A slow sweet chance

For the past few YEARS I've been experimenting with all sort of different strings, nylons, brass, 12s, 11s, a hybrid of both!..sigh..but I still struggle to find "that" perfect sound! Earlier this year I traded in my Ash-Tar & got an Epiphone Dot Studio, it was..strange. Because I wasn't even in that shop for a guitar, we were there to get some supplies for Sahffi. We walked in, and we were walking around, then when I came to the guitar section, it was as if everything was blurry, and this was the ONLY guitar in view!..it was like magic..I even miss-read the name "Epiphone" as "Epiphany". It was also on sale, brand new, so I followed my heart & did a trade & paid the difference.
A few months later I was at a musical showcase, and this very cool artist named Mike Sharp, had a similar guitar, but it sounded very warm, almost acoustic sounding. I chatted with him & asked about the guitar and he tells me that he uses "flat wound" strings, they are brass, but not as abrasive on the fingers as normal strings, which makes for smoother playability. So I went and bought a stack.
Last week Sahffi & I were playing a show in Philly as goatFISH, and the headlining band Gavilan (from PA), had an amazing lead guitar player, he was INSANE.
Seeing that + my Ibanez acting up recently, but not holding the tune, and always off by half a pitch with drives me up the walls. I've decided to take a stab at making "Epiphany" my main instrument, some time this week I'm hoping to re-string it with the "flat wounds" & see what happens.
2012 is a new year, maybe its time for a new instrument change :)

goatFISH
Sahffi & I have been playing a LOT of show as a duo, & we decided that we need to find a name for this duo! we can't keep going as "Sahffi & Mosno" or "Sah/Mos", so after many emails & thought provoking thoughts (wait..does that make sense) we have decided to by the name goatFISH.
That has now brought up ANOTHER project for us, many people now expect to buy a "goatFISH" album, instead of a "Sahffi" + "Mosno" album. Well, the customer is always right! right? :)
So we have decided that in 2012 we shall record an acoustic goatFISH album for our upcoming shows.
yay!

2012 is going to be busy as all hell, trying new instruments, working on "Novella", making the song for the "Faisal goes west" movie, & now making a goatFISH album.
I wish I can afford to hire a clone, a Mos 2.0 would be very handy this time around :)

Much Love. :)
Mosno

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