AmpKit is an iPhone-app for amp simulation and effects. In short, all you need (short of a chord) to transform you phone into a full-feature digital guitar rig like a POD or Boss GT. You connect your guitar using an adapter that fits into the headset port, like the iRig eller AmpKit Link, and you’re ready […]
Read moreI came up with an awesome riff the other day. Today I recorded it and added some drums and stuff. I suddenly got that feeling, that you’ve heard something before… And it only got stronger. I finally realized the riff was extremely similar to the start of the main riff of Bark at the Moon. […]
Read moreDuring my vacation it suddenly dawned on me what I should do to reinvigorate my guitars – new pickups of course! Both the Cort and the Ibanez have been equipped with stock pickups all along. I started with the Cort since it presumably has the worst pickups. It’s also the one I’m tuning down so […]
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After playing almost exclusively on headphones I connected my POD to the computer speakers. Not the most metal setup in the world, but damn it’s more fun playing with the sound into the room. So I got a used pair of these: What a difference! I’ve now realized that my headphones have way to much […]
Read moreInvoluntary hiatus – again. And when I finally had some free time yesterday the high E string broke, and unfortunately changing strings was a bit too much work to fit into the practice session (ZR bridge). So I’m posting a video a made a month ago instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdKEgYB2MA My first video! I’ve decided I’m going to […]
Read moreTwo months since the last post – busy, me? Oh well: With two kitchen countertops from the IKEA bargain department for about $10 you can build great guitars: More about the project: http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2010/05/numerar-guitars.html Notes: this is not my project, just found it on IKEA Hacker. Also, the term “furniture guitar” is used on Swedish guitar […]
Read moreAt the Aaron O’Keefe music academy the students have regular studio time, and it’s used well: Ages from 12 to 16.
Read moreAwesome dude who plays all guitars and sings as well, doing a song that I wouldn’t call exactly dead simple: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErQx1bLpEIc] He’s better at playing than singing, but as a whole it’s really impressive.
Read moreIn the gap between selling the apartment and the actual move almost all my stuff is packed into boxes and stowed away. This includes all my guitar gear. The X3, the Cube 30 and the stationary computer with Reaper and POD Farm are in storage. So my temporary rig: iPhone with guitar toolkit to tune […]
Read moreThere has been a lot of focus elsewhere for a while (small details such as buying and selling apartments, for one). I haven’t touched a guitar for six weeks. I was ambushed into playing Christmas songs with a relative yesterday, and it went really badly… :-p. We only played songs I’ve never played before and […]
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