The Funky Banana

Some more unlistenable nonsense. This time I decided to dig out the old Strat and give it a bit of an airing while exploring some dirty ass tones to be found among the FX section of the Kemper.

Hey guys, thanks for listening.

I actually had to go and find that Vai track as I'd not heard it before, cool sound. I do love Vai, but honestly I don't really know his music, it's more that he's an inspiration in his total passion for music to the point of being a completely relatable nerd (though never let him know I said that). I'll take it as huge compliment that you're seeing Vai influence in one of my noodles, he is one of the shred gods, even if I'm sure it's more the use of divebombs and that brutal hard shaper distortion stomp than technique or musicality which is bringing him to mind.

Thanks for listening Zapman!

Very true @skoczy. I have to service that little sucker sometime, it's got some problems with the switch, maybe put in some nicer pups (it's just a mex strat from the 90's).

Well the problem is that there are some gremlins in the electronics, the switch may need to be replaced as it's crackling like crazy in certain positions.

Thanks. Yes I do like this instrument, lots of good memories. I even did my own custom gold paint job on it when I was a tad younger.

Haha, thanks. It's pretty botch jobby TBH. But it's fun what you can do with some car spray paint, newspaper and sticky back plastic! It's the Blue peter way (though I couldn't figure out what to do with the bottle of Fairy Liquid dish soap). I was pretty proud of it at the time. I was also quite chuffed the one time when I was getting it serviced by a great luthier back in Colchester and finding it up on display in the shop floor when I came back to pick it up, so I guess he and the rest of the shop staff thought it was cool enough too. :D.

Thanks @Kulle_Wumpenteich! Glad you liked it :).