Ibanez AEG Series

This month I plan on playing keys for Eric Monfette for his upcoming album. He's been a great friend of mine ever since I started jammin with Zach Stevens back at Keene State. He's a talented musican and has an album comin out by the end of the summer. I highly encourage you to check him out. If all goes as planned, he will be heading over to lay some bass tracks down for Waiting On The Tide To Change. Much gratitude for Erics incredible skills.

Today I got my bird noises on. You know, that sound you hear in Mexican / Spanish music when they roll there tounge at a high pitch? That sound. We recorded it in Strummin' and had a great time. The track already has a latin feel to it, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to add some latin, spanish, sounds to it.

I noticed Tristan Prettyman blogging about Jeff Tweedy and instantly looked up Jeff's concert at Farm Aid. Jeff Tweedy is from Wilco and I found the concert to be incredibly entertaining. Jeff's lyrics are passionate and remind me of the style that Bob Dylan uses. Very poetic, deep, down to earth lyrics. Like when Bob sings A Hard Rains A Gonna Fall and he says, "Where the pellets of poison are flooding there waters. Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison." Jeff would say something like that. On top of the poetic lyrics, melodic melodies, and intricate guitar playing, Jeff was also playing in front of a fascinating crowd which looked to be over 5,000 people.


















The orange guitar on the left is my Ibanez AEG series Nylon String guitar. Sitting pretty next to it is, my manager, Tim's Arts and Luthier steel string. Together they make a great couple and will be used at the upcoming shows. My Ibanez has been through thick and thin with me and seems to sound better with age. It performs great on stage and gives an extra pop and slap sound to it that I find difficult making in a steel string guitar. The Ibanez's battery compartment just thankfully got repaired and doesn't cut out anymore. I bought the Ibanez when I was still going to college at Keene State when I traded a black guitar in for the Ibanez at Guitar Center in Nashua NH.

"The city's lit up in a million lights and connected by invisible strings.
So I zoom out further and further. And see love driving the cars.
Like a sped up movie theres a mirror of lights across the sea it's no to far. "

Happy 4th of July! -Zach Robinson