.gapnap.com

guitarist , guitar instructor , guitar collector

About

Okay . About myself . nice

My name is Clement .I am a retired shredder. you may know me personally , or through a forum . I usually hang out in jamtank , lowyat and I-bands ,some local forums . Oh yeah , I am from Petaling Jaya , Selangor . uh. Malaysia . i love Malaysia :)

So why gapnap.com ?

1.I wanna see what is so fun about blogging eh?

I used to be quite a sick flamer in jamtank . and suddenly I stopped . so , now I have my .com blog , its time for me to go back to the old ways. Muahahaha ;)

2.Selling stuff . I think this site is easier , cleaner and faster . don’t you think so ?

I want my dream guitar . I want my dream gear . I want my dream rig

The secret of getting your dream gear , is to sell other people’s dream gear. Make sence ? The more you trade , the more you buy , the more you sell , the more exposure you will get , the more people you know , and ultimately , one fine day , one buddy will call you up and say “Hey buddy i got a vintage 1971 Fender Strat , and i am going overseas , i am selling it cheap ”

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you get your dream guitar at a used price , without burning a hole in your pocket . sounds good ?

3. will be posting some guitar playing tips , guitar review , lessons , buying tips , maybe some of my personal stuff . hopefully you guys take my crap . and enjoy :)

my band at QC scientific annual dinner 2008

my background .

born in 24 December 1986 . I graduated with an Accounting degree .

Like every other guitarist , my dream is to be a rockstar lah..but as we grow older , reality kicks in …i’ve tried , and i failed …yes ..

i work my ass so that i can play guitar at a decent level ..

i’ve tried the underground scene , being a pub musician , recording some originals and trying to get it up on radio ..ahh..none of it works for me ..

my band ended up in the event and entertainment industry playing covers ..but hey , its okay ..i still love my band ..the pay is decent but not enough to make a living ..

Plus , playing a cover as a band , isn’t as easy as you think ..it is not about seeing the tabs and chords and just wank together …it is about learning the attack , the style and the dynamics ..

back to reality ..

I always wanted a Job with full of guitars .I want to PLAY GUITAR for a living. You know , walk in my office , lepak everyday with full of guitars , shred all day long , talking cock to customers and friends …

oh yeah , and i would love to travel for NAMM shows ..i think its super cool yea? holidaying at United states or JAPAN , meeting guitar Dealers and manufacturers , striking deals and negotiating ..and i get to see my guitar heroes too !

Before you graduate , you see your friends all pushing themselves for a 9am-5pm Big corporate Job ..

gapnap says , Screw them . I am young and i can afford to fail . I wanna be what i want to be ..

Fortunately for me , Music Master Studio offered me a good position in the company .The pay isn’t high , but hey , at least i am enjoying my daily life and doing what i want …

Guitars I love:

I like Birdseye maple fingerboard . I think Gold hardwares is SEXY . I like guitar with bindings . I like tree of life inlays too . First Choice would be Mahogany Body , Basswood will be next ..i don’t really dig Alder ..

me and my Ibanez

Guitar playing:

I think I am just an average player.err..ok..maybe below average.

Ok guys , the thing about guitar , it is like knowledge .

The more you know , the more you realized you don’t know nuts . Few years ago , I thought I was the ULTIMATE SHREDDER ALIVE

You know , when you are 17 , 18 years old ..you suddenly realized you can sweep pick, or hit 20 notes per second and you think you are the best..

then I met new guitar players ( Bode  , Zack Kim to name a few ) I realized I can’t even get my basic vibrato right . let alone Jazz improvisation .So , a lil advice for you’ll upcoming shredders . String Skip Tapping is just the beginning of your journey J always be humble

Guitar Teaching :

The more you teach , the more you hate it .