Kidding; not really but it would be great to own one of this as its within my budget for a new decent guitar to play. It’s almost close to the tone that I’m looking for, something twangy but at the same time has the punch and kick of the glorious humbuckers. I find my Ibanez RG2570ex a little bit too loud and too dirty for the bands that I usually play with. Probably I might modify the pickups into something more ‘vintage’ in tone. Let’s just see how it goes.
*Picture taken from squierguitars.com. Please don’t sue me.
Was busy for the past few weeks. Sorry for no updated blog posts here. Most of the project deadlines at around the corner and will be over with soon.
On the other hand, I will be playing with my band at Fête de la musique in Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur on 21st June at 7.15pm sharp. The songs lists kind of weird… Dark Forest (Hard Rock), Boomba (Funk) and Little Wing (Classic Rock). I hope I don’t screw up anything in between.
I have very high expectations for this album. Produced by the great Rick Rubin. There’s a website created specially for the new album as reported by Rock Radio.
Other than enjoy doing what I do for a living, I have do enjoy playing the guitar. And I do love a great guitar setup with all sorts of effects to create a really sweet & nice guitar tone. Like how Tom Morella making his guitar sound like a harmonica out of his setup or Steve Vai’s crazy laughing guitar stunts via his setup.
Over the years, the following is my setup:
Things come and go but I have added the following since:
Necessity – Do you really need a Fuzz unit to play like Eddie Van Halen?
Value – If I were to sell it to someone else, will it be appreciated as much as a new unit?
Benifits – Can this little pedal help me tap better?
To get the stuff you want, you got to know the trick of the trade. Some stores will give a better price, some through blogs, some forums, contacts, junk shops, etc. For starters, here are some cool sites to check:
Some really cool boutique pedals can be seen as below:
The all new Steve Vai signature series pedal, The Jemini!
The value of these things not only depend on their tone but also the country of origin, the year of which it was made, the brand and finally looks. You can check out some setups on guitargeek.com. Plus plenty other support forums for guitar effects pedals.
Lucky me got a free Switchfoot concert ticket. A Media Pass actually to be specific. So i get to walk around acting like some reporter-wannabe. It was kind of cool.
Bono, Edge, Adam & Larry does it again. Turning heads and breaking into new grounds. This time, in 3D! Namely U23D. It seems that this movie will usher in a new era of 3D concert films. Probably they might have some really super out-of-this-world effects to cater to such expectations. Released two days ago on the 24th of January. Reviews and comments about the show are all over the internet. A pretty personal interview with producer/co-director Catherine Owens can be found at U23D’s blog right here.
Too bad there is no screening in IMAX at Times Square in Bukit Bintang. I’ve always always wanted to go to a U2 concert. When will they have their stop in Kuala Lumpur? It seems like big bands prefer to stop at our neighbors rather than around here. I wonder why. I seriously wonder why.
