Declassified

July 30, 2020 Dennis

If you ever wondered who is writing on this blog, I have good news for you. The secret is lifted, with a pencil. I am kidding. I still like a certain degree of anonymity. But recently I discovered that the photo app of my Huawei phone has some basic effects. I messed around with them and discovered one effect that was called “pencil” and I really liked it. It turns my selfies into pencil drawings as you can only see outlines but no textures. However, then I did import the photo into Lightroom to make further adjustments to my liking. … Continue reading Declassified

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Evening Jam in March with the Stratocaster – The Last Parts

March 11, 2020 Dennis

In this post, I will share the last three remaining parts of the evening jam with my Fender Classic Series ’50s Stratocaster. As I mentioned previously, the video was a bit longer but I did cut the best parts out … Continue reading Evening Jam in March with the Stratocaster – The Last Parts

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Evening Jam in March with the Stratocaster – Part 2

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Dennis

So, here is the next part of yesterday’s evening jam with my Fender Classic Series ’50s Stratocaster. It followed directly after what I played in the first part. While it still sounds similar as I was looking where it will … Continue reading Evening Jam in March with the Stratocaster – Part 2

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Evening Jam in March with the Stratocaster – Part 1

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Dennis

I grabbed my Fender Classic Series ’50s Stratocaster yesterday in the evening and thought I record a video. While I played this particular guitar already quite a lot, I didn’t record many videos with that guitar. So, I thought I … Continue reading Evening Jam in March with the Stratocaster – Part 1

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Creating Sound Presets For My Fender Classic Series ’50s Stratocaster

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 Dennis

My Fender Classic Series ’50s Stratocaster sounds quite a bit thinner than I expected. Actually a lot thinner than my Telecaster. I didn’t expect that. But it’s not a really big issue since you can do something with that sound … Continue reading Creating Sound Presets For My Fender Classic Series ’50s Stratocaster

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The Apple Tree Story

October 5, 2014October 5, 2014 Dennis

Today I want to tell you a short story from my childhood. I can get inspired by a lot of things. Today I got inspiration by a friend on the gaming platform Steam. She wrote me a chat message and apart from other things she chatted also about the meaning of different first names. She for example mentioned that there is a similar one as my name Dennis. It´s a Turkish name that is written Deniz. Dennis is the english variant of the greek name Dionys and Dionysius. But she told me that the Turkish name Deniz would mean “He … Continue reading The Apple Tree Story