Phil Ramone RIP

By |March 30th, 2013|Categories: Music News|Tags: |

Music producer Phil Ramone, credited for production with artists such has Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Billy Joel has passed away at age 72. As a native South African, Ramone started his musical performing as a violinist for Queen Elizabeth II at age 10. He also spent many years working as a songwriter, engineer and acoustics expert in New York which would eventually make him a go to engineer/producer for several stars. According to Ramone's website listing technical innovations, he was the first to use a solid-state console for recording and mastering solid state records; to [...]

R.I.P Robert Zildjian Sabian Cymbal Founder

By |March 28th, 2013|Categories: Gear News|Tags: , , |

Robert Zildjian, founder of Sabian cymbals passed away today. If you don't know the back story here is the write up on the wiki page. Robert Zildjian (14 July 1923 - 28 March 2013) was the founder of Sabian Cymbals, the 2nd largest manufacturer of cymbals in the world. Robert Zildjian belongs to the Zildjian family, which brought the technology of cymbal making from their ancestral homeland in capital city of modern Turkey to the United States by Avedis Zildjian and then was passed on to future generations of the family members.The company was founded in 1981 in Meductic, New [...]

Bernie Rico Jr Guitars Update

By |March 27th, 2013|Categories: Gear News|Tags: |

So if you're a guitar enthusiast you've probably heard of Bernie Rico Jr. Guitars. He is the son of Bernardo Chavez Rico or the founder of BC Rich. I have had the pleasure of playing a few of these instruments and I must they they are every bit what the hype says they are. I was just recently in need of a new 7 string. And I have been desperately looking for a builder that I can bond with to make the type of guitars I love to play. My first thought was BRJ. I knew the build times were [...]

My Chemical Romance Breaks Up

By |March 25th, 2013|Categories: Music News|Tags: , , , |

And the sound of Emo tears splashing off of guy liner and skinny girl jeans could be heard around the globe. The jet black oily hair swooping gently covering one eye fell a little lower. The band has always said they're not Emo, but Hot Topic frequenters say differently, "Show thy color of blackness and stained sad pants with proudness" they shout "Today is call for all cutters, huffers and crybabies to say screw the system whatever that is" "For I will wear my mall fashion of sadness and despair and carve one sad notch for MCR" For today the misunderstood, [...]

Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 Ibanez JS20S

By |March 25th, 2013|Categories: GearZombie Videos|Tags: , , , , , , |

Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 Demo all clean patches up till the end with a dirty lead. This was day 1 with my Satriani Ibanez. I don't have anything to ramble about on this one. I just wanted a clip with clean patches!! Fun guitar, great pre-amp. This is mostly clean patches but its worth the listen!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2yowhWXD8

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