PUZZLE BAND

Puzzle Band Profile ( in Indonesian )

Puzzle Band adalah band yang lumayan baru asal yogyakarta indonesia..
band yang terbentuk akhir tahun 2005 ini adalah band yang lumayan mempunyai karakter dalam musiknya, sedikit unsur britpop yang dicampur dengan nuansa electric yang dimainkan oleh sang programmer ( Mr. AnT ) memberikan sedikit refresh pada perjalanan musik di indonesia yangmenurut saya sangat mengalami kemunduran dikarenakan banyak band-band baru yang hanya mengedepankan sisi komersialitas tanpa memikirkan kualitas...!!!!

band yang digawangi 6 player ini, sepenuhnya ingin membangkitkan kembali industri musik indonesia dan para penggemar musik didunia oleh para pemusik yang tidak bertanggung jawab...!!!

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ESP LTD RZK600 Richard Z Signature Electric Guitar

ESP Guitars is debuting a new Signature Series guitar under both their ESP and LTD brands for Richard Z., guitarist for the acclaimed European rock band Rammstein.

The LTD RZK-600 offers a Platinum Silver finish (with a cross graphic on the tail) and custom-shaped mirrored pickguard with chrome hardware. The guitar is based on a neck-through design, with Alder chosen as the body material. A 3-piece Maple neck includes 24 extra-jumbo frets on a Rosewood fingerboard, along with custom cross inlays. White binding on neck and head helps accent the guitar's clean design, which is accessorized with an original Floyd Rose original tremolo, Grover tuners, and EMG 81 pickups with matching silver covers.

"For over a decade, Rammstein has created some of the most innovative music in the world of industrial metal," says Allen Steelgrave, ESP Director of Marketing and Artist Relations. "Anyone who's seen them on tour knows that Rammstein puts on some of the most intricate shows imaginable. They've been a huge act in Europe for years, and are experiencing success in the USA as well. We're glad to partner with Richard on a guitar that's as cool and unique as his music."

Radial Tonebone Plexitube Tube Distortion Pedal

This two channel tube distortion pedal combines the natural warmth and harmonic generation of a 12AX7 tube with the control and saturation of their unique multi-stage solid-state drive circuit. This combination provides incredible gain with tons of overtones and, when combined with their unique passive-interactive EQ, produces four generations of Marshall Plexi tones worthy of a Shakespearian Ode.

Designed to enhance on-stage functionality, the Plexitube features two distinct distortion channels for on-the-fly transition between rhythm and lead settings. Channel-1 has been optimized for rhythm with chunk rhythm tones and scooped out mids for a thunderous wall-of-sound and complete world domination. Channel-2 is optimized to produce razor-sharp cut for solos and sustaining mids that are so smooth, they can make a grown man cry. This is augmented with an effects loop that can automatically turn your delay on for leads. No tap dancing!

When the Plexitube is off, true-bypass connectivity ensures the natural tone of your guitar goes directly to your amp without obstruction or a tone robbing load.

The Radial Tonebone Plexitube takes metal guitar one step beyond anything you have experienced so far. God save the Queen!

Features
12AX7-equipped tube distortion

Clean, rhythm and lead in one pedal

Insert loop on lead channel for effects

True bypass clean for natual tone

Huge chunky rhythm settings with scooped mids

Plexitube Setup:
The Plexitube is your 'Plexi-in-a-box'! Just plug the Plexitube output into your amp to open up a world of tube driven British rock tones. The separate trim, drive, contour and eq controls give you instant command of both rhythm and lead distortion settings as well as a true bypass mode that ensures that nothing gets in the way of your pure guitar-to-amp tone.

... But that's just the begining because you've also got a foot-switchable effects loop at your disposal thats there when you need it and out of your clean signal path when you don't.

You will be amazed at the breadth and scope of the sounds just waiting to be discoverd in this truly versitile pedal!

Development
Since Radial introduced the Tonebone Hot British, scores of players have commented on how they have finally achieved the type of fat rich tones that they can hear in their head, but have been unable to achieve through their amp. In fact, the comment Radial get most of all is that the Hot British is likely the best 'Marshall-in-a-pedal' made today.
But if you know guitar players, the one thing that never changes is their constant quest to move one step beyond and in this case, this is literally what Radial has done.

For players that want to use the Hot British for both rhythm AND for soloing, transitioning between two drastic settings by twisting knobs is simply impractical. For many, having two Hot British pedals on the pedalboard has been the only solution. This certainly works but requires more real-estate and costs more. To simplify the process, players have been asking us to provide a more compact all-in-one solution. This is the Plexitube.

The Process...
During the development process, Radial found that the type of player that would use a multi-channel Tonebone Hot British would approach his tonal selection very differently than a player using a multi-channel Tonebone Classic. For rhythm, Classic player tends to look for tones that begin with slight overdrive that sound like an amp breaking up and the lead tones tend towards Clapton and Hendrix where mid range is prominent. The Trimode accomplishes this by providing two separate input drive levels and output levels like a traditional two channel amp.

The Plexitube is different. The metal player has pretty much determined that he will be working with full-on distortion but needs to severely alter the tone as he transitions between rhythm and lead. For rhythm, the tones need to range from -in your face Marshall to huge scooped out mid tones that create sonic wall. For leads, the tone shifts to cut through the mix without being overly loud.

In technical terms, it comes down to how much of the frequency spectrum you want to control. The human voice and the solo guitar live in the midrange while bass and drums sit below and cymbals sit on top in the high-frequency zone. The scooped out mid tones that have become signature to so many of today's metal guitar players move the sound energy out of the mid range zone into the bass and high frequency zones, leaving the mid range free for the voice and lets the lead guitar cut through.

The Plexitube presents the guitarist with two distinct channels that meet with commonality, but expand off to their distinct roles to optimize both lead and rhythm tones. This is achieved by allowing the player to select various voicing curves and tune them in using the contour control.

As detailed above, the 3 position voicing switch on each channel is arranged slightly differently whereby on the rhythm channel, its voicing control is always active. This differs from the lead channel by introducing an 'extra scoop mid' instead of the original Hot British setup that would let you bypass the voicing altogether. This option is however maintained on channel-2.

Keep in mind that either channel may be used for rhythm or lead for two different rhythm or lead tones from a single pedal. A rhythm guitarist may wish to transition between a 'Boston' or 'Doobie Brothers' style distortion that is rich in the mid range and then punch in a 'Metalica' or 'Nirvana' style scooped tone as he transitions from song to song. The Plexitube easily makes this possible. For the lead guitarist that is looking for two different solo tones, the Plexitube lets you transition from 'Van Halen' type saturation to 'Queen' style bandpass mid tones.

These drastic tonal variations are attained by selecting the voice control to either boost or cut the mid range and adjusting the contour to find the 'sweet spot' for the tone you are looking for. One thing for sure, the Plexitube will never leave you short when it comes to creating new and exciting tonal textures.

To further advance 'playability', the Plexitube introduces the concept of an effects loop in the solo channel. This unique feature lets you create a separate pedal chain for soloing that will automatically activate the moment you toggle from rhythm to lead. You could for instance have a delay ready and waiting so that when you hit channel-2 for a solo, the delay also goes on with a single foot stomp. No more tap dancing! This feature makes performing on stage easier and gives the impression of a more professional guitar setup.

The Tonebone Plexitube steps up on-stage performance with great tone and grater functionality.

More Features
Build like little Sherman tanks... yet compact enough to fit on your pedalboard, Tonebone pedals are among the world's most compact tube distortions. Tonebones use a proprietary hybrid circuit that combines the control of a dual-stage solid-state front end with the natural harmonic generation and warmth that only a real live 12AX7 tube can generate.

The tube is mounted on its side to keep the pedal profile down for easy pedal action and is powered by an external 15VDC supply. Power is internally regulated and filtered to eliminate noise. To further reduce self-noise a unique ground plane circuit topology is employed that makes Tonebone tube distortion pedals the quietest of all pedals in their class.

Tonebone is also built tough; 14-gauge steel construction reduces stress on the PC board and a baked enamel finish will keep your Tonebone looking great for years!

Technical Info

Circuit type: Hybrid tube / proprietary circuit

Tube type: 12AX7 vacuum tube

Input impedance: 1meg Ohm at input jack

Output impendence: 10K Ohm

Drive control: Input drive gain control for both channels.

Intermediate Ch-2 Drive trim adjuster: Recessed control -- accesable with a tweeker.

Voicing 1 & 2 3-way switch: Used inconjunction with the Ch-1 and Ch-2 Contour controls
-- Channel-1: Fat, Scoop, Out

-- Channel-2: Fat, Scoop, Extra Scoop

Ch-1 & Ch2 Contour: Separate sound shaping control for each channel. Used in conjuction with the VOICING 3-position switch

Mid boost 3-way switch: Used to fatten up the sound for more cut and sustain during solos. Also, will fatten up the sound of single coil pickups.
-- High: +12dB @ 620Hz

-- Medium: +7dB @ 390Hz

-- Off: No boost

Top end 3-way switch: Switch sets the overall tonal character of the Plexitube to best match the amp and settings. Brighter amps are normally compensated with darker settings.
-- Bright: Boosts +6dB @ 10kHz

-- Flat: No boost

-- Dark: Cuts -6dB @ 1.8kHz

High & low EQ controls: Unity gain to +15dB
-- Low: +/- 14.5 db @ 100Hz

-- High: +/- 10 db @ 4.3kHz

Level-1 & Level-2 controls: Used to balance the output level between the input drive without altering any of the tonal characteristics. Works like the master volume on an amplifier.

Footswitch: True bypass with green on/off status LED
Heavy-duty high-cycle switch

LED indicator: Large 3mm OD ultra-bright status LED
Switching: Opto-coupler assisted, 5msec Rise time

Construction: 14 gauge steel, baked enamel finish

Size: 7 in.w x 4 1/4 in.d x 2 in.h (174 x 108 x 51mm)

Weight: 2.15lb (1kg)

Ibanez SZ520QM

Evolution doesn't have to mean more complicated. The SC and SCA S Classic axes and the new SZ have evolved into even simpler instruments than their famous S ancestor. The comfortable slim body with fat Mahogany tone and sustain that made the S famous is there -- but the SZ and S-Classics feature simple fixed bridges and a 25.1 scale neck that has a different feel than the S guitar's 25.5 scale.

Series Features:
Thru-body, staggered stringing compensates for different string thicknesses and provides superior tonal balance, feel, articulation and sustain.

3-piece set in neck for better upper fret access and sustain.

Quilted maple top and slightly thicker S mahogany body provide incredibly full sound with a wide range of overtones.

New Gibraltar III bridge offers fixed bridge simplicity and sustain. No sharp edges for longer string life.

SZ520QM Features:
SZ set-in neck

3pc. Mahogany neck material

Mahogany/Quilted Maple top body

22 medium frets

Rosewood Finger Board - Rosewood offers a strong, bright sound and an attractive appearance with a long grain.

Gibraltar III bridge

IBZ SZ1 (H) neck PU

IBZ SZ2 (H) bridge PU

SZ special inlay

Nickel hardware

Have you seen the headlines? "Guitar rock is back."
We're happy to hear it. Except at Ibanez, guitar rock never "left" - and if you're the type of player who reads Ibanez catalogs, you've been too busy playing guitar or bass to worry a whole lot about the media's take on music. However, the papers are right about one thing: there are more new guitar and bass guitar styles than ever before. That's why there are more different kinds of guitars and basses in the 2003 Ibanez line up.