Guns N' Roses Drummer Talks About 'Chinese Democracy'

I had to share this video(EQ magazine/tv) with you.It speaks of the drummers experience recording Chinese Democracy.He mentions how the original drummer had played all the tracks and now he was to play...lick for lick,the same songs,just with "his" feel.So he got Sony to transcribe all the drum tracks for all the songs,so he could play them exactly as the other drummer,and he had to record each song "all the way through",not just a section at a time.He said Sony sent him the transcribed drum music,which was a stack of sheets more than a foot high :-)!Needless to say...it took him 7 months to complete the recordings...a cool video.
http://eqmag.tv/index.html?req=1&station=eqtvbrain&video=eqtv/inthestudio/eqtv_l07_braincd
Guns N' Roses site www.gnronline.com

For The Curious

http://www.cafepress.com/gregwaters

Review On The... Carvin X-100B Amplifier & Cabinet

I personally think you get a lot of bang for the buck over at Carvin,so check them out!
http://www.carvinguitars.com/
This is the Carvin X-100B,it is a reissue and it got good reviews,so read on.The review was over at Premier Guitar,a cool and informative ezine.
The Specs...
The front panel, from left to right, starts with controls for Power; Standby/Operate; Lead/Rhythm EQ selector switch; and a five band graphic with shelving frequencies for 75, 150, 500, 1.5 and 3K bands with a range of plus or minus 18 db. This is followed by Reverb, Presence, Treble, Middle and Bass tone controls. Next, we have an overall Master volume with a FS Boost mini toggle switch. A Lead master volume follows with another mini toggle for Gain boost. Lead Drive and a mini toggle for channel selection and a Rhythm volume with a bright mini switch finishes up the front control plate. The guitar input jack is located on the right side of this panel.....read on
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Nov/Review_Carvin_X_100B_Amplifier_Cabinet.aspx

Quick Music Fact...Microphones

A quick music fact today is....my favorite,and most other guitarist,mic for recording electric guitar is a Shure SM57 microphone.If you want the sound darker place the mic on the outside edge of the speaker,and for a brighter sound,place in in the center.

Quick Music Fact....Pentatonic Scales

Here is another quick music fact.The word "penta" means "5" in Greek.So the pentatonic scale is a five note scale.

Mackie...Guitar Amp !!!

Ok...i have owned some Mackie mixers,and used them for live gigs and recording mixers,but...a Mackie guitar amp,Mackie VT12 Amp?And the Mackie 12 channel mixer i used for recording along with a Studiomaster mixer,well....STERILE!Great for live but not for recording!So,i am a little leary of a Mackie guitar amp!It has a pre amp tube section that is independent of the onboard digital effects section.So i guess you can go just analog or analog with digital combined.The master volume goes from 1 watt all the way up to 120 watts,and a speaker custom made by Celestion.Anyway check out the video from Premier Guitar and maybe get back with me and tell me/us YOUR opinion.....Oh...and the price?????!!!!!!!
http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20081029/378/AES_Show_08_Mackie_VT12_Amp.aspx

The Man...Danny Gatton

Danny Gatton has been a long time favorite guitarist of mine.He is incredibly versatile!And his playing can sometimes have a lot of humor in it.He unfortunately is no longer with us,but his playing lives on!Enjoy this little sound byte of his playing.He played so,so many styles/licks!If you are listening Danny,my hat goes off to you my man..........

http://www.dannygatton.com/ ...The premier web site for the late guitar virtuoso Danny Gatton. Known as the Master of the Telecaster, and the Humbler, Danny transcended rock & roll, rockabilly, jazz, and country to create a unique style best known as Redneck Jazz. Danny was a jack-of-all-trades in the music genres, and a master at every one of them.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=172614892 ... MySpace page

Korg AX10G Effects Pedal...Wow

I was just listening to some sound bytes of the Korg AX10G guitar pedal.....wow!It is a compact multi-effect processor that packs a ton of dead-on amp and effect models generated using Korg’s highly acclaimed “REMS” modeling technology. Plus, it also comes with a built-in expression pedal for realtime control of your sound.Though being very basic in it's switches,only 2 with an additional real-time pedal for like wah and other effects,it still,for the price sounds great for an at home just practice type scenerio!Just plug into your break out box or practice amp and voila,access to some pretty cool sounds.And the price,well,on eBay...$50.00!!!Yep,thats right,it retails for $250.00 and street price around $150.00.I am comparing this to Zoom and others and it is a deal.A lot of great sounds for the price.Though it would be hard to use live for me.I require instant access to at least 10 unique patches for an average copy band playing variety,so i use a MIDI pedal with a 10 switch face.This gives me instant access to all 10 patches without having to go to another bank.But for home practice,the sounds and the price...wow!Here is a list of the goodies...
AX10G: Built-in Effects

• PRE FX（3)：COMP, WAH/A.WAH, ACOUSTIC
• AMP TYPE（11）：EQ, BTQ CLN, BLK212, TWD410, AC15, AC30TB, UK’70S, UK’80S, UK MDN, RECTO, FUZZ
• MODULATION（11)：CHORUS, FLANGE, PHASER, TREM, ROTARY, FEEDBK, PITCH1, FILTER, U-VIBE, TALK, PITCH2
• AMBIENCE（11）：SLAP, ECHO1, ECHO2, PP DLY, MULTI, AIR, ROOM, HALL, PLATE, SPRING
•NR (Noise Reduction) and Tuner

And here is the Korg link for details and sound bytes.Also for a guitarist not requiring as many patches to perform live it would be a great,inexpensive pedal to use!And check out the Marshall,Vox,Flange and Talk sound bytes....cool.And of course,the guy playing ain't shabby either!Again for the buck,the Korg AX10G is a big bang.
http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?a_prod_no=AX10G&category_id=6

AC/DC Black Ice Expected to Reach 800,000 In Sales...

And that's in it's first week...800,000.And also after 500,000 downloads before the Black Ice cd was released!
AC/DC's Black Ice is flying off the shelves at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, the exclusive U.S. retailers for the album that arrived yesterday (Oct. 21). Sources estimate the set sold 193,000 copies in its first day of sale, and could move upward of 800,000 in its first week....
http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6611
http://www.acdc.com/index_album.html

Eminem...The Greatest Ever... Tee

The New Eminem Tee... http://www.vibe.com/style/council/2008/10/the_new_eminem_tee/