i just got my gibson lp studio scalarized last night at anton's place. we first installed the crystal, then the metal, then i opted, at last, for crystal. sobrang panalo to mga chong. magpascalarize na kayo! hehehhe!!
elmo, anton and jobet was there. wala nang ibang dumating! i was expecting to see more people pa naman last night. anyway.. it was just fun to talk to these guys about music and stuff, they know their stuff. the 3 even gave me advice and free guitar lessons habang inooperahan ang gitara ko. hehehe. salamat sobra! magprapractice na po ako!
back to scalarizers...
at first, my guitar had superb tone already.. ok na ok naman na. anton told me to remember the stock tone, so that i could compare the stock and scalarized tone. first off, elmo installed a crystal core scalarizer. he tested the guitar first.. then me.. putcha. napamura ako. HAHAAHHAHA. as in minura ko si jobet at elmo nun! hahaha. kasi ba naman, una, nausog ang artificial harmonics spots ko after my guitar's recent setup.. nung nagscalarizer na, putcha, bumalik lahat. hahaahaha. grabe. hindi ako makapaniwala. the notes became more distinguished. the neck pick up's unwanted mud was gone. the bridge pup tone became more alive. lemme put it this way.. the scalarizer's effect is on how the notes blend and jive together. hindi saggy. just right. parang gnun. basta. have one installed na lang. hahahaaha. EEZ LIKE LOVE, Y'KNOW. hahahaa. anyway...we chatted and jammed for another hour or so before we tried out the metal core scalarizer. jobet at first recommended this.. may mid boost sya at ok daw talga for heavier music. after its installation, i tried it out right away. again, it has the same effects as the crystal core, but had become quackier (mid boost).. kumbaga, malutong. hehe. pero, based on my tonal preferences, mas gusto ko ata ang mas traditional na tunog. mas pang clean kasi yung crytal core. ok na ok pareho, depende yan sa hinahanap ng mga tenga nyo. ayun... we installed the crystal core back.. i tested it for a few minutes, then ok na ok na. another satisfied customer here. nakalibre pa akong ilang yosi. nakakahiya hindi ako nakadala. hahahaa
after that, sabay sabay na kami nila elmo at jobet umuwi.. nag mr kebab kami ni elmo, then uwi na rin. i dropped him off at his house. salamat pare sa mga kwento! hehehe! jam na tayo next time! alam ko na kung san kita pupuntahan! at slamat sa pabaong yosi. hahaha
this morning, i took a look at how the scalarizer is installed. simple lang pala. magegets nyo naman agad. nagulat ako bakit parang walang change sa tone nung sa bridge at neck pickup.. natakot ako. hahhaa. so i resoldered everything.. stock muna.. then wala pa ring change sa neck at bridge pup, at bumalik ang mudd! kinabit ko ulit yung scalarizer. habang kinakabit ko, nakita ko hindi in contact yung isang metal part ng switch ko dun sa mismong body (nakakabit lang naman ng lead, so i resoldered it, kumabit naman, at lumutong ulit yung switch). ayun. nung pag test ko, putcha. PANALO TALAGA YUNG SCALARIZER NA YAN! buhay na buhay ang bridge at neck. pati ang tone controls! nako. dati subtle lang ang change from 10-0, ngyon, maririnig mo tlga ang minor change! panalo sobra!
anyway.. yung sira na sinabi ko, sa switch ko mismo, hindi sa scalarizer, so don't worry. walang lokohan kila bamf.
at eto pa.. hahhaaha. tinawag kami ni jobet kagabi sa studio.. gamit nya ang rj prs copy nya.. dalawang scalarizers.. hahaha.. eto.. ang sustain ng open E string sa damped studio room (plugged kami sa fender stage 112) ay 1:06 bago mag die out. ganun kalakas. i timed my gibson lp studio.. crystal core lang a... kagabi 40 seconds. kaninang umaga, 1:06 din amazingly. hahahaaha. panalo
SO.. GO GO GO! pa-opera nyo na gitara nyo mga chong
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