A Call Out To Grand Rapids In The Name Of Al Green!

This will be epic. As a movement started by the one and only Chance Jones, the quest for a commemorative Al Green statue has begun. I created a Facebook page for it here and to whoever is reading this, please check it out and spread the word! We are seeking out an artist to make a statue. We are beginning the process of brainstorming ideas to raise funds. No corporations. No big names. Solely brought to fruition by the people of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This will be by word of mouth, benefit concerts, fliers and anything we can think of to gather enough money to make this happen! Not sure what else to write as of now, but I'll toss out some info whenever available.

Let's stay together. Life is good.

Shows, Recording and Pedal Mods. Would you expect no less?

So I realize I've been lazy posting this year. Moving on...

I'm looking forward to some good Chance Jones shows coming up. I saw an Apostles show which also showcased Mean Mother. Apostles were great as always and so was Mean Mother. You should check those guys out. On the tip of national acts, I was able to see Motorhead, Clutch and Valiant Thor at the Orbit Room the other week and they all were phenomenal! The lead singer of Valiant Thor has to be one of the most entertaining and hilarious front men I've ever had the fortune to see. Check them out as well.

I have been thoroughly pleased with my pedals built from General Guitar Gadgets. Both the Alembic Stratoblaster(Clean Boost pedal) and the BSIAB II (Cranked Marshall modeled distortion pedal) are both fantastic and are constantly used in my current pedalboard setup as seen below:

The boost pedal is the smaller silver box to the left of the white Boss Chromatic Tuner. The BSIAB II distortion is the light blue pedal with creme knobs next to the Digitech Whammy.

 Next up, I ordered parts to mod out my Russian Big Muff pedal. I replaced a few resistors with others of different values as I did with a few of the capacitors as well. I then took out one resistor and wired in another potentiometer so there is a separate Bass and Treble knob instead of one Tone knob. I also replaced the red LED with a yellow one. All replacement parts were ordered from Pedal Parts Plus. Now I just need to test it out tonight to make sure I didn't mess anything up...

Heavier Than Air Flying Machines are going into the studio tonight to record the last two songs to go on the untitled as of yet album due out this summer. This record is going to be great. All of the songs we have recorded and mixed pre-mastering sound fantastic already. We will be shooting a video with our friend Joel coming up soon as well. It will be shot in Super 8 format which is very exciting. So much to do, so little time...

Life is good.