With echo Brain now.,..

Wes Borland is damn Cool.. even with the bizKit stuff!

Very riff Base.
Now on to final questions. Will perform more after that.

Pics coming up ..

Sudah balik!

Clinic was surprising lah. At least from the get go, he said he wasn't a "soloist" and more of a "group player"...... but the stuff he did with the loop pedal was damn cool......
Alot more... what's the word..... Industrial Instrumental.....

But it was AFTER the clinic that have alot to talk about.

They had to shuffle us ALL THE WAY back to their Curve store..... NOT FUN if you're carrying a coffin case... and when you get to the signing.... "Can Only sign the provided Autograph card or a Yamaha guitar"..... WTF!!!???!!!

For those keeping score..... Yamaha BeatSpot Bad Marks = 2 (The first was for the over pricing)

Then once the event ended, and waited for Wes to clear before can go test out the amps.... their 3 MAIN DISPLAY AMPS all NOT WORKING!!!! Not even plugged in!

BeatSpot Bad Marks = 3

At LEAST one of the worker there was good enough to try to setup the amps. Turns out....... couldn't...... sigh. And NO tube amps in sight.....

However!!!!!!

There WAS a Gibson Les Paul SUPREME on display..... and guess what.....
Me and Echo tried it out! No Hassle!!!!

Will report more on the sound later.
Right now.... I'm hungry and I want to eat!

....... and the Gibson Les Paul Supreme just plain, flat out SUCKED!!!!

Seriously.... It was just.... as echobrain put it.... Epiphone Quality.
The built was alright.... but the humbuckers....... urgh.
Don't think they were Burstbuckers.....

And it was DAMN light! Even my ZW Epi was heavier! And it was also only SLIGHTLY heavier then an Epi Custom LP......

Overall..... Very disappointed.

Oh..... and there were alot of Epi LP Standards...... however, all MIC.
The only MIK I saw was the Zakk Wylde epi Camo Bullseye.... Yup. They have it.

But still..... not impressed with the sound.
I'd rather go for a Standard.

They CLAIMED it was at RM8000...... but if you do a quick search at musician's friend, it retails for 2900USD Already!!!!

But anyway, back to the clinic......

Wes new favorite toy is the Boss Looping pedal. I must admit.... he DOES use it to great effect.

And no, he's not a soloist by any means..... but he is a damn good riffer. Alot of cool riffs he came up with and uses ALOT of effects...... most dominantly his delay and echo pedals.

And his Signature Guitar?
Definite GAS for me! It's a REALLY cool take on the semi-hollow body guitar..... all the size of a Les Paul, but without the weight. AND it has a cool whammy trem.

Also, he made quite a few mistakes during the performance and had to stop and just restart everything, including his backing band......

FYI... his Backing Band was an iPod.......

EDIT: And dude..... seriously.... for 8K..... go get an LP standard instead of THAT Supreme. Heck... get 2 Epi Les Paul Customs..... me and echo both agreed that the Supreme only sounds SLIGHTLY better then the Epi Custom..... and those were MIC Customs!
It's the overall sound of the guitar. You'll know what we mean as soon as you pickup the guitar and play it. There's no other way to describe it.

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Mar 12 2007, 12:12 AM

Thanks everdying.....

Anyway. back to Wes (and any more things OTHER then the Wes clinic shall be moved..... I might close down this thread too).....

I can't believe how many "kids" in the audience was just there to hear him play Limp Bizkit stuff..... And when you hear the guy in the audience ask "Why did you leave Limp Bizkit"..... me and Echobrain just went "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww............"
Could hear the hold audience then follow.....

Good one guys.

I think he got the Youtube Tags wrong.....