Addy @ Swee Lee

This happened on Saturday, 7 Feb @ Swee Lee (CQ). Prior to the Ibanez Connect event, Swee Lee officially announced the launch of the RG Visions Series which was demo'd by the formidable Addy Rasidi (left). While waiting for the official launch session to take place, Addy played his personal J-Custom guitar (right) & we talked about all things Ibanez. I must tell you that Addy is one of the most talented guitarist here & he's very humble & forthcoming, not the superstar snob with an Ibanez endorsement under his belt. 

Thank you Swee Lee & Yadni (CQ branch) for the invitation & apologies for not seeing through the entire Ibanez Connect event as my medication was due.

Ibanez: Addy Rasidi's clinic

Ibanez: Addy Rasidi's clinic
Venue: Swee Lee Katong showroom
Date: 12th Sept 2009
Time: 4.00pm
Ticket: $8.00

I was at Addy Rasidi's Ibanez clinic last Saturday because I am a fan of talent; Addy's one of the most talented players here, his current solo release, Divine, is proof enough.

The event started out rather cautiously & it remained as such throughout. It's largely attributable to the fact that it's Addy's debut clinic & his low pedagogic capacity admission. Nevertheless, it was informative in whole, the sharing was done in variety to keep the event tasteful. Well, it kept me listening...

I'm still wondering whether we can look forward to the unveiling of his signature model after all because Addy was hinting the fact that he is very much appeased by his J-Custom model & there was no mention of any signature version for immediate release. Hopefully he didn't disclose this to enchant his spouse for getting the guitar for him. Ok... just kidding :-)

PS: Thanks darling for keeping me company, hopefully you have more time to do so for more guitar clinics to come... :-)

Hey, dad! (Part 7)

Hey, dad! The guitar on the flip-side cover of Addy's album looks like yours...

Addy: Divine

Despite having Addy's contact number in my mobile phone, I didn't receive any complementary album for my listening pleasure, I had to actually buy this one...

But I'm not complaining because Addy Rasidi (Addy Cradle to the rest of us in need of definite recall) had placed the little red dot firmly in planet shred with Divine. A collection of 14 instrumental tracks (with some vocal peppering on selected numbers), this LP showcased Addy's potent guitar technicalities as well as his penchant in brewing some of the tastiest ethnic tunes this side of vaigilbertsatrianipetrucci.

PS: Addy was telling me, on our previous meeting, this release would flag off his signature Ibanez guitar; I sincerely hope there's progress in this partnership.