W & G

The Ibanez RG550 in white / grey are now in stock at Swee Lee: $1,549. No price hikes (yet). 

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White & grey

Ibanez did a wonderful thing this July by re-introducing the Genesis RG550 in white. It was done before not too long ago & was quickly snapped up. Those who are trawling the scalper's market for one can now get it for a reasonable retail price. (EDIT: The white version is not offered in China)

This is the other new finish in the lineup, a grey affair & would probably appeal to senior folks like me. 

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Greening

Spent time with the Ibanez RG7620 yesterday. Brought it to Beez for pots replacement & gave it a deserving clean up. It seems that, having spent quite some time in its case for more than five months, the grey finish is turning green. The hard case interior is doing this to the finish - comes from the glue of the lining. Someone said it's also due to the lining's artificial colouring that contains chemicals as well.

It's exactly the same effect that turns LP Silverburts into that green tinted gold-like hue. Also, not discounting the fact that light has something to do with it as well.

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Dwellers of the Twilight: Grey

Do you recognize the above duo? Of course not, if you do, you are seriously ill. You might be under substance abuse too. Anyway, meet Dwellers of the Twilight (members would only want the world to know them as Human #1 & Human #2), the French duo currently peddling black metal with apt assistance from machines & softwares.

Are they detractors from the genre's essence in a desperate attempt to appease the mainstream? If you take time to listen to their maiden release, Grey (above), you'd know it's anything but a sell out. Fans who are put off by the latest DHG avant garde black metal need not worry of a duplicate. The partners here are more than adept in plying the genre's fundamentals, we'd wonder why only the French would dare tread such grounds. Which other French band is currently enjoying notoriety while osmosizing black metal of artistic degree, you ask? Deathspell Omega.