Oh my god... it's coming! |
Hey Scaramanga fans (hi mum!),So the album is actually almost done... as in one session remaining to do, and then it just has to be mixed. I for one can't wait to write a blog that says something othe...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:16:00 GMT |
Moments of genius/ idiocy |
Hey sports fans,I'm back... been a long time since we rock and rolled, hasn't it? Since we last spoke, I have, well... let me show you.Here's me playing in inadvisably tight jeans:And here I am explod...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:38:00 GMT |
single biggest improvement... |
According to some advertising blurb I read once, the single biggest improvement you can make to your tone is putting a steel trem block in your Strat. For fifty quid.No it isn't.The single biggest imp...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:25:00 GMT |
Tone wizard |
I will never have an on-stage monitor mix I am happy with until the day I am in band where everyone has in-ears.I always want the guitars to be about twice as loud as everyone else wants them. Partly,...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:46:00 GMT |
Go faster stripes |
Your eyes do not deceive you. That is a '50s Strat. And yes, I have gouged a hole in it for a humbucker, and I have put a speed stripe on it. I am a tasteless motherfucker. Since fitting the go faster...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:30:00 GMT |
Notes on being a poser |
For some weird reason, being called a "poser" is an insult to rock & rollers.Why?I can't work it out. As far as I can tell, being a poser is the whole reason rock & roll exists. If it was just about m...
Posted by on Mon, 19 May 2008 02:54:00 GMT |
Best band of the 90s: Def Leppard |
I went to Def Leppard's Songs From the Sparkle Lounge album launch gig last night. This is partly a press event, but I wasn't covering it for a mag. Like the idiot fan I am, I paid for my ticket. This...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 01:41:00 GMT |
Some things that annoy me... |
Many things annoy me when I am auditioning guitarists. Even though this won't change anything, here are some things that I wish guitarists would do (which will make you more likely to get the gig):1) ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 13:40:00 GMT |
Dont Change the Channel |
Shamone motherfuckers.First up, I'd like to welcome to torrents of people who are reading this for the first time after my friends at Total Guitar plugged my blog (cheers guys!). I actually wrote toda...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:43:00 GMT |
Taking the PRS |
Every year, users of the MusicRadar forum organise a charity event called GASfest. Everyone gets together, shows off their gear, has a jam, gives some money to sick kids, and goes home happy. Last yea...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:09:00 GMT |
