Selling: PRS SE Tremonti

Good Saturday morning to all- anyone shopping for a singlecut today? 😁

Helping a friend to see this sale through- he's letting his PRS SE Tremonti  go. Comes with a hard case. Interested parties to contact Mr. Dzuhri at: 9-061-1403

Hell to snobs

Came across this article recently. Why should one be revered for one's revolting attitude, glorifying laziness? It came from a pro musician & that says a lot about how impaired you are when it comes to being grateful for your haves- wait till you dive into the have nots. 

Rocklin a Kiesel

Do you know this guy? He's now on the Kiesel roster.

He was deemed a guitar prodigy for showing acute proficiency at age 11.

He was once an Ibanez poster boy & had backing from a certain Steve Vai. How times have changed. I used to read lots about him in guitar magazines. I saw him as a brat because during one of his interviews, he was glorified for dropping his Ibanez JEM, headstock first, to the ground & feeling good about it. Whatever.

Mid-year enticements

Happening at Sound Alchemy now. A good time to consider Japanese guitars- we know how prices are these days so here's a chance to maybe do something 'right'.

Night & day

Saturday morning guitar noodling- done.

These 2 may be in the shred/ high gain territory but they can never replace each other. Some thoughts:

Kiesel DC400

It's the heavier among the two, has more inherent bottom end in there. There are more cleans in the pickups as well, very apparent when the volume knob is rolled down. The neck profile- rounder, more pronounced than an average Fender. Also, the narrower neck influences less death & destruction. If you noticed, the guitar's lower cutaway isn't as aligned to the body as the Ibanez's so when played sitting down, the neck is more angled to the floor.

Ibanez RG471

This guitar is about $500 lesser than its American counterpart, it's also lighter. The satin body finish might be attributable to this. Neck profile- not the thinnest Ibanez has to offer but you can feel the difference once you switch from playing this to the DC. As mentioned above, this one has a wider profile so the hand is more at ease when playing riffs which involve more bass notes. The replacement pickups in this one are of my preferences so tone-wise, I prefer what I hear. The lighter overall feel might contribute to a less pronounced bottom end as well but the Seymour Duncan's Screamin' Demon humbucker (bridge) is one endowed with a commanding bottom end.

It's the first weekend of May- wishing you good times with your gear. 😀

Up or down?

There's this unfounded elation that Gibson's bankrupt so everyone's instruments are now worth a fortune. Simple understanding of this- NO.

Let's be clear that the company had filed papers under Chapter 11 of their laws, meaning, there is no liquidation, just a reorganizing of the finances & a temporary change of ownership. In the mean time, they are getting more loans to make sure the core business, which is instrument-making, gets no interruption. It is the revenue from this core business activity that would settle the proceeding once proven that Gibson is indeed a profitable venture only to be brought down by other commercial involvements which are not core to the business. 

The local news (CNA) covered this in their media space & the comments that followed indicated a delusional following. People are assuming that bankruptcy is indeed a termination of the business which is definitely not the case.