Our ZOOM G1X Guitar Effects Pedal

I used to have a Boston chorus and distortion effects pedal. My problem is that aside from having too much things to connect from guitar to amplifier, the battery consumption of these two pedals was crazy. And I'm not really a fan of too much wires tangling with one another.

Anyway, I just bought myself the Zoom G1X guitar effects pedal for P3,900.00 with adapter from JB Music in Megamall.

It has a 54 high-quality built-in effects so you don't have to spend much time mixing the effects you want. It also includes 30 built-in pre-programmed drum beats to choose from to aid you with your rhythm.

I know this will sound stupid, but this gadget lacks the capacity to record. However, if you want something that will record your first session to another then I'll probably recommend the Zoom G2.1 --- it has more functions and more capabilities ... but as you would expect, it is 3x more expensive than the G1X.

All in all, this gadget works well for beginners who're serious about guitar playing, and for pro guitar players who're tight in the pocket.

Our Peavey Blazer 158 Guitar Amplifier

This item was one hell of a deal. We bought this amp 2 weeks after I bought my Ibanez Electric Guitar 3 years ago. Within that 2 weeks, I spent time playing my guitar using my Genius PC speaker. It didn't last long and I know you know why, PC Speakers are not really made for guitars. So I spent a lot of time looking for a 2nd hand guitar amp, and I did see one. I saw this amp in http://www.88db.com/. The seller was this rich kid who happened to find a new hobby, he didn't want to play electric guitars anymore and wanted to move to playing bass guitar. That's why he sold this amp to me for P2,500.00. I thought it was broken because of the price. "No, It's Not!". For 3 years since the purchase, I never had a problem with it.

This amp is sharp. Has a distortion and clean functions, and both can be shifted to vintage (if you want to sound like the beatles recording in the 50s) and modern (a more up-to-date sound effect). It has a low-mid-high equalizer and a reverve dial.

For a practice amplifier, this amp is great! The only problem I had with it is that there is no shift pedal for the distortion-to-clean and vise versa function. That means you really have to buy effect gadgets if you're itching for a more rock n' roll music.

I can't complain about this amplifier. For P2,500, would you?

My ART120 Ibanez Guitar

We bought this guitar for P15,000 only, but I'm sure the sound it produces is like P50K to me. We bought this from ... oh, I forgot the name of the store ... but it was from an Audiophile branch in Mega Mall, with another name.

The guitar has a mahogany set-in neck, a maple-top-mahogany body (this composition gives a heavy bass sound). It has medium frets, a Gibraltar III bridge, a Quick Change III Tailpiece, an LZ1-N neck pickup, and an LZ1-B pickup.

Just like I said, the sound it produces is heavy, so if you're in a metal band (not heavy metal), just metal, then this is good for that heavy muted sound. It also works well in Jazz. Come to think of it, this may be more of a Jazz Guitar.

This may be a cheap guitar to have especially when you go pro, but I tell you, you'll get more than what you've paid for.