it’s a Sunday audio blog. Here’s a picture of Jen’s new Mac Mini:

Here’s a picture of my new Telecaster:

Here’s a picture of my new (non-working) guitar amp:

Don’t forget to check out GeminiDragon.

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Tags: All Things Azeroth, Apple Computer, Fender, Flickr, GeminiDragon, guitar, life, Line 6, Mac Mini, money, podcast
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During our trip last weekend to the hardware to get stuff for shelves, we also picked up a new light fixture for the studio. I had posted before about how I was considering installing a track light in here. And that was the plan going into the hardware store. While perusing the available track lighting offers, I noticed a different kind of light fixture. This one was similar to our other track light in that it had multiple lamps. But the fixture’s shape was smaller, and looked like it’d be easier to install. So, we decided on that one. Today, we installed it.

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Awhile back, I wrote about some of the problems I was having with my Line 6 Variax guitar. I concluded, at the time, that I was going to stick with the Variax, even though I wasn’t completely happy with it. And indeed, I gave it a good try. I spent quite a few hours experimenting with the guitar’s different settings, while connecting it directly to the special Variax port on my Line 6 PODxt Live effects processor. I made some good progress. I had set up a nice clean tone using the Variax Model-T (Telecaster) setting, and a cool distortion tone using the Lester (Les Paul) setting, along with some amp modeling and effects supplied by the PODxt Live. And then, out of nowhere, the guitar started giving me real problems.

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Tags: Fender, guitar, Line 6, Variax
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