Kala u (3)

After a few days of playing, one of the KALA Baritone ukulele strings snapped. It's most probably due to sharp edges at the nut. Ordered this pack from Swee Lee & would like to appreciate their efforts in making such strings available despite them not having any baritone ukulele in their inventory.

These are ball end strings so it removes the math of tying, winding & securing the strings at the tail end while keeping things visually presentable. My only grip here is that the strings should be of a single colour instead of the four different ones you see here.

Re-string Friday

Not a working day for me, decided to spend some time with this purple menace after my morning walk. 

I had a set of 10s installed previously & the neck bowed despite the guitar tuned down a whole step. Switched to 9.5s this time, guitar was tuned a half step down. I have decided that this guitar should not be in standard tuning to serve my needs for heavy riffing. Looking forward to more gear time this long weekend.

Nargaroth @ SG

Legions of the dark, be informed that the German dark authority known as Nargaroth, will unleash its sonic assault come September 2026. It is hoped that the details captured above would suffice to trigger your latent interest.

Pic: BMS

Kala u (2)

This is me preferred ukulele. It's a KALA & purchased from this store called Ukulele Movement:

• All solid mahogany body
• Truss rod included
• Baritone scale length
• Ebony fretboard

The decision to finally purchase a ukulele was compounded by the fact that the store accepts CDC vouchers as payments.

To be continued...

National Day deals @ SL

Swee Lee is having seasonal discounts (National Day 2026) for selected products. 

I'm attracted to this Fender FSR Hybrid II P-bass. Usually not a finished headstock fan but this one looks very flushed together with the rosewood 'board. That white pickguard adds class, IMO. This is about the only thing I'm interested in this time round 😅

Pic: SL web store

MoMM (65)

I listened to this online & was not expecting to purchase a copy. This acquisition was more of an attempt to supplement the need for grandiose black metal riffing & composition ideas. Saying this upfront because there are (to me) no outstanding numbers in this collection. Songs are mostly unnecessarily lengthy (especially the intros) & patched with orchestration to remind listeners, ardent followers & newbies alike, the Dimmu Borgir identity. However, the staunch listeners would agree that things took a turn in this aspect after Death Cult Armageddon (2003). But this is definitely not a shabby effort. FYI, Grand Serpent Rising is DB's eleventh LP, the first after Galder departed in 2024.