So that was a blast! We do appear to have not forgotten the songs (well, mostly) during lockdown, and what rust there was fell off remarkably quickly.
For the gear heads amongst our fans (you know who you are), there have been some updates, particularly on Steve‘s and Andy‘s pages….
Andy has a new amp, and a new Strat, thanks to a trade with Trev from Tipton Amps which saw the Mike Landau amp leave, and a Victory V40 stack and a very nice Fender Mexican Strat arrive. And his Fender Blues Junior amp also left. Just not very far…
Steve, on the other hand, apart from acquiring Andy’s Blues Junior, and adding a 12 string to his array of Ovations, has acquired a Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster, which is this brilliant hybrid electric/acoustic, light as a feather and sounds amazing, especially after being set up for him by Jon Haire. We’d like to sing its praises not least because, as far as we can tell, all the negative reviews come from people trying it as a solo instrument, not in a band context. With Steve’s role in the band, it works just brilliantly, giving us a clear, slightly produced-sounding acoustic guitar voice that fits perfectly in the mix, and the option to change to a very useable electric sound with just the flick of a switch.
Also, Mike’s picked up a Zoom Q2n-4K video camera for recording rehearsals and gigs, so you may see more video soon!!
