Richard MacLemale | The Budget Guitarist

I Hope Neil Young Will Remember… That He’s an Old Fool

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Nov 27, 2022 | Gear, Music Biz | 0 |

MusicRadar is one of the best music sites online, though to be fair the bar isn’t exactly as high as the moon. But they do have a tendency to write catchy headlines like this one: Neil Young says that “nothing is...

Why CD Baby Sucks for CD Distribution

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Nov 24, 2022 | Music Biz, Recording | 0 |

I’m in the process of putting out my 6th album, “Attack of the 80s Synths.” It’s a retro-80s album with lots of gear that they used in the 80s. To get my music on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, etc, I...

Helix & HX Stomp 3.5 Update

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Nov 5, 2022 | Featured, Gear, HX Stomp, Reviews | 0 |

Updated 11/15/22, because now I like the new IRs a lot more… Line 6 just released a new...

5 Things that Annoy Me about the Apollo Solo

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Oct 30, 2022 | Gear, Recording | 0 |

I’ve spent a lot of quality time with my Apollo Solo, integrating it into Logic Pro. It’s a bit of a game changer – you can hear the difference in quality, especially on playback, and the plugins are better...