To Brother Al, From Chris, Cheese 101's Son.

I am a guitar Geek, and know where you can find just about anything about joe and music guitar, etc, on the web.

Thisd will help, Becuase i know 2 quick ways where you can get a borg sex backing track today! (#2) Can Be burned onto disk, and is not Junky old Midi Format.

1. Go to http://www.guitar-pro.com/eng/Home.php and download the trial software. then go to www.mysongbook.com, and type in borg sex under search for tab. You should get a new window open. Click on the icon on the new screen that looks like a floopy disk. (Its small). Then if you get a message on a blank screen, refresh the screen. You should get a new window, that says do you want to download this file. Click on it. Then Click open. You should get a tab file like screen. Over where it says the instruments, click on guitrar #2 and click the (M) Next to the instrument name. Then go to the top bar that says sound. Scroll down to play from the Beggining. and your done. There is now way to burn this backing, only Tape record or play along with the computer. So if you want tgo burn it, try Process #2.

This is a post from Chris, Cheese101's Son.

I bought a Pod Xt Live from my local Music Store for $280, only because I am a good friend Of the Dealer From www.musciansfriend.com it'll cost you $399 on sale Most places charge you $499.

The Pod xt live Is an amp simulator, and Recording miracle.

Its got 36 classic Amps In it, All extremely accurate to the real thing, 24 Cabs, around 80 Fx, including an effect called octave fuzz, similar to the Fulltone Ultimate Octave. It's got everything from Mesa Boogies to Fender Bassmans to 6 Marshall amp simulators to Roland JC 120's and to rare jems like Match, D30's, and hiwatt dr/103's.

For the effects it's got 3 different kinds of fuzz, several different distortion boxes, compressors, chorus, leslies to the Hendrix U-vibe, 14 delays, 16 reverbs. It's also got everything from in depth graphic equalizers to microphone settings. There's even an expression pedal that has wah, volume effect and tweaking of other effects.

I have a decent knowledge of electronics and I've figured out about 95% of it in the first two days. This may sound like it is not that complicated, but it is with it's in-depth editing of basically everything in it. Its also got a built in tuner. All the amps sound very real and are all different and good for different things.

Here Is a link for all the specs on the xt live.

http://www.line6.com/podxtlive/

2 last things- You can download Tones from www.customtone.com. Just recently available.

Email me If You have any other questions- satrianiaxeman@yahoo.com

Hope this helps,

Just in case anyone was wondering or wanted to know, I can help everyone out as i have pictures of joes jsx settings, live in a show, and at a clinic.

Ps this is cheese 101's son

This is cheese 101's son again, I was wondering if anyone out there has a digitech whammy, and could tell me how to get a sound out of it that simulates 2 guitars in harmony. There is a harmonizer fx section on the pedal. I know how to work the harmonzier, but just cant understand why it doesn't do the doubling.

Here is joes jsx settings at the guitar clinic. In case anybody wanted them

Channel= ultra Presence=6 Resonance=8.5 Master vol=6 Treble=6 mid=5 Bass=9.5 Volume=5 Gain=7 Fat switch= on nosie fate=7.5

Thats seriously funny zinc master, about the senior citizen application.

This message is to dck, or anyone else who can help me. I have a peavey amp that has the two fx loop jacks. I have a digitech whammy, a boss ds-1 and a l6 pod xt live pedal board, and a dunlop wah. Which pedals would you reccommend going into the loop and which into the input jack for the guitar? I only have 4 cables or maybe 5, so how many more would i use or need, i have never used my fx loop part of the amp Any help would very much appreciated.

Hi this is chris, i was wondeering if anyone could help me figuring out my new amp. Its a ibanez dragone limited edition tone blaster half stack. Ive got the clean channel EQ Figured out, but still struggle to figure out the overdrive (distorion channel's EQ). It is a special eq, not just a 1-10 Knob but, a db/ Hz Type of deal. Here are the levels, bass= 12 DB/100 Hertz Mid= -20 Db/ 600 hz/ 1 khz Treble= plus and minus sign, 12 Db/ 4 khz Presence= - 12 db, 15 Khz

This is Chris, just letting people know what I'm up to if anyone cares, working on 4 songs I am writing for my senior project, that I am very happy with so far. Have a good day everyone in satchland.

Hey Joe, when you're composing on the guitar, do you sit down and write everything down, or do you record yourself, or do you just remember everything? Thanks for everything Joe, You are the greatest, see ya on tour next spring. thanks, chris

A picture of me playing:

Chris

and of some of my gear:

this message is from chris and is to anyone out there who has a boss ps-5 super shifter. I just got one, Kinda as an early x-mas present. I was wondering if anyone knows the settings joe uses on the mountain song harmonized section. Ive figured out pretty much everyting with it, but can't seem to get that on section down. I just need the balance, key, and shift settings. Thanks And have a good day to everyone in satch land

Ps Here is joes jsx settings at the guitar clinic. In case anybody wanted them

Channel= ultra Presence=6 Resonance=8.5 Master vol=6 Treble=6 mid=5 Bass=9.5 Volume=5 Gain=7 Fat switch= on nosie fate=7.5

Have a good day all in satch land!

Chris here, its almost time, for me to play the national anthem in front of 1,000 people at my school. I am bringing my half stack (120 watts, and my js-100) I am really excited and looking forward to it, I will be setting up in about 1 hour, and playing in an hour and 25 minutes and 38 seconds. Thanks michelle for the card and the good luck wishes, appreciate it.

Have a good day all ya satchaholics.

This is chris again, well phew thats over with, I thought I did and exellent job, and a perfect version of our star spangled banner, in front of 1,000 people. Went really well, and they want me in the battle of the bands and in the future assemblies again, thansk michelle and everyone else, and extra special thanks to joe, and my mom, (cheese 101).

frisco....Joe does have an opening act going on first...and it's a heck of an opening act. Eric Johnson is playing for the first hour, then they do a quick set change, around 15-20 minutes, then Joe plays for around 2 hours.

Greetings people of satchland. I am happy to be out of high school, and am now entering the real world of reality... Staying home and playing my guitars, 12 hours a day...but my mom says I now need to get a real job. Darn! Thank you all so very much for all your congrats, It is very appreciated, and a very special thanks to waterproof soap for his wonderful post. Also a very special thanks to cheese 101(my mom) for always being a good mom, and helping me to get thru high school, and stay out of trouble. She says it was a hard job!!

Yes, I did receive the wonderful present of a candy apple red js-1200. I now have a js1200, a js100, and a js700. I would highly recommend a js-1200 and a wonderful mother to fork over the cash. It is an absolutely screaming guitar, and a tone machine. I recommend them to everyone, except cube who we all know doesn't like js's. To each his own. :)

Thanks again all... And here are a few pics of me and my js's and a graduation pic.

Chris here, All is well here in las vegas, where i am living. I am fine, Except for the 112 degree weather. I am getting a job at walmart here in vegas to save up some money for college. Just wanted to update you all. Love you ma,

This message is to cheese,

Happy birthday, Chelle.

Hi, all, this message is to Dck, or anyone else who has knowladge in recording. I know have a complete home studio setup, including, A fostex 8 track recorder, (digital) a pair of m-audio Studiophile dx4 monitors, sennheiser hd 212 pro monitor headphones, a line 6spider, a peavey valve king, amp An ibanez ts-808, a boss ds-1, a digitech df-7 dist. factory, a dunlop wah, And a boss me50 multi fx unit. i also have a js-1200, js-700, a bass, and a peavey briarwood acoustic, and a shure sm-57 Microphone

My question is,By looking at this rig, what would you think would be the best way to use it all or hook it all up. Also where is a good place to use an sm-57 on a highly distorted guitar, Meaning where should I position it. also, does anyone have any good links to recording guitars, or links to home recording. Help would be much appreciated, thanks,

hey joe, i just talked to you, (Im Chris) thanks alot for talking to me, and you as always had a great answer to my question. Thanks for being such a wonderful guy, and a role model for all of us. Not to mention being in my opininon the worlds greatest rock guitarist.

Thanks alot,

Hello all in satch land

Hey al, is that really true that the irish police are no allowed to carry guns? That seems really wrong when everyone else there has guns

Hey chellburt, when you wanna say a bad word, I have a funny substitute for you. Here it is Son- of- a - shiz-nitz. Chee thought that was really funny Oh, and one other thing,

I wanna run away to the circus to eat pink bannannas and live the life of a japenese flying fighter monkey. Thats my quote for today that I made up

Have a good day all

Thsis straight from msn regarding the shootings:

NICKEL MINES, Pa. - At least six people were killed Monday in a shooting at a one-room Amish school, the county coroner said. The identities and ages of the victims were not immediately available

The shooter was among the dead, state police Cpl. Ralph Striebig said. “There are also a number of wounded,” he added

Three girls, all critical with gunshot wounds and ages 6 through 12, were admitted to Lancaster General Hospital, spokesman John Lines told NBC affiliate WGAL-TV.

WGAL-TV also reported that the shooter was an adult male who had entered the school in rural Lancaster County and started making threats The school is situated among farmlands just outside Nickel Mines, a tiny village about 55 miles west of Philadelphia

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Two schools were locked down Monday while police searched for a teenager who had been spotted on a high school campus with a gun, authorities said.

No students were hurt, and police said there was no initial indication that the teenager, who they said was not a student, had threatened anyone with the weapon, said Sean Walker, a North Las Vegas police spokesman.

The teen ran from the school after being confronted by campus police as students were arriving at Mojave High School, Walker said.

A handgun was found behind a nearby church, and both the high school and nearby Elizondo Elementary School were locked down while police searched the surrounding neighborhoods for the teen, Walker said.

School districts across the country have been especially sensitive to threats after deadly shootings last week at schools in Wisconsin and Colorado.