Guitar Input / Output

The Brisbane Guitar Amp & Vintage Show

andrew — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:13:33 +0000

Originally uploaded by fluid21_7

Two weekends ago we were at the Brisbane Guitar Amp & Vintage Show. We spent 2 days meeting really lovely people, talking to lots of guitarists about music tuition and doing a great deal of playing at people.

A big thanks to Craig and Reece from (and all of the people who helped them) for putting on a great show, we’re looking forward to next years show already.

Pete Cornish Cable

andrew — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:50:15 +0000

When I think of great tone I tend to think of artists like Brian May, Dave Gilmour, Jimmy Page and Mark Knopfler. What sort of guitar cable do they (and many more) use? Pete Cornish Cable, that’s what.

Cable is often forgotten or ignored in the tone equation, and that’s a big mistake. Good quality cable can make a world of difference in what comes out of your amp (or P.A).

I recently purchased some Pete Cornish cable after doing some research on what would be the best cable to buy, and have be extremely impressed by how good it is. I was expecting great things, but this cable far exceeded my expectations.

So next time you have the chance, grab a few different guitar cables and compare them, you’ll be surprised at how much difference there is in your sound, and if you take my advice, go and find some high quality cable (which usually comes with a lifetime warranty) and enjoy you guitar (or bass playing) that much more.

BIMA Ad Parody

andrew — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:30:17 +0000

I’m currently in the proccess of ripping my CD collection and discovered this hidden track on one of our old band CDs. I’d completely forgotten about it and thought it was amusing enough to incude here. It was from back when we were still calling ourselves BIMA.

Memories

andrew — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:58:19 +0000

While I was reading a post about Keanu Reeves on Slashdot, I was reminded of a song our old band Taxi recorded (but never released). This is one of Seamus’ classics and I’m sure he won’t mind me including it here. The song comes with a language warning…..

Thank You

andrew — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:05:04 +0000

SunBlog: Changing a disk label (EFI / SMI)

The above blog link saved me a bunch of time so I thought I’d link it here with the hope that some other Sysadmin may be saved a bit of frustration.

I’d installed Solaris10 10/08 on an Sun Ultra2 and was looking to setup a mirrored root using:

zpool attach rpool c0t0d0s0 c0t1d0s0

The error I received was:

Device is too small

I thought this was a bit odd considering that both drives are exactly the same size. After much googling I discovered the above link and using format -e as described in the blog post, changed the drive’s label from an EFI label to an SMI, and voila..all problems solved and the aforementioned Ultra2 is now booting from a mirrored root.

Thank you Mike Brannigan

Line6 Pod / Digidesign workshop followup

andrew — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:26:44 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came to my clinic on the night of the 3rd of June. We had really good attendance and from the feedback I’ve gotten since, everyone found it really informative and helpful.

I spoke about using the Line6 Pod family of amp emulators with Digidesign’s Mbox2 range of products. I’ve been using one version or another of both of these products for quite a long time and have been recommending them to all of my students.

This was the first clinic that we (IMA – the Independent Music Academy) have done in association with Billy Hyde. Hopefully, many more will follow. So a big thank you to everyone at Billy Hyde for making the night possible, as well as to all of you who attended the night!

Line6 Pod / Digidesign workshop Tuesday the 3rd of June

andrew — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:04:22 +0000

Well the new date for the workshop is Tuesday the 3rd of June. I’ll be demonstrating
the Line6 pod series of devices as well as Digidesign’s mbox range. I’m always
telling my students that these two devices are the best toys out there for improving
your playing and making your practice more effective. In the workshop I’ll be showing everyone how easy these devices are to use, and how they can make your practice sessions so much more fun.

I’ll follow up with details on how to book a bit later on in the week.

Workshop Date Change

andrew — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:40:52 +0000

It looks like the 20th of May isn’t going to work out for Line6 / Digidesign workshop.
So we’ll be putting it back a few weeks. I’ll announce the new date in the next
couple of days.

Workshop on the 20th of May

andrew — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:53:18 +0000

On Tuesday the 20th of May I’ll be doing a workshop on using recording to improve your practice and make it more fun. I’ll be focussing specifically on the Line6 PodXT and Digidesign’s Pro Tools software.

I’ve been using and recommending these products to clients for years as they’re great products and very much the industry standard. There will be lots of practical examples and you’ll go away with a excellent understanding of the most effective way to practise.

The workshop will be held at Billy Hyde’s on Barry Pde in Fortitude Valley.

Joe Satriani is Coming to Brisbane

andrew — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:28:20 +0000

Well, it looks like Satriani will be back in town on the 17th of July at the Tivoli. Joe was probably one of the first guitarists that I really got into, so I’m looking forward to seeing him in a more intimate venue. I was a little disappointed by the sound at the last G3 gig here in Brisbane, so hopefully this one will be a lot better.