We have currently been working with Rob Owen, a singer/songwriter from Santa Cruz. Insert shameless plug.... oh, about here:
http://www.robowenmusic.com/Thus far, we have tracked drums, acoustic guitars, a scratch vocal track, and hand percussion (!!!!!!).
Speaking of drums, want a killer kick sound? Try a MA-200 outside of the kick, and stick a D112 inside.... add a little D-Verb (simple, yet sexy) to be a showoff on your blog, and you have this: