SG back up and running

So i cleaned, oiled, lubed, and re-strung my Gibson SG Special (N:BKP Black Dog/ B: SH5). After going through a bunch of Ernie Ball and D’Addario and other big names that have just not been reliable, I looked up the supplier for Feline Guitar strings, and decided to order a pack. The guitar is playing and sounding great at the moment.

These crappy vids taken on my phone are a cheap Klon clone from amazon into a Sinvertek No.5 into a Laney IRT Studio clean channel. This gives a bit of bite, which is rather nice, and not too disimilar from the amp dirt channels.

Lots of things going on musically at the moment, I will reveal more in time, but suffice to say I am enjoying playing. I’ve put my Patrick Eggle Berlin Pro into the workshop to have the same pup combination put in. It makes sense to have two guitars that sound the same, but play slightly differently. Always need a back up!

This Week 18.09.21

So I have really been enjoying playing the Patrick Eggle Berlin Pro, it’s a lovely guitar. It does however need a setup. The story behind it is, I traded my Gibson SG standard in at Jordan guitars, and bought the Berlin Pro. Now, the guitar itself needs some work, it is in dire need of a setup and the intonation is out. It just won’t stay in tune. This is not a slight against the shop, as a left handed guitar play it is rare that you get a guitar 100% how you want it, and certainly not setup very well. Luckily, Feline Guitars in Croydon are very good with left handed guitars, so I will have to pay extra money to get it sorted.

I have also been playing acoustic a lot, and building up the strength in my fingers again. The downside to all of this is looking at guitar pedals. It could be worse, camera lenses are a lot more expensive!

I have also been playing some Shoot Em Ups, most specifically ESPgaluda II on the Switch still. There are a large number of SHMUPs coming out that look great. The article I wrote for Shoot you Sir on the DoDonPachi series is out, and I would love you to take a look at it - in issue 11: https://www.slyelessar.com/shoot-you-sir

What a Load Of Dribble has been a lot of fun to make recently, and the latest episode is a laugh! Lot’s of references to the Wankdorf Stadium - Check that out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xu1dCasuzo&t=902s&ab_channel=WhataLoadofDribblePodcast

On the 22nd and 23rd I will be going up to Manchester andOld Trafford to watch Manchester United Vs West Ham in the Carabao Cup! REALLY looking forward to this. - Watch this space!

Patrick Eggle Berlin Pro

This Week 11.09.21 New Guitar!

So this week I have received the Patrick Eggle Berlin Pro (1997) and have been playing around with it. The intonation is off slightly, so it might need a setup. However, it feels so nice to play, it is going to be a great edition to the ‘family’. I love how the neck pickup sounds clean, and the bridge pickup sounds alright, but might end up getting replaced. See me play the guitar in the intro to the video below!

So Ronaldo is officially back, and this week the premier league and media seem to be rather fixated on this - and there is no surprise to that. Hoping he has a lot of fun, and I will watching him back in the league!

Espgaluda II released on the switch store this week, and having played it on the 360 I know how good a game it is. Any SHMUP fans should be really happy to have this CAVE game in their collection. In my opinion it is not as good as Mushihimesama, but it looks brilliant and plays really well. I would like to hear Graham’s thoughts on it on a podcast soon - if you are reading and up for it Graham!

Other SHMUP news is the fact that Razion EX will be a digital download soon - great news for people who have not yet had the chance to try this game.

Knights Of The Old Republic has been announced for a remake - this could be interesting. I loved the original when it came out, but wonder how it has aged… is this a complete system/ mechanic revamp ala final Fantasy VII remake? We shall have to see.

WALOD Pod 4 with guitar intro and outro: