So the other day I got a Vox VT15...

Ahh! I didn't realise how long it's been since my last post. Oops. Well, I got a new amp last week you know. I might regret that since I wasn't expecting to get paid a lot. It's a good amp anyway. It has so many effects that are handy. Only thing I don't like are the presets are so damn loud! My ears almost blew off, man. Apart from that, I can get the sound I like without using any of those pedals or processors. I'm able to make eight of my own presets, although I really only need the four hehe. Not to mention it's a nice looking amp. I'm planning on selling this as I won't need it when I buy my Bogner. It's good to have an amp now at all to be honest, and an awesome one at that. It's one of those hybrids, so a tube amp with speakers. I hear people having issues with blowing out their speakers. I don't seem to have that issue, then again, I don't turn up my volume that loud at all. There's little slots on the top that I'm able to fit my picks in, which is nice. Although, I know my roommate keeps fucking around my amp since my settings are always different everyday. Oh well, he can buy it if he wants it so bad. I'll just enjoy my Hughes and Kettner haha.

Kagrra, In A Video Game

I had some fun yesterday in Way of the Samurai 4. I noticed one of the faces looked exactly like Shin so I had to do it. I made all of the Kagrra, members and created them based on their personality. Their looks are based on what they wore at one point in their career. Here's a little taste hehe.

Worst Dream... Ugh

I had a dream it was my first day out during deployment in Afghanistan. It was just two of us in a little foxhole. The other guy wasn't watching and a whole squad of guys came from behind me and had their guns pointed at me. The leader spoke English and said kill them both. At this time only one guy had his gun pointed at me and I pointed my gun right in his face. Right before I was going to shoot him, the leader says nevermind, just take them with us. I didn't know what we were going to be in for. I can only assume it's going to be much worse than killing us. I woke up to hearing Irodori No Sanka and relieved that it wasn't as real as I had thought. Whew.

My First Guitar Cover

Ok, it was just the solo of Kakurenbo. I learned this just a day or two before I left for basic. It's very easy to learn. Although, hehe, there is the issue of the audio being unsynced with the video. It has to be that way because I hear myself play guitar and the song at the same time. I suppose i could edit the video next time. I'm not using AVS video editor you know, so I'll have to see if Movie Maker has that feature, which I'm sure it does.

Kagrra, Dream

As the title suggests, I had a Kagrra, dream influenced by my nightly music listening. I went back in time and I was there during the CORE recording. I had heard an early version of Irodori No Sanka (the song I was listening to during my sleep). All it had was the song with no voice. The people seemed to love Akiya's solo, I know I did. I couldn't understand what they were saying but I know they told them to go back and record some more. The members let out a big arghh. Haha! That was it for the dream but I'm glad to finally have another Kagrra, dream after so long.

Kokushi-SK

That's the name of my guitar. Well now, I changed my pickups yesterday to what they need to be. I play it and the neck pickup sounds weird. Nothing out of the ordinary but I just don't like it. I used to have it in my Epiphone and I didn't like it then. I can't seem to find many songs I can play with it. Koi goes pretty good with it I suppose. Yuki Koi Uta and Kasunda Fuyu No Mukou Ni... however sound kinda shitty playing with the pickup. Maybe it's the amp. Then again, Akiya used a either Suiren or Mugen-AK for those songs anyways so maybe that's the case. All that's left is to paint the guitar a little bit and replace the logo. Well, wish me luck!

Crazy Dream... Again

I guess the heat has gone to my head, since very recently everything has influenced what I see in my sleep. The first few things were based from that Conjuring 2 Virtual Reality video I watched. That shit was horrifying. The last one was basically me in the shoes of Walter White near the end where the police are looking for him. I sorta had a map system like Grand Theft Auto which was weird. I kept getting caught by the police but somehow escaping. The entire time I was trying to get everything back to normal so I wasn't wanted anymore. It was a useless attempt but oh well. Glad it was just a dream.

Crazy Dream

So glad I was to wake up from that nightmare. I won't go through the whole thing, but it involved little elephants as mice and seeing my kitty cat Gordon being even alive by crows. Ugh!!! Worst part was watching it but I felt like I couldn't do anything about it. I think the situation changed as the dream went on. First it was playing a new Jak and Daxter game then it was me moving to a home in Japan I guess. Craziness! Then I woke up and now in a bad mood because someone's pissing me off. I could stab a bitch hehe. I need those hairpin sword things. Reminds me of that Jet Li movie where the ladytook her hairpin things out and stabbed that guy lol.

June 3rd

Well damn, today's more special than I thought. Not only did I not realise it was the anniversary of Kagrra,, but there's more going on. Today's also national Doughnut Day, from the Simpsons lol. I haven't watched that since the movie came out almost ten years ago so why should I care... Well I love donuts! Also, that Japanese boy who went missing after his parents left him in the woods was found alive today! That's great! I don't think anyone was at fault as the boy was throwing stones at people and his parents thought it best for him to be by himself for a bit. The intentions were good but it was a complete blockhead move. There was a truck that was swept away by water yesterday in Fort Hood. Turns out, it was my battle buddy's battle buddy. That's just awful, seeing as she JUST graduated from AIT. Damn, she didn't even get a chance to live her life... Well, onto a different subject. I have no special plans for today, aside from going to the store and getting me a Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, mmm mmm mmmm.

Aki's Equipment Checklist

I'm updating this list as I buy more guitar equipment.

---GUITARS---
ESP Mugen-AK ()
ESP Kokushi-AK/$384 (X)
ESP Suiren ()
Stratocaster ()
Breedlove AD25 SR Plus/$650 (X)

 ---AMPS---
Hughes and Kettner TriAmp MKI/$1100 (X)
Bogner 4x12 Slant Cabinet ()
Koch Powertone II ()
Genz Benz G-Flex 2x12 ()

 ---MISC---
FURMAN PL-8J Power Conditioner ()
Ex-Pro Pro-10b Wireless Receiver ()
Ex-Pro VX-80 Wireless Transmitter ()
TC Electronic G-Force Effects Processor ()
KORG DTR-1 Digital Pedal Tuner ()
CAJ Mixer ()
CAJ Interface ()
CAJ 4x4 Audio Controller ()
Fulltone FULL-DRIVE 2 Overdrive Effect Pedal ()
ROGER MAYER VOODOO-VIBE ()
MXR Phase 90 Effects Pedal ()
MXR Dyna Comp Pedal ()
AC/DC Power Station ver2 x2 () ()
Yamaha AG-Stomp Acoustic Guitar Preamp ()
CAJ RS10 MIDI Controller ()
Jim Dunlop Crybaby Wah Pedal ()
KORG DT10 Digital Pedal Tuner ()
KORG VP10 Volume Pedal ()
Capo/$18 (X)
Acoustic Guitar Stand ()