Vintage instruments vs new instruments

Interesting blog from the wonderful Juan Alderete's Pedals and Effects blog (he of Racer X and Mars Volta fame). I've met a lot of gear snobs, and i've met a lot of people who struggle with unplayable planks as they know no better. I think Juan hits the nail on the head here, his favourites over the years have included modern cheap Squiers and vintage Fenders. You should try everything you can get your hands on and see what feels comfortable! If you think modern guitars are fine, great. If you think vintage guitars are best, also great. However, if you only ever try vintage or only modern instruments you're missing out. In Juan's case, he tried a lot of instruments and has discovered a pattern in that he personally finds older guitars to have better tonal qualities for whatever reason, but we must remember that the back story to his point is that he has tried a lot of instruments to reach that decision. So if you're looking for a new instrument, get out there, try everything and see what your ears and hands tell you!
Happy hunting!

http://pedalsandeffects.com/comparing-vintage-basses-to-new-basses/

The Gibson Guitars You've Never Heard Of.

Pro Guitar shop have made another blog, this time about the more esoteric Gibson guitars. Not quite as obscure as the Fender ones. Would love to try out an original RD guitar.

The Fenders You've Never Heard Of | Pro Guitar Shop:

The Fenders You've Never Heard Of.

This is pretty interesting. Like the look of the Electric XII
The Fenders You've Never Heard Of | Pro Guitar Shop:

I've got an idea!

Let's all get these and bring down the walls. The revolution will be Green so i've heard. Only just found out about these amps through the band Sleep. My oh my they make a lot of noise. Wonder how versatile they actually are? Anyone out there in internet land actually got one of these? I'd love to speak to the people who make these to find out more. Amps these days can get a little tedious, they all start sounding the same. When i'm recording i'm always looking for guitar sounds that are unique. This seems to tick the unique box.

GREEN Amp - Tube Amps and Speaker Cabinets from Electric Amp USA

Came across the trailer for the Phase IV. I saw it many years ago when I was a kid and the lasting memory I have is of being really freaked out. It goes beyond a stock monster b-movie and heads into some very strange next stage of evolution ideas at the end. Watch the trailer and you'll get the general idea.

Phase IV (1974) Trailer

The Fierce & The Dead Live!!!! Live!!!! Live!!!!

This is happening this weekend! 

The Fierce & The Dead, ANTA and Sci'enta Dystene take to the stage this Saturday 26th March. Details are over on the Facebook event page. A fiver to get in or you can get tickets straight away over at WeGotTickets at a discounted rate if you like. It's going to be a damn fine evening of spectacular organised chaos. Love it.
In the meantime - here's some weird stuff I found lurking on the internet. Pickle Surprise!!