I mostly end up using EB at school in the morning before the ruthless torrents of education engulf, but then school broke up for summer so I didn't really use the forum much. I wasn't around PCs a lot either. Then halfway through summer my desktop corrupted itself, so I had to get a mate to fix it, which took a while.
In terms of gear additions, after two months the pedal I won from TC arrived, which is actually a pretty cool little thing, and can shift from incredibly usable to insane, I'll review it at some point. I also got an RG7421 por mi cumpleanos, which is proving very good so far. I'd like to put some of the Dimarzio Ionizers in it, but I don't have £160 to spend on pickups, to replace a decent regular set. I'm digging the 7th string as well, it just opens up a load of possibilities from slap, extended chords, djent (if needed), and more, and its good to have a guitar with a comfortable neck profile (IMO), and humbuckers (They split as well which is cool), for playing a different style of stuff really. I was going to get an 8, but I went on a guitar shop pilgrimage to manchester, and played a lot of guitars, realised I prefered 7s, then went back home and bought one there.
I have also been graciously lent a boss me-20b, and a shitty nylon string with 4 strings...
I've listened to so much stuff over the summer I can't describe it really, but in short: I've really got in sort of underground electronic music (I.E IDM, Ambient Techno, Breakcore, Dill n Bass, etc) through artists like Aphex, and boards of canada; I listened to shitloads more math which is always good, particularly nearing the end of the summer Don Cab, Tortoise,etc just for a different cliche free flavour; I also listened to a lot of proggy instrumental metal, mostly animals as leaders, who are my,main extended range influence.
In terms of live music, I think I managed 16 bands in 15 days over 3 events: I GOT TO ARCTANGENT, which was really, really, really sick, and I saw a tonne of amazing bands, then I saw Vasudeva, Totorro, and Alright the captain out in Nottingham, which was pretty mind blowing, and then I went to a really underground gig back home, in a tiny record label, with Alpha Male Tea Party headlining, and 5 other bands playing as well.
I wrote a fair deal of bits of songs, full songs, and riffs, and licks over the summer as well, though I've only released electronic stuff as per usual, coz I always feel self conscious about other stuff, and I don't want to release it til I'm fully satisfied.
Gtg and have tea. Write more later
