Tulossa… ** Coming soon… ** LTD Phoenix

LTD Phoenix-1000 See-Thru Black Cherry (top); LTD Phoenix-1000 Vintage White (middle); LTD Phoenix Arctic Metal (bottom)
LTD Phoenix-1000 Vintage White (vasemmalla); LTD Phoenix Arctic Metal (keskellä); LTD Phoenix-1000 See-Thru Black Cherry (oikealla)

Here’s a demo song featuring three LTD (by ESP) Phoenix models:

• LTD Phoenix-1000 Vintage White (with Seymour Duncan pickups) – first solo
• LTD Arctic Metal Phoenix (with EMG 81TW active triple coil pickup) – second solo
• LTD Phoenix-1000 See-Thru Black Cherry (with active Fishman Fluence pickups) – third solo
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Features shared by all three models:
• Three-piece mahogany through-neck
• Mahogany body wings
• Macassar ebony fretboard
• Stainless steel frets
• Locking tuners
• Tone Pros bridge and tailpiece
• Three-way toggle switch
• Master volume and tone controls (push/pull switch in tone knob)
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Amps used:
Bluetone Black Prince Reverb
Bluetone Shadows Jr.
Finnish handcrafted all-valve combos.
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Effects used:
Ibanez 850 Fuzz Mini
Joyo Analog Chorus
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All guitar tracks have been recorded with a Shure SM57 plugged into a Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 preamp.

Tiedote: Seinäjokiselta Katar Kustom Kuitarsilta nimikkomallisto legendaariselle blueskitaristi Duke Robillardille

Neljä kertaa Yhdysvaltojen parhaaksi blueskitaristiksi valittu Duke Robillard saa oman kitaramallistonsa, Katar Bluesmasterin, seinäjokisen Katar Kustom Kuitarsin valmistamana. Katar Kustom Kuitarsia luotsaava seinäjokinen Jukka Kattelus on toiminut soitinrakentajana 30 vuotta.

Muun muassa Fabulous Thunderbirdsin, Bob Dylanin ja Tom Waitsin kanssa esiintynyt ja levyttänyt Duke Robillard oli taannoin kiertueella Wentus Blues Bandin kanssa Suomessa. Joukkio vieraili vapaa-ajallaan Jyväskylän Veturitallien Musamessuilla, jossa eri kitaranrakentajat esittelivät instrumenttejaan. Robillard ihastui tuolloin Jukka Katteluksen tekemään Katar Popmaster -kitaraan.

“Kokeilin muutamaa mielenkiintoista kitaraa, mutta kun tulin Katarin osastolle, olin aivan häkeltynyt siitä, kuinka hienoja Jukan kitarat olivat sekä siitä, kuinka kauniita ja hyvin rakennettuja ne olivat”, Duke Robillard kertoo ja jatkaa:
“Ulkonäkö kiinnitti tietysti huomioni ensimmäisenä. Mielestäni soittajana kitaran pitää ensin vetää puoleensa visuaalisesti. Katarin kitarat ovat visuaalisesti miellyttäviä, ja kaunis oranssi väri ja puun syykuvio tekivät ostamastani kitarasta hyvin erikoisen näköisen. Kun soitan sitä, ihmiset kommentoivat, kuinka kaunis Katar-kitara on ja kuinka hyvältä se kuulostaa!”

KATAR BLUESMASTER

“Viimeisten 50 vuoden aikana olen omistanut yli tuhat kitaraa ja Katar-kitarani on varmasti yksi parhaista omistamistani kitaroista”, Robillard ylistää Kattelusta ja seinäjokista käsityötä.

Katar Popmaster -kitara on nähtävillä myös Duke Robillard Bandin uudessa “Outta here” -musiikkivideossa.

Shure SM7B – You Tube: Electric Demo

Here’s a short electric demo song recorded with a Shure SM7B.

The Shure SM7B was recorded using a Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 preamp.

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The following tracks were recorded with the Shure SM7B:
• Squier Bronco Bass through a Bluetone Bass 200 tube hybrid combo
• Two Fender Stratocaster rhythm guitar tracks with an EHX Nano Small Stone phaser through a Bluetone Black Prince Reverb all-valve combo
• Fender Telecaster rhythm guitar through a Bluetone Black Prince all-valve combo
• Fender Telecaster lead guitar with a Mad Professor Simble Overdrive through a Bluetone Black Prince all-valve combo
• A shaker
• A Sonor tambourine
• Male voice
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The Shure SM7B was recorded using a Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 preamp.

Shure SM7B – You Tube: Acoustic Demo

Here’s a short acoustic demo song recorded with a Shure SM7B.

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Instruments used:

• Samples of a bass drum, a hi-hat and a low tom (Garageband)

• Two shakers – one small metal, one wooden from the Gambia

Sonor tambourine

• Romanian 3/4 double bass

Tanglewood acoustic guitar

Bediaz Weissenborn lapsteel

• Vintage Frontalini accordion

Hohner Marine Band harmonica

• Male voice

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The Shure SM7B was recorded using a Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 preamp.

LP-copies – two Customs and one Standard

Here’s a short cover version of the Thin Lizzy classic ”The Boys Are Back In Town” played on three Les Paul-copies.

GrassRoots G-LP-60C (LP Custom style)

Green Guitars LP Standard Silverburst

Tokai ALC-62 (LP Custom style)

The rhythm guitar and harmonised melody parts were played on a mix of all three guitars. The lead guitar parts (neck humbucker) used the same amp plug-in settings for all three models. Each lead guitar is indicated by the picture in the video.

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Preview: GrassRoots (by ESP) LPS-Mini

”Honey, I’ve shrunk my guitar!” The GrassRoots LPS-Mini may look cute and cuddly, but it’s a real electric guitar.
It’s built like a full-size LP-type guitar, but has a short scale of only 20.5 inches. The LPS-Mini sports a single (bridge) humbucker, and it also comes with a built-in guitar amp and speaker (inside the ”neck pickup”).
Use a set of 011-gauge strings for a fairly normal feel in standard tuning, or use it with a lighter gauge if you want to tune a few steps up.
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Here’s a short version of Erroll Garner’s timeless classic ”Misty”.
• All guitar parts were played on the GrassRoots (by ESP) LPS-Mini.
• The guitar was plugged into a Bluetone Black Prince Reverb combo.
• The guitar tracks were recorded with an inexpensive ribbon microphone and a Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 preamp.

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