Why would you use D Addario gauge 9.5

 I bought this D' Addario EXL120plus gauge 9.5 electric guitar strings for my Epiphone SG Special 1. Im super happy with it. My guitar feels tighter and sounds crispier. I mean, fuller. 

I always struggle with the 9s on my SG special because it is soft and I tend to overbend. I also noticed that it's hard to tune. I feel that there's really wrong with gauge 9 on my SG special. Hence I bought and tried this D' Addario gauge 9.5.

Also worth saying that after I fitted the strings, it almost immediately adjusted and stayed in tune. Sometimes with other brands, it takes a while to stretch them and leave them for a day or two then it settles and stays in tune but this one is really good.

What is your favourite brand and gauge of strings for your SG guitar?

Alto TX210 restored and converted it into a passive FRFR speaker

 

You've seen my previous project using this Alto TX210 where I used a guitar speaker and improvised this enclosure into a guitar speaker cab. But I was not very happy with it. So now I decided to convert it into a passive FRFR speaker. 

Again I asked chatGPT for help and I bought most of the stuff on ebay second-hand. I bid and won the Celestion TF1020 woofer. I also bought the Alto HG00428 replacement tweeter. Plus I bought a QTX passive 2-way crossover 3khz 4/8 ohms. And I ordered on Amazon a resistor 4.7 ohms 10 watts to protect the tweeter. 

I had to remove the glued cover for the tweeter horn and subwoofer ports. Replaced the speaker. The QTX passive crossover was a mismatch in terms of size. So I had to drill holes so I can screw it in the enclosure. Soldered the wires with wiring spades. Trouble was that the connectors are very much wider than my female spades so I had to stretch it and just forced it to fit. 

My first try, it did not make any sound. I don't know if it was loose wiring or when I was putting it all back together, may be I hit a wire or one of the wirings got disconnected. I opened it again and by accident because of the massive speaker and its weight, it slipped off my hand and the wires got pulled. I reconnected them all except for the tweeter. And it worked. Then, I connected the tweeter again and it was fine. So i closed it up and tested it with my Vox MV50AC. 

It sounded good. Im now waiting or bidding for Harley Benton GPA100 to be my amp for this project. 

Alto TX210 Empty Cab converted to a guitar speaker cab

 I ordered this empty Alto TX210 on ebay. Then I asked ChatGPT to help me convert this into a guitar speaker cabinet. So I used my spare Celestion VT-10 Jr speaker. Then I got an old jack input from my electric guitar. And then I used my alligator clip to test the speaker before soldering. 

It worked. I ended up buying spade connectors. I then covered the tweeter horn hole using an old vitamins cap. I used glue. Then I got leftover rubber play mat that I used for my other DIY speaker cabinet. I cut and put it in the holes. Then I reinforced it with Hobbycraft polyester toy filling. 

It was a straight forward project and it worked. The only problem was it's not what I wanted it to be. I mean it's not that bad but there's something lacking. 

My collection of different speakers and DIY cabs and swaps

 

Celestion G10S-50 speaker cab

Speaker cab comparison direct using vox mv50ac and then with Zoom G1Four

Tone Comparison swapped speakers Celestion VT Jr 10 in bigger cab vs HH Invader 10 in smaller cab

Tone Comparison Between Ready made Cab vs DIY Winebox cab

Celestion VT Junior 10 vs Laney Custom Designed 10 inch 30 watts

DIY wine box speaker cab Tone test

Laney Custom Designed 10 inch speaker DIY cab from Laney HCM30R

Moises AI App gamit sang mga musikero for practise

 

Gin-share ni sa akon sang amon drummer sa banda ko nga The Wildcards.  Amo ni iya gamit pag-gusto nya i-isolate ang drum parts para mapamatian nya gid sakto kng ano ang palo sa drums. Tapos kung kuha nya na, amo ni iya gamit mag-practise as backing track nya. So gin-share nya sa amon nga iya bandmates para ma-try.

At first daw di ko feel pero in the long run, nice man gali especially as a guide like backing track tapos ma-practise mo imo rhythm parts and guitar solos. 

Damo man sya features like key changes, count-in, metronome, pati chords kaya nya ihatag, beats per minute sang song, etc. 

Let me know guys kng na-try nyo na sya or may iban pa kamo nga similar apps nga nagamit. Leave in the comments section. Cheers!

Alto TS408 paired with cheap modelling effects pedal

Can a cheap multieffects processor like Zoom G1xOn and Zoom G1Four pass the test of tone for an FRFR speaker like the Alto TS408?

Watch the videos that I made using Zoom G1Four and Zoom G1xON.

After my failed attempt using Zoom G1xOn, I tried it again and edited my patches. And here's the result in this video: 

In conclusion, the answer is yes. We definitely can use cheap modelling effects processors like Zoom G1xOn and Zoom G1Four. We just need to tweak and dial the right effects like the amp sim, cab sim, mic sim and making sure it on. The stereo headphone jack helped as well with the Zoom G1xOn to smoothen the sound of the pedal. Alto TS408 is a great active PA speaker but also a very good alternative FRFR speaker for our budding guitarists out there. 

Tone Comparison Celestion VT Jr 10 vs HH Invader 10

Here's the video of our gig using this HH Invader 10 inch 30 watts 8 ohms loaded in this Subzero G110 speaker cabinet.

And then, I bought this Celestion VT Jr. 10 inch 50 watts 8 ohms and put it in my DIY wine box speaker cab. Took me awhile because I had to do a lot of upgrade and adjustments with my DIY wine box cab and the grille clothe was covering the speaker so I had to remove it and staple it back. Anyways, I managed to gig with it as well. 

Here's the video of our gig using this Celestion VT Jr. 10 inch 50 watts 8 ohms.

 

So, I swapped the speakers again. I wanted to know the difference so I put the HH Invader 10 inch to the DIY wine box speaker cab and then the Celestion VT Jr 10 inch 50 watts to this Gear4Music Subzero G110 speaker cabinet using same setup; my Epiphone SG Special 1, Zoom G1Four and Vox MV50AC mini amp head.