022

Why is Modern Music so Awful?

August 12, 2022

He forgot to mention "remastering", where great old recordings are piped through a compressor to end up sounding just like today's shite. This is especially ironic for Beatles recordings. The Beatles and George Martin went to great lengths and used a lot of tricks to get the maximum dynamic range out of the primitive recording equipment of the day, and largely succeeded. Only to have the life squashed out of it by money-grubbing record companies who want to sell you the new "remastered" (ruined) version. The original Beatles recordings sound much better, especially the CDs; if you have them, hold on to them !!!

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