Aggression collective

Had been playing this combo since Friday. There's so much aggression in this pic:

• Ibanez RG550. Pretty much the utilitarian guitar for anything distortion inclined. The neck profile might please some & irk the rest, acquired taste for what's 'right' for you. 
• DiMarzio D Activator X. Often confused with the X2N with reference to the looks per se. One of the better pickups in my possession to supplement distortion, a little grizzly so needs some EQ tweaking at the amp end.
• DAW Shred line pick. I've grown accustomed to this pick profile over time as it caters to my playing quirk. Very rewarding for me as I kinda use my pick to kill string while playing. 

So, does an aggressive music set up require one to invest in pointy guitars, active pickups & an equally pointy pick? Of course not.

DAW: Last 2 shreds

Good Tuesday morning! The final 2 Shred Line DAW picks go to:

1. AL
2. Ken Tan

Thank you to all participants once again, look out for the next giveaway instalment happening soon (hopefully).

Giveaway: DAW picks

These Russian DAW picks you see above were kindly given to me as complementary pieces as a returning customer. Here's a shout out to Mr. Igor from DAW Manufacturing- a big thank you & you rock!! 

I wish to reciprocate this kind gesture by giving away these 6 pieces to the blog readers/ followers here. The label-less red & black pieces are the manufacturer's Shred Line models (3mm, standard size), the transparent ones in the foreground are the PRO Line models (1.5mm, jazz size). Here's the ritual:

1. Send me an e-mail with the tittle, 'DAW it!' & tell me the country of manufacture for DAW picks
2. Please include your name & state which one of the picks you see above is the pick of choice (no pun intended).
3. Do NOT disclose your mailing info just yet, please wait for my confirmation reply.
4. Closing entry for this giveaway: 3 September 2016, 10.00pm (please refer to the digi clock at the bottom, left shoulder of this blog page)

Hope to hear from you soon :-)

PS: Bro Ijau- yours are on the way :-)

Picking

Spending some quality time with my DAW Shred Line picks. However, there was very little shredding involved, putting in extra effort on 4 notes per string exercises- gotta work on that muting.

DAW!

I'm trying out the Shred Line picks (red/ black) by DAW, these were in the mail recently. DAW is offering free international shipping in the mean time if you are interested.