http://v4.owen.net.nz Random randomness of random Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:05:02 +0000 en hourly 1 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 http://v4.owen.net.nz/ninja-monkeys-first-gig/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/ninja-monkeys-first-gig/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 00:22:19 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=856
My band Ninja Monkey had our first public outing on the 13th of May at The Cabana in Napier.  The gig was part of the monthly muso nights that The Cabana runs, organised by the good lads at The Music Machine in Napier. We played four songs; one cover and three of our originals. All [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/ninja-monkeys-first-gig/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-gets-some-paint/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-gets-some-paint/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:40:12 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=827
Here’s a few ‘in progress’ photos of the painting for my Frankenstrat project guitar.  I’m not doing any of the painting by the way, I’ve been there, failed at that before, so Adrian at ASH Custom Works is handling the painting for me. All photos from ASH Custom Works ]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-gets-some-paint/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/yafp-yet-another-frankenstrat-project/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/yafp-yet-another-frankenstrat-project/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:34:36 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=796
I’m about to embark down a road that many have gone before by putting together a Frankenstrat. I thought briefly about doing the standard relic version, but I’ve decided that is too much time and money, so the end result should be more based on the paint job being similar to EVH’s guitar than anything else [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/yafp-yet-another-frankenstrat-project/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/my-new-gear-month/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/my-new-gear-month/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:44:05 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=779
I’ve had one of those months where new stuff seems to keep turning up.  Don’t you love those months?   It started with the purchase of a new (to me) Ibanez JS1200 I bought this guitar off a friend of mine who was selling a few things from his collection.  I played this guitar back in 2006, [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/my-new-gear-month/feed/ 0