Hello, World!

"Asus2.0" because I love music.
"A" because my name is Alex.
"Asus2" because suspended chords sound great.
"2.0" because I always enjoy the next thing in music.

Asus2.0: because its what I love.  So I might as well have a blog for it. A blog for the guitarist who's creativity needs an outlet.  For the individual who needs to know how things tick.  For someone who likes to take his ideas too far, then go a little further.  For one who welcomes the new and the unique.  For me, but more importantly, for You.

(Don't worry! I'm not nuts...)

You would probably benefit from knowing a little bit about me.  My main instrument is the guitar--I have been playing it for about 5 years now. Depending on your frame of reference, that may sound like either a little or a long time.  In either case, rest assured--I spend a great deal of time doing what I love and am confident that information and ideas posted on this blog will at least be able to help or inspire someone. 

I'm a bit odd about my guitars; I play seven string guitars. If you haven't heard of them, they're basically what the name implies: they are just like a normal guitar but with an extra string tuned to low B.

Other than guitar, I also play percussion at my school (snare drum, timpani, mallets, etc.) and the drum set at home.  In the future, I hope to learn the piano and violin, but as of now, time and financial constraints do not allow it.

I terms of genres, I try to listen to as many types of music as possible, but often fail. Right now I'm listening to Animals as Leaders, a progressive/instrumental/jazzy metal band with some electronic elements. They're kinda representative of my current musical preferences as a whole--I'll listen to anything from pop/dance music to jazz to metal.  As a guitarist, I find myself playing more metal music than other styles, probably because genres like Dubstep really don't have guitars.

In my free time, I also build guitars.  Its kind of an odd hobby, but it gives me a lot of technical knowledge of the instrument.

Expect to see content on just about all of the above.  My main focus in this blog could be summed up in the phrase: "Innovative approaches to progressive music using guitars."  But don't be surprised when I drift around a little bit.

Anyway, thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope to see you again once I get some actual posts up :p