Ahhh I love playing trombone. Actually decent at that one.
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Sooo, finally had a full gig last night with the band. We played a pretty small tavern in West Seattle to a happy crowd of about 50 drunken souls.
The lead guy brought his oh-so-sweet Carvin Semi-hollow. Only one serious train wreck that wasn't part of.
What really set things off was this guy came in and asked to sit-in on harmonica. I thought "oh no", but the drummer let him in and it turned out awesome. He wailed on the harp. But then, he pulls out a trombone!
Oh criminy, that was freakin' incredible! Really set off some of out funk tunes. We did some really great jams too. I'll post sound clips after I figure out how to cut up the recording.
And pics.
OK, who farted?
The crappy part was that the venue didn't comp us drinks or food.
And the pay stunk. Not even enough to cover gas.
We had quite a few friends show up, but most of the crowd were older, um, hard-worn folks.
But they really got into the music and we were asked back.
Ahhh I love playing trombone. Actually decent at that one.
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I really like horns in a band. And not just for bias!
I can't believe you still have that Rail shirt. That shirt is older than a lot of my friends, I believe. How is it that you can make a shirt last 30 years???
-Sean
Guitars: Lots.
Amphs: More than last year.
Pedals: Many, although I go straight from guitar to amp more often lately.
My son is wearing an old T-shirt that says 'Club' something I got for free when I was six or so, and it appears in nigh every photo of me taken in the summer ever since. My cousins even had a special name for that shirt because I always wore it and it was my favorite one.
That's me wearing the T in I believe what HAS to be around '76 or '77:
In 2001 I gave it to my sister as a memento when her daughter was born, and she used it later...she wore it around 2009 when they visited our cottage and my sister gave it back to me because my boy was getting big enough to wear it.
Well since then, as of 2012, my older boy is quite often wearing the same shirt, still looking the same, faded but sound...don't have a picture here though. And I suppose in a few years it'll fit my younger boy too and still be used.
I would not be surprised to see that shirt see 40 years of hard use...if it takes that with grace, I'll frame the rag!
Dee
"When life's a biatch, be a horny dog"
Amps: Marshall JVM 410H w/ Plexi Cap mod, Choke Mod & Negative Feedback Removal mod, 4x12", Behringer GMX110, Amplitube 3/StealthPedal
Half a dozen custom built/bastardized guitars all with EMG's, mostly 85's, Ibanez Artwood acoustic & Yamaha SGR bass, Epiphone Prophecy SG, Vox Wah, Pitchblack tuner plus assorted pedals, rack gear etc. for home studio use.
Sounds like a fun gig. You know I always enjoy a good horn player in a funk jam.
Cool!
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
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OK, finally got some sound stuffs.
Free MP3 download: The Difficult Kind.mp3
Excuse my lousy slap technique. This was an unrehearsed jam.
Free MP3 download: Jazz Jam.mp3
And funkiness.
Free MP3 download: Rock Steady II.mp3
Hopefully the sound links work.
The Mediocres rises above the mediocre. Really nice tunes. Everything's tight and 2 really good female vocalists. Do you ever play in Portland, if you do let me know?
By the way, I love your band name. I play in a hobby band and we call ourselves "From The Top" because we say that all the time in practice.
I'll have to check out the sound files when I get home. I don't have a very good way to listen to music until I reclaim my headphones, but I think I'll get at least an idea.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Well, so far no plans for Portland. Although the drummer and I both have brothers down that way so you never know.
Unfortunately, when I added the compression to the songs it brought the bass way up. I wasn't really that loud.
I swear...
From the Top is a very cool name!
the horn sounds really groovy on rock steady .... sounds like y'all had a lotta fun ...!
Some gear notes:
Being something of a dive bar, I brought the Squier Classic Vibe jazz bass. It sounded great!
I would like to have brought the fretless too, but there was no room for it.
I used a Boss Bass Limiter/Enhancer for compression on the couple of tunes I was slapping.
I used my Ampeg PF500 head into Bergantino HT112 and Hartke Hydrive 112 cabinets. The Berg is up for sale to get another Hartke. Those Hydrives really bring the tone!
I used the pair of 12's because the stage was so small. My 4x10-sized Avatar TB153 would've been too big.
At one point my signal went out. I finally figured out that I had pulled my cord out of the compressor pedal.
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How are you liking that ampheg, nwb? Is it working well for you?
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Oh heck yeah, I'm still digging it. Darn thing sounds quite meaty and full.
Some cutting out problems have been reported for these units, however Ampheg has been very good about warranty service.
It doesn't hurt that Loud Tech/Ampheg is only about ten minutes from my house so if I have a problem I can take it straight to them.
Nice. I ask because I've been playing bass at my church recently, and I kind of like it. I'm doing my best not to play the bass like a guitar, but my behaviors are pretty deep-seated. I was contemplating someday procuring a pieced-together bass rig and was wondering if one of those PF350/500s would be worth investigating.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
You guys sound really good. You do indeed have some nice-sounding singers. Looking forward to some more clips in the future!
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner