YTSEJAM Digest 5292 Today's Topics: 1) Chicago show by "Dimitri Kontos" 2) DT Interview on www.knac.com by "James Garrett" 3) Christmas and Marillion by "Jason Birzer" 4) Re: JP's guitar by Matej Grginic 5) Guitar's top 100 by "Mats Rydstrom" 6) RE: Xmas CD ****SPOILERS***** by "Herbert, Jason" 7) RE: Xmas CD ****SPOILERS***** by Brad Plumb 8) Direct lining a guitar by email_address_removed 9) Re: top 100 guitarists by email_address_removed 10) Hit Parader mag by email_address_removed 11) Re: top 100 guitarists by "Carlos A. Alfaro" 12) Marillion.com review by Jeremy Hyde 13) Re: Direct lining a guitar by "Korg Ecksthrey" 14) Music before DT shows by "Michael Tilson" 15) RE: Music before DT shows by David Dixon 16) Re: top 100 guitarists by "Korg Ecksthrey" 17) Need help with Infinite Dream Bootleg ! by "Carlos H. Cantu" 18) Lucky Europeans by email_address_removed 19) It's me again, Margaret! by "Korg Ecksthrey" 20) Guitar Help! by "I-Man" 21) Odds'n'Sods by Graham Boyle 22) RE: Guitar Help! by David Dixon 23) Re: Guitar Help! by "Carlos A. Alfaro" 24) Re: Xmas CD ****SPOILERS***** by Marc van der Wal 25) show in denver by email_address_removed 26) XMAS CD RECEIVED! by Wes Foll 27) Re: New Music Webzine by "Mark Bredius" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 17:46:59 GMT From: "Dimitri Kontos" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Chicago show Message-ID: No word yet on which Sam Ash's they'll be yet? Damn. Anyway, is anyone else going to the Chicago show on the 13th? Has anyone see the Dreggs play. I heard they are incredible as well. One last thing, who is the third act? Is it Spocks Bread or Hoey? How is Spocks Beard? D ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:59:05 -0800 From: "James Garrett" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: DT Interview on www.knac.com Message-ID: I'm new to the list out here in sunny(not today) Southern Cal. I haven't seen this posted, but the boys are doing an interview today at 12:30 (PST) at www.knac.com. At least that is what the site had posted last night. They do streaming audio so have you real players or whatever you use ready. James Garrett ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:07:10 -0500 From: "Jason Birzer" To: Subject: Christmas and Marillion Message-ID: Just to let you know, I do have the Christmas 99 disc. It's worth the wait. :^) >Also, btw, Is Marillion.com pretty good? I was rather diappointed with >Radiat10n and would appreciate a small review of the album. Itchy? :) Actually, I liked Radiation, so my opinion might not matter to you. Marillion.com is an ok album. It has some good songs in there, but it is hit or miss. Jason ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 19:36:03 +0100 From: Matej Grginic To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: JP's guitar Message-ID: > John was using an Ernie Ball guitar (MUCH different than his > Ibanez). For any and all interested about its features, here > goes... *snip* thanx dude! :) that sounds like an awesome geetar :) anyone taking pictures at the latest tour? make sure you scan some pics with John and his new baby and send 'em my way :) muchos aprecciatos! Cheers, Matej ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:44:45 +0100 From: "Mats Rydstrom" To: "Ytsejam Mailing List" Subject: Guitar's top 100 Message-ID: <05eb01bf6e77$29972c80$0d01a8c0@slitz.se> Hello?! Get some sense ppl, everyone knows the guitar magazines, esp Guitar World, are trend-obsessed and highly populistic. Guitar, though, usually have a different prespective and I must say I didn't have any problem with the top 25. The only omissions I could come to think of or changes I would've suggested would be: * where's James Burton?!?!? * David Gilmour and Billy Gibbons a bit higher * Kurt Cobain and Pat Metheny a bit lower * Jaymz instead of Kirk would've been right * I never thought Thurston Moore really was such an innovator * and why does Blackmore ALWAYS end up at #100 (see Mojo etc etc), Yngwie should be behind Blackmore Maybe I would have chosen some other blues players... I don't know, of course there were some I couldn't comment on because I haven't heard them enough, or at all, but that doesn't mean the 2nd guitarist in Empty Tremor would deserve their spot. /Mats NP: Chris Spedding - Mean & Moody ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mats Rydström - Music & Technology Editor SLITZ - SCANDINAVIA'S LEADING MEN'S MAGAZINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mats.rydstrom@slitz.se - http://www.slitz.se ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ get $10 off at CD Now: http://www.cdnow.com/from=sr-733163 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:07:18 -0500 From: "Herbert, Jason" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: Xmas CD ****SPOILERS***** Message-ID: <6D70903196D4D11190680008C728A61D026B1D2B@HQEXS01> I got my CD Monday or Tuesday. I live outside of Cincinnati, so I would think anyone living in this part of the country should have it shortly. I could tell you all what's on it...but then I'd have to kill you.... :) Just Kidding, here you go: "Cleaning Out The Closet" 1. Don't look past me 6:23 2. To live forever 1991 4:36 3. To live forever 1994 4:55 4. Eve 5:10 5. Raise the knife 11:35 6. Where are you now? 7:26 7. The way it used to be 7:47 8. Cover my eyes 3:21 9. Speak to me 6:10 The recordings range from 1990 to 1999. Raise the Knife includes vocals, and all of the songs sound pretty good studio/demo recordings. There is also a 10th track, which is the Murder scene from SFAM, all of the sound effects, with the music removed, so that you can better hear what is going on. Finally, there is a video you can play on your computer. It is just the little "in the studio" teaser video that Portnoy shot and put on his web page before SFAM came out. It's just him walking around in the studio while they were making SFAM, kinda giving a tour and briefly talking to the other guys... At any rate, this should satisfy any cravings for B-Sides! Here's hoping it your copy arrives soon! For any of you who have not yet joined the fanclub, they have extended the deadline, so you still have time to get your membership fee in and get an Xmas CD. If you're not sure whether your DTIFC membership has expired, yet, send an email to email_address_removed, and "Kirby" should be able to let you know. -Zircon the Blue ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 13:36:56 -0600 From: Brad Plumb To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: RE: Xmas CD ****SPOILERS***** Message-ID: At 11:12 AM 2/4/00 -0800, you wrote: > > I got my CD Monday or Tuesday. I live outside of Cincinnati, so I >would think anyone living in this part of the country should have it >shortly. I could tell you all what's on it...but then I'd have to kill >you.... :) Just Kidding, here you go: > >"Cleaning Out The Closet" > >1. Don't look past me 6:23 >2. To live forever 1991 4:36 >5. Raise the knife 11:35 >6. Where are you now? 7:26 *drool* I've been looking for good studio recordings of these songs forever! Damnit.. I wish I had money to join... Btw.. is the recording of Don't Look Past Me any better than the one on Antiquities? > Palpatine www.pi-r-squared.com/brad/ Co Founder of NARF: The North Houston Anime Resistance Force, and Historian of Anime-no-kai "Thank God I'm an atheist" -Luis Bunel "What an incredible smell you've discovered" -Han Solo, Star Wars: A New Hope "Such nauseous hypocrisy which, stung by a threepenny tea tax, piles Bunker Hill with granites and statues, prating all the time of patriotism and broadswords, while, like another Pecksniff, it recommends a century of dumb submission and entire non-resistance to the Russians, who for a hundred years have seen their sons by thousands dragged to death or exile" -Wendell Phillips, 1881 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 14:33:49 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Direct lining a guitar Message-ID: Someone on this list wrote: ******************************************************************* ]From what I understand and from the little I've worked as a sound = engineer (I have had discussiong about this with a couple of my superiors), you<= BR> cannot get a true representation of what the guitar sounds like live without miking the amp. =A0But apparently a lot of engineers like to do= a mix of the miked sound from the amp as well as a DA from the amp itself, which gives it a fuller, more balanced sound. =A0I haven't had the opportunity to test this theory out, but it makes sense to me - you get the full, rich sound that's direct out from the amp, but since you = aren't getting the actual sound signal that you'd get from the amp's speaker, you get all the imperfections added into the mix that come from the speaker that balance out the true sound of the instrument. ******************************************************************* While it is true that with a tube or solid-state amp, the best guitar sounds are mic'd cabinets, the digital modelling amps have changed this from being the exclusive approach to achieving a good tone. I am the proud owner of a Line 6 Flextone Plus amp (no I don't work for them). This amp is a digital modelling amp. Prior to owning this amp, I had owned various tube amps including the 5150 combo and a Mesa Boogie. The Flextone is the only amp that I've ever heard that can be ran directly to the P.A. and sound just as good as it does mic'd. I've never heard anything like it. The same is true for the AX2 and the Pod. Something with the digital modelling seems to accurately emulate the sound of a mic'd tube cab even when lined direct. This amp has no tubes and sounds just like a tube amp to me. Don't believe me? Give my amp a listen on my band's website at: http://www.geocities.com/collaboration_element The audio files are using the Mesa Boogie amp model. Greg ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:52:21 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: top 100 guitarists Message-ID: Korg Ecksthrey wrote: >BTW, check out Guitar.com's list of top 100 guitar players of all time. The >results are mostly sickening. I think talent is much more important than >influence, but obviously I must be in the minority. Considering Kurt Cobain >outranks Joe Satch and Eric Johnson among other greats... And John Petrucci >isn't even listed... mr. case wrote: >not to mention players like Kurt Hammet and Jimmy Page are in there.. Yngwie is >nowhere to be found (if you give hendrix and page credit for how much they did for >guitar you gotta kick down for yngwie).. no petrucci who's actually written collums >for the fookin magazine (i'm told).. anyways.. i could gripe about how useless guitar >magazines are but i won't. I agree that Yngwie should definitely be in there (as well of course as JP!) but you guys gotta understand that shredders arent the only good guitar players out there. They're something to be said for guys who wrote good songs too. Kurt Cobain is on there casue he was a hell of a songwriter (IMO of course), and Jimmy Page and Krik Hammett HAVE to be on there. Page was incredible at taking all kinds of musical forms and incorporating them into his music. And Kik Hammett is one of the best soloists ever IMO. Now, I guess you could make the argument that a great guitar player is a guy who uses the guitar's capabilities to their fullest extent. If you're using that criteria then I gues ya gotta leave Cobain and so,me others off. But at the same rate, while Cobain certainly is limited in many ways in his guitar abilities so is Yngwie (and other shredders) too I think. I mean, the guy is a hell of a guitar player but IMO he cant write a song to save his ass. Many of those shredder types arent great at rythym palying IMO. Their riffs are either very dull and unispired or just plain nonexistent for the most part. So, going by this, does this make a shredder a better player than someone who can''t shred but writes good song? I think that arguments can be made for both. So, I think there's a lot of criteria that you have to consder when you talk about great guitar players. -Mike C. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:05:23 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Hit Parader mag Message-ID: >I recently took allok into Hit Parader magazine , and they tried to make >this list of the 100 best musicians and 100 best records of the last >millenium". Egads. The problem right here is that ya looked at Hit Parader Magazine. That thing is the biggest piece of crap in the world. There are never any interviews or news that is anywhere near recent. And their articles all start off by saying something like "ratt is back with a rockin new platter of 12 scorching hot songs that'll rock your night up." The articles in that rag are written on a third grade reading level. They do zero research at all for them and there are many words yet nothing is ever actually said. All this pretty much goes for Circus magazine too. -Mike C. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 16:15:50 -0500 From: "Carlos A. Alfaro" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: top 100 guitarists Message-ID: email_address_removed wrote: > > And Kik Hammett is one of the best soloists ever IMO. lol WAH WAH WAH thats it. -- Without love, without truth, there can be no turning back. Without faith, without hope, there can be no peace of mind. Carlos Alfaro Internet Solutions Inc. mailto:email_address_removed mailto:email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:08:31 -0800 From: Jeremy Hyde To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Marillion.com review Message-ID: Sir Korg Ecksthrey farted in the Ytsejam's general direction: > Also, btw, Is Marillion.com pretty good? I was rather diappointed > with > Radiat10n and would appreciate a small review of the album. Itchy? > :) Short song-by-song review for ya, here. 1. A Legacy - if you liked "Under The Sun" off Radiation, you'll dig this, but I think it's considerably better. Much more of that Marillion-type depth in parts. 2. Deserve - another catchy-ass upbeat rocker, can't stand the sax in the beginning, though. 3. Go! - pretty cool atmospheric beginning, turns into something you could expect from Marillion on Afraid Of Sunlight, but not depressing enough. 4. Rich - extremely catchy rockin' type song, gotta love the moog that follows the melody during the "do do do" part. the handclaps are pretty silly, but I dare you not to sing along with the chorus, it's damn near impossible. 5. Enlightened - I like this song for it's subtlety, if nothing else. Very acoustic-y once all the instruments kick in, reminds me of something that could've easily fit onto This Strange Engine. 6. Built-In Bastard Radar - ok, make no bones about it, this song is DUMB. except for the part with the decently heavy riffing (no kidding) part. 7. Tumble Down The Years - great song. I would say it reminds me of the happier side of The Cure, but I'm not totally sure I'm correct in saying that. regardless, great song. 8. Interior Lulu - the obligatory "long song" for the album, starts out with a strange looped beat and sounds like it may be something that you may as well skip. at least the first two minutes or so of it does. then about two minutes into it, it actually starts getting cool. could it be? yes! Marillion sounds like Marillion again! the rest of the song is this big-ass emotional rollercoaster, ala This Strange Engine. the part starting at 5 minutes into the song never fails to give me goosebumps. the rest of the 15 minute (total) song will kick your ass left and right if you're a fan of the Season's End, Brave, Afraid Of Sunlight or This Strange Engine albums. 9. House - this song is another long one. sounds like what would happen if Massive Attack and Marillion had a child. if you don't get chills when listening to this song, there's obviously something wrong with you. song doesn't have any extremely different parts that you would expect in a long "prog" song, but believe me, the 10 minutes seem like 2 when you're listening to it. To sum it up, this album is a shitload better than last one. I think they figured out that trying to be contemporary and modern isn't the best route for them. It's no Brave, but it's definitely a step back in the right direction after the extremely disappointing (imo) Radiation. Oh yeah, and stop listening to those lame-ass Phil Collins ballads, you cheeseball. ;) -Jeremy/Tempus ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:52:04 -0700 From: "Korg Ecksthrey" To: Subject: Re: Direct lining a guitar Message-ID: <001a01bf6f51$b5a09f60$message_id_removed> (author's note: for the sake of clarity, all vowels are being capitalized) >thIs Amp hAs nO tUbEs And sOUnds jUst lIkE A tUbE Amp tO mE. I'vE hAd vErY lIttlE ExpErIEncE rEcOrdIng And I hAvE rEAllY shIttY gUItAr gEAr, bUt I hAvE nOtIcEd A cOUplE Of thIngs... A lOng tImE (fuck this) ago when I was in my little high school garage band playing songs about blowing up cats with m-80s and such, we decided to cut a demo. My guitarist had some POS Zoom 2020 or something like that. Everytime we directed it into the Karaoke (don't laugh), it came out sounding like a bumblebee with a limp dick. So we mic'ed his Randall amp and ran it through and it came out sounding shitty, but 20 times better. :) One thing I haven't seen mentioned though are Cabinet Emulators. I have my Digitech RP-20 stompbox that allows me to flip this on and it really makes a nice difference if I'm directing or playing through headphones or whatever. It's a really cheap alternative if you're trying to play a lick with a panning chorus or something and don't have the ability to mic a left and right channel, too. But whoever mentioned running an electro-acoustic direct... Yuck! Icky! Pooey! I'll forgive you if you were talking about a live setting, though. :) In the studio, you want four mics on an acoutic. One at the soundhole, one on the neck, and two behind the player about four feet back so all of the mics make an X through the player. One thing I hate about directing an acoustic is mostly the lack of string noise. I think string noise is half of the charm of an acoustic. But, Kevin Shirley taught us that on the '97 Xmas CD didn't he? :) "Zhoong, zhoong-a zhoong! John, you cretin! Who taught you to play guitar? Play it like this!" -- kOrgx3 would like the world to sing in perfect harmony. NP: Mullmuzzler - Shores of Avalon.mp3 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:03:05 -0700 From: "Michael Tilson" To: Subject: Music before DT shows Message-ID: <000b01bf6f53$3c7da860$997a1d26@4su1t> I'm reposting this message since the original message was sent just after mailinglist was erased. When they let us in to the Phoenix show, there was a song playing on the PA that I've never heard before. The song lasted probably a good 25-30 minutes, and it sounded like it could possibly be the voice of Neal Morse. If anyone know could they please e-mail me privately or post to the jam? My initial thought was it could be from TransAtlantic. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:08:58 -0700 From: David Dixon To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: Music before DT shows Message-ID: > When they let us in to the Phoenix show, there was a song playing on the PA > that I've never heard before. The song lasted probably a good 25-30 > minutes, and it sounded like it could possibly be the voice of Neal Morse. > If anyone know could they please e-mail me privately or post to the jam? My > initial thought was it could be from TransAtlantic. I'm pretty damn sure that it was Transatlantic. I was at this show, and the drummer was OBVIOUSLY Mike (you just can't mistake his style, not to mention those StarClassic Maples), and the singer was Neal Morse, and that was enough to convince me... :) David Dixon, MCP Internet Developer Integrated Information Systems, Inc. email_address_removed email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:17:40 -0700 From: "Korg Ecksthrey" To: Subject: Re: top 100 guitarists Message-ID: <004401bf6f55$5ad3da80$message_id_removed> >players out there. They're something to be said for guys who wrote good >too. Kurt Cobain is on there casue he was a hell of a songwriter (IMO of Ummm... But I think that's very stupid to have a list of the Top Guitarist in that sense. Perhaps it should have read "The 100 Greatest Songwriters Who Happened to be Guitarists of the Millenium." Personally, I think Kurt sucks. BUT, I will grant that (I hate to say it) Kurt was influential in my even picking up a guitar, as was Kirk Hammett. BUT, that is >all< the credit I will give them. I think anyone who uses Kurt as a technical influence should have their driver's license suspended. "Yah, man, Kurt was like soooo cool. It took hours of practice to give up this like, horribly overzealous need to play accurately before I could even hope to become as sloppy a player as Kurt was, man. I mean, like wow. I still have a problem because I keep alternate picking. I mean, what's up with that? Kurt never alternate picked. I feel I've got a long way to go, but I mean, like, it's good, you know? Kurt is a hero. Check this out, I can totally make it through that railroad crossing before that train gets here..." Bleah. -- KorgX3 thinks Ron Thal is the best guitarist since sliced bread. NP: Steve Vai - Rescue Me or Bury Me.mp3 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 13:27:07 PST From: "Carlos H. Cantu" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Need help with Infinite Dream Bootleg ! Message-ID: Hi people ! I just got a CDR copy of Infinite Dream Boot, but its missing track 9 ! I will be very pleased if someone who has this boot can make a high quality mp3 copy of this track and send it to me. Please email me privately about this. Thanks Carlos ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:42:33 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Lucky Europeans Message-ID: In a message dated 00-02-04 12:41:00 EST, you write: << I just came back from Queensryche in Ahoy, Rotterdam. :-) They kicked major ass, and so did their support act The Tea Party... >> Damn Europeans ! You get all the good opener/headliner combos..... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:42:00 -0700 From: "Korg Ecksthrey" To: Subject: It's me again, Margaret! Message-ID: <001201bf6f58$d3eea1e0$message_id_removed> As much as I post here, you'd think this was called the Korgtsejam wouldn't you? :P I just have a question I was wondering if anyone could answer me. That Jeeves guy at ask.com is a pansy and never seems to help me... I want to uniquely decorate my yucky colored transparent butterscotch Ibanez with some stickers I'd acquired. Problem is, stickers wear out and fall off after while... SO! My question is... How do I laminate the bastards on my guitar after I get them pasted? What I'm mostly worried about is that the laminate will soak into the stickers and ruin them then I'll have a fucked up guitar. :( They're your typical cheap paper-based stickers like you used to get out of bubble-gum baseball card packs as a kid. Trust me, the idea behind the effort would make this the most unique guitar quite worthy of my possession. :) hehehehe. If anyone has any tips, I'd be VERY happy to hear them. Thanks. :) -- KorgX3 is getting underwear burns. Ack. Owwie. Jock itch. Ack. NP: Shadow Gallery - War For Sale.mp3 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:26:39 -0500 From: "I-Man" To: "YTSEJAM Mailing List" Subject: Guitar Help! Message-ID: <007601bf6f5e$e8943820$message_id_removed> Thanks to everyone who replied to guitar mic'ing question. Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal? RG520QSTK - awesome quilt top, modified with a Lo-Pro Edge trem, and DiMarzio pickups: Humbucker from Hell in neck and a Tone Zone in the Bridge. Comes with HSC - $500 Thanks in advance, I-Man ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 09:34:43 +1100 From: Graham Boyle To: Dream Theater Mailing List Subject: Odds'n'Sods Message-ID: I just got back from seeing Steve Vai last night, what a performer. Great live show, Steve is also a fantastic frontman. He surprised everyone by throwing in a cover of Led Zep's 'Black Dog', unfortuneatly I didn't get that song, my MD packed in half way through the show. New releases that I can highly recommend to prog fans: Spiral Architect - 'A Sceptic's Universe' Highly technical metal, a beautiful combination of Cynic, Gordian Knot, Watchtower. Not for the faint hearted, can be quite hard on the ears at first. The disc is song orientated, but mind blowing musicianship. They also have a great singer, who is a great combination of Dickinson/Adler. They also do a brilliant cover of Fates 'Prelude To Ruin' (Japanese version only) If you like Control Denied, you'll have kittens over these guys :) I think the Cd is avialable only right now from Lasers Edge. Digital Ruin - 'Dwelling In The Out' Never heard these guys until now, killer riff's, quite heavy and lots of groove, very surprising, lots of depth to their songwriting. Reminds me of a more adept Fates warning, more groove, melodies and prog. gaz www.ozemail.com.au/~ytsejam ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:42:19 -0700 From: David Dixon To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: Guitar Help! Message-ID: > Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal? > RG520QSTK - awesome quilt top, modified with a Lo-Pro Edge trem, and > DiMarzio pickups: Humbucker from Hell in neck and a Tone Zone in the Bridge. > Comes with HSC - $500 Well, if the guitar is in perfect, and I mean PERFECT condition, that is probably a decent deal (though you could probably get it cheaper than that). This guitar has been modified fairly heavily (a bridge change is not the least destructive modification one can do), so be sure to inspect it very, very carefully. If this is an internet deal, make sure you get very detailed pictures of the guitar (current ones - pics taken before the mods were done won't help much). If you know anyone in the seller's area, have that person check it out for you. Hope this helps... This may sound a little over-zealous, but hey - it's better than getting screwed, right? :) David Dixon, MCP Internet Developer Integrated Information Systems, Inc. email_address_removed email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 19:10:04 -0500 From: "Carlos A. Alfaro" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Guitar Help! Message-ID: David Dixon wrote: > > Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal? > > RG520QSTK - awesome quilt top, modified with a Lo-Pro Edge trem, and > > DiMarzio pickups: Humbucker from Hell in neck and a Tone Zone in the > Bridge. > > Comes with HSC - $500 > > Well, if the guitar is in perfect, and I mean PERFECT condition, that is > probably a decent deal (though you could probably get it cheaper than that). > This guitar has been modified fairly heavily (a bridge change is not the > least destructive modification one can do), so be sure to inspect it very, > very carefully. If this is an internet deal, make sure you get very > detailed pictures of the guitar (current ones - pics taken before the mods > were done won't help much). If you know anyone in the seller's area, have > that person check it out for you. Hope this helps... > > This may sound a little over-zealous, but hey - it's better than getting > screwed, right? :) > > David Dixon, MCP > Internet Developer > Integrated Information Systems, Inc. > email_address_removed > email_address_removed Totally true, last year i bought a JPM100P3 from someone on the mikeportnoy.com board. After a few months of working out the kinks (mainly my concern about sending a money order for $900 to him and his concern of sending things COD etc) i decided to go for it. And well the guitar is in perfect condition and everything turned out great for both of us. -- Without love, without truth, there can be no turning back. Without faith, without hope, there can be no peace of mind. Carlos Alfaro Internet Solutions Inc. mailto:email_address_removed mailto:email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 00:32:41 +0100 From: Marc van der Wal To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Xmas CD ****SPOILERS***** Message-ID: <389B6199.1112C9@cable.a2000.nl> > Btw.. is the recording of Don't Look > Past Me any better than the one on Antiquities? Yes, especially the vocals :-) Marc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:12:37 -0700 (MST) From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: show in denver Message-ID: ..going on wednsday to the show in denver...just wondering what the dt guys are doing before ...after ther show...where is everyone meeting them...in the clubs...out...or before or after the show...mostly this never changes but ya never know...thanks so far for the reviews...keepem coming...anyone else going to denver....speak up... later jason ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 16:57:10 -0800 From: Wes Foll To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: XMAS CD RECEIVED! Message-ID: Got mine just today in the mail! I'm in southern California so all you others in this area be looking for it! I don't believe anybody will be disappointed...I'm not! Cheers and here's to the weekend DT L.A. shows as well! ------------------------------------------------------ If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him ... is he still wrong? Wesley Foll, Geology B.S., Loma Linda University email_address_removed email_address_removed email_address_removed ICQ #4550740 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 02:02:45 +0100 From: "Mark Bredius" To: "Ytsejam" Subject: Re: New Music Webzine Message-ID: <000301bf6f74$b676ed40$0100007f@localhost> Christina Ricciardi wrote: > If you're interested in having your band featured on The Spirit > of Radio, please visit our Contact page or email me privately > for details. Maybe Derek Sherinian would like to be featured....... You can check out his website at http://www.dereksherinian.com/ Mark Bredius _________________________________________________________ "Under A Cyber Moon" - The Official Dream Theater Website http://www.dreamtheater.net/ email_address_removed *** Join the FREE weekly Dream Theater newsletter ! *** Send email to < email_address_removed > to subscribe ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5292 **************************