->ShadoVVerk<-: January 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009

Paul Reed Smith Guitars - Factory Tour

Tour of the PRS Guitars factory in Stevensville, Maryland!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The OLP brand has been retired

Just realise this when i navigated to OLP's website that the brand has been retired this year(2009), they're best known for manufacturing affordable copies of the MusicMan brand of bass guitars, pictured below is mine an OLP MM2 (which might be for sale! contact me if you're interested to own this bass guitar!)

OLP stands for "Officially Licensed Product."

Joe Satriani forms Chickenfoot?

Chickenfoot(?) is a new supergroup which consists of Vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Chad Smith (RHCP).

I'm not sure if that's the official name for the band as Satch commented that it is just a temporary name, the album is expected to be released around April 2009.

Checkout the interview with "The Bone", Satch talks about Chickenfoot, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Guitar Lessons.....while repairing a guitar ;)

Paul Gilbert's Airplane Flanger

After the EQ-pedal, Guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert gets another new toy, the Airplane Flanger from Ibanez.

This is a 2-in-1 pedal (Chorus+Flange).

There's 2 sections:
- "TAXI" [traditional flange sounds]
- "TAKEOFF" [like an "auto-whammy", the flanger takes over the guitar signal and produces a massive, pitch-shifting note]

BOSS introduces GIANT tuner

BOSS introduces their new flagship Tuner, the TU-1000.

It is more than twice the size of their TU-12EX which is the replacement for the old TU-12.

Find out more here:

http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=1011

New Album Releases

Towa Tei -- Big Fun (February 4th)

Mr. Bungle -- Disco Volante (February 13th)

Monday, January 26, 2009

Famous Pedalboards -> Slash

Slash! arguably one of the most famous guitarist ever.

Most of his gear is rackmounted, i believe the only pedal which he uses on stage are Dunlop Wah Controllers.

List of gear:

Dunlop Custom Shop Rack Wah DCR-25R

Boss OC-2 Octave

Chicago Iron Tycobrahe Octavia Reproduction

C.A.E./ MXR MC-401 Boost/Line-Driver

Dunlop Q-Zone

C.A.E./ MXR MC-402 Boost/Overdrive

Line 6 Mod Pro Studio Modeler

Line 6 Echo Pro Studio Modeler

Ebtech Hum Eliminator

Heil Talk Box

Peterson 490 Strobe Tuner

Korg DTR-1 Rack Tuner

Yamaha D1500 Digital Delay

Yamaha SPX-900 Multi-Fx Processor

Dunlop Wah Controllers Located Around The Stage

Rocktron Hush IICX Noise Reduction

DBX166XL Dual Channel Compressor/Gate

Famous Pedalboards -> Mikael Åkerfeldt

Mikael Åkerfeldt leader of Monster band Opeth, he is one of my favorite musicians of all-time.

Although the songs he writes are complex, Åkerfeldt's gear is surprising 'simple' & straight-forward, his main effects unit is the Boss GT series multi-effects.

[http://www.guitarmessenger.com/artist-masterclasses/opeth-bonus-mikael-akerfeldts-gear/]

Saturday, January 24, 2009

SINgapore Si Bei Rock'n'Roll

Came across this post by Soft-forums member AgingYouth, this will be a treat for you if you enjoy & support local music :)

Singapore Si Bei Rock'n'Roll: The Best of Singapore Underground Music 88 - 08 Vol. 1

1. The Padres - Radio Station

2. Stoned Revivals - Goodil

3. The Observatory - Sea Of Doubt

4. The Pagans - Blank Chord

5. The Oddfellows - So Happy

6. Sugarflies - What About?

7. Gentlyfall - Drowning In A Cesspool of Love

8. Livonia - Vengeance Is Mine

9. Seberynic - Violet Eyeliner

10. Force Vomit - Siti

11. Boredphucks - Ai Sio Kan Mai

12. I Am David Sparkle - The Way Of The Universe

13. Stompin' Ground - Divided We Fall

14. Lizard's Convention - Pleasant Song

15. Concave Scream - Caged

16. Humpback Oak - Ghostfather

17. Naked - Don't Cry

18. Opposition Party - Impending Death

19. Sideshow Judy - Spaceship Dog

20. Stroll - Before Sunrise

All songs are copyright of the original composers. This compilation is made without the intention for profit. Majulah Singapura!

Link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cgmmy0ygz2m

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?fzfannwgybz

Guitar Hero...for REAL??

Disney Star Guitarist

Unlike the current Guitar Hero game, Disney's Star Guitarist uses a real guitar, you get a 3/4-sized Disney guitar made by the Washburn company.

But you can also string your very own guitar with the special strings which are included with the $200 game which will be released for both PC and Mac.

This looks aot more practical compare to the lameass plastic buttons of the current game.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Hong Kong / Macau Trip 2008

Havent been overseas in ages, this was a very welcomed trip, got to relax & see what its like in HK & Macau.

Looking forward to another trip!

Effect Pedals - #26 - Radial Tonebone Trimode

Number 26, Radial Tonebone Trimode.

I was so happy with the Tonebone Classic i decided to upgrade to this Trimode which even has its own effects loop...how cool is that!?

It is extremely extremely versatile with the 2-channels, and you can also further tweak the amount of gain turning the "screw"(?) on the side.

I put it beside my Tonebone Classic & tweaked it till it sounded exactly the same as i got used to that sound, then i sold off my Tonebone Classic.

Effect Pedals - #25 - Analogman CompRossor

Number 25, the AnalogMan CompRossor.

This is one of the few boutique pedals that i own.

Yes, its a great compresser pedal, very clear sound, quiet & it enhances your sound nicely with rich sustain

Effect Pedals - #24 - ISP Decimator

Number 24, the ISP Decimator, noise reduction pedal.

this is one of those highly regarded noise gates, from my personal experience it works great when you have less than 2 noisy pedals in your chain. More than that it might not be able to kill the noise.

It doesn't color your tone as much as other noise gates and there really isn't any noise when its active.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Effect Pedals - #23 - Radial Tonebone Classic

Number 23,

is the Radial Tonebone Classic equipped with a 12AX7 vacuum tube,

this pedal blew me away when i first played through it.

It was the first time i actually heard creamy tube tone.

This pedal is fantastic for John Petrucci, Andy Timmons type lead-tone.

It is extremely versatile with the "top end", "mid boost" & "drive gain" settings available to tweak to your desired sound.

It is no doubt one of the top tube equipped pedals out there.

TopviewSoft free softwares

Just started to convert & transfer some videos to my iPod Classic, found this free "iPod Video Converter" by Topviewsoft, its a no-nonsense easy to use software...do check it out, if you're looking to convert videos to iPod compatible format yourself.

Btw, they also have "3GP Video Converter", "Screen Video Capture" & "DVD Ripper Lite" softwares free as well!