Pamparo in Toronto http://odnalor.org/wp Life stories of our family here in Toronto Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:34:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Farewell Post http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/09/19/farewell-post.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/09/19/farewell-post.html#comments Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:34:06 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1830 Sad to say, due to increasing amount of things in my hand. This place is going down for good. Which is great, one less junk on the internet :)

HomerAtControls

If you know me, I’m sure you know how to get a hold of me some other way!

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/09/19/farewell-post.html/feed 0 Brokenness Aside Instrumental Cover http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/08/08/brokenness-aside-instrumental-cover.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/08/08/brokenness-aside-instrumental-cover.html#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:20:12 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1825 Been loving this song lately by All Sons & Daughters. I know, I’m late to the party :)

Here’s a quick and dirty instrumental cover I did.

Hope you enjoy it!

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/08/08/brokenness-aside-instrumental-cover.html/feed 0 We Won’t Be Shaken (Intro) http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/07/28/we-wont-be-shaken-intro.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/07/28/we-wont-be-shaken-intro.html#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:27:47 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1812 Been loving this song by Building 429 so I tried to learn how to play it. It’s a pretty easy progression but the intro guitar is a little bit tricky (and surprisingly fast) … I must give props to the bassist for the very cool groove on this song, too!

So here’s the tab & a sample (slower than original) so you can hear the notes. There’s a capo on the 4th fret and a few hammer-on notes that is not on the tab, though.

We Won't Be Shaken Intro TAB

I think it’s pretty close, but of course, I could be wrong :)
Have fun!

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/07/28/we-wont-be-shaken-intro.html/feed 0 Norton Safe, finally! http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/06/18/norton-safe-finally.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/06/18/norton-safe-finally.html#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:41:19 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1806 Trying to post links to Facebook from this website displays a big warning when my friends click the link. Thanks to Facebook’s partnership with Norton!

So after a re-evaluation, I finally got a good bill of health at this time.

Still have to manage this website and be more attentive to avoid any problems later.

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/06/18/norton-safe-finally.html/feed 0 To GoPro or not to GoPro http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/06/11/to-gopro-or-not-to-gopro.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/06/11/to-gopro-or-not-to-gopro.html#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:37:53 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1773 That is the question! :)

Got some of these clips from a friend’s Go Pro that I’ve edited in iMovie.


* a couple of cuts from my GX1 on this one

Seems interesting, not sure if I can justify the cost, though. And please don’t try to convince me! LOL

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/06/11/to-gopro-or-not-to-gopro.html/feed 0 Chord Melody Playing http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/30/chord-melody-playing.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/30/chord-melody-playing.html#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:50:17 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1764 I’ve been having fun learning how to play melody lately. My goal is to be able to arrange a song for solo guitar. No, not a lead solo, but a piece where one guitar will play both chords with harmony and the underlying melody on top of it.

So far I got the chords by itself and the melody by itself. Now it’s just a matter of putting it all together :)

Here’s a couple of songs I’m still working on, it’s played on a free time (aka “sloppy” )

1. How Great Thou Art (Bb)

How Great Thou Art (Bb)

2. In Christ Alone (D)

In Christ Alone (D)

Not quite there yet but hopefully I get there. I must say, the journey has been a satisfying experience.

Any tips/suggestions are welcome. Critique is welcome, too, as long as it’s constructive! LOL

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I put together my “picks” for this year and it came as a rematch of last year’s finals!

2013 NBA Playoff Picks

2013 NBA Playoff Picks

East
Round 1 Winners: MIA, CHI, BOS, IND
Round 2 Winners: MIA, IND
Conference Champion: MIA

West
Round 1 Winners: OKC, LAC, SAS, DEN
Round 2 Winners: OKC, DEN
Conference Champion: OKC

And the title goes to … we’ll let the playoffs run its course first.

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/19/2013-nba-playoffs.html/feed 0 CD: Y U NO CHEAP http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/15/cd-y-u-no-cheap.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/15/cd-y-u-no-cheap.html#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:47:54 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1739 I know, right?!

CD: Y U NO CHEAP

Then, I saw these 2 great CD that were really cheap! Much cheaper than buying online.

Boston's Greatest Hits

A Decade Of Steely Dan

OK, I’m an old fashioned guy :)

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/15/cd-y-u-no-cheap.html/feed 0 My Inspiration #strymonfavorite http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/06/my-inspiration-strymonfavorite.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/06/my-inspiration-strymonfavorite.html#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:13:15 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1731 If you are gear head, chances are you have heard of Strymon before. Yes, that awesome company that brought us dBucket, dTape and dRotary (I made that up) technology. So are the well-designed Timeline & Mobius multifunction inspiration machines! Well, Strymon are running some sort of contest that requires the entrant to post a photo or video showing their inspiration in making music.

Contest details can be found here: http://www.strymon.net/2013/03/13/enter-to-win-flint-tremolo-reverb-and-tap-favorite/

Naturally, I wouldn’t pass up an opportunity to get a FREE Strymon Flint with a Favorite switch! So here’s the video entry I made.

If you haven’t done so, what’s stopping you? Share your inspiration!

]]> http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/04/06/my-inspiration-strymonfavorite.html/feed 0 T is for Tone, maybe? http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/03/30/t-is-for-tone-maybe.html http://odnalor.org/wp/2013/03/30/t-is-for-tone-maybe.html#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:53:34 +0000 Rhoy Pamparo http://odnalor.org/wp/?p=1716 So much time, effort and money (trade) spent on getting that elusive magically perfect tone! Which, sad but true, changes from moment to moment. :)

  • Tremolo is back on the board. I can’t believe I even tried to remove it in the first place! Maybe there’s a reason why it’s the only modulation that I’ve had for so long.

  • TU-2 is out of the chain. I didn’t noticed much changed. Maybe true bypass is just another “tone suck” myth.

    • Pedalboard as of March 2013

  • Traded the ParaEQ for a pair of WGS speakers (ET-65 & Reaper HP). I use the Reaper on a 1×12 cab driven by the Maz Jr. The highs are starting to sound great as the speaker is slowly breaking in. The ET-65 is on the Traynor YCV40-WR combo. I’ve not heard this combo sound so good. Maybe speakers do make a lot of difference after all.

  • Trying to identify which is which between “Gain Changer” and “Prince of Tone” from this rough “blind A/B” tough. I had this sitting around for a while and I just realized that I didn’t post it anywhere. Plugged-in directly to Logic Express using one of the amp sims. I did “Clean – OD1 – OD2″. I’ll let you guess, too!

    OD-quick-blind

  • Time to play some music. Maybe that should be the main goal after all, or maybe not?
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