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Today we are butchering an original CHINESE MADE Fender Strat.

Well, actually pickups and machine heads have already been replaced, but anyway…

My dear friend and customer French Scala ( http://www.myspace.com/frenchscala )

asked me to turn it into a custom-minimal-set-slide-guitar … !!!

The experiment: we’ re gonna place a humbucking pickup almost in a central position on the top.

We draw a new scratchplate with cad

Today we are butchering an original CHINESE MADE Fender Strat.

Well, actually pickups and machine heads have already been replaced, but anyway…

My dear friend and customer French Scala ( http://www.myspace.com/frenchscala )

asked me to turn it into a custom-minimal-set-slide-guitar … !!!

The experiment: we’ re gonna place a humbucking pickup almost in a central position on the top.

We draw a new scratchplate with cad

and cut it :

A nice coat of shielding spray on the back of the brand new scratchplate.

We connect the pickup to the volume and tone controls.

We need more room on the body in order to place the new pickup and screw-lock everything!

That’ s it … 6 x 6 = 36 !!!

 

Traslation by Simone Attivissimo

Radio Days

Not only luthiery…

Fixing, modifying and manufacturing musical instruments is a stimulating and rewarding activity,

but we must never forget that they’ re tools; things to make music with.

I’m taking the opportunity with this article to introduce a new section of this blog, dedicated

to those among my clients and friends who have made music their job.

Today we’ ll be talking about Radio Days.

http://www.myspace.com/radiodays

http://www.radiodays.it/

http://www.insubordinationrecords.com/

Radio Days live

We’re an italian power-pop band active since 2003. We all come from the borderland between Tortona and the Oltrepò Pavese but for many reasons two of us now live in Milan. In the last five years we toured Italy, Austria, Germany, England, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Czech Republic and Hungary. We had the chance to spread the “power-pop plague” and share the stage with great international bands such as our living myth Paul Collins, Marky Ramone, Rakes (UK), Chixdiggit (CAN), M.O.T.O. (USA), Mcrackins (CAN), King Brothers (JAP) and many more. We also played with some of the best Italian indie bands like the Mojomatics, Suinage, Leeches and Tunas.

We have four releases under our belts: two split cds (one on cd and the other on 7” vinyl), a LP issued in 2006 by Roman label Goodwill Records and a new EP issued by American label Insubordination Records.

We’ ve known Raffaele for two years now and we have an ongoing partnership with him: he regularly takes care of the setup of our instruments which are continuously put to the test by the constant touring (humidity, scratches and countless bumps). Every time we are about to enter the recording studio we ask Raffaele to setup and check the intonation of our guitars and bass, which he always does by the book!

We recently asked him to customize the scratchplates of our instruments; the results are great, they actually speak for themselves, just take a look at the pictures.

What we wanted were pitch black scratchplates to apply to our white instruments.”

Well guys, thank you for the advertisement!

We’ ll do anything to make our customers happy!

See ya and good music!

A year ago I received a flattering comment on the myspace page dedicated to my EUB instruments ( myspace.com/arseub ) :

”

Marco Panascia

3 ott 2007 00.32

Congratulations, I hope I’ ll get a chance to play this double bass one day.

”

Marco is an excellent musician and a friendly, helpful guy despite his many commitments.

Right now, after many months spent around the world, he’ s touring this side of the pond.

(here’ s a link to his touring schedule, if you wanna listen to some killer jazz don’ t miss this chance!)

And while even comets wander the space following a regular timing… well he just doesn’ t!

So today is the right day to meet him!

Magenta Jazz Festival, Teatro Lirico 6:30 pm

To reach Magenta Marco left from New York, landed in Rome, visited Santa Margherita and then got here. Km 6902.72 km + 674 km Tot Km. 7576.72 according to Google Maps.

Leaving home to reach my destination I have 88 km ahead of me and 88 more to come back…

Anything for a friend!!!

I’ m taking an ARS-EUB with me and off we go, through the land of the ice and snow!

When I reach the Teatro Lirico I have the pleasure to listen to the CINZIA RONCELLI QUARTET as they rehearse:

C. RONCELLI, vocals – GIOVANNI MAZZARINO, piano – MARCO PANASCIA, double bass – PAOLO MAPPA, drums

This alone is worth the trip!

We haven’ t had time to say hi during rehearsals so I take this opportunity to do so and to express my compliments to the guys – BRAVO!

When rehearsals are over Marco finally takes a closer look at the ARS-EUB

ars-eub + shertler stat + gallien-krueger

Video and audio recorded with a digital photo camera (not the best audio quality – sorry guys! ):

Marco Panascia at Teatro Lirico

Marco Panascia at Teatro Lirico

Well Maestro Panascia, as I said earlier the pleasure is all mine!

Good luck for your tour and for everything and a big hug!

See ya soon!

Marco Panascia Official Website

Myspace page

Ars-Eub Myspace page

Cinzia Roncelli Giovanni Mazzarino Paolo Mappa

Marco:

Here’ s a “rainy” sight of the Teatro Lirico in Magenta!