Friday, December 12, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
New Town, New Home, New Life
En Noviembre 1st, llegamos a nuestro nuevo hogar en los suburbios de la Ciudad Capital de California. Ye old Sac.
Muy tranquilo, mucho espacio vacio y enormes cielos azules. Por ahora todo bien, amigos y familia cerca pero aun extranando las bondades de "Magical LA". La vida es mas barata, los arriendos menos caros y las tiendas comerciales son ENORMES.
En fin, creo que es una buena oportunidad para cambiar el nombre de mi Blog...
Monday, November 3, 2008
The New Blue, not so bad…
If you manage to steal this election too we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California , Hawaii, Oregon, Washington , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.
To sum up briefly: You get Texas , Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.
We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.
We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.
We get 85% of America 's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama .
We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America 's quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks Iowa !), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford , Cal Tech and MIT.
With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University , Clemson and the University of Georgia . We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you.
Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a theory, 53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you crazybastards believe you are people with higher morals than we lefties. Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico.
Peace out,
Blue States
To sum up briefly: You get Texas , Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.
We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.
We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.
We get 85% of America 's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama .
We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America 's quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks Iowa !), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford , Cal Tech and MIT.
With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University , Clemson and the University of Georgia . We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you.
Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a theory, 53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you crazybastards believe you are people with higher morals than we lefties. Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico.
Peace out,
Blue States
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Trem is your Friend
How to change strings and check for proper set up on a floating trem.
CLICK HERE to watch the video
Monday, September 8, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Mic Placement
Here is the "FINAL" placement for recording "The 4 Horsemen" by Metallica. And the Vox Preset.
The intention is NOT to duplicate the Metallica sound, but to obtain a more "Personal Tone".
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Final Preset for Recording Heavy Metal Guitar
Carlos and I spent some time last night tweaking and turning the chicken head knobs for a little while until we found a really good combination of volume, EQ and mic placement... The goal was to get the best sound to record a warm, yet Heavy Metal tone.
"We were trying to set up de amp for recording with the new SM57 that satan purchased.
we down the treble a lot, up the bass, a little more gain and a different amp, High Gain american. (what we were thinking after all ...)
there we go ...
Reds"
we down the treble a lot, up the bass, a little more gain and a different amp, High Gain american. (what we were thinking after all ...)
there we go ...
Reds"
Here is the Vox Preset:
And here is my minimalistic gear (including a picture for mic placement)
Vox Valvetronix 15w and SM 57 connected directly to the Optical Audio In.
Apple MacbookPro with GarageBand
Joe Satriani Signature Model
JS1000, with Prestige Neck, Basswood body, Rosewood fingerboard, EdgePro bridge and DiMarzio PU. Strings 09-046
Monday, August 4, 2008
Recording Preset
Saturday, August 2, 2008
My New Acquisition
A great-sounding great-looking Epi electric |
- Mahogany body and alder top
- Antique Ivory finish
- Set mahogany neck
- Rosewood fretboard with block inlays
- Bound body neck and headstock
- 2 humbuckers
- Gold hardware
- 2 volume and 2 tone controls
- 3-way pickup switch
Thursday, July 31, 2008
This is Tim Kleiman
I'd say I was very lucky to find this guy as my guitar instructor... apart from being a great musician and a very good teacher, we enjoy the same kind of music. Now that is a plus!
Here is a picture taken on July 19, 2008. Live with his band the Mojo Kings @ Mr. B in Burbank.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Cool T-shirt
Gracias a mi amigo Carlos por enviarme una camiseta con el logo de nuestra banda Drosera.
Excelente e inesperada sorpresa!
Decision
Despues de deliberar conmigo mismo durante el viaje a mi trabajo, he decidido dedicar este blog al reencuentro con mi guitarra.
El tocar guitarra es el unico hobby que ha estado presente en mi vida desde que tenia 16.
Despues de que nuestra banda se disolvio a fines de los 80, nunca toque nuevamente en forma consistente.
Siempre presente en una esquina de mi living room, el fiel instrumento fue relegado a segundo plano.
Pues ahora, despues de 18 anos, he decidido retomar esta pasion e inyectar un nuevo estimulo en mi vida cotidiana.
Monday, July 28, 2008
First Post
This is the first post in my brand new blog.
Not that I have the time to write... you know, between the wife, the daughter, the guitar, work and the fucking commute, I hardly have time to post stuff in here.
But I will certainly try.
Hell, I don't even know why I have a blog now! I mean, I pay for a website.... shouldn't I use it for this purpose? Yeah, maybe I should... but this is pretty easy, and fast... so I guess it is a good way to send short messages and share a few pics and video.
cheers...
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