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One thing that every guitar playing person need to know is to restring the guitar. This past week alone I have two High E Strings broken on my EVH Wolfgang HT.
I had been having trouble with D’Addario EXL120 High E Strings and I’m for now switching back to Ernie Ball Super Slinky (9-42).
I also used D’Addario NS Micro Clip-On Tuner to tune the guitar.
I took my time to restring the guitar and did it right. It really made me appreciate the work that guitar techs do.
Back in June 2018, I took my EVH Wolfgang for setup and maintenance to Paul, a well-known guitar repairman in Southern California. Since the EVH Wolfgang. Paul recommended placing a D’Addario Humidipak in the case where the guitar is stored when not being used.
D’Addario Humidipak is designed to keep Relative Humidity at 45-50% inside the case. Even though it is usually used with acoustic guitars, Paul assured me that it will help maintain my EVH Wolfgang. Especially with its unfinished neck and ebony fingerboard It is necessary to keep it from drying out, which might lead to cracking and fret sprout.
D’Addario Humidipak is based on Boveda’s product which formerly known as Humidipak.
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Sometimes in March 2018, I started using D’Addario strings on my electric guitars per recommendations from two expert guitar technicians. Previously I have been exclusively using Ernie Ball Regular Slinky. It was the first brand of guitar strings that I used on my first electric guitar, a used Gibson SG that I purchased for $150 some years ago.
Personally I do not hear or feel major differences between D’Addario and Ernie Ball strings. All I care the most, the guitar is set-up properly to my likings.
For some reasons I have had three occasions when the EXL120 high E string keeps unravelling at the bridge.
I contacted my go-to guitar expert regarding the issue. He said this issue happened to 9-gauge string but not to 10-gauge ones. He recommend me to contact D’Addario.
Getting ready for Slayer at FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, California.
We’re going to miss Testament and Behemoth, since we’re still on the way to the venue.
Parking is an issue.
We’re in the venue now. Missed Anthrax’s set.
Lamb of God is playing a few minutes after 8:00 pm.
It looks like Slayer will start their set around 9:30 pm.
Metallica: The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered) is officially released as of Friday, April 13, 2018.
For a brief moment, the Vinyl Picture Disc was back in stock at Metallica.com Store.
This EP went out of print sometimes in 1989.
All the songs from The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited was made available in Garage Inc. which was released on November 24, 1998.
The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered) is available in the follwing formats:
UPDATE: Friday, April 13, 2018 16:48
Regular Vinyl is in stock.
Something just arrived in the mail and we’re not really sure what it is. Sure it has “Metallica” name on it, but it doesn’t fit in any devices in the office and in the house.
Upon further inspections, we have a 1987 German pressing of Metallica “The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited” CD in our collections. Now to think of it, we also had the Vinyl, but we couldn’t find it.
Metallica “The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited” Remastered is slated for release on April 13, 2018.
The Remastered EP is coming in Vinyl, CD and Cassette Tape. Yeah, sadly we know what Cassette and 8-Track Tapes are; that’s because we used to work at a radio station in the Mid-90’s.
The Cassette Tape and the Vinyls pre-orders were sold out at Metallica.com. They might have some of them on the release day, Friday, April 13, 2018.
From Metallica.com:
Tracklisting:
Remastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited will be available in the following formats:
“The End is Near… Slayer to make its exit with one, final world tour.”
The news is not a surprise to me, but I still feel sad about it.
Half of Slayer left in the band, with the passing of Jeff Hanneman and firing of Dave Lombardo. Even though Kerry King and Tom Araya still reigning on the road with the help of Paul Bostaph and Gary Holt; it doesn’t feel the same.
The last time I saw all four Slayer onstage and backstage was at Long Beach Arena, August 30, 2010. That was the last time I said hi to Jeff Hanneman, who later had to take a leave of absence due to necrotizing fasciitis on his arm. I saw Slayer a few times with Gary Holt standing in for Hanneman. Then comes the firing of Lombardo from the band following the death of Hanneman. At that time I thought that Slayer would have made their exit.
Over the last ten years, I had been hearing from Tom Araya talking about his reluctance on touring. One thing for sure, if Tom Araya decided to quit, that would be the end of Slayer.
There is one wish for me to see Slayer on stage one last time with all living band members, current and former. One can only dream.