What Seems Like Nothing is Something!

It seems I'm getting into the habit of only posting once a month. Hopefully I can start posting more often again soon. I have not been doing anything new with the guitar. I've been doing my usual routine of rotating my guitars and trying out my new 'toys' on them. Right now, I have my Ibanez Jet King out again. I put away my Strat copy after I finished trying out all of my Vox DA5 settings on it. All of the settings I have from the Vox Tone Room sounded pretty good through my Strat copy (with a little adjustments on some). Now I am going through those same settings using my Jet King. So far, I love everything that is coming out of my DA5!

I've also been playing around with my Tube Driver and my Jet King together. This is the first time I try the Tube Driver with a humbucker-equipped guitar. The Tube Driver works well with both single coils and humbuckers. I have come to the conclusion that my particular Tube Driver works best with my DA5 amp (as opposed to my Champ 600) and it works best at higher gain settings. I have to work at finding the sweet spots on the Tube Driver, but when I do, it's pretty awesome!

Although I haven't been working on anything new, I have discovered one thing: My guitar playing has improved! All of the noodlin' I've been doing with my amps and my pedals through my various guitars has payed off! While I've been experimenting with all of these new tones, I've actually been practicing, but it doesn't feel that way (it feels like I've just been having fun!). My point is that practicing can take on many forms: From a formal practice session where you concentrate on chords and scales, to just having fun experimenting and jamming. The important thing is to pick up your guitar and play. It doesn't have to be something new, just play (something I need to do more of myself!).