http://skudmunky.com Electric Violin Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:35:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I bought a bass. 5 String Ibanez SR405 to be precise. Its awesome. And now I can lay down backing tracks to all the stuff I record. Speaking of which, I'm working on a new song for which I'm sure you're all extremely excited. Here's a ... http://skudmunky.com/?p=140&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bass-new-song-new-cover-im-awesome Just built a simple FET Preamp to the violin - really makes a difference, evens out the output volumes. Pretty happy with it so far. http://skudmunky.com/gallery3/index.php/DIY-Violin/Fet-Preamp http://skudmunky.com/?p=136&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fet-preamp I just recorded a quick cover of The Frail by Nine Inch Nails - check it out in the music player on the right or download it here: http://skudmunky.com/MarkW_NIN_TheFrail_ViolinCover.mp3 I've got an internship for the next 6 or so months, which is giving me a lot more free time than I have ... http://skudmunky.com/?p=134&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-frail-nin-cover I finished it. Kinda. Woodwork is all done, need to make a new bridge, and of course the pickups aren't perfect. Need to laser cut some covers and plates for the electronics as well... I'm going to get someone to take good looking pictures sometime soon. Time to order a bridge ... http://skudmunky.com/?p=129&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remember-that-violin-thing Just recorded a solo for a Metropolis Pt 1 - Dream Theater cover over at the Mike Portnoy forums! http://skudmunky.com/skudmunky-electric-violin-solo1.avi http://skudmunky.com/skudmunky-electric-violin-solo1.wav http://skudmunky.com/?p=126&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-solo-for-metropolis-pt-1 Got the videos from the Brockport Christmas Extravaganza up on youtube now! Watch, rate, share and enjoy! Siberian Sleigh Ride Christmas Eve / Sarajevo aka Carol of the Bells http://skudmunky.com/?p=122&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-extravaganza-videos Had one of the best shows EVER last night - 3 friends and I played 3 Trans-Siberian Orchestra covers at a Christmas Extravaganza show in Brockport NY. We played an extended version of Siberian Sleigh Ride, Wizards in Winter, and Christmas Eve / Sarajeva (aka Carol of the Bells). It ... http://skudmunky.com/?p=106&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-extravaganza So the wordpress theme I've been using broke when I updated wordpress, so I'm using this one temporarily / maybe permanently, gotta do some configuring first. Who knows! Added some pictures of my current recording rig to the Equipment album... For some reason nextgen gallery wont integrate with my updates. http://skudmunky.com/?p=99&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=themes-pictures-etc New video! Took part in an online virtual youtube cover project - playing Journey From Mariabronn by Kansas. Turned out GREAT! Virtual Kansas Collab http://skudmunky.com/?p=96&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=96 Just click on this to see! Anyways the new violin is coming along great - the new neodymium magnets on the pickups get the output nice and strong, the circuitry is working nicely (gotta fix a buzz on the tone control) and everything fits together and plays well! All the blue ... http://skudmunky.com/?p=91&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnets-painting-it-works