Guitar Project Begins Today

I sent off the Photoshopped 'CHIAKI Brand Prototype", image of the guitar to Dan Lawrence in Los Angeles last month. He likes the design and gave me the thumbs up. I have spent the last month looking for a luthier that can actually build me a body and neck to my specs. We all know what we like in terms of the feel of the neck and the body, but I needed someone that can translate that into actual dimensions. The radius the nut width, the exact measurements of the neck etc. etc. I think I found the perfect man that can become a huge part of this project. A small door to a huge Future LOL! 一月かけてやっとギターのボデーとネックを作ってくれる人物を見つけ上げる事が出来ました。去年の１１月にロスに在住する７０年代から数多くのミュージシャンのギター＆ベース・グラフィックを塗って来た男にデザインを送り話を進めて来ました。彼は　Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch, Warren De Martini, Slash, Zakk, Zappa....... と取りあえずMTVでおなじみのギターをすべて塗って来た人物です。そのダン・ローレンンス氏に今回のプロジェクト参加してもらいます。　今日からプロジェクト本格的に開始です。

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MMP Epi. 32 Happy New Year MetalHeads!

あけましておめでとうございます．平成２２年がやって来ました．Happy New Year 2010. Welcome to the Year of the Tiger. I would like to take the time to thank all of you for your continued support. March of 2010 will mark my second year as a host. And for all you new listeners IRASHAIMASE. Past episodes are available over at the iTunes store or directly from my MetalMomentPodcast.com website. 2009 was a great year. Had the opportunity to interview George Lynch, London LeGrand, Michael Schenker, Death Angel, Anvil, JetBoy, Black Label Society and, Testament. We will see what I can pulloff this year. 2009 was also the year that the Metal Moment Show became apart of the Bionic Strigl Radio Network available on iTunes. Please check out the stream on iTunes Radio, Category: Hard Rock and Metal. iTunes finally has a dedicated Metal segment on their iTunes Music Store. Look for the Metal Moment Podcast on the bottom right corner as one of the featured Metal Podcasts. By the way the image you see above is the Tokyo Skull T-Shirt No. 21. Made for George Lynch "Tiger" in Kanji. 時間が経つのも速い物です。メタル・モーメント・ポッドキャスト、世界初の日本語と英語のバイリンガル・メタル・ポッドキャスト　今年の三月で丸二年となります．平成２２年また色々と生々しいインタブユーなどをお届けしていきたいと思っていますので、どうぞよろしくお願いします。２００９年はメタル・モーメント・ポッドキャストに取ってはとて良い年でした。 iTunesのバイオニック・ストリーガル・ラジオ　 世界一のメタル系・インターネットラジオ局に メタル・モーメント・ショウとして拾われる。日本のメタルそして世界にメタルを広げて行きたいと思ってますのでこれからも私に付いて来て下さい。

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Looking for an Amp

Looking for an amp now. I've had the Tech 21 Trademark for the past 12 yrs. Been looking into the Dr. Z Maz 18, PRS Sweet 16, Fuchs Lucky Seven, Bad Cat Mini Cat. All low wattage tube amps. I really liked the Dr. Z Maz with the LovePedal Purple Plexi 800 combination. This little stomp box made the amps scream! Then today I learned about the Line 6 Bogner Spider Valve MkII . This is an all-tube amp with a digital front end. Here is a secret. Gerry Ganaden who is George Lynch's Guitar Tech doubles up on "River Of Love" and for the heavier tunes like "Scary" and "Wicked," during some of the resent Lynch Mob gigs. Shiiii... using his Line 6 Spider Valve 2 x 12. A legend like George Lynch. A total guitar Wiz like him is OK with this whole concept of having a second guitarist in the back doubling over his playing, I guess this is something legends try to do to replicate the album. Steve Vai has a second guitarist and a 3rd Keyboard/Guitarist while performing live, but they are on stage. In this case, Gerry is behind the massive wall of Lynch Boxes, Marshalls, and Soldanos. Now back to the original topic. Here is the setting Gerry uses for Lynch type of tones. By the way this info is so amazing! Here it is. (going left to right on the front panel of controls) Put the amp model on metal on the red channel...gain about about 4-5...bass on 10, mid at 6, treble at 7, channel volume at 8...put the effected gain at the midway setting. This amp will give you the sound of a wide open "real" amp at lower volumes. The more info I obtain, the more I need to look into things. Still looking for an amp.

Tokyo Skull T-Shirts

So, some people have been asking me about the Tokyo Skull T-shirts. I want to have them available for the public but, since they are not produced in mass quantities, the price is just too high. If anyone knows of a place in the SF BayArea that can make quality shirts for under $15, please let me know. For now here are some recent one-off Tee's made for Zakk Wylde and Nick Catanese. Not sure if they will ever wear the Shirts but, at least I was able to present them with the Tokyo Skull. BLS is a machine. Tokyo Skull is a Machine. Why is it called the Tokyo Skull? Check out the Rising Sun peeking from the top of Mt. Fuji, as the water falls through the neck of Skullage. The design was drawn in April of 2008. Sitting by my Mother's Tea table in Oyamadai Tokyo Japan. Mt. Fuji was glowing while the Cherry Blossoms were dropping all over the busy streets of Tokyo. I will never forget that moment. The beauty of my Homeland. It was a Moment to die for.

The next one will be made for Gerry Ganaden. George Lynch's infamous guitar tech. Can't say enough about the knowledge and the passion he has for gear. I call him, George's Left Ear. I think George trust's Gerry's ear more than his own at this point. George Lynch has three of my shirts. The first, "Mr. Scary" the second "Tiger (written in Kanji)", and the third," Soul (written in Kanji)". All shirts are individually numbered, located under the Tokyo Skull Logo. I still dream of the day that my shirt accidentally ends up on the cover of the Young Guitar Magazine. Young Guitar is a Japanese Magazine published by Shinko Music. Its the most detailed guitar magazine in the World. Just love that Mag!! Enough said. BTW George Lynch is on the cover of the December issue with his 20th Anniversary ESP Kamikaze.

Zakk Wylde (BLS, Ozzy Osbourne)

George Lynch (Lynch Mob, Dokken, SoW)

Rob De Luca (Sebastian Bach, UFO)

Nick Catanese (BLS, Speed X)

Joe Satriani (Chicken Foot, Deep Purple)

Ted Aguilar (Death Angel, Scare Crow)

Rob Cavestany (Death Angel)

Jason Wittle (Goad-ed)

Dave Rude (Tesla, Dave Rude Band)

Masayuki Osada (Concerto Moon)