Can't believe that's it's 30 years already since my first appearance on the stage. I was playing the bass guitar in a band called Runswell Mary in Tokyo then. So I decided to create this little video with some highlights of the last 30 years. Enjoy! :-) RUNSWELL MARY (1993 - 1996) Taka: vocals. guitar Key: guitar Joe: drums Gerry: bass TARANIS (1997 - 2001) Andy: vocals Michael: bass, keyboard Jörg: drums Yvonne: flute Gerd: guitar FINGERS (2003 - 2005) Frank: vocals, guitar Thomas: drums Gerd: bass VELVET SAW (2006 - 2020) Chris / Alex / Marcel / Thorsten / Marcella / Jutta / Thomas: vocals Achim / Tom / Thomas / Olaf: drums Willi: keyboard Ernst: bass Gerd: guitar SOL DE LA NOCHE (since July 2023) Francisco: vocals, guitar Eduardo: drums Gerardo: bass PUNTO Y APARTE (since August 2023) Naty: lead vocals Candy: vocals Paki: lead guitar Ángeles: guitar Nando: bass Gerardo: drums ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3AumNhfaEk

I swapped the pickups and pots of my Squier Contemporary Special - which sound better, stock pickups and pots or Fender Tex-Mex pickups with Fender pots? 0:00 Introduction 0:48 CLEAN: Tex-Mex, Neck 0:57 CLEAN: Stock, Neck 1:05 CLEAN: Tex-Mex, Neck + Middle + Bridge 1:13 CLEAN: Stock, Neck + Middle + Bridge 1:21 CLEAN: Tex-Mex, Neck + Middle 1:29 CLEAN: Stock, Neck + Middle 1:37 CLEAN: Tex-Mex, Middle 1:45 CLEAN: Stock, Middle 1:43 CLEAN: Tex-Mex, Middle + Bridge (Series) 2:01 CLEAN: Stock, Middle + Bridge (Series) 2:09 CRUNCH: Tex-Mex, Neck 2:17 CRUNCH: Stock, Neck 2:25 CRUNCH: Tex-Mex, Neck + Middle + Bridge 2:33 CRUNCH: Stock, Neck + Middle + Bridge 2:41 CRUNCH: Tex-Mex, Neck + Middle 2:49 CRUNCH: Stock, Neck + Middle 2:57 CRUNCH: Tex-Mex, Middle 3:05 CRUNCH: Stock, Middle 3:13 CRUNCH: Tex-Mex, Middle + Bridge (Series) 3:21 CRUNCH: Stock, Middle + Bridge (Series) 3:30 Conclusion ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y0VZT8lbcw

I compared the sound of my new NUX MG-30 with the sound of my Line6 Helix LT, using the same amp model, IR and effects, of course with (almost) identical settings, and also using the exact same riffs and licks on both devices. Please let me know what you think in the comments! :-) 0:00 Introduction 0:46 Basic settings 2:20 Riff #1, Helix LT 2:46 Riff #1, MG-30 3:10 Tube Screamer settings 3:27 Riff #2, Helix LT 3:53 Riff #2, MG-30 4:20 Riff #3, Helix LT 4:38 Riff #3, MG-30 4:56 Delay settings 5:13 Lick #1, Helix LT 5:30 Lick #1, MG-30 5:48 Lick #2, Helix LT 6:11 Lick #2, MG-30 6:35 Phaser settings 6:52 Riff #4, Helix LT 7:10 Riff #4, MG-30 7:28 Lick #3, Helix LT 7:50 Lick #3, MG-30 8:13 Conclusion ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wit9PeQeBDo

The 10th song of my album "Origins" contains the horrifying sound of a city in complete COVID lockdown. Poor people over there, I hope that this will end soon! Released in April 2022. If you like this song, you can get it here: https://soundcloud.com/gerry-tentler/lockdown ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4hZAJc2bVg