Well, i was outside the national library earlier today meeting up with a guy who was gettin’ some cds from me, when this library staff (i assume) approached us and informed me that we were not allowed to deal along the road there! we were not even in the library!
SIMPLY RIDICULOUS!!!
"When contacted, an SMRT spokesman confirmed it is indeed against their regulations to conduct business transactions over the fare gate.
The spokesman said the maximum penalty for such an offence is a $2,000 fine.
When asked if transactions are allowed if both parties are in the paid area, or the unpaid area, a spokesman for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said: 'Other factors such as the effect of business or trade on passenger flow, safety and security considerations are taken into consideration.'
Well i conduct “business” at the MRT station occasionally, of course i do not deal directly at the faregates, but at the extreme ends where there are no passengers walking around.
Hopefully it only applies to dealing directly at the faregates, else it’ll be a great inconvenience to many.
Read full article:
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,193975,00.html?
Well that’s it.
All 32 pedals in my GAS history.
Multieffects:
Zoom GFX-8 / Digitech RP300 / Zoom Fire 7010 / Zoom PS04
Distortion:
Marshall Jackhammer / ProCo Rat2 / Tech21 GT2 / Radial Tonebone classic / Radial Tonebone Trimode
OD:
Boss SD1 / Ibanez TS9DX / Behringer MIC200 / Zoom PD-01 / Fulltone FD-2
Fuzz:
EH Big Muff Pi NYC / EH Lil’ Big Muff / Skreddy Top Fuel
Modulation:
Boss BF2 / Boss DD6
Filter:
JD Crybaby 535Chrome / JD Crybaby 535Q (x2) / Morley Tremonti / Morley Bad Horsie II
Noise Gate/Volume/Tuner/EQ/Compresser:
Boss NS2 / ISP Decimator / Boss FVL50 / Boss TU12 / Ibanez LU20 / MXR 6-band EQ / Yamaha NE1 / Analogman CompRossor
Only 7 survived:
Current Rig 2009, clockwise from left:
Boss DD6 / Fulltone FD2(mosfet) / Ibanez LU20 / Morley Tremonti Wah / Skreddy Top Fuel / Analogman CompRossor / Tech21 Sansamp GT2
I haven’t bought a new pedal in months and don’t really have the desire to try something new for awhile, is this the end of GAS for me?
Number 32, this is my latest pedal purchase, the Fulltone Full-Drive 2(mosfet version)
The sound you get from the FD2 is very clear, despite its versatility(many options available) this is a standard overdrive unit it doesn’t get you into distortion territory.
The only thing i don’t like about the pedal is the mid-hump when its engaged.
Number 31, one of the few boutique pedals i own & still own, the Skreddy Top Fuel by Marc Ahlfs.
I still remember maybe a year or 2 ago, Skreddy fever hit singapore when Malcolm Tan started bringin’ ‘em in.
The first time i tried the ScrewDriver & Top Fuel was at Malcolm’s place, i was tryin’ out my Les Paul Studio after Malcolm had it setup.
Both pedals cleanup very well and sound in a way “organic”.
This pedal replaced my EH Big Muff Pi.
Number 30!
OMG, didn’t realize i had gone through so many pedals.
Zoom PowerDrive-01
This has been labeled the poor man’s Klon centaur and it does a good job as a clean boost, in fact i prefer to use it as a clean boost (turn the gain to “0”) than as a standard overdrive pedal as its supposed to be.
Number 29, Steve Vai’s Morley Bad Horsie II Wah pedal.
This is my second Morley wah pedal (the first being the Tremonti Wah)
Decided to give this a try as it has the Contour Wah switch which allows you to alter the wah frequency and level.
I had a tough time deciding on which wah to keep, the BH-II was definitely more versatile/tweakable with the added knobs, but i preferred the sound of the Tremonti when playin’ through the amp set to a clean setting, so the BH-II was sold.
Number 28, Ibanez LU-20 tuner.
My Boss TU12 was failing me, around the same time Ibanez released the LU20 @ a decent price…so i got it.
Sturdy construction, bright LED but unfortunately it isn’t as sensitive as my boss TU12.
Counting down, number 27, EH Lil’ Big Muff Pi
The newer smaller version of the Muff, it sounds pretty much similar to the large version… its a good fuzz pedal for someone on a budget.
