Walk Among the Nations day #5

Today I spent the day with my new Italian friend and favorite Italian guitar player – amp technician, Kristian. He met me at the house where I am staying in Italy. Then it was off to sample the best Italian pizza. They really know how to do pizza here! We went to Kristian’s pad to plug-in my Carvin V3m Micro Head. (I know more gear talk…) This is my guitar amp. Only this is just the head without a speaker. It’s very compact and all I need to do is rent a speaker where ever I go in the world. Or I can go direct into the sound system of the club. This time we drove a late 80′s Marshal 4×10 cabinet with my V3m. Literal  translation… I connected it to a very BIG speaker at Kristian’s pad / house and got… TONE! Yeah baby. Kristian was so nice and helpful to me. He gave me an Italian / European plug. The cool thing about my Carvin V3m amp head is that it has a switch that lets it operate on 240v. Europe’s current is different from the 120v in the US. Because the plug can easily detach from the back, I can just hook up the European plug with no worries. Back in the USA I will put the switch back to 120v and use my standard American plug. After a dinner I cooked (Yes I cooked my specialty… chicken, potatoes, and broccoli) we hit a local jam at Spazio Musica in Pavia Italy. The house band had equipment I could use so I just brought my Carvin Guitars. My cousin, Mika, came and took some photos and this video. I had some fun playing some Hendrix…  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpvkXhkEOIE&feature=autoshare

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