Effect Pedals - #22 - Morley Tremonti Power Wah

Number 22, this Tremonti Power Wah knocked Vai's Bad Horsie II off my pedalboard.

I am currently still using it, i just love the switchless design complete ease of use..

It doesn't have as much range as the Bad Horsie II or the Crybaby 535Q, but i dont really need that much range.....the Tremonti is versatile enough for me..

It'd probably be my last Wah pedal....as i'm pretty sick of the tryin', buyin', sellin' cycle...yes i believe i've recovered from GAS!!!

Effect Pedals - #21 - ZOOM PS04

Again not really a pedal, this ZOOM PS04 is my very first piece of recording equipment...

Can't really remember much about this Palm studio, think i didn't keep it around very long :P

Effect Pedals - #20 - Behringer MIC200

Got this Behringer MIC200 in a trade, well i guess its not really a pedal....

it actually sounds quite ok sending my guitar signal through it, gives me a warm tube-like tone (afterall, it does have a 12AX7 in there..)

When toilet paper is worth more...

It's official... toilet paper is worth more than Zimbabwe dollars!!

Marshall Amplification Factory Tour!

Tremonti Phase Shifter

Alterbridge guitarist Mark Tremonti gets his own Phase Shifter pedal made by the T-REX company

Mark Tremonti:
"The pedal is transparent, dynamic, durable and has the great tones that T-REX is known for.."

Check it out here:
http://www.t-rex-engineering.com/Default.aspx?ID=2&ProductID=PROD175&VariantID=

Paul Gilbert's Detox EQ Pedal

The Detox EQ is a three band EQ built around the ultra quiet and warm Burr Brown IC. All three bands are very musical and useful with no harsh or missing frequencies. Master output Level control allows the user to set the Detox at unity, boost or cut. True bypass, 9 volt battery or DC adapter operation.

Paul Gilbert:

"The Detox EQ is the highest quality EQ pedal available anywhere. It's super quiet, has a total bypass footswitch, and most importantly . . . sounds great.
The Detox EQ comes with an instruction manual that I wrote myself to describe my personal settings and my philosophy behind using the pedal".

Jane Birkin pens "Aung San Suu Kyi"

Singer, Actress, Film director Jane Birkin has written a song for Aung San Suu Kyi in her new album "Enfants d’hiver". She’s involved in a campaign for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release and a plea for governments to pull out their investments in Burma.

Aung San Suu Kyi is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma. She is currently under detention, with the Burmese junta repeatedly extending her detention.

Lyrics of the song:

Aung San Suu Kyi
will be gone
and she’ll be on a t-shirt
the marketing’s good
monks are dying

so the children are crying
we’ll be playing buckles
before you’re old girls

torture, drug dealers
finance our dreams
why should we care
the stock market’s good

petrol’s booming, generals wooing
trucks are looming
in Rangoon

we know your faces
come out and die
welcome the tourists
under the Burmese sky

…but tomorrow
the world will see
we did nothing
for Aung San Suu Kyi

The song can be downloaded here:

Jane Birkin - Aung San Suu Kyi(Live)

Mogwai in Singapore!

Mogwai will perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall on the 23rd of January 2009.

Tix: http://www.sistic.com.sg/

Results Out!!

Well....i did unexpectedly "well" this semester, the grading must have been quite lenient....

anyway, half-way there.. another 1.5years to go!!!

Satch accuses Coldplay of plagiarism

"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued British band Coldplay, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs.
Satriani's copyright infringement suit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, claims the Coldplay song "Viva La Vida" incorporates "substantial original portions" of his 2004 instrumental "If I Could Fly."
The 52-year-old guitar virtuoso is seeking a jury trial, damages and "any and all profits" attributable to the alleged"

Read more:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKTRE4B40XV20081205

i think its just coincidental...there's only so many chord progressions....theres bound to be similarities...

Effects Pedals - #19 - Tech21 Sansamp GT2

19th pedal, the Tech21 Sansamp GT2.

This must be the pedal i use the most, it sounds great, is extremely versatile, small in size and highly reliable, it has never failed me....very well built..

i have nothing but praise for this pedal, if you are in the market for a distortion pedal or a pedal for recording purposes (this was initially built for recording, but it works very well in a pedalboard as well) give it a try you won't regret it!

Ani DiFranco Live in Singapore!

Ani DiFranco plays one night only live @ the Esplanade.

Ani DiFranco is a Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

Details:

Date: Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Venue: Esplanade Theatre, Singapore

Time: 8pm - 11pm

Tickets: S$68 - $148 (excluding SISTIC booking fees)