Friday, May 22, 2009
SX Vintage White Precision Bass
Another GAS extinguished. Have to see/feel/experience by myself what is all the rage about SX basses. Last night I got my vintage white SX Precision Bass at JB Music Park Square (Thanks Lee!). My initial impressions:
Nice fret works, no sprouts or sharp edges.
Neck to body joint is superb.
Surprisingly, the thickness of the neck is comfortable.
Tuning pegs and bridge are pretty standard quality for the price range.
The pick up is quiet but the volume is a bit soft.
Stock strings, well, it is light gauge :) I'll buy some Olympia flats this weekends.
Here are some pics:
All-in-all, this is indeed best value for our hard earned money :) More inputs to come once I have practiced/gigged with my band.
Nice fret works, no sprouts or sharp edges.
Neck to body joint is superb.
Surprisingly, the thickness of the neck is comfortable.
Tuning pegs and bridge are pretty standard quality for the price range.
The pick up is quiet but the volume is a bit soft.
Stock strings, well, it is light gauge :) I'll buy some Olympia flats this weekends.
Here are some pics:
All-in-all, this is indeed best value for our hard earned money :) More inputs to come once I have practiced/gigged with my band.
Labels: Bass Guitar, Music, Precision Bass, SX
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown
This is just a quick review of Green Day's latest album, 21st Century Breakdown. The album as a whole is similar to American Idiot due to a loose theme present (a bit socio-political). My personal favorite is the eponymous track. Most of the band's signature sound is present on the said track. The 3-chord attack, the segue of drums in 2:14 of the song and other tempo shifts.
Below are the track list:
1. "Song of the Century" 0:58
Act I: Heroes and Cons
2. "21st Century Breakdown" 5:09
3. "Know Your Enemy" 3:11
4. "¡Viva la Gloria!" 3:31
5. "Before the Lobotomy" 4:37
6. "Christian's Inferno" 3:07
7. "Last Night on Earth" 3:57
Act II: Charlatans and Saints
8. "East Jesus Nowhere" 4:35
9. "Peacemaker" 3:24
10. "Last of the American Girls" 3:51
11. "Murder City" 2:54
12. "¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)" 3:48
13. "Restless Heart Syndrome" 4:20
Act III: Horseshoes and Handgrenades
14. "Horseshoes and Handgrenades" 3:14
15. "The Static Age" 4:17
16. "21 Guns" 5:21
17. "American Eulogy" (A. "Mass Hysteria" / B. "Modern World") 4:26
18. "See the Light" 4:36
Labels: 21st Century Breakdown, Album Review, Green Day
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Linux on Dell Netbook
Dell netbooks will be available in both Linux and Windows. In my opinion it is good for Linux and Microsoft as well. For Linux, more exposure and better experience than the crippled Linpus on Acer Aspire One and jurassic Xandros on eeePC. The good news too, is that there are no hardware differences on both Linux and Windows offering.
On my personal experience, I have to wipe out WinXP home from Acer Aspire One. The reason is because there are no models available with Linux installed.
On my personal experience, I have to wipe out WinXP home from Acer Aspire One. The reason is because there are no models available with Linux installed.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Freedom Bar Gig on May 29
My band, BlissBuds will perform at Freedom Bar on May 29, 2009. Join Us!Saturday, April 18, 2009
Fedora 10 on Acer Aspire One
Fiddling around with this netbook (we got the one with XP home version), I tried to use the XFCE Fedora 10 live CD. I was a bit surprised that all of the hardware were detected out of the box (WiFi, sound, correct screen, webcam and a lot more). I then decided to keep/install it on the hard drive.
And here I am, happily back with Linux on desktop. This netbook is not for heavy processing work. But for web browsing (Firefox), Music (XMMS), casual Word Processing (Abi Word), Video (vlc/mplayer) and IM (Pidgin/Skype), this machine is superb with Linux.
One thing that I'm a bit disappointed is the dual (mirrored/extended) display. There is no out of the box detection of the correct resolution of the second monitor. Well, I didn't try on XP though. If I'm not busy with work and hobbies, I'll probably give it a spin (dual display).
And here I am, happily back with Linux on desktop. This netbook is not for heavy processing work. But for web browsing (Firefox), Music (XMMS), casual Word Processing (Abi Word), Video (vlc/mplayer) and IM (Pidgin/Skype), this machine is superb with Linux.
One thing that I'm a bit disappointed is the dual (mirrored/extended) display. There is no out of the box detection of the correct resolution of the second monitor. Well, I didn't try on XP though. If I'm not busy with work and hobbies, I'll probably give it a spin (dual display).
Labels: Acer Aspire One, Fedora 10, Linux, Netbook, XFCE
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Highest Load Average
That I have seen/experienced so far:
top - 08:29:34 up 306 days, 20:08, 1 user, load average: 6366.95, 2216.33, 848.21
Tasks: 3956 total, 13 running, 2161 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1782 zombie
Cpu(s): 10.6% us, 2.3% sy, 0.0% ni, 86.6% id, 0.3% wa, 0.0% hi, 0.1% si
Mem: 8165496k total, 6775984k used, 1389512k free, 7900k buffers
Swap: 2031608k total, 250964k used, 1780644k free, 90364k cached
top - 08:29:34 up 306 days, 20:08, 1 user, load average: 6366.95, 2216.33, 848.21
Tasks: 3956 total, 13 running, 2161 sleeping, 0 stopped, 1782 zombie
Cpu(s): 10.6% us, 2.3% sy, 0.0% ni, 86.6% id, 0.3% wa, 0.0% hi, 0.1% si
Mem: 8165496k total, 6775984k used, 1389512k free, 7900k buffers
Swap: 2031608k total, 250964k used, 1780644k free, 90364k cached
Labels: Linux, Load Average
Thursday, January 08, 2009
ASUS KeeeBoard
