yeah in case you're wondering, yup i passed my driving test!! yes which means i can officially drive. quite glad with the entire driving learning process. managed to get pass everything within a try, and perhaps not overdo the lessons as well. can't remember how many lessons i took though, didnt really keep track. anyway if u are looking for a patient, private manual instructor, pm me or smth i can pass u my instructor's contact.

and i sold my Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster earlier this week as well.. gave it one last good clean and, very reluctantly tucked it away in my guitar bag to meet up the buyer. oh man i was half convinced i shouldnt be doing something so dumb. okay the buyer was a really nice malay guy though, had a good laugh and talk while he tested and checked the guitar. sold it for 1.7k, which was quite reasonable imo. he msg-ed me two days later and told me that he had waited years for a guitar like this, and it was absolutely magical. ahhh it only served to add to my heartache..! asked me out to jam one fine day as well, yeah probably would when i miss my old guitar.

so i initially wanted to get the Fender '52 Reissue Telecaster which i was eyeing last year. BUT! i didnt know Fender increased their prices by SO MUCH!!! i mean i knew they increased their prices but i never thought it did affect me, a mere nobody somewhere in singapore. but by 30%!!?? gosh Clarence Leonidas Fender must be rolling in his grave since he had intended fenders to be sold to aspiring guitarists without having to shoulder the burden of expensive guitars then. so the '52 reissue now costs 2.8k, which was a little too steep imo.

then came the Fender John Mayer Signature Stratocaster.. gosh if u have no idea/wanna know how it sounds, go load a John Mayer Live performance on youtube and check those that he plays with a strat. those Big Dippers pups are awesome..!! not to mention that its the only guitar in the world with them. but of course, costs 3.05k.

i was weighing it between the Fender Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster though. deciding between the two which to go for. the JM strat seems to be very tailored for blues, in fact, to be EXCELLENT at it. the mid scoops the Big Dippers have really achieves that soothing blues tone that got my ears hooked. the EJ strat however, seemed to be a much more versatile guitar over all. i shant go into the details since it did bore most of you peeps(which i bet by now if u are still reading u probably are interested about guitars as well), but i decided to settle for the EJ strat in the end. BUT.. it costs 3.55k..

haha anyway, right now in my room lies the most awesome guitar every made to exist on earth(okay boutique guitar lovers dont shoot me), an FENDER ERIC JOHNSON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER!! got a relatively good deal for a mint/literally brand new one from this guy i met online.



GOSH you have no idea how beautifully it sings, how more thought is put behind the craftmanship of it. the nitro finish, the 2-tone burst makes it such a beauty to behold as well. haha dude you've got to try it, and once u do, sell off every other strat u once played.

surprisingly never thought i did be a strat convert though. from an Epiphone '67 White Flying V(haha come on we all had out rocker-wannabe days), to a Squier Fat Telecaster, to a Fender Lite Ash Telecaster, and then a Fender Richie Kotzen Signature Telecaster.. i never thought that one day i would grow to love the strat more..

oh well, enough of tech talk for today. chao.