Tuesday just gone. A very productive rehearsal. Drummer got a mate of his over, who is a very busy soundman/rehearsal/recording studio owner to come along. First hour was spent tuning the drums then micing them up/eqing etc to get the best from them. Wow. What a difference having someone who knows what he is doing. We fired up when he was done and played something, just to see how the drums sat - awesome was the verdict. Really fat and tight.
We then asked him if he thought our sound could be improved in other ways and he said, purely from a flexibilty/dispersal point of view, having the guitar through the pa would be a bonus. This is something I have been suggesting for ages but guitarist seemed reluctant, saying he couldn't get 'his' tone if it went through the pa. But coming from this guy he seemed more open to the idea and we have finally got it sorted. Massive result.
Neck pickup in my SG had been feeding back - it was a bit microphonic. I had taken it over to my usual chap to be potted but when he had a look the pickup was quite loose inside the cover. A new bit of harder foam should sort it out, said my chap. And it has. Another result!
Plus we nailed 2 new songs, which is always good.
And there was no traffic there or back!
Marvellous.