http://v4.owen.net.nz Random randomness of random Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:41:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://v4.owen.net.nz/testing-out-the-new-telecaster/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/testing-out-the-new-telecaster/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:41:47 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=959
So, I broke one of my two rules of guitar; never get a Telecaster!  I picked up a new Fender Blacktop Telecaster recently, as I think it will come in handy in the recording studio (who knows, I might even play it live one day).  The guitar felt and sounded really good, and it had [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/testing-out-the-new-telecaster/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/mojo-hand-colossus-demo/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/mojo-hand-colossus-demo/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:30:13 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=955
A video demo of me playing the Mojo Hand Colossus fuzz pedal: www.youtube.com/watch?v=atsOX4AcEN8 Nothing too over the top with the playing, just a few runs through of some similar chord and leads bits to try and show the different sounds you can get with the pedal. ]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/mojo-hand-colossus-demo/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-jam-with-raf/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-jam-with-raf/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:31:42 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=934
I’ve just returned from a great week in Sydney.  While I was there I spent a couple of days with my friend Raf and we recorded a one-take virtual jam over a Robben Ford backing track “Help The Poor”.  I got to play on Raf’s most excellent “Catherine” guitar, which was a dream to play [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-jam-with-raf/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-quick-video-test-of-the-frankenstrat/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-quick-video-test-of-the-frankenstrat/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:35:59 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=918
I had a couple of minutes spare, so threw the camera in front of myself and did some noodling on the Frankenstrat. The lighting makes the guitar looking a much lighter shade of red than it actually is! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QYPLcAPPEY Amp is the lead channel on my Crate V30H through a Marshall VS112 cab. Volume was quite low [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-quick-video-test-of-the-frankenstrat/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-is-finished/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-is-finished/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:35:19 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=898
Adrian at ASH Custom Works finished the paint job on the Frankenstrat last week and I received the completed body earlier this week It was all wired up, ready for final re-assembly.  The paint has turned out great! Quite possibly, the best part though is the custom-made pickup he made for the guitar.  It’s based [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-is-finished/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-new-amp-is-coming/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-new-amp-is-coming/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:34:15 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=865
This week I ordered a new Splawn amp from Custom Audio Boutique.  I have wanted a Splawn amp for a while now, and decided that the time was right to order it now I managed to get my choice down to either a Quick Rod or a Street Rod head.  There are other great [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-new-amp-is-coming/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/guitarnoize-com-anti-shred/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/guitarnoize-com-anti-shred/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 00:08:14 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=843
Jon at Guitarnoize.com is having an ‘Anti-shred’ competition, it’s more about melody than flash, so I thought I’d give it a crack!  The backing track is a short, but very tasty, slow ballad-type progression and lends itself really well to big bends and sustained notes. Here’s what I came up with: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn5170Onbro The hat was a last minute [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/guitarnoize-com-anti-shred/feed/ 2