test power black ice

ahad 27/12/2009 - ptg lps ronda2 bintulu town memborong gula, bob kandar ajak pi makeshift studio kitorg, suruh bawa bass baru test power (aik? camna dia tau?) dan kebetulan dia dah ada kat situ tgh pukul2 drum (layan emo?)... nak jamming tp xcukup korum sbb xde lead guitarist. xpela atleast aku bleh test black ice aku, kira impromptu... start dlm 1700hrs, sanggup dtg wlupun hujan ;)

pndi main powerchords je ni harapkan distortions cover bunyi sumbang
(chords biasa masih lg terkial2)

sblm test black ice, smpt layan mephisto dan behemoth dulu... yg xpnh aku bawak pi jamming (atau smbg kat amp besar) sblm ni, tp xsmpi hati nak pijak2... so ltk la atas bench hahaha! yup aku main gitar mmg tggi, letak kat atas perut... ala2 style chris broderick, tom morello dan zachary hietala... rasa selesa main mcm ni (dlm masa yg sama nak cover perut boy-roy)

kehidupan sorg drummer yg terlampau (katanya nak tmbh 2 lg china cymbals, nak bg cukup korum)

masa utk black ice aku...

to oriaj - klu kau prasan la... string ni mcm ada selaput lapisan nipis plastik/getah. adakah ia tanda2 string ni elixir?

lps 15-20 minit test power black ice ni, mmg ada pros dan cons

pros

• sound mmg power! deeper and more punch than crows... especially with pre-amp PHAT II bass boost, klu full crank mmg bergegar segala cymbal, cermin, dinding plywood... tp klu amp kecik rasa mcm nak pecah bunyinya. sound aku bg 11/10! klu guna amp besar la, klu amp kecik 10-15w maybe 6/10
• very attractive shape... pasti ada mata yg melirik
• pickups yg agak sensitif... best klu pndi main slap-pop style (yg menyakitkan jari2)

cons

• it's heavier than crows, maybe due to it's mahogany body
• lbh pnjg drp bass biasa, capaian makin jauh utk 1st-5th fret... kena tilt 45-60 darjah baru selesa dan senang nak capai
• xstabil... unbalanced, since strap button kat pangkal leher... klu free-hang kat bahu, kepala lbh berat drp bdn... headstock menjunam ke bwh, so kena support tmbh drp tgn kiri (rasanya gitar2 v-shape pun maybe mengalami masalah yg sama kot?)
• imho, mmg xselesa main berdiri sbb xbrapa ergonomik... cpt penat (dulu2 dgn crows jamming 1-2 jam pun xpenat)
• kena stok bateri 9V atleast sebiji, incase shit happens

ekceli aku xbiasa main bass mcm ni, drop smpi paras *tut* + membongkok sket = xselesa langsung... slalu aku main jazz style, tggi kat area perut (sama mcm main gitar) mmg selesa... tp sbb nak counter-unbalanced bdn bass terpaksala buat mcm ni. kena ambik masa utk biasakan diri

aik? sdh tukar jawatan ka? dgn bob kandar mcm ngam plak bass ni... maybe sbb bdn dia besar kot? balance dgn saiz (mula la aku meracun2 bob kandar)

kenari bob kandar - djarum black
(tu kat dlm bilik tu ada org tgh layan bass sorg2)

bob kandar insist aku supaya snap pic dgn pose mcm ni

sessi test power berakhir dlm 1930hrs... kdg2 rasa mcm something wrong bila xselesa main, is it worthed to sacrifice comfortabilty for a mere cosmetics? nnti klu2 nak beli gitar/bass baru kena pikir jugak faktor2 ergonomik selain harga, shape/design dan rarity

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p/s: tgk gaya bob kandar pun mcm berminat dgn bass ni...