New Recording Device "MIKEY"

I have been looking for a super portable recording device that can be used in tight situations (in the PIT). I borrowed my friends little device produced by a company called, Blue. I took this MIKEY, along with me to a show in Santa Clara CA on Thursday to see Lizzy Borden. Had my Flip MinoHD in one hand and MIKEY connected to my iTouch in the other. (position: stage right leaning on the stage) Unfortunately, even with the lowest mic gain setting, the audio did not turn out well. Lets just say, total distortion. This is the original MIKEY, and the NEW MIKEY will be available sometime this year. Hope the new version has more settings.

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.

Can you get any closer than this! Mr. Scary Guitar

You can't get any closer then this. Its the real deal. Lynch's Skull n' Bones guitar crafted by ESP Guitars for George. Its actually lighter than it looks. This one was carved out by a CNC machine. The original one had Cherry Wood additions added onto an Alder body. There is a whole story behind this guitar. Gerry Ganaden talked about the original J. Frog guitar and then some. Hope to up a Metal Moment Podcast Episode in the near future. I'll call it the Skull's n' Bones Special!　ジョージ・リンチ本人のスカル・アンド・ボーンズのESPギターです。皆様にメタル・モーメント・ポッドキャスト スペシャルエピソードをお届けします。お楽しみに。

Metal Moment Podcast Epi. 30 EdGuy Interview

Edguy's Jens Ludwig Interview. Conducted in San Francisco with special guest Mary Zimmer (Luna Mortis). Talks about touring in the USA. New Gear (Marshall amps, Gibson guitars). Featured Edguy tracks: "Ministry of Saints", "Pride of Creation". Metal News: Nuno Bettencourt, Yngwie, Slayer, Megadeth, Testament. Also two killer tracks from a Norwegian Metal Band, Pagan's Mind. "Alien Kamikaze" and "Spirit Starcruiser". I have a new Blog Site. JapaneseMetalHead.com. Please come and check it out. Follow me on Twitter. @MetalMoment

エピソード３０は日本語たくさんです．楽しんで下さい。