AndyTravis

He has to turn up so I can fire him

“Hey andy I'm running a bit late at work.” Magic. Fun may not start at all. not even got Neddy Van Hailen to entertain us for a bit... This had better be worth it. Although, I hold out little hope now. must remain positive. I’m on time, and set up.

Well, just about to load in for tonight’s instalment... we’ll see. Fun starts around 8.

What a beauty

A more sympathetic “ramp” between the pickups could be done, either in the same colour as the respray or in woods like the pickup covers...

He really can - I follow his work on Instagram

Does it still have the half-arsed attempt at infills on the bottom horn? Was a nice bass - shame I wasn’t in my current band when I had it...would’ve been ideal.

I want to say it was 110880 or something. it went to Ireland after me - Mick? the thumb rest holes were there...but was covered with a Union Jack sticker when I had it.

That was mine at one point (about 2010) and @MB1 owned it too...

Second guy from Monday is absolutely sound. now I’m dealing with him and not the singer, we’re getting somewhere. Decent setup - has done high profile gigs, knows what he’s talking about. I’ve arranged him for Monday this week, and ditched one off as the demos were really bad and widdly.

He was quick to pick up and remember parts. He said he couldn’t get the Dropbox link to work, but he was alright once he got going. But yeah - spidey senses were tingling a bit. It’s the blues thing which bothers me, it’s all a bit one dimensional...and I want someone to push us along, not just be present.

So tonight we started auditions for guitarists. The outgoing chap announced out of the blue on Tuesday last week that he was moving to Birmingham, and not letting the grass grow seemed the best option. We recorded the tunes just bass/drums/vocals last Monday when old guitarist didn’t show. Sent them with the brief of “see what you can put to these...” to see what they’d come up with. Two booked for tonight. 1 chap, very nice and obviously a good (Blues) guitarist. Started suggesting arrangements and changed the feel of the songs. Not sure yet. Didn’t learn anything we’d sent...just busked it a bit. Don’t know if it sat right with me - is a second audition acceptable? second guy didn’t show - He got his dates wrong. Helpful - and not so reassuring. Two more booked for next week. And maybe guy number 2 from today... I’m pretty unhappy with “auditions” - very uncomfortable things. I may dress as Simon Cowell next week.

MTD Grendel

I’d seen this, looks nice.

Kubickibacker. Very nice.

I had a Jaydee which only worked properly with Duracell or Energizer...

Our current guitarist is relocating and we're after someone to pick up the tunes and make them their own as well as contribute to all upcoming songs. You'll hopefully bring your own ideas and opinions too. Ideally we'd like someone around our age (30-40 ish) that has been in original funk/groove/blues/soul bands before. We practice weekly, have a laugh and put effort into making good music and exploring new ideas. Last year we recorded our first EP that you can find on the usual platforms (The 602) that gives you an idea of our early sound. We have ideas for different directions that we hope you'll help us develop. The goal is to play decent gigs/festivals once a month or so, record and promote online. If it sounds interesting give us a shout with a link to a few demos and let's have a chat.

@Ashdown Engineering were very busy on the build up to namm... they’ll reply soon I’d reckon - they’re normally pretty good at it.