Phoenix’s tears

I guess, letting it out was the way to go..

Project Re-ignite Day 3

I HAVE SANDED IT ALL DOWN! FINALLY!! All the power sanding is complete. Time for this human sanding machine to throw in the towel and pick up the brush for priming next. Well, day 3 wasn’t so bad. I have a safety mask now to not inhale the damn lacquer. Aside from that, the wood is SMOOTH NOW! Kinda happy with the end results with the sanding though I could have done it better =/ Well, its now being left to hang for priming. Gah..I hope all goes well. Especially the finish. Oh, and I’m using the old fretboard for this. THEY ARE EXPENSIVE! The cheapest I could find was worth $120! And it could go all the way up to 400 – 500 depending on the wood!

Project Re-Ignite Day 2

Okay, so its day 2 of this project and its sanding. Again. This time I went ahead with sanding down the front of the guitar. I found a drill sander but boy was it terrible. It botched up some of the wood. In the pics bellow, look out for the patches which was left at the end of the day, those were from my mistake of using the drill sander. So, I spent a good 4-5 hours sanding it down. All that’s left is the back and I wouldn’t have to power sand anymore! T__T

Project Re-ignite Day 1

Hey people. I decided to give new life to my first guitar. Partly because its the guitar which got me on my feet as a guitarist and also the fact that I’ll need it in my band as apparently, 2 ibanez guitars are not well suited and a balance needs to be striked. Hence Project Re-ignite.

So, Day 1. There’s nothing much actually. Aside from removing EVERYTHING from the guitar. This includes hardware and removal of the paint. And trust me, the paint was a pain. I could not afford a power sander so I had to make myself the power sander. In the pics bellow, what you see is the end result of the human sander. Really, no tools. Just me and the sandpaper. I’m going to leave the front and back side of the guitar for day 2. And then get the necessary stuff needed to paint it (:

Funny ain’t it?

So, it’s not coming soon. But NEVER coming

Funny isn’t it?

Money does make the world go round

Coming soon…..

Well, I have a confession to make..

I’m suffering from severe G.A.S right now.

What is G.A.S?

Guitar Addiction Syndrome!

Yes. I’m STILL looking for a buyer to sell away my Forest GT. And what happens to the money? I’ll buy a more reliable guitar of course. And what guitar would that be you might ask? Well, this is what I have in mind. A GREEN FERNANDES DRAGONFLY ELITE!

So..SOMEONE! PLEASE BUY MY MODDIFIED FOREST GT. Selling for $1,100!

Prepping up for the camera

Well, as the title says, I’m trying to get back into shape of being infront of the camera as a photoshoot with me, Sylvie and Forest GT is coming up soon. Here’s the takes of today.

Thanks for viewing~

Lament

Okay..So another short term goal has appeared before me again. This time, in the form of being selected as one of the best, amongst the rest. And selected for what ? Its’ the selection to be nominated as one of the few to be able to perform at the year end gig. Man…Out of hundreds of others, am I, a person who only has 2 years of experience, average skills and not so great knowledge of music theory be able to perform at the grandstage which is the Esplanade?!

Well, who knows..Who knows indeed..You’ll have to stay tuned to this blog to know what happens next =P

Sylvie has evolved!

Hey people. After much waiting and saving up, I’ve made what seemed like a lifeless guitar, in the corner of a shop, waiting for an owner, into a guitar with its own character! Ooo I can see it now if I do get endorsed, how nice it’d be to have the title, RGA321F ‘Sylvie’..

Oh well, enough of wishful thinking and more pictures!

The all new sylvie!

At a different angle..

A close up on the 'Tree of life'

Another close shot

Upgraded her pickups to give her a better 'voice'!

NEW COVER

Hey guys, I’m pleased to inform you all that I’ve came up with a new cover. This time, its ‘Face Down’ by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus! Please click on the link and watch/rate/comment =)

Face Down (Cover by Kai)