Imo, cjv and matt de leon's definition of hiyaw is completely different from fm55.
Lalo na yung process of achieving it.
Hi Rowley,
if im not mistaken, i have not publicly defined Hiyaw. at best i had given different facets but never a complete definition.
remember all of these overtones are abstract. so minsan may kanya kanyang tayong tawag.
but for me to understand alex and arie's concept of Hiyaw, i had to do the following over the past few years
1. visit vintage and semi vintage stores.
2. visit pawn shops and second hand music stores
3. ordinary music stores
4. PM certain people including local Gas Gods
5. visit people
6. visit arie and alex
take for instance the vintage guitar shop near my home. there was one point where they had
20 plus 70s Fender Stratocasters,
20 plus 80 Stratocasters,
20 plus 90s Custom shops
10 plus mid to late 60s fenders
10 plus early 70s Gibson les pauls
1980s gibsons
early 1900s na acoustic guitars
(yung mga 90s hindi ko na pinakialaman)
blessing din talaga na okay lang sa music store na hawakan ko lahat at tumambay ng oras at bumalik multiple times. walang masungit na salesman. pero kilala ko naman yung may ari and kadalasan sya ang tumatao.
so lahat yun sinubukan ko. napagpalit palit ko (A/B), to see the differences. yung era pa lang ng wood kakaiba na. the closer i get to the the 1950s, the woodier the tone. take note, iisang store pa lang to. i had to visit many shops. (and honestly sa lahat ng mga yun kakaiba yung mga gitara ni alex)
for early 60s and late 50s fenders, i had to visit people. for other 1950s guitars, not fender or gibson, sa stores ako dumalaw.
hindi naman bubuka ang tenga ng tao agad agad. it takes time. so it also means hindi porket nadalaw mo na once si FM55, garantisado yun na, 100%, ang narinig mo.
ako it took me a while din to understand and hear.
so the point here is, kumbaga sa trabaho, ano ang broadness ng iyong personal experience? unfortunately not many in this forums have such experience.
ako, bakit ako nag sipag mag store hopping, tumambay sa stores etc... kasi its an opportunity for me. parang swot analysis. ang pisi ko hindi tulad ng mga Gas Gods dito sa Philmu. so imbes na magreklamo ako at maging bitter, naghanap ako ng paraan.
so nag music stores ako, dumalaw ako sa mga tao (im forever thankful sa inyo. if you're reading this), tsaka nag consulta din ako sa mga old musicians na walang panahon mag facebook at internet. sila mga nakahawak ng mga vintage guitars both popular and unpopular brands.
in the process ive met collectors din and builders
the more i build myself...the more i understood....the more i see the lies sa marketing...the more i understood the oldies....and syemnpre...when i meet Alex and Arie, naiintindihan ko na din sila...kasi i built my experience
sincere ako sa aking personal search noon kaya mas pinili kong gumalaw. at tuwing mag tatanong ako, laging empty ang cup and may, "sige subukan ko nga"
i have not heard all that's good out there, sobrang dami, but sinasabi ko lang, yung exposure na pinaghirapan kong kunin, made me understand what alex has been trying to say for many many years
if you're serious about tone, gagalaw din kayo imbes na tumambay sa forums.
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as for CVJ, i cant speak for the journey he had taken to arrive at where he currently is....you will have to ask him
as for alex and arie, nakwento naman nila yung journey nila....
and para sa akin parehong important ang skill and gear. music man, baril, martial arts, sciences....parehong important sila.
