Sale... yes, sale...

Happening this Friday/Saturday. Me- working.

Ibanez: TSA15H

Got this from the X-mas Eve Swee Lee sale earlier today: Ibanez TSA15H. It's an Ibanez tube amp featuring an in-built Tube Screamer section. This one's on my to-get list since I was aware of it here: CLICK I feel pathetic because it had been a terrible wait.

I had been updating stuff via Twitter lately- thank you to those who followed. Salute!

Swee Lee sale: X-mas eve 2011

If you are not too busy with the festive preparations this X-mas eve (or you choose not to be busy...), maybe you can grab yourselves something deserving. See you tomorrow.

SALE @ Swee Lee warehouse

This event is happening over the weekend, so am I going? Not this time... :-)

Ibanez: SZ520FM

Remember the Ibanez ISG35 bag I mentioned a few days ago? Well, that was bought for this guitar; the discontinued Ibanez SZ520FM.

When the SZ520 was released, it was a 'first' in the SZ range to feature a flame maple top & a new fretboard inlay, the 'cardiac heartbeat' indicator. But I didn't buy this guitar for those reasons, I have always admired how the S-series fundamentals were manifested to become this set-neck model. The feel of the instrument was a departure from the typical RG/S shredder affair. It was a bold move by Ibanez back then, I had my reservations but after trying one at Swee Lee (I tried & bought the SZ320 first) I knew this guitar was a success.

The body's flip-side...

... but more importantly, the pickups. The SZ series will be remembered by Ibanez fans as the Seymour Duncan-Ibanez collaboration. However, these pickups were not a made-in-USA affair (the ones in the Prestige SZ models, were), they were Korean & differentiated from the Duncan Designed models featured in many budget guitars like some Squiers. 

Instead of the 6-in-line Ibanez headstock designs of the S-series, the SZ featured a 3-by-3 design instead. I can't stand looking at this headstock for long because it reminds me (all the time) of the S-Classic models which I really wanted but not available here. *SIGH*

The headstock's flip-side view with the Korean i/d numbers. By virtue of this identification, we know it originated from the same factory which currently handles PRS' SE models.
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Obiter dictum: I was watching late night news while doing this entry; it seems that the MRT's North-Eastern Woodleigh station will be officially opened later today. According to the authorities, the station remained close for years because the neighbouring population was insufficient to supplement the station's operational costs. But many of us would see this as a poor excuse to deprive the opposition ward of good service amenities. Now that the Potong Pasir constituency had been recaptured by the ruling party, we would expect such things to happen. But if the authorities choose to say that the population is now in good numbers to trigger the stations operations, are there any statistics to back this up?

Digitech: Distortion Factory

This is the other item I bought at the last Swee Lee (Sims Drive) sale- Digitech's Distortion Factory. It is actually a modelling pedal with 7 drive/ distortion voicings ranging from a mild kick to full-on heaviness. All this while, the DF-7 was a NETT-priced item so it didn't qualify for a 50% discount on sale days but it was somehow free from this category this time round. This pedal will be placed in the office soon due to its jack-of-all-trades nature. This way I'll be able to conjure the drive/ distortion type I want & not lugging many pedals to the office...

GSS @ Swee Lee

Great Singapore SALE happening at Swee Lee Sims Drive showroom, details as above. What if we pay $10 to enter & found nothing attractive on offer?