Mario Parga

I'm guitarist Mario Parga, my music is available through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play, etc

[Mario Parga @Mario_Parga]

The NEW ALBUM 'Shadows & Light' is now available on all major streaming sites and my website https://t.co/VQQLOYi1Js

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@chickenfootjoe 'Rubina' is my favorite track on this album, very heartfelt ❤️

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As well as the usual streaming sites, my music is now available to listen to or buy on Bandcamp in FLAC, WAV, AIFF, AAC, ALAC & MP3 formats (link in profile). New music is coming soon early next year, including a special 25th anniversary remake of 'Valse Diabolique' 🎸🤘

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Here is a short video I made recently of me playing a short and slightly different version of 'Heatwave' from my old album The Magician (1991). I originally wrote 'Heatwave and recorded it as a full demo back in 1989, I later recorded it for The Magician. This video was created for  @shredmusicTV  and is also available on their YouTube/Instagram/Facebook pages. For those interested, I'm playing straight into the desk and using  @Line6   Helix Native, using a preset I programmed for my Helix Floor. The guitar is one of my  @Fender   custom telecasters with stock  @SeymourDuncan   pickups: '59 in the neck and Pearly Gates in the bridge. Both pickups are two of my all time favorites, I've had the '59 in the neck position in many guitars over the years. Strings are  @DeanMarkleyUSA   Signature 10 - 46. I recorded the backing track specifically for this video at the original '89 demo version bpm of 104. Hope you enjoy it! :-)
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here's a little track I recorded for Halloween, it's called 'La Morte Amoureuse', named after the short story by Théophile Gautier. I hope you enjoy it 😊🤘🎸

For those who are interested, the guitar was through @Line6 Helix Native using a preset I programmed for my Helix Floor. Guitar is @fender Telecaster Custom HH.

Music © Mario Parga/MidnightCafe Music 2025
Visuals from https://t.co/cxDLqiq0Vq

Mario Parga - all instruments & production.

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Here's a little solo from a few weeks ago, I hope you like it.

For anyone interested in the pedalboard in this video, it's a stereo set-up, the pedals are: @gfisystem : Synesthesia for most of my modulation needs, @meris.us : Mercury X for all my reverbs and LVX for all delays, @boss_jpn : DS1 for distortion and CS3 (under the pedalboard) for compression, @jrockettaudio : Airchild compressor, @walrusaudioeffects : Mira optical compressor and under the pedalboard is a Canvas Stereo DI isolator box, @morningstar.engineering : ML5 midi switcher and MC6 Pro midi controller, @korgofficial : Pitchblack X tuner, @jhspedals : mini A/B switcher, @jetpedals : Red Sea Mixer/Blender, @hughesandkettner : Black Spirit 200 Floor and FS1 switcher, @tcelectronic : Bonafide Buffer, @xotic_usa : XW-1 wah pedal, @yamahamusicglobal : FC7 volume pedal, @wamplerpedals EQuator. The pedalboard frame is a @pedaltrain Terra 42 with tour case, it's powered by two @fender Engine Room bricks (LVL12 & LVL5), all the cables are @pighogcables and the power strip is a @nice.furmanpower SS-6 My other two pedalboards are @official_line6 Helix Floor based. I'll post a video soon playing through them.

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My new @SKBCases iSeries Jumbo case arrived yesterday evening for my favorite steel string guitar, the case is built like a tank like all my other @skbcases iSeries' and I'm confident it would survive a nuclear blast ☢️ 💪😁 Guitar is an @Epiphone PR-5e that I've slightly modified, I use @ernieball Earthwood 80/20 10 - 50 strings for this particular guitar. It has a @Fishmanmusic pre-amp & pickup and I typically run it through a @fishmanmusic Aura Imaging pedal for live stuff and partly mic'd for recording.

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The new album 'Shadows & Light' is out in just 10 days! Pre-order now at https://t.co/4ZDnIi2kWi and receive an exclusive bonus track!

Here is 'Kelso Depot' in its entirety, play it loud :-)

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This is my main pedalboard nowadays, I built it myself and bought each and every component. It's a stereo set-up, the pedals are: @gfisys : Synesthesia for most of my modulation needs, @meris.us : Mercury X for all my reverbs and LVX for all delays, @BOSS_jpn : DS1 for distortion and CS3 (under the pedalboard) for compression, @JRockettAudio : Airchild compressor, @WalrusAudio : Mira optical compressor and under the pedalboard is a Canvas Stereo DI isolator box, @morningstarmidi : ML5 midi switcher and MC6 Pro midi controller, @KorgOfficial : Pitchblack X tuner, @jhspedals : mini A/B switcher, @jetpedals : Red Sea Mixer/Blender, @hughesandkettner : Black Spirit 200 Floor and FS1 switcher, @tcelectronic : Bonafide Buffer, @xotic_usa : XW-1 wah pedal, @YamahaMusicUSA : FC7 volume pedal, @WamplerPedals EQuator. The pedalboard frame is a @Pedaltrain Terra 42 with tour case, it's powered by two @Fender Engine Room bricks (LVL12 & LVL5), all the cables are @PigHogCables and the power strip is a @furmanpower SS-6

You may wonder why I have three compressor pedals, I use each of them for different sounds, mostly cleaner tones, and sometimes I use two stacked together. They're all very different and are three different types of compression. I've got them programmed into my Morningstar switcher so everything is pretty much automated by stepping on one button of the midi controller. I also still own several tube amps, but the Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 is so good and so tube-like, it's like having multiple tube amps in one. I'm not endorsed by or paid by any of the above companies to use or advertise their products, I've tried a lot of equipment over the years and I only use what works best for me and my sound/set-up.

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This is the nylon string guitar I recorded all the acoustic parts with on 'Scarlet Pimpernel' ten years ago for the Tony Iommi cancer charity album 'Great Lefty: Live Forever'. It's a Crafter CE15/N, I'm not sure if they make this model anymore, I bought it 20+ years ago while I was in England. Crafter guitars are made in S. Korea, the craftsmanship is amazing, and this guitar sounds and plays fantastic. It's a solid cedar top with dao back and sides, 19 frets and 25.5" scale length. The pickup is by LR Baggs, I run this guitar through a Fishman Aura Imaging pedal for live work and through the Aura pedal plus condenser mic placed near the soundhole for recording. It lives in an SKB iSeries case most of the time to keep it safe, it's one of my very favorite guitars. I use D'Addario Pro-Arte hard tension strings on this guitar tuned to A440, but for 'Scarlet Pimpernel' I tuned down to Eb like on Tony's original version.

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I've been asked recently about my guitars and what I'm using at the moment. My two main guitars these days are 'Duende' (left) and 'Diablo' (right), 2 x Fender Telecaster Custom HH FMT. Diablo was used on about 70% of the new album, great guitar 🎸 For those interested in specs, the guitars are pretty much stock, the only things I changed out were the strap buttons for the Schaller locking type. The guitars have 22 jumbo frets, 25.5" scale length, mahogany body with flame maple top and set mahogany neck. Pickups are all Seymour Duncans; Pearly Gates in the bridge and '59 in the neck with a push/pull tone coil tap. I use Dean Markley signature strings, 10 - 46 on both guitars tuned to A440. These guitars are ideal for my style of playing, very versatile instruments that have their own voice, somewhere between a Fender Telecaster and a Gibson Les Paul, the best of both worlds... All my guitars (electric and acoustic) have SKB iSeries cases, they're the best I've tried for protection for travel/touring.

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10 years ago today I recorded the Black Sabbath instrumental 'Scarlet Pimpernel' for the Tony Iommi Cancer Charity album 'Great Lefty: Live Forever'. I expanded the track from the original version, but it received great praise from Tony himself and many Sabbath fans. All proceeds of the album sales were donated to Macmillan Cancer Support in the UK who were treating Tony for cancer at the time. The entire project was put together from start to finish by Rosita Piergiorgi in Italy, an amazingly kind human being and huge fan of Tony and Black Sabbath. The track is here in its entirety, I hope you enjoy it 10 years later! :-) Mario

Personnel:
Mario Parga - guitars, keyboards & orchestration
Tim Luce - bass
Mark Mendez - drums

All guitars, keyboards and orchestration recorded at MidnightCafe Studios, CA. Produced, mixed and mastered by Mario Parga at MidnightCafe Studios, CA.
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@AgustnGuevara8 Thank you so much Agustin! 🙏❤️🎸

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Here are some sound clips from the new album, the official release date is May 20th 2025. The album will be available via all major online platforms in digital format and through my website https://t.co/HBjHnH1zrl in digital and physical CD format. CD pre-order page coming soon!

Mario Parga - 'Shadows & Light' (2025)

Track listing:
1. Ra's Dream
2. Hollywood
3. Echo Bay (for Shawna)
4. Bayou Fantome
5. Kyoto Belle
6. Kelso Depot
7. Electric Lounge*
8. Twilight Rain
9. The Guitar Man
10. The Living End

Personnel:
Mario Parga - guitars, keyboards & orchestration
Tim Luce - bass
Mark Mendez - drums

(* 'Electric Lounge' features several guest guitar and keyboard solos)

All music composed, arranged, produced, mixed & mastered by Mario Parga at MidnightCafe Studios, Las Vegas, NV. © 2025 Mario Parga/MidnightCafe Music. All rights reserved.

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Finally, the new album is finished! Release date is May 20th 2025

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