yup Gabe Ascalon is from Bacolod and I know him personally. He's my local guitar idol! And very generous in teaching what he knows.
feature=related <---- here's a video of Gabe playing
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OT: Inviting everyone to drop by Moravia tomorrow night for the usual open jam on weekends. Nancy Brew tukar kamo tu bala liwat!
Te pano na kay ara kami kada Saturday sa Casino heheheheh sa Taberna kami. Wala Tawo ga tukar gyapon. Pang Papay lang hehehehe kag pang GAS
Sir Jimi:
On Gabe Ascalon: He is a very close friend and some of my guitar mods are from him. Here's a picture taken last year during Working Stiff and friends gigged at Taberna:
(l-r) Joey Puyat, Kedy Sanchez, Gabe Ascalon, Riki Gonzales (Of Balooze), Ako, and Henry Katindig.
I still have to ask for permission though - I have a bad copy (pangit yung audio) of Destiny's live set (Gabe, Yuli Avante, Ed Jose, Tots Tolentino, Richie Quirino) and shows some very strong fusion material reminiscent of Mahavishnu, Luc Ponty and RTF.
Most of the tracks were written by Ed
Jose.
As a person? Wala gid hangin. Wala ga tikal, wala ga sugid.
Sir Shredisdead31:Mismo, fridays na si Seņor Ed Malata sa Taberna: Think a mellowed down Tuck Andress with a mix of Joe Pass and Herb Ellis. Panalo. BTW, ano ngalan ni Tatay mo?
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Sir Softkill:Welcome! Damo ta di. Hehehehehe. POst be real name and/or band. Thanks.
And since namedropped si Seņor Gabe, the following Negrense stringers, IMHO, are worthy of mention:
JONALI RICOPUERTO: Van Halen + Vai = Ati
MARLON SIPE: Bluegrass, chicken Pickin' Heaven with a twisted Steve Morse sound (and Frankentele to boot)
PETER VINCO: Ay Mamaw. Mamaw. Supermamaw.
the late great EDDIE 'BAGA' VARGAS: More Chicken picking and Rockabilly madness.
BOY 'BAGA' VARGAS: He played Nosi or Not - he still brews creamy Clapton and Beck.