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I love the look of the "ordinary" Talladega, with the DD pups and the simpler features. Buying one is not a priority at this time, but I still have a Tally in my wish-list -or "wishlust", if you prefer. There's also another Hamer model that triggers my GAS big time: the Monaco III Korina. Every time I see a picture of one, I just get stunned -or "stoned", if you prefer.

Just received mine and can barely put it down. What a great job you have done, fellas! Everything is awesome about this GAS-inducing work of art. I bow to the authors and thank them for the pleasure I'm having while reading the book and watching the pictures. I just regret not having contributed with at least one picture, but that's the price of procrastination. Once again, you get my deepest, most sincere and heart-felt thankfulness. Congrats!

Exactly. You're among the few.That's kinda harsh, but it's also kinda true.Nonetheless, copiers and trend followers have had little or no luck at all, as far as I can witness. I know that's easier to see when one gets older (as Cynic put it so well) but the fact is that, at this very moment, I would better bet on something a little different, instead of trying to follow current trends. At least in the metal world, "current" is often synonym of mediocrity. Luckily there's Hell, no BS. It's dark, but it's not a King Diamond copy nor just another cheesy black metal band. It's old-school enough, but it doesn't sound like Iron Maiden or Judas Priest. Their singer can sing, but it's not power metal nor AOR. Still, all the key ingredients to please the average metal fan are there, so it remains marketable. In short, it's not a total musical revolution, but you do see they have chosen to be themselves... and they are succeeding! So, hats off to Kev and his band, really. They prove talent and effort can still lead to somewhere, even nowadays.

That's exactly what I think. Being labeled under a metal sub-genre IMHO lowers the chances of your band of leaving the pack (of losers, I must say) behind. Nowadays many bands sound the same, songwriting is poor and they just imitate each other, continuously. Sometimes I think there's just no hope -and that's why I'm no longer looking to play with any [place-your-preferred-narrow-minded-metal-subgenre-here] band.

Yeah, my younger brother is younger than me too. -sorry man, couldn't help it.

Lessons can also act like catalyzers when one wants to expand one's horizons. For example, at this very moment I'm toying with the idea of studying rhythm guitar at the school of gypsy jazz here in Montreal. It will force me out of my comfort zone, but not too much -still using a pick and still playing pumping rhythms, you know; but at the same time I'll be learning a new-to-me harmonic vocabulary, as well as some specific-to-the-genre idioms. Doing this from the hands of some highly-skilled local musicians will be both a challenge and a blast. And, as my teachers will also evaluate me periodically, studying there should also prove to be a humbling and stimulating experience. But most importantly, I don't think I'd have the discipline and drive to do something similar just by myself, keeping the pace steady for six months. You know, DVDs and online lessons are certainly great, but they won't replace human-to-human interactions and immediate feedback, mostly when self-motivation and spare time are issues.

I started by spending one year studying classical guitar, which included history of music courses, solfeggio and guitar itself. Then, when I got into metal and stuff, I just tried electric guitar by myself and sadly forgot almost everything I had learned during my time at the conservatory. That's why I would say I'm rather self-taught. However, I think my classical training gave me a good solid foundation to rely on -at least when I was making my firsts steps with the electric guitar. Also, I've taken some few private lessons all along my life in order to improve on some aspects of my playing. Quite often the effect of the lessons has been dramatic, in a positive sense. So, to me it's always a plus following a structured program and having a good teacher, even if that hasn't been my own case. Sure, everything depends on your personal effort and talent at the very end, but you're going to save some precious time if you have a good coach guiding you, IMHO.

Wise words. I support!

+1 No need to say it, but of course HELL would be very welcome around here. Kev, please have a look at this: http://heavymtl.com/en/

I wanna bite the inner side of the upper wing of that body... and I'm actually willing to do that to any good looking guitar and even sign "Bitten by Zorrow" on the back. Wanna send it to me? Seriously now, it is gorgeous, though I might prefer the black pickguard. Good luck with the sale!

I've played a couple, including a vintage V220, a custom-made bass and a custom-made DC-something. IMHO, those are great player instruments. They are really well crafted and offer a good quality/price ratio. Some even dare to say their necks are the best on the market, and while I'm not enough experienced to evaluate them fairly, I do think they feel and play awesomely. PS: Considering buying one? A colleague had one green DC some months ago FS. Great guitar, in mint condition (I tried it myself). I can ask him if it's still available.

Well guys, I think their DVD comes out in October, so we'll have a hard copy of a HELL show, as a consolation prize. As of local promoters go, I'm sure they can cause some serious interest on the Heavy MTL site, but a North American tour would be far better, of course. Maybe HELL opening for King Diamond would be doable... or as "special guest" of them, to have at least 45 minutes on stage before King Diamond. But well, that takes a King Diamond NA tour as well.

I guess it's over now. The setlist was only 30 minutes, I guess. Next is Katlaklysm.

+1 +1 +1 +1

BTW, the camerawork is amazing. What a shame the sound is still off.

Now it's Kev playing keyboards... without sound my side. Cool stuff, as I can imagine he's playing whatever I want. --just trying to remain positive.

Now the sound is off, in the middle of "On Earth as It Is in Hell". Just hope it's because they're fixing the buzz.

The fireworks are awesome. HELL do have a sense of what a show should be. What a frontmand BTW! Now it's one of my preferred songs playing, but the buzz goes on.

Oh shit. Noise on the line! Hope they'll fix it. Still seeing the video, but something's screwed. Terrible buzz, yes.

YESSSS!!!! They're there!

Well, right now I'm getting some sound and I hear guitars and drums on the backgroud. It looks like they're playing some stuff for the public while the bands plug their stuff in. Hey! I think I just heard the voice of Hell's singer!

I'm waiting. I did get a band named Beholder around 7:30 am here. I watched them for about 20 minutes and then went away. Now I'm back in front of my computer.

Hell yeah! I'll be there online, pal. Rock it!

Just checked on the Schiffer site and my order is "Pending". I placed it on 06/13/2013. Just sent them an email to see if this moves. I can't wait!

I f#$%* loved it. Thanks for sharing! However, I still know there are differences between rosewood and maple. Just think about a rosewood fretboard on a maple neck as having a "rosewood top" on the neck. It does soften the tone -just a bit, but enough to colour the sound differently. My friend has two Strats with everything identical but the fretboards, and they do sound distinct, although it's more noticeable when plugged. I suppose it's because the amp and the effects react differently to distinct overtones. In spite of that, I did enjoy the video. That guy is funny as hell.