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WINNIPEG, MB, November 15, 2013 /

24-7PressRelease/ -- Winnipeg Avant-garde Guitarist Pim Zond announced today he will be releasing his newest music single track on iTunes and elsewhere online on November 11, 2013.

His newest single, an electronic film soundtrack influenced song entitled "Clockwork Is Sad", is the newest song to come from electronic guitarist Pim Zond. Following in the heels of his avant-metal track "Dirty Cell Slaves", Clockwork Is Sad is a calmer, some say incredible calming music release, but no less unique. A contrast in styles Zond says, he freely explores every music genre and breaks all their rules, or at least bends them a little. Both singles are too appear on his next album "Ethical Treatment of Machines" due for release near the end of the year. Other albums available are: "23 Years of Fear", "Distant Relations", and "Monodon Monoceros (Narwhal)".

For more information, please visit http://www.pimzond.com

More About Pim Zond

Pim Zond is a Canadian experimental / avant-garde guitarist and recording artist active in free-improvisation, noise, avant-metal, and free-jazz genres.

With his fascination with film soundtracks, Anton Webern, Frank Zappa, Reeves Gabrels, Adrian Belew and Derek Bailey, Zond strives to obtain as wide an array of sounds than those typically heard at that particular moment in time, under the conditions with the chosen devices or instruments.

He uses light-fingered tones and harmonics, psycho-billy fragments, only to become dominated by fierce but brief Marc inspired noise riff attacks. This builds to a high point until unusual handmade string instruments can be deployed to explore low-tension tunings, and discordant harmonic conceptualizations feeding back with computerized a-rhythmic accompaniments.

His current guitars are a customized Metropolis electronic guitar with joystick control, a 9 string semi-acoustic travel guitar, a 1960's Saturn 5 acoustic, and a 1960's Audition electric guitar which he got at 10 years of age, and a wide array of new and vintage effects pedals.

Added to the mix is a Chinese Moon guitar of his own design created from found objects called the "Dead Ring". This 5 string semi-acoustic guitar is featured as the world's largest Mandolin Guitar (22") in a world record at recordsetter.com, along with his playing of the the world's Smallest Mandolin (2"), also a world record. And now in completion a double neck plastic aluminum outsider art instrument called "reDDneXX". He counts among his varied social media followers; Eminem, Five Finger Death Punch, Boris, Jack White and John McLaughlin.

Pim Zond's current album "Monodon Monoceros" is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and elsewhere, including physical CD via CD BABY and in-store via Alliance entertainment.

For an extended profile page please visit http://www.reverbnation.com/pimzond

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This semi hollow guitar had tone like no other. Dad told me he sold this one to a museum. Hallmark Swept-Wing hollow body three tone sunburst (1966-1968) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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The primary reason for most is the basic ergonomic needs. You may justbenefit from a unique or avant-garde, experimental neck geometry that fits your hands better or custom electronics to better capture your live playing style. Any feature or combination of features that you can't find in the usual stock instrument can easily justify a need for a custom order.

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However, the woods used for the back and sides offer more visual variety and come in an even wider range of exotic types.

Do your research to find out what the consensus is on the tone that you get from certain woods. Just remember that the wood is only the starting point and is not the only part of the guitar that will affect your tone.

If your friend or your luthier is willing, it would be a great idea to let him accompany you at lumber store that sells different types of exotic words. Think about the guitars you have owned in the past and decide what woods you have loved the most and keep these three things in mind:

Tone. The denser the wood usually gives off brighter sounds Beauty. Some woods are more beautiful or fancier looking. Weight. Denser wood is heavier.

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