You Tube hijinx

We all love You Tube.  It's a great place to see clips of your favorite band,check out some video of some dude wiping out on his skateboard, or find some long lost TV show clips.  My personal favorite videos are the ones where people replace the audio with something else.  They just crack me up.

Here are some really well done vidoes where the track has been replaced.  You gotta love Lamb Of God playing Jazz.




The creator of these videos is Andy Rehfeldt.  Check out his You Tube channel and prepare yourself for some serious laughs.

His other videos include

Lady Gaga-Poker Face (metal version)
Metallica-Enter Sandman(jazz version)
Slipknot-wait and bleed(radio Disney version)

The AMZ voltage doubler.

Guitar players are always looking for that somehting extra.  Some will swap chips in a Tube Screamer until their eyes bleed.  Some will do cable shootouts until they can't hear anymore.  Another tone extra many go for is running certain Overdrive or Distortion pedals at 18 vlots.  This tends to open up the sound a little bit and get rid of some of the fizziness.  Of course your pedal has to be rated to handle 18 volts.  If it's not, you can damage some of the components. 

The AMZ voltage doubler is a great way for those DIY inclined guitarists to be able to run a Pedal Power, One spot, or Fuel Tank and still push 18 volts to their Overdrive pedals. This simple circuit board is available from AMZ FX.  The cost for the board alone is $10 and $16 for the board and parts (excluding jacks and enclosure).

If your looking  to give your Distortion pedal a little something extra try the voltage doubler. It's a simple little circuit that could take your tone to the next level.  While your there, check out some of the other projects AMZ FX has cooked up.

Scott Ian plays Angus

Check this out.  For all of you who question what the real deal is with Angus Young’s rig, here is a quick video of Scott Ian from Anthrax playing Angus’ rig.  Now this is one case where the tone is all in the gear. This is what electric rock guitar should sound like.  Even Scott Playing the rig sounds like all the classic AC/DC we all love.

The Internet – Trash or Treasure

I was listening to podcast during my all too lengthy commute  today. The panel was talking about the newest fad on the web,chat roulette. This discussion led to the question, is there anything redeeming on the internet?  The information super highway has all but become a giant cesspool filled with pornography and stupidity.  Hmm… I wonder where these guys are hanging out when their surfing.

It got me thinking though.  While there is more than enough silliness and filth on the Web, there is also an amazing amount of great content and information.  I think in reality, the smut and schoolyard shenanigans have always existed it’s just that The Internet gave it a way to flourish just as it has all the great sites and content out there.

I think about my own Internet usage.  I read the news via RSS feeds from reputable new sources.  I entertain myself with YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix.  I pay my bills online, pay my taxes  online, and I communicate online.  The Internet has given us the ability to do amazing things to simplify, and sometimes complicate our lives.

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Les is more: More Les Paul Models

It’s here, the new Gibson Slash Appetite Les Paul. This is the latest in a long line of signature Slash signature guitars.  I don’t know the particular details of what the differences were in the past models but this one is supposed to be dead on accurate to the Les Paul the top hat wearing axe man has used for over 20 years.
While I was on the Gibson site I was reminded of another signature Les Paul offering.  None  other than Ms Pearly Gates, Billy Gibbons famed Les Paul also popped up on the side of the screen.  It got me thinking about something I posted about two years ago.  Aren’t all Les Paul's signature models?

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Kiss Online Video

It's no secret I'm a Kiss fan.  You can imagine how pleased I was to find their You Tube channel.  There is some cool video here.  This is one of the coolest.  Ever wonder what Paul Stanley sees when he's flying over the audience.   Well check it out.

Kiss Online
Kiss You Tube channel

Guitar Center busts thief

Man this is the second story like this in a few weeks. It seems that some unsuspecting thief when he brought the stolen gear into the Covina Guitar Center. The gear was stolen from a school nearly a year ago and the local police had no leads.

This is a great story that demonstrates that if you steal gear, you can get caught. One more scumbag in lockup and more instruments back in the hands of some kids.

Read the story here

Scott

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