Thanks Robbie for a fine week of lunch reports. Your attention to indigenous music inspired this Monday LR. So it should be an easy transition
Not even 5 months after my last stint, another week of LRs now in the 'new' system. Must say it hasn't been too bad and most weeks are still filled. For those of you who don't know me: I am a nuclear physics PhD currently working for a casual game company here in town. Love music, love guitars, especially G&L ASAT's of which I will feature four this week: three prototypes and the fourth with close ties to this forum. And to top it off on Friday, an oldie but goodie with quite the reputation will make its appearance. Some have been shown before, but heck sometimes you have to rehash material.
Lunch:
Still early when I post this, but not hard to predict. T'is Thai Monday; our weekly trek to Bell Thai to eat some decent or even good food for a reasonable price while talking shop.
G&L related
Recently, G&L introduced some models equipped with Alnico pups. The Alnico prototype on the prototype page, which will be featured later this week, is claimed to be one of the first 2 ever built. But in all honesty, that statement may be misinterpreted because for sure it is not the first time that G&L used Alnico pups on an ASAT model. At about the same time around 2004, two models were introduced: the JD-5 with a SD APTL-3JD bridge pup and a CLF-100 neck pickup (aka Vintage Style Alnico V) as found on the George Fullerton and Legacy models but without cover (!)
and the ASAT HB, with a G&L bucker (AW4370B) in the bridge and again a CLF-100 neck pickup but fully 'dressed' this time
But somewhat unbeknownst to me I happened to have another model with an Alnico neck pickup already. And I was not the only one in the dark; even some of the guys at G&L weren't aware of it. Of course we are talking about 'Port&Chocolate' previously feature in this thread:
Unfortunately, the webpage has not been updated yet although I notified Darth Invader of my findings. One again reinforces the notion that whatever you read must always be taken with a grain of salt and a certain skepsis. Frequently, the information provided is already out-dated the moment it is published.
Q: I keep a website displaying my collection and am frequently confronted with having to update info, data, links, etc. Takes a lot of time and effort. Any of you have similar experiences?
Non-G&L related
This is the part inspired by Robbie. I still read the online version of one the Netherlands' major newspapers. Last Saturday one piece stated that the following song reached No. 1 in the hit parade:
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Couple of things are interesting about this. First off, apparently this vid has been one of the most popular things this summer and to me demonstrates once more how far behind the times I am on certain pop-culture. And where the heck are the guitars? Second, check out the number of views: more than 300 million! That is about 5% of the world population if everyone only saw it once. Pretty amazing! Thirdly, hardly anybody in the Netherlands should be able to understand what the Korean lyrics are about. As such it is a first over there for such a language reaches such a high spot. Sure, even most Dutch bands write songs with English lyrics, and there have been hits in the Netherlands with French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Greek lyrics. But this is pretty remarkable. Last week Robbie posed the questions whether you should be able to make out the lyrics. As a follow-up question:
Q: Could you fall for a tune where you wouldn't be able to understand the lyrics even if they are in the foreground of the mix?
Here is one of my favorite Dutch bands from the early 90's: The Scene. English band name, Dutch lyrics. Go figure! The Dutch lyrics (with English translation) are displayed when you play it on YouTube. Hope you enjoy the tune.
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Check with you folks tomorrow.
- Jos
