Time to update i guess
Name: Ben
Age: 24
Location:
Upper East Coast
Occupation:
Chicken rice seller (really!) come try!
Main branch - Bugis Street Chuen Chuen Chicken Rice @ Longhouse Food Centre @ Upp Thomson, opp Thomson CC.
Other branches-
Keypoint Centre @ Beach Rd opp The Concourse
Lavender Food Square opp Eminent Plaza
Lorong Sarina @ the junction of Changi Rd & Telok Kurau.
Hobbies:
Fishing, Mountain Biking, Music, Movies.
Where i play:
Church musician/band leader at FCBC - Singapore Expo Hall 10
Music i like:
Blues, Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Jazz, Rockabilly, Funk.
Gear:
Electric Guitars:
1.
PRS Hollowbody I w/ birds & piezo, natural finish, Hauessel (Germany) Perl/Vintage+ pups
2.
PRS Custom 24 (year 1988), 10 top, birds, Scarlet Red finish, BRW f/board
3.
Hamer USA Newport, Orange finish. solid carved spruce top/mahogany back hollowbody w/ Duncan Phat Cat pups & Bigsby.
4.
Van Zandt (Japan) custom handbuilt strat - superlight 1pc swamp ash body, big flamed maple neck w/ brazilian rosewood f/board, superthin nitro sunburst finish, John Suhr V60 pups.
5.
Edwards (Made in Japan) Explorer - superlight mahogany body, Duncan 59/JB pups.
6.
G&L (Japan) ltd edtn ASAT Classic - swamp ash body, maple neck, butterscoth blonde finish w/tortoiseshell pickguard, Dimarzio Mini-HB N & Fender '52RI Tele B pups, Fender 52RI brass saddles, many more mods.
7.
Schroeder SC (On Order) - handbuilt by Jason Schroeder in USA to my specifications, styled after a les paul/PRS Singlecut. quilted maple top, flamed korina body and neck, brazilian rosewood f/board w/ custom star cluster inlays, big neck, 12' radius, 24.75' scale, WCR Darkburst pups & tuneomatic bridge.
www.schroederguitars.com
see it being built at
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f185/bensterr/Schroeder number 8/
pics of my electric guitars at
http://community.webshots.com/user/benjammed
Acoustic Guitars
1.
Larrivee OM-01 FM - Ltd Edn OM-sized flat top with solid sitka spruce top, solid flamed maple back&sides, mahogany neck, ebony f/board. equipped with LR baggs iBeam active pup.
2.
Taylor Baby Mahogany - travel/camping/anywhere guitar
3.
Yamaha DW4SC - cutaway dreadnought in violin sunburst w/yamaha piezo/EQ.
Amps
1.
1967 Fender Super Reverb, Blackface 40w 4x10 combo. Vintage.
2.
1985 Mesa/Boogie Mark III 1x12 combo. Custom Blonde Tolex/Brown Grille. 15w Class A/75w Simulclass. Celestion Vintage 30 speaker. Absolutely killer sounding. 8)
3. Trace Elliot (UK) Velocette 15w Class A tube 1x10 combo
4a. Voodoo Lab Tube Guitar Preamp (in SKB 2U X-rack)
4b. Tech21 Power Engine 60w powered 1x12 speaker cabinet
5. Early 80's Roland Cube 40 Chorus 40w 1x10 solid state combo
6. Yamaha F20B 20w Bass Amp
Effects
Not all used at the same time! Gigged in a Misse pedalboard, powered by 3 Onespots.
1. Vox U848 Clyde McCoy custom wah
2. Xotic RC Booster
3. Xotic BB Preamp
4. MI Audio Crunchbox
5. MI Audio Blues Pro
6. TIMMY Overdrive by Paul C.
7. Boss CE2 Chorus (MIJ)
8. Voodoo Lab Analog Chorus
9. Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe
10. Boss DD20 Giga Delay w/tap tempo pedal
11. custom true bypass loop pedal
12. Peterson Strobostomp tuner
13. Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster
14. Keeley Compressor (ltd Mudshark Yellow)
15. Nine Volt Nirvana Dinosaur Fuzz, custom made for me
Last but not least, my
Drum kit
Yamaha Manu Katche signature Hipgig (Made in Japan), Sun Yellow finish, misc. Zildjian cymbals.. etc
sometimes, i feel a bit embarrased at having all this gear!
talk about GAS.
FTT: Not at my place, not convenient. but drop me a PM, i sometimes bring my gear for my friends to play with at Guitar 77.