Keeley Blues Driver - My new Toy...

Yes, i bought my FIRST stompbox !!! Nope, it's not metal zone, DS-1, super chorus, or Delay..Tp gua angkat dis Blues Driver. Nih bukan typical Boss Blues Driver bai..tp dis want is Keeley Blues Driver. Da diff between typical Boss Blues driver dgn Keeley punyer nih - dis company called Keeley Electronics (Kt USA), did some modifications to the stompbox lah. Dis dude, his name is Robert Keeley, kerje mamat nih just modify stompboxes/ pedals lah. Mcm dudes yg kerje kt Analog Man gaks aa. Kire yg gua beli nih lebih kurang mcm custom made/ boutique stompbox lah. Ade additional switch, called da "Phat Switch" - so bile lu ON switch tuh, ade dis bass lebih sket kalau lu org main kt 5th and 6th strings lah.

Tone dier mmg bluesy abis lah. Gua ader problem sket lah before dis kalau nk main blues gune Fender Jap Strat gua tuh- sbb gua rase mcm kering lah, eventhough dah letak kt neck pickups. Dgn adanye Keeley's Blues Driver nih, so gua dah dpt itu basah bluesy tone lah. Letak gain lebih pkul 12, pergh giler layan ah !!!

Gua xpenah ader pon stompbox before dis. Sebelom2 nih, gua pakai all those digital pedals lah. Da first pedal yg gua ader was Zoom 707 (dah rosak dah pon hehe), and recently i bought POD XT live lah. Not 2say dat gua dah xsuker my digital pedals, digital pedals stil best bai..kalau lu nk all those bunyi pelik2, or nk main ganas2..or dgn POD XT Live, korang bleh download tone gitaris2 hebat kt dlm pedal tuh - Giler technology ah...

Erm gua rase kan..gua nk start try dis analog stompboxes/ pedals lah. Standard lah, benda2 nih mcm transition period in life - Dulu pakai motor, skang pakai keta..Dulu belajar, skang dah kerje..Dulu layan Metallica/Nirvana, skang dgr Led Zeppelin/ Eric Clapton/ Jimi Hendrix/ John Mayer...Dulu nk main muzik ganas2, skang main muzik2 blues/ slow rock...Dulu not dat particular pasal guitar tone, skang nih - nk be a better guitar player, n nk start belajar jadi telinga anjing sket hahaha !!!! =P

Oh yer, bought da Keeley Blues Driver fr Imran, for 350Rat. Mamat tuh nk beli pedal pelik2 lah tuh, sure nk carik pedal yg gune Germanium Transistor lah tuh =P

Note: Telinga Anjing is defined as gitaris2 yg amat particular tentang guitar tone dier. Yep, kekadang when it comes to jammin session - diorang wil allocate 30minutes, just to carik guitar tone yg dier suke hehe...

Jammin Session - Tgk org veteran jammin bai !!!

Semlam gua pegi la studio robyn. Kali nih, dlm byk2 kali pegi jammin - dis time pegi tgk org2 veteran jammin bai !!! Bassist gua yg main for Technip band, i.e. Fazil nih - mmg selalu lah main utk kenduri org kawen. Diorang bertiga beradik - Fazil, Bob n Pojie. Mmg 3 beradik bleh main bass, drum n keyboard. Bandmates diorang yg lain sumer org2 veteran bai!!! Pakcik2, makcik2 yg dah veteran, tapi main lagu 60an mmg hebat sehh!! siap ader songbook sumer lah. Lagu2 Ahmad Jais, M Shariff..n lagu2 60'an yg gua xpenah dgr pon diorang bleh main bai..

Gua suker tgk diorang jammin nih kan - sbb kan, diorang nih main walaupon dah veteran, stil main muzik lah. Gua suke pakcik gitaris sorang nih, wit Fender strat mexican; pastuh dgn stompboxes dier-Delay, Chorus, DS-2 distortion jer. Biasa lah kalau nk buat bunyi 60an, those 3 stompboxes kena ader lah. Dier main rileks jer..and tone dier bai, mmg 60's abis n layan lah..And believe me, he's soo details biler main gitar.

As for da singers - korang tau lah, lagu2 zaman tuh suara kena tarik bai. So ader lah makcik2 veteran nih yg nyanyi mlm tuh. Diorang tuh da same age as my mom tuh. Suara stil maintain bai makcik2 nih. Ader la sorang anak dara yg nyanyi gaks, sure one of da makcik's daughter tuh. Bagus awek tuh - muda2 pon bleh nyanyi lagu2 60an...

Anyways - it was an eye opener experience lah for me, dpt tgk diorang veteran2 nih jammin. u see - music nih universal lah, xkire muda atau tua, kalau korang minat, bleh layan lah. Gua rase lah, kalau gua kawen nanti - soh diorang jer lah perform kt kenduri kawen gua hehe. Sure my parents akan teringat zaman2 diorang muda2 dulu lah..

n satu hari nanti...Kalau gua dah tua, gua pon akan pegi jammin, n main lagu2 Blues..n CLassic Rock bai !!!! =)

Somewhere in Miri...(Youtube Video)

This video was taken mase gua pegi lepak Miri dgn Zahir bulan Mei lepas..
Guitars - Fender 57' Reissue & Gibson SG Special
Venue - Bilik Zahir lah, kt Miri mane lagi...

p/s: It's a blues song, yg kitorang main start da chord G....Excuse me, kalau korang dgr byk sangat Jimi Hendrix n BB King guita licks yer hehe =P

Dinner @SAGANO restaurant - Renaissance Hotel !!!

Date: 10th June 2008
Venue: SAGANO @Renaissance Hotel
Attendees: Amy, Audi, Hanis, Hadi, Elly, Zaza, Fiza n me

Thanks to Amy yg dapt voucher 50% off kalau bawak 8org dine kt SAGANO..
Yes, gua dah bleh eat all those slimy Japanese food !!!! =)

P Ramlee The Musical -Season 2- @Istana Budaya !!!

Event: P RAmlee The Musical -Season 2-
Date: 12th June 2008
Venue: Istana Budaya, Jln Tun Razak KL

YEs, ini kali ke-2 gua pegi tgk P Ramlee the musical bai. Last year pon gua pegi tgk gaks. Tp yg best tahun nih, gua bawak mambang lah !!! My gf pon xpenah pegi tgk teater kt Istana Budaya, so dis was her 1st time tgk teater musical - gua bawak lah. Mambang pun ckp best dpt pegi tgk teater nih sumer. Sayang, end of month nih kiter bawak awk tgk Beauty n Da beast Broadway Musical plak kt KLCC yer ;-)

Reviews - Gua rase yg 2nd season nih lagi best lah. Muslee Ramlee nih mmg boleh nyanyi sumer lagu2 P ramlee dgn bagus, salin xtumpah mcm P Ramlee bai !!! So soul P Ramlee tuh mmg ader lah kt mamat nih. Even cara dier cakap pon mcm P Ramlee bai !!!Imelda (yg gantikan Siti Nurhaliza utk watak Azizah) - kureng sket lah, especially bile part nyanyi. Tp biasa lah, soh siti nurhaliza menyanyi mmg sedap la kan. Melissa Saila, n Liza Hanim mmg best, same macm tahun lepas. Props/ Sets - same mcm last year, kecuali xder kereta lame tuh. Yg gua rase kurang, sbb xder watak P Ramlee n Azizah mase budak2. Last year ader 2 budak kecik yg sgt comel melakonkan watak P Ramlee n Azizah mase kecik - tahun nih xder la pulak. Music arrangement for 2nd season pon gua rase lagi best, byk lagu2 P ramlee, byk up beat songs, happy melodies..Music conductor was Roslan Aziz, last year was Erwin Gutawa. Congrats to P Ramlee Da Musical punye produksi, u guys did a VERY GOOD JOB !!!! =)

Note: gua paling suke scene Saloma n P Ramlee kt Tmn Bunga tuh (filem Seniman Bujang Lapok), yg nyanyi Lagu Gelora...

Jiwa rasa gelora
Kasih pada teruna
Bukan kerna intan permata
Kerna budi bahasa

Kasih bukan paksaan
Sayang bukan mainan
Jiwa dan raga jadi taruhan
Ooooo pujaan

Rinduku padamu
Kekanda idamanku
Kekasih dikaulah
Oh! adinda puspitaku

Murni sungguh impian
Indah nian harapan
Jika tercipta taman kencana
Ooooo bahagia

Rinduku padamu
Kekanda idamanku
Kekasih dikaulah
Oh! adinda puspitaku

Murni sungguh impian
Indah nian harapan
Jika tercipta taman kencana
Ooooo bahagia
Ooooo kekanda
Ooooo adinda

Ooooo OOoo OOoh oh mambang !!! hehe =P

TECHNIP's ADD 2008 - Dpt main band kt KL COnvention Center !!! (05/04/2008)

Oh lupe la plak, last 2months dapat main band kt KL convention center, sempena TECHNIP punye annual dinner. 2nd time dpt main for company lah, 1st time was Sports day tahun lepas. For dis time pulak, we named our band as Atlantis 7, sbb theme kali nih "Under the sea" - ader 7 org, Razlan, Fazil, Pet, Zubir, Elly, Mira and me. At the same time, Admin HOD and VP - En.Amran n En.Ismail nk nyanyi jugaks. Songlist for dat nite were: -

1. Corazon Espinado - Instrumental
2. Beautiful MAria - Razlan
   
3. Sinaran - Mira
4. Hanya Memuji - Razlan n Mira
5. To Love Somebody - Razlan n da band
6. Oye Comova - lagu introduce bandmates
7. LAgu Jiwa Lagu Cinta - En.Ismail n En.Amran

Kitorang practise dlm lebih kurang 2bulan lah. For staff performance nih, byk gaks yg kitorang dpt: -

1. Jammin free bai - Company bayar. Jammin kt Tmn Cahaya, studio Robyn sane tuh
2. Lepak2 mamak after jammin pon sponsor gaks, En. Mail n En.Amran selalu belanje. Thanks boss !!! hehe
3. RM200 - bleh claim utk costume, since hari tuh tgh sale, gua dapat angkut baju, suar n kasut skali !!!
4. One nite stay @Hotel IMpiana yg depan KL Convention center tuh hehe
5. RM400 utk bayaran for staff performance bai !!! sorang2 dpt RM400..nih la bayaran paling mahal gua penah dapat sejak 12tahun gua main band !!! hehehe

All in all - gua rase performance kali nih best lah..Sbb dpt perform kt Annual Dinner, n yg paling best dpt perform kt KL COnvention Center nih bai !!! woohoooo !!!!

Oh yer gua ade letak video mase main hari tuh - Lagu Jiwa Lagu CInta (MAwi bai!!), COrazon Espinado n Beautiful Maria, n To Love Somebody (BEe Gees) !!! ;-)

p/s: Next thursday - mau pegi tgk P.Ramlee da musical dgn Mambang !!! =)