MZ- dude.. you're right... and I kinda miss the 'old days' too.

Yoda- glad you got a wah... next time we get together I'll show you some neat trix with it... Wah's and Crybaby's are cool.. don't leave home without one... lol

Not been 'round here much.... Writing my new album Prepping for a short September tour and moving into my new house in 3 days..

Local Person.... Rite Of Spring is the only track suitable for the mosh pit that I've ever heard that has no guitars in it... lol

Guitar Godess.. check out http://www.universaljems.com/

Yoda - the white RG you're talking about... is that the one you braught with you when we jammed togther a few months ago???? if so.. I thought it really was a very very nice guitar... It looks like a very early model so appart from your pickup modifications.. I'd say it is a standard 570... [they used to make them really nice in the ealry days] A bud of mine has an early RG570 - edge bridge, PAF PRO's and a single in neon pink, yellow and green. It's white with a black scratch plate... It really does look like a fore-runner to the JEM series... superb machine Also... my studio at home is now up and running.. I just need to spend a few more weeks learning the set for the tour. So as soon as I'm comfortable with the set [and can turn down the level of effort required to learn it] then I'll give you a shout and you can come around for a good ol' tear up...

Yoda... sorry dude.. I don't know of car parks because I use the train to get to the Bush......

JSC1- I'd love to see the vids dude.... : )

Yoda - the train allows me to have a few beers with the boys and not drive.... the 'ladies' way out is two shandies 'cos you're driving... lol...

All those going to the Bush on Thursday...... who fancies meeting up in the 'Walkabout' before the gig for a beer and to say hi [in the flesh] etc........

All you folks meeting in the Walkabout before the gig tonight...

I'll be wearing a yellow and red tie-dye Dream Theatre tour T-shirt....

Yoda - I was in the Walkabout from 6:30 to 8:30 which is why we didn't get to meet up again.... I was in the Bush for the last 10 mins of the support gig and called your mobe at the interval [although I know the signal is poor around that area].... Shame we didn't get to meet up... not to worry, we'll be having a jam session again pretty soon I'm sure....[especially as Guildford is only a 45 min drive away..]. I did get to bump into Herman [from Dragon Heart] and Iggy... I played Jemfest with those two and we've not seen each other for some time so we hit the bar..... cool.... Iggy and I will be playing Jemfest UK again this October... should be fun..

Shell - it was real nice to bump into you [even if it was only brief]. I'm sure we'll crash into each other again pretty soon....

JSC1 - dude... the video files didn't show up... maybe try sending again.... let me know if you get difficulty sending it, and mabe we'll figure out another way....

PeteM - I'm glad to know that someone else is having trouble with IUMA uploading and downloading... I thought I was being victimised by a server.....

Yoda - you're right about the gig.... I don't ever see the point of waiting in line for hours.... I walked right into the venue [no queue at all] and right to the bar on the left hand side of the stage [not that far from the front]. I had a great view and easy access to brain relaxants. The only time I really like to get right in the with the crowd is in the mosh pit [great fun].... and there's not much of that at Satch gigs... At a Satch gig I only need a reasonable view, a bar close by and then I can chill and enjoy.... happy as a shig in pit....lol

I had my first rehearsal with the David Cross band on Saturday in a studio in Worthing... and on the way I drove right past the Accadamy in Guildford. It's a pretty easy drive from there to my place..... On another note.. David has got me to re-arrange 21st Century Schitzoid Man for the tour to make it sound a little more modern [IMO this is one of Robert Fripp's best songs - great opening riff and a mental phrasing towards the end].. I started messing with it last night and it sounds real cool.. this is a fun job..... lol...

I guess you're right about the crap thing.... 'text' has no body language or inflection.. this makes things dangerously easy to misunderstand...... which is most likely why chat rooms are prone to serious flaming sessions between folks that would never dream of fighting face to face.

JSC1 - dude, that's the correct addy... let's try again .. # : )

PhrygDom - I saw the Satch, Roth, Schenker gig in the Manchester Appolo.. Roth was tremendous and I was quite dissapointed with Schenker [because I'm a big UFO / MSG fan] because he don't seem to have the spark he once had.. Great night as I recall..

Iambic - I use Ernie Ball: Hybrid 9's on all of my 6 string guitars.. I have no tuning problems, they all play fine. My bridges are well set up and maintained... I am also quite an abuser of the whammy bar too.... 'Balance' is down to the string guage vs spring configuration... so if you made a change to your guage you'll have to adjust the springs... if the change is great then you'll have to add springs [which loses the 'whippy' feeling]..

Yoda - IUMA seems to be misbehaving for a few of us.. I think I recall Pete Mulas having trouble too [correct me if I'm wrong].....

Local / Yoda - I spoke to the luthier and he says that my 'neon' dissappearing pyrmids inlays look amazing on the ebony fingerboard.... I neeeed to see this now before I have a major internal systems failure....... lol lol