So I’ve been saving for a long time to eventually purchase a new guitar. My main guitar right now is a stock American Tele. I do have a few ’80′s hair metal mayhems around but I only play them when I where my tights.
Originally, I planned on purchasing some type of Les Paul to really contrast my tele and fill out my sound, but after more research I’ve decided I want the semi-hollow E-335. From Chuck Berry and the 3 Kings of Blues to Eric Clapton and John Mayer, this guitar brings the tone, the feedback, and the bite. I personally am a sucker for the tobacco burst. Now this is obviously a blues/Jazz guitar…no Enter Sandman on this fine instrument.
So, here are the stats:
Maple Back & Sides
Single-ply top, back and fingerboard binding
Free Gibson hardshell case
Two volume controls, two tone controls
Three-way pickup switch
Rosewood fingerboard with 22 frets
Nickel or Gold Machineheads
Mahogany Neck
Two ‘57 Classic humbucker pickups
Dot Inlays
If you happen to have on sitting in your room in mint condition give me a call! At the same time, in this economy, I don’t feel right about shelling out 3 G’s. Then I’ll need a new Top Hat amp, pedals, and new outfit!
So, I currently use Finale Notepad and Printmusic, which are perhaps the hardest, most stripped down programs ever, but they are free/cheap. I have been looking at upgrading to either Finale or Sibelius, and after a lot of research, I am looking at Sibelius. From my experience, the interface is much more intuitive, and it offers more options for interfacing with midi programs/sequencer. Seems like Sibelius has been getting the popular vote, while most schools seem to get group licenses cheaper for Finale…Kinda like the mac you have at home and the pc you have to use at work.
I wrote the song “What I Have to Give” for a benefit CD used to raise money for Cornerstone Church’s flood campaign. The message of this song is very simple: What we do to others, we do to Christ. Inspired by the styles of Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson (The Band).
So my buddy Jay just got Line 6′s Verbzilla…and I gotta say that pedal is pretty awesome. While it delivers everything a verb should, its octo setting generates the reverb an octave higher, creating an ethereal pad-like layer…and for around 10 bucks! Definitely a great tool to add to the arsenal.
Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy these versions of Away in a Manger and Jingle Bells, featuring Steve Axtell on piano and Luke Bechtel on drums (for Away in a Manger). Click the “play now” link or the play button on the mp3 players above to listen in and let me know what you think!
So I’ve been saving for a long time to eventually purchase a new guitar. My main guitar right now is a stock American Tele. I do have a few ’80′s hair metal mayhems around but I only play them when I where my tights.