Randolf Arriola (embryo) Guitar Gear 101
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Would be darn nice if the bulk order thing could work out 
embryo
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Randolf Arriola/Gibson USA @ WOMAD 2007
Hi Lovelies, tanx for all enquiries and messages.
Just want to inform you that in conjunction with WOMAD 2007 together with Gibson USA I'll be conducting a talk, demonstration about Gibson Guitars cum Live Looping performance at UCC(admission s free) at 9pm this coming Wed 22Aug and also at Fort Canning(venue of Womad Festival) this Fri.24Aug at 9.15pm.
All guitars used are among some of the finest Gibson models including;
1. Gibson Custom Slash Les Paul Standard
2. Gibson Custom Larry Carlon ES335
3. Gibson BB King Lucille
4. Gibson SG 61 Reissue
5. GIbson HD.6X Pro Digital Les Paul
6. Vintage Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (This one's mine)
Amp used will be the fine sounding all tube Epiphone Valve Standard
Oh ya, the Pedals used that form my "Oompah Loopah Live Looping Band" for the 2 live performances;
1. Custom Stealth Mod Boss CS3
2. Custom Trinity Mod Boss SD1
3. Yamaha Magicstomp
4. Boss DD20
5. Custom Modded Boss RC50 Loopstation
6. Custom Modded Boss Volume Pedal
Come by if you can to say hi, catch up and test run these fine guitars and get a feel of live looping ya.
Cya!
http://www.womadsingapore.com/edm/womad07_edm4.htm
Hi Lovelies, tanx for all enquiries and messages.
Just want to inform you that in conjunction with WOMAD 2007 together with Gibson USA I'll be conducting a talk, demonstration about Gibson Guitars cum Live Looping performance at UCC(admission s free) at 9pm this coming Wed 22Aug and also at Fort Canning(venue of Womad Festival) this Fri.24Aug at 9.15pm.
All guitars used are among some of the finest Gibson models including;
1. Gibson Custom Slash Les Paul Standard
2. Gibson Custom Larry Carlon ES335
3. Gibson BB King Lucille
4. Gibson SG 61 Reissue
5. GIbson HD.6X Pro Digital Les Paul
6. Vintage Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (This one's mine)
Amp used will be the fine sounding all tube Epiphone Valve Standard
Oh ya, the Pedals used that form my "Oompah Loopah Live Looping Band" for the 2 live performances;
1. Custom Stealth Mod Boss CS3
2. Custom Trinity Mod Boss SD1
3. Yamaha Magicstomp
4. Boss DD20
5. Custom Modded Boss RC50 Loopstation
6. Custom Modded Boss Volume Pedal
Come by if you can to say hi, catch up and test run these fine guitars and get a feel of live looping ya.
Cya!
http://www.womadsingapore.com/edm/womad07_edm4.htm
embryo
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Nice Nice! I'd be interested to hear your tweaks myself.
The Epiphone Valve Standard like your Epiphone Valve Junior and Fender's Blues Junior and Pro Juniour are some of the most cost effective all tube amps that are some of the best bang for bucks amps. The Epiphones are of course cheaper which is a great thing for those wanting to jump in the water to own and experience their very first all tube amp.
For the Mod enthusiasts these amps like the very basic but toneful Fender Champ are very moddable!
Theses bedroom volume friendly all tube amps are definitely not trying to be a Fender Twin Reverb or a Marshall stack but I do highly recommend them for every tone quest seeking serious guitarist to experience the wide tonal and drive characteristics of pre and power tube amps at a more moderate volume and budget.
I'd be interested to hear your tweaks myself. The Epiphone Valve Standard like your Epiphone Valve Junior and Fender's Blues Junior and Pro Juniour are some of the most cost effective all tube amps that are some of the best bang for bucks amps. The Epiphones are of course cheaper which is a great thing for those wanting to jump in the water to own and experience their very first all tube amp.
For the Mod enthusiasts these amps like the very basic but toneful Fender Champ are very moddable!
Theses bedroom volume friendly all tube amps are definitely not trying to be a Fender Twin Reverb or a Marshall stack but I do highly recommend them for every tone quest seeking serious guitarist to experience the wide tonal and drive characteristics of pre and power tube amps at a more moderate volume and budget.
seekz
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I'm just quite curious about the difference between push pull and single end ones. What i can say is that the preamp section of the VJr Head, was pretty loved up, input impedance to low, and got redundant 1m dividers dulling the tone and the most carnal sin, misbiased at the power tube section.
I wondered if its done on purpose, so that it'll distort earlier, since theres only one knob.
Alamak, tmr I not free... do you get to keep the amp until womad is over?
I wondered if its done on purpose, so that it'll distort earlier, since theres only one knob.
Alamak, tmr I not free... do you get to keep the amp until womad is over?
embryo
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I've not heard the Valve Junior but with only a single volume knob I can understand why there's bound to be a need to mod the input impedance and adjusting the tonailty...this is where the real fun is with such a cost effective tube amp.
As for the factory misbiasing for the power section, this is unfortunately quite a common practice among most manufacturers these days done in hoping to cut down on free power tube replacements within warranty period.
As for the factory misbiasing for the power section, this is unfortunately quite a common practice among most manufacturers these days done in hoping to cut down on free power tube replacements within warranty period.
embryo
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Live Looping (Are you acting or really Playing!!??)
Thot I'd share this here...
Hehehe ok, that's an gud question hopefully tongue in cheek.
Live Looping is often misunderstood as mostly perceived as associated with experimental music when it's actually a technique of performance that isn't necessarily genre specific. Looping is also a compositional and improvisation technique used anywhere from African call & answer tribal beats and chants into classical music, blues, jazz, rock and yes also dance music including many of the modern electronica. Weird huh?
Sheila Chandra a featured Womad performer this year for example performs entire tunes with loops with her voice by creating drones and layering it further to create a sonic, rhythmic bed before she improvs over it with her unique blend of Indian, Persian and Celtic vocal lines. Womad started by Peter Gabriel uses loop techniques in many of his compositions and the musicians who all play and record at Real World Studios are all masters of looping be it solo, with an ensemble, live or with technology. Imogene Heap, Bjork and Enya are other vocalists amongst many others in the Pop world who create their own sound with vocal loops too. Many of the minimalist works of Erik Satie's and Philip Glass's piano compositions are loops if you think about it...
Guitar wise, Robert Fripp, David Torn, Bill Frisell, Andy Summers, The Edge, David Gilmour, Michael Brook are among many who employ looping techniques for their music be it experimental or commercial hits
So what does Womad got to do with Live Lopping and Gibson guitars?
Lots, I feel and it's gonna be fun if one listens to and plays music with an open heart.
Come by if you can. Admission is free tonight at UCC. Cya
Thot I'd share this here...
Hehehe ok, that's an gud question hopefully tongue in cheek. Live Looping is often misunderstood as mostly perceived as associated with experimental music when it's actually a technique of performance that isn't necessarily genre specific. Looping is also a compositional and improvisation technique used anywhere from African call & answer tribal beats and chants into classical music, blues, jazz, rock and yes also dance music including many of the modern electronica. Weird huh?
Sheila Chandra a featured Womad performer this year for example performs entire tunes with loops with her voice by creating drones and layering it further to create a sonic, rhythmic bed before she improvs over it with her unique blend of Indian, Persian and Celtic vocal lines. Womad started by Peter Gabriel uses loop techniques in many of his compositions and the musicians who all play and record at Real World Studios are all masters of looping be it solo, with an ensemble, live or with technology. Imogene Heap, Bjork and Enya are other vocalists amongst many others in the Pop world who create their own sound with vocal loops too. Many of the minimalist works of Erik Satie's and Philip Glass's piano compositions are loops if you think about it...
Guitar wise, Robert Fripp, David Torn, Bill Frisell, Andy Summers, The Edge, David Gilmour, Michael Brook are among many who employ looping techniques for their music be it experimental or commercial hits
So what does Womad got to do with Live Lopping and Gibson guitars?
Lots, I feel and it's gonna be fun if one listens to and plays music with an open heart.
Come by if you can. Admission is free tonight at UCC. Cya
seekz
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http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/103337/Astounding_Solo_Vocal_Performance.html
This is LOOPING at its best. Please check this out!
Absolutely no acting involved. pure talent.
My jaw dropped when she cut off all the music, and was spot on in the re-entry.
This is LOOPING at its best. Please check this out!
Absolutely no acting involved. pure talent.
My jaw dropped when she cut off all the music, and was spot on in the re-entry.
embryo
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Phew!... ok just got back from the Womad at Campus and I would like to say thanx to alll who came by. Hope you guys enjoyed it while it lasted. I wish I could remember all your "softie" nicks here so I cud mention but anyway it was really nice to meet u guys n gals and "wives" (...pls dun encourage my husband to like the guitar too much ya...) and talk over and about the guitars and amps and the pedals. Heh!
The Middle Eastern musicians (I believe from Iran) also performing at Womad 2007 were very friendly chatting and joking with me...or at least i tink they were. They were askng me not to come to the middle east lest many musicians will be out of jobs! Duh!
Ah! The most interesting question I got for the night that left me almost (asthma like) gappin' speechless and so wins the prize (whatever it is...) was;
'Scuse me! Why are Epiphones more popular than Gibson arh??? Is it because they are better and why so???? Arhhhh.... :roll:
Btw the most popular model of the evening among the young rockers was ...but of course the Gibson Custom Slash! 8)
I was getting kinda fidgety because while fielding Q&A, from the corner of my eye I spied upon another dude from the audience getting more than acquainted with the Gibson Larry Carlton Custom Mr.335. Damn he was outright flirting with the beauty! Heh! That's it! we got a love triangle situation now! Nooo! She's mine all mine! My precious! Hahahahaha.... I know and you know we geetar players are weird and odd buchco nice folks....ya ppl?!
The Middle Eastern musicians (I believe from Iran) also performing at Womad 2007 were very friendly chatting and joking with me...or at least i tink they were. They were askng me not to come to the middle east lest many musicians will be out of jobs! Duh!
Ah! The most interesting question I got for the night that left me almost (asthma like) gappin' speechless and so wins the prize (whatever it is...) was;
'Scuse me! Why are Epiphones more popular than Gibson arh??? Is it because they are better and why so???? Arhhhh.... :roll:
Btw the most popular model of the evening among the young rockers was ...but of course the Gibson Custom Slash! 8)
I was getting kinda fidgety because while fielding Q&A, from the corner of my eye I spied upon another dude from the audience getting more than acquainted with the Gibson Larry Carlton Custom Mr.335. Damn he was outright flirting with the beauty! Heh! That's it! we got a love triangle situation now! Nooo! She's mine all mine! My precious! Hahahahaha.... I know and you know we geetar players are weird and odd buchco nice folks....ya ppl?!
3rd_stone_fr_the_sun
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hi randy, i was at the demonstration last nite, and boy was i blown away!
on top of hearing you play the legendary 335, and trying out one myself...hell yeah,it was a rare opportunity to learn more about tones and pedals.
i really like what you did with the SD-1, it sounds alot creamier than the stock version.and did i say that looping thing you do is sick?
looking forward to more demos/shows from you, rock on
on top of hearing you play the legendary 335, and trying out one myself...hell yeah,it was a rare opportunity to learn more about tones and pedals.
i really like what you did with the SD-1, it sounds alot creamier than the stock version.and did i say that looping thing you do is sick?
looking forward to more demos/shows from you, rock on
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