Today, I popped into Cash Generator, just to kill some time before a work meeting…and I saw a Godin LGXT-SA. Seymour Duncan pickups, piezo bridge for acoustic sounds, synth output, ebony fretboard…these bad boys retail for £1600 approx brand spanking new. The price tag for this one?
SIXTY.
FUCKING.
QUID.
I couldn’t get the debit card out fast enough.
It’s a bit rough around the edges (pots are a bit scratchy, no whammy bar arm, switch tip is missing off the pickup selector, the low E string is quiet in acoustic mode, needs a restring and a tidy up), but even so…£60. Fu-huck ME.
This can only mean one thing. I’m probably going to get T-boned by an 18-wheeler driving to work some day.
Did I mention it came with a Hiscox hardshell case? Well, it does.
A pic should be attached to this post, if I’ve used the iPhone WordPress app properly.
This entry was written by , posted on August 31, 2010 at 12:59 pm, filed under life, music and tagged epic win, godin, guitar, lgxt, music. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
This year, I’ve decided that my main goal for the year is to get back into playing live with other musicians. This mission gets under way properly this Sunday when I throw my hat in the ring for the vacant bass player position in the Glasgow hard rock outfit Blood Drum.
It’ll be a weekend of firsts; the first time I’ve ever auditioned for a band, the first time I’ll have done any serious motorway driving, and the first time I’ve ever driven myself to Glasgow.
I might do some in-progress updates about the whole deal. No doubt I’ll be tweeting, but I might throw some video or audio updates in there too. Wonder if there’s an Audioboo plugin for WordPress? 
This entry was written by , posted on February 26, 2010 at 3:57 pm, filed under life, music and tagged bass, gigs, guitar, music. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Using the Producer Edition disc with the limited edition boxed-set version of Dream Theater’s new album, I’ve created a mashup mix of Dream Theater’s ‘Wither and Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. It had to happen eventually. Have a listen with the Flash player below.
Update: How about it going the other way? Wither’s vocals over Never Gonna Give You Up’s music? Here it is!
Update #2: MP3 links on the My Music page.
This entry was written by , posted on July 24, 2009 at 12:09 pm, filed under music, recording and tagged dream theater, mashup, music, rick astley. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
See the ‘My Music’ link over there? Yeah, click that shit and listen to the tunes on there. You might actually enjoy some of them.
Nothing majorly noteworthy happening of late, unfortunately. Get paid on Thursday, though, so shouldn’t be too long before I’m back on the road.
Oh, that’s right, I got shot of my DeArmond Jetstar guitar and replaced it with a nice Ibanez Soundgear bass. Need to get it set up to remove the pretty chronic fret buzz on the lower frets, but once that’s done it’ll be pure bass sexyness.
Pics of bass and eventual new car will be forthcoming soon.
This entry was written by , posted on April 26, 2009 at 9:45 pm, filed under Site, music, musings, recording and tagged bass, car, music, thoughts. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
As some of you may know, I record my own music (examples of which will hopefully be on this site in the future. Although I said that on the old version of the site…). The program I use to record said music is a Digital Audio Workstation package called Sonar, by the now Roland-owned Cakewalk.
I’ve used Cakewalk stuff for seven years-plus, from Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 through multiple versions of Sonar (up to version 7, the version I use now. Haven’t tried 8 yet, but I bet it’s great), and it’s a great package. It comes with a bunch of nice effects plugins, software instruments and the like. Definitely under-rated in the Pro-Tools-dominated DAW world.
However, I now have a Macbook Pro, and I quite fancied the look of Logic Studio, having had a shot of the previous version on my friend’s machine. The latest version, Version 8 is a whole different kettle of fish to the version I’ve tried previously though – a totally revamped single-pane interface, plenty of bundled effects, instruments, samples, sounds, content, several additional programs (Soundtrack Pro, a stereo audio editor that also comes with Final Cut Pro and Mainstage, an app to help you use your virtual instruments in a live setting, are the two biggies for me) and best of all, it’s cheaper than most of the other equivalent pro-level DAW packages (Sonar Producer Edition, Cubase et al). And to top THAT, I got it for even cheaper on eBay. £175 to be exact. Just. Over. Half. Fucking. Price.
As Chris Kamara would say, “Unbelievable, Jeff!”
So, the box turned up today, and it’s a sexy beast indeed. As one might expect, the packaging is up to Apple’s usual standards. Heck, even the shipping box is up to Apple’s usual standards, with nice foam inserts to protect the box in transit, and an internal sub-box frame thingy with handles to help get the main box out of the shippong box.
That last sentence had more boxes than a lesbian orgy.
Inside, you get a stack of manuals (including two big ones for Logic itself and another big-ish one for the software instruments – I forsee stuff like the big ESX24 sampler taking up a lot of that), the seven or eight DVDs for all the software, sounds, content, et cetera, a couple of things about Applecare and the likes, and another bit of Apple Foam (you Apple fans know the stuff I’m talking about) to keep everything snug in the box and provide a little bit extra transit protection.
A very nice package so far, and I haven’t even installed it yet! I plan on using The Metal Shop Podcast to air my thoughts on Logic in audio form at some point in the future. I’ll blog here about it when that show’s done and up on the feed.
In the meantime, I’ll be taking the big fat Logic manual into work with me tomorrow. Those double shifts can tick by slowly indeed….
This entry was written by , posted on April 2, 2009 at 11:51 pm, filed under Mac, apple, logic, music, musings, recording, tech and tagged apple, daw, logic, music, recording, tech. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Heard about this on a couple of podcasts I subscribe to, so I thought I’d pass it on to my Livejournal friends.
A rather talented chap by the name of Kevin Reeves is giving away his first album for free on his website. all you need to do is sign up for his mailing list and you’ll get the link in your inbox. Stylistically, it reminds me a lot of Queen, but a bit more…hmm…American. Production’s really good, songs are catchy, well constructed and well performed. For a freebie, it’s fabulous.
If anyone’s skeptical, keep an eye on my podcast – I’ll be doing a Kevin Reeves Artist Focus episode next, and I’ll spin three or four tracks off the album.
This entry was written by , posted on December 4, 2007 at 11:51 am, filed under livejournal, music and tagged free, kevin reeves, music, pop, rock. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
A MUSICAL BAR JOKE
A C, an E-flat,and a G go into a bar. The bartender says: “Sorry, but we don’t serve minors.” So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.
A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, “Excuse me. I’ll just be a second.” An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the endof the bar and exclaims: “Get out now! You’re the seventh minor I’ve found in this bar tonight.”
The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says: “You’re looking sharp tonight,come on in! This could be a major development.” This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au natural.
Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he’s under a rest. The C is brought to trial,is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless.
The bartender decides, however, that since he’s only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest – and closes the bar.
This entry was written by , posted on March 15, 2007 at 4:30 pm, filed under humour, music and tagged joke, music. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
http://www.rpmchallenge.com
Am I doing it? You bet your arse. I’m not hitting ‘record’ until February 1st as the rules say, but I’m throwing down a few wee ideas for the general structure of the album, as well as a title (cart before the horse maybe?)
So, expect my RPM Challenge album, Sixty Ton Angel, to be done by the end of Feb. Eek!
This entry was written by , posted on January 23, 2007 at 11:48 pm, filed under music and tagged music, rpmchallenge. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Yeah, that band who I’ve been working with on and off since November – the album’s finally in the can and you can hear some tracks at www.myspace.com/themochanights.
Right now there’s Midnight Sleepers (upbeat guitar pop with a cheesy keychange at the end), Chasing Angels (very Queen-ish, big lush ballady thing), Theif of Hearts (no, not a cover of the unreleased Bon Jovi song of the same name, kinda like a cross between ‘Same old Song & Dance’ by Aerosmith and Andrew Lloyd Webber) and The Dinner Party (Like Muse meets The Beatles, all on crack. Or something).
Anyway, enjoy. James Mackenzie (of www.rupturedrecordings.com) did a great job on the mix & master.
This entry was written by , posted on September 15, 2006 at 2:34 pm, filed under music, recording and tagged music, recording, the mocha nights. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I was walking up Titchfield St. in Kilmarnock this morning and I went past Cash Converters and I saw an Ibanez Jem 7VWH in the window. For £600.
Fuck. Me. Running.
It definitely wasn’t the cheapie one, it had the vine inlay running all the way down the neck. Wow, if I was any braver than I am I would’ve whipped out the credit card and bought it, even if only to sell on eBay to make a disgusting profit off.
If any of my fellow UKMGers, particularly the scottish ones, fancy jumping on this deal, go for it.
This entry was written by , posted on September 6, 2006 at 10:16 pm, filed under music and tagged bargain, guitar, music. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.