Improvised Recording at Planet Sounds Rehearsal and Recording Studios

 We've had the chance to record our session at Planet Sounds Southampton. So what we did was, plugged everything to their mixer and then line out to Focusrite Scarlett Interface and record.  Sounds straight forward isnt it. 

So, Im using my zoom G1four guitar processor and directly plugged into the mixer. The bass was plugged straight the mixer and then the drums goes to the drum monitor then lineout to the mixer. We were using an electronic drumkit. The electric guitar and acoustic of Rob goes to his amp. So he got a Laney acoustic amp with a DI out. So that's easy. We just used the DI out and into the mixer. His electric guitar goes to his Boss Katana 50W which doesnt have a lineout. So we mic'd it and that's the only one that was mic'd in during our session the rest were plugged straight to the mixer. 

Also we used the PA speakers as our monitor and the only one who's using the headset to monitor our recording was Sherwin. I let him use my wireless in-ear monitor which I bought from TEMU and it's a Wave WP-10 wireless in-ear monitor. So he can hear our sound and mix it properly. He asked me to adjust from the main mixer which one needed boosting. It was mostly the vocals and he finds that his bass was loud so he kept asking me to turn it down a bit. 

Then he did his magic from his home and added/tweaked it and that's the result of our improvised recording session at Planet Sound Rehearsal Studios.

Fender Tele Deluxe Thinline jack ferrule cup replacement repair

Fender Tele Deluxe Thinline

 I had the chance to fix this guitar. The jack input ferrule/cup is missing. So I ordered from Gear4Music a Fender replacement parts.  It was pretty much straight forward.  But then when I tested the guitar, the intonation and action was a bit of a challenge and the switch as well as the tone and volume knob are a bit crackly. But when the volume and tone knob are on full level, its seems ok. 

I did enjoy restoring and playing this guitar but had to return it to the owner so yeah it was a short and sweet encounter. 

Here's the sound demo of this guitar. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

Epiphone SG Special with wraparound bridge review repaired restored

 Here are a series of videos which I uploaded about my Epiphone SG Special. It was given to me by my good friend Weng who bought it from New York and brought it home in the Philippines. Then last December, when I went home, he messaged me that he's giving me his guitar. 

It's a beautiful guitar. At first, it needed a bit of TLC. Like strings needed changing, guitar needed cleaning and then the jack input is crackly. You'll see all of this on the videos.

But the most important thing is that it's now restored. And, I love it. The stock pickups really sounded good. The overall finish of the guitar is amazing. You'll be the judge guys and watch the videos.

Here's the video where I took this Epiphone SG Special for repair. It was for the fretbuzz, the jack input and a bit of setup like the neck truss rod, and the action. 

I did a bit of looping, so if you're interested and wanted to hear this Epiphone SG Special in action, here's the video:

And last but not the least, I did a comparison video between Epiphone LP Special II and this Epiphone SG Special.

Tried using Bose S1 Pro as my main amp for my guitar

 Finally, I did it! I used my Bose S1 Pro as my main amp for my guitar during gig. The only thing I regretted was that I should've used it as my monitor as well. But instead I put the Bose S1 Pro near the front of the stage because we didnt have a full PA setup that evening. But I learned my lesson, I shouldve put it next to me either at the back or in front. 

I learned as well that I could have used the line out of my Bose S1 Pro to send to the mixing desk or PA for the front of the house speakers. But, that's going to be in my future gigs. 

So here's the video so you can hear how it sounds.

Gear Used:

Epiphone LP Special II

Zoom G1Four

Lekato WS50 guitar wireless system

Bose S1 Pro