On Twitter, AmpKit makers Agile have linked to my Enter Sandman-cover that I recorded in AmpKit! http://soundcloud.com/osiris8/enter-iphoneman Am I famous now? :-D This is the tweet: https://twitter.com/ampkit/status/30086560695189504
Read moreAt Christmas I got one of the best gifts ever! Since the end of 2010 I’ve been a bit obsessed with Nevermore, so I guess it was inevitable that I would start looking for a seven string. One night in december I was halfheartedly browsing some ads on Sweden’s least serious guitar forum (although the best at […]
Read moreI bought an SD59 to put in the neck of my Cort a few months ago. To much other stuff to do, so I haven’t mounted it yet. I saw a comment on a forum where someone said it’s a bit bassy and rumbling… We’ll see. Right now I’m actually more into buying another Duncan […]
Read moreAmpKit 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 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 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 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 moreLine 6 have released drivers for Windows 7. The are only in beta yet, but using them the latest version of Line6 Monkey finally works. You’ll find the drivers here: http://line6.com/software/ Check the “Beta” box and select Windows 7. The correct version number (right now anyway) is 3.4.3.9. With those drivers you will no longer have […]
Read moreSome guy at Harmony Central has built a really nice pedalboard out of IKEA parts for about €60. I would build one myself if I had any pedals :-) (the POD X3 is a pedalboard in itself). Read he whole build thread at Harmony Central (via LifeHacker via IkeaHacker).
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