So after almost 2 months going to the gym, I can finally see some results. No I don't meant that I'm skinny of buffed up yet, but at least I'm stronger and faster this time. All those time spent of threadmills and cycling machine made my legs stronger. Hitting the weights made my muscles bigger, I can actually do a pullup now.
But my belly is still there, so I'm not gonna pose for a before/after shot yet. But I'm definitely gonna continue going to the gym until I am finally satisfied with myself. But I have to admit, it is quite costly. Although I am fully sponsored by my mom for club fees, I've developed other bad financial habits over there. For example, after every session I would almost always head over to McDonalds downstairs to indulge myself. I felt like I should reward myself for working out. Not to mention the expensive parking at Subang Parade. Maybe I should start Parking at Carrefour instead?
So the next time ur gonna see me, u'll be surprised. To the guys, I'm gonna make all ur girlfriends ditch u for me. To the girls, this time ur not gonna be rejecting me.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
My Pedalboard
One of the most important things to a guitarist is sound. Of course, that's the whole point right, to produce sound so you can get the rythm? If you have a shrieking tone, or a muddy tone, it could just turn people off. That's why it's very important to achieve a tone which is favorable to you and the audience. And one of the best ways for you to achieve that is by using effect pedals. Effect pedals has a very wide range from overdrive and distortion to delay and pitch shifters. Brands like Boss, MXR and Digitech gives players excellent pedals and has been used by many famous artists. Of course, there are other ways of getting that sound you want, you could just use the overdrive on your amplifier. But to produce top notch sound from an amp, you'll need a top notch amp to do that, and would probably cost you thousands of ringgit. Plus if you have an effect pedal you could just bring it anywhere, no matter what kind of guitar or amp you're using, you could always get that sound you are so familiar with.
So this is my pedalboard. It took me more than a year to get it like this. Mostly I used my allowance money from my scholarship to buy stuffs. Well what else am I supposed to do with that money, sleep on it? I don't have to pay rents and fees so it shouldn't be a problem. Don't worry I have plenty left, just used a small portion of it.
The most basic pedalboard consists of a overdrive/distortion, delay and some other modulation. Mine of course, is much more complex than that. I have a wah pedal, tuner, pitch shifter, overdrive, distortion, equalizer, flanger, delay, noise gate and a volume pedal. I plan to get a compressor later on, to fill it up in that empty space over there. I realized a compressor is quite important when you're strumming with a clean sound, especially when I'm in Dr. Herbert's band, which plays mostly 60's songs.
Behringer Hellbabe Wah HB01
I'm not much a wah pedal user, but I do need it sometimes, especially when I'm playing Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. And this is the most cheapest wah pedal in the market, but it is definitely not a lousy stuff. Even though it's Behringer, it's tougher than you think. I can just step on this all day and it would hold great. It's a nice luxury item, definitely not necessary, but nice to have. It's cheap anyways, doesn't really bother me that much. Also comes with a bypass jack so it doesn't affect my tone when I'm not using it.
Bought for: RM100 used from a mudah.com.my advertiser
Would probably sell for: RM120, heh heh I want a bit of profit.
Korg Pitchblack Tuner
This is the second latest addition to my pedalboard. I bought it because I couldn't use one of those headstock tuners while jamming with Dr Herbert. His bass made it impossible for the tuner to detect vibration coming from the guitar alone so I need a tuner in my pedalchain. This one caught my eye the most. It's cool, it's popular and it's black, just like my guitar. Not to forget the colorful colorful dancing lights moving while I tune the guitar. And the bright LCD displaying the note which can be seen from far away. But it was expensive, and I immediately had remorse after buying it. I wanted it so much so I couldn't think straight. Oh well, still a necessity. Keeping in tune is very important.
Bought for: RM240 new from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM200,as long as the screen is not scratched.
Behringer Ultra Shifter/Harmonist US600
This is definitely something very important for me and I used it a lot. I like to play Malmsteen songs, unfortunately it uses half step down tuning. In order for me to change tuning on my guitar, you need different set of strings and also would take a long time to tune it. I also need it to for standard tunings and also one step down tunings for metal. So this is the best solution to that problem. It can achieve tuning up to 2 octaves down and up. Of course it wouldn't sound nice, but it's good for the harmonist function. I admit that it does eat up a bit of your tone, but I normally use a front end booster to regain that tone. I waited to have this for 4 months, finally able to get it from engbok when the product arrived in Malaysia. Definitely a necessity, did not regret buying. Might switch to Digitech Whammy in the future, but then no space in my pedalboard.
Bought for: RM180 new from Engbok MMO
Would probably sell for: RM150, it's actually RM210 new on the market.
Digitech Bad Monkey
This is definitely an awesome overdrive pedal. The sound is very sweet, and it has a very tube like sound. I say it's better than the TS808, much better and more controls. But I normally use it to boost my distortion, primarily with my microcube on the lead stack function. It is extremely heavy, heavier than a boss and solid as a tank. Might be bullet proof, it is the toughest pedal I have. A great buy, somewhat necessary but I definitely enjoyed it.
Bought for: RM200 new from Bentley Music Mutiara Damansara
Would probably sell for: RM130, this is the cheapest price I've encountered
Boss OD20 Overdrive Zone
This is the latest addition on my pedalboard. It is the centerpiece on my pedalboard, the biggest, most powerful and most important piece of equipment on it. It is where all my tone is generated. It comes with pedal modulations that I longed for, TS808, DS1, MT2, Dist+ and Metal. I wanted it so badly, I ordered it from Deadeye and waited 3 weeks for it to arrive. Unfortunately he messed up on the price, found out it is actually almost twice the price. I needed to find a replacement soon and I got it while surfing through Jamtank. Just got it yesterday, so I haven't been able to use it to its full potential. But so far I like it a lot.
Bought for: RM500 used(9/10) from Jimmy (Jamtank)
Would probably sell for: RM450, standard used price for this item.
Artec Graphic Equalizer SE-EQ8
An equalizer is definitely an important addition to a pedalboard. Fortunately I got this for cheap. I needed something to replace my Behringer EQ700 since it crapped out on me but Boss GE7 is too expensive. My first option was a Danelectro Fish and Chips but you can't get that here. Good thing I found this on mudah. It has a true bypass circuit and 8 band (1 more than GE7). A good buy, and cheap. Less noisier than GE7.
Bought for: RM120 from Mohd Zaid Othman (Mudah.my)
Would probablys sell for: RM150, that is the advertised price of this eq
Danelectro FAB Flanger
I don't use flanger a lot, but it is the best modulation to be used with distortion. Lot of metal artists uses flanger, from Iron Maiden to Wintersun. And this was cheap, and incredibly solid for a plastic case. I was shocked to find out it was plastic when I opened the battery compartment, as I thought it was made of metal. Nice buy, wouldn't opt for any other flanger.
Bought for: RM55 used from Joshua Chin
Would probably sell for: RM60, he advertised it for RM65
Behringer Digital Delay/Reverb DR400
I always wanted a delay, and reverb. But have no money to but both. The best way is to combine it both in a same pedal. Boss has a RV3, but that has been discontinued. So I bought the clone instead. I've been eyeing this for 4 months and when I got it, I was so happy. This is a brilliant pedal, definitely worth my money. It can do everything Boss DD3 and RV5 does, maybe more. And it saved a lot of space on my pedalboard, and also saved some money in my bank account.
Bought for: RM200 new from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM150, still cheap
Beta Aivin Noise Gate NG100
After passing through shitloads of pedal, the noise generated is insane. That's why it's important for me to have a noise gate. This thing is brilliant, it doesn't suck tone and performs it's job very well. Much better than Boss NG1 and NS2. It has a metal casing so it's rock solid. Also one of my first pedals. Served me very well, don't regret buying it.
Bought for: RM100 used from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM100, same price even after years of usage
Boss Volume Pedal FV50
A volume pedal is very important while gigging. And this is the best option that came to me.Not much to say, it's just a foot pedal with a potentiometer. I love this thing,it really served me well.
Bought for: RM200 opened box from othniel (Jamtank)
Would probably sell for: RM150, standard used price for this model
Godlyke Power Supply kit
This was an impulse buy. I somewhat regretted it, but now realized I need it. With all my pedals, I need something powerful to light it up and this is the best. I used to use a Zoom PSU that supplies only 300mA, compare to this that supplies 2000mA, more than 6 times than the Zoom. It comes in a kit consisting of various converters and extenders. Quite expensive, but cheaper and better than 1Spot.
Bought for: RM150 new from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM90
CNB Large Pedalcase
I used to have a medium one, but sold that to make way for this one. One thing about this CNB Pedalcase is that their extremely heavy, well that's why I'm going to the gym right? But ofcourse it's reliable and cheap. And this thing is much better than the crappy pedalboard I built myself. A good buy, satisfied with it.
Bought for: RM150 used from En Zulhusni (Jamtank)
Would probably sell for: RM130, quite cheap don't you think
Total spendature on my pedals: RM2195
Shit that cost more than a GT10, owh well I didn't spend it all in one shot. But it's an investment. I may not gig as much as I'm supposed to, but this is what I love, and this is what I'm going to do for the rest of my life. I will never stop playing music, worst case scenario is I'm a bedroom shredder.
So this is my pedalboard. It took me more than a year to get it like this. Mostly I used my allowance money from my scholarship to buy stuffs. Well what else am I supposed to do with that money, sleep on it? I don't have to pay rents and fees so it shouldn't be a problem. Don't worry I have plenty left, just used a small portion of it.
The most basic pedalboard consists of a overdrive/distortion, delay and some other modulation. Mine of course, is much more complex than that. I have a wah pedal, tuner, pitch shifter, overdrive, distortion, equalizer, flanger, delay, noise gate and a volume pedal. I plan to get a compressor later on, to fill it up in that empty space over there. I realized a compressor is quite important when you're strumming with a clean sound, especially when I'm in Dr. Herbert's band, which plays mostly 60's songs.
Behringer Hellbabe Wah HB01
I'm not much a wah pedal user, but I do need it sometimes, especially when I'm playing Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. And this is the most cheapest wah pedal in the market, but it is definitely not a lousy stuff. Even though it's Behringer, it's tougher than you think. I can just step on this all day and it would hold great. It's a nice luxury item, definitely not necessary, but nice to have. It's cheap anyways, doesn't really bother me that much. Also comes with a bypass jack so it doesn't affect my tone when I'm not using it.
Bought for: RM100 used from a mudah.com.my advertiser
Would probably sell for: RM120, heh heh I want a bit of profit.
Korg Pitchblack Tuner
This is the second latest addition to my pedalboard. I bought it because I couldn't use one of those headstock tuners while jamming with Dr Herbert. His bass made it impossible for the tuner to detect vibration coming from the guitar alone so I need a tuner in my pedalchain. This one caught my eye the most. It's cool, it's popular and it's black, just like my guitar. Not to forget the colorful colorful dancing lights moving while I tune the guitar. And the bright LCD displaying the note which can be seen from far away. But it was expensive, and I immediately had remorse after buying it. I wanted it so much so I couldn't think straight. Oh well, still a necessity. Keeping in tune is very important.
Bought for: RM240 new from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM200,as long as the screen is not scratched.
Behringer Ultra Shifter/Harmonist US600
This is definitely something very important for me and I used it a lot. I like to play Malmsteen songs, unfortunately it uses half step down tuning. In order for me to change tuning on my guitar, you need different set of strings and also would take a long time to tune it. I also need it to for standard tunings and also one step down tunings for metal. So this is the best solution to that problem. It can achieve tuning up to 2 octaves down and up. Of course it wouldn't sound nice, but it's good for the harmonist function. I admit that it does eat up a bit of your tone, but I normally use a front end booster to regain that tone. I waited to have this for 4 months, finally able to get it from engbok when the product arrived in Malaysia. Definitely a necessity, did not regret buying. Might switch to Digitech Whammy in the future, but then no space in my pedalboard.
Bought for: RM180 new from Engbok MMO
Would probably sell for: RM150, it's actually RM210 new on the market.
Digitech Bad Monkey
This is definitely an awesome overdrive pedal. The sound is very sweet, and it has a very tube like sound. I say it's better than the TS808, much better and more controls. But I normally use it to boost my distortion, primarily with my microcube on the lead stack function. It is extremely heavy, heavier than a boss and solid as a tank. Might be bullet proof, it is the toughest pedal I have. A great buy, somewhat necessary but I definitely enjoyed it.
Bought for: RM200 new from Bentley Music Mutiara Damansara
Would probably sell for: RM130, this is the cheapest price I've encountered
Boss OD20 Overdrive Zone
This is the latest addition on my pedalboard. It is the centerpiece on my pedalboard, the biggest, most powerful and most important piece of equipment on it. It is where all my tone is generated. It comes with pedal modulations that I longed for, TS808, DS1, MT2, Dist+ and Metal. I wanted it so badly, I ordered it from Deadeye and waited 3 weeks for it to arrive. Unfortunately he messed up on the price, found out it is actually almost twice the price. I needed to find a replacement soon and I got it while surfing through Jamtank. Just got it yesterday, so I haven't been able to use it to its full potential. But so far I like it a lot.
Bought for: RM500 used(9/10) from Jimmy (Jamtank)
Would probably sell for: RM450, standard used price for this item.
Artec Graphic Equalizer SE-EQ8
An equalizer is definitely an important addition to a pedalboard. Fortunately I got this for cheap. I needed something to replace my Behringer EQ700 since it crapped out on me but Boss GE7 is too expensive. My first option was a Danelectro Fish and Chips but you can't get that here. Good thing I found this on mudah. It has a true bypass circuit and 8 band (1 more than GE7). A good buy, and cheap. Less noisier than GE7.
Bought for: RM120 from Mohd Zaid Othman (Mudah.my)
Would probablys sell for: RM150, that is the advertised price of this eq
Danelectro FAB Flanger
I don't use flanger a lot, but it is the best modulation to be used with distortion. Lot of metal artists uses flanger, from Iron Maiden to Wintersun. And this was cheap, and incredibly solid for a plastic case. I was shocked to find out it was plastic when I opened the battery compartment, as I thought it was made of metal. Nice buy, wouldn't opt for any other flanger.
Bought for: RM55 used from Joshua Chin
Would probably sell for: RM60, he advertised it for RM65
Behringer Digital Delay/Reverb DR400
I always wanted a delay, and reverb. But have no money to but both. The best way is to combine it both in a same pedal. Boss has a RV3, but that has been discontinued. So I bought the clone instead. I've been eyeing this for 4 months and when I got it, I was so happy. This is a brilliant pedal, definitely worth my money. It can do everything Boss DD3 and RV5 does, maybe more. And it saved a lot of space on my pedalboard, and also saved some money in my bank account.
Bought for: RM200 new from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM150, still cheap
Beta Aivin Noise Gate NG100
After passing through shitloads of pedal, the noise generated is insane. That's why it's important for me to have a noise gate. This thing is brilliant, it doesn't suck tone and performs it's job very well. Much better than Boss NG1 and NS2. It has a metal casing so it's rock solid. Also one of my first pedals. Served me very well, don't regret buying it.
Bought for: RM100 used from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM100, same price even after years of usage
Boss Volume Pedal FV50
A volume pedal is very important while gigging. And this is the best option that came to me.Not much to say, it's just a foot pedal with a potentiometer. I love this thing,it really served me well.
Bought for: RM200 opened box from othniel (Jamtank)
Would probably sell for: RM150, standard used price for this model
Godlyke Power Supply kit
This was an impulse buy. I somewhat regretted it, but now realized I need it. With all my pedals, I need something powerful to light it up and this is the best. I used to use a Zoom PSU that supplies only 300mA, compare to this that supplies 2000mA, more than 6 times than the Zoom. It comes in a kit consisting of various converters and extenders. Quite expensive, but cheaper and better than 1Spot.
Bought for: RM150 new from Music Master Studio
Would probably sell for: RM90
CNB Large Pedalcase
I used to have a medium one, but sold that to make way for this one. One thing about this CNB Pedalcase is that their extremely heavy, well that's why I'm going to the gym right? But ofcourse it's reliable and cheap. And this thing is much better than the crappy pedalboard I built myself. A good buy, satisfied with it.
Bought for: RM150 used from En Zulhusni (Jamtank)
Would probably sell for: RM130, quite cheap don't you think
Total spendature on my pedals: RM2195
Shit that cost more than a GT10, owh well I didn't spend it all in one shot. But it's an investment. I may not gig as much as I'm supposed to, but this is what I love, and this is what I'm going to do for the rest of my life. I will never stop playing music, worst case scenario is I'm a bedroom shredder.
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