For those who don't know Greek Mythology, Stelios is the mythical Greek God of Shred. If your looking for proof here is a little something he did while taking a break in front of his computer.
If you like that check out some more of his YouTube work right HERE . I can't wait to hear what he does with his new Searcy String Works pickups.
For those of you who don't know I'm a huge UFO fan and today I noticed this on the UFO web site.
Feb 2, 2009 2009 is shaping up to be a busy time for UFO, what with the studio sessions in Germany (where they're recording the new album, due out later this year), and also the forthcoming tours and festival shows which are being booked right now. But amidst all the good news, the band also need to share some other news with you. For a while now, Pete Way has been dealing with a medical condition which affects his liver, and he's currently undergoing treatment to cure it. The medication he's on makes him tired and dizzy, and he feels that taking part in the recording sessions and the hectic touring schedule would be too much for him at the moment, so he'll be taking some time out from UFO until he is match-fit. But as we all know with Pete, he won't be able to stay away from rocknroll for long - so it's very likely that he'll be doing a few gigs here and there with Waysted. UFO wish him the very best and hope for a swift and full recovery. We love ya Pete! Get well soon man.
Here's a Peavey Wolfgang bridge humbucker I got in for a repair. These guitars were built by Peavey for Eddie Van Halen from late 1996 through the end of 2004. Seems one of the coils is dead in this pickup so I'll be doing a rewind on it. The good coil reads 7Kso that's what we need to wind the new coil too. The pickup also has a ceramic magnet. The most unusual aspect of these pickups would be the little solder lugs built into the bottom flange of the bobbins. It really helps to clean things up in the soldering department. One other little detail that is interesting is that the base place it black so that it doesn't stand out so much when used without a pickup ring.
I got this Schecter Tele Pickup in for a rework. The owner said it sounded like crap and not at all like a Tele so he wondered if there was anything I could do with it. I rewound it using some Green wire to more vintage specs of 8K ohms and installed a steel base plate that helps to get that real Tele sound we all know so well. As soon as it's out of the wax pot I'll try to record a sound file of it.
You know.... it's the craziest thing. This tune has been stuck in my head for 5 days now...
We'll be fighting in the streets With our children at our feet And the morals that they worship will be gone And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgment of all wrong They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again
The change, it had to come We knew it all along We were liberated from the fold, that's all And the world looks just the same And history ain't changed 'Cause the banners, they were all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside If we happen to be left half alive I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky Though I know that the hypnotized never lie Do ya?
Yeah!
There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Is now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again Don't get fooled again No, no!
