Ernie Ball Party in Staten Island

[Richiesos]

Hi Everybody. I'm new here, but I've had an EBMM since 1995. Since then I've been collecting them and turning my friends on to them. Most of us work at the local music store (and EBMM dealer) Castellano's House of Music

Recently we had an Ernie Ball party and I figured this would be a cool place to share some pics.

The Great Ball Party of 2010 | Facebook

Thanks!
-Richie

 

[Smellybum]

Richie - looks very cool!

 

[ShorterOnVenus]

now dats a 1st post!

 

[Colin]

look at all those guitars!

 

[Spudmurphy]

Now that is one hell of a party - welcome on board - hope to see you posting here more often with a "passion" like that?

 

[banjoplayer]

Welcome Richie, your party-pics look like a lot of fun!

 

[Slingy]

I cant believe you hadnt joined sooner. Wow nice collection there.

 

[threeminutesboy]

wow looks like a great party! And your Collection is really amazing

 

[fsmith]

Now that's a party!!! Thanks for the pics Richie, looks like everyone had a great time. Nice amps too... I noticed the ENGL Morse.

fred

 

[Sticky1973]

Richie Castellano!!

Too cool!! Huuuuuuge fan of you playing fella.

Caught you live a while back in Glasgow, great gig on the ferry with BÖC.

I posted a thread a while back with you and Buck swapping Silo during The Red and the Black:

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...ck-dharma-richie-castellano-rip-up-balls.html

*reaches for 2 Part Invention CD*............

Great to see you here.

 

[GoKart Mozart]

Welcome to the forums! Thanks for posting those pics from the party. That's quite a collection.


What a small world. I bought a guitar from you guys through ebay about 2 years ago. I knew the "Castellano's House of Music" sounded familiar and then I realized that it's imprinted on the guitar strap (which I use every time I play) that you included with the guitar I bought.

Anyway, welcome!

 

[guitfiddle]

Great party idea Ritchie. Welcome and thanks for sharing.

 

[beej]

Awesome collection there. Looks like it was a blast.

 

[lumberjack]

Hey Richie,

First off, welcome to the forums. It's a great place around here. Great idea for a party. And your wall of balls has some great guitars.

P.S. Is that your recording setup? Very nice.

Scott

 

[Richiesos]

Thanks guys. There were 5 of us of who contributed to the collection that day. I actually have 4 other friends who also have some really nice EBMMs, so next time I'm going to try to get them to come down. One of my friends just got the Steve Morse in the purple flame finish. It may be the most amazing looking guitar I've ever seen.

Yeah, Sticky. I definitely remember the boat in Glasgow. I think we've done that place a few times. Hopefully we'll get to play there again.

Scott, that's my rig. It's a pretty straightforward M-Powered Pro Tools setup. I'm running the M-Audio Delta 1010 with a DBX digital preamp. Sounds clean with very little noise.

The Steve Morse amp is something I just got. It's really cool. I'm still getting comfortable with it. The EQ (on the lead channel especially) isn't like any other amps I've played through, so it takes some getting used to. But, it does sound really awesome.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

Happy New Year,
-Richie

 

[Big Poppa]

Richie We.lcome! Looks like a great party! Thanks for all the support

 

[colinboy]

Richie welcome aboard mate and nice collection.Ive have only 1 question though,why have you waited till now to join us here on the one of the greatest forums on the web?????

Stick around mate some great people here who give great advice.

 

[Sticky1973]

Yeah, Sticky. I definitely remember the boat in Glasgow. I think we've done that place a few times. Hopefully we'll get to play there again....

Looking forward to it, Richie.

Any new solo stuff in the pipework?

 

[Richiesos]

Looking forward to it, Richie.

Any new solo stuff in the pipework?

Yeah, I'm currently working on a female fronted metal CD. Rather than try and describe it, here ya go:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tQ0IJ3cVKs]YouTube - Morning Starlett 'No One Needs To Know' - FULL LIVE SHOW!![/ame]

I'm playing a trans black EVH in this one.

Thanks!
-Richie

 

[Sticky1973]

Wow, singer (Ann Marie?) has a fantastic voice; really like it.

Queensrÿche stuff in there too, very very cool.

BTW, your ABC video is awesomeness!